Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Canada’s Politics and Government News Source Since 1989

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | Latest Paper

Justice

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 STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
More than half of the 19 bills Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his House caucus have introduced so far in the 45th Parliament have focused on crime and public safety. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
More than half of the 19 bills Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his House caucus have introduced so far in the 45th Parliament have focused on crime and public safety. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 29, 2025
The federal government, through Justice Minister Sean Fraser, has asked the Supreme Court to impose some limits on how the notwithstanding clause can be used, but has not taken a position on whether Quebec’s Bill 21 violates the Charter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 29, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 29, 2025
The federal government, through Justice Minister Sean Fraser, has asked the Supreme Court to impose some limits on how the notwithstanding clause can be used, but has not taken a position on whether Quebec’s Bill 21 violates the Charter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARK KERSTEN | August 27, 2025
Bob Rae
In a now-deleted social media post, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae called American sanctions against a Canadian judge sitting on the International Criminal Court ‘disgraceful.’
Opinion | BY MARK KERSTEN | August 27, 2025
Opinion | BY MARK KERSTEN | August 27, 2025
Bob Rae
In a now-deleted social media post, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae called American sanctions against a Canadian judge sitting on the International Criminal Court ‘disgraceful.’
Defence Minister David McGuinty did not respond to requests for comment after a watchdog report said the laws governing the Military Police Complaints Commission need to change. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Defence Minister David McGuinty did not respond to requests for comment after a watchdog report said the laws governing the Military Police Complaints Commission need to change. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | May 29, 2025
PSG Senator Peter Harder has introduced a historic bill in the Upper Chamber, titled An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1982 (notwithstanding clause). Its main goal is to put in place legislative safeguards to prevent the excessive use of the notwithstanding clause at the federal level, writes Errol Mendes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | May 29, 2025
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | May 29, 2025
PSG Senator Peter Harder has introduced a historic bill in the Upper Chamber, titled An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1982 (notwithstanding clause). Its main goal is to put in place legislative safeguards to prevent the excessive use of the notwithstanding clause at the federal level, writes Errol Mendes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
Opinion | BY STEPHEN J. RAPP | June 6, 2018
The Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, home to thousands of Rohingya from Myanmar, pictured in November 2017. UK DFID photograph courtesy of Russell Watkins
Opinion | BY STEPHEN J. RAPP | June 6, 2018
Opinion | BY STEPHEN J. RAPP | June 6, 2018
The Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, home to thousands of Rohingya from Myanmar, pictured in November 2017. UK DFID photograph courtesy of Russell Watkins
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 30, 2018
Anna Neistat, senior director of research for Amnesty International, says Canada should be paying more attention to human rights abuses in the U.S. and Ukraine. Photograph courtesy of Amnesty International
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 30, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 30, 2018
Anna Neistat, senior director of research for Amnesty International, says Canada should be paying more attention to human rights abuses in the U.S. and Ukraine. Photograph courtesy of Amnesty International