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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
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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
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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 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
Opinion | BY DAVID MORLEY | May 29, 2018
Canada ranks 25th out of 41 rich countries in child well-being, according to a study from UNICEF. The organization is rallying Canadians under the hashtag, #8MillionActions, to join the conversation on how the country can improve the lives of children. Photograph courtesy of UNICEF Canada
Opinion | BY DAVID MORLEY | May 29, 2018
Opinion | BY DAVID MORLEY | May 29, 2018
Canada ranks 25th out of 41 rich countries in child well-being, according to a study from UNICEF. The organization is rallying Canadians under the hashtag, #8MillionActions, to join the conversation on how the country can improve the lives of children. Photograph courtesy of UNICEF Canada
Opinion | BY NEIL BOYD, SCOTT BERNSTEIN | May 23, 2018
From left, Conservative Senators Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, Claude Carignan, and Denise Batters recently travelled to the U.S. to meet with legislators and officials on the upcoming legalization of cannabis in Canada. The Hill Times file photographs
Opinion | BY NEIL BOYD, SCOTT BERNSTEIN | May 23, 2018
Opinion | BY NEIL BOYD, SCOTT BERNSTEIN | May 23, 2018
From left, Conservative Senators Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, Claude Carignan, and Denise Batters recently travelled to the U.S. to meet with legislators and officials on the upcoming legalization of cannabis in Canada. The Hill Times file photographs
Opinion | BY PETER SHOWLER | May 23, 2018
After years of procedural obstacles imposed on refugee claimants, new leadership at the Immigration and Refugee Board has re-oriented the claim process, now placing refugees at the centre of the process, writes ex-IRB chair Peter Showler. The Hill Times photograph by Kristen Shane
Opinion | BY PETER SHOWLER | May 23, 2018
Opinion | BY PETER SHOWLER | May 23, 2018
After years of procedural obstacles imposed on refugee claimants, new leadership at the Immigration and Refugee Board has re-oriented the claim process, now placing refugees at the centre of the process, writes ex-IRB chair Peter Showler. The Hill Times photograph by Kristen Shane
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 23, 2018
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould led the Canadian delegation that appeared in Geneva for the United Nations’ third cycle of Universal Periodic Review of human rights on May 11. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 23, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 23, 2018
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould led the Canadian delegation that appeared in Geneva for the United Nations’ third cycle of Universal Periodic Review of human rights on May 11. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY JOSH CAMPBELL | May 11, 2018
Under Bill C-45, in its current form, it could be more than a year before vaporizers and concentrates are made available to cannabis consumers in Canada, writes Josh Campbell. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY JOSH CAMPBELL | May 11, 2018
Opinion | BY JOSH CAMPBELL | May 11, 2018
Under Bill C-45, in its current form, it could be more than a year before vaporizers and concentrates are made available to cannabis consumers in Canada, writes Josh Campbell. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY KAREN SPRING | May 9, 2018
Karen Spring, originally from Simcoe County, Ont., is fighting for her spouse, Edwin Espinal, to be released from a maximum-security prison in Honduras. The Hill Times photograph by Shruti Shekar
Opinion | BY KAREN SPRING | May 9, 2018
Opinion | BY KAREN SPRING | May 9, 2018
Karen Spring, originally from Simcoe County, Ont., is fighting for her spouse, Edwin Espinal, to be released from a maximum-security prison in Honduras. The Hill Times photograph by Shruti Shekar
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 9, 2018
Conservative Sen. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu says there should be zero tolerance for those who smoke weed and get behind the wheel in the new drug-impaired driving law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 9, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 9, 2018
Conservative Sen. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu says there should be zero tolerance for those who smoke weed and get behind the wheel in the new drug-impaired driving law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 25, 2018
Critics say recently released data on drug recognition training for police officers shows Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and the Liberal government are rushing to push through legislation to legalize cannabis when the 'low number' of trained officers show police services aren't prepared. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 25, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 25, 2018
Critics say recently released data on drug recognition training for police officers shows Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and the Liberal government are rushing to push through legislation to legalize cannabis when the 'low number' of trained officers show police services aren't prepared. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 25, 2018
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, left, and B.C. Premier John Horgan, right, are at odds over the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, centre, weighing in with support for Mr. Horgan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 25, 2018
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 25, 2018
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, left, and B.C. Premier John Horgan, right, are at odds over the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, centre, weighing in with support for Mr. Horgan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 25, 2018
Tom Hooper, a historian of the bathhouse raids in Canada, says the prime minister’s November apology to the LGBTQ community was just ‘eloquent words’ unless Bill C-66 allows for the elimination of more historically unjust convictions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 25, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 25, 2018
Tom Hooper, a historian of the bathhouse raids in Canada, says the prime minister’s November apology to the LGBTQ community was just ‘eloquent words’ unless Bill C-66 allows for the elimination of more historically unjust convictions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade