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Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is reportedly willing to discipline top bureaucrats who aren’t meeting his standards and delivering on his 'nation-building' agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 21, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's post-election press conferences on Parliament Hill have loosened up from the strict four-question limit he held to during the campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 21, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 21, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's post-election press conferences on Parliament Hill have loosened up from the strict four-question limit he held to during the campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 17, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, at a April 27 rally in Edwards, Ont., ran an election campaign on change—a message that resonated with younger voters, who, unlike boomers, were less motivated by threats from the U.S. this election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 17, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 17, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, at a April 27 rally in Edwards, Ont., ran an election campaign on change—a message that resonated with younger voters, who, unlike boomers, were less motivated by threats from the U.S. this election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 30, 2025
For such a consequential vote, the treatment of its substance by Canadian news media left much to be desired, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 30, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 30, 2025
For such a consequential vote, the treatment of its substance by Canadian news media left much to be desired, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 22, 2021
HuffPost Canada's Althia Raj, left, La Presse Canadienne's Catherine Levesque, and HuffPost Canada's Zi-Ann Lum, right, pictured June 6, 2019, at The Hill Times' annual spring party on the Hill. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 22, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 22, 2021
HuffPost Canada's Althia Raj, left, La Presse Canadienne's Catherine Levesque, and HuffPost Canada's Zi-Ann Lum, right, pictured June 6, 2019, at The Hill Times' annual spring party on the Hill. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 22, 2021
Metcalfe Street is empty in downtown Ottawa on Jan. 14, 2021, as the city was subject to a second province-wide lockdown in an ongoing effort to combat the growing spread of COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 22, 2021
Opinion | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 22, 2021
Metcalfe Street is empty in downtown Ottawa on Jan. 14, 2021, as the city was subject to a second province-wide lockdown in an ongoing effort to combat the growing spread of COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 15, 2021
Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef, pictured in a scrum in the West Block on Dec. 6, 2019. Responses to the Canadian Association of Journalists’ 2020 Canadian Newsroom Diversity Survey are due on April 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 15, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 15, 2021
Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef, pictured in a scrum in the West Block on Dec. 6, 2019. Responses to the Canadian Association of Journalists’ 2020 Canadian Newsroom Diversity Survey are due on April 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 15, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured during a media availability at the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa on March 9, 2021. According to the 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer, 46 per cent of Canadians say government leaders were purposely trying to mislead people by saying things they know are false, with 50 per cent saying business leaders were doing the same. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 15, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 15, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured during a media availability at the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa on March 9, 2021. According to the 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer, 46 per cent of Canadians say government leaders were purposely trying to mislead people by saying things they know are false, with 50 per cent saying business leaders were doing the same. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 1, 2021
Kudos to The Globe and Mail for digging into the darker side of Bay Street’s dirty little secrets. In a series on workforce gender bias last week, the Globe published confidential information on the remuneration of partners in one of Canada’s largest business law firms, writes Sheila Copps. Photograph courtesy Ian Muttoo/Flickr
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 1, 2021
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 1, 2021
Kudos to The Globe and Mail for digging into the darker side of Bay Street’s dirty little secrets. In a series on workforce gender bias last week, the Globe published confidential information on the remuneration of partners in one of Canada’s largest business law firms, writes Sheila Copps. Photograph courtesy Ian Muttoo/Flickr
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 22, 2021
Rebel Media founder Ezra Levant, right, launched a lawsuit against freelance reporter Justin Ling, left, in January. The Hill Times file photograph, photograph courtesy of Rebel Media screengrab
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 22, 2021
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 22, 2021
Rebel Media founder Ezra Levant, right, launched a lawsuit against freelance reporter Justin Ling, left, in January. The Hill Times file photograph, photograph courtesy of Rebel Media screengrab
Opinion | BY PHILIP LEE | February 8, 2021
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeaut is overseeing the development of legislation that would aim to regulate social media platforms. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PHILIP LEE | February 8, 2021
Opinion | BY PHILIP LEE | February 8, 2021
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeaut is overseeing the development of legislation that would aim to regulate social media platforms. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 8, 2021
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, left, Minister of Infrastructure Catherine McKenna, Green Party MP Paul Manly, NDP MP Charlie Angus, and Arif Virani, parliamentary secretary to the justice minister. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Twitter
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 8, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 8, 2021
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, left, Minister of Infrastructure Catherine McKenna, Green Party MP Paul Manly, NDP MP Charlie Angus, and Arif Virani, parliamentary secretary to the justice minister. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Twitter
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 8, 2021
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault has been assigned by the prime minister to take action to curb online hate and harassment. Racist, sexist, and violent comments, as well as conspiracy theories, are commonplace in online discussions of Canadian politics. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 8, 2021
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 8, 2021
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault has been assigned by the prime minister to take action to curb online hate and harassment. Racist, sexist, and violent comments, as well as conspiracy theories, are commonplace in online discussions of Canadian politics. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | January 28, 2021
Canadian journalists Farah Nasser, left, Richard Madan, Raphaël Bouvier-Auclair, Alexander Panetta, and Paul Hunter say there’s palpable differences in being out in the field in Washington, D.C., compared to back home in Canada. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, LinkedIn, CBC, and The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY ALICE CHEN | January 28, 2021
News | BY ALICE CHEN | January 28, 2021
Canadian journalists Farah Nasser, left, Richard Madan, Raphaël Bouvier-Auclair, Alexander Panetta, and Paul Hunter say there’s palpable differences in being out in the field in Washington, D.C., compared to back home in Canada. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, LinkedIn, CBC, and The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 27, 2021
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault has been tasked with creating 'new regulations for social media platforms, starting with a requirement that all platforms remove illegal content, including hate speech, within 24 hours or face significant penalties,' according to his 2019 mandate letter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 27, 2021
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 27, 2021
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault has been tasked with creating 'new regulations for social media platforms, starting with a requirement that all platforms remove illegal content, including hate speech, within 24 hours or face significant penalties,' according to his 2019 mandate letter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | January 13, 2021
NDP MP Brian Masse, pictured at top left in 2018, Liberal MP Ken Hardie, pictured at right in 2017, and Liberal MP John McKay, pictured at bottom left in 2019, all say the storming of the Capitol Building in Washington this month should lead lawmakers and social media companies to do some soul searching. The Hill Times file photographs
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | January 13, 2021
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | January 13, 2021
NDP MP Brian Masse, pictured at top left in 2018, Liberal MP Ken Hardie, pictured at right in 2017, and Liberal MP John McKay, pictured at bottom left in 2019, all say the storming of the Capitol Building in Washington this month should lead lawmakers and social media companies to do some soul searching. The Hill Times file photographs