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Don Oliver
Then deputy Senate Speaker Don Oliver, pictured in 2012: 'Being a Black man in the Senate afforded me countless opportunities to promote tolerance, fairness, and equality, both in Canada and abroad, that I would not have otherwise had,' he told The Hill Times in 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 20, 2025
Jenny Kwan
NDP MP Jenny Kwan says the already-existing Crown corporation, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, is capable of overseeing housing affordability initiatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 20, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 20, 2025
Jenny Kwan
NDP MP Jenny Kwan says the already-existing Crown corporation, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, is capable of overseeing housing affordability initiatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 9, 2025
A new preliminary report says there's 'widespread' maltreatment in the Canadian sport system. Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden says the government will 'carefully analyze' the full report, which is set to be released next year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 9, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 9, 2025
A new preliminary report says there's 'widespread' maltreatment in the Canadian sport system. Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden says the government will 'carefully analyze' the full report, which is set to be released next year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ASIM BISWAS | September 8, 2025
Canadian Senators Group Senator Robert Black, centre, pictured with ISG Senator Tony Loffreda, left, and CSG Senator Colin Deacon. Black’s bill calling for a soil health strategy is a chance to embed soil health into national policy, writes Asim Biswas. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Opinion | BY ASIM BISWAS | September 8, 2025
Opinion | BY ASIM BISWAS | September 8, 2025
Canadian Senators Group Senator Robert Black, centre, pictured with ISG Senator Tony Loffreda, left, and CSG Senator Colin Deacon. Black’s bill calling for a soil health strategy is a chance to embed soil health into national policy, writes Asim Biswas. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 22, 2025
A Public Policy Forum report looking at media coverage of the 2025 federal election found some communities did not have any reporting about local candidates or public debates to hear from those running to become MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 22, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 22, 2025
A Public Policy Forum report looking at media coverage of the 2025 federal election found some communities did not have any reporting about local candidates or public debates to hear from those running to become MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 6, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, attended Vancouver Pride alongside Liberal MPs Zoe Royer, centre right, Ernie Klassen, right, and Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight. Photograph courtesy of X
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 6, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 6, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, attended Vancouver Pride alongside Liberal MPs Zoe Royer, centre right, Ernie Klassen, right, and Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight. Photograph courtesy of X