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The House of Commons returns on Jan. 29. There are currently 36 private members' bills in the legislative pipeline, of which 21 are at various stages in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The House of Commons returns on Jan. 29. There are currently 36 private members' bills in the legislative pipeline, of which 21 are at various stages in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge told reporters that the government is 'looking at every tool we can use to persuade Facebook and Meta that their platform is better with news content on it.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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Liberal MP Michael Coteau is the chair of the Ontario Liberal caucus. He says the 76-member caucus will raise funds and provide support to whoever wins the Liberal nomination in Durham, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon was sworn into his new role at Rideau Hall on Jan. 8, filling in until the end of July for Liberal colleague Karina Gould, who is expecting her second child this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Pride flags hang outside the Prime Minister's Office during Pride Month in June 2023. The federal government's 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan shows that discrimination, harassment, and exclusion remain a prevalent issue in the workplace for 2SLGBTQI+ communities, and that discrimination is a barrier to employment, writes Christopher DeLuca. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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On Dec. 31, 2023, the last of 12,000 UN peacekeepers left Mali, ordered out by the military regime that seized power after two successive coups in 2020 and 2021. It's estimated there are 63,222 displaced persons in Mali. Photograph courtesy MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko
John Diefenbaker was prime minister from 1957-1963, followed by Lester B. Pearson from 1963-1968. 'If Pearson walked with ease in the halls of power, Diefenbaker connected with the farmers and small-town merchants and others left outside the inner circle,' writes John Ibbitson in his new book. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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