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Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The first two CT-102B Astra II Basic Flying Training aircraft are pictured at the Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport in Gatineau, Que. on Sept. 11, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | September 12, 2025
The first two CT-102B Astra II Basic Flying Training aircraft are pictured at the Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport in Gatineau, Que. on Sept. 11, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 21, 2025
Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound pledged to overhaul government procurement when he first came to his role in May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 21, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 21, 2025
Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound pledged to overhaul government procurement when he first came to his role in May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CALVIN NEUFELD | August 20, 2025
An incarcerated farm worker shovels cow feed in a prison dairy research program at Joyceville Institution in Kingston, Ont. Jo-Anne McArthur photograph courtesy of We Animals
FeatureBY CALVIN NEUFELD | August 20, 2025
FeatureBY CALVIN NEUFELD | August 20, 2025
An incarcerated farm worker shovels cow feed in a prison dairy research program at Joyceville Institution in Kingston, Ont. Jo-Anne McArthur photograph courtesy of We Animals
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 20, 2025
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources firefighters watch as a water bomber from Quebec makes a pass over the wildfire in Susie's Lake, N.S., last week, which was assessed as 'under control' on Aug. 15. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Nova Scotia
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 20, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 20, 2025
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources firefighters watch as a water bomber from Quebec makes a pass over the wildfire in Susie's Lake, N.S., last week, which was assessed as 'under control' on Aug. 15. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Nova Scotia
Despite limited resources, Indigenous nations are valued partners for wildfire management agencies, especially in times of overwhelm, write Dr. Amy Cardinal Christianson, Chief Conroy Sewepagaham, and Hereditary Chief Frank Brown. DND photograph by Corporal Marc-André Leclerc
Despite limited resources, Indigenous nations are valued partners for wildfire management agencies, especially in times of overwhelm, write Dr. Amy Cardinal Christianson, Chief Conroy Sewepagaham, and Hereditary Chief Frank Brown. DND photograph by Corporal Marc-André Leclerc
Opinion | BY HELEN FORSEY | April 5, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair. Scandal continues to brew over the Correctional Service Canada's plan to convert its two Kingston-area prison farms into an industrial dairy goat operation for the commercial market, writes Helen Forsey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY HELEN FORSEY | April 5, 2021
Opinion | BY HELEN FORSEY | April 5, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair. Scandal continues to brew over the Correctional Service Canada's plan to convert its two Kingston-area prison farms into an industrial dairy goat operation for the commercial market, writes Helen Forsey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 1, 2021
NDP MP Jenny Kwan, left, and Independent Senator Mobina Jaffer, right, say Ottawa should act on a motion that earned unanimous support in the House to create and properly fund dedicated hate crime units in every community in Canada. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 1, 2021
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 1, 2021
NDP MP Jenny Kwan, left, and Independent Senator Mobina Jaffer, right, say Ottawa should act on a motion that earned unanimous support in the House to create and properly fund dedicated hate crime units in every community in Canada. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 8, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has been the face of the government's gun control agenda since the last election. His long-awaited bill to make good on the party's gun control promises from that election campaign has been harshly criticized by advocates on both sides of the issue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 8, 2021
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 8, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has been the face of the government's gun control agenda since the last election. His long-awaited bill to make good on the party's gun control promises from that election campaign has been harshly criticized by advocates on both sides of the issue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 24, 2021
Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 24, 2021
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 24, 2021
Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | February 24, 2021
Statistics Canada's Jeff Latimer, pictured in July 2020, says 'it has taken a little while to clarify everybody’s roles and get things going' on the initiative, but he's 'confident' in the 'clear plan' that is now established. Screen capture via ParlVu
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | February 24, 2021
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | February 24, 2021
Statistics Canada's Jeff Latimer, pictured in July 2020, says 'it has taken a little while to clarify everybody’s roles and get things going' on the initiative, but he's 'confident' in the 'clear plan' that is now established. Screen capture via ParlVu
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | February 12, 2021
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard, pictured at left in 2018, says the backlog of access-to-information requests at the RCMP, overseen by Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured at right in 2020, is unacceptable. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | February 12, 2021
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | February 12, 2021
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard, pictured at left in 2018, says the backlog of access-to-information requests at the RCMP, overseen by Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured at right in 2020, is unacceptable. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 1, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, left, and Rob Stewart, deputy minister of public safety Canada. Minister Blair was appointed to his role following former public safety minister Ralph Goodale's defeat in the 2019 election. Mr. Stewart was appointed to his role in Dec. 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 1, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 1, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, left, and Rob Stewart, deputy minister of public safety Canada. Minister Blair was appointed to his role following former public safety minister Ralph Goodale's defeat in the 2019 election. Mr. Stewart was appointed to his role in Dec. 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 26, 2021
Jennifer Oades, chairperson of the Parole Board of Canada, fielded many of the questions and bore much of the criticism made by opposition MPs. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu screengrab
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 26, 2021
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 26, 2021
Jennifer Oades, chairperson of the Parole Board of Canada, fielded many of the questions and bore much of the criticism made by opposition MPs. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu screengrab
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 21, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said the death was a ‘terrible tragedy’ that should ‘never have happened.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 21, 2021
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 21, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said the death was a ‘terrible tragedy’ that should ‘never have happened.’ 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