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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
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
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
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 20, 2025
Guillaume Couillard became director general of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board in April 2023. He now leads a team that will monitor and review drug prices under new guidelines to enforce regulations that were put into force in July 2022. Photograph courtesy of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 20, 2025
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 20, 2025
Guillaume Couillard became director general of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board in April 2023. He now leads a team that will monitor and review drug prices under new guidelines to enforce regulations that were put into force in July 2022. Photograph courtesy of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing a legal challenge against Bill C-5, which allows projects deemed by cabinet to be in the 'national interest' to override several environmental laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing a legal challenge against Bill C-5, which allows projects deemed by cabinet to be in the 'national interest' to override several environmental laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. In his new book, Andrew Coyne says he tries to show that centralized power is ‘worse here than in other countries.’
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. In his new book, Andrew Coyne says he tries to show that centralized power is ‘worse here than in other countries.’
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 16, 2025
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says the Liberals should 'think twice' about Bill C-5 and 'giving this kind of wide open political discretion to potentially a different government and a different prime minister.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 16, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 16, 2025
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says the Liberals should 'think twice' about Bill C-5 and 'giving this kind of wide open political discretion to potentially a different government and a different prime minister.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Unlike his predecessor, Prime Minister Mark Carney is 'more crisp and precise in his answers, and he doesn't tend to give a lecture,' says former Liberal MP Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 26, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Unlike his predecessor, Prime Minister Mark Carney is 'more crisp and precise in his answers, and he doesn't tend to give a lecture,' says former Liberal MP Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MP for Carleton Bruce Fanjoy says he doesn't consider himself 'special,' but said his win was partly the product of listening to constituents, and said the election in Carleton was a 'referendum' on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was defeated after 21 years in the riding. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MP for Carleton Bruce Fanjoy says he doesn't consider himself 'special,' but said his win was partly the product of listening to constituents, and said the election in Carleton was a 'referendum' on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was defeated after 21 years in the riding. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
Pope Francis
The late Pope Francis. 'He humanized the papacy, jettisoned much of the silly and encrusted protocols and habits that made the Vatican a kingdom of princelings, and attached priority to the pastoral over the cerebral, people over concepts, in the exercise of his ministry as the Successor of Peter,' says author Michael W. Higgins. Photograph courtesy of Flicker/Catholic Church in England and Wales
Feature | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
Feature | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
Pope Francis
The late Pope Francis. 'He humanized the papacy, jettisoned much of the silly and encrusted protocols and habits that made the Vatican a kingdom of princelings, and attached priority to the pastoral over the cerebral, people over concepts, in the exercise of his ministry as the Successor of Peter,' says author Michael W. Higgins. Photograph courtesy of Flicker/Catholic Church in England and Wales
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | April 21, 2025
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 12, 2025, making an announcement on a campaign stop at the Tomlinson Environmental Services shop in Nepean, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | April 21, 2025
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | April 21, 2025
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 12, 2025, making an announcement on a campaign stop at the Tomlinson Environmental Services shop in Nepean, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 21, 2025
Rose LeMay is the author of Ally Is a Verb. Book cover courtesy of Page Two and handout photograph
Feature | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 21, 2025
Feature | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 21, 2025
Rose LeMay is the author of Ally Is a Verb. Book cover courtesy of Page Two and handout photograph
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference on Parliament Hill on April 3. Since January, the Liberals' polling numbers have enjoyed a 'Lazarus-like ascent,' says pollster Frank Graves. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 14, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference on Parliament Hill on April 3. Since January, the Liberals' polling numbers have enjoyed a 'Lazarus-like ascent,' says pollster Frank Graves. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to use artificial intelligence to make the federal public service more productive. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 26, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to use artificial intelligence to make the federal public service more productive. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | March 1, 2025
Alasdair Roberts
Alasdair Roberts, author of 'The Adaptable Country,' says 'this is a book about the capacity of all Canadians to determine the future of their country. In other words, it is a book for Canadians who want to take back control.' Book cover and author photograph courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | March 1, 2025
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | March 1, 2025
Alasdair Roberts
Alasdair Roberts, author of 'The Adaptable Country,' says 'this is a book about the capacity of all Canadians to determine the future of their country. In other words, it is a book for Canadians who want to take back control.' Book cover and author photograph courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 18, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre addresses the crowd at his Feb. 15 'Canada First' rally in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 18, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 18, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre addresses the crowd at his Feb. 15 'Canada First' rally in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | May 2, 2016
Don Savoie: 'I wanted Canadians to deal with the issue—what is government good at—try to sort out the good from bad. The book is a first crack at it. This is a fundamental point of public policy. If we sort out that issue, we can focus on things the government isn’t as good at. If government doesn’t learn to row better, it may not be able to steer the ship at sea.'
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | May 2, 2016
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | May 2, 2016
Don Savoie: 'I wanted Canadians to deal with the issue—what is government good at—try to sort out the good from bad. The book is a first crack at it. This is a fundamental point of public policy. If we sort out that issue, we can focus on things the government isn’t as good at. If government doesn’t learn to row better, it may not be able to steer the ship at sea.'
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | April 27, 2016
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today to discuss a range of issues. Photograph courtesy Saskatchewan Party website.
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | April 27, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | April 27, 2016
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today to discuss a range of issues. Photograph courtesy Saskatchewan Party website.
Anne McLellan, head of the Donner Prize jury, says ‘One of the reasons the Donner Prize matters is because it celebrates, and brings to broader public attention, a range of books that look at diverse and timely topics. That timeliness means that these books are exploring issues that keep politicians and policymakers up at night.’ The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Anne McLellan, head of the Donner Prize jury, says ‘One of the reasons the Donner Prize matters is because it celebrates, and brings to broader public attention, a range of books that look at diverse and timely topics. That timeliness means that these books are exploring issues that keep politicians and policymakers up at night.’ The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | April 22, 2016
The official Earth Day flag.
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | April 22, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | April 22, 2016
The official Earth Day flag.
Opinion | BY KATE MALLOY | April 18, 2016
'Once the archives of the Department of External Affairs were opened, and even before, it was clear that Skelton was everywhere that mattered in the public service of the 1920s, 1930s, and early 1940s,' said Mr. Hillmer, who is a history and international affairs professor at Carleton University Photograph courtesy of Carleton University
Opinion | BY KATE MALLOY | April 18, 2016
Opinion | BY KATE MALLOY | April 18, 2016
'Once the archives of the Department of External Affairs were opened, and even before, it was clear that Skelton was everywhere that mattered in the public service of the 1920s, 1930s, and early 1940s,' said Mr. Hillmer, who is a history and international affairs professor at Carleton University Photograph courtesy of Carleton University
News | BY ALLY FOSTER, BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH | April 13, 2016
Member of Parliament for Peterborough-Kawartha and Minister of Democratic Institutions Maryam Monsef will play an instrumental role in leading Canada through the Liberals' promised electoral reform. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER, BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH | April 13, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER, BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH | April 13, 2016
Member of Parliament for Peterborough-Kawartha and Minister of Democratic Institutions Maryam Monsef will play an instrumental role in leading Canada through the Liberals' promised electoral reform. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY VICE-ADMIRAL MARK NORMAN | April 11, 2016
Divers from HMCS Fredericton pose for a group photo during Operation Reassurance on March 2, 2016. Photograph courtesy Corporal Anthony Chand, DND Formation Imaging Services
Opinion | BY VICE-ADMIRAL MARK NORMAN | April 11, 2016
Opinion | BY VICE-ADMIRAL MARK NORMAN | April 11, 2016
Divers from HMCS Fredericton pose for a group photo during Operation Reassurance on March 2, 2016. Photograph courtesy Corporal Anthony Chand, DND Formation Imaging Services
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | April 11, 2016
Sheila Watt-Cloutier, pictured in the Arctic. 'I truly believe the real power lies with civil society in which we are all aware that climate change is as much about humanity as it is about industry.' Photograph courtesy Stephen Lowe
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | April 11, 2016
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | April 11, 2016
Sheila Watt-Cloutier, pictured in the Arctic. 'I truly believe the real power lies with civil society in which we are all aware that climate change is as much about humanity as it is about industry.' Photograph courtesy Stephen Lowe
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | April 4, 2016
Greg Donaghy says Paul Martin Sr. 'was a real politician. He dodges and weaves, backtracks and compromises, plots and schemes—all those things we don’t like about politics. And yet, he redeems himself by never losing faith in the capacity of politics to bring people together to solve their problems.' Photo handout
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | April 4, 2016
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | April 4, 2016
Greg Donaghy says Paul Martin Sr. 'was a real politician. He dodges and weaves, backtracks and compromises, plots and schemes—all those things we don’t like about politics. And yet, he redeems himself by never losing faith in the capacity of politics to bring people together to solve their problems.' Photo handout
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | March 28, 2016
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | March 28, 2016
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | March 28, 2016