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Official languages commissioner nominee Kelly Burke shared her vision for a bilingual public service before House and Senate committees on Feb. 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | January 27, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at the National National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa on Jan. 27, 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | January 27, 2026
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | January 27, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at the National National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa on Jan. 27, 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | January 26, 2026
Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Jan. 26, 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | January 26, 2026
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | January 26, 2026
Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Jan. 26, 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | January 26, 2026
This spring, parliamentarians will be tested as to whether they can rise above the news cycle and arrest the structural erosion of Canada’s welfare state, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | January 26, 2026
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | January 26, 2026
This spring, parliamentarians will be tested as to whether they can rise above the news cycle and arrest the structural erosion of Canada’s welfare state, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | January 26, 2026
NDP MP Gord Johns, left, was named his party’s mental health and addictions critic in 2021 and continues his advocacy in his current role as health critic. Conservative MP Todd Doherty began his formal focus on the mental health file in 2020 when he was named special adviser on mental health and wellness. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | January 26, 2026
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | January 26, 2026
NDP MP Gord Johns, left, was named his party’s mental health and addictions critic in 2021 and continues his advocacy in his current role as health critic. Conservative MP Todd Doherty began his formal focus on the mental health file in 2020 when he was named special adviser on mental health and wellness. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | January 9, 2026
Chrystia Freeland, centre, at the March 2025 Liberal leadership announcement, said she would vacate her Toronto seat on Jan. 9, after being appointed as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's economic development adviser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | January 9, 2026
News | BY MARLO GLASS | January 9, 2026
Chrystia Freeland, centre, at the March 2025 Liberal leadership announcement, said she would vacate her Toronto seat on Jan. 9, after being appointed as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's economic development adviser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 20, 2025
Jenny Kwan
NDP MP Jenny Kwan says the already-existing Crown corporation, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, is capable of overseeing housing affordability initiatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 20, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 20, 2025
Jenny Kwan
NDP MP Jenny Kwan says the already-existing Crown corporation, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, is capable of overseeing housing affordability initiatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 18, 2025
Yves-Francois Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet told reporters on Sept. 15 that his party would ‘collaborate with anyone who favours Quebec’s interests.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 18, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 18, 2025
Yves-Francois Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet told reporters on Sept. 15 that his party would ‘collaborate with anyone who favours Quebec’s interests.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | September 17, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters before the Liberal caucus meeting on Sept. 17, the day after he announced the date of the next budget would be on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | September 17, 2025
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | September 17, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters before the Liberal caucus meeting on Sept. 17, the day after he announced the date of the next budget would be on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | September 15, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer on Sept. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | September 15, 2025
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | September 15, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer on Sept. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 15, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon briefs reporters on Liberal priorities as Parliament resumes on Sept. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 15, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 15, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon briefs reporters on Liberal priorities as Parliament resumes on Sept. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KELLY PATRICK | September 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, with his party's sole Saskatchewan MP, Buckley Belanger, centre, and Governor General Mary Simon at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Liberals could increase their seat count in provinces like Saskatchewan if they ensure MPs are visible in their communities, writes Kelly Patrick. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY KELLY PATRICK | September 15, 2025
Opinion | BY KELLY PATRICK | September 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, with his party's sole Saskatchewan MP, Buckley Belanger, centre, and Governor General Mary Simon at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Liberals could increase their seat count in provinces like Saskatchewan if they ensure MPs are visible in their communities, writes Kelly Patrick. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
List | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 4, 2025
Newly elected Members of Parliament attend an orientation session put on by House of Commons staff on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
List | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 4, 2025
List | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 4, 2025
Newly elected Members of Parliament attend an orientation session put on by House of Commons staff on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 24, 2025
Elizabeth May, Andrew Lawton, Marilyn Gladu, Jennifer McKelvie, Jessica Fancy-Landry, Heather McPherson.
Green Leader Elizabeth May, clockwise top left, and Conservative MPs Andrew Lawton and Marilyn Gladu, Liberal MPs Jennifer McKelvie and Jessica Fancy-Landry, and NDP MP Heather McPherson are spending their summers putting in ‘face time’ with their constituents and attending local riding events. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Facebook
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 24, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 24, 2025
Elizabeth May, Andrew Lawton, Marilyn Gladu, Jennifer McKelvie, Jessica Fancy-Landry, Heather McPherson.
Green Leader Elizabeth May, clockwise top left, and Conservative MPs Andrew Lawton and Marilyn Gladu, Liberal MPs Jennifer McKelvie and Jessica Fancy-Landry, and NDP MP Heather McPherson are spending their summers putting in ‘face time’ with their constituents and attending local riding events. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Facebook
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 22, 2025
Jasper National Park
The Municipality of Jasper is evaluating its response to the second-most costly wildfire in Canadian history, now one year on from 2024's devastation, as wildfire seasons continue to worsen. Photograph courtesy of Jasper National Park
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 22, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 22, 2025
Jasper National Park
The Municipality of Jasper is evaluating its response to the second-most costly wildfire in Canadian history, now one year on from 2024's devastation, as wildfire seasons continue to worsen. Photograph courtesy of Jasper National Park
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 21, 2025
B.C. NDP MP Don Davies is currently serving as the interim leader. The new party leader will be elected in March. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 21, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 21, 2025
B.C. NDP MP Don Davies is currently serving as the interim leader. The new party leader will be elected in March. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif is among the first 30 MPs who will get a chance to bring forward private members' business. He says he plans to table a bill tackling organ and tissue donation—a subject close to his heart. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif is among the first 30 MPs who will get a chance to bring forward private members' business. He says he plans to table a bill tackling organ and tissue donation—a subject close to his heart. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X