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Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre reflect on the past year and offer a look-ahead for 2026 in their multiple year-end interviews.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the Build Canada Homes Project in Nepean, Ont., on Sept. 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 22, 2025
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the Build Canada Homes Project in Nepean, Ont., on Sept. 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | September 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters as he leaves the Metis Major Projects Summit in Ottawa on Aug. 7, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | September 15, 2025
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | September 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters as he leaves the Metis Major Projects Summit in Ottawa on Aug. 7, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 1, 2025
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New Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, isn’t necessarily taking up where his Liberal predecessor, Justin Trudeau, left off. This might leave some left-of-centre voters wondering if the current government represents them. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 1, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 1, 2025
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New Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, isn’t necessarily taking up where his Liberal predecessor, Justin Trudeau, left off. This might leave some left-of-centre voters wondering if the current government represents them. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | August 25, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, will return to the House of Commons this September where he will face a different prime minister in Mark Carney, not pictured. Interim NDP Leader Don Davies leads a much smaller caucus of seven members after his party lost more than half of its MPs in the 2025 election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | August 25, 2025
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | August 25, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, will return to the House of Commons this September where he will face a different prime minister in Mark Carney, not pictured. Interim NDP Leader Don Davies leads a much smaller caucus of seven members after his party lost more than half of its MPs in the 2025 election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 9, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on March 21, 2025, making an announcement at LiUNA local 527 training centre in Nepean, Ont., to support training 350,000 new trades workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 9, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 9, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on March 21, 2025, making an announcement at LiUNA local 527 training centre in Nepean, Ont., to support training 350,000 new trades workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 26, 2025
For Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, the Feb. 24 call to action in Kyiv on behalf of Ukraine may be remembered as his best moment in nearly a decade in power, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 26, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 26, 2025
For Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, the Feb. 24 call to action in Kyiv on behalf of Ukraine may be remembered as his best moment in nearly a decade in power, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
Opinion | BY DAVID PERRY | February 24, 2025
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can leave his successor with a stronger hand in their discussions with the American president, writes David Perry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID PERRY | February 24, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID PERRY | February 24, 2025
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can leave his successor with a stronger hand in their discussions with the American president, writes David Perry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | February 24, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 1, 2025, on the Hill. Trudeau announced on Feb. 19 that there will finally be a high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City, but we've been hearing about the high-speed rail for decades, writes Matt Gurney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | February 24, 2025
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | February 24, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 1, 2025, on the Hill. Trudeau announced on Feb. 19 that there will finally be a high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City, but we've been hearing about the high-speed rail for decades, writes Matt Gurney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 20, 2025
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge unveils her government’s ‘vision’ for the future of public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada on Feb. 20. St-Onge also announced she will not be seeking re-election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 20, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 20, 2025
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge unveils her government’s ‘vision’ for the future of public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada on Feb. 20. St-Onge also announced she will not be seeking re-election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 19, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says 'it was a wake-up call for Europeans to hear what we’re going through' as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens Canadian sovereignty and potentially sparks a trade war. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 19, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 19, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says 'it was a wake-up call for Europeans to hear what we’re going through' as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens Canadian sovereignty and potentially sparks a trade war. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 13, 2025
Clockwise from top left: French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 13, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 13, 2025
Clockwise from top left: French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 12, 2025
In the plus column: Ontario Premier Doug Ford, top left, Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In the minus column, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, top right, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 12, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 12, 2025
In the plus column: Ontario Premier Doug Ford, top left, Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In the minus column, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, top right, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 11, 2025
Liberal MP Terry Sheehan, left, pictured in Washington, D.C., and who represents Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker, say the incoming steel and aluminum tariffs will have a major impact on the community's economy. Photograph courtesy of X/TerrySheehanMP and the City of Sault Ste. Marie
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 11, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 11, 2025
Liberal MP Terry Sheehan, left, pictured in Washington, D.C., and who represents Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker, say the incoming steel and aluminum tariffs will have a major impact on the community's economy. Photograph courtesy of X/TerrySheehanMP and the City of Sault Ste. Marie
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 8, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on Feb. 1 to address Canada's retaliatory response, which was put on pause after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day tariff reprieve on Feb. 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 8, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 8, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on Feb. 1 to address Canada's retaliatory response, which was put on pause after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day tariff reprieve on Feb. 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 5, 2025
Peter Boehm
ISG Senator Peter Boehm says Canada’s multilateral relations have 'always been a very important counterweight to our almost overwhelming bilateral relationship with the United States.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 5, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 5, 2025
Peter Boehm
ISG Senator Peter Boehm says Canada’s multilateral relations have 'always been a very important counterweight to our almost overwhelming bilateral relationship with the United States.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 3, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Canadians will soon be voting in a federal election, but will they get the chance to cast an informed vote, or merely support the party that most successfully denigrates its rival, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 3, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 3, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Canadians will soon be voting in a federal election, but will they get the chance to cast an informed vote, or merely support the party that most successfully denigrates its rival, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 30, 2025
From top left: Premier and Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford, Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles, and Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner. From bottom left: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Leader Elizabeth May. Photos courtesy of Ontario Liberals, Ontario Greens, and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 30, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 30, 2025
From top left: Premier and Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford, Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles, and Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner. From bottom left: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Leader Elizabeth May. Photos courtesy of Ontario Liberals, Ontario Greens, and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia