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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
Opinion | BY WASHIM AHMED | January 20, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has not committed to adding the Proud Boys to Canada’s list of terrorist organizations. The CBSA needs to improve its intelligence on white supremacists and other far-right organizations to prevent them from finding a new home here, writes Washim Ahmed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WASHIM AHMED | January 20, 2021
Opinion | BY WASHIM AHMED | January 20, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has not committed to adding the Proud Boys to Canada’s list of terrorist organizations. The CBSA needs to improve its intelligence on white supremacists and other far-right organizations to prevent them from finding a new home here, writes Washim Ahmed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 15, 2021
Ivan Zinger
Prisoners are serving ‘much, much harsher sentences’ amid COVID-19, says prison watchdog Ivan Zinger. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 15, 2021
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 15, 2021
Ivan Zinger
Prisoners are serving ‘much, much harsher sentences’ amid COVID-19, says prison watchdog Ivan Zinger. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 8, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 8, 2021
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 8, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 6, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair is the latest in a long line of Liberal and Conservative public safety ministers who have so far proven unable to fix the Firearms Marking Regulations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 6, 2020
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 6, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair is the latest in a long line of Liberal and Conservative public safety ministers who have so far proven unable to fix the Firearms Marking Regulations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | November 25, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the chair of the civilian watchdog body, Michelaine Lahaie, and the RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki are 'working together to significantly improve timelines' and to address backlogs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | November 25, 2020
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | November 25, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the chair of the civilian watchdog body, Michelaine Lahaie, and the RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki are 'working together to significantly improve timelines' and to address backlogs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | November 17, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, right, has instructed the RCMP to 'work with' the Treasury Board to develop a 'comprehensive plan' to address a backlog of requests for information, in the wake of a damning report from Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | November 17, 2020
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | November 17, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, right, has instructed the RCMP to 'work with' the Treasury Board to develop a 'comprehensive plan' to address a backlog of requests for information, in the wake of a damning report from Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 4, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair office says it hopes to re-establish the independent advisory panel, which disbanded after a year without data from CSC. Its chair said the panel model is a failure and won't achieve proper oversight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 4, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 4, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair office says it hopes to re-establish the independent advisory panel, which disbanded after a year without data from CSC. Its chair said the panel model is a failure and won't achieve proper oversight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID MERNER, TIM LOWAN | October 28, 2020
B.C. Chief Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provides an update on COVID-19 on July 17, 2020. Dr. Henry is among those who have issued a comprehensive report calling for the decriminalization of all drugs. Photograph courtesy of the Province of British Columbia
Opinion | BY DAVID MERNER, TIM LOWAN | October 28, 2020
Opinion | BY DAVID MERNER, TIM LOWAN | October 28, 2020
B.C. Chief Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provides an update on COVID-19 on July 17, 2020. Dr. Henry is among those who have issued a comprehensive report calling for the decriminalization of all drugs. Photograph courtesy of the Province of British Columbia
Given the history of BIPOC Canadians being disproportionately stopped, searched, arrested, prosecuted, and incarcerated for cannabis possession offences than white Canadians, the development of the legalization framework, as well as its implementation, should have involved robust consultation with Black and other racialized groups, write Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Annamaria Enenajor. Unsplash photograph by LexScope
Given the history of BIPOC Canadians being disproportionately stopped, searched, arrested, prosecuted, and incarcerated for cannabis possession offences than white Canadians, the development of the legalization framework, as well as its implementation, should have involved robust consultation with Black and other racialized groups, write Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Annamaria Enenajor. Unsplash photograph by LexScope
Opinion | BY M-J MILLOY | October 28, 2020
New research in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside involving thousands of people who use drugs at highest risks of overdose has revealed possible benefits of cannabis use, but researchers also found that legal cannabis is largely unavailable to people who use drugs in those neighbourhoods, writes M-J Milloy. Flickr photograph by Viv Lynch
Opinion | BY M-J MILLOY | October 28, 2020
Opinion | BY M-J MILLOY | October 28, 2020
New research in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside involving thousands of people who use drugs at highest risks of overdose has revealed possible benefits of cannabis use, but researchers also found that legal cannabis is largely unavailable to people who use drugs in those neighbourhoods, writes M-J Milloy. Flickr photograph by Viv Lynch
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 26, 2020
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said her force would 'review' the use of the carotid neck hold by its officers in early June. That review is not yet complete, and the RCMP isn't sharing any of the details about who is being consulted and when it will be finished. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 26, 2020
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 26, 2020
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said her force would 'review' the use of the carotid neck hold by its officers in early June. That review is not yet complete, and the RCMP isn't sharing any of the details about who is being consulted and when it will be finished. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 21, 2020
'When I’m prime minister, I’ll put an end to Trudeau’s attacks on law-abiding gun owners:' Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole campaigned for the party leadership on a promise to roll back Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new gun control measures. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 21, 2020
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 21, 2020
'When I’m prime minister, I’ll put an end to Trudeau’s attacks on law-abiding gun owners:' Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole campaigned for the party leadership on a promise to roll back Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new gun control measures. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade