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Johannes Winkel has been a member of the Bundestag, Germany's federal Parliament, since last March. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 6, 2025
Pete Hoekstra, U.S. ambassador to Canada, pictured at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. The ambassador should advance his country’s interests by building relationships in Canada, not echoing U.S. President Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric, says Wayne Easter, former Liberal MP and chair of the Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 6, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 6, 2025
Pete Hoekstra, U.S. ambassador to Canada, pictured at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. The ambassador should advance his country’s interests by building relationships in Canada, not echoing U.S. President Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric, says Wayne Easter, former Liberal MP and chair of the Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | October 1, 2025
The reception, held at the official residence, was filled with music and Mexican folk dances. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | October 1, 2025
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | October 1, 2025
The reception, held at the official residence, was filled with music and Mexican folk dances. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline previously served as the foreign office's director for the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline previously served as the foreign office's director for the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto inked a free trade pact in Ottawa on Sept. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto inked a free trade pact in Ottawa on Sept. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | April 3, 2023
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | April 3, 2023
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | April 3, 2023
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | April 3, 2023
March 20 was the 20th anniversary of what former UN secretary general Kofi Annan called the illegal invasion of Iraq by America, Britain, and the 'Coalition of the Willing.' Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | April 3, 2023
Opinion | April 3, 2023
March 20 was the 20th anniversary of what former UN secretary general Kofi Annan called the illegal invasion of Iraq by America, Britain, and the 'Coalition of the Willing.' Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 27, 2023
Consider the stunning developments in U.S. politics in reaction to the multiple criminal investigations into former president, and now presidential candidate, Donald Trump, left. Meanwhile, Benjamin Netanyahu, right, became the first PM in Israeli history to be indicted while in office. Photographs courtesy of Flickr/Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 27, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 27, 2023
Consider the stunning developments in U.S. politics in reaction to the multiple criminal investigations into former president, and now presidential candidate, Donald Trump, left. Meanwhile, Benjamin Netanyahu, right, became the first PM in Israeli history to be indicted while in office. Photographs courtesy of Flickr/Wikimedia Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 24, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden had his first sit-down in Ottawa with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau since he came to power in early 2021, with a series of meetings at the West Block on March 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 24, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 24, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden had his first sit-down in Ottawa with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau since he came to power in early 2021, with a series of meetings at the West Block on March 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS, CHELSEA NASH | March 22, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hosted European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on March 7 in West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS, CHELSEA NASH | March 22, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS, CHELSEA NASH | March 22, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hosted European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on March 7 in West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 22, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden, centre, was last in Ottawa when he was vice-president at the tail end of the Obama administration on Dec. 8, 2016. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 22, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 22, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden, centre, was last in Ottawa when he was vice-president at the tail end of the Obama administration on Dec. 8, 2016. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 20, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau triggered the last election nearly two years ago, citing Parliament becoming toxic and dysfunctional as one of the reasons to do so. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 20, 2023
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 20, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau triggered the last election nearly two years ago, citing Parliament becoming toxic and dysfunctional as one of the reasons to do so. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 20, 2023
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured in a Hill scrum. In her much-publicized Washington speech on Oct. 11, 2022, she endorsed the misguided and dangerous American policy that would divide the world into competing blocs—democracies versus autocracies—as the organizing system for the future, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 20, 2023
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 20, 2023
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured in a Hill scrum. In her much-publicized Washington speech on Oct. 11, 2022, she endorsed the misguided and dangerous American policy that would divide the world into competing blocs—democracies versus autocracies—as the organizing system for the future, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 15, 2023
Former foreign affairs minister John Baird, left, says more longevity is needed for Canada's top diplomat. Current Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, right, is the fifth to hold the role since the Liberals took power in 2015. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 15, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 15, 2023
Former foreign affairs minister John Baird, left, says more longevity is needed for Canada's top diplomat. Current Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, right, is the fifth to hold the role since the Liberals took power in 2015. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 13, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 9, 2023, arriving for a cabinet meeting on the Hill, has asked for a number of national security probes into China's interference with Canadian federal elections. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 13, 2023
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 13, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 9, 2023, arriving for a cabinet meeting on the Hill, has asked for a number of national security probes into China's interference with Canadian federal elections. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MUKARRAM ZAIDI | March 13, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in a recent Hill scrum. For far too long, Canada's position on Israel has been one of inaction and empty rhetoric, writes Mukarram Zaidi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MUKARRAM ZAIDI | March 13, 2023
Opinion | BY MUKARRAM ZAIDI | March 13, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in a recent Hill scrum. For far too long, Canada's position on Israel has been one of inaction and empty rhetoric, writes Mukarram Zaidi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | March 13, 2023
On March 13, Pope Francis will observe the 10th anniversary of his election to the papacy. In that decade, he has reached outward to a fractured world and inward to a fractured church. Seldom in the modern history of the Catholic Church has a pope been plunged into both external and internal crises at the same time. Photograph courtesy Flickr/Commons Wikimedia
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | March 13, 2023
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | March 13, 2023
On March 13, Pope Francis will observe the 10th anniversary of his election to the papacy. In that decade, he has reached outward to a fractured world and inward to a fractured church. Seldom in the modern history of the Catholic Church has a pope been plunged into both external and internal crises at the same time. Photograph courtesy Flickr/Commons Wikimedia