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Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, in the White House's Oval Office on Oct. 7, 2025. Maybe Carney is playing a long game, concentrating on getting past the curse of Trump on the world before making any giant moves. Maybe, writes Douglas Roche. Photograph courtesy of the White House
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 27, 2025
After winning the April 28 election, Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, centre, with his cabinet on May 13, 2025, appointed 28 cabinet ministers and 10 secretaries of state. The secretaries of state can attend cabinet meetings by invitation only. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 27, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 27, 2025
After winning the April 28 election, Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, centre, with his cabinet on May 13, 2025, appointed 28 cabinet ministers and 10 secretaries of state. The secretaries of state can attend cabinet meetings by invitation only. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed a full slate of cabinet ministers and secretaries of state in the spring. It's time they began to act like it. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 22, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed a full slate of cabinet ministers and secretaries of state in the spring. It's time they began to act like it. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 20, 2025
Most ministers in Mark Carney's cabinet, pictured here after being sworn in on May 13, 2025, are still trying to grasp the prime minister’s leadership style and priorities, with most treading carefully to secure their place in the new prime minister’s front bench, say current and former senior Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 20, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 20, 2025
Most ministers in Mark Carney's cabinet, pictured here after being sworn in on May 13, 2025, are still trying to grasp the prime minister’s leadership style and priorities, with most treading carefully to secure their place in the new prime minister’s front bench, say current and former senior Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 13, 2025
Mark Carney
Like his predecessors, Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on Oct. 8, 2025, on Parliament Hill, needs a loyal ‘palace guard’ within his office who can watch his back when, as with every government, controversy inevitably arises, say veteran political observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 13, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 13, 2025
Mark Carney
Like his predecessors, Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on Oct. 8, 2025, on Parliament Hill, needs a loyal ‘palace guard’ within his office who can watch his back when, as with every government, controversy inevitably arises, say veteran political observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 1, 2025
Several MPs and ministers including Prime Minister Mark Carney; Ministers Tim Hodgson, clockwise top left, Dominic LeBlanc, and Mélanie Joly; Conservative MP Kelly McCauley; Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden, and Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin have filed disclosures with the ethics commissioner's office. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 1, 2025
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 1, 2025
Several MPs and ministers including Prime Minister Mark Carney; Ministers Tim Hodgson, clockwise top left, Dominic LeBlanc, and Mélanie Joly; Conservative MP Kelly McCauley; Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden, and Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin have filed disclosures with the ethics commissioner's office. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 23, 2023
The Prime Minister's Office, pictured. Donald Savoie says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not been able to deliver on a 2015 promise to bring back 'cabinet government,' adding that no prime minister can achieve this goal unless the merits and challenges of government in the new era of social media are redefined. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 23, 2023
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 23, 2023
The Prime Minister's Office, pictured. Donald Savoie says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not been able to deliver on a 2015 promise to bring back 'cabinet government,' adding that no prime minister can achieve this goal unless the merits and challenges of government in the new era of social media are redefined. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 9, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with his cabinet in Charlottetown, P.E.I., earlier this year, unveiled his new cabinet committees, sub-committees, and working groups on Sept. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Laura Ryckewaert
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 9, 2023
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 9, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with his cabinet in Charlottetown, P.E.I., earlier this year, unveiled his new cabinet committees, sub-committees, and working groups on Sept. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Laura Ryckewaert
Opinion | BY ALAN WILLIAMS | October 9, 2023
National Defence Minister Bill Blair, right, pictured on Sept. 28, 2023, with Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre, before the House National Defence Committee on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALAN WILLIAMS | October 9, 2023
Opinion | BY ALAN WILLIAMS | October 9, 2023
National Defence Minister Bill Blair, right, pictured on Sept. 28, 2023, with Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre, before the House National Defence Committee on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 4, 2023
Cabinet ministers are still working off of 2021 mandate letters as they wait for new instructions to be released following the July 26 shuffle The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 4, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 4, 2023
Cabinet ministers are still working off of 2021 mandate letters as they wait for new instructions to be released following the July 26 shuffle The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 18, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his closest staff are responsible for the careful, humourless, and passive tone of government messaging. Whatever they say is instantly forgettable, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 18, 2023
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 18, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his closest staff are responsible for the careful, humourless, and passive tone of government messaging. Whatever they say is instantly forgettable, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 30, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters at Rideau Hall after the July 26 cabinet shuffle. At the cabinet retreat in Charlottetown from Aug. 21-23, housing emerged as a major focus, as well as issues facing millennial and Gen Z voters more broadly. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 30, 2023
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 30, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters at Rideau Hall after the July 26 cabinet shuffle. At the cabinet retreat in Charlottetown from Aug. 21-23, housing emerged as a major focus, as well as issues facing millennial and Gen Z voters more broadly. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 28, 2023
First elected in York Centre, Ont., in 2020, Ya’ara Saks previously served as parliamentary secretary to the families minister before her appointment as addictions and mental health minister in July's cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 28, 2023
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 28, 2023
First elected in York Centre, Ont., in 2020, Ya’ara Saks previously served as parliamentary secretary to the families minister before her appointment as addictions and mental health minister in July's cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 24, 2023
Liberal MP Mark Holland was named minister of health as part of a major cabinet shuffle on July 26. Observers say he takes on ‘a far different situation’ than previous health ministers because of the shifting attitudes Canadians have about health care. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 24, 2023
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 24, 2023
Liberal MP Mark Holland was named minister of health as part of a major cabinet shuffle on July 26. Observers say he takes on ‘a far different situation’ than previous health ministers because of the shifting attitudes Canadians have about health care. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 23, 2023
Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings speaks to reporters in the West Block on March 27. Whether in P.E.I., Alberta, or Kamouraska, rural Canada can accommodate new people and new construction, but no one is listening, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 23, 2023
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 23, 2023
Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings speaks to reporters in the West Block on March 27. Whether in P.E.I., Alberta, or Kamouraska, rural Canada can accommodate new people and new construction, but no one is listening, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 21, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters outside Rideau Hall after shuffling his 38-member cabinet on July 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 21, 2023
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 21, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters outside Rideau Hall after shuffling his 38-member cabinet on July 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 21, 2023
Minister of Citizens’ Services Terry Beech outside Rideau Hall. The creation of the new portfolio shows the government wants to do 'a much better job of serving the public,' says former Liberal staffer Sheamus Murphy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 21, 2023
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 21, 2023
Minister of Citizens’ Services Terry Beech outside Rideau Hall. The creation of the new portfolio shows the government wants to do 'a much better job of serving the public,' says former Liberal staffer Sheamus Murphy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 21, 2023
Liberal MP Dominic LeBlanc assumed the role of minister of Public Safety during a July 26 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 21, 2023
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 21, 2023
Liberal MP Dominic LeBlanc assumed the role of minister of Public Safety during a July 26 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade