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Prime Minister Mark Carney's stance on the proposed emissions cap is unclear, but Liberals MPs sitting on the House Environment Committee say they are in favour of the policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 22, 2025
NDP leadership candidates Tanille Johnston, left, Avi Lewis, Tony McQuail, Heather McPherson, and Rob Ashton stand with with CLC president Bea Bruske at a forum hosted by the Canadian Labour Congress in Ottawa on Oct. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 22, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 22, 2025
NDP leadership candidates Tanille Johnston, left, Avi Lewis, Tony McQuail, Heather McPherson, and Rob Ashton stand with with CLC president Bea Bruske at a forum hosted by the Canadian Labour Congress in Ottawa on Oct. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 10, 2025
Rob Ashton, left, Avi Lewis, and Heather McPherson are three of the four candidates approved so far to run in for NDP leadership, which party members will select at their convention in March 2026. Photographs courtesy of Rob Ashton, X/Avi Lewis, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 10, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 10, 2025
Rob Ashton, left, Avi Lewis, and Heather McPherson are three of the four candidates approved so far to run in for NDP leadership, which party members will select at their convention in March 2026. Photographs courtesy of Rob Ashton, X/Avi Lewis, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Parliamentarians set off for the second annual Parliamentary Slow Bike Race on Oct. 8, as part of Bike Day on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | October 9, 2025
Parliamentarians set off for the second annual Parliamentary Slow Bike Race on Oct. 8, as part of Bike Day on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 1, 2025
Several MPs and ministers including Prime Minister Mark Carney; Ministers Tim Hodgson, clockwise top left, Dominic LeBlanc, and Mélanie Joly; Conservative MP Kelly McCauley; Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden, and Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin have filed disclosures with the ethics commissioner's office. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 1, 2025
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 1, 2025
Several MPs and ministers including Prime Minister Mark Carney; Ministers Tim Hodgson, clockwise top left, Dominic LeBlanc, and Mélanie Joly; Conservative MP Kelly McCauley; Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden, and Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin have filed disclosures with the ethics commissioner's office. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 23, 2025
Liberal MP Amandeep Sodhi was elected for the first time to represent Brampton Centre, Ont., at the age of 23. Photographs courtesy of Amandeep Sodhi/X
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 23, 2025
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 23, 2025
Liberal MP Amandeep Sodhi was elected for the first time to represent Brampton Centre, Ont., at the age of 23. Photographs courtesy of Amandeep Sodhi/X
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | July 1, 2019
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, who represents York South-Weston, Ont., celebrated Canada Day 2018 at one of 41 different citizenship ceremonies across the country. Photograph courtesy of Twitter
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | July 1, 2019
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | July 1, 2019
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, who represents York South-Weston, Ont., celebrated Canada Day 2018 at one of 41 different citizenship ceremonies across the country. Photograph courtesy of Twitter
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 19, 2019
In 2015, a record number of Indigenous MPs, 10, were elected to the House, including from top left: Ind. MP Jody Wilson-Raybould, Liberal MP Yvonne Jones, Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette, NDP MP Romeo Saganash, NDP MP Georgina Jolibois, Liberal MP Michael McLeod, above left, Liberal MP Don Rusnak, Ind. MP Hunter Tootoo, Liberal MP Dan Vandal, and Liberal MP Vance Badawey. But that's not enough to effect real change, MPs say. The Hill Times file photographs, photographs by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of the House of Commons
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 19, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 19, 2019
In 2015, a record number of Indigenous MPs, 10, were elected to the House, including from top left: Ind. MP Jody Wilson-Raybould, Liberal MP Yvonne Jones, Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette, NDP MP Romeo Saganash, NDP MP Georgina Jolibois, Liberal MP Michael McLeod, above left, Liberal MP Don Rusnak, Ind. MP Hunter Tootoo, Liberal MP Dan Vandal, and Liberal MP Vance Badawey. But that's not enough to effect real change, MPs say. The Hill Times file photographs, photographs by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of the House of Commons
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2019
NDP MP Christine Moore and Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould are two of four sitting MPs to have given birth during this Parliament, and are lauding the long-awaited plan to allow new parent Members of Parliament to be absent from House sittings to care for their new child. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2019
NDP MP Christine Moore and Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould are two of four sitting MPs to have given birth during this Parliament, and are lauding the long-awaited plan to allow new parent Members of Parliament to be absent from House sittings to care for their new child. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | June 7, 2019
Homeowners in Constance Bay surround their property with sandbags. Many residents living along the Ottawa River Valley have battled with record water levels. In Tory MP Cheryl Gallant's riding, for example, more than 900 homes have been affected. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | June 7, 2019
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | June 7, 2019
Homeowners in Constance Bay surround their property with sandbags. Many residents living along the Ottawa River Valley have battled with record water levels. In Tory MP Cheryl Gallant's riding, for example, more than 900 homes have been affected. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | June 6, 2019
Canadian Forces personnel, pictured on April 30, 2019, stacking sandbags at Constance Bay, just outside Ottawa, which is part of Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon's Kanata-Carleton federal riding. Canadian Forces units were deployed to flood zones along the Ottawa River Valley in response to record high water levels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | June 6, 2019
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | June 6, 2019
Canadian Forces personnel, pictured on April 30, 2019, stacking sandbags at Constance Bay, just outside Ottawa, which is part of Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon's Kanata-Carleton federal riding. Canadian Forces units were deployed to flood zones along the Ottawa River Valley in response to record high water levels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 22, 2019
Former Ontario Liberal MPP Kevin Flynn, left, and University of Toronto law professor Anita Anand, centre left, are seeking Liberal nomination in Oakville, Ont. to succeed outgoing Liberal MP John Oliver, centre right. Former two-term Conservative MP Terence Young, right, has been acclaimed as his party's candidate for the October election. Photographs courtesy of Ontario legislature, University of Toronto, and House of Commons
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 22, 2019
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 22, 2019
Former Ontario Liberal MPP Kevin Flynn, left, and University of Toronto law professor Anita Anand, centre left, are seeking Liberal nomination in Oakville, Ont. to succeed outgoing Liberal MP John Oliver, centre right. Former two-term Conservative MP Terence Young, right, has been acclaimed as his party's candidate for the October election. Photographs courtesy of Ontario legislature, University of Toronto, and House of Commons
Opinion | April 15, 2019
Opinion | April 15, 2019
Opinion | April 15, 2019
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | April 8, 2019
Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, centre, in the raft with Liberal MPs Will Amos, right, and Larry Bagnell, back right, at Camp Day on the Hill, which celebrated the work of the Tim Horton Children's Foundation April 3. Photograph courtesy of Jean-Yves Duclos' Twitter account
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | April 8, 2019
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | April 8, 2019
Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, centre, in the raft with Liberal MPs Will Amos, right, and Larry Bagnell, back right, at Camp Day on the Hill, which celebrated the work of the Tim Horton Children's Foundation April 3. Photograph courtesy of Jean-Yves Duclos' Twitter account
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 20, 2019
Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef, pictured in her Gatineau, Que., office on Feb. 8, says the new department formalizes work that was already being done by Status of Women. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 20, 2019
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 20, 2019
Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef, pictured in her Gatineau, Que., office on Feb. 8, says the new department formalizes work that was already being done by Status of Women. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 6, 2019
Rural Economic Development Minister Bernadette Jordan was sworn in to her newly created cabinet post on Jan. 14. Critics say her file is political cover for the Liberals’ lagging rural agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 6, 2019
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 6, 2019
Rural Economic Development Minister Bernadette Jordan was sworn in to her newly created cabinet post on Jan. 14. Critics say her file is political cover for the Liberals’ lagging rural agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 5, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau's office says Canada has made 'significant progress' towards achieving the targets set out in the Feminist International Assistance Policy announced last June. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 5, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 5, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau's office says Canada has made 'significant progress' towards achieving the targets set out in the Feminist International Assistance Policy announced last June. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | November 14, 2018
Liberal MP John McKay, left, sponsored the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act as a private member’s bill back in 2006. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | November 14, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | November 14, 2018
Liberal MP John McKay, left, sponsored the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act as a private member’s bill back in 2006. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade