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Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree. The hare-brained scheme to coerce reluctant civil servants into a third-rate volunteer force comes from the same government that is intent on disarming registered and law-abiding gun owners across Canada, writes Scott Taylor. 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 NEIL MOSS | November 23, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, left, says his conversations with U.S. officials—such as Attorney General Pam Bondi—dealt with explaining the work that Canada has undergone to strengthen border security. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 23, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 23, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, left, says his conversations with U.S. officials—such as Attorney General Pam Bondi—dealt with explaining the work that Canada has undergone to strengthen border security. 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
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
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, though she has had her share of bumps, is bringing tenacious new leadership as she attempts to positively shift a 150-year-old organization, despite the organization’s tremendous baggage, write David Neufeld and Rosemary Ricciardelli. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, though she has had her share of bumps, is bringing tenacious new leadership as she attempts to positively shift a 150-year-old organization, despite the organization’s tremendous baggage, write David Neufeld and Rosemary Ricciardelli. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 7, 2022
Justin Trudeau has been looking prime ministerial and above the fray in his response to the Russia invasion of Ukraine, say pollsters, but his poor handling of the trucker protest has damaged his personal brand. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 7, 2022
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 7, 2022
Justin Trudeau has been looking prime ministerial and above the fray in his response to the Russia invasion of Ukraine, say pollsters, but his poor handling of the trucker protest has damaged his personal brand. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | March 2, 2022
Social media is one source of foreign and domestic influence for alt-right and far-right groups, experts say, but western alienation may also play a part in these movements. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ALICE CHEN | March 2, 2022
News | BY ALICE CHEN | March 2, 2022
Social media is one source of foreign and domestic influence for alt-right and far-right groups, experts say, but western alienation may also play a part in these movements. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ALICE CHEN | March 2, 2022
Anti-Trudeau products were out in full force at the 'Freedom Convoy' protests which ended Feb. 20, after occupying the city for more than three weeks. These types of items 'become badge holders and signifiers that you’re one with the crowd,' says Carleton University's Stephen Saideman. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ALICE CHEN | March 2, 2022
News | BY ALICE CHEN | March 2, 2022
Anti-Trudeau products were out in full force at the 'Freedom Convoy' protests which ended Feb. 20, after occupying the city for more than three weeks. These types of items 'become badge holders and signifiers that you’re one with the crowd,' says Carleton University's Stephen Saideman. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY STEVEN ZHOU | February 23, 2022
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is pictured in the West Block on Nov. 8, 2021. The federal government recently presented community groups with legal frameworks for possible future online regulations, but Ottawa can’t risk worsening a pattern in the name of national security, particularly in a time when the Emergencies Act has been invoked, writes Steven Zhou. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEVEN ZHOU | February 23, 2022
Opinion | BY STEVEN ZHOU | February 23, 2022
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is pictured in the West Block on Nov. 8, 2021. The federal government recently presented community groups with legal frameworks for possible future online regulations, but Ottawa can’t risk worsening a pattern in the name of national security, particularly in a time when the Emergencies Act has been invoked, writes Steven Zhou. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | February 23, 2022
Freedom Convoy supporters embrace on Wellington Street on Feb. 17, as the convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa finished its third week. 'We’ve seen for years now, declining trust in government,' says Institute on Governance vice-president Brad Graham. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | February 23, 2022
News | BY ALICE CHEN | February 23, 2022
Freedom Convoy supporters embrace on Wellington Street on Feb. 17, as the convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa finished its third week. 'We’ve seen for years now, declining trust in government,' says Institute on Governance vice-president Brad Graham. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 23, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says that he will stop supporting the Emergencies Act as soon as it is not needed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 23, 2022
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 23, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says that he will stop supporting the Emergencies Act as soon as it is not needed. 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