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Mike Pompeo, pictured when he was U.S. Secretary of State in Ottawa for a bilateral meeting on Aug. 22, 2019, will be back in town to headline CANSEC on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2025
The final report aims to spur Public Safety Minister David McGuinty to address broad concerns with Canada's prison and isolation practices, and get 'more involved with providing oversight,' says panel chair Howard Sapers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2025
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2025
The final report aims to spur Public Safety Minister David McGuinty to address broad concerns with Canada's prison and isolation practices, and get 'more involved with providing oversight,' says panel chair Howard Sapers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHARON DESOUSA, MARK WEBER | February 12, 2025
Public Safety Minister David McGuinty, left. No automated system can match a border officer’s ability to exercise critical judgment in complex situations. Machines cannot replace people, write Sharon DeSousa and Mark Weber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHARON DESOUSA, MARK WEBER | February 12, 2025
Opinion | BY SHARON DESOUSA, MARK WEBER | February 12, 2025
Public Safety Minister David McGuinty, left. No automated system can match a border officer’s ability to exercise critical judgment in complex situations. Machines cannot replace people, write Sharon DeSousa and Mark Weber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 12, 2025
Public Safety Minister David McGuinty, right, with Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, says there was urgency to appoint a new 'fentanyl czar' to avoid renewing U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 12, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 12, 2025
Public Safety Minister David McGuinty, right, with Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, says there was urgency to appoint a new 'fentanyl czar' to avoid renewing U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 10, 2025
John Hannaford
Canada is 'fortunate' to have Clerk of the Privy Council John Hannaford, pictured, and his background as a 'former trade deputy minister and experienced Washington hand,' says former PCO clerk Michael Wernick. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 10, 2025
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 10, 2025
John Hannaford
Canada is 'fortunate' to have Clerk of the Privy Council John Hannaford, pictured, and his background as a 'former trade deputy minister and experienced Washington hand,' says former PCO clerk Michael Wernick. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 8, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on Feb. 1 to address Canada's retaliatory response, which was put on pause after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day tariff reprieve on Feb. 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 8, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 8, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on Feb. 1 to address Canada's retaliatory response, which was put on pause after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day tariff reprieve on Feb. 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 21, 2022
Former Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole, former chair of Police Services Board Dian Deans and former Ottawa Police chief Peter Sloly have become the casualties of the Ottawa trucker protest. Political insiders say more high-profile officials may have to step down from their positions as a result of the fallout of this blockade. The Hill Times file photograph and courtesy of Twitter
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 21, 2022
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 21, 2022
Former Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole, former chair of Police Services Board Dian Deans and former Ottawa Police chief Peter Sloly have become the casualties of the Ottawa trucker protest. Political insiders say more high-profile officials may have to step down from their positions as a result of the fallout of this blockade. The Hill Times file photograph and courtesy of Twitter
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 21, 2022
Since becoming the interim Conservative party leader, Candice Bergen has called on Freedom Convoy protesters to end the blockade and go back home. Before that, Bergen was one of the most high-profile Conservative caucus supporters of the protest. The Hill Times photograh by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 21, 2022
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 21, 2022
Since becoming the interim Conservative party leader, Candice Bergen has called on Freedom Convoy protesters to end the blockade and go back home. Before that, Bergen was one of the most high-profile Conservative caucus supporters of the protest. The Hill Times photograh by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 14, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 11, 2022, at his presser on the Hill, is facing criticism from both within and outside the caucus for his handling of the pandemic and the ongoing blockades in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 14, 2022
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 14, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 11, 2022, at his presser on the Hill, is facing criticism from both within and outside the caucus for his handling of the pandemic and the ongoing blockades in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 14, 2022
A Freedom Convoy supporter sits with gas cans on Wellington Street on Feb. 10, 2022 as the convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa enters the second week. If we have to bring in another police force, so be it. If we have to bring in the military, so be it. The alternative is that we might have to tell the story about how we failed to challenge white supremacy in our neighbourhoods in the winter of 2022, and how it all went so badly after that, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Rose LeMay
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 14, 2022
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 14, 2022
A Freedom Convoy supporter sits with gas cans on Wellington Street on Feb. 10, 2022 as the convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa enters the second week. If we have to bring in another police force, so be it. If we have to bring in the military, so be it. The alternative is that we might have to tell the story about how we failed to challenge white supremacy in our neighbourhoods in the winter of 2022, and how it all went so badly after that, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Rose LeMay
News | BY ALICE CHEN | February 14, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for the Liberal party caucus meeting from West Block on Feb. 9, 2022. In an application for judicial review, Democracy Watch contends that his move to call a snap election late last summer was in fact against the law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | February 14, 2022
News | BY ALICE CHEN | February 14, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for the Liberal party caucus meeting from West Block on Feb. 9, 2022. In an application for judicial review, Democracy Watch contends that his move to call a snap election late last summer was in fact against the law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 9, 2022
Liberal MP Greg Fergus, the co-chair of the Parliamentary Black Caucus, says Canada’s financial intelligence unit should be tasked with making sure the money raised for the Freedom Convoy doesn’t end up benefiting extremist groups. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 9, 2022
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 9, 2022
Liberal MP Greg Fergus, the co-chair of the Parliamentary Black Caucus, says Canada’s financial intelligence unit should be tasked with making sure the money raised for the Freedom Convoy doesn’t end up benefiting extremist groups. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY FAREED KHAN AND DAVID MIVASAIR | February 8, 2022
A ‘freedom convoy’ supporter holding a Confederate flag walks on Parliament Hill on Jan. 29. By standing shoulder to shoulder with them, some Conservative MPs have betrayed Canadians, and the 90 per cent of truckers, who have abided by pandemic restrictions and mask mandates, and done the responsible thing by getting vaccinated, write Fareed Khan and David Mivasair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY FAREED KHAN AND DAVID MIVASAIR | February 8, 2022
Opinion | BY FAREED KHAN AND DAVID MIVASAIR | February 8, 2022
A ‘freedom convoy’ supporter holding a Confederate flag walks on Parliament Hill on Jan. 29. By standing shoulder to shoulder with them, some Conservative MPs have betrayed Canadians, and the 90 per cent of truckers, who have abided by pandemic restrictions and mask mandates, and done the responsible thing by getting vaccinated, write Fareed Khan and David Mivasair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 7, 2022
A Freedom Convoy supporter, pictured on Feb. 5, 2022, waving a sign in the middle of Albert Street as the convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa enters the second week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ruled out meeting with any of the organizers behind the massively disruptive demonstration initially crafted as a display of opposition to the cross-border vaccination requirement for long-haul truck drivers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 7, 2022
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 7, 2022
A Freedom Convoy supporter, pictured on Feb. 5, 2022, waving a sign in the middle of Albert Street as the convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa enters the second week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ruled out meeting with any of the organizers behind the massively disruptive demonstration initially crafted as a display of opposition to the cross-border vaccination requirement for long-haul truck drivers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 7, 2022
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has called for more help from other levels of government, for what the city's police chief and several city councillors have called a siege. The Hill Times Photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 7, 2022
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 7, 2022
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has called for more help from other levels of government, for what the city's police chief and several city councillors have called a siege. The Hill Times Photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 2, 2022
Protesters began gathering around Parliament Hill on Friday, Jan. 28 to protest COVID-19 public health mandates. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 2, 2022
FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 2, 2022
Protesters began gathering around Parliament Hill on Friday, Jan. 28 to protest COVID-19 public health mandates. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 2, 2022
A Freedom Convoy supporter holding a Confederate flag walks on Parliament Hill on Jan. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 2, 2022
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 2, 2022
A Freedom Convoy supporter holding a Confederate flag walks on Parliament Hill on Jan. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MATTHEW HORWOOD | February 2, 2022
News | BY MATTHEW HORWOOD | February 2, 2022
News | BY MATTHEW HORWOOD | February 2, 2022