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Samantha Wright Allen

Samantha Wright Allen is digital editor of The Hill Times. She has been with Hill Times Publishing since 2017, first working at The Lobby Monitor, before moving desks that same year to cover federal politics for The Hill Times. Born in Coquitlam, B.C., she previously worked for The Ottawa Citizen, The Telegraph-Journal in Saint John, N.B., and the B.C.-based Prince George Citizen. She has a master’s in journalism from Carleton University.

Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators

  • Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: 'It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 19, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's supply management bill quickly passed through both the House and Senate. 'We won,' he declared on June 18 as the bill awaits royal assent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 19, 2025
  • Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: 'It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s

Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 19, 2025
  • Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: 'It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's supply management bill quickly passed through both the House and Senate. 'We won,' he declared on June 18 as the bill awaits royal assent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Military police chief is ignoring the law, shutting down probes into complaints: watchdog report

  • In its 2024 annual report, the Military Police Complaints Commission urges the government to change the laws governing the office of the Canadian Forces
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 18, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty did not respond to requests for comment after a watchdog report said the laws governing the Military Police Complaints Commission need to change. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Military police chief is ignoring the law, shutting down probes into complaints: watchdog report

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 18, 2025
  • In its 2024 annual report, the Military Police Complaints Commission urges the government to change the laws governing the office of the Canadian Forces

Military police chief is ignoring the law, shutting down probes into complaints: watchdog report

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 18, 2025
  • In its 2024 annual report, the Military Police Complaints Commission urges the government to change the laws governing the office of the Canadian Forces
Defence Minister David McGuinty did not respond to requests for comment after a watchdog report said the laws governing the Military Police Complaints Commission need to change. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped 39 parliamentary secretaries to support his 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state. Among the group are five
List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 5, 2025
Liberal MPs Rachel Bendayan, left, Leslie Church, Jaime Battiste, Taleeb Noormohamed, and Yasir Naqvi have been named as parliamentary secretaries. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 5, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped 39 parliamentary secretaries to support his 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state. Among the group are five

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 5, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped 39 parliamentary secretaries to support his 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state. Among the group are five
Liberal MPs Rachel Bendayan, left, Leslie Church, Jaime Battiste, Taleeb Noormohamed, and Yasir Naqvi have been named as parliamentary secretaries. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 15, 2025

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Immigration Minister Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative MPs Blaine Calkins, Shannon Stubbs, and Chris Warkentin were among those with the best results for their respective parties in the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Stuart Benson, courtesy of Rachel Bendayan and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Immigration Minister Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative MPs Blaine Calkins, Shannon Stubbs, and Chris Warkentin were among those with the best results for their respective parties in the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Stuart Benson, courtesy of Rachel Bendayan and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Liberals led federal leader stops in snap campaign as parties eye gains in Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. 

  • An analysis of the campaign itineraries shows the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP sent their leaders to Ontario at least 88 times, followed by 44
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 28, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet,and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet,and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Liberals led federal leader stops in snap campaign as parties eye gains in Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 28, 2025
  • An analysis of the campaign itineraries shows the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP sent their leaders to Ontario at least 88 times, followed by 44

Liberals led federal leader stops in snap campaign as parties eye gains in Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 28, 2025
  • An analysis of the campaign itineraries shows the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP sent their leaders to Ontario at least 88 times, followed by 44
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet,and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Solitary confinement still happening, but ‘under a new name,’ says now-disbanded panel formed to track Liberals’ new system 

  • Canada's correctional investigator says the 2019 law was flawed, leading to an increase of poorly monitored segregation-like conditions.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2025
The final report aims to spur Public Safety Minister David McGuinty to address broad concerns with Canada's prison and isolation practices, and get 'more involved with providing oversight,' says panel chair Howard Sapers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Solitary confinement still happening, but ‘under a new name,’ says now-disbanded panel formed to track Liberals’ new system 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2025
  • Canada's correctional investigator says the 2019 law was flawed, leading to an increase of poorly monitored segregation-like conditions.

Solitary confinement still happening, but ‘under a new name,’ says now-disbanded panel formed to track Liberals’ new system 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2025
  • Canada's correctional investigator says the 2019 law was flawed, leading to an increase of poorly monitored segregation-like conditions.
The final report aims to spur Public Safety Minister David McGuinty to address broad concerns with Canada's prison and isolation practices, and get 'more involved with providing oversight,' says panel chair Howard Sapers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney doubles Freeland in caucus support, tops Liberal leadership polls

  • Mark Carney’s campaign faces a ‘big problem’ with the ‘outsider’ brand because his strong cabinet support doesn't fit that narrative, says former Conservative campaign
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 30, 2025
Liberal leadership contendera
Liberal leadership contendera
Liberal leadership contenders Chrystia Freeland, left, Mark Carney, and Karina Gould. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

Carney doubles Freeland in caucus support, tops Liberal leadership polls

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s campaign faces a ‘big problem’ with the ‘outsider’ brand because his strong cabinet support doesn't fit that narrative, says former Conservative campaign

Carney doubles Freeland in caucus support, tops Liberal leadership polls

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s campaign faces a ‘big problem’ with the ‘outsider’ brand because his strong cabinet support doesn't fit that narrative, says former Conservative campaign
Liberal leadership contendera
Liberal leadership contenders Chrystia Freeland, left, Mark Carney, and Karina Gould. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

Time for Canada to ‘get our act together’ amid Trump tariff threats, say foreign policy experts

  • Donald Trump’s inauguration speech offered few surprises with the new U.S. president sticking close to his campaign promises, says former Quebec diplomat John Parisella.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 20, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in 2022, said he planned to make good on his threat of imposing a 25-per-cent levy on Canadian goods, suggesting they could come on Feb. 1. Gage Skidmore photograph courtesy of Flickr

Time for Canada to ‘get our act together’ amid Trump tariff threats, say foreign policy experts

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 20, 2025
  • Donald Trump’s inauguration speech offered few surprises with the new U.S. president sticking close to his campaign promises, says former Quebec diplomat John Parisella.

Time for Canada to ‘get our act together’ amid Trump tariff threats, say foreign policy experts

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 20, 2025
  • Donald Trump’s inauguration speech offered few surprises with the new U.S. president sticking close to his campaign promises, says former Quebec diplomat John Parisella.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in 2022, said he planned to make good on his threat of imposing a 25-per-cent levy on Canadian goods, suggesting they could come on Feb. 1. Gage Skidmore photograph courtesy of Flickr

After intense caucus pressure, Trudeau announces plans to resign as Liberal leader, prorogues Parliament

  • Justin Trudeau has faced calls from an increasing number of MPs, including the Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada regional caucuses, to step down as
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, CHARELLE EVELYN | January 6, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
At a Jan 6 press conference, Justin Trudeau announced his plan to step down as Liberal leader and prime minister following a Liberal leadership race. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After intense caucus pressure, Trudeau announces plans to resign as Liberal leader, prorogues Parliament

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, CHARELLE EVELYN | January 6, 2025
  • Justin Trudeau has faced calls from an increasing number of MPs, including the Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada regional caucuses, to step down as

After intense caucus pressure, Trudeau announces plans to resign as Liberal leader, prorogues Parliament

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, CHARELLE EVELYN | January 6, 2025
  • Justin Trudeau has faced calls from an increasing number of MPs, including the Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada regional caucuses, to step down as
Justin Trudeau
At a Jan 6 press conference, Justin Trudeau announced his plan to step down as Liberal leader and prime minister following a Liberal leadership race. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who went where in Trudeau’s cabinet shake-up?

  • After months of pressure to change his senior team, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally made changes to nearly one-third of the cabinet posts in
List | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 20, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Liberal Party supporters at a Laurier Club event on Dec. 16, the same day his finance minister resigned. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who went where in Trudeau’s cabinet shake-up?

List | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 20, 2024
  • After months of pressure to change his senior team, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally made changes to nearly one-third of the cabinet posts in

Who went where in Trudeau’s cabinet shake-up?

List | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 20, 2024
  • After months of pressure to change his senior team, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally made changes to nearly one-third of the cabinet posts in
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Liberal Party supporters at a Laurier Club event on Dec. 16, the same day his finance minister resigned. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau promotes eight Liberal MPs, moves ministers in long-awaited cabinet shuffle

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to revive his embattled government on Dec. 20 with a cabinet major shake-up.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL, SOPHALL DUCH, STUART BENSON | December 20, 2024
After months of pressure to change his senior team as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, appointed eight new MPs to cabinet, including Minister of Seniors Joanne Thompson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau promotes eight Liberal MPs, moves ministers in long-awaited cabinet shuffle

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL, SOPHALL DUCH, STUART BENSON | December 20, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to revive his embattled government on Dec. 20 with a cabinet major shake-up.

Trudeau promotes eight Liberal MPs, moves ministers in long-awaited cabinet shuffle

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL, SOPHALL DUCH, STUART BENSON | December 20, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to revive his embattled government on Dec. 20 with a cabinet major shake-up.
After months of pressure to change his senior team as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, appointed eight new MPs to cabinet, including Minister of Seniors Joanne Thompson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland rocks political Ottawa, quits cabinet same day she was set to deliver economic update, sends Trudeau government into crisis

  • With leaks to The Globe and Mail last week reporting of friction between Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland, she appeared to address the rumours
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 16, 2024
Freeland
Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with then Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland at the Liberal party caucus meeting in April 2024, long before the rift between the two Liberals widened. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland rocks political Ottawa, quits cabinet same day she was set to deliver economic update, sends Trudeau government into crisis

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 16, 2024
  • With leaks to The Globe and Mail last week reporting of friction between Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland, she appeared to address the rumours

Freeland rocks political Ottawa, quits cabinet same day she was set to deliver economic update, sends Trudeau government into crisis

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 16, 2024
  • With leaks to The Globe and Mail last week reporting of friction between Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland, she appeared to address the rumours
Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with then Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland at the Liberal party caucus meeting in April 2024, long before the rift between the two Liberals widened. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal cabinet touts Team Canada approach after Trump’s 25 per cent tariff threat

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to convene premiers for an emergency meeting on Wednesday.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | November 26, 2024
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the government will work to engage the Trump administration, and 'bottom line, we'll do like we always do: we'll stand up for Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal cabinet touts Team Canada approach after Trump’s 25 per cent tariff threat

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | November 26, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to convene premiers for an emergency meeting on Wednesday.

Liberal cabinet touts Team Canada approach after Trump’s 25 per cent tariff threat

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | November 26, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to convene premiers for an emergency meeting on Wednesday.
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the government will work to engage the Trump administration, and 'bottom line, we'll do like we always do: we'll stand up for Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Review of solitary confinement law a year late as report finds prisoners’ rights still violated

  • The 2019 law creating Structured Intervention Units said a review must begin in June 2023, but efforts by Senators and advocates to get government
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic Leblanc
Senators who studied human rights in federal prisons recently accused Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc and his government of 'indifference to the continued use of solitary confinement.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Review of solitary confinement law a year late as report finds prisoners’ rights still violated

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2024
  • The 2019 law creating Structured Intervention Units said a review must begin in June 2023, but efforts by Senators and advocates to get government

Review of solitary confinement law a year late as report finds prisoners’ rights still violated

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2024
  • The 2019 law creating Structured Intervention Units said a review must begin in June 2023, but efforts by Senators and advocates to get government
Dominic Leblanc
Senators who studied human rights in federal prisons recently accused Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc and his government of 'indifference to the continued use of solitary confinement.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The people are never wrong’: Canadian politicians mark ‘decisive’ Trump victory

  • Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland sought to ease the anxiety of some Canadians following the election results: 'Canada will be absolutely fine.'
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | November 6, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters on Nov. 6, addressing the results of the U.S. presidential election and Donald Trump's victory. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The people are never wrong’: Canadian politicians mark ‘decisive’ Trump victory

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | November 6, 2024
  • Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland sought to ease the anxiety of some Canadians following the election results: 'Canada will be absolutely fine.'

‘The people are never wrong’: Canadian politicians mark ‘decisive’ Trump victory

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | November 6, 2024
  • Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland sought to ease the anxiety of some Canadians following the election results: 'Canada will be absolutely fine.'
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters on Nov. 6, addressing the results of the U.S. presidential election and Donald Trump's victory. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The morning after

  • Plus, who Canadians would pick for president.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 6, 2024
MPs and party leaders will attend caucus meetings on the Hill today, to plot their strategy for the days and weeks to come. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The morning after

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 6, 2024
  • Plus, who Canadians would pick for president.

The morning after

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 6, 2024
  • Plus, who Canadians would pick for president.
MPs and party leaders will attend caucus meetings on the Hill today, to plot their strategy for the days and weeks to come. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Knives out? Liberals grapple with leadership question

  • Liberal MPs gathered for a national caucus meeting on Oct. 23 where some called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2024
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith scrums with reporters after the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Oct. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Knives out? Liberals grapple with leadership question

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2024
  • Liberal MPs gathered for a national caucus meeting on Oct. 23 where some called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down

Knives out? Liberals grapple with leadership question

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2024
  • Liberal MPs gathered for a national caucus meeting on Oct. 23 where some called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith scrums with reporters after the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Oct. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We stand on the shoulders of giants’: MPs pay homage to Cirillo, Vincent 10 years after Hill attack

  • On the 10th anniversary of that fateful day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP MP Charlie Angus, Bloc MP Louis Plamondon,
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2024
Wreaths lay at the foot of the National War Memorial on Oct. 23, 2014, where Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was gunned down the day before while standing sentry. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘We stand on the shoulders of giants’: MPs pay homage to Cirillo, Vincent 10 years after Hill attack

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2024
  • On the 10th anniversary of that fateful day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP MP Charlie Angus, Bloc MP Louis Plamondon,

‘We stand on the shoulders of giants’: MPs pay homage to Cirillo, Vincent 10 years after Hill attack

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2024
  • On the 10th anniversary of that fateful day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP MP Charlie Angus, Bloc MP Louis Plamondon,
Wreaths lay at the foot of the National War Memorial on Oct. 23, 2014, where Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was gunned down the day before while standing sentry. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘So much pain, and there’s been no winners’: MPs mark Oct. 7 anniversary 

  • Members of Parliament stood for a moment of silence to mark one year since Hamas attacks killed close to 1,200 Israelis, triggering widespread war.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 7, 2024
On the grim one-year anniversary, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh condemned the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel that killed nearly 1,200. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘So much pain, and there’s been no winners’: MPs mark Oct. 7 anniversary 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 7, 2024
  • Members of Parliament stood for a moment of silence to mark one year since Hamas attacks killed close to 1,200 Israelis, triggering widespread war.

‘So much pain, and there’s been no winners’: MPs mark Oct. 7 anniversary 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 7, 2024
  • Members of Parliament stood for a moment of silence to mark one year since Hamas attacks killed close to 1,200 Israelis, triggering widespread war.
On the grim one-year anniversary, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh condemned the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel that killed nearly 1,200. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

All guns blazing

  • Plus, Joly joins Trudeau at the UN in New York.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 24, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Sept. 16, 2024, will be among cabinet ministers defending the Liberals' turf on the day of the Conservatives' non-confidence motion. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All guns blazing

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 24, 2024
  • Plus, Joly joins Trudeau at the UN in New York.

All guns blazing

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 24, 2024
  • Plus, Joly joins Trudeau at the UN in New York.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Sept. 16, 2024, will be among cabinet ministers defending the Liberals' turf on the day of the Conservatives' non-confidence motion. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau in ‘survival’ mode as Treasury Board President Anand takes on transport after Rodriguez resignation: Bricker

  • Liberal-turned-Indendent MP Pablo Rodriguez’s resignation from cabinet Thursday sparked a same-day mini shuffle.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | September 19, 2024
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand has taken on a second ministerial role overseeing transport following a small cabinet shuffle on Thursday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau in ‘survival’ mode as Treasury Board President Anand takes on transport after Rodriguez resignation: Bricker

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | September 19, 2024
  • Liberal-turned-Indendent MP Pablo Rodriguez’s resignation from cabinet Thursday sparked a same-day mini shuffle.

Trudeau in ‘survival’ mode as Treasury Board President Anand takes on transport after Rodriguez resignation: Bricker

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | September 19, 2024
  • Liberal-turned-Indendent MP Pablo Rodriguez’s resignation from cabinet Thursday sparked a same-day mini shuffle.
Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand has taken on a second ministerial role overseeing transport following a small cabinet shuffle on Thursday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The lieutenant stands down

  • Plus, Boissonnault testifies in conflict of interest probe.
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez is set to declare his exit from cabinet today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The lieutenant stands down

  • Plus, Boissonnault testifies in conflict of interest probe.

The lieutenant stands down

  • Plus, Boissonnault testifies in conflict of interest probe.
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez is set to declare his exit from cabinet today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gould highlights Liberal House business: taking on Poilievre 

  • Government House Leader Karina Gould convened reporters to talk about government priorities on Parliament’s first day back, but spent much of her time castigating
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2024
Karina Gould
Karina Gould
Government House Leader Karina Gould called Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre a 'fraudster' over his warning about the federal carbon price. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gould highlights Liberal House business: taking on Poilievre 

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2024
  • Government House Leader Karina Gould convened reporters to talk about government priorities on Parliament’s first day back, but spent much of her time castigating

Gould highlights Liberal House business: taking on Poilievre 

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2024
  • Government House Leader Karina Gould convened reporters to talk about government priorities on Parliament’s first day back, but spent much of her time castigating
Karina Gould
Government House Leader Karina Gould called Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre a 'fraudster' over his warning about the federal carbon price. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre pushes Singh to pull ripcord on ‘costly coalition’ in Parliament Hill presser

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre broke his silence on last week’s rail shutdown at a press conference Thursday, blaming the conflict on rising inflation and
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 29, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference on Parliament Hill on Aug. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Poilievre pushes Singh to pull ripcord on ‘costly coalition’ in Parliament Hill presser

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 29, 2024
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre broke his silence on last week’s rail shutdown at a press conference Thursday, blaming the conflict on rising inflation and

Poilievre pushes Singh to pull ripcord on ‘costly coalition’ in Parliament Hill presser

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 29, 2024
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre broke his silence on last week’s rail shutdown at a press conference Thursday, blaming the conflict on rising inflation and
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference on Parliament Hill on Aug. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

MacKinnon made labour minister, as O’Regan exits cabinet

  • Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan stepped down from cabinet, saying he would not be seeking re-election. That makes him the third Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, ABBAS RANA | July 19, 2024
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon speaks to reporters outside Rideau Hall on July 19, after his appointment to the new role. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MacKinnon made labour minister, as O’Regan exits cabinet

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, ABBAS RANA | July 19, 2024
  • Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan stepped down from cabinet, saying he would not be seeking re-election. That makes him the third Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal

MacKinnon made labour minister, as O’Regan exits cabinet

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, ABBAS RANA | July 19, 2024
  • Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan stepped down from cabinet, saying he would not be seeking re-election. That makes him the third Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon speaks to reporters outside Rideau Hall on July 19, after his appointment to the new role. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carignan takes aim at recruitment in top military role

  • Canada’s new top military commander Gen. Jennie Carignan says recruitment is her primary focus as she takes on the historic appointment.  “The priority is
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 18, 2024
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan
Gen. Jennie Carignan, left, assumes command of the Canadian Armed Forces, with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and Gen. Wayne Eyre taking part in the ceremony on July 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carignan takes aim at recruitment in top military role

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 18, 2024
  • Canada’s new top military commander Gen. Jennie Carignan says recruitment is her primary focus as she takes on the historic appointment.  “The priority is

Carignan takes aim at recruitment in top military role

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 18, 2024
  • Canada’s new top military commander Gen. Jennie Carignan says recruitment is her primary focus as she takes on the historic appointment.  “The priority is
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan
Gen. Jennie Carignan, left, assumes command of the Canadian Armed Forces, with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and Gen. Wayne Eyre taking part in the ceremony on July 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Renowned Canadian Supreme Court Justice headed to Harvard

  • Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella has been named a visiting professor at Harvard Law School for a three-year term. The prestigious university will be
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 12, 2021
Sitting Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella has been named as a three-year visiting professor at Harvard University’s law school. Photograph courtesy of Supreme Court of Canada Collection, by photographer Philippe Landreville

Renowned Canadian Supreme Court Justice headed to Harvard

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 12, 2021
  • Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella has been named a visiting professor at Harvard Law School for a three-year term. The prestigious university will be

Renowned Canadian Supreme Court Justice headed to Harvard

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 12, 2021
  • Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella has been named a visiting professor at Harvard Law School for a three-year term. The prestigious university will be
Sitting Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella has been named as a three-year visiting professor at Harvard University’s law school. Photograph courtesy of Supreme Court of Canada Collection, by photographer Philippe Landreville

Digital-first campaigns come with competitive advantage, Democratic organizers tell Grits

  • Early adoption of digital organizing and technologies can bring competitive advantages to campaigns, say U.S. Democratic organizers fresh off the presidential campaign, especially if
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 10, 2021
The last day of the Liberal convention featured a trio of Democrat organizers who used digital organizing in new ways during the recent U.S. presidential campaign that put their candidate into the White House. From left, Caitlin Mitchell, Amanda Coulomb, and Mũthoni Wambu Kraal. Screen captures via Liberal Party policy convention

Digital-first campaigns come with competitive advantage, Democratic organizers tell Grits

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 10, 2021
  • Early adoption of digital organizing and technologies can bring competitive advantages to campaigns, say U.S. Democratic organizers fresh off the presidential campaign, especially if

Digital-first campaigns come with competitive advantage, Democratic organizers tell Grits

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 10, 2021
  • Early adoption of digital organizing and technologies can bring competitive advantages to campaigns, say U.S. Democratic organizers fresh off the presidential campaign, especially if
The last day of the Liberal convention featured a trio of Democrat organizers who used digital organizing in new ways during the recent U.S. presidential campaign that put their candidate into the White House. From left, Caitlin Mitchell, Amanda Coulomb, and Mũthoni Wambu Kraal. Screen captures via Liberal Party policy convention

New Democrats plan to ‘meet people where they’re at’ in potential pandemic election

  • A pandemic election will be a harder fight for New Democrats to win voters, but prioritizing diversity and meeting people “where they’re at” can
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 9, 2021
Panellists, clockwise from left, Jennifer Howard, Reah Arora, and Mat Whynott talk campaigning amid COVID-19 on day one of the NDP’s policy convention. Screen captures via NDP policy convention

New Democrats plan to ‘meet people where they’re at’ in potential pandemic election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 9, 2021
  • A pandemic election will be a harder fight for New Democrats to win voters, but prioritizing diversity and meeting people “where they’re at” can

New Democrats plan to ‘meet people where they’re at’ in potential pandemic election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 9, 2021
  • A pandemic election will be a harder fight for New Democrats to win voters, but prioritizing diversity and meeting people “where they’re at” can
Panellists, clockwise from left, Jennifer Howard, Reah Arora, and Mat Whynott talk campaigning amid COVID-19 on day one of the NDP’s policy convention. Screen captures via NDP policy convention

This isn’t friendly fire’: Combatting ‘outrageous’ level of sexual violence in military requires resources, independent body, say experts

  • The federal government needs to take “urgent” action to address the sexual violence that military members experience in their workplace, say advocates who urged
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 8, 2021
Christine Wood, left, co-chair of It's Just 700, and Julie Lalonde, a sexual-assault prevention educator testify before the House Status of Women committee April 8. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu screengrab

This isn’t friendly fire’: Combatting ‘outrageous’ level of sexual violence in military requires resources, independent body, say experts

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 8, 2021
  • The federal government needs to take “urgent” action to address the sexual violence that military members experience in their workplace, say advocates who urged

This isn’t friendly fire’: Combatting ‘outrageous’ level of sexual violence in military requires resources, independent body, say experts

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 8, 2021
  • The federal government needs to take “urgent” action to address the sexual violence that military members experience in their workplace, say advocates who urged
Christine Wood, left, co-chair of It's Just 700, and Julie Lalonde, a sexual-assault prevention educator testify before the House Status of Women committee April 8. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu screengrab

Politics This Morning: Liberal Party convention kicks off; Ontario issue stay-at-home order

  • Good Thursday morning, For the third time, Canada’s most populous province has declared a state of emergency. All of Ontario is under a stay-at-home
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, and his youngest child, Hadrien, at the Liberal Party's national convention in Halifax in 2018. This year, the three-day convention is going virtual, and starts today. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Politics This Morning: Liberal Party convention kicks off; Ontario issue stay-at-home order

  • Good Thursday morning, For the third time, Canada’s most populous province has declared a state of emergency. All of Ontario is under a stay-at-home

Politics This Morning: Liberal Party convention kicks off; Ontario issue stay-at-home order

  • Good Thursday morning, For the third time, Canada’s most populous province has declared a state of emergency. All of Ontario is under a stay-at-home
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, and his youngest child, Hadrien, at the Liberal Party's national convention in Halifax in 2018. This year, the three-day convention is going virtual, and starts today. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

‘Inclusive’ census to update questions on gender identity, ethnicity, StatsCan says

  • Canada’s national statistics agency hasn’t added COVID-related questions to the 2021 census, but says the vital information collected from this “key” year will nevertheless
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 7, 2021
Statistics Canada will begin sending out the questionnaires on May 3 to Canadian households for both the 2021 long- and short-form mandatory census. Unsplash photograph by Timon Studler

‘Inclusive’ census to update questions on gender identity, ethnicity, StatsCan says

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 7, 2021
  • Canada’s national statistics agency hasn’t added COVID-related questions to the 2021 census, but says the vital information collected from this “key” year will nevertheless

‘Inclusive’ census to update questions on gender identity, ethnicity, StatsCan says

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 7, 2021
  • Canada’s national statistics agency hasn’t added COVID-related questions to the 2021 census, but says the vital information collected from this “key” year will nevertheless
Statistics Canada will begin sending out the questionnaires on May 3 to Canadian households for both the 2021 long- and short-form mandatory census. Unsplash photograph by Timon Studler

Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards to honour Atwood, Carrier, Gray, Joyal and O’Reilly 

  • The Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards for 2020 will honour some big-name writers, personalities, and cultural philanthropists later this month in a virtual
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 5, 2021
And the envelope please: acclaimed poet, novelist, literary critic, and essayist Margaret Atwood; novelist and author Roch Carrier; historian, author, and biographer Charlotte Gray; former senator, art collector, and philanthropist Serge Joyal; and broadcast producer and radio personality Terry O'Reilly are this years award winners. The Hill Times photographs and courtesy Commons Wikimedia

Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards to honour Atwood, Carrier, Gray, Joyal and O’Reilly 

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 5, 2021
  • The Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards for 2020 will honour some big-name writers, personalities, and cultural philanthropists later this month in a virtual

Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards to honour Atwood, Carrier, Gray, Joyal and O’Reilly 

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 5, 2021
  • The Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards for 2020 will honour some big-name writers, personalities, and cultural philanthropists later this month in a virtual
And the envelope please: acclaimed poet, novelist, literary critic, and essayist Margaret Atwood; novelist and author Roch Carrier; historian, author, and biographer Charlotte Gray; former senator, art collector, and philanthropist Serge Joyal; and broadcast producer and radio personality Terry O'Reilly are this years award winners. The Hill Times photographs and courtesy Commons Wikimedia

An ‘assault-plus’: MP, Senator urge action amid rise in hate crimes predating pandemic

  • A British Columbia MP and a Senator are calling on Ottawa to send a “strong message” to ensure hate crimes are properly tracked, investigated,
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 1, 2021
NDP MP Jenny Kwan, left, and Independent Senator Mobina Jaffer, right, say Ottawa should act on a motion that earned unanimous support in the House to create and properly fund dedicated hate crime units in every community in Canada. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade

An ‘assault-plus’: MP, Senator urge action amid rise in hate crimes predating pandemic

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 1, 2021
  • A British Columbia MP and a Senator are calling on Ottawa to send a “strong message” to ensure hate crimes are properly tracked, investigated,

An ‘assault-plus’: MP, Senator urge action amid rise in hate crimes predating pandemic

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 1, 2021
  • A British Columbia MP and a Senator are calling on Ottawa to send a “strong message” to ensure hate crimes are properly tracked, investigated,
NDP MP Jenny Kwan, left, and Independent Senator Mobina Jaffer, right, say Ottawa should act on a motion that earned unanimous support in the House to create and properly fund dedicated hate crime units in every community in Canada. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: First COVID-19 doses available to all Canadians by June, Tam says

  • Good Thursday morning, In comments ahead of the Easter long weekend Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam says now isn’t the time for
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam, pictured Jan. 5, 2021, said Canada is entering a 'challenging' stage of the pandemic, with time still needed on vaccines and the country heading into a third wave. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: First COVID-19 doses available to all Canadians by June, Tam says

  • Good Thursday morning, In comments ahead of the Easter long weekend Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam says now isn’t the time for

Politics This Morning: First COVID-19 doses available to all Canadians by June, Tam says

  • Good Thursday morning, In comments ahead of the Easter long weekend Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam says now isn’t the time for
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam, pictured Jan. 5, 2021, said Canada is entering a 'challenging' stage of the pandemic, with time still needed on vaccines and the country heading into a third wave. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget watchdog says economic outlook ‘significantly’ improved, but feds’ stimulus plan may be off the mark

  • Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux predicts the economy could rebound to pre-pandemic levels without the feds’ proposed stimulus package, which could run up
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 31, 2021
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux, pictured on Jan. 14, 2019, released a report March 31 that offers a 'significantly' improved economic outlook for Canada compared to his report last fall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Budget watchdog says economic outlook ‘significantly’ improved, but feds’ stimulus plan may be off the mark

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 31, 2021
  • Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux predicts the economy could rebound to pre-pandemic levels without the feds’ proposed stimulus package, which could run up

Budget watchdog says economic outlook ‘significantly’ improved, but feds’ stimulus plan may be off the mark

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 31, 2021
  • Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux predicts the economy could rebound to pre-pandemic levels without the feds’ proposed stimulus package, which could run up
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux, pictured on Jan. 14, 2019, released a report March 31 that offers a 'significantly' improved economic outlook for Canada compared to his report last fall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Fight to save proposed Line 5 shutdown needs Team Canada approach, provinces say

  • Three provincial energy ministers are urging the federal government to intervene in a legal dispute between the state of Michigan and Enbridge Inc. and
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 30, 2021
Three provincial energy ministers appeared before the Special Canada-U.S. Committee on Tuesday. From left, Alberta’s Sonya Savage, Saskatchewan’s Bronwyn Eyre, and Ontario’s Bill Walker. Photographs courtesy of ParlVu screengrab

Fight to save proposed Line 5 shutdown needs Team Canada approach, provinces say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 30, 2021
  • Three provincial energy ministers are urging the federal government to intervene in a legal dispute between the state of Michigan and Enbridge Inc. and

Fight to save proposed Line 5 shutdown needs Team Canada approach, provinces say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 30, 2021
  • Three provincial energy ministers are urging the federal government to intervene in a legal dispute between the state of Michigan and Enbridge Inc. and
Three provincial energy ministers appeared before the Special Canada-U.S. Committee on Tuesday. From left, Alberta’s Sonya Savage, Saskatchewan’s Bronwyn Eyre, and Ontario’s Bill Walker. Photographs courtesy of ParlVu screengrab

Pre-budget pitches, virtual ‘Hill days’ push February lobbying

  • The promise of the first federal budget in more than two years, planned legislation to address online hate, and pandemic-related health concerns drove the
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 27, 2021
The four most-lobbied in cabinet in February, from left: Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, and Jim Carr, who rejoined cabinet in January as a special representative for the Prairies. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Pre-budget pitches, virtual ‘Hill days’ push February lobbying

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 27, 2021
  • The promise of the first federal budget in more than two years, planned legislation to address online hate, and pandemic-related health concerns drove the

Pre-budget pitches, virtual ‘Hill days’ push February lobbying

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 27, 2021
  • The promise of the first federal budget in more than two years, planned legislation to address online hate, and pandemic-related health concerns drove the
The four most-lobbied in cabinet in February, from left: Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, and Jim Carr, who rejoined cabinet in January as a special representative for the Prairies. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Court rules Canada’s carbon tax constitutional; AG pans public health agency for being unprepared

  • Good Friday morning, In a big win for the federal government, Canada’s top court has ruled that the Liberals’ national carbon tax is constitutional.
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson oversees the feds' climate file, which got a big win Thursday when the Supreme Court of Canada ruled the national carbon tax is constitutional. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Court rules Canada’s carbon tax constitutional; AG pans public health agency for being unprepared

  • Good Friday morning, In a big win for the federal government, Canada’s top court has ruled that the Liberals’ national carbon tax is constitutional.

Politics This Morning: Court rules Canada’s carbon tax constitutional; AG pans public health agency for being unprepared

  • Good Friday morning, In a big win for the federal government, Canada’s top court has ruled that the Liberals’ national carbon tax is constitutional.
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson oversees the feds' climate file, which got a big win Thursday when the Supreme Court of Canada ruled the national carbon tax is constitutional. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public Health Agency unprepared for pandemic, ‘underestimated’ COVID-19: federal audit

  • The Public Health Agency of Canada “underestimated” the impact of COVID-19 in the early days of the virus’ spread and was not “adequately prepared”
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 25, 2021
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam is the lead spokesperson for the Public Health Agency of Canada, which the federal auditor found hadn’t properly tested pandemic plans ahead of COVID-19. PHAC agreed with the audit’s seven recommendations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public Health Agency unprepared for pandemic, ‘underestimated’ COVID-19: federal audit

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 25, 2021
  • The Public Health Agency of Canada “underestimated” the impact of COVID-19 in the early days of the virus’ spread and was not “adequately prepared”

Public Health Agency unprepared for pandemic, ‘underestimated’ COVID-19: federal audit

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 25, 2021
  • The Public Health Agency of Canada “underestimated” the impact of COVID-19 in the early days of the virus’ spread and was not “adequately prepared”
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam is the lead spokesperson for the Public Health Agency of Canada, which the federal auditor found hadn’t properly tested pandemic plans ahead of COVID-19. PHAC agreed with the audit’s seven recommendations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau says no election mandate needed with pandemic budget, Liberals still have one

  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he already has a mandate from Canadians and doesn’t need a new one following the April
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with former CBC host Peter Mansbridge, who asked him whether the Liberals needed a new mandate with the upcoming budget. Mr. Trudeau said Canadians “know the values” his party brings, and that includes in the pandemic response. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau says no election mandate needed with pandemic budget, Liberals still have one

  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he already has a mandate from Canadians and doesn’t need a new one following the April

Politics This Morning: Trudeau says no election mandate needed with pandemic budget, Liberals still have one

  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he already has a mandate from Canadians and doesn’t need a new one following the April
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with former CBC host Peter Mansbridge, who asked him whether the Liberals needed a new mandate with the upcoming budget. Mr. Trudeau said Canadians “know the values” his party brings, and that includes in the pandemic response. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Military looks to add more ‘rigour’ in its assessment, selection of senior leaders, says acting defence chief

  • The Canadian Armed Forces is at an “inflection point” and is “rapidly” working on plan to address sexual misconduct, including changes to add “rigour”
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 23, 2021
Acting chief of the defence staff Wayne Eyre, pictured in August 2019, told the House Status of Women Committee that bringing change to the military and making sure it can attract recruits is a 'national problem.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Military looks to add more ‘rigour’ in its assessment, selection of senior leaders, says acting defence chief

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 23, 2021
  • The Canadian Armed Forces is at an “inflection point” and is “rapidly” working on plan to address sexual misconduct, including changes to add “rigour”

Military looks to add more ‘rigour’ in its assessment, selection of senior leaders, says acting defence chief

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 23, 2021
  • The Canadian Armed Forces is at an “inflection point” and is “rapidly” working on plan to address sexual misconduct, including changes to add “rigour”
Acting chief of the defence staff Wayne Eyre, pictured in August 2019, told the House Status of Women Committee that bringing change to the military and making sure it can attract recruits is a 'national problem.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former PM Harper asked Vance about sexual-misconduct allegations, testifies ex-top aide 

  • The Conservative government looked into the two allegations of inappropriate relationships against now-retired chief of defence staff Jonathan Vance before appointing him, but he
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 22, 2021
Former top Conservative staffer Ray Novak, pictured March 22, says when the allegations of improper sexual conduct surfaced against Gen. Jonathan Vance, he brought the matter to the national security adviser at the time. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu screengrab

Former PM Harper asked Vance about sexual-misconduct allegations, testifies ex-top aide 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 22, 2021
  • The Conservative government looked into the two allegations of inappropriate relationships against now-retired chief of defence staff Jonathan Vance before appointing him, but he

Former PM Harper asked Vance about sexual-misconduct allegations, testifies ex-top aide 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 22, 2021
  • The Conservative government looked into the two allegations of inappropriate relationships against now-retired chief of defence staff Jonathan Vance before appointing him, but he
Former top Conservative staffer Ray Novak, pictured March 22, says when the allegations of improper sexual conduct surfaced against Gen. Jonathan Vance, he brought the matter to the national security adviser at the time. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu screengrab

Tory delegates debate constitutional questions to kick off convention

  • More than 3,100 Conservative Party members were eligible to vote Thursday on 35 constitutional amendments that sought to shift the language in the foundational
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 19, 2021
Conservative MPs Pierre Paul-Hus and Kerry-Lynne Findlay co-chaired the debate on amendments to the party’s constitution, with 35 up for vote on Thursday. Photographs courtesy of screengrab

Tory delegates debate constitutional questions to kick off convention

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 19, 2021
  • More than 3,100 Conservative Party members were eligible to vote Thursday on 35 constitutional amendments that sought to shift the language in the foundational

Tory delegates debate constitutional questions to kick off convention

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 19, 2021
  • More than 3,100 Conservative Party members were eligible to vote Thursday on 35 constitutional amendments that sought to shift the language in the foundational
Conservative MPs Pierre Paul-Hus and Kerry-Lynne Findlay co-chaired the debate on amendments to the party’s constitution, with 35 up for vote on Thursday. Photographs courtesy of screengrab

Politics This Morning: Conservative convention kicks off virtually with constitution debate

  • Good Thursday morning, The Conservative Party’s policy convention is coming to town. Virtually, that is. Party unity and  Erin O’Toole’s leadership will likely be
The three-day Conservative Party convention starts today, marking Erin O’Toole's first as leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservative convention kicks off virtually with constitution debate

  • Good Thursday morning, The Conservative Party’s policy convention is coming to town. Virtually, that is. Party unity and  Erin O’Toole’s leadership will likely be

Politics This Morning: Conservative convention kicks off virtually with constitution debate

  • Good Thursday morning, The Conservative Party’s policy convention is coming to town. Virtually, that is. Party unity and  Erin O’Toole’s leadership will likely be
The three-day Conservative Party convention starts today, marking Erin O’Toole's first as leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kielburger brothers blame ‘political games’ for plan to shutter WE Charity’s Canadian operations

  • WE Charity co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger were on the attack at a parliamentary committee Monday, blaming federal politicians and “political games” for “destroying”
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 15, 2021
WE Charity founders Craig, left, and Marc Kielburger told the House Ethics Committee that politics are to blame for the decision last fall to shut down the organization’s Canadian operations. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu

Kielburger brothers blame ‘political games’ for plan to shutter WE Charity’s Canadian operations

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 15, 2021
  • WE Charity co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger were on the attack at a parliamentary committee Monday, blaming federal politicians and “political games” for “destroying”

Kielburger brothers blame ‘political games’ for plan to shutter WE Charity’s Canadian operations

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 15, 2021
  • WE Charity co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger were on the attack at a parliamentary committee Monday, blaming federal politicians and “political games” for “destroying”
WE Charity founders Craig, left, and Marc Kielburger told the House Ethics Committee that politics are to blame for the decision last fall to shut down the organization’s Canadian operations. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu

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