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Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 23, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney released the long-awaited strategy on Feb. 17, outlining Canada’s goal to boost the share of defence procurement projects going to Canadian firms to 70 per cent.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 23, 2026
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 23, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney released the long-awaited strategy on Feb. 17, outlining Canada’s goal to boost the share of defence procurement projects going to Canadian firms to 70 per cent.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 29, 2026
'I am kind of proud of the fact that there is so much information contained in it about Mr. Harper as a personality,' says artist Phil Richards of his portrait of former prime minister Stephen Harper which will be unveiled on Feb. 3 on the Hill. Photograph courtesy of Phil Richards
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 29, 2026
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 29, 2026
'I am kind of proud of the fact that there is so much information contained in it about Mr. Harper as a personality,' says artist Phil Richards of his portrait of former prime minister Stephen Harper which will be unveiled on Feb. 3 on the Hill. Photograph courtesy of Phil Richards
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 26, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Ciaran McCrickard
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 26, 2026
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 26, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Ciaran McCrickard
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 16, 2026
Michael de Adder explains the inspiration behind his top political cartoons to appear in The Hill Times’ pages in 2025. The Hill Times cartoons by Michael de Adder
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 16, 2026
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 16, 2026
Michael de Adder explains the inspiration behind his top political cartoons to appear in The Hill Times’ pages in 2025. The Hill Times cartoons by Michael de Adder
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | December 8, 2025
The Ripper; The Prime Ministers; Universal; The Darkest Nights Brings Longer Days; No I In Team; The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King; October 7th; 21 Things; The Finest Hotel in Kabul; and The Coutts Diaries are some of The Hill Times' 100 Best Books in 2025. Book covers courtesy of Biblioasis, Sutherland House, House of Anansi, Penguin Random House Canada, University of Toronto Press, Indigenous Relations Press, and McGill-Queen's University Press
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | December 8, 2025
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | December 8, 2025
The Ripper; The Prime Ministers; Universal; The Darkest Nights Brings Longer Days; No I In Team; The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King; October 7th; 21 Things; The Finest Hotel in Kabul; and The Coutts Diaries are some of The Hill Times' 100 Best Books in 2025. Book covers courtesy of Biblioasis, Sutherland House, House of Anansi, Penguin Random House Canada, University of Toronto Press, Indigenous Relations Press, and McGill-Queen's University Press
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 8, 2025
Bob Joseph
Author Bob Joseph, a Status Indian, feels Indigenous Peoples would thrive if there were more self-government agreements with Canada's over 600 First Nations. "We are totally ready. We just need to take that action," he told The Hill Times. Photograph by Nathan Smith
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 8, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 8, 2025
Bob Joseph
Author Bob Joseph, a Status Indian, feels Indigenous Peoples would thrive if there were more self-government agreements with Canada's over 600 First Nations. "We are totally ready. We just need to take that action," he told The Hill Times. Photograph by Nathan Smith
Feature | BY IREM KOCA | December 8, 2025
The Darkest Night Brings Longer Days, a memoir by author Sirous Houshmand, features his life story through 1979 Iranian revolution. Handout Photo
Feature | BY IREM KOCA | December 8, 2025
Feature | BY IREM KOCA | December 8, 2025
The Darkest Night Brings Longer Days, a memoir by author Sirous Houshmand, features his life story through 1979 Iranian revolution. Handout Photo
Feature | BY ELEANOR WAND | December 8, 2025
Canadian journalist Lyse Doucet, pictured recently at The Hill Times' office in Ottawa, lived for many years at Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel as a BBC News journalist. She's compiled the stories of the local hotel staff into a new book, The Finest Hotel in Kabul. The Hill Times photograph by Eleanor Wand
Feature | BY ELEANOR WAND | December 8, 2025
Feature | BY ELEANOR WAND | December 8, 2025
Canadian journalist Lyse Doucet, pictured recently at The Hill Times' office in Ottawa, lived for many years at Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel as a BBC News journalist. She's compiled the stories of the local hotel staff into a new book, The Finest Hotel in Kabul. The Hill Times photograph by Eleanor Wand
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | December 8, 2025
Former Liberal MP Sergio Marchi, right, pictured during an interview with journalist Andrew Cohen at the launch of his new book in Ottawa on Nov. 18, 2025. The Hill Times photograh by Tessie Sanci
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | December 8, 2025
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | December 8, 2025
Former Liberal MP Sergio Marchi, right, pictured during an interview with journalist Andrew Cohen at the launch of his new book in Ottawa on Nov. 18, 2025. The Hill Times photograh by Tessie Sanci
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 8, 2025
The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King is a new collection of essays edited by Patrice Dutil. The former prime minister is pictured in 1932 in Ottawa when he was opposition leader. Image courtesy of Patrice Dutil, photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada/Flickr
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 8, 2025
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 8, 2025
The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King is a new collection of essays edited by Patrice Dutil. The former prime minister is pictured in 1932 in Ottawa when he was opposition leader. Image courtesy of Patrice Dutil, photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada/Flickr
Feature | BY DAVID HERLE | December 8, 2025
Then-U.S. president Richard Nixon, left, and then-prime minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau inside the Prime Minister's Office in Centre Block on April 14, 1972. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Feature | BY DAVID HERLE | December 8, 2025
Feature | BY DAVID HERLE | December 8, 2025
Then-U.S. president Richard Nixon, left, and then-prime minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau inside the Prime Minister's Office in Centre Block on April 14, 1972. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | December 4, 2025
The prime ministers: From top left, to right, row by row: Carney, Justin Trudeau, Harper, Martin, Chrétien, Campbell; Mulroney, Turner, Clark, Pierre Trudeau, Pearson, Diefenbaker; St-Laurent, Bennett, Mackenzie King, Meighen, Borden, Laurier; Tupper, Bowell, Thompson, Abbott, Mackenzie, and Macdonald. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | December 4, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | December 4, 2025
The prime ministers: From top left, to right, row by row: Carney, Justin Trudeau, Harper, Martin, Chrétien, Campbell; Mulroney, Turner, Clark, Pierre Trudeau, Pearson, Diefenbaker; St-Laurent, Bennett, Mackenzie King, Meighen, Borden, Laurier; Tupper, Bowell, Thompson, Abbott, Mackenzie, and Macdonald. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 3, 2025
Comedian Mark Critch has written a new book 'Sorry Not Sorry: An Unapologetic Look at What Makes Canada Worth Fighting For.' Photograph by Duncan DeYoung, courtesy of Penguin Random House
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 3, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 3, 2025
Comedian Mark Critch has written a new book 'Sorry Not Sorry: An Unapologetic Look at What Makes Canada Worth Fighting For.' Photograph by Duncan DeYoung, courtesy of Penguin Random House
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | November 10, 2025
The Taking of Vimy Ridge: First World War Photographs of William Ivor Castle, by Carla-Jean Stokes, looks at the 150 photographs taken by Castle at Vimy Ridge. Book cover courtesy of Wilfrid Laurier Press University Press
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | November 10, 2025
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | November 10, 2025
The Taking of Vimy Ridge: First World War Photographs of William Ivor Castle, by Carla-Jean Stokes, looks at the 150 photographs taken by Castle at Vimy Ridge. Book cover courtesy of Wilfrid Laurier Press University Press
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 3, 2025
As Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government looks to invest in major infrastructure projects, the Northwest Territories is calling for funds to help build a highway to the Arctic.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 3, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 3, 2025
As Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government looks to invest in major infrastructure projects, the Northwest Territories is calling for funds to help build a highway to the Arctic.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and former prime ministers Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper. We are indoctrinating our election candidates and our future elected officials to think that the party knows best, that the leader is always right, says Alex Marland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 28, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and former prime ministers Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper. We are indoctrinating our election candidates and our future elected officials to think that the party knows best, that the leader is always right, says Alex Marland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 15, 2025
NDP MP Heather McPherson
Alberta NDP MP Heather McPherson is one of four approved candidates in the running for the party's leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 15, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 15, 2025
NDP MP Heather McPherson
Alberta NDP MP Heather McPherson is one of four approved candidates in the running for the party's leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 6, 2025
Former NDP MP Peter Julian joins The Hot Room podcast to talk about the campaign, dubbed NDP Renewal, to rebuild the party into a major player on the national scene. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 6, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 6, 2025
Former NDP MP Peter Julian joins The Hot Room podcast to talk about the campaign, dubbed NDP Renewal, to rebuild the party into a major player on the national scene. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 29, 2025
Sean Fraser
The federal government, through Justice Minister Sean Fraser, has asked the Supreme Court to impose some limits on how the notwithstanding clause can be used, but has not taken a position on whether Quebec’s Bill 21 violates the Charter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 29, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 29, 2025
Sean Fraser
The federal government, through Justice Minister Sean Fraser, has asked the Supreme Court to impose some limits on how the notwithstanding clause can be used, but has not taken a position on whether Quebec’s Bill 21 violates the Charter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 23, 2025
Liberal MP Amandeep Sodhi was elected for the first time to represent Brampton Centre, Ont., at the age of 23. Photographs courtesy of Amandeep Sodhi/X
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 23, 2025
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 23, 2025
Liberal MP Amandeep Sodhi was elected for the first time to represent Brampton Centre, Ont., at the age of 23. Photographs courtesy of Amandeep Sodhi/X
Feature | BY ALICIA WANLESS | September 11, 2025
Alicia Wanless is the director of the Information Environment Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and author of The Information Animal: Humans, Technology and the Competition Reality, published this year. Book cover and author photo courtesy of Hurst Publishing
Feature | BY ALICIA WANLESS | September 11, 2025
Feature | BY ALICIA WANLESS | September 11, 2025
Alicia Wanless is the director of the Information Environment Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and author of The Information Animal: Humans, Technology and the Competition Reality, published this year. Book cover and author photo courtesy of Hurst Publishing
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's accelerated spending review carries the risk his cabinet 'may not see all the political landmines that could be waiting for them,' says Chrétien-era Liberal minister Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 8, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's accelerated spending review carries the risk his cabinet 'may not see all the political landmines that could be waiting for them,' says Chrétien-era Liberal minister Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 25, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre won an August byelection in Battle River–Crowfoot, Alta., and returns to the House this fall leading the official opposition in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 25, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 25, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre won an August byelection in Battle River–Crowfoot, Alta., and returns to the House this fall leading the official opposition in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 24, 2025
Former chief statistician Munir Sheikh has penned his second novel entitled, '2047: The Story of an American Revolution'. He spoke to The Hill Times about the book, and why he stepped away from his role as Canada's chief statistician in 2010. Photograph courtesy of Munir Sheikh
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 24, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 24, 2025
Former chief statistician Munir Sheikh has penned his second novel entitled, '2047: The Story of an American Revolution'. He spoke to The Hill Times about the book, and why he stepped away from his role as Canada's chief statistician in 2010. Photograph courtesy of Munir Sheikh
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 18, 2025
ulie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin did not attend the international summit on plastics in Geneva. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 18, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 18, 2025
ulie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin did not attend the international summit on plastics in Geneva. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 11, 2025
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed has decided to seek a fourth term leading the Inuit advocacy organization. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 11, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 11, 2025
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed has decided to seek a fourth term leading the Inuit advocacy organization. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 21, 2025
Joanne Thompson
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson announced last month the government was increasing the quota from 18,000 to 38,000 tonnes for cod off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 21, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 21, 2025
Joanne Thompson
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson announced last month the government was increasing the quota from 18,000 to 38,000 tonnes for cod off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY IAN WADDELL | July 10, 2017
The Drop: Why Young People Don't Vote, the one-hour TVO and CPAC 2015 documentary, follows actor and filmmaker Dylan Playfair across North America who is trying to find out why millennials don't vote. Screen capture from The Drop: Why Young People Don't Vote
Opinion | BY IAN WADDELL | July 10, 2017
Opinion | BY IAN WADDELL | July 10, 2017
The Drop: Why Young People Don't Vote, the one-hour TVO and CPAC 2015 documentary, follows actor and filmmaker Dylan Playfair across North America who is trying to find out why millennials don't vote. Screen capture from The Drop: Why Young People Don't Vote
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 26, 2017
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger says she thinks the government is 'doing very well when it comes to delivering on our commitments.' The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 26, 2017
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 26, 2017
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger says she thinks the government is 'doing very well when it comes to delivering on our commitments.' The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 26, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with AFN National Chief Perry Pellegarde, June 21, 2017, in front of the old U.S. Embassy, 100 Wellington St., which the prime minister announced will be the future location for an Indigenous Centre. The historic building is located directly across the street from the Parliament Buildings. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 26, 2017
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 26, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with AFN National Chief Perry Pellegarde, June 21, 2017, in front of the old U.S. Embassy, 100 Wellington St., which the prime minister announced will be the future location for an Indigenous Centre. The historic building is located directly across the street from the Parliament Buildings. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 26, 2017
David Johnston
Gov. Gen. David Johnston, pictured June 13 at Rideau Hall, said while doing research for the book he was surprised by the number of Canadian inventions. He and co-author Tom Jenkins had to stop at 297 innovations. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 26, 2017
Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 26, 2017
David Johnston
Gov. Gen. David Johnston, pictured June 13 at Rideau Hall, said while doing research for the book he was surprised by the number of Canadian inventions. He and co-author Tom Jenkins had to stop at 297 innovations. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 26, 2017
Charlotte Gray, at her family cottage on Newboro Lake in Rideau Lakes, Ont. 'Generally, Canadians are outliers on any global scale. We are not turning against immigrants. We are relatively optimistic and happy. We trust government, compared to residents of most other OECD countries.' Photograph courtesy by Mark Raynes Roberts
Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 26, 2017
Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 26, 2017
Charlotte Gray, at her family cottage on Newboro Lake in Rideau Lakes, Ont. 'Generally, Canadians are outliers on any global scale. We are not turning against immigrants. We are relatively optimistic and happy. We trust government, compared to residents of most other OECD countries.' Photograph courtesy by Mark Raynes Roberts
Opinion | BY JOHN DEGEN | May 8, 2017
Weak copyright legislation allows universities to infringe on the intellectual rights of content creators, writes John Degan. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Opinion | BY JOHN DEGEN | May 8, 2017
Opinion | BY JOHN DEGEN | May 8, 2017
Weak copyright legislation allows universities to infringe on the intellectual rights of content creators, writes John Degan. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Opinion | BY JACK M. MINTZ | April 24, 2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured March 22, 2017. The 2017 budget wisely avoided raising capital gains taxes. With potential U.S. tax, trade and regulatory reforms in 2017, it will likely be the case that the next budget will have more meaningful impact on innovation by reducing regulatory and tax barriers in Canada, not raise them. Let’s hope that will be the case. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY JACK M. MINTZ | April 24, 2017
Opinion | BY JACK M. MINTZ | April 24, 2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured March 22, 2017. The 2017 budget wisely avoided raising capital gains taxes. With potential U.S. tax, trade and regulatory reforms in 2017, it will likely be the case that the next budget will have more meaningful impact on innovation by reducing regulatory and tax barriers in Canada, not raise them. Let’s hope that will be the case. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY KRISTEN SHANE | April 19, 2017
Marina Nemat—an author, former political prisoner in Iran, and chair of PEN Canada’s Writers in Exile Committee—says she'd like PEN to work with the federal government to quickly identify and process threatened journalists and their families for resettlement. The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash
News | BY KRISTEN SHANE | April 19, 2017
News | BY KRISTEN SHANE | April 19, 2017
Marina Nemat—an author, former political prisoner in Iran, and chair of PEN Canada’s Writers in Exile Committee—says she'd like PEN to work with the federal government to quickly identify and process threatened journalists and their families for resettlement. The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash
Author and journalist James McLeod is the political reporter for The Telegram in St. John's. His book, Turmoil, as Usual: Politics in Newfoundland and Labrador and the Road to the 2015 Election, has been shortlisted for the Writers’ Trust’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.
Author and journalist James McLeod is the political reporter for The Telegram in St. John's. His book, Turmoil, as Usual: Politics in Newfoundland and Labrador and the Road to the 2015 Election, has been shortlisted for the Writers’ Trust’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 15, 2017
The Latvian Legion is commemorated on March 16, 2008. The annual event is controversial because the force was commanded by the German Nazi Waffen SS during the Second World War. Photograph courtesy of Dezidor
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 15, 2017
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 15, 2017
The Latvian Legion is commemorated on March 16, 2008. The annual event is controversial because the force was commanded by the German Nazi Waffen SS during the Second World War. Photograph courtesy of Dezidor