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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 SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured outside a Liberal cabinet meeting in January, says the recent ruling striking down the Safe Third Country Agreement is being challenged by the feds to make clear the legal framework governing asylum law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured outside a Liberal cabinet meeting in January, says the recent ruling striking down the Safe Third Country Agreement is being challenged by the feds to make clear the legal framework governing asylum law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 2, 2020
Ivan Zinger
Correctional Investigator of Canada Ivan Zinger, pictured in October 2017, says he believes the CSC has worked hard to comply with the new law governing its approach to prisoner isolation, but new software 'fraught with challenges' has made it difficult to report on compliance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 2, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 2, 2020
Ivan Zinger
Correctional Investigator of Canada Ivan Zinger, pictured in October 2017, says he believes the CSC has worked hard to comply with the new law governing its approach to prisoner isolation, but new software 'fraught with challenges' has made it difficult to report on compliance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 10, 2020
Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured on Jan. 28, 2020, on the Hill arriving for the Liberal cabinet meeting in Ottawa. As worried Canadians focus on immediate problems—staying healthy, surviving financially, whether to send the kids back to school this fall—the environment disappeared from the front pages. So did the minister, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 10, 2020
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 10, 2020
Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured on Jan. 28, 2020, on the Hill arriving for the Liberal cabinet meeting in Ottawa. As worried Canadians focus on immediate problems—staying healthy, surviving financially, whether to send the kids back to school this fall—the environment disappeared from the front pages. So did the minister, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 29, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has said Indigenous policing should be an essential service, an assessment numerous witnesses said was a key part of addressing systemic racism as part of the House Public Safety Committee's study on the subject last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 29, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 29, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has said Indigenous policing should be an essential service, an assessment numerous witnesses said was a key part of addressing systemic racism as part of the House Public Safety Committee's study on the subject last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | July 29, 2020
The July 22 Federal Court ruling, should the government choose not to fight it, does away with the sketchy and dangerous way of dealing with asylum seekers who are coming from the United States and sent back and detained, writes Jim Creskey. Flickr photograph by Chris Connelly
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | July 29, 2020
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | July 29, 2020
The July 22 Federal Court ruling, should the government choose not to fight it, does away with the sketchy and dangerous way of dealing with asylum seekers who are coming from the United States and sent back and detained, writes Jim Creskey. Flickr photograph by Chris Connelly
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 22, 2020
The gravity of the charge of uttering threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seems to have been obscured in all the talk about what a decent guy Corey Hurren is, his COVID-related trauma and his concerns about losing the vehicle he needs as a northern Canadian Ranger, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 22, 2020
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 22, 2020
The gravity of the charge of uttering threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seems to have been obscured in all the talk about what a decent guy Corey Hurren is, his COVID-related trauma and his concerns about losing the vehicle he needs as a northern Canadian Ranger, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 22, 2020
RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki told MPs at committee last month that the number of calls the force responds to on mental health 'are growing exponentially,' and new data supports that claim. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 22, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 22, 2020
RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki told MPs at committee last month that the number of calls the force responds to on mental health 'are growing exponentially,' and new data supports that claim. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 22, 2020
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured March 20 with Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, will oversee Statistics Canada as the agency partners with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police to beef up its efforts to collect race-based crime data. A July 15 announcement came with few details and no money linked to the initiative, though one officer hopes to have something in place by 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 22, 2020
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 22, 2020
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured March 20 with Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, will oversee Statistics Canada as the agency partners with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police to beef up its efforts to collect race-based crime data. A July 15 announcement came with few details and no money linked to the initiative, though one officer hopes to have something in place by 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 15, 2020
A serving soldier on active duty assembles a small arsenal of loaded weapons and drives halfway across Canada to deliver a ‘wake-up’ call with an attack on Rideau Hall—that is serious stuff, far beyond a simple ‘mental health’ episode, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CTV News
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 15, 2020
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 15, 2020
A serving soldier on active duty assembles a small arsenal of loaded weapons and drives halfway across Canada to deliver a ‘wake-up’ call with an attack on Rideau Hall—that is serious stuff, far beyond a simple ‘mental health’ episode, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CTV News
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 8, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the government is 'taking steps' to 'locate foreign nationals whose whereabouts are unknown by completing a review of all outstanding cases, prioritizing criminal cases, and focusing investigations on the most concerning cases.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 8, 2020
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 8, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the government is 'taking steps' to 'locate foreign nationals whose whereabouts are unknown by completing a review of all outstanding cases, prioritizing criminal cases, and focusing investigations on the most concerning cases.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PHIL GURSKI | July 6, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during one of the daily press conferences he held in front of Rideau Cottage, where he and his family live on the grounds of Rideau Hall, this spring. Mr. Trudeau was not home on July 2 when Manitoba man Corey Hurren forced his way onto the property with several guns, and made a threat against Mr. Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PHIL GURSKI | July 6, 2020
Opinion | BY PHIL GURSKI | July 6, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during one of the daily press conferences he held in front of Rideau Cottage, where he and his family live on the grounds of Rideau Hall, this spring. Mr. Trudeau was not home on July 2 when Manitoba man Corey Hurren forced his way onto the property with several guns, and made a threat against Mr. Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 2, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured on May 25, 2020, says the 'overrepresentation of Indigenous people in correctional institutions is an unacceptable situation that we are working very hard to address.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 2, 2020
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 2, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured on May 25, 2020, says the 'overrepresentation of Indigenous people in correctional institutions is an unacceptable situation that we are working very hard to address.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade