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Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree removed some provisions under the Strong Borders Act, Bill C-2, after the bill was criticized by civil society groups over its proposed warrantless lawful access provisions, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY HOSSEIN BONAKDARI | December 23, 2025
Water is pumped from a flooded home in Ottawa's Constance Bay area in April 2019. Floods are by far the most expensive hazard, costing an estimated $1.2-billion annually, followed by wildfires, and storms. Canada can no longer afford to treat disasters as one-offs, writes Hossein Bonakdari. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY HOSSEIN BONAKDARI | December 23, 2025
Opinion | BY HOSSEIN BONAKDARI | December 23, 2025
Water is pumped from a flooded home in Ottawa's Constance Bay area in April 2019. Floods are by far the most expensive hazard, costing an estimated $1.2-billion annually, followed by wildfires, and storms. Canada can no longer afford to treat disasters as one-offs, writes Hossein Bonakdari. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 15, 2025
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 CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 15, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 15, 2025
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
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 8, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty, pictured third from left with Canada's Chief of Defence Jennie Carignan, right, is one of the ministers in charge of bolstering Canada’s defence capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 8, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 8, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty, pictured third from left with Canada's Chief of Defence Jennie Carignan, right, is one of the ministers in charge of bolstering Canada’s defence capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 3, 2025
After successfully proposing nearly 30 amendments to strengthen and enhance Bill C-12, Conservative Immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner says the Liberals still need to go further to meaningfully reform Canada's immigration system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 3, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 3, 2025
After successfully proposing nearly 30 amendments to strengthen and enhance Bill C-12, Conservative Immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner says the Liberals still need to go further to meaningfully reform Canada's immigration system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | December 1, 2025
Employment and Social Development Canada is a partner in the Public Safety Canada-led effort to combat human trafficking and support survivors’ rehabilitation—and at times, forgiveness of debts—using taxpayer money, writes Ken Rubin. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | December 1, 2025
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | December 1, 2025
Employment and Social Development Canada is a partner in the Public Safety Canada-led effort to combat human trafficking and support survivors’ rehabilitation—and at times, forgiveness of debts—using taxpayer money, writes Ken Rubin. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 19, 2022
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino tells reporters on Dec. 14, the last day of the fall session of Parliament, that the government has 'heard loud and clear from hunters and Indigenous peoples' about their concerns with proposed amendments to the firearms bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 19, 2022
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 19, 2022
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino tells reporters on Dec. 14, the last day of the fall session of Parliament, that the government has 'heard loud and clear from hunters and Indigenous peoples' about their concerns with proposed amendments to the firearms bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 12, 2022
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said that 'the fight against climate change has reached our doorstep,' in a press release accompanying the release of Canada's National Adaptation Strategy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 12, 2022
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 12, 2022
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said that 'the fight against climate change has reached our doorstep,' in a press release accompanying the release of Canada's National Adaptation Strategy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 7, 2022
A number of NDP MPs from rural and northern ridings, including NDP MP Alistair MacGregor, are in the crosshairs of a letter-writing campaign by 'left-leaning' hunters to pressure them to oppose the recent amendments to the Liberals' gun control bill, C-21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 7, 2022
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 7, 2022
A number of NDP MPs from rural and northern ridings, including NDP MP Alistair MacGregor, are in the crosshairs of a letter-writing campaign by 'left-leaning' hunters to pressure them to oppose the recent amendments to the Liberals' gun control bill, C-21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 7, 2022
Opposition members of Parliament’s Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency, including Conservative Glen Motz, left, and New Democrat Matthew Green, say the government should release the legal opinion behind invoking the Emergencies Act. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 7, 2022
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 7, 2022
Opposition members of Parliament’s Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency, including Conservative Glen Motz, left, and New Democrat Matthew Green, say the government should release the legal opinion behind invoking the Emergencies Act. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN MCMULLEN, TINA SARYEDDINE | December 5, 2022
Fire chiefs will be on the Hill for their annual advocacy day: Chiefs on the Hill, from Monday, Dec. 5 through Wednesday, Dec. 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN MCMULLEN, TINA SARYEDDINE | December 5, 2022
Opinion | BY KEN MCMULLEN, TINA SARYEDDINE | December 5, 2022
Fire chiefs will be on the Hill for their annual advocacy day: Chiefs on the Hill, from Monday, Dec. 5 through Wednesday, Dec. 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 5, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears before the Public Order Emergency Commission at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on Nov. 25, 2022, to provide testimony about the Freedom Convoy occupation and the government's invocation of the Emergencies Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 5, 2022
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 5, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears before the Public Order Emergency Commission at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on Nov. 25, 2022, to provide testimony about the Freedom Convoy occupation and the government's invocation of the Emergencies Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 5, 2022
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, left, Hill Times columnist Erica Ifill, and Global News reporter Rachel Gilmore, pictured on Dec. 1, 2022, at Carleton University talking about the growing online hate towards journalists in Canada. The Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 5, 2022
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 5, 2022
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, left, Hill Times columnist Erica Ifill, and Global News reporter Rachel Gilmore, pictured on Dec. 1, 2022, at Carleton University talking about the growing online hate towards journalists in Canada. The Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 30, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testifies at the Public Order Emergency Commission on Nov. 25. The federal government was left with no option but to use emergency powers as a last-resort tactic to move the truckers who clearly had no intention of voluntarily doing so, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 30, 2022
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 30, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testifies at the Public Order Emergency Commission on Nov. 25. The federal government was left with no option but to use emergency powers as a last-resort tactic to move the truckers who clearly had no intention of voluntarily doing so, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 30, 2022
For the most part, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers were ‘strong on the performative side’ during their testimonies before the commission, says Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 30, 2022
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 30, 2022
For the most part, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers were ‘strong on the performative side’ during their testimonies before the commission, says Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 30, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland appears before the Public Order Emergency Commission at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on Nov. 24. The main objective throughout the hearings was to project a rationale or an image of control out of what was essentially a trainwreck, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 30, 2022
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 30, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland appears before the Public Order Emergency Commission at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on Nov. 24. The main objective throughout the hearings was to project a rationale or an image of control out of what was essentially a trainwreck, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 28, 2022
Justice Paul Rouleau looks on as Brendan Miller, counsel representing Freedom Corp., questions a witness at the Public Emergency Order Commission on Nov. 22, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 28, 2022
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 28, 2022
Justice Paul Rouleau looks on as Brendan Miller, counsel representing Freedom Corp., questions a witness at the Public Emergency Order Commission on Nov. 22, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 23, 2022
National Police Federation president Brian Sauvé, left, and RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. The NPF is calling on the federal government to reconsider the potential removal of a number of 'less lethal intervention options' available to officers. Photograph courtesy of the National Police Federation and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 23, 2022
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 23, 2022
National Police Federation president Brian Sauvé, left, and RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. The NPF is calling on the federal government to reconsider the potential removal of a number of 'less lethal intervention options' available to officers. Photograph courtesy of the National Police Federation and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade