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If Canada is serious that our way forward must be ‘principled and pragmatic,’ like Prime Minister Mark Carney said, then the path is clear: subject all Canadian weapons exports to the same scrutiny, writes Alex Neve. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Ciaran McCrickard
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 | January 5, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a military strike on Venezuela on Jan. 3, resulting in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who is now being held in New York. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 5, 2026
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 5, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a military strike on Venezuela on Jan. 3, resulting in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who is now being held in New York. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 4, 2026
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s Parti Québécois has been leading in Quebec polls for about two years. If elected, the party leader has promised to hold a referendum within his first term. Photograph courtesy of X
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 4, 2026
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 4, 2026
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s Parti Québécois has been leading in Quebec polls for about two years. If elected, the party leader has promised to hold a referendum within his first term. Photograph courtesy of X
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 24, 2025
From left clockwise: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP interim leader Don Davies, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, protesters at the Israeli embassy, and Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 24, 2025
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 24, 2025
From left clockwise: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP interim leader Don Davies, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, protesters at the Israeli embassy, and Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, U.S. ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, King Charles III and Queen Camilla, Carney and his wife Diana Fox Carney on election day, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his wife Anaida. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 23, 2025
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, U.S. ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, King Charles III and Queen Camilla, Carney and his wife Diana Fox Carney on election day, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his wife Anaida. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 21, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly
Conservative MPs accuse Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly of 'deafening silence' on the controversial real estate purchase. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 21, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 21, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly
Conservative MPs accuse Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly of 'deafening silence' on the controversial real estate purchase. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
List | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 30, 2024
House Speaker Greg Fergus, top left; Parliamentary Secretary Rachel Bendayan; committee chair John Brassard; committee vice-chairs Heather McPherson, Jasraj Singh Hallan and Stéphane Bergeron, who is also a member of the NSICOP committee which is chaired by David McGuinty. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons, illustration by Neena Singhal
List | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 30, 2024
List | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 30, 2024
House Speaker Greg Fergus, top left; Parliamentary Secretary Rachel Bendayan; committee chair John Brassard; committee vice-chairs Heather McPherson, Jasraj Singh Hallan and Stéphane Bergeron, who is also a member of the NSICOP committee which is chaired by David McGuinty. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons, illustration by Neena Singhal
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 17, 2024
Liberal MP Anthony Housefathe
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather was formally named the government's special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism on July 5 after weeks of delay following questions raised about whether the three-term MP would remain in caucus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 17, 2024
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 17, 2024
Liberal MP Anthony Housefathe
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather was formally named the government's special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism on July 5 after weeks of delay following questions raised about whether the three-term MP would remain in caucus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 15, 2024
Survey respondents noted Pierre Poilievre, Kristina Michaud, Sean Fraser, Chrystia Freeland, Anita Anand, Dominic LeBlanc, Marc Miller, Yves-François Blanchet, François-Philippe Champagne, Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, Justin Trudeau, Peter Fragiskatos, Heather McPherson, Michael Barrett, Melissa Lantsman, Lori Idlout, Michael Chong and Charlie Angus. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 15, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 15, 2024
Survey respondents noted Pierre Poilievre, Kristina Michaud, Sean Fraser, Chrystia Freeland, Anita Anand, Dominic LeBlanc, Marc Miller, Yves-François Blanchet, François-Philippe Champagne, Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, Justin Trudeau, Peter Fragiskatos, Heather McPherson, Michael Barrett, Melissa Lantsman, Lori Idlout, Michael Chong and Charlie Angus. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | June 7, 2024
Citizens must protect democracy, too. Hanging the Canadian flag upside-down or flying a particularly disrespectful flag is an abuse of our hard-won freedoms, and ultimately a contempt of Canada and all Canadian citizens, writes Liberal MP John McKay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | June 7, 2024
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | June 7, 2024
Citizens must protect democracy, too. Hanging the Canadian flag upside-down or flying a particularly disrespectful flag is an abuse of our hard-won freedoms, and ultimately a contempt of Canada and all Canadian citizens, writes Liberal MP John McKay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 20, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced the names of provincial campaign chairs and co-chairs for the next federal election. More names are expected to be added in the coming weeks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 20, 2024
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 20, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced the names of provincial campaign chairs and co-chairs for the next federal election. More names are expected to be added in the coming weeks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 8, 2024
Liberal MP Ben Carr says it's hard to keep voters informed about his work as an MP, while Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner says she can circumvent traditional media and use her own channels to reach supporters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 8, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 8, 2024
Liberal MP Ben Carr says it's hard to keep voters informed about his work as an MP, while Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner says she can circumvent traditional media and use her own channels to reach supporters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 3, 2024
First elected in 2015, Ottawa-area MP Francis Drouin says he may not run again in his riding due to family reasons.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 3, 2024
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 3, 2024
First elected in 2015, Ottawa-area MP Francis Drouin says he may not run again in his riding due to family reasons.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 19, 2024
Lisa Hepfner, second from left, pictured with Conservative MP Glen Motz, Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings, and NDP MP Alastair MacGregor. Hepfner could face off against four-term Ontario NDP MPP Monique Taylor in the next federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 19, 2024
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 19, 2024
Lisa Hepfner, second from left, pictured with Conservative MP Glen Motz, Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings, and NDP MP Alastair MacGregor. Hepfner could face off against four-term Ontario NDP MPP Monique Taylor in the next federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TAYLOR O’BRIEN, STEPHEN JEFFERY | June 21, 2023
House of Commons
As of April 1, 2023, federal MPs make a 'basic sessional indemnity' of $194,600 per year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TAYLOR O’BRIEN, STEPHEN JEFFERY | June 21, 2023
News | BY TAYLOR O’BRIEN, STEPHEN JEFFERY | June 21, 2023
House of Commons
As of April 1, 2023, federal MPs make a 'basic sessional indemnity' of $194,600 per year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | June 19, 2023
Opinion | June 19, 2023
Opinion | June 19, 2023
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 22, 2023
House Speaker Anthony Rota. 'If the Conservative leader wants to have a particular tone and the Liberal leader wants to have a responding tone, I don’t think there’s much the Speaker can do,' said Nik Nanos, who called Poilievre 'Canada’s top clip-machine.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 22, 2023
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 22, 2023
House Speaker Anthony Rota. 'If the Conservative leader wants to have a particular tone and the Liberal leader wants to have a responding tone, I don’t think there’s much the Speaker can do,' said Nik Nanos, who called Poilievre 'Canada’s top clip-machine.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia