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James B. Kelly: 'This book should be read by any prime minister or premier that contemplates using Section 33 of the Charter of Rights, in a pre-emptive fashion.' Book cover and author's photo courtesy of UBC Press
Opinion | BY SOLOMON REECE | March 26, 2025
Earlier this month, Crown-Indigenous Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced a proposed settlement agreement had been reached in the Federal Indian Hospitals (Hardy) class action.
Opinion | BY SOLOMON REECE | March 26, 2025
Opinion | BY SOLOMON REECE | March 26, 2025
Earlier this month, Crown-Indigenous Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced a proposed settlement agreement had been reached in the Federal Indian Hospitals (Hardy) class action.
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 12, 2025
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans hasn't issued licences to salmon farms in B.C.'s Discovery Islands since June 2022, but a new civil suit claims it conducted a 'bad-faith' consultation to justify a 'predetermined' outcome. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 12, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 12, 2025
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans hasn't issued licences to salmon farms in B.C.'s Discovery Islands since June 2022, but a new civil suit claims it conducted a 'bad-faith' consultation to justify a 'predetermined' outcome. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 5, 2025
To support the implementation plan announced by Justice Minister Arif Virani on Feb. 25, the government previously announced $276.5-million over two years in the 2024 fall economic statement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 5, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 5, 2025
To support the implementation plan announced by Justice Minister Arif Virani on Feb. 25, the government previously announced $276.5-million over two years in the 2024 fall economic statement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Justice Minister Arif Virani. Our country can preserve what we have fought for and continue the progress achieved on human rights, write Odette McCarthy and Jean-Sébastien Vallée. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Justice Minister Arif Virani. Our country can preserve what we have fought for and continue the progress achieved on human rights, write Odette McCarthy and Jean-Sébastien Vallée. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 1, 2025
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The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act prohibits an MP or Senator from using parliamentary privilege as a defence if they were to reveal state secrets. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 1, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 1, 2025
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The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act prohibits an MP or Senator from using parliamentary privilege as a defence if they were to reveal state secrets. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JENICA ATWIN | September 28, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs a reconciliation stone at a National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at Mādahòkì Farm in Ottawa on June 21. We cannot trivialize the magnitude and complexity of intergenerational issues, but we are making headway on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls to action, writes Jenica Atwin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JENICA ATWIN | September 28, 2022
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JENICA ATWIN | September 28, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs a reconciliation stone at a National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at Mādahòkì Farm in Ottawa on June 21. We cannot trivialize the magnitude and complexity of intergenerational issues, but we are making headway on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls to action, writes Jenica Atwin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP LEAH GAZAN | September 28, 2022
If implemented, the 231 Calls for Justice from the National Inquiry’s Final Report would have a transformative impact on the lives of Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people, writes Leah Gazan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP LEAH GAZAN | September 28, 2022
Opinion | BY NDP MP LEAH GAZAN | September 28, 2022
If implemented, the 231 Calls for Justice from the National Inquiry’s Final Report would have a transformative impact on the lives of Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people, writes Leah Gazan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 31, 2022
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller, left, and Justice Minister David Lametti, right, are, along with Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, the government's key decision-makers when it comes to interactions with Indigenous peoples. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 31, 2022
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 31, 2022
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller, left, and Justice Minister David Lametti, right, are, along with Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, the government's key decision-makers when it comes to interactions with Indigenous peoples. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | May 19, 2021
Independent MP Derek Sloan, left, says other MPs will be voting against the Liberals’ bill banning conversion therapy at third reading. Conservative MPs who voted to move the bill at second reading but say they will vote against it next time because of a too-broad definition of ‘conversion therapy’ include Marilyn Gladu, Garnett Genuis, and Michael Cooper. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | May 19, 2021
News | BY ALICE CHEN | May 19, 2021
Independent MP Derek Sloan, left, says other MPs will be voting against the Liberals’ bill banning conversion therapy at third reading. Conservative MPs who voted to move the bill at second reading but say they will vote against it next time because of a too-broad definition of ‘conversion therapy’ include Marilyn Gladu, Garnett Genuis, and Michael Cooper. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 1, 2021
Justice Minister David Lametti, pictured Nov. 26, appeared before the Senate Legal Affairs Committee on Feb. 1 to discuss the government’s bill to change Canada's assisted-death law so that a ‘reasonably foreseeable death' is no longer a requirement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 1, 2021
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 1, 2021
Justice Minister David Lametti, pictured Nov. 26, appeared before the Senate Legal Affairs Committee on Feb. 1 to discuss the government’s bill to change Canada's assisted-death law so that a ‘reasonably foreseeable death' is no longer a requirement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 15, 2021
Ivan Zinger
Prisoners are serving ‘much, much harsher sentences’ amid COVID-19, says prison watchdog Ivan Zinger. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 15, 2021
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 15, 2021
Ivan Zinger
Prisoners are serving ‘much, much harsher sentences’ amid COVID-19, says prison watchdog Ivan Zinger. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 8, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 8, 2021
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 8, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The government of Canada, including Justice Minister David Lametti, should act and repeal section 43 of the Criminal Code to end an archaic law that gives adults licence to intentionally inflict violence on children, write legal and social work scholars.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The government of Canada, including Justice Minister David Lametti, should act and repeal section 43 of the Criminal Code to end an archaic law that gives adults licence to intentionally inflict violence on children, write legal and social work scholars.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MURRAY FALLIS | December 16, 2020
Furthermore, via sections 81-84 of the CCRA, Article 34 should prompt greater engagement between the Correctional Service, the Parole Board of Canada, and local Indigenous communities. These under-used sections of the CCRA can be increasingly used to re-integrate low-risk offenders safely, writes Murray Fallis. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY MURRAY FALLIS | December 16, 2020
Opinion | BY MURRAY FALLIS | December 16, 2020
Furthermore, via sections 81-84 of the CCRA, Article 34 should prompt greater engagement between the Correctional Service, the Parole Board of Canada, and local Indigenous communities. These under-used sections of the CCRA can be increasingly used to re-integrate low-risk offenders safely, writes Murray Fallis. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 11, 2020
Justice Minister David Lametti accepted a compromise during the last Parliament on a bill requiring the release of judicial expenses, agreeing to an amendment that publishes amounts by court rather than judge. The second quarter report on these expenses was released at the end of October. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 11, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 11, 2020
Justice Minister David Lametti accepted a compromise during the last Parliament on a bill requiring the release of judicial expenses, agreeing to an amendment that publishes amounts by court rather than judge. The second quarter report on these expenses was released at the end of October. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 4, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair office says it hopes to re-establish the independent advisory panel, which disbanded after a year without data from CSC. Its chair said the panel model is a failure and won't achieve proper oversight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 4, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 4, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair office says it hopes to re-establish the independent advisory panel, which disbanded after a year without data from CSC. Its chair said the panel model is a failure and won't achieve proper oversight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 2, 2020
Justice Minister David Lametti's office says he's not responsible for starting the parliamentary review of the assisted dying law, raising questions as to how and when the review will begin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 2, 2020
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 2, 2020
Justice Minister David Lametti's office says he's not responsible for starting the parliamentary review of the assisted dying law, raising questions as to how and when the review will begin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade