VIEWPOINT: Bill C-65 is a step in the right direction, but not the end of the road
By Sidney Weiss It wasn’t a surprise when the #MeToo movement finally made its way into Centre Block on Parliament Hill. Former Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown, former Nova Scotia…
Sixties Scoop survivors rally on Parliament Hill
By Aaron Hemens Emotions were running high on Parliament Hill recently as a handful of survivors of the “Sixties Scoop” publicly shared their own traumatic experiences of a tragic policy…
Canada 150 rink opens door for future events on Parliament Hill
By Jacob Hoytema It began life as perhaps the country’s most controversial sporting venue — a $5.6-million skating pad on Parliament Hill that was initially planned to last for only…
Protesters demand fairness for First Nations children
By Vera He A national day of action on Nov. 2, organized by the Ottawa-based Assembly of First Nations, included a rally on Parliament Hill and calls for immediate action…
Anti-fascist protesters demonstrate against far-right group on Parliament Hill
By Brandi Awad Hundreds of anti-fascist, left-wing protesters gathered on Parliament Hill on Sept. 30 to show their solidarity in response to another demonstration being held there by a far-right…
In photos: Canadians protest human rights abuses in Myanmar
By Jacob Romphf, Joanna Sivasankaran and Julie Wang The Rohingya are sometimes referred to as the most persecuted minority in the world. On Sept. 17, Canadians rallied on Parliament Hill…
NCC goes for plans to make Ottawa a ‘city of light’
By Natalie Harmsen The National Capital Commission has given the green light to a range of projects that will brighten Ottawa’s downtown core at night and attempt to put the…
Hill’s flag man flies high in 2017
By Anna Sophia Vollmerhausen When Robert Labonté was a kid growing up in New Liskeard, he painted a large Canadian flag on his closet door. Now, the 34-year-old federal public…