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Peter Mazereeuw

Peter Mazereeuw is executive editor at The Hill Times. He writes and edits The Hill Times' daily subscriber newsletter, Politics This Morning, and hosts and produces its weekly podcast, The Hot Room. Mazereeuw has covered politics and policy for The Hill Times and its sister publications since 2012, and has dug deep into legislation, the Senate, international trade, lobbying, politics, and more. Send your news tips to pmazereeuw@hilltimes.com.

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 14, 2025
The interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques will publish his team's report on the federal budget today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 14, 2025
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 14, 2025
The interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques will publish his team's report on the federal budget today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 13, 2025
Eleanor Olszewski
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski will meet with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Toronto today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 13, 2025
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 13, 2025
Eleanor Olszewski
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski will meet with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Toronto today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 12, 2025
Ivan Zinger
Ivan Zinger, the correctional investigator of Canada, will call attention to failings in the federal prison system at a press conference today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 12, 2025
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 12, 2025
Ivan Zinger
Ivan Zinger, the correctional investigator of Canada, will call attention to failings in the federal prison system at a press conference today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 11, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will join veterans and other dignitaries at the National War Memorial this morning for Canada's Remembrance Day ceremony. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 11, 2025
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 11, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will join veterans and other dignitaries at the National War Memorial this morning for Canada's Remembrance Day ceremony. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Yves-Francois Blanchet
The House will vote on a Bloc Québécois amendment to the government's motion on the budget today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Yves-Francois Blanchet
The House will vote on a Bloc Québécois amendment to the government's motion on the budget today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Jerry DeMarco
Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco will publish his latest reports on the government today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Jerry DeMarco
Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco will publish his latest reports on the government today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne presented their first federal budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne presented their first federal budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will start selling their budget in earnest to the Canadian public today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will start selling their budget in earnest to the Canadian public today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2025
Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab’s department has a new quota for international students that drastically cuts the number of permits awarded to new arrivals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2025
Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab’s department has a new quota for international students that drastically cuts the number of permits awarded to new arrivals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne released his first budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne released his first budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will unveil his long-awaited budget today. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will unveil his long-awaited budget today. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 3, 2025
As Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government looks to invest in major infrastructure projects, the Northwest Territories is calling for funds to help build a highway to the Arctic.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 3, 2025
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 3, 2025
As Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government looks to invest in major infrastructure projects, the Northwest Territories is calling for funds to help build a highway to the Arctic.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to meet the Chinese President Xi Jinping in Gyeongju, South Korea, after the APEC summit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to meet the Chinese President Xi Jinping in Gyeongju, South Korea, after the APEC summit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson are hosting a G7 summit in Toronto starting today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson are hosting a G7 summit in Toronto starting today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney will take part in South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's working dinner in South Korea today. U.S. President Donald Trump is among the other leaders expected to attend. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok
Prime Minister Mark Carney will take part in South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's working dinner in South Korea today. U.S. President Donald Trump is among the other leaders expected to attend. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and former prime ministers Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper. We are indoctrinating our election candidates and our future elected officials to think that the party knows best, that the leader is always right, says Alex Marland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 28, 2025
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and former prime ministers Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper. We are indoctrinating our election candidates and our future elected officials to think that the party knows best, that the leader is always right, says Alex Marland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his counterpart in Singapore. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his counterpart in Singapore. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 24, 2025
Justice Minister Sean Fraser unveiled the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act on Oct. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 24, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 24, 2025
Justice Minister Sean Fraser unveiled the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act on Oct. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea between Oct. 24 and Nov. 1. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea between Oct. 24 and Nov. 1. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Justice Minister Sean Fraser will introduce his bail and sentencing reform bill into the House of Commons today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Justice Minister Sean Fraser will introduce his bail and sentencing reform bill into the House of Commons today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will promote his upcoming budget in a live address this evening. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will promote his upcoming budget in a live address this evening. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Auditor General Karen Hogan will reveal new reports on a half dozen government projects and priorities today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Auditor General Karen Hogan will reveal new reports on a half dozen government projects and priorities today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 15, 2025
NDP MP Heather McPherson
Alberta NDP MP Heather McPherson is one of four approved candidates in the running for the party's leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 15, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 15, 2025
NDP MP Heather McPherson
Alberta NDP MP Heather McPherson is one of four approved candidates in the running for the party's leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 14, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 14, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 14, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will meet Indian officials in India on Oct. 12 and 13. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will meet Indian officials in India on Oct. 12 and 13. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is scheduled to appear before the House Public Safety Committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is scheduled to appear before the House Public Safety Committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Defence Minister David McGuinty's military justice reform bill is up for debate in the House today, Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon told MPs last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Defence Minister David McGuinty's military justice reform bill is up for debate in the House today, Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon told MPs last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 22, 2017
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen has faced pressure from the day he entered cabinet to move quickly to help Yazidi women in Iraq. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 22, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 22, 2017
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen has faced pressure from the day he entered cabinet to move quickly to help Yazidi women in Iraq. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 15, 2017
Free trade negotiations, including those around the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, have been lightening rods for controversy around the world in recent years. Here, Conservative candidate Jeff Watson is confronted by TPP protesters in the Windsor area during the 2015 election campaign. Photograph courtesy of Unifor
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 15, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 15, 2017
Free trade negotiations, including those around the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, have been lightening rods for controversy around the world in recent years. Here, Conservative candidate Jeff Watson is confronted by TPP protesters in the Windsor area during the 2015 election campaign. Photograph courtesy of Unifor
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 15, 2017
Conservative MP Dean Allison, left, serves as a vice-chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Liberal MP Michael Levitt chairs the Subcommittee on International Human Rights; NDP MP Tracey Ramsey is a vice-chair on the House Trade Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and Sam Garcia
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 15, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 15, 2017
Conservative MP Dean Allison, left, serves as a vice-chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Liberal MP Michael Levitt chairs the Subcommittee on International Human Rights; NDP MP Tracey Ramsey is a vice-chair on the House Trade Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and Sam Garcia
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 9, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals have lost their edge over the Conservative Party of interim Leader Rona Ambrose, a new poll indicates, though the governing party is holding strong in Central Canada. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 9, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 9, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals have lost their edge over the Conservative Party of interim Leader Rona Ambrose, a new poll indicates, though the governing party is holding strong in Central Canada. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 8, 2017
Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault has called for the Prime Minister's Office to be opened up to access to information requests, and Treasury Board President Scott Brison is planning to introduce legislation to do just that within a couple of months. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 8, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 8, 2017
Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault has called for the Prime Minister's Office to be opened up to access to information requests, and Treasury Board President Scott Brison is planning to introduce legislation to do just that within a couple of months. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 8, 2017
Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc, centre, flanked by Rear-Admiral and Joint Task Force Atlantic Commander John Newton, centre-left, and Serge Cormier, MP for Acadie-Bathurst, centre-right, in a warming shelter in the town of Tracadie, N.B., six days after an ice storm hit the northeastern corner of the province. Photograph courtesy of the Department of National Defence
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 8, 2017
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 8, 2017
Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc, centre, flanked by Rear-Admiral and Joint Task Force Atlantic Commander John Newton, centre-left, and Serge Cormier, MP for Acadie-Bathurst, centre-right, in a warming shelter in the town of Tracadie, N.B., six days after an ice storm hit the northeastern corner of the province. Photograph courtesy of the Department of National Defence
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 8, 2017
Canada's immigration minister was assigned a new mandate when Ahmed Hussen, centre, was shuffled into the role by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right. They're pictured with Governor General David Johnston. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 8, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 8, 2017
Canada's immigration minister was assigned a new mandate when Ahmed Hussen, centre, was shuffled into the role by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right. They're pictured with Governor General David Johnston. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 1, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has faced months of pressure over political fundraising events that give donors to the Liberal Party a chance to meet him and his ministers. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 1, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 1, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has faced months of pressure over political fundraising events that give donors to the Liberal Party a chance to meet him and his ministers. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 1, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured, along with Health Minister Jane Philpott, not pictured, are overseeing a federal effort to replace the expiring health accord with the provinces and territories. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 1, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 1, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured, along with Health Minister Jane Philpott, not pictured, are overseeing a federal effort to replace the expiring health accord with the provinces and territories. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 30, 2017
Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has until the summer to author a report on what she heard in consultations this month on the state of Canada's national parks. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 30, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 30, 2017
Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has until the summer to author a report on what she heard in consultations this month on the state of Canada's national parks. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 25, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fields questions during a Q&A with members of the public in Peterborough, Ont., Jan. 13. Mr. Trudeau took heat from several attendees about the cost of hydro in Ontario, and what a carbon tax would mean for them. Photograph courtesy of the Prime Minister's Office
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 25, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 25, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fields questions during a Q&A with members of the public in Peterborough, Ont., Jan. 13. Mr. Trudeau took heat from several attendees about the cost of hydro in Ontario, and what a carbon tax would mean for them. Photograph courtesy of the Prime Minister's Office
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 25, 2017
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during his official visit to Ottawa in September. China's leadership will be waiting to win over U.S. allies disaffected by a protectionist U.S. Trump administration, say a U.S. policy analyst and Canada's former ambassador to China. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 25, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 25, 2017
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during his official visit to Ottawa in September. China's leadership will be waiting to win over U.S. allies disaffected by a protectionist U.S. Trump administration, say a U.S. policy analyst and Canada's former ambassador to China. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 18, 2017
Back from left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's top advisers Gerald Butts, Katie Telford, Kate Purchase, and Jeremy Broadhurst. Mr. Butts and Ms. Telford have met with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's key advisers, and Mr. Broadhurst is expected to be the foreign minister's new chief of staff. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 18, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 18, 2017
Back from left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's top advisers Gerald Butts, Katie Telford, Kate Purchase, and Jeremy Broadhurst. Mr. Butts and Ms. Telford have met with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's key advisers, and Mr. Broadhurst is expected to be the foreign minister's new chief of staff. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 18, 2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau has intervened to try to curtail rising debt and prices in Canada's hottest real estate markets, but houses in Toronto and Vancouver remain hopelessly expensive for most young Canadians who want to buy their first home. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 18, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 18, 2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau has intervened to try to curtail rising debt and prices in Canada's hottest real estate markets, but houses in Toronto and Vancouver remain hopelessly expensive for most young Canadians who want to buy their first home. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 11, 2017
A family of Syrian refugees arrives in Toronto in December, 2015. One year later, more than 100 Syrians were arriving in Canada each day. Domnic Santiago photograph courtesy of Flickr
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 11, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 11, 2017
A family of Syrian refugees arrives in Toronto in December, 2015. One year later, more than 100 Syrians were arriving in Canada each day. Domnic Santiago photograph courtesy of Flickr
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 11, 2017
New Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne will lead the government's effort to bring more countries on board with a reworked system for settling disputes between businesses and governments linked through a trade deal. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 11, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 11, 2017
New Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne will lead the government's effort to bring more countries on board with a reworked system for settling disputes between businesses and governments linked through a trade deal. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 9, 2017
Chrystia Freeland pictured with departing U.S. counterpart Michael Froman during the Three Amigos summit in Ottawa in June. Mr. Froman will soon be replaced by Robert Lighthizer, a veteran of the Reagan administration. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 9, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 9, 2017
Chrystia Freeland pictured with departing U.S. counterpart Michael Froman during the Three Amigos summit in Ottawa in June. Mr. Froman will soon be replaced by Robert Lighthizer, a veteran of the Reagan administration. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 21, 2016
The average housing expenses claimed by Liberal cabinet ministers won't get them anything fancy in Ottawa's downtown. Maryam Monsef and Harjit Sajjan topped the list of spenders between last year's election and the beginning of October, while Chrystia Freeland spent the least of those outside of Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 21, 2016
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 21, 2016
The average housing expenses claimed by Liberal cabinet ministers won't get them anything fancy in Ottawa's downtown. Maryam Monsef and Harjit Sajjan topped the list of spenders between last year's election and the beginning of October, while Chrystia Freeland spent the least of those outside of Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 15, 2016
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited Ottawa in September. Under Mr. Li, China sent a delegation to Canada in 2014 to learn how Canada's legal system handled domestic abuse. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 15, 2016
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 15, 2016
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited Ottawa in September. Under Mr. Li, China sent a delegation to Canada in 2014 to learn how Canada's legal system handled domestic abuse. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 14, 2016
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau watch U.S. President Barack Obama speak during the Three Amigos summit in Ottawa last summer. Canada and Mexico will be waiting and watching to see what happens to the Trans-Pacific Partnership when Mr. Obama's successor, Donald Trump, takes office in late January. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 14, 2016
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 14, 2016
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau watch U.S. President Barack Obama speak during the Three Amigos summit in Ottawa last summer. Canada and Mexico will be waiting and watching to see what happens to the Trans-Pacific Partnership when Mr. Obama's successor, Donald Trump, takes office in late January. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright