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The office of Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, left, had no comment last week on the new U.S. national security strategy, but former federal Conservative minister Peter MacKay, former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Frank McKenna, and former federal Liberal minister Lloyd Axworthy all criticize the document. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handout courtesy Frank McKenna
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
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 29, 2025
Gary Anandasangaree
There are ‘significant constitutional deficiencies that need to be rectified’ in Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree’s Bill C-8, says researcher Kate Robertson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 29, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 29, 2025
Gary Anandasangaree
There are ‘significant constitutional deficiencies that need to be rectified’ in Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree’s Bill C-8, says researcher Kate Robertson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 22, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said in August he planned to consult recognized party leaders on candidates for the promised Foreign Interference Transparency Registry before Parliament returned, but neither those consultations nor the registry have materialized. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 22, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 22, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said in August he planned to consult recognized party leaders on candidates for the promised Foreign Interference Transparency Registry before Parliament returned, but neither those consultations nor the registry have materialized. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 14, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 14, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 14, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
Liam Óg Ó aHnnaidh, centre, a member of the Irish rap trio Kneecap, leaves a U.K. court on Sept. 26, following the dismissal of his terrorism charges for waving a Hezbollah flag. Photograph courtesy of X
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
Liam Óg Ó aHnnaidh, centre, a member of the Irish rap trio Kneecap, leaves a U.K. court on Sept. 26, following the dismissal of his terrorism charges for waving a Hezbollah flag. Photograph courtesy of X
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
More than half of the 19 bills Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his House caucus have introduced so far in the 45th Parliament have focused on crime and public safety. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
More than half of the 19 bills Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his House caucus have introduced so far in the 45th Parliament have focused on crime and public safety. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEVE VINTZ | September 29, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, left, Innovation Minister Mélanie Joly, and AI Minister Evan Solomon. Canada has a unique opportunity to shape how AI can be both a risk and a tool in defending our systems, writes Steve Vintz. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEVE VINTZ | September 29, 2025
Opinion | BY STEVE VINTZ | September 29, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, left, Innovation Minister Mélanie Joly, and AI Minister Evan Solomon. Canada has a unique opportunity to shape how AI can be both a risk and a tool in defending our systems, writes Steve Vintz. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DERICO SYMONDS | September 17, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has proposed life sentences for three-time serious offenders and eliminating bail, parole, and house arrest for repeat criminals, writes DeRico Symonds. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DERICO SYMONDS | September 17, 2025
Opinion | BY DERICO SYMONDS | September 17, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has proposed life sentences for three-time serious offenders and eliminating bail, parole, and house arrest for repeat criminals, writes DeRico Symonds. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The first two CT-102B Astra II Basic Flying Training aircraft are pictured at the Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport in Gatineau, Que. on Sept. 11, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | September 12, 2025
The first two CT-102B Astra II Basic Flying Training aircraft are pictured at the Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport in Gatineau, Que. on Sept. 11, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 21, 2025
Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound pledged to overhaul government procurement when he first came to his role in May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 21, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 21, 2025
Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound pledged to overhaul government procurement when he first came to his role in May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CALVIN NEUFELD | August 20, 2025
An incarcerated farm worker shovels cow feed in a prison dairy research program at Joyceville Institution in Kingston, Ont. Jo-Anne McArthur photograph courtesy of We Animals
Feature | BY CALVIN NEUFELD | August 20, 2025
Feature | BY CALVIN NEUFELD | August 20, 2025
An incarcerated farm worker shovels cow feed in a prison dairy research program at Joyceville Institution in Kingston, Ont. Jo-Anne McArthur photograph courtesy of We Animals
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 20, 2025
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources firefighters watch as a water bomber from Quebec makes a pass over the wildfire in Susie's Lake, N.S., last week, which was assessed as 'under control' on Aug. 15. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Nova Scotia
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 20, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 20, 2025
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources firefighters watch as a water bomber from Quebec makes a pass over the wildfire in Susie's Lake, N.S., last week, which was assessed as 'under control' on Aug. 15. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Nova Scotia
Despite limited resources, Indigenous nations are valued partners for wildfire management agencies, especially in times of overwhelm, write Dr. Amy Cardinal Christianson, Chief Conroy Sewepagaham, and Hereditary Chief Frank Brown. DND photograph by Corporal Marc-André Leclerc
Despite limited resources, Indigenous nations are valued partners for wildfire management agencies, especially in times of overwhelm, write Dr. Amy Cardinal Christianson, Chief Conroy Sewepagaham, and Hereditary Chief Frank Brown. DND photograph by Corporal Marc-André Leclerc
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 28, 2025
The RCMP arrested four men on July 8 who were allegedly involved in activities intending to forcibly take possession of land in the Québec City area. Military-style training in which the accused took part. Photograph courtesy of the RCMP
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 28, 2025
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 28, 2025
The RCMP arrested four men on July 8 who were allegedly involved in activities intending to forcibly take possession of land in the Québec City area. Military-style training in which the accused took part. Photograph courtesy of the RCMP
Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | July 6, 2025
Twelve years after the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, the lessons have not been learned in terms of preventing future disasters, writes Bruce Campbell. Photograph courtesy of the Transportation Safety of Board Canada/Flickr
Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | July 6, 2025
Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | July 6, 2025
Twelve years after the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, the lessons have not been learned in terms of preventing future disasters, writes Bruce Campbell. Photograph courtesy of the Transportation Safety of Board Canada/Flickr
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | July 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre. Canada's ambitious goals will require major initiatives by all levels of government, and by the private sector, as well as co-ordination between sectors if they are to be achieved efficiently and in a timely manner, writes Michael Hatfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | July 2, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | July 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre. Canada's ambitious goals will require major initiatives by all levels of government, and by the private sector, as well as co-ordination between sectors if they are to be achieved efficiently and in a timely manner, writes Michael Hatfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 30, 2025
Theresa Tam
Dr. Theresa Tam was Canada’s chief public health officer between June 26, 2017, and June 20, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 30, 2025
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 30, 2025
Theresa Tam
Dr. Theresa Tam was Canada’s chief public health officer between June 26, 2017, and June 20, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade