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Canada Post CEO and President Doug Ettinger
Canada Post CEO and president Doug Ettinger testified before the Government Operations and Estimates committee on Dec. 11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 20, 2025
During a two-hour ethics committee meeting on Nov. 20, Marc-André Blanchard, Prime Minister Mark Carney's chief of staff, was repeatedly questioned on how the prime minister's ethics screen is implemented. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 20, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 20, 2025
During a two-hour ethics committee meeting on Nov. 20, Marc-André Blanchard, Prime Minister Mark Carney's chief of staff, was repeatedly questioned on how the prime minister's ethics screen is implemented. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | November 19, 2025
Bloc Québécois MP Sébastien Lemire said Dawn Farrell's previous decision to approve a controversial McKinsey contract is concerning given her new position with the Major Projects Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | November 19, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | November 19, 2025
Bloc Québécois MP Sébastien Lemire said Dawn Farrell's previous decision to approve a controversial McKinsey contract is concerning given her new position with the Major Projects Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | November 4, 2025
Xi Jinping
We should say to China, led by President Xi Jinping, that we are prepared to take the consequences—and so will you, writes Henry Chan. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | November 4, 2025
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | November 4, 2025
Xi Jinping
We should say to China, led by President Xi Jinping, that we are prepared to take the consequences—and so will you, writes Henry Chan. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's stance on the proposed emissions cap is unclear, but Liberals MPs sitting on the House Environment Committee say they are in favour of the policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 1, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's stance on the proposed emissions cap is unclear, but Liberals MPs sitting on the House Environment Committee say they are in favour of the policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 27, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, has said trade talks are off with Prime Minister Mark Carney, and has threatened a further 10-per-cent levy, which auto industry representatives says adds to the uncertainty their sector faces. Official White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 27, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 27, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, has said trade talks are off with Prime Minister Mark Carney, and has threatened a further 10-per-cent levy, which auto industry representatives says adds to the uncertainty their sector faces. Official White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 24, 2023
The 12 MPs and five Senators assigned to the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament have not gotten together since 2019, for reasons no one can explain. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 24, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 24, 2023
The 12 MPs and five Senators assigned to the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament have not gotten together since 2019, for reasons no one can explain. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 10, 2023
A Via Rail train sits in the Ottawa station on Nov. 30, 2021. The House Transport Committee will kick off a study looking into Via's holiday train service disruptions on Jan. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 10, 2023
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 10, 2023
A Via Rail train sits in the Ottawa station on Nov. 30, 2021. The House Transport Committee will kick off a study looking into Via's holiday train service disruptions on Jan. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 14, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, has indicated that a new approach will be taken in Canada's response to the situation in Haiti, as Liberal MP Emmanuel Dubourg, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly have been in communication about the crisis. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 14, 2022
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 14, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, has indicated that a new approach will be taken in Canada's response to the situation in Haiti, as Liberal MP Emmanuel Dubourg, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly have been in communication about the crisis. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 13, 2022
Interpreters work in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building during a press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in February 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 13, 2022
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 13, 2022
Interpreters work in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building during a press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in February 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 7, 2022
A number of NDP MPs from rural and northern ridings, including NDP MP Alistair MacGregor, are in the crosshairs of a letter-writing campaign by 'left-leaning' hunters to pressure them to oppose the recent amendments to the Liberals' gun control bill, C-21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 7, 2022
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 7, 2022
A number of NDP MPs from rural and northern ridings, including NDP MP Alistair MacGregor, are in the crosshairs of a letter-writing campaign by 'left-leaning' hunters to pressure them to oppose the recent amendments to the Liberals' gun control bill, C-21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ABDUL NAKUA | December 7, 2022
Conservative Senator Salma Ataullahjan, attending a June 2 press conference in Ottawa, chairs the Senate’s Human Rights Committee, which has been digging into Islamophobia in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ABDUL NAKUA | December 7, 2022
Opinion | BY ABDUL NAKUA | December 7, 2022
Conservative Senator Salma Ataullahjan, attending a June 2 press conference in Ottawa, chairs the Senate’s Human Rights Committee, which has been digging into Islamophobia in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 7, 2022
Opposition members of Parliament’s Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency, including Conservative Glen Motz, left, and New Democrat Matthew Green, say the government should release the legal opinion behind invoking the Emergencies Act. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 7, 2022
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 7, 2022
Opposition members of Parliament’s Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency, including Conservative Glen Motz, left, and New Democrat Matthew Green, say the government should release the legal opinion behind invoking the Emergencies Act. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 23, 2022
Members of Parliament seated in the House of Commons during a December 2019 orientation session. As we enter the end-of-year final push, considered choices should be made about how Parliament’s limited resources are being used—because something’s got to give. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 23, 2022
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 23, 2022
Members of Parliament seated in the House of Commons during a December 2019 orientation session. As we enter the end-of-year final push, considered choices should be made about how Parliament’s limited resources are being used—because something’s got to give. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 16, 2022
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan appeared before the Senate Foreign Affairs and International Trade Committee on Nov. 3 for its study on Canada's foreign service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 16, 2022
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 16, 2022
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan appeared before the Senate Foreign Affairs and International Trade Committee on Nov. 3 for its study on Canada's foreign service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade