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Chrystia Freeland, pictured at the March 2025 Liberal leadership announcement, said she would vacate her Toronto-area seat on Jan. 9, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced he had made her an economic development adviser to the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger says the country is 'making great progress' on achieving its connectivity goals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre reflect on the past year and offer a look-ahead for 2026 in their multiple year-end interviews.
Ontario Senator Lucie Moncion officially takes over as the new facilitator of the Independent Senators Group on Jan. 1, 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Guillaume Couillard, director general at the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, says that the high number of investigations in 2023 and 2024 are due to one approach set by the 2022 temporary guidelines, which will be replaced by permanent guidance on Jan. 1, 2026. Photograph courtesy of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board

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