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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
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
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2019
High Commissioner of Pakistan Raza Bashir Tarar arrived in Ottawa in mid-February after serving since August 2015 as head of mission in Kenya. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2019
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2019
High Commissioner of Pakistan Raza Bashir Tarar arrived in Ottawa in mid-February after serving since August 2015 as head of mission in Kenya. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2019
Senators raised concerns back in a May report on changes to the Criminal Code, which brought in deferred prosecution agreements, when former Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould rebuffed requests to appear before the committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2019
Senators raised concerns back in a May report on changes to the Criminal Code, which brought in deferred prosecution agreements, when former Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould rebuffed requests to appear before the committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 20, 2019
Former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould is bound by two oaths of office—cabinet confidence and solicitor-client privilege—but has retained former Supreme Court justice Thomas Cromwell for advice on what she can say. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 20, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 20, 2019
Former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould is bound by two oaths of office—cabinet confidence and solicitor-client privilege—but has retained former Supreme Court justice Thomas Cromwell for advice on what she can say. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | February 13, 2019
Jody Wilson-Raybould, the former veterans affairs minister, resigned from the Trudeau cabinet on Feb. 12 in the wake of allegations that she faced pressure to cut a deal with construction giant SNC-Lavalin so it would avoid a trial. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | February 13, 2019
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | February 13, 2019
Jody Wilson-Raybould, the former veterans affairs minister, resigned from the Trudeau cabinet on Feb. 12 in the wake of allegations that she faced pressure to cut a deal with construction giant SNC-Lavalin so it would avoid a trial. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, seated centre, prepares to testify Feb. 1, 2018 before the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on C-46, the now-passed impaired-driving bill introduced alongside cannabis legalization legislation. Author Sen. Claude Carignan is pictured behind Mr. Goodale. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, seated centre, prepares to testify Feb. 1, 2018 before the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on C-46, the now-passed impaired-driving bill introduced alongside cannabis legalization legislation. Author Sen. Claude Carignan is pictured behind Mr. Goodale. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade