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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
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 23, 2023
U.S. journalist Walter Cronkite conducts an interview in Hue, near the border of North Vietnam and South Vietnam, in 1968. Great journalists like him covered war not as proponents of one side or the other, but as the ones writing the first rough draft of history, writes Michael Harris. Wikimedia Commons photograph by National Archives and Records Administration
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 23, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 23, 2023
U.S. journalist Walter Cronkite conducts an interview in Hue, near the border of North Vietnam and South Vietnam, in 1968. Great journalists like him covered war not as proponents of one side or the other, but as the ones writing the first rough draft of history, writes Michael Harris. Wikimedia Commons photograph by National Archives and Records Administration
Opinion | BY THEODORA JEAN | October 23, 2023
Canada’s Bill C-18, now led by federal Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge, has had unintended, but detrimental effects on both the public relations profession and their clients and the real losers are small businesses, the arts, non-profits, and the communities they support, writes Theodora Jean. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY THEODORA JEAN | October 23, 2023
Opinion | BY THEODORA JEAN | October 23, 2023
Canada’s Bill C-18, now led by federal Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge, has had unintended, but detrimental effects on both the public relations profession and their clients and the real losers are small businesses, the arts, non-profits, and the communities they support, writes Theodora Jean. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 16, 2023
The Conservative Party had 67 advertisements active on Meta last week, many of which featured party leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 16, 2023
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 16, 2023
The Conservative Party had 67 advertisements active on Meta last week, many of which featured party leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 4, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters about the SNC-Lavalin scandal in the National Press Theatre on March 7, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 4, 2023
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 4, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters about the SNC-Lavalin scandal in the National Press Theatre on March 7, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 4, 2023
Press gallery reporters scrum Justice Minister Arif Virani on Sept. 19. Legacy media and the Canadian political class failed to show the humility and regret for embarrassing everyone by sanitizing Ukrainian involvement in Nazi war crimes, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 4, 2023
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 4, 2023
Press gallery reporters scrum Justice Minister Arif Virani on Sept. 19. Legacy media and the Canadian political class failed to show the humility and regret for embarrassing everyone by sanitizing Ukrainian involvement in Nazi war crimes, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SAAD HAMMADI | October 2, 2023
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge speaks to reporters in the House foyer on Dec. 13, 2022. A blackout of credible news on prominent platforms, because of a regulatory dispute, is not only counterproductive but a dangerous misstep, writes Saad Hammadi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SAAD HAMMADI | October 2, 2023
Opinion | BY SAAD HAMMADI | October 2, 2023
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge speaks to reporters in the House foyer on Dec. 13, 2022. A blackout of credible news on prominent platforms, because of a regulatory dispute, is not only counterproductive but a dangerous misstep, writes Saad Hammadi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 21, 2023
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge called Meta’s plans to block news on its platforms in Canada 'irresponsible,' in a statement posted to social media on Aug. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 21, 2023
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 21, 2023
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge called Meta’s plans to block news on its platforms in Canada 'irresponsible,' in a statement posted to social media on Aug. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | August 18, 2023
Joyce Napier moderates a panel hosted on online hate and harassment directed at journalists, hosted by Carleton University in December 2022. Napier faced a good deal of harassment at the beginning of her career, too, and described it as 'part of the job' at the time. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | August 18, 2023
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | August 18, 2023
Joyce Napier moderates a panel hosted on online hate and harassment directed at journalists, hosted by Carleton University in December 2022. Napier faced a good deal of harassment at the beginning of her career, too, and described it as 'part of the job' at the time. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 16, 2023
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says the federal government will continue to 'stand our ground' in its fight over Bill C-18, as newsrooms grapple with the possibility of a future without Meta or Google. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 16, 2023
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 16, 2023
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says the federal government will continue to 'stand our ground' in its fight over Bill C-18, as newsrooms grapple with the possibility of a future without Meta or Google. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | August 7, 2023
Opinion | August 7, 2023
Opinion | August 7, 2023
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 31, 2023
Veteran CPAC producer Dan Fonda, set to retire in August, says 'I’m looking forward to not following Twitter and Instagram and news all the time, but at the same time, I know I’m going to miss that too.' Photograph courtesy of CPAC
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 31, 2023
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 31, 2023
Veteran CPAC producer Dan Fonda, set to retire in August, says 'I’m looking forward to not following Twitter and Instagram and news all the time, but at the same time, I know I’m going to miss that too.' Photograph courtesy of CPAC
Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | July 12, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured in a Hill scrum, insists that his contempt for the CBC ensnares the broadcaster in a conflict of interest. It should recuse itself from the national conversation. He de-authorizes it, writes Chris Dornan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | July 12, 2023
Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | July 12, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured in a Hill scrum, insists that his contempt for the CBC ensnares the broadcaster in a conflict of interest. It should recuse itself from the national conversation. He de-authorizes it, writes Chris Dornan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade