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Conservative MPs chat before their caucus meeting in the West Block on Sept. 14, 2025. Theoretically, a larger Parliament makes for better representation and policy responsiveness. On the other hand, a larger Parliament is more likely to suffer inefficiency in decision-making as well as higher operating costs, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 28, 2025
NDP leadership candidates Heather McPherson, left, Rob Ashton, and Avi Lewis addressed the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation gala as part of a panel in Ottawa on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 28, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 28, 2025
NDP leadership candidates Heather McPherson, left, Rob Ashton, and Avi Lewis addressed the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation gala as part of a panel in Ottawa on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 27, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, has said trade talks are off with Prime Minister Mark Carney, and has threatened a further 10-per-cent levy, which auto industry representatives says adds to the uncertainty their sector faces. Official White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 27, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 27, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, has said trade talks are off with Prime Minister Mark Carney, and has threatened a further 10-per-cent levy, which auto industry representatives says adds to the uncertainty their sector faces. Official White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 25, 2025
President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
The discussion around Canada's potential participation in the Golden Dome initiative recently came up during Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump's Oct. 7 meeting at the White House. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 25, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 25, 2025
President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
The discussion around Canada's potential participation in the Golden Dome initiative recently came up during Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump's Oct. 7 meeting at the White House. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
List | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 24, 2025
The MPs with the top expense claims between April and June 2025, counter clockwise from bottom left: Liberal MPs Terry Beech, Peter Fragiskatos, Robert Oliphant and Peter Fonseca, Conservative MP Bob Zimmer, and Green Leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
List | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 24, 2025
List | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 24, 2025
The MPs with the top expense claims between April and June 2025, counter clockwise from bottom left: Liberal MPs Terry Beech, Peter Fragiskatos, Robert Oliphant and Peter Fonseca, Conservative MP Bob Zimmer, and Green Leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs 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 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
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 10, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, left, and the Liberal government are being criticized by Conservative Ziad Aboultaif, centre, and the NDP's Robert Aubin, right, who say the Liberals are not 'walking the talk' on their foreign aid policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, The Hill Times file photo, and photograph courtesy of Robert Aubin
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 10, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 10, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, left, and the Liberal government are being criticized by Conservative Ziad Aboultaif, centre, and the NDP's Robert Aubin, right, who say the Liberals are not 'walking the talk' on their foreign aid policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, The Hill Times file photo, and photograph courtesy of Robert Aubin
Feature | BY SHRUTI SHEKAR | December 4, 2017
Michel Sidibé, executive director of UNAIDS and an under-secretary general of the United Nations, pictured delivering a speech at the Nov. 29 event. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SHRUTI SHEKAR | December 4, 2017
Feature | BY SHRUTI SHEKAR | December 4, 2017
Michel Sidibé, executive director of UNAIDS and an under-secretary general of the United Nations, pictured delivering a speech at the Nov. 29 event. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 6, 2017
The Fathers of Confederation, pictured at the Charlottetown Conference in September 1864. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 6, 2017
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 6, 2017
The Fathers of Confederation, pictured at the Charlottetown Conference in September 1864. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia
News | BY EMILY HAWS | November 1, 2017
Liberal MP Yasmin Ratansi, centre, has defended the government's response to a committee report on protecting public-service whistleblowers, which Conservative MP Kelly McCauley, left, and NDP MP Erin Weir, right, said didn't go far enough. The Hill Times file photos, and photo courtesy of the House of Commons
News | BY EMILY HAWS | November 1, 2017
News | BY EMILY HAWS | November 1, 2017
Liberal MP Yasmin Ratansi, centre, has defended the government's response to a committee report on protecting public-service whistleblowers, which Conservative MP Kelly McCauley, left, and NDP MP Erin Weir, right, said didn't go far enough. The Hill Times file photos, and photo courtesy of the House of Commons
News | BY ZACH VARDA | May 31, 2017
Residents of Gatineau had to wade, paddle, and sandbag their way through the flood earlier this month, with or without help from the authorities. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ZACH VARDA | May 31, 2017
News | BY ZACH VARDA | May 31, 2017
Residents of Gatineau had to wade, paddle, and sandbag their way through the flood earlier this month, with or without help from the authorities. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 17, 2017
The 54-member Liberal rural caucus elected, from the left, T.J. Harvey as chair, William Amos and Marc Serré as vice-chairs, and David Graham as treasurer. Photographs courtesy of T.J. Harvey, William Amos, and Marc Serré/The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 17, 2017
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 17, 2017
The 54-member Liberal rural caucus elected, from the left, T.J. Harvey as chair, William Amos and Marc Serré as vice-chairs, and David Graham as treasurer. Photographs courtesy of T.J. Harvey, William Amos, and Marc Serré/The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 3, 2017
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Ralph Goodale is expected to table the firearms legislation this spring. Mr. Goodale met with the Liberal caucus on Feb. 21 for an ‘update and consult’ session on the legislation and now opposition MPs want to meet with the minister to offer their input. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 3, 2017
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 3, 2017
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Ralph Goodale is expected to table the firearms legislation this spring. Mr. Goodale met with the Liberal caucus on Feb. 21 for an ‘update and consult’ session on the legislation and now opposition MPs want to meet with the minister to offer their input. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 30, 2017
All 10 candidates seeking Liberal nomination in Ottawa-Vanier, top to bottom, left to right: Khatera Akbari, Mona Fortier, Nicolas Moyer, Ainsley Malhotra, Véronique Soucy, Francis LeBlanc, Eric Khaiat, Jean Claude Dubuisson, Abdourahman Kahin and Persévérance Mayer. Photographs courtesy of candidates
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 30, 2017
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 30, 2017
All 10 candidates seeking Liberal nomination in Ottawa-Vanier, top to bottom, left to right: Khatera Akbari, Mona Fortier, Nicolas Moyer, Ainsley Malhotra, Véronique Soucy, Francis LeBlanc, Eric Khaiat, Jean Claude Dubuisson, Abdourahman Kahin and Persévérance Mayer. Photographs courtesy of candidates