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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
House of Commons
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
House of Commons
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 ANDREW CADDELL | April 10, 2019
Quebec Premier François Legault's government has introduced Bill 21, which purports to ensure the neutrality of the government by insisting no one in a position of authority be allowed to wear ‘religious symbols’ while exercising their functions. Photograph courtesy of CAQ/Instagram
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 10, 2019
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 10, 2019
Quebec Premier François Legault's government has introduced Bill 21, which purports to ensure the neutrality of the government by insisting no one in a position of authority be allowed to wear ‘religious symbols’ while exercising their functions. Photograph courtesy of CAQ/Instagram
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 29, 2019
Ex-attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould, pictured during her appearance before the House Justice Committee on Feb. 27, has submitted a package of materials to support her testimony. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 29, 2019
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 29, 2019
Ex-attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould, pictured during her appearance before the House Justice Committee on Feb. 27, has submitted a package of materials to support her testimony. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured last year, announced earlier this month a review of the Official Languages Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured last year, announced earlier this month a review of the Official Languages Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 27, 2019
The House Ethics Committee, chaired by Conservative MP Bob Zimmer, left, defeated an opposition motion to study the SNC-Lavalin affair on March 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 27, 2019
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 27, 2019
The House Ethics Committee, chaired by Conservative MP Bob Zimmer, left, defeated an opposition motion to study the SNC-Lavalin affair on March 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 25, 2019
The Liberal government is 'so distracted by SNC-Lavalin that clearly they’re not responding on China,' says Brock University professor Charles Burton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 25, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 25, 2019
The Liberal government is 'so distracted by SNC-Lavalin that clearly they’re not responding on China,' says Brock University professor Charles Burton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 20, 2019
While he denounced last week’s attack against Muslim worshippers in New Zealand, U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in 2017, also downplayed the severity of white nationalism as a rising global threat. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 20, 2019
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 20, 2019
While he denounced last week’s attack against Muslim worshippers in New Zealand, U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in 2017, also downplayed the severity of white nationalism as a rising global threat. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 20, 2019
The prime minister this week appointed ex-Liberal justice minister Anne McLellan, left, as a special adviser to look at issues at the heart of the SNC-Lavalin affair, while Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick, centre, announced his resignation and Joyce Murray, right, was promoted to cabinet as the fourth Treasury Board president in less than four months, all due to the ongoing scandal. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 20, 2019
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 20, 2019
The prime minister this week appointed ex-Liberal justice minister Anne McLellan, left, as a special adviser to look at issues at the heart of the SNC-Lavalin affair, while Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick, centre, announced his resignation and Joyce Murray, right, was promoted to cabinet as the fourth Treasury Board president in less than four months, all due to the ongoing scandal. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 20, 2019
Foreign minister John Baird, second from right, alongside then-ambassador to Libya Sandra McCardell, right, meet staff of Canada's mission to Libya in Tripoli during Mr. Baird’s visit to the North African country on Oct. 11, 2011. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 20, 2019
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 20, 2019
Foreign minister John Baird, second from right, alongside then-ambassador to Libya Sandra McCardell, right, meet staff of Canada's mission to Libya in Tripoli during Mr. Baird’s visit to the North African country on Oct. 11, 2011. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 13, 2019
'If you see that smile that he has, you know that he’s up to something, you know that he has something,' says Senator Jim Munson of Globe and Mail Ottawa bureau chief Robert Fife, pictured. 'You know that he’s ready to pounce.' The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 13, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 13, 2019
'If you see that smile that he has, you know that he’s up to something, you know that he has something,' says Senator Jim Munson of Globe and Mail Ottawa bureau chief Robert Fife, pictured. 'You know that he’s ready to pounce.' The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY JOLSON LIM, NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2019
Left to right, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Mr. Trudeau's polling numbers have taken a hit in the wake of the SNC-Lavalin story. Mr. Scheer shouldn’t have called for Mr. Trudeau’s head so early in the game, says ex-Conservative adviser Tim Powers, while pollster Frank Graves says Mr. Singh could benefit from focusing on the corporate accountability aspects of the SNC-Lavalin affair. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM, NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2019
News | BY JOLSON LIM, NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2019
Left to right, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Mr. Trudeau's polling numbers have taken a hit in the wake of the SNC-Lavalin story. Mr. Scheer shouldn’t have called for Mr. Trudeau’s head so early in the game, says ex-Conservative adviser Tim Powers, while pollster Frank Graves says Mr. Singh could benefit from focusing on the corporate accountability aspects of the SNC-Lavalin affair. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 13, 2019
The revelations tied to SNC-Lavalin and former attorney general are more damaging to the Trudeau government, writes Scott Taylor, so why is Vice-Admiral Mark Norman—pictured with lawyer Marie Henein—being dragged through the courts? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 13, 2019
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 13, 2019
The revelations tied to SNC-Lavalin and former attorney general are more damaging to the Trudeau government, writes Scott Taylor, so why is Vice-Admiral Mark Norman—pictured with lawyer Marie Henein—being dragged through the courts? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 6, 2019
Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, left, says Canada should study removing the attorney general from cabinet, while her successor David Lametti, right, says there are 'good arguments' to split the roles but history shows the system 'can work.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 6, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 6, 2019
Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, left, says Canada should study removing the attorney general from cabinet, while her successor David Lametti, right, says there are 'good arguments' to split the roles but history shows the system 'can work.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade