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Justice Minister Sean Fraser’s Bill C-16 proposes significant and necessary reforms, writes Lana Wells. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
When Alberta Premier Danielle Smith invoked the notwithstanding clause to prevent the courts from challenging three transgender bills in Alberta, she used the very tools of democracy against itself. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
When Alberta Premier Danielle Smith invoked the notwithstanding clause to prevent the courts from challenging three transgender bills in Alberta, she used the very tools of democracy against itself. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
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 ROSE LEMAY | November 17, 2025
Dr. Ivan Zinger, correctional investigator of Canada, holds up his last annual report on Nov. 12, 2025, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 17, 2025
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 17, 2025
Dr. Ivan Zinger, correctional investigator of Canada, holds up his last annual report on Nov. 12, 2025, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY DAVID HUTTON | November 13, 2025
Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Harriet Solloway poses for a portrait at her office in Ottawa on July 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID HUTTON | November 13, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID HUTTON | November 13, 2025
Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Harriet Solloway poses for a portrait at her office in Ottawa on July 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 12, 2025
Canada's Correctional Investigator Ivan Zinger has catalogued issues plaguing this country's prison system after 20 years with the office, including the past nine years at the organization's helm. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 12, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 12, 2025
Canada's Correctional Investigator Ivan Zinger has catalogued issues plaguing this country's prison system after 20 years with the office, including the past nine years at the organization's helm. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 12, 2018
While Democrats are raising the idea of impeaching U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured right with his wife Melania headed to Argentina for a G20 summit Nov. 29, an obvious path to the president’s removal is not evident, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 12, 2018
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 12, 2018
While Democrats are raising the idea of impeaching U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured right with his wife Melania headed to Argentina for a G20 summit Nov. 29, an obvious path to the president’s removal is not evident, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 14, 2018
Newfoundland Premier Dwight Ball and Quebec Premier François Legault ought to bury the hatchet and carve out a new hydro deal that benefits both, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of LouisRoyQc
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 14, 2018
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 14, 2018
Newfoundland Premier Dwight Ball and Quebec Premier François Legault ought to bury the hatchet and carve out a new hydro deal that benefits both, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of LouisRoyQc
Opinion | BY MACDONALD SCOTT, SWATHI SEKHAR | November 14, 2018
A Supreme Court of Canada case being heard Nov. 14 challenges the government’s—represented by Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale—practice of holding immigrant detainees indefinitely. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MACDONALD SCOTT, SWATHI SEKHAR | November 14, 2018
Opinion | BY MACDONALD SCOTT, SWATHI SEKHAR | November 14, 2018
A Supreme Court of Canada case being heard Nov. 14 challenges the government’s—represented by Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale—practice of holding immigrant detainees indefinitely. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR YVONNE BOYER | November 14, 2018
Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott, pictured speaking June 21 in Ottawa’s Vincent Massey Park at a Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival, announced in September that Canada would commit $68-million over three years to improve health services in Indigenous communities. This is a welcomed, but more action is required, says Independent Sen. Yvonne Boyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR YVONNE BOYER | November 14, 2018
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR YVONNE BOYER | November 14, 2018
Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott, pictured speaking June 21 in Ottawa’s Vincent Massey Park at a Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival, announced in September that Canada would commit $68-million over three years to improve health services in Indigenous communities. This is a welcomed, but more action is required, says Independent Sen. Yvonne Boyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | November 14, 2018
Former MP Terence Young’s daughter Vanessa died in 2000 at the age of 15 after suffering complications while taking the prescribed drug Prepulsid for minor indigestion issues. The drug has since been taken off the market. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | November 14, 2018
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | November 14, 2018
Former MP Terence Young’s daughter Vanessa died in 2000 at the age of 15 after suffering complications while taking the prescribed drug Prepulsid for minor indigestion issues. The drug has since been taken off the market. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 8, 2018
Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu said it's 'unfortunate' the Senate committee studying Bill C-58 won't hear from a very important witness after the Tax Court chief justice backed out of closed-door testimony on Nov. 8. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 8, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 8, 2018
Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu said it's 'unfortunate' the Senate committee studying Bill C-58 won't hear from a very important witness after the Tax Court chief justice backed out of closed-door testimony on Nov. 8. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | October 24, 2018
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Oct. 11 that no binding constitutional duty exists for Indigenous consultation to occur before a law is passed. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | October 24, 2018
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | October 24, 2018
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Oct. 11 that no binding constitutional duty exists for Indigenous consultation to occur before a law is passed. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2018
A worker inspects plants at the Tweed cannabis plant in Smiths Falls, Ont., one of several cannabis companies that have sprouted up in the years prior to legalization. Consultants and industry insiders predict lobbying isn’t likely to taper off after pot is legal on Oct. 17, suggesting it will instead climb as groups jockey to tweak existing law and inform new regulations ahead of a 12-month deadline to legalize other forms, like edibles. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2018
A worker inspects plants at the Tweed cannabis plant in Smiths Falls, Ont., one of several cannabis companies that have sprouted up in the years prior to legalization. Consultants and industry insiders predict lobbying isn’t likely to taper off after pot is legal on Oct. 17, suggesting it will instead climb as groups jockey to tweak existing law and inform new regulations ahead of a 12-month deadline to legalize other forms, like edibles. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2018
A woman sits on Parliament Hill in April, at the last 4-20 protest before cannabis became legal in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2018
A woman sits on Parliament Hill in April, at the last 4-20 protest before cannabis became legal in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STAN STAPLETON | October 17, 2018
An aerial view of Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge for Aboriginal Women in Maple Creek, Sask., where Terri-Lynne McClintic was transferred. She pleaded guilty in 2010 to first-degree murder in the death of eight-year-old Tori Stafford. There are no fences around the lodge. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Correctional Service Canada
Opinion | BY STAN STAPLETON | October 17, 2018
Opinion | BY STAN STAPLETON | October 17, 2018
An aerial view of Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge for Aboriginal Women in Maple Creek, Sask., where Terri-Lynne McClintic was transferred. She pleaded guilty in 2010 to first-degree murder in the death of eight-year-old Tori Stafford. There are no fences around the lodge. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Correctional Service Canada
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2018
In the days before cannabis legalization, Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair told reporters Canada's regulated market will do a 'much better job protecting our kids' and begin an 'important process' offering consumers 'a responsible and healthier choice.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2018
In the days before cannabis legalization, Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair told reporters Canada's regulated market will do a 'much better job protecting our kids' and begin an 'important process' offering consumers 'a responsible and healthier choice.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 17, 2018
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer speaks to reporters last month surrounded by caucus members, left, Michelle Rempel and Tony Clement, and, right, Rachael Harder. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 17, 2018
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 17, 2018
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer speaks to reporters last month surrounded by caucus members, left, Michelle Rempel and Tony Clement, and, right, Rachael Harder. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade