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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
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 6, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, left, and RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme, pictured Oct. 20, 2025, at the Senate National Security, Defence, and Veterans Affairs Committee, have committed to hiring additional officers in the RCMP, which is currently experiencing a 7.7 per cent total vacancy rate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 6, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 6, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, left, and RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme, pictured Oct. 20, 2025, at the Senate National Security, Defence, and Veterans Affairs Committee, have committed to hiring additional officers in the RCMP, which is currently experiencing a 7.7 per cent total vacancy rate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 27, 2025
Since making comments about the RCMP that were published on a YouTube channel over a week ago, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been on the receiving end of public and anonymous criticism from Conservative insiders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 27, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 27, 2025
Since making comments about the RCMP that were published on a YouTube channel over a week ago, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been on the receiving end of public and anonymous criticism from Conservative insiders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 24, 2025
Justice Minister Sean Fraser unveiled the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act on Oct. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 24, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 24, 2025
Justice Minister Sean Fraser unveiled the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act on Oct. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 20, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says pending budget cuts to the RCMP won’t impact the recently-announced hiring initiative that aims to add 1,000 new officers to the Mounties’ ranks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 20, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 20, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says pending budget cuts to the RCMP won’t impact the recently-announced hiring initiative that aims to add 1,000 new officers to the Mounties’ ranks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 15, 2025
Justice Minister Sean Fraser says Bill C-9 ‘strikes the right balance’ between calls for clarity from law enforcement and Canadians' rights to express themselves. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 15, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 15, 2025
Justice Minister Sean Fraser says Bill C-9 ‘strikes the right balance’ between calls for clarity from law enforcement and Canadians' rights to express themselves. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 23, 2024
The parties of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh have not yet said if they will appeal a May 15 court ruling that found federal political parties are subject to B.C.'s privacy laws. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 23, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 23, 2024
The parties of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh have not yet said if they will appeal a May 15 court ruling that found federal political parties are subject to B.C.'s privacy laws. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GEORGE ZIMMERMAN | May 22, 2024
NDP MP Peter Julian’s private member’s bill, C-273, aims to repeal a provision in the Criminal Code ‘that authorizes the correction of a child by force if certain criteria are met.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GEORGE ZIMMERMAN | May 22, 2024
Opinion | BY GEORGE ZIMMERMAN | May 22, 2024
NDP MP Peter Julian’s private member’s bill, C-273, aims to repeal a provision in the Criminal Code ‘that authorizes the correction of a child by force if certain criteria are met.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY YASER HADDARA, TAHA GHAYYUR | May 16, 2024
Actions against Independent Ontario MPP Sarah Jama, pictured, in the provincial legislature demonstrate the punitive measures against those who openly support the Palestinian people, or who speak out against Israel's actions in Gaza, write Yaser Haddara and Taha Ghayyur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY YASER HADDARA, TAHA GHAYYUR | May 16, 2024
Opinion | BY YASER HADDARA, TAHA GHAYYUR | May 16, 2024
Actions against Independent Ontario MPP Sarah Jama, pictured, in the provincial legislature demonstrate the punitive measures against those who openly support the Palestinian people, or who speak out against Israel's actions in Gaza, write Yaser Haddara and Taha Ghayyur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 13, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference outside West Block on April 16, 2024.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 13, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 13, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference outside West Block on April 16, 2024.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 8, 2024
Thunderhead, Canada’s national 2SLGBTQI+ monument, is expected to be complete in the summer of 2025. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/Public City Architecture Studio
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 8, 2024
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 8, 2024
Thunderhead, Canada’s national 2SLGBTQI+ monument, is expected to be complete in the summer of 2025. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/Public City Architecture Studio
Feature | BY BENJAMIN PERRIN | May 6, 2024
Benjamin Perrin on why his book is important: 'Indictment shares the first-hand stories of people whose lives have been devastated by the criminal justice system along with the latest research. It proposes a new transformative justice vision to help transform trauma rather than continue to transmit it.' Book cover and author photograph courtesy of Aevo UTP
Feature | BY BENJAMIN PERRIN | May 6, 2024
Feature | BY BENJAMIN PERRIN | May 6, 2024
Benjamin Perrin on why his book is important: 'Indictment shares the first-hand stories of people whose lives have been devastated by the criminal justice system along with the latest research. It proposes a new transformative justice vision to help transform trauma rather than continue to transmit it.' Book cover and author photograph courtesy of Aevo UTP
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 29, 2024
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured, was among those in 2021 who criticized the decision to grant bail to Umar Zameer. Without an external review of the judicial process in this case, too many questions remain unanswered, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 29, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 29, 2024
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured, was among those in 2021 who criticized the decision to grant bail to Umar Zameer. Without an external review of the judicial process in this case, too many questions remain unanswered, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY JOANNA BARON, CHRISTINE VAN GEYN | April 24, 2024
Pandemic Panic will be very relevant to policymakers in that it provides a critical analysis of past actions and their implications, offering lessons that can inform future crisis response and policy development, writes the Donner Prize Foundation. Book cover image courtesy of Optimum Publishing International
Feature | BY JOANNA BARON, CHRISTINE VAN GEYN | April 24, 2024
Feature | BY JOANNA BARON, CHRISTINE VAN GEYN | April 24, 2024
Pandemic Panic will be very relevant to policymakers in that it provides a critical analysis of past actions and their implications, offering lessons that can inform future crisis response and policy development, writes the Donner Prize Foundation. Book cover image courtesy of Optimum Publishing International
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 24, 2024
Federal Justice Minister Arif Virani vowed to act 'expeditiously' to address the judicial appointments backlog after he was shuffled into the portfolio last July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 24, 2024
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 24, 2024
Federal Justice Minister Arif Virani vowed to act 'expeditiously' to address the judicial appointments backlog after he was shuffled into the portfolio last July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 22, 2024
The parties led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, are fighting side-by-side in court this week in a judicial review over how their parties use Canadian voters' personal data. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 22, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 22, 2024
The parties led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, are fighting side-by-side in court this week in a judicial review over how their parties use Canadian voters' personal data. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY FRANK BAYLIS | April 17, 2024
The Veritas (Truth) statue outside the Supreme Court of Canada building in Ottawa. Quebec's Bill 21 removes fundamental rights from its citizens. Now we will see what the Supreme Court has to say about this, writes Frank Baylis. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY FRANK BAYLIS | April 17, 2024
Opinion | BY FRANK BAYLIS | April 17, 2024
The Veritas (Truth) statue outside the Supreme Court of Canada building in Ottawa. Quebec's Bill 21 removes fundamental rights from its citizens. Now we will see what the Supreme Court has to say about this, writes Frank Baylis. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Justice Minister Arif Virani introduced the Online Harms Act on Feb. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Justice Minister Arif Virani introduced the Online Harms Act on Feb. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade