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ISG Senator Éric Forest arrives for the Senate sitting on June 25, 2025. Senators need to find the courage to question the government in responsible and responsive ways, writes Senator Marilou McPhedran. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 1, 2025
MPs will return to their seats in the House of Commons for the fall session on Sept. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 1, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 1, 2025
MPs will return to their seats in the House of Commons for the fall session on Sept. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA, MARLO GLASS | September 1, 2025
Jenni Byrne, who managed the Conservatives' 2024 election campaign, has yet to speak directly to the national council or the national caucus about the party’s election loss or her future plans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA, MARLO GLASS | September 1, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA, MARLO GLASS | September 1, 2025
Jenni Byrne, who managed the Conservatives' 2024 election campaign, has yet to speak directly to the national council or the national caucus about the party’s election loss or her future plans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 27, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, with his wife, Anaida. Conservative strategists say time is on Poilievre’s side to determine what’s next and where he’ll stand in the next election. Photograph courtesy of X
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 27, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 27, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, with his wife, Anaida. Conservative strategists say time is on Poilievre’s side to determine what’s next and where he’ll stand in the next election. Photograph courtesy of X
FeatureBY 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
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 25, 2025
FeatureBY 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
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | August 25, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, will return to the House of Commons this September where he will face a different prime minister in Mark Carney, not pictured. Interim NDP Leader Don Davies leads a much smaller caucus of seven members after his party lost more than half of its MPs in the 2025 election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | August 25, 2025
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | August 25, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, will return to the House of Commons this September where he will face a different prime minister in Mark Carney, not pictured. Interim NDP Leader Don Davies leads a much smaller caucus of seven members after his party lost more than half of its MPs in the 2025 election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 13, 2024
Conservative MPs Jamie Schmale, left, Lianne Rood, and Larry Brock were part of a delegation of MPs who flew to Strasbourg, France, in June. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 13, 2024
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 13, 2024
Conservative MPs Jamie Schmale, left, Lianne Rood, and Larry Brock were part of a delegation of MPs who flew to Strasbourg, France, in June. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 12, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, needs to 'address people's worries about paying for the bills,' or he will get 'hammered' the way American Democrats were in the Nov. 5 election against President-elect Donald Trump, say observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 12, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 12, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, needs to 'address people's worries about paying for the bills,' or he will get 'hammered' the way American Democrats were in the Nov. 5 election against President-elect Donald Trump, say observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 11, 2024
The House of Commons Chamber in the West Block.
Following a decision by the BOIE, the House of Commons will now cover travel expense claims from any individual who is called to the bar of the Chamber and lives outside the National Capital Region. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 11, 2024
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 11, 2024
The House of Commons Chamber in the West Block.
Following a decision by the BOIE, the House of Commons will now cover travel expense claims from any individual who is called to the bar of the Chamber and lives outside the National Capital Region. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 11, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Given the huge advantage the Conservatives have for raising money, it’ll be hard for the Liberals to match them dollar for dollar when it comes to duking it out in an all-out advertising war, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 11, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 11, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Given the huge advantage the Conservatives have for raising money, it’ll be hard for the Liberals to match them dollar for dollar when it comes to duking it out in an all-out advertising war, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 8, 2024
Francois Legault
In September, Quebec Premier François Legault's government issued a directive to prosecutors telling them not to pursue charges against medical practitioners who fulfill advance requests for MAID as of Oct. 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 8, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 8, 2024
Francois Legault
In September, Quebec Premier François Legault's government issued a directive to prosecutors telling them not to pursue charges against medical practitioners who fulfill advance requests for MAID as of Oct. 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 4, 2024
Government House Leader Karina Gould, left, Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP MP Leah Gazan, Green MP Mike Morrice, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 4, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 4, 2024
Government House Leader Karina Gould, left, Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP MP Leah Gazan, Green MP Mike Morrice, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 3, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is currently the only party leader in the House to not have a security clearance, which has left him open to criticism from other parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 3, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 3, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is currently the only party leader in the House to not have a security clearance, which has left him open to criticism from other parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 2, 2024
The chair's gavel at the the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs— the committee to which MPs have suggested the SDTC documents issue be referred. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 2, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 2, 2024
The chair's gavel at the the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs— the committee to which MPs have suggested the SDTC documents issue be referred. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 30, 2024
Despite growing tensions in the House of Commons, the parties of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh filed identical arguments on Oct. 9 in an ongoing legal saga over the use of voters' personal data. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 30, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 30, 2024
Despite growing tensions in the House of Commons, the parties of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh filed identical arguments on Oct. 9 in an ongoing legal saga over the use of voters' personal data. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 30, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced a new policy plank to scrap the GST on new homes sold for less than $1-million on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 30, 2024
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 30, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced a new policy plank to scrap the GST on new homes sold for less than $1-million on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 29, 2024
Pascale St-Onge
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says she is confident the incoming CBC president and CEO is 'well-equipped' to handle the pressure from Conservative attacks on the public broadcaster. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 29, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 29, 2024
Pascale St-Onge
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says she is confident the incoming CBC president and CEO is 'well-equipped' to handle the pressure from Conservative attacks on the public broadcaster. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 27, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has argued that receiving a security clearance would 'gag' him on issues such as foreign interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 27, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 27, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has argued that receiving a security clearance would 'gag' him on issues such as foreign interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade