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Conservative health critic Dan Mazier, left, says a key focus for him during the winter sitting is the proximity of some supervised injection sites to places frequented by children, while NDP health critic Gord Johns says he’ll be vocal on issues including mental health and pharmacare. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | November 24, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel recently touted ongoing support for child care and early learning, and a national school food program in remarks about how her government supports children. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | November 24, 2025
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | November 24, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel recently touted ongoing support for child care and early learning, and a national school food program in remarks about how her government supports children. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JESSICA MOFFATT, JOSé LUIS CASTRO | November 19, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel. While many high-income nations have implemented co-ordinated national lung health strategies, Canada has yet to do so. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JESSICA MOFFATT, JOSé LUIS CASTRO | November 19, 2025
Opinion | BY JESSICA MOFFATT, JOSé LUIS CASTRO | November 19, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel. While many high-income nations have implemented co-ordinated national lung health strategies, Canada has yet to do so. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | November 17, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel has emphasized in her public comments that mental health is a priority for her, but that did not result in any new funding for that or programs connected to the toxic drug crisis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | November 17, 2025
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | November 17, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel has emphasized in her public comments that mental health is a priority for her, but that did not result in any new funding for that or programs connected to the toxic drug crisis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY FARDOUS HOSSEINY | November 10, 2025
The toll from service-related mental health challenges is not new, but these impacts—and the need to properly address them—are now coming to light in a significant way, writes Fardous Hosseiny. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY FARDOUS HOSSEINY | November 10, 2025
Opinion | BY FARDOUS HOSSEINY | November 10, 2025
The toll from service-related mental health challenges is not new, but these impacts—and the need to properly address them—are now coming to light in a significant way, writes Fardous Hosseiny. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | November 10, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel at an announcement in Ottawa on Oct. 2, 2025. "We are focusing on streamlining some programs,” said Michel about the absence of new mental health and addictions support program money in the budget. “But, if you look, we protected health care [through the] transfers.” The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | November 10, 2025
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | November 10, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel at an announcement in Ottawa on Oct. 2, 2025. "We are focusing on streamlining some programs,” said Michel about the absence of new mental health and addictions support program money in the budget. “But, if you look, we protected health care [through the] transfers.” The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PHIL UPSHALL | February 25, 2016
Opinion | BY PHIL UPSHALL | February 25, 2016
Opinion | BY PHIL UPSHALL | February 25, 2016
News | BY TIM NAUMETZ | February 24, 2016
Health Minister Jane Philpott and Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett. The government plans to spend $1.7-million on mental health support for aboriginal family members and others who were consulted over the past two months on plans for a national inquiry into murdered and missing indigenous women and girls. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
News | BY TIM NAUMETZ | February 24, 2016
News | BY TIM NAUMETZ | February 24, 2016
Health Minister Jane Philpott and Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett. The government plans to spend $1.7-million on mental health support for aboriginal family members and others who were consulted over the past two months on plans for a national inquiry into murdered and missing indigenous women and girls. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY MICHAEL BRENNAN, ONDINA LOVE | January 18, 2016
Health Minister Jane Philpott pictured at the National Press Theatre. 'One of every four dollars for health care should come from the federal government,' writes Canada’s Health Action Lobby. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY MICHAEL BRENNAN, ONDINA LOVE | January 18, 2016
Opinion | BY MICHAEL BRENNAN, ONDINA LOVE | January 18, 2016
Health Minister Jane Philpott pictured at the National Press Theatre. 'One of every four dollars for health care should come from the federal government,' writes Canada’s Health Action Lobby. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 18, 2016
'We ran on a National Housing Strategy. We are making social housing investments over the course of the next 10 years, and how Veterans Affairs ties and taps into those opportunities for our veterans is what we will do,' says Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 18, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 18, 2016
'We ran on a National Housing Strategy. We are making social housing investments over the course of the next 10 years, and how Veterans Affairs ties and taps into those opportunities for our veterans is what we will do,' says Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY CARA KATZ, JITENDER SAREEN | December 31, 2015
Opinion | BY CARA KATZ, JITENDER SAREEN | December 31, 2015
Opinion | BY CARA KATZ, JITENDER SAREEN | December 31, 2015