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Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 17, 2025
The potential defection of additional Tories to the Grit benches or a snap election can’t be the only strategies to enact the kind of change Prime Minister Mark Carney says he was elected to make. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 17, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 17, 2025
The potential defection of additional Tories to the Grit benches or a snap election can’t be the only strategies to enact the kind of change Prime Minister Mark Carney says he was elected to make. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second left, pictured Oct. 7, 2025, with U.S. President Donald Trump, right, in the Oval Office, along with Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, far left, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Photograph courtesy of the White House
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 15, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second left, pictured Oct. 7, 2025, with U.S. President Donald Trump, right, in the Oval Office, along with Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, far left, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Photograph courtesy of the White House
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the FIFA World Cup draw on Dec. 5. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 10, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the FIFA World Cup draw on Dec. 5. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney would be well advised to study the late Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney's style of caucus management. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 8, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney would be well advised to study the late Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney's style of caucus management. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 3, 2025
Former justice minister Irwin Cotler speaks about the genocide in Sudan at a Nov. 25 press conference alongside Liberal MP Greg Fergus, left, Green Leader Elizabeth May, Liberal MP Fayçal El-Khoury, and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights’ Yonah Diamond and Mutasim Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 3, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 3, 2025
Former justice minister Irwin Cotler speaks about the genocide in Sudan at a Nov. 25 press conference alongside Liberal MP Greg Fergus, left, Green Leader Elizabeth May, Liberal MP Fayçal El-Khoury, and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights’ Yonah Diamond and Mutasim Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney must expand his inner circle of advisers to include more women, say some current and former senior Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 1, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney must expand his inner circle of advisers to include more women, say some current and former senior Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 26, 2025
In his recent travels, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed that upholding values like gender equality remains an ‘aspect’ of the Canada’s foreign policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 26, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 26, 2025
In his recent travels, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed that upholding values like gender equality remains an ‘aspect’ of the Canada’s foreign policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 24, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 19, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney secured the support of the Green Party to pass his budget, but he may have to compromise more widely in the future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 19, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 19, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney secured the support of the Green Party to pass his budget, but he may have to compromise more widely in the future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy Commons Wikimedia
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 17, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy Commons Wikimedia
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 12, 2025
It’s understandable that an MP crossing the floor of the House of Commons can feel like a betrayal for those left behind, but MPs’ own behaviour shouldn’t be easily picked up as an example for bad actors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 12, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 12, 2025
It’s understandable that an MP crossing the floor of the House of Commons can feel like a betrayal for those left behind, but MPs’ own behaviour shouldn’t be easily picked up as an example for bad actors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Oct. 8, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 10, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Oct. 8, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 5, 2025
It’s up to Prime Minister Mark Carney to ensure the premiers are onside with his plan for the U.S., and that requires better communication. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 5, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 5, 2025
It’s up to Prime Minister Mark Carney to ensure the premiers are onside with his plan for the U.S., and that requires better communication. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 3, 2025
Party leaders, including Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, must quit playing politics now and start delivering results for Canadians. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 3, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 3, 2025
Party leaders, including Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, must quit playing politics now and start delivering results for Canadians. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at APEC this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 29, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at APEC this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 27, 2025
It is likely that Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, is one of just a few people in Canada's Parliament who know anything about U.S. President Donald's Trump's proposed Golden Dome missile defence system. That needs to change. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 27, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 27, 2025
It is likely that Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, is one of just a few people in Canada's Parliament who know anything about U.S. President Donald's Trump's proposed Golden Dome missile defence system. That needs to change. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed a full slate of cabinet ministers and secretaries of state in the spring. It's time they began to act like it. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 22, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed a full slate of cabinet ministers and secretaries of state in the spring. It's time they began to act like it. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 20, 2025
If Pierre Poilievre wants to become prime minister, he should dial back his inflammatory rhetoric. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 20, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 20, 2025
If Pierre Poilievre wants to become prime minister, he should dial back his inflammatory rhetoric. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 15, 2025
B.C. Premier David Eby, left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are being left to duke it out over pipelines since the federal government isn’t offering clarity. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 15, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 15, 2025
B.C. Premier David Eby, left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are being left to duke it out over pipelines since the federal government isn’t offering clarity. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 13, 2025
Don Oliver
Then deputy Senate Speaker Don Oliver, pictured in 2012: 'Being a Black man in the Senate afforded me countless opportunities to promote tolerance, fairness, and equality, both in Canada and abroad, that I would not have otherwise had,' he told The Hill Times in 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 13, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 13, 2025
Don Oliver
Then deputy Senate Speaker Don Oliver, pictured in 2012: 'Being a Black man in the Senate afforded me countless opportunities to promote tolerance, fairness, and equality, both in Canada and abroad, that I would not have otherwise had,' he told The Hill Times in 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 8, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will table his first budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 8, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 8, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will table his first budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 6, 2025
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, pictured May 22, 2025, at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 6, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 6, 2025
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, pictured May 22, 2025, at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 1, 2025
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, meets Prime Minister Mark Carney during the Global Progress Action Summit in London, U.K., on Sept. 26. No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 1, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 1, 2025
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, meets Prime Minister Mark Carney during the Global Progress Action Summit in London, U.K., on Sept. 26. No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 29, 2025
Since winning office, Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, pictured with Housing Minister Gregor Robertson, right, on Sept. 14, 2025, announcing the Build Canada Homes project, has announced major projects aimed at creating jobs and jumpstarting growth. But so far, the results have yet to materialize, and public patience is wearing thin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 29, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 29, 2025
Since winning office, Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, pictured with Housing Minister Gregor Robertson, right, on Sept. 14, 2025, announcing the Build Canada Homes project, has announced major projects aimed at creating jobs and jumpstarting growth. But so far, the results have yet to materialize, and public patience is wearing thin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 24, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin. One matter Canadians haven't yet heard more from the government on is clarity on its commitment to our international climate pledges. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 24, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 24, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin. One matter Canadians haven't yet heard more from the government on is clarity on its commitment to our international climate pledges. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 22, 2025
Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney leave the cabinet meeting in the West Block after news broke that Freeland was resigning from cabinet on Sept. 16, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 22, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 22, 2025
Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney leave the cabinet meeting in the West Block after news broke that Freeland was resigning from cabinet on Sept. 16, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters after the Métis Major Projects Summit in Ottawa on Aug. 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 17, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters after the Métis Major Projects Summit in Ottawa on Aug. 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 24, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 24, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 24, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 22, 2021
Countless pages of documents and emails from inside the government are now being made public regularly, thanks to a motion brought forward by Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, pictured, and passed in the House of Commons in October. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 22, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 22, 2021
Countless pages of documents and emails from inside the government are now being made public regularly, thanks to a motion brought forward by Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, pictured, and passed in the House of Commons in October. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 17, 2021
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has yet to table her first budget, with no announced date for when the document, two years in the waiting, will be coming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 17, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 17, 2021
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has yet to table her first budget, with no announced date for when the document, two years in the waiting, will be coming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 15, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 9, 2021, at a press conference on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 15, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 15, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 9, 2021, at a press conference on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 8, 2021
Manitoba Premier Brian Palllister and Quebec Premier François, pictured. Provincial premiers have united to play the victims of a malignant federal partner as they appeal through the press for a bigger annual health transfer. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 8, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 8, 2021
Manitoba Premier Brian Palllister and Quebec Premier François, pictured. Provincial premiers have united to play the victims of a malignant federal partner as they appeal through the press for a bigger annual health transfer. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 3, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 3, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 3, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 1, 2021
Conservative MP Mike Lake, left, pictured Feb. 16, 2017, with former Conservative MP James Rajotte, in the dressing room before a friendly charity hockey match between Conservatives and Liberals to raise money for the Terry Fox Foundation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 1, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 1, 2021
Conservative MP Mike Lake, left, pictured Feb. 16, 2017, with former Conservative MP James Rajotte, in the dressing room before a friendly charity hockey match between Conservatives and Liberals to raise money for the Terry Fox Foundation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 22, 2021
Canada's then-chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance, pictured April 30, 2020, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 22, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 22, 2021
Canada's then-chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance, pictured April 30, 2020, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 15, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 12, 2021, holding a press conference outside the Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 15, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 15, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 12, 2021, holding a press conference outside the Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 10, 2021
Despite claims to the contrary, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured outside of Rideau Cottage on Feb. 9, has seemingly turned his back on promises to improve freedom of information. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 10, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 10, 2021
Despite claims to the contrary, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured outside of Rideau Cottage on Feb. 9, has seemingly turned his back on promises to improve freedom of information. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 8, 2021
The West Block on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 8, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 8, 2021
The West Block on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 3, 2021
Protesters participate in a rally against anti-Black racism and police brutality in Ottawa on June 5, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 3, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 3, 2021
Protesters participate in a rally against anti-Black racism and police brutality in Ottawa on June 5, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 1, 2021
Julie Payette, pictured in this file photo, resigned as Canada's governor general on Jan. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 1, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 1, 2021
Julie Payette, pictured in this file photo, resigned as Canada's governor general on Jan. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 27, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in 2017, with Julie Payette when he named her governor general. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 27, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 27, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in 2017, with Julie Payette when he named her governor general. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 25, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured Oct. 28, 2020, heading into the Sir John A. Macdonald Building for a caucus meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 25, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 25, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured Oct. 28, 2020, heading into the Sir John A. Macdonald Building for a caucus meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 20, 2021
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet has not specified just what pressing questions there are about new Transport Minister Omar Alghabra that require answers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 20, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 20, 2021
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet has not specified just what pressing questions there are about new Transport Minister Omar Alghabra that require answers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 18, 2021
U.S. president-elect Joe Biden will be the 46th president when he's inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2021. Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 18, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 18, 2021
U.S. president-elect Joe Biden will be the 46th president when he's inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2021. Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 13, 2021
Twitter was right to permanently shut down outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump's Twitter account to his nearly 89 million followers last week, after five people were left dead in the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol Building and the world watched the horrifying climax and crashing end of the Trump presidency on Capitol Hill. Image courtesy of Needpix.com
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 13, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 13, 2021
Twitter was right to permanently shut down outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump's Twitter account to his nearly 89 million followers last week, after five people were left dead in the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol Building and the world watched the horrifying climax and crashing end of the Trump presidency on Capitol Hill. Image courtesy of Needpix.com
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 11, 2021
Protesters, pictured Jan. 6, 2021, storming Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Screenshot courtesy of CNN
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 11, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 11, 2021
Protesters, pictured Jan. 6, 2021, storming Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Screenshot courtesy of CNN
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 21, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured on Dec. 7, 2020 at the John A. McDonald building on Parliament Hill.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 21, 2020
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 21, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured on Dec. 7, 2020 at the John A. McDonald building on Parliament Hill.