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Canadian soldiers, pictured in March 2014 in Ottawa after returning home from Afghanistan. Veterans and advocates are raising issues with the private administration of rehabilitation services due to what they say are lingering delays, arbitrary decisions, and a cumbersome process. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY FARDOUS HOSSEINY | November 10, 2025
The toll from service-related mental health challenges is not new, but these impacts—and the need to properly address them—are now coming to light in a significant way, writes Fardous Hosseiny. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY FARDOUS HOSSEINY | November 10, 2025
Opinion | BY FARDOUS HOSSEINY | November 10, 2025
The toll from service-related mental health challenges is not new, but these impacts—and the need to properly address them—are now coming to light in a significant way, writes Fardous Hosseiny. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY JEREMY DIAMOND | November 10, 2025
A pair of veterans lays a wreath during the Nov. 11, 2024, ceremony in Ottawa at the National War Memorial. Remembrance must be meaningful as well as educational and should not be confined to Nov. 11—it can exist year-round, online and on demand, writes Jeremy Diamond. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JEREMY DIAMOND | November 10, 2025
Opinion | BY JEREMY DIAMOND | November 10, 2025
A pair of veterans lays a wreath during the Nov. 11, 2024, ceremony in Ottawa at the National War Memorial. Remembrance must be meaningful as well as educational and should not be confined to Nov. 11—it can exist year-round, online and on demand, writes Jeremy Diamond. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Veterans raise the Royal Canadian Legion’s poppy flag on Parliament Hill on Oct. 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | October 31, 2025
Veterans raise the Royal Canadian Legion’s poppy flag on Parliament Hill on Oct. 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 26, 2025
New Veterans Affairs and Associate Defence Minister Jill McKnight, centre, at Rideau Hall for her cabinet swearing in on May 13 alongside Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Governor General Mary Simon. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 26, 2025
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 26, 2025
New Veterans Affairs and Associate Defence Minister Jill McKnight, centre, at Rideau Hall for her cabinet swearing in on May 13 alongside Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Governor General Mary Simon. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY FARDOUS HOSSEINY | August 25, 2025
Canada’s leadership in peace and security is defined not only by the missions undertaken, but also by the compassion and commitment shown to those who return from service, writes Fardous Hosseiny. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY FARDOUS HOSSEINY | August 25, 2025
Opinion | BY FARDOUS HOSSEINY | August 25, 2025
Canada’s leadership in peace and security is defined not only by the missions undertaken, but also by the compassion and commitment shown to those who return from service, writes Fardous Hosseiny. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Newfoundland soldiers in St. John's Road support trench, July 1, 1916. This picture was taken before the start of the attack on Beaumont Hamel, July 1, 1916. Photograph courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (NA 3105), St. John's, Nfld.
Newfoundland soldiers in St. John's Road support trench, July 1, 1916. This picture was taken before the start of the attack on Beaumont Hamel, July 1, 1916. Photograph courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (NA 3105), St. John's, Nfld.
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | August 11, 2016
The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | August 11, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | August 11, 2016
The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | August 9, 2016
The Canadian Peacekeeping Monument on Sussex Drive in Ottawa, seen from the northeast. DND Photo by Master Corporal Frank Hudec, Canadian Forces Combat Camera.
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | August 9, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | August 9, 2016
The Canadian Peacekeeping Monument on Sussex Drive in Ottawa, seen from the northeast. DND Photo by Master Corporal Frank Hudec, Canadian Forces Combat Camera.
Opinion | August 3, 2016
Opinion | August 3, 2016
Opinion | August 3, 2016
Opinion | BY PHIL GURSKI | June 20, 2016
Royal Canadian Air Force members of Air Task Force-Iraq and several members of the coalition participate in the Shamal Serials, a combat search and rescue exercise held for personnel of the Middle East Stabilization Force, currently conducting operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in a training area in Kuwait on March 16. Photograph courtesy of DND
Opinion | BY PHIL GURSKI | June 20, 2016
Opinion | BY PHIL GURSKI | June 20, 2016
Royal Canadian Air Force members of Air Task Force-Iraq and several members of the coalition participate in the Shamal Serials, a combat search and rescue exercise held for personnel of the Middle East Stabilization Force, currently conducting operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in a training area in Kuwait on March 16. Photograph courtesy of DND
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | June 8, 2016
Sean Bruyea argues that rather than an organization for veterans, the legion exists more like a social club using veterans as props. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | June 8, 2016
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | June 8, 2016
Sean Bruyea argues that rather than an organization for veterans, the legion exists more like a social club using veterans as props. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 30, 2016
Jordan Owens, spokesman for Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured, said 'the administration, policy development, and maintenance of [Canadian Armed Forces] pension plans is a top priority for the Department of National Defence.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 30, 2016
News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 30, 2016
Jordan Owens, spokesman for Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured, said 'the administration, policy development, and maintenance of [Canadian Armed Forces] pension plans is a top priority for the Department of National Defence.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | May 9, 2016
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | May 9, 2016
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | May 9, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 13, 2016
Chief Government Whip Andrew Leslie, pictured recently in Ottawa, has an 11-member staff. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 13, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 13, 2016
Chief Government Whip Andrew Leslie, pictured recently in Ottawa, has an 11-member staff. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY DEREK ABMA | April 11, 2016
Gayle Morris, seen here in 1991, passed away last week from cancer. She was seem as trailblazer for female journalists, having spent more than a decade as Ottawa bureau chief for CFCF-TV Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy
News | BY DEREK ABMA | April 11, 2016
News | BY DEREK ABMA | April 11, 2016
Gayle Morris, seen here in 1991, passed away last week from cancer. She was seem as trailblazer for female journalists, having spent more than a decade as Ottawa bureau chief for CFCF-TV Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | April 4, 2016
The 95 per cent of VAC bureaucrats who never served in the military don’t get it. Former rank is everything, especially when it determines one’s professional and financial worth in a frustrating world of disability. All that holds many disabled veterans together is pride in one’s rank. This is a demotion in a veterans’ purpose-giving status. One would think that Veterans Affairs deputy minister and former top general Walt Natynczyk would get this, writes Sean Bruyea. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | April 4, 2016
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | April 4, 2016
The 95 per cent of VAC bureaucrats who never served in the military don’t get it. Former rank is everything, especially when it determines one’s professional and financial worth in a frustrating world of disability. All that holds many disabled veterans together is pride in one’s rank. This is a demotion in a veterans’ purpose-giving status. One would think that Veterans Affairs deputy minister and former top general Walt Natynczyk would get this, writes Sean Bruyea. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright