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Bill S-232, the Can't Buy My Silence Bill, would protect federal workers and those employed at Crown corporations like the CBC, as well as entities funded by federal money such as Hockey Canada, from NDAs. It also protects private individuals who are asked by the federal government to sign an NDA, write Julie Macfarlane and Sen. Marilou McPhedran. Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 27, 2025
Since making comments about the RCMP that were published on a YouTube channel over a week ago, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been on the receiving end of public and anonymous criticism from Conservative insiders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 27, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 27, 2025
Since making comments about the RCMP that were published on a YouTube channel over a week ago, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been on the receiving end of public and anonymous criticism from Conservative insiders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 24, 2025
Justice Minister Sean Fraser unveiled the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act on Oct. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 24, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 24, 2025
Justice Minister Sean Fraser unveiled the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act on Oct. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 20, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says pending budget cuts to the RCMP won’t impact the recently-announced hiring initiative that aims to add 1,000 new officers to the Mounties’ ranks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 20, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 20, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says pending budget cuts to the RCMP won’t impact the recently-announced hiring initiative that aims to add 1,000 new officers to the Mounties’ ranks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 15, 2025
Justice Minister Sean Fraser says Bill C-9 ‘strikes the right balance’ between calls for clarity from law enforcement and Canadians' rights to express themselves. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 15, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 15, 2025
Justice Minister Sean Fraser says Bill C-9 ‘strikes the right balance’ between calls for clarity from law enforcement and Canadians' rights to express themselves. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DON CHAPMAN | October 13, 2025
Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Lena Diab, pictured Sept. 16, 2025, is responsible for Bill C-3, an Act to Amend the Citizenship Act. The bill has received second reading and was before the House Immigration Committee last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DON CHAPMAN | October 13, 2025
Opinion | BY DON CHAPMAN | October 13, 2025
Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Lena Diab, pictured Sept. 16, 2025, is responsible for Bill C-3, an Act to Amend the Citizenship Act. The bill has received second reading and was before the House Immigration Committee last week. 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
Given the history of BIPOC Canadians being disproportionately stopped, searched, arrested, prosecuted, and incarcerated for cannabis possession offences than white Canadians, the development of the legalization framework, as well as its implementation, should have involved robust consultation with Black and other racialized groups, write Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Annamaria Enenajor. Unsplash photograph by LexScope
Given the history of BIPOC Canadians being disproportionately stopped, searched, arrested, prosecuted, and incarcerated for cannabis possession offences than white Canadians, the development of the legalization framework, as well as its implementation, should have involved robust consultation with Black and other racialized groups, write Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Annamaria Enenajor. Unsplash photograph by LexScope
Opinion | BY M-J MILLOY | October 28, 2020
New research in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside involving thousands of people who use drugs at highest risks of overdose has revealed possible benefits of cannabis use, but researchers also found that legal cannabis is largely unavailable to people who use drugs in those neighbourhoods, writes M-J Milloy. Flickr photograph by Viv Lynch
Opinion | BY M-J MILLOY | October 28, 2020
Opinion | BY M-J MILLOY | October 28, 2020
New research in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside involving thousands of people who use drugs at highest risks of overdose has revealed possible benefits of cannabis use, but researchers also found that legal cannabis is largely unavailable to people who use drugs in those neighbourhoods, writes M-J Milloy. Flickr photograph by Viv Lynch
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 21, 2020
Author and former lawyer Harold Johnson’s book Peace and Good Order relays his experience working in the legal system and his conclusion that it can’t bring Indigenous people justice. Photograph courtesy of Calvin Fehr
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 21, 2020
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 21, 2020
Author and former lawyer Harold Johnson’s book Peace and Good Order relays his experience working in the legal system and his conclusion that it can’t bring Indigenous people justice. Photograph courtesy of Calvin Fehr
Opinion | BY MICHEL DRAPEAU AND JOSHUA JUNEAU | September 10, 2020
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured Jan. 26, 2020, at a press conference in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. Parliament should reform the National Defence Act, write Michel Drapeau and Joshua Juneau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHEL DRAPEAU AND JOSHUA JUNEAU | September 10, 2020
Opinion | BY MICHEL DRAPEAU AND JOSHUA JUNEAU | September 10, 2020
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured Jan. 26, 2020, at a press conference in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. Parliament should reform the National Defence Act, write Michel Drapeau and Joshua Juneau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 31, 2020
Thousands gathered on the Parliament Hill for a rally to call attention to anti-black racism and police violence against Black people on June 5, 2020. Prof. Afua Cooper said symbolic action, like the Prime Minister kneeling at the rally, is not good enough. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 31, 2020
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 31, 2020
Thousands gathered on the Parliament Hill for a rally to call attention to anti-black racism and police violence against Black people on June 5, 2020. Prof. Afua Cooper said symbolic action, like the Prime Minister kneeling at the rally, is not good enough. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade