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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
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 3, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is currently the only party leader in the House to not have a security clearance, which has left him open to criticism from other parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 3, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 3, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is currently the only party leader in the House to not have a security clearance, which has left him open to criticism from other parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 2, 2024
The chair's gavel at the the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs— the committee to which MPs have suggested the SDTC documents issue be referred. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 2, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 2, 2024
The chair's gavel at the the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs— the committee to which MPs have suggested the SDTC documents issue be referred. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY FAISAL KUTTY | October 31, 2024
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc is responsible for Bill C-20, to establish the Public Complaints Review Complaints and Review Commission. Unless the bill is amended to allow third-party and systemic complaints, enforce its decisions, and operate transparently, it will fall short of delivering change, writes Faisal Kutty. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY FAISAL KUTTY | October 31, 2024
Opinion | BY FAISAL KUTTY | October 31, 2024
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc is responsible for Bill C-20, to establish the Public Complaints Review Complaints and Review Commission. Unless the bill is amended to allow third-party and systemic complaints, enforce its decisions, and operate transparently, it will fall short of delivering change, writes Faisal Kutty. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BRIAN LAKEY | October 30, 2024
Arif Virani
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, and Justice Minister Arif Virani. We must legislate stiffer penalties in order to prosecute, and—ideally—deter copper thieves, writes Brian Lakey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BRIAN LAKEY | October 30, 2024
Opinion | BY BRIAN LAKEY | October 30, 2024
Arif Virani
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, and Justice Minister Arif Virani. We must legislate stiffer penalties in order to prosecute, and—ideally—deter copper thieves, writes Brian Lakey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 16, 2024
Toronto-Dominion Bank has been ordered to pay a US$3.09-billion fine for violating the United States’ Bank Secrecy Act, and money laundering. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 16, 2024
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 16, 2024
Toronto-Dominion Bank has been ordered to pay a US$3.09-billion fine for violating the United States’ Bank Secrecy Act, and money laundering. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 3, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc's portfolio includes the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 3, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 3, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc's portfolio includes the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 2, 2024
Mark Holland
In February, Health Minister Mark Holland introduced legislation that would add a further three-year delay to the legalization of MAID where mental illness is the sole underlying cause The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 2, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 2, 2024
Mark Holland
In February, Health Minister Mark Holland introduced legislation that would add a further three-year delay to the legalization of MAID where mental illness is the sole underlying cause The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | September 26, 2024
Cannabis
If you think it's impossible to move to a single, national stamp because the stamps ensure taxes are remitted to the right place, you’d be wrong, writes Paul McCarthy. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | September 26, 2024
Opinion | September 26, 2024
Cannabis
If you think it's impossible to move to a single, national stamp because the stamps ensure taxes are remitted to the right place, you’d be wrong, writes Paul McCarthy. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Terence D'Souza, left, Cathy Hu, Kathleena Henricus, and Bavan Pushpalingam were selected to represent the interests of youth in Canada at the official G7 youth engagement in Rome, Italy.  Photograph courtesy of Kathleena Henricus
Terence D'Souza, left, Cathy Hu, Kathleena Henricus, and Bavan Pushpalingam were selected to represent the interests of youth in Canada at the official G7 youth engagement in Rome, Italy.  Photograph courtesy of Kathleena Henricus
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 9, 2024
Nathan Prier, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees, speaks at a Sept. 5 rally in downtown Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 9, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 9, 2024
Nathan Prier, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees, speaks at a Sept. 5 rally in downtown Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY HELEN LONG | August 19, 2024
Health Minister Mark Holland and Justice Minister Arif Virani, who share responsibility for the Liberal government’s policy on medical assistance in dying, have not indicated a willingness to move forward with advance requests for MAID during this Parliament, writes Helen Long. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY HELEN LONG | August 19, 2024
Opinion | BY HELEN LONG | August 19, 2024
Health Minister Mark Holland and Justice Minister Arif Virani, who share responsibility for the Liberal government’s policy on medical assistance in dying, have not indicated a willingness to move forward with advance requests for MAID during this Parliament, writes Helen Long. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BENJAMIN ROEBUCK | August 1, 2024
Justice Minister Arif Virani. The Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime requires legislated protections to ensure victims who file complaints are not subject to subpoena or reprisal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BENJAMIN ROEBUCK | August 1, 2024
Opinion | BY BENJAMIN ROEBUCK | August 1, 2024
Justice Minister Arif Virani. The Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime requires legislated protections to ensure victims who file complaints are not subject to subpoena or reprisal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade