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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
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 26, 2018
Egyptian Ambassador Motaz Mounir Zahran will end his four-year term in Ottawa at the end of September. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 26, 2018
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 26, 2018
Egyptian Ambassador Motaz Mounir Zahran will end his four-year term in Ottawa at the end of September. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 26, 2018
In the three weeks since Nike’s ad campaign featuring football player Colin Kaepernick launched, the company added US$6-billion to its market value. Image courtesy of Colin Kaepernick’s Twitter page
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 26, 2018
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 26, 2018
In the three weeks since Nike’s ad campaign featuring football player Colin Kaepernick launched, the company added US$6-billion to its market value. Image courtesy of Colin Kaepernick’s Twitter page
Opinion | BY ELLIS WESTWOOD | September 24, 2018
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould's department recently won two awards from the Canadian branch of the International Association for Public Participation for the talks it conducted with Canadians last year on criminal justice reform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ELLIS WESTWOOD | September 24, 2018
Opinion | BY ELLIS WESTWOOD | September 24, 2018
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould's department recently won two awards from the Canadian branch of the International Association for Public Participation for the talks it conducted with Canadians last year on criminal justice reform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Carolyn Bennett
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, pictured speaking in the House foyer in June, appointed a special envoy to look into Canada-U.S. border-crossing issues for First Nations in 2016. The envoy proposed that Canada ratify the Jay Treaty as one possible solution. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Carolyn Bennett
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, pictured speaking in the House foyer in June, appointed a special envoy to look into Canada-U.S. border-crossing issues for First Nations in 2016. The envoy proposed that Canada ratify the Jay Treaty as one possible solution. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 19, 2018
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has reintroduced a bill to cut Toronto's city council almost in half, using the notwithstanding clause in the Constitution to override a court decision that said the legislation was unconstitutional. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 19, 2018
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 19, 2018
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has reintroduced a bill to cut Toronto's city council almost in half, using the notwithstanding clause in the Constitution to override a court decision that said the legislation was unconstitutional. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 17, 2018
Alberta Senator Grant Mitchell, left, is sponsoring the government’s bill overhauling the federal environmental assessment regime, which was introduced by Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, right, in February. The Hill Times file photo and photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 17, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 17, 2018
Alberta Senator Grant Mitchell, left, is sponsoring the government’s bill overhauling the federal environmental assessment regime, which was introduced by Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, right, in February. The Hill Times file photo and photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 29, 2018
Outspoken veterans advocate Sean Bruyea argued with federal lawyers for five hours Friday over a motion to dismiss his defamation case. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 29, 2018
News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 29, 2018
Outspoken veterans advocate Sean Bruyea argued with federal lawyers for five hours Friday over a motion to dismiss his defamation case. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 25, 2018
Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Bill Blair, left, sits with Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale, right, as they testify in front of the House Immigration Committee on July 24 on the impact of asylum seekers irregularly crossing the Canada-U.S. border. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 25, 2018
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 25, 2018
Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Bill Blair, left, sits with Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale, right, as they testify in front of the House Immigration Committee on July 24 on the impact of asylum seekers irregularly crossing the Canada-U.S. border. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 17, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre right, meets with Latvian Prime Minister Māris Kučinskis, opposite him, last week during Mr. Trudeau's visit to the European nation. Photograph courtesy of Harjit Sajjan's Twitter
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 17, 2018
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 17, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre right, meets with Latvian Prime Minister Māris Kučinskis, opposite him, last week during Mr. Trudeau's visit to the European nation. Photograph courtesy of Harjit Sajjan's Twitter
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | July 4, 2018
Senate law clerk Jacqueline Kuehl, left, will leave her post on July 6. Principal clerk Heather Lank, right, left the Senate last month to become the new Parliamentary Librarian. Photographs courtesy of the Senate of Canada and Heather Lank
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | July 4, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | July 4, 2018
Senate law clerk Jacqueline Kuehl, left, will leave her post on July 6. Principal clerk Heather Lank, right, left the Senate last month to become the new Parliamentary Librarian. Photographs courtesy of the Senate of Canada and Heather Lank
Opinion | BY BILL WILTSE, JAD SALIBA | July 4, 2018
Canada’s legislators, like Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, should open a debate around the sentences handed out to those convicted of possession and dissemination of child sexual abuse materials, write Jad Saliba and Bill Wiltse. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BILL WILTSE, JAD SALIBA | July 4, 2018
Opinion | BY BILL WILTSE, JAD SALIBA | July 4, 2018
Canada’s legislators, like Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, should open a debate around the sentences handed out to those convicted of possession and dissemination of child sexual abuse materials, write Jad Saliba and Bill Wiltse. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 27, 2018
Former politicians and staffers are getting in ‘on the ground floor’ of emerging cannabis companies. Clockwise from top left: former Conservative minister Julian Fantino, former Conservative staffer Will Stewart, former Conservative minister Joe Oliver, former Conservative staffer Dimitri Soudas, former Liberal Party chief financial officer Chuck Rifici, and former Liberal staffer Sarah Bain. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file, LinkedIn
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 27, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 27, 2018
Former politicians and staffers are getting in ‘on the ground floor’ of emerging cannabis companies. Clockwise from top left: former Conservative minister Julian Fantino, former Conservative staffer Will Stewart, former Conservative minister Joe Oliver, former Conservative staffer Dimitri Soudas, former Liberal Party chief financial officer Chuck Rifici, and former Liberal staffer Sarah Bain. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file, LinkedIn