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A motion from Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, left, asking the government to limit the health-care benefits available to asylum claimants was defeated on Feb. 25 as scrutiny on Immigration Minister Lena Diab ramps up. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 12, 2026
France's Marine Le Pen, left, the United Kingdom's Nigel Farage, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and United States President Donald Trump. A phalanx of right-wing populists either in power or closing in on it are painting immigration as a threat, and peddling ‘great replacement’ narratives to the angry and the ignorant. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Flickr
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 12, 2026
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 12, 2026
France's Marine Le Pen, left, the United Kingdom's Nigel Farage, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and United States President Donald Trump. A phalanx of right-wing populists either in power or closing in on it are painting immigration as a threat, and peddling ‘great replacement’ narratives to the angry and the ignorant. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Flickr
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 22, 2026
Lena Diab
Turkish earthquake survivors in Canada are looking to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, led by Minister Lena Diab, pictured, to establish a fair pathway to permanent residency, says a community group representative The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 22, 2026
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 22, 2026
Lena Diab
Turkish earthquake survivors in Canada are looking to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, led by Minister Lena Diab, pictured, to establish a fair pathway to permanent residency, says a community group representative The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY AKOLISA UFODIKE | January 2, 2026
Lena Diab
Immigration Minister Lena Diab recently announced a measure requiring one year of Canadian work experience to qualify for permanent residence, which reinforces the very barrier Ontario is dismantling, writes Akolisa Ufodike. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY AKOLISA UFODIKE | January 2, 2026
Opinion | BY AKOLISA UFODIKE | January 2, 2026
Lena Diab
Immigration Minister Lena Diab recently announced a measure requiring one year of Canadian work experience to qualify for permanent residence, which reinforces the very barrier Ontario is dismantling, writes Akolisa Ufodike. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NINETTE KELLEY | December 29, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s rapid retreat from his election pledge to protect human rights defenders and refugees is troubling The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NINETTE KELLEY | December 29, 2025
Opinion | BY NINETTE KELLEY | December 29, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s rapid retreat from his election pledge to protect human rights defenders and refugees is troubling The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | December 29, 2025
We need an immigration and skills strategy built for the world as it is—not the world of decades past, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by Emmanuel Ikwuegbu
Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | December 29, 2025
Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | December 29, 2025
We need an immigration and skills strategy built for the world as it is—not the world of decades past, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by Emmanuel Ikwuegbu
Opinion | BY PETER SHOWLER | July 28, 2021
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino and the government should be congratulated for implementing the new human rights defenders program, writes Peter Showler. It is a start. With success, and if well managed, it might even double or even triple its capacity. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PETER SHOWLER | July 28, 2021
Opinion | BY PETER SHOWLER | July 28, 2021
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino and the government should be congratulated for implementing the new human rights defenders program, writes Peter Showler. It is a start. With success, and if well managed, it might even double or even triple its capacity. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 26, 2021
Master Corporal Daniel Choong helps stabilize Lieutenant Commander Gina Connor with her fire stance as she fires her C7 rifle during firing practice at the Kabul Military Training Centre range in Kabul, Afghanistan during Operation Attention on Oct. 30, 2013. DND photograph by Sgt. Norm McLean
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 26, 2021
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 26, 2021
Master Corporal Daniel Choong helps stabilize Lieutenant Commander Gina Connor with her fire stance as she fires her C7 rifle during firing practice at the Kabul Military Training Centre range in Kabul, Afghanistan during Operation Attention on Oct. 30, 2013. DND photograph by Sgt. Norm McLean
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 23, 2021
Players for England and Scotland take a knee during their Euro 2020 match on June 18. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News' The National YouTube
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 23, 2021
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 23, 2021
Players for England and Scotland take a knee during their Euro 2020 match on June 18. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News' The National YouTube
Canada must step up efforts to help displaced persons in the face of COVID-19 and engage at diplomatic levels to ensure that displaced populations are included in national vaccination programs. A new Abacus Data poll commissioned by World Vision confirms that nearly eight-in-10 respondents agree that if we don’t vaccinate everyone everywhere, the threat posed by COVID-19 will remain, write Rema Jamous Imseis and Michael Messenger. Unsplash photograph by Mufid Majnun
Canada must step up efforts to help displaced persons in the face of COVID-19 and engage at diplomatic levels to ensure that displaced populations are included in national vaccination programs. A new Abacus Data poll commissioned by World Vision confirms that nearly eight-in-10 respondents agree that if we don’t vaccinate everyone everywhere, the threat posed by COVID-19 will remain, write Rema Jamous Imseis and Michael Messenger. Unsplash photograph by Mufid Majnun
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 15, 2021
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, from left, Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward, and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair. More than 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency workers will be commencing strike votes this week, after working without a new collective bargaining agreement for nearly three years. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 15, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 15, 2021
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, from left, Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward, and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair. More than 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency workers will be commencing strike votes this week, after working without a new collective bargaining agreement for nearly three years. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 3, 2021
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard, pictured in 2018, says she is ‘pleased’ the IRCC has since phased out a policy identifying frequent requestors of information, but those impacted feel some level of damage has been done. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 3, 2021
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 3, 2021
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard, pictured in 2018, says she is ‘pleased’ the IRCC has since phased out a policy identifying frequent requestors of information, but those impacted feel some level of damage has been done. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 25, 2021
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard, pictured in 2018, says while a select few workers helping with access to information requests often know the identity of the requester, it should not be ‘disseminated’ to the larger department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 25, 2021
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 25, 2021
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard, pictured in 2018, says while a select few workers helping with access to information requests often know the identity of the requester, it should not be ‘disseminated’ to the larger department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 19, 2021
The Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh is one of many that houses more than 700,000 displaced Rohingya. U.K. Department for International Development photograph by Russell Watkins
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 19, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 19, 2021
The Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh is one of many that houses more than 700,000 displaced Rohingya. U.K. Department for International Development photograph by Russell Watkins
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 4, 2021
Syed Hussan, executive director of Migrant Rights Network, pictured May 4, says feelings of ‘disappointment, grief, and despondency’ are setting in for many migrant workers who feel shut out from Ottawa’s recently announced immigration policy. Screen capture via Zoom, Migrant Rights Network
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 4, 2021
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 4, 2021
Syed Hussan, executive director of Migrant Rights Network, pictured May 4, says feelings of ‘disappointment, grief, and despondency’ are setting in for many migrant workers who feel shut out from Ottawa’s recently announced immigration policy. Screen capture via Zoom, Migrant Rights Network
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 15, 2021
When the Liberals challenged the Federal Court's ruling striking down the Safe Third Country Agreement last summer, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said it was necessary to make clear the legal framework governing asylum law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 15, 2021
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 15, 2021
When the Liberals challenged the Federal Court's ruling striking down the Safe Third Country Agreement last summer, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said it was necessary to make clear the legal framework governing asylum law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 14, 2021
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured in November 2020, says Ottawa ‘naturally’ started out by defining essential workers as occupations in the health care sector before broadening its scope. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 14, 2021
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 14, 2021
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured in November 2020, says Ottawa ‘naturally’ started out by defining essential workers as occupations in the health care sector before broadening its scope. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 11, 2021
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada is overseen by Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino. NDP critic Jenny Kwan says the minister should ask the 'hard questions' about the barriers preventing the department from achieving its own objectives.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 11, 2021
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 11, 2021
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada is overseen by Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino. NDP critic Jenny Kwan says the minister should ask the 'hard questions' about the barriers preventing the department from achieving its own objectives.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade