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Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree told the House on June 11 that Bill C-2 would 'go after transnational child sex offenders' and also 'choke off organized crime's illegal profits with a crackdown on money laundering,' and 'grant our border officer provisions to search export containers and stop auto theft rings.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 22, 2025
Salma Mohammed, left, with her four-year-old son, Mohammed Mostafa, who is a Canadian citizen who has been unable to leave Sudan. Photograph courtesy of Salma Mohammed
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 22, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 22, 2025
Salma Mohammed, left, with her four-year-old son, Mohammed Mostafa, who is a Canadian citizen who has been unable to leave Sudan. Photograph courtesy of Salma Mohammed
News | BY KATRYA BOLGER | April 9, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Expert Andrew Griffith says the key issue to watch in this election is which party will present a plan that effectively addresses the challenge of Canada’s 'absorptive capacity,' or ensuring how immigration levels align with housing, health care, and crucial services. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY KATRYA BOLGER | April 9, 2025
News | BY KATRYA BOLGER | April 9, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Expert Andrew Griffith says the key issue to watch in this election is which party will present a plan that effectively addresses the challenge of Canada’s 'absorptive capacity,' or ensuring how immigration levels align with housing, health care, and crucial services. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilevre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will all need to fight for new Canadians' votes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 8, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilevre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will all need to fight for new Canadians' votes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY CATI COE | March 19, 2025
Low-income migrants who have contributed to Canada’s economy have trouble returning to their country of origin because of residency restrictions on their pensions, writes Cati Coe. Unsplash photograph by Matt Bennett
Opinion | BY CATI COE | March 19, 2025
Opinion | BY CATI COE | March 19, 2025
Low-income migrants who have contributed to Canada’s economy have trouble returning to their country of origin because of residency restrictions on their pensions, writes Cati Coe. Unsplash photograph by Matt Bennett
Immigration Minister Marc Miller. Canada’s policy framework needs to be revisited considering the recent geopolitical realities affecting Ukraine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Immigration Minister Marc Miller. Canada’s policy framework needs to be revisited considering the recent geopolitical realities affecting Ukraine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 24, 2023
Mexican Ambassador Carlos Joaquín González comes to Canada having previously served as the governor of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 24, 2023
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 24, 2023
Mexican Ambassador Carlos Joaquín González comes to Canada having previously served as the governor of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 18, 2023
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has committed to increasing Canada's immigration numbers as a way to boost the economy as the birth rate slows. The great benefit of this is to keep the ratio of younger people in the workforce to dependent older people high enough to afford a state that takes care of all its people, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 18, 2023
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 18, 2023
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has committed to increasing Canada's immigration numbers as a way to boost the economy as the birth rate slows. The great benefit of this is to keep the ratio of younger people in the workforce to dependent older people high enough to afford a state that takes care of all its people, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TAYLOR O’BRIEN | May 9, 2023
Liberal MP Arielle Kayabaga, left, Conservative MP Greg McLean, and Liberal MP Charles Sousa have all been in contact with constituents who are attempting to navigate the murky situation for their loved ones in Sudan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY TAYLOR O’BRIEN | May 9, 2023
News | BY TAYLOR O’BRIEN | May 9, 2023
Liberal MP Arielle Kayabaga, left, Conservative MP Greg McLean, and Liberal MP Charles Sousa have all been in contact with constituents who are attempting to navigate the murky situation for their loved ones in Sudan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 19, 2023
Eighty new Canadians take part in a citizenship ceremony in Ottawa in October 2018. There is a decline in the number of permanent residents who become citizens: only half living here take the oath, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 19, 2023
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 19, 2023
Eighty new Canadians take part in a citizenship ceremony in Ottawa in October 2018. There is a decline in the number of permanent residents who become citizens: only half living here take the oath, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 10, 2023
Federal Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen is facing calls from his provincial counterpart in B.C. to invest more federal funding in the construction of new housing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 10, 2023
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 10, 2023
Federal Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen is facing calls from his provincial counterpart in B.C. to invest more federal funding in the construction of new housing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERNEST NG | April 6, 2023
Science, Innovation, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. An investment in science, and the people behind the science—whether Canadian or new to Canada—is an investment in this nation, writes Ernest Ng. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERNEST NG | April 6, 2023
Opinion | BY ERNEST NG | April 6, 2023
Science, Innovation, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. An investment in science, and the people behind the science—whether Canadian or new to Canada—is an investment in this nation, writes Ernest Ng. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 5, 2023
The Special House Committee on Afghanistan, which was chaired by Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal, centre, would have been better served if the government was more co-operative in providing documents, say Conservative MP Alex Ruff, left, and NDP MP Jenny Kwan, right. Photograph courtesy of Twitter and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 5, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 5, 2023
The Special House Committee on Afghanistan, which was chaired by Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal, centre, would have been better served if the government was more co-operative in providing documents, say Conservative MP Alex Ruff, left, and NDP MP Jenny Kwan, right. Photograph courtesy of Twitter and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 29, 2023
Although only announced last week, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser signed the expanded Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States one year ago on March 29, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 29, 2023
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 29, 2023
Although only announced last week, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser signed the expanded Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States one year ago on March 29, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANOUSH F. TERJANIAN | March 27, 2023
In current federal ministerial mandate letters democracy concerns mostly the outward-facing portfolios of Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, left, and International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan, writes Anoush F. Terjanian. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANOUSH F. TERJANIAN | March 27, 2023
Opinion | BY ANOUSH F. TERJANIAN | March 27, 2023
In current federal ministerial mandate letters democracy concerns mostly the outward-facing portfolios of Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, left, and International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan, writes Anoush F. Terjanian. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 27, 2023
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced last week that his department would be making some changes to the immigration policy. They include targeting specific subsets of workers for the immigration fast track, and incentivizing the immigration point system for people who are willing to move to underpopulated areas of the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 27, 2023
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 27, 2023
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced last week that his department would be making some changes to the immigration policy. They include targeting specific subsets of workers for the immigration fast track, and incentivizing the immigration point system for people who are willing to move to underpopulated areas of the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY OUMAR DICKO | March 20, 2023
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser, pictured in a Hill scrum on Dec. 7, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY OUMAR DICKO | March 20, 2023
Opinion | BY OUMAR DICKO | March 20, 2023
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser, pictured in a Hill scrum on Dec. 7, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | March 16, 2023
In February, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre gave the government one month to stop illegal migrants from crossing through Quebec’s Roxham Road border crossing, but that demand is no longer his focus with other issues more damaging to the Liberals in his sight line. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | March 16, 2023
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | March 16, 2023
In February, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre gave the government one month to stop illegal migrants from crossing through Quebec’s Roxham Road border crossing, but that demand is no longer his focus with other issues more damaging to the Liberals in his sight line. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade