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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney signed their new energy framework in Calgary on Nov. 27. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
Modern Small Modular Reactors depend on continuous, secure, high-assurance data links, but the telecommunications systems in the North are not built for that level of responsibility, writes Tyson Macaulay. Photograph courtesy of Alberto Adán, Pixabay.com
Paul Irngaut, Nunavut Tunngavik vice president and chair of the Infrastructure and Housing Advisory Committee, holds a press conference in West Block on Oct. 30, 2025, to discuss four Inuit-led major projects and their inclusion in the government’s infrastructure projects of national interest. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Being First Nation in this country is not the easiest thing, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Widely viewed as a mature professional, Steve Outhouse has run and won campaigns for different Canadian conservative leaders in different parts of the country, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Steve Outhouse
There appears to be some wiggle room for Canada to back out of the full program to buy American jets to replace Canada’s aging fleet of CF-18 Hornets, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Sgt. Norm McLean
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, left, and former immigration minister Sergio Marchi. Marchi was quoted in a Quebec newspaper saying he was instructed by Chrétien to speed up citizenship applications in advance of a potential referendum vote.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and handout photograph
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 10, 2025. Tackling climate change is not a priority for his government, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney has also made commitments to Britain, the European Union, various European countries including France, Germany, Poland and Sweden, Mexico, Korea, India, Indonesia, and other ASEAN nations, Brazil, and China.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
American political ad company Fight Agency has produced one ad to reintroduce former Calgary mayor and current Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi to Albertans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, with the country’s president, Isaac Herzog, in 2022. Netanyahu has asked Herzog to pardon him in his ongoing corruption trial. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been going ahead with what has to be called a top-to-bottom renovation of Canada’s economic posture and place in the world, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Pierre Poilievre
Despite recent criticisms, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre still represents disaffected groups that feel left behind, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget represents a perfection of managerial politics: continuity disguised as change, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Monday, December 1, 2025