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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Defence Industrial Strategy may deliver short-term gains, but it could compromise long-term policy and economic coherence.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 12, 2026
Referring to the Senate Building's original purpose as downtown Ottawa's train station between 1912 and 1966, Canadian Senators Group Senator Scott Tannas says turning it into a train station is 'not a crazy idea ... It would be back to the future.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 12, 2026
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 12, 2026
Referring to the Senate Building's original purpose as downtown Ottawa's train station between 1912 and 1966, Canadian Senators Group Senator Scott Tannas says turning it into a train station is 'not a crazy idea ... It would be back to the future.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 9, 2026
Replacements are on order for the Army's current Arctic-capable fleet of Bandvagn 206s, which has more or less lapsed into oblivion, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Corporal Alana Morin
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 9, 2026
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 9, 2026
Replacements are on order for the Army's current Arctic-capable fleet of Bandvagn 206s, which has more or less lapsed into oblivion, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Corporal Alana Morin
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 8, 2026
Heather McPherson
NDP MP and leadership candidate Heather McPherson says the Liberals' lack of response to the calls to stop Canadian companies from doing business with ICE is 'ridiculous.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 8, 2026
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 8, 2026
Heather McPherson
NDP MP and leadership candidate Heather McPherson says the Liberals' lack of response to the calls to stop Canadian companies from doing business with ICE is 'ridiculous.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 5, 2026
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon announced on Dec.12, 2025, that the first phase of Canada’s planned high-speed rail network project will run between Ottawa and Montreal. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 5, 2026
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 5, 2026
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon announced on Dec.12, 2025, that the first phase of Canada’s planned high-speed rail network project will run between Ottawa and Montreal. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 4, 2026
Purchasing F-35s from the U.S. would render Canada more vulnerable to American pressure, say NDP interim leader Don Davies, right, and the defence critic Lori Idlout, left. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 4, 2026
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 4, 2026
Purchasing F-35s from the U.S. would render Canada more vulnerable to American pressure, say NDP interim leader Don Davies, right, and the defence critic Lori Idlout, left. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 21, 2024
Karina Gould
Government House Leader Karina Gould says the 'Conservatives are filibustering their own motion,' as the privilege debate stretches to two weeks. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 21, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 21, 2024
Karina Gould
Government House Leader Karina Gould says the 'Conservatives are filibustering their own motion,' as the privilege debate stretches to two weeks. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 11, 2024
Government House Leader Karina Gould, left, said the Liberals want to see the debate come to an end. Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer says Parliament can get back to work if the government hands over all unredacted documents related to the controversial cleantech fund. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 11, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 11, 2024
Government House Leader Karina Gould, left, said the Liberals want to see the debate come to an end. Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer says Parliament can get back to work if the government hands over all unredacted documents related to the controversial cleantech fund. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 8, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
In an Oct. 8 scrum, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre doubled down on the comments made the day before that earned him a rebuke from the House Speaker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 8, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 8, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
In an Oct. 8 scrum, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre doubled down on the comments made the day before that earned him a rebuke from the House Speaker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 4, 2024
Andrew Scheer
Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer's privilege motion on the government's failure to comply with an order to release documents related to the Sustainable Development Technology Canada fund has brought Parliament to a standstill. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 4, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 4, 2024
Andrew Scheer
Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer's privilege motion on the government's failure to comply with an order to release documents related to the Sustainable Development Technology Canada fund has brought Parliament to a standstill. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 3, 2024
Alex Benay
Alex Benay, associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada, gives an update on the government’s efforts to replace the Phoenix pay system at a July press conference. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 3, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 3, 2024
Alex Benay
Alex Benay, associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada, gives an update on the government’s efforts to replace the Phoenix pay system at a July press conference. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 25, 2024
AFN Regional Chief Joanna Bernard told MPs that there is 'no consistent way of verifying the legitimacy of Indigenous businesses.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 25, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 25, 2024
AFN Regional Chief Joanna Bernard told MPs that there is 'no consistent way of verifying the legitimacy of Indigenous businesses.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 23, 2024
House Government Operations and Estimates Committee chair Kelly McCauley. The committee's work on government procurement and contracting dominated this year's headlines. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 23, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 23, 2024
House Government Operations and Estimates Committee chair Kelly McCauley. The committee's work on government procurement and contracting dominated this year's headlines. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 17, 2024
The departments overseen by Public Services Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, left, and Treasury Board President Anita Anand have been in the spotlight as the Liberals face questions over their handling of federal contracting. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 17, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 17, 2024
The departments overseen by Public Services Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, left, and Treasury Board President Anita Anand have been in the spotlight as the Liberals face questions over their handling of federal contracting. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 13, 2024
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic, right, and Derek Mersereau, left, acting director, inquiries, quality assurance and risk management in the Ombud's Office of Procurement, pictured Jan. 31, 2024, at the House Government Operations Committee on its study of the controversial ArriveCan app. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 13, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 13, 2024
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic, right, and Derek Mersereau, left, acting director, inquiries, quality assurance and risk management in the Ombud's Office of Procurement, pictured Jan. 31, 2024, at the House Government Operations Committee on its study of the controversial ArriveCan app. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 10, 2024
On Aug. 9, Defence Minister Bill Blair, centre, visited Seaspan's shipyard in Vancouver, B.C., where the construction of two new ships is underway. Photograph courtesy of X/BillBlair
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 10, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 10, 2024
On Aug. 9, Defence Minister Bill Blair, centre, visited Seaspan's shipyard in Vancouver, B.C., where the construction of two new ships is underway. Photograph courtesy of X/BillBlair
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 29, 2024
Amir Morv, left, and Ritika Dutt, the co-founders of Botler AI, speak at a House Government Operations and Estimates Committee meeting on Oct. 26, 2023. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 29, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 29, 2024
Amir Morv, left, and Ritika Dutt, the co-founders of Botler AI, speak at a House Government Operations and Estimates Committee meeting on Oct. 26, 2023. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 21, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly
Conservative MPs accuse Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly of 'deafening silence' on the controversial real estate purchase. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 21, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 21, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly
Conservative MPs accuse Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly of 'deafening silence' on the controversial real estate purchase. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade