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Veterans raise the Royal Canadian Legion’s poppy flag on Parliament Hill on Oct. 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 28, 2024
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair says 'Treasury Board has made a decision to exempt the Department of National Defence and the CAF from any other reductions that are currently being contemplated' as feds seek to find $15-billion in savings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 28, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 28, 2024
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair says 'Treasury Board has made a decision to exempt the Department of National Defence and the CAF from any other reductions that are currently being contemplated' as feds seek to find $15-billion in savings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 25, 2024
The filibuster has put the approval of estimates, which includes $21.6-billion in proposed government spending, at risk. Clockwise (L-R): Government House Leader Karina Gould, Treasury Board President Anita Anand, Defence Minister Bill Blair, NDP MP Don Davies, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 25, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 25, 2024
The filibuster has put the approval of estimates, which includes $21.6-billion in proposed government spending, at risk. Clockwise (L-R): Government House Leader Karina Gould, Treasury Board President Anita Anand, Defence Minister Bill Blair, NDP MP Don Davies, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 11, 2024
Remembrance Day ceremony
Sentries stand post during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 11, 2024
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 11, 2024
Remembrance Day ceremony
Sentries stand post during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Amy Meunier, assistant deputy minister of the commemoration and public affairs branch of the Department of Veterans Affairs, spoke to the House Veterans Affairs Committee on Dec. 7, 2023, during a meeting to discuss the experiences of women veterans. ParlVu screencapture
Amy Meunier, assistant deputy minister of the commemoration and public affairs branch of the Department of Veterans Affairs, spoke to the House Veterans Affairs Committee on Dec. 7, 2023, during a meeting to discuss the experiences of women veterans. ParlVu screencapture
Opinion | BY TOM MACGREGOR | November 11, 2024
The federal government wants to create a securely controlled parliamentary campus to allow the safe and free delivery of personnel and services between the area’s buildings, and is in separate talks to close portions of Wellington, Metcalfe, and O’Connor streets. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TOM MACGREGOR | November 11, 2024
Opinion | BY TOM MACGREGOR | November 11, 2024
The federal government wants to create a securely controlled parliamentary campus to allow the safe and free delivery of personnel and services between the area’s buildings, and is in separate talks to close portions of Wellington, Metcalfe, and O’Connor streets. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | April 16, 2018
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan. Brian Forbes says veterans want the minister 'to seriously revisit this series of proposals rather than debating the financial results of various skewed compensation models, ad infinitum.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | April 16, 2018
Opinion | April 16, 2018
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan. Brian Forbes says veterans want the minister 'to seriously revisit this series of proposals rather than debating the financial results of various skewed compensation models, ad infinitum.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 11, 2018
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan is defending the more than $37-million shelled out by the Liberal government since 2016, of which more than $1.3-million covers legal fees fighting court cases launched by veterans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 11, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 11, 2018
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan is defending the more than $37-million shelled out by the Liberal government since 2016, of which more than $1.3-million covers legal fees fighting court cases launched by veterans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 4, 2018
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France. Last year marked 100 years since the First World War fight in which nearly 3,600 Canadians died. Photograph courtesy of openroads.com
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 4, 2018
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 4, 2018
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France. Last year marked 100 years since the First World War fight in which nearly 3,600 Canadians died. Photograph courtesy of openroads.com
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | March 26, 2018
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan, pictured in Ottawa. On April 1, the government will once again try to resuscitate the justifiably maligned veterans’ program known as the New Veterans Charter, writes Sean Bruyea. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | March 26, 2018
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | March 26, 2018
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan, pictured in Ottawa. On April 1, the government will once again try to resuscitate the justifiably maligned veterans’ program known as the New Veterans Charter, writes Sean Bruyea. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A 25-year-old with five years of service, making $60,000, who is seriously injured would have received $1.6-million of income support over the course of their life under the old program, and now they will receive $2.9-million, writes Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan. The Hill Times file photograph
A 25-year-old with five years of service, making $60,000, who is seriously injured would have received $1.6-million of income support over the course of their life under the old program, and now they will receive $2.9-million, writes Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | March 19, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | March 19, 2018
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | March 19, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BRIAN N. FORBES | March 12, 2018
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan, pictured with Liberal MP Sherry Romanado. It is totally unacceptable that we continue to have veterans’ legislation in Canada which provides a significantly higher level of compensation to a veteran who was injured prior to 2006 (date of enactment of the New Veterans Charter) when compared to a veteran who was injured post-2006, writes Brian N. Forbes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BRIAN N. FORBES | March 12, 2018
Opinion | BY BRIAN N. FORBES | March 12, 2018
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan, pictured with Liberal MP Sherry Romanado. It is totally unacceptable that we continue to have veterans’ legislation in Canada which provides a significantly higher level of compensation to a veteran who was injured prior to 2006 (date of enactment of the New Veterans Charter) when compared to a veteran who was injured post-2006, writes Brian N. Forbes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | February 12, 2018
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan, pictured recently in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | February 12, 2018
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | February 12, 2018
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan, pictured recently in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | February 12, 2018
Opinion | February 12, 2018
Opinion | February 12, 2018
Opinion | BY GARY WALBOURNE | February 12, 2018
Opinion | BY GARY WALBOURNE | February 12, 2018
Opinion | BY GARY WALBOURNE | February 12, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | February 5, 2018
The last Canadians involved in the NATO training mission in Afghanistan (CCTM-A) board an American Chinook helicopter on March 12, 2014. Cplc Patrick Blanchard, Canadian Forces Combat Camera
News | BY JOLSON LIM | February 5, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | February 5, 2018
The last Canadians involved in the NATO training mission in Afghanistan (CCTM-A) board an American Chinook helicopter on March 12, 2014. Cplc Patrick Blanchard, Canadian Forces Combat Camera
Opinion | January 29, 2018
The National Council of Veteran Associations and the War Amps of Canada contend that Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan's announcement regarding the long-awaited 'lifelong pension' has failed to live up to the Liberal government's election commitment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | January 29, 2018
Opinion | January 29, 2018
The National Council of Veteran Associations and the War Amps of Canada contend that Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan's announcement regarding the long-awaited 'lifelong pension' has failed to live up to the Liberal government's election commitment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade