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Peter Boehm
ISG Senator Peter Boehm, left, and PSG Senator Peter Harder, are chair and vice-chair, respectfully, of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The committee this month released a report entitled, "Canada-Africa: seizing a strategic opportunity." The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DANIEL ZEKVELD | November 19, 2025
Other jurisdictions are demonstrating that user privacy and protecting children from pornography are not mutually exclusive, writes Daniel Zekveld. Unsplash photograph by Alvaro Uribe
Opinion | BY DANIEL ZEKVELD | November 19, 2025
Opinion | BY DANIEL ZEKVELD | November 19, 2025
Other jurisdictions are demonstrating that user privacy and protecting children from pornography are not mutually exclusive, writes Daniel Zekveld. Unsplash photograph by Alvaro Uribe
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 19, 2025
Mandy Gull-Masty
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty. This government would be well advised to find some humility, and work with the strong allies in the Senate who advocate for the well-being of Indigenous Peoples, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 19, 2025
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 19, 2025
Mandy Gull-Masty
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty. This government would be well advised to find some humility, and work with the strong allies in the Senate who advocate for the well-being of Indigenous Peoples, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY GRACE BESTARD | October 27, 2025
Marilou McPhedran
Senator Marilou McPhedran has made youth a primary focus since joining the Red Chamber. Her Vote 16 Act aims to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY GRACE BESTARD | October 27, 2025
News | BY GRACE BESTARD | October 27, 2025
Marilou McPhedran
Senator Marilou McPhedran has made youth a primary focus since joining the Red Chamber. Her Vote 16 Act aims to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2025
ISG Senator Éric Forest, left, and Conservative Senator Claude Carignan are members of the subcommittee tasked with launching a program review after a motion from ISG Senator Lucie Moncion passed at a committee meeting with broad support. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2025
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2025
ISG Senator Éric Forest, left, and Conservative Senator Claude Carignan are members of the subcommittee tasked with launching a program review after a motion from ISG Senator Lucie Moncion passed at a committee meeting with broad support. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 13, 2025
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
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 13, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 13, 2025
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
The Senate Speaker's parade enters the Red Chamber on Feb. 6. There are some who will want to bring a partisan discourse in the deliberations of the Senate, solely for electoral purposes. We are prepared to deal with this reality, writes ISG Facilitator Raymonde Saint-Germain. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The Senate Speaker's parade enters the Red Chamber on Feb. 6. There are some who will want to bring a partisan discourse in the deliberations of the Senate, solely for electoral purposes. We are prepared to deal with this reality, writes ISG Facilitator Raymonde Saint-Germain. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
After nine years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s experimental changes to the Senate are turning out to be another one of his signature failures, writes Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
After nine years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s experimental changes to the Senate are turning out to be another one of his signature failures, writes Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 15, 2024
Senate Chamber in Senate of Canada Building
On June 18, the Senate adjourned debate on a request to set $881,768 as this year's budget for the Senate Audit and Oversight Committee and the Office of the Chief Audit Executive. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 15, 2024
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 15, 2024
Senate Chamber in Senate of Canada Building
On June 18, the Senate adjourned debate on a request to set $881,768 as this year's budget for the Senate Audit and Oversight Committee and the Office of the Chief Audit Executive. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GRO SENATOR IRIS PETTEN | July 10, 2024
It is imperative that vacant seats are filled—with the best candidates—to strengthen the Senate’s ability to represent all the provinces and territories, writes Sen. Iris Petten. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GRO SENATOR IRIS PETTEN | July 10, 2024
Opinion | BY GRO SENATOR IRIS PETTEN | July 10, 2024
It is imperative that vacant seats are filled—with the best candidates—to strengthen the Senate’s ability to represent all the provinces and territories, writes Sen. Iris Petten. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 24, 2024
Senator Scott Tannas and his 18-member Canadian Senators Group have been pressing the government to grant Senate leaders access to the unredacted intelligence watchdog report.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 24, 2024
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 24, 2024
Senator Scott Tannas and his 18-member Canadian Senators Group have been pressing the government to grant Senate leaders access to the unredacted intelligence watchdog report.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 21, 2024
ISG Senator Raymonde Saint-Germain gave a notice on June 20 of her plan to introduce a motion this fall calling on the Senate Ethics Committee to study Senators' sponsored travel. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 21, 2024
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 21, 2024
ISG Senator Raymonde Saint-Germain gave a notice on June 20 of her plan to introduce a motion this fall calling on the Senate Ethics Committee to study Senators' sponsored travel. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 6, 2024
Non-affiliated Senators Marilou McPhedran, left, Mary Jane McCallum, and Patrick Brazeau say they are not treated equally to their colleagues who choose to sit in groups. The Hill Times photographs by Cynthia Münster, Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 6, 2024
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 6, 2024
Non-affiliated Senators Marilou McPhedran, left, Mary Jane McCallum, and Patrick Brazeau say they are not treated equally to their colleagues who choose to sit in groups. The Hill Times photographs by Cynthia Münster, Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 13, 2024
On May 8, 67 Senators voted in favour of Motion 165, which cemented changes to the Red Chamber’s rules to recognize groups other than the opposition and government, granting them new procedural powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 13, 2024
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 13, 2024
On May 8, 67 Senators voted in favour of Motion 165, which cemented changes to the Red Chamber’s rules to recognize groups other than the opposition and government, granting them new procedural powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 6, 2024
On May 2, Marc Gold, the government’s representative in the Senate, moved to limit debate on his modernization motion to another six hours at most. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 6, 2024
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 6, 2024
On May 2, Marc Gold, the government’s representative in the Senate, moved to limit debate on his modernization motion to another six hours at most. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2024
Marc Gold, the government’s representative in the Senate, introduced a motion on April 18 to change the Upper Chamber’s rules after other initiatives failed to bring the matter to a vote. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2024
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2024
Marc Gold, the government’s representative in the Senate, introduced a motion on April 18 to change the Upper Chamber’s rules after other initiatives failed to bring the matter to a vote. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 11, 2024
Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar, left, Conservative Senator Denise Batters, and ISG Senator Diane Bellemare, chair of the Senate Rules Committee. Omidvar says the Senate committee system does not work. All three Senators sit on the Senate Rules Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Senate's Government Representative Office
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 11, 2024
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 11, 2024
Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar, left, Conservative Senator Denise Batters, and ISG Senator Diane Bellemare, chair of the Senate Rules Committee. Omidvar says the Senate committee system does not work. All three Senators sit on the Senate Rules Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Senate's Government Representative Office
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 7, 2024
Ahead of his retirement, Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu reflects on his accomplishments and work left unfinished after 14 years in the Red Chamber, and his hopes for the future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 7, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 7, 2024
Ahead of his retirement, Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu reflects on his accomplishments and work left unfinished after 14 years in the Red Chamber, and his hopes for the future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade