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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 BRIAN N. FORBES | June 10, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 30, 2019, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BRIAN N. FORBES | June 10, 2019
Opinion | BY BRIAN N. FORBES | June 10, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 30, 2019, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 15, 2019
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's breach of trust charges were stayed on May 8, before his trial was set to begin in August. Conservative and NDP strategists say the damage of the trial to the Liberals will be mitigated compared to if it had gone forward. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 15, 2019
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 15, 2019
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's breach of trust charges were stayed on May 8, before his trial was set to begin in August. Conservative and NDP strategists say the damage of the trial to the Liberals will be mitigated compared to if it had gone forward. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | April 17, 2019
Conservative Senator Ghislain Maltais, middle, will retire on April 22. He is pictured with Cuban Ambassador to Canada Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, left, and Cuban Foreign Trade and Investment Minister Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, right, at a Cuban Embassy reception in November. Photograph courtesy of Freddy Rodriguez Santana
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | April 17, 2019
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | April 17, 2019
Conservative Senator Ghislain Maltais, middle, will retire on April 22. He is pictured with Cuban Ambassador to Canada Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, left, and Cuban Foreign Trade and Investment Minister Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, right, at a Cuban Embassy reception in November. Photograph courtesy of Freddy Rodriguez Santana
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | April 1, 2019
Canada's new Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay, pictured on March 1, 2019, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa shortly after being sworn in and shuffled from agriculture. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photo
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | April 1, 2019
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | April 1, 2019
Canada's new Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay, pictured on March 1, 2019, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa shortly after being sworn in and shuffled from agriculture. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photo
News | BY JOLSON LIM | March 1, 2019
On March 1, Lawrence MacAulay was sworn in as the 10th minister responsible for Veterans Affairs in the past decade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | March 1, 2019
News | BY JOLSON LIM | March 1, 2019
On March 1, Lawrence MacAulay was sworn in as the 10th minister responsible for Veterans Affairs in the past decade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID LAW | January 21, 2019
New Veterans Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, pictured at the First Ministers' Meeting in Ottawa on Oct. 3, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID LAW | January 21, 2019
Opinion | BY DAVID LAW | January 21, 2019
New Veterans Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, pictured at the First Ministers' Meeting in Ottawa on Oct. 3, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 21, 2019
The Jan. 14 cabinet shuffle saw Jody Wilson-Raybould, left, named minister of Veterans Affairs, Seamus O'Regan took over as minister of Indigenous Services, Jane Philpott was made Treasury Board president and digital government minister, David Lametti is now Justice minister, and Bernadette Jordan was appointed to the new post of minister of Rural Economic Development. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 21, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 21, 2019
The Jan. 14 cabinet shuffle saw Jody Wilson-Raybould, left, named minister of Veterans Affairs, Seamus O'Regan took over as minister of Indigenous Services, Jane Philpott was made Treasury Board president and digital government minister, David Lametti is now Justice minister, and Bernadette Jordan was appointed to the new post of minister of Rural Economic Development. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 16, 2019
Liberals with new job titles after the Jan. 14 cabinet shuffle are, from left, Justice Minister David Lametti, Rural Economic Development Minister Bernadette Jordan, Veterans Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, Treasury Board President Jane Philpott, and Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 16, 2019
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 16, 2019
Liberals with new job titles after the Jan. 14 cabinet shuffle are, from left, Justice Minister David Lametti, Rural Economic Development Minister Bernadette Jordan, Veterans Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, Treasury Board President Jane Philpott, and Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 16, 2019
Seamus O'Regan, pictured centre with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Julie Payette, was sworn in as Indigenous services minister on Jan. 14 after serving as veterans affairs minister since August 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 16, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 16, 2019
Seamus O'Regan, pictured centre with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Julie Payette, was sworn in as Indigenous services minister on Jan. 14 after serving as veterans affairs minister since August 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | January 16, 2019
Former U.S. ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman and his wife Vicki Heyman, pictured at the embassy's 2015 Fourth of July party, are releasing a new book on the Canada-U.S. relationship. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | January 16, 2019
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | January 16, 2019
Former U.S. ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman and his wife Vicki Heyman, pictured at the embassy's 2015 Fourth of July party, are releasing a new book on the Canada-U.S. relationship. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | November 14, 2018
Opinion | November 14, 2018
Opinion | November 14, 2018
Opinion | BY GEOFF REGAN | November 12, 2018
View of construction from the Peace Tower in August. The Hill Times photograph by Kristen Shane
Opinion | BY GEOFF REGAN | November 12, 2018
Opinion | BY GEOFF REGAN | November 12, 2018
View of construction from the Peace Tower in August. The Hill Times photograph by Kristen Shane