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Former Liberal cabinet ministers Marc Miller, clockwise from top left, Karina Gould, and Ahmed Hussen are all chairing House committees, as is Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu. Red Chamber chairs include Pierre Dalphond (PSG), Rob Black (CSG), Michael MacDonald (CPC), and Hassan Yussuff (ISG). The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 4, 2025
'It's early, but we'll try and set a good tone here,' says Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon of the start of the 45th Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 4, 2025
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 4, 2025
'It's early, but we'll try and set a good tone here,' says Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon of the start of the 45th Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 3, 2025
As of June 2, 341 of 343 MPs had been assigned permanent office space, but nearly half of those may still be waiting weeks to get the keys to their new home on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 3, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 3, 2025
As of June 2, 341 of 343 MPs had been assigned permanent office space, but nearly half of those may still be waiting weeks to get the keys to their new home on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 1, 2025
Holding the balance of power in House committees, the Bloc Québécois plans to use its parliamentary leverage to promote Quebec’s interests, says Bloc House Leader Christine Normandin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 1, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 1, 2025
Holding the balance of power in House committees, the Bloc Québécois plans to use its parliamentary leverage to promote Quebec’s interests, says Bloc House Leader Christine Normandin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 30, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, holds a press conference in the House of Commons with Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman following the Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 30, 2025
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 30, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, holds a press conference in the House of Commons with Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman following the Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 30, 2025
Don Davies
Interim NDP leader Don Davies says the party is pushing for additional resources amidst return to Parliament without recognized House status and the fewest seats ever won in the party’s history. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 30, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 30, 2025
Don Davies
Interim NDP leader Don Davies says the party is pushing for additional resources amidst return to Parliament without recognized House status and the fewest seats ever won in the party’s history. The Hill Times photograph 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 ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 30, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government survived the first non-confidence motion since the NDP ended the supply-and-confidence agreement, but more motions are to come. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 30, 2024
News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 30, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government survived the first non-confidence motion since the NDP ended the supply-and-confidence agreement, but more motions are to come. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 27, 2024
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley wades through Freedom Convoy supporters as he arrives on the Hill on Sept. 16, 2024. Security measures on Parliament Hill have been 'significantly' tightened in the wake of increasingly aggressive protesters—some of which have been associated with the 'Freedom Convoy' movement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 27, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 27, 2024
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley wades through Freedom Convoy supporters as he arrives on the Hill on Sept. 16, 2024. Security measures on Parliament Hill have been 'significantly' tightened in the wake of increasingly aggressive protesters—some of which have been associated with the 'Freedom Convoy' movement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 19, 2024
Parliamentary Protective Service officers stationed at the foot of the stairs leading to the West Block's southern entrance on Sept. 19. Hill pass holders currently have to show ID in order to use the stairs and access the building's immediate vicinity, with the public barred from the area. The Hill Times photograph by Laura Ryckewaert
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 19, 2024
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 19, 2024
Parliamentary Protective Service officers stationed at the foot of the stairs leading to the West Block's southern entrance on Sept. 19. Hill pass holders currently have to show ID in order to use the stairs and access the building's immediate vicinity, with the public barred from the area. The Hill Times photograph by Laura Ryckewaert
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland will appear before a Senate committee to answer questions on the pharmacare bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland will appear before a Senate committee to answer questions on the pharmacare bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 16, 2024
Government House Leader Karina Gould calls out the carbon tax stances of the Conservative and NDP leaders, as MPs return for the fall sitting of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 16, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 16, 2024
Government House Leader Karina Gould calls out the carbon tax stances of the Conservative and NDP leaders, as MPs return for the fall sitting of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA, IAN CAMPBELL | September 16, 2024
Top Conservatives: Pierre Poilievre, top left, Andrew Scheer, Jenni Byrne, Leo Housakos, Anaida Poilievre, Tim Uppal, Denise Batters, front row left, Pierre Paul-Hus, Melissa Lantsman, John Baird, front left, and Stephen Harper. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Jake Wright
News | BY ABBAS RANA, IAN CAMPBELL | September 16, 2024
News | BY ABBAS RANA, IAN CAMPBELL | September 16, 2024
Top Conservatives: Pierre Poilievre, top left, Andrew Scheer, Jenni Byrne, Leo Housakos, Anaida Poilievre, Tim Uppal, Denise Batters, front row left, Pierre Paul-Hus, Melissa Lantsman, John Baird, front left, and Stephen Harper. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 9, 2024
Bloc Québécois MP Andréanne Larouche's Bill C-319 requires a royal recommendation to be voted on at third reading. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 9, 2024
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 9, 2024
Bloc Québécois MP Andréanne Larouche's Bill C-319 requires a royal recommendation to be voted on at third reading. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 4, 2024
'Being House leader is both an art and a science,' says Government House Leader Karina Gould. 'I am going to have to negotiate with my colleagues to move things forward.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 4, 2024
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 4, 2024
'Being House leader is both an art and a science,' says Government House Leader Karina Gould. 'I am going to have to negotiate with my colleagues to move things forward.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY OLIVIER CULLEN | August 21, 2024
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. Politicians need reminding that they sit in one of the most revered meeting places in the country, writes Olivier Cullen. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY OLIVIER CULLEN | August 21, 2024
Opinion | BY OLIVIER CULLEN | August 21, 2024
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. Politicians need reminding that they sit in one of the most revered meeting places in the country, writes Olivier Cullen. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 21, 2024
One bill to watch this fall will be the government's online harms legislation, Bill C-63, which was first tabled by Justice Minister Arif Virani on Feb. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 21, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 21, 2024
One bill to watch this fall will be the government's online harms legislation, Bill C-63, which was first tabled by Justice Minister Arif Virani on Feb. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade