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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
Opinion | BY PHIL UPSHALL | February 25, 2016
Opinion | BY PHIL UPSHALL | February 25, 2016
Opinion | BY PHIL UPSHALL | February 25, 2016
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | February 22, 2016
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | February 22, 2016
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | February 22, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 15, 2016
Many veteran Hill reporters have announced they’re changing jobs or leaving the Parliamentary Press Gallery in recent weeks, and it remains to be seen what the absence of their experience and institutional knowledge will have on coverage of federal politics. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 15, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 15, 2016
Many veteran Hill reporters have announced they’re changing jobs or leaving the Parliamentary Press Gallery in recent weeks, and it remains to be seen what the absence of their experience and institutional knowledge will have on coverage of federal politics. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | February 8, 2016
Opinion | February 8, 2016
Opinion | February 8, 2016
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | February 8, 2016
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | February 8, 2016
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | February 8, 2016
Opinion | February 1, 2016
Opinion | February 1, 2016
Opinion | February 1, 2016
News | BY DEREK ABMA | February 1, 2016
In the swim: Pictured front left and clockwise, NDP MP Pierre-Luc Dusseault, Conservative MP David Sweet, Liberal MP Will Amos, Liberal MP Anthony Housefather, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, Conservative MP Steven Blaney, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, centre, on Jan. 28 at the Chateau Laurier Hotel pool at 6:45 a.m. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY DEREK ABMA | February 1, 2016
News | BY DEREK ABMA | February 1, 2016
In the swim: Pictured front left and clockwise, NDP MP Pierre-Luc Dusseault, Conservative MP David Sweet, Liberal MP Will Amos, Liberal MP Anthony Housefather, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, Conservative MP Steven Blaney, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, centre, on Jan. 28 at the Chateau Laurier Hotel pool at 6:45 a.m. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 25, 2016
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 25, 2016
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 25, 2016
News | BY ABBAS RANA, RACHEL AIELLO | January 18, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Nov. 4, 2015, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa after he and his Cabinet were sworn into office. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ABBAS RANA, RACHEL AIELLO | January 18, 2016
News | BY ABBAS RANA, RACHEL AIELLO | January 18, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Nov. 4, 2015, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa after he and his Cabinet were sworn into office. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 18, 2016
'We ran on a National Housing Strategy. We are making social housing investments over the course of the next 10 years, and how Veterans Affairs ties and taps into those opportunities for our veterans is what we will do,' says Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 18, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 18, 2016
'We ran on a National Housing Strategy. We are making social housing investments over the course of the next 10 years, and how Veterans Affairs ties and taps into those opportunities for our veterans is what we will do,' says Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | January 11, 2016
Opinion | January 11, 2016
Opinion | January 11, 2016
News | BY MICHEL W. DRAPEAU | March 7, 2015
News | BY MICHEL W. DRAPEAU | March 7, 2015
News | BY MICHEL W. DRAPEAU | March 7, 2015