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Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | October 15, 2025
Garnett Genuis
Conservative employment critic Garnett Genuis speaks to reporters on Oct. 15 about his plan to address youth unemployment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | October 15, 2025
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | October 15, 2025
Garnett Genuis
Conservative employment critic Garnett Genuis speaks to reporters on Oct. 15 about his plan to address youth unemployment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 7, 2025
Freedom convoy organizers Tamara Lich, left, and Chris Barber arrive at the provincial courthouse in Ottawa on Oct. 7 for their sentencings related to the 2022 protest that occupied downtown Ottawa for three weeks. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 7, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 7, 2025
Freedom convoy organizers Tamara Lich, left, and Chris Barber arrive at the provincial courthouse in Ottawa on Oct. 7 for their sentencings related to the 2022 protest that occupied downtown Ottawa for three weeks. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | October 2, 2025
Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on Oct. 2, Health Minister Marjorie Michel confirmed the Canadian Dental Care Plan will not be impacted by pending cuts to department budgets. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | October 2, 2025
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | October 2, 2025
Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on Oct. 2, Health Minister Marjorie Michel confirmed the Canadian Dental Care Plan will not be impacted by pending cuts to department budgets. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | May 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, on May 20 to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | May 20, 2025
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | May 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, on May 20 to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 24, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks at the SOS Medicare 3.0 Conference in Ottawa on Feb. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 24, 2025
Feature | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 24, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks at the SOS Medicare 3.0 Conference in Ottawa on Feb. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner holds a press conference in West Block on Feb. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner holds a press conference in West Block on Feb. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON, ANDREW MEADE | February 9, 2025
Mark Carney and MP David McGuinty
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, left, and Public Safety Minister David McGuinty visit the Riverview Park Winter Carnival in Ottawa South on Feb. 9, prior to McGuinty's official endorsement of Carney in the Liberal leadership race later that day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON, ANDREW MEADE | February 9, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON, ANDREW MEADE | February 9, 2025
Mark Carney and MP David McGuinty
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, left, and Public Safety Minister David McGuinty visit the Riverview Park Winter Carnival in Ottawa South on Feb. 9, prior to McGuinty's official endorsement of Carney in the Liberal leadership race later that day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 29, 2025
Tiff Macklem
On Jan. 29, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem announces a key interest rate cut to three per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 29, 2025
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 29, 2025
Tiff Macklem
On Jan. 29, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem announces a key interest rate cut to three per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 10, 2024
Police and fire departments block off Wellington Street between O’Connor and Bank streets on Dec. 10 after 180 Wellington is evacuated following reports of a suspicious package. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 10, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 10, 2024
Police and fire departments block off Wellington Street between O’Connor and Bank streets on Dec. 10 after 180 Wellington is evacuated following reports of a suspicious package. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Andrew Scheer
Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer holds a press conference on Nov. 19, 2024, to call on the government to release documents related to the scandal-ridden Sustainable Development Technology Canada fund, as Parliament remains in a weeks-long standstill in a privilege debate over the matter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Andrew Scheer
Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer holds a press conference on Nov. 19, 2024, to call on the government to release documents related to the scandal-ridden Sustainable Development Technology Canada fund, as Parliament remains in a weeks-long standstill in a privilege debate over the matter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Canada Post workers picket
Canada Post workers picket outside the postal service’s Station T location in Ottawa on Nov. 18, 2024. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers went on strike on Nov. 15, and the two sides are expected to meet Nov. 18 with a special mediator appointed by Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | November 18, 2024
Canada Post workers picket
Canada Post workers picket outside the postal service’s Station T location in Ottawa on Nov. 18, 2024. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers went on strike on Nov. 15, and the two sides are expected to meet Nov. 18 with a special mediator appointed by Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks with reporters on Nov. 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks with reporters on Nov. 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands with Senator Murray Sinclair
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets former Senator Murray Sinclair at the Truth and Reconciliation Day event on Sept. 30, 2022. Sinclair died on Nov. 4, aged 73. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands with Senator Murray Sinclair
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets former Senator Murray Sinclair at the Truth and Reconciliation Day event on Sept. 30, 2022. Sinclair died on Nov. 4, aged 73. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Karina Gould
Government House Leader Karina Gould speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Oct. 3, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Karina Gould
Government House Leader Karina Gould speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Oct. 3, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters before the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Oct. 2, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters before the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Oct. 2, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanche
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet speaks at a press conference on the Parliament Hill lawn on Oct. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanche
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet speaks at a press conference on the Parliament Hill lawn on Oct. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, greets French President Emmanuel Macron as he arrives at West Block on Sept. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, greets French President Emmanuel Macron as he arrives at West Block on Sept. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Sept. 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Sept. 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announces new mortgages measures on Sept. 24 aimed at helping first-time homebuyers, by increasing the $1-million price cap for insured mortgages to $1.5-million. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | September 24, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announces new mortgages measures on Sept. 24 aimed at helping first-time homebuyers, by increasing the $1-million price cap for insured mortgages to $1.5-million. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2024
Karina Gould
Government House Leader Karina Gould called Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre a 'fraudster' over his warning about the federal carbon price. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2024
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2024
Karina Gould
Government House Leader Karina Gould called Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre a 'fraudster' over his warning about the federal carbon price. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 11, 2024
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 11, 2024
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 11, 2024
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 29, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference on Parliament Hill on Aug. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 29, 2024
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 29, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference on Parliament Hill on Aug. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 24, 2024
Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada.
Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem holds a press conference on July 24, after the central bank interest rate announcement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 24, 2024
Feature | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 24, 2024
Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada.
Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem holds a press conference on July 24, after the central bank interest rate announcement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon
Liberal MP Steven MacKinnon speaks to reporters outside Rideau Hall on July 19, 2024, after his appointment as labour and seniors minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | July 19, 2024
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon
Liberal MP Steven MacKinnon speaks to reporters outside Rideau Hall on July 19, 2024, after his appointment as labour and seniors minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 18, 2024
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan
Gen. Jennie Carignan, left, assumes command of the Canadian Armed Forces, with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and Gen. Wayne Eyre taking part in the ceremony on July 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 18, 2024
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 18, 2024
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan
Gen. Jennie Carignan, left, assumes command of the Canadian Armed Forces, with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and Gen. Wayne Eyre taking part in the ceremony on July 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
PSPC senior official Alex Benay
Alex Benay, associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada, said in a July 9, update that it would take years to switch to a new pay system, with the problem-plagued Phoenix that launched in 2016 costing $3.5-billion so far. He said there are 112,000 complex backlog transactions the department plans to tackle by March 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
PSPC senior official Alex Benay
Alex Benay, associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada, said in a July 9, update that it would take years to switch to a new pay system, with the problem-plagued Phoenix that launched in 2016 costing $3.5-billion so far. He said there are 112,000 complex backlog transactions the department plans to tackle by March 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
At a Feb. 8 press conference, Liberal MP Joel Lightbound criticizes his party's approach to pandemic public health policies and the government's handling of the anti-vaccine mandate protests in downtown Ottawa, calling it divisive and urging for positive rather than 'coercive' methods. First elected in Louis-Hébert, Que., in 2015, Lightbound has served as parliamentary secretary roles to the finance and public safety ministers in the last two Parliaments. He chairs the House Industry and Technology Committee . The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
At a Feb. 8 press conference, Liberal MP Joel Lightbound criticizes his party's approach to pandemic public health policies and the government's handling of the anti-vaccine mandate protests in downtown Ottawa, calling it divisive and urging for positive rather than 'coercive' methods. First elected in Louis-Hébert, Que., in 2015, Lightbound has served as parliamentary secretary roles to the finance and public safety ministers in the last two Parliaments. He chairs the House Industry and Technology Committee . The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A man waves a Canadian flag on Saturday, Feb. 5  as part of a weeklong effort by protesters, who want all COVID restrictions and mandates lifted, shutting down Ottawa's downtown core. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A man waves a Canadian flag on Saturday, Feb. 5  as part of a weeklong effort by protesters, who want all COVID restrictions and mandates lifted, shutting down Ottawa's downtown core. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Supporters of the so-called 'freedom convoy' started gathering in downtown Ottawa along Wellington Street on Jan. 28, 2022, a day before a demonstration on the Hill is expected to draw hundreds protesting a cross-border vaccine mandate for essential workers that was brought in on Jan. 15. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade.
Supporters of the so-called 'freedom convoy' started gathering in downtown Ottawa along Wellington Street on Jan. 28, 2022, a day before a demonstration on the Hill is expected to draw hundreds protesting a cross-border vaccine mandate for essential workers that was brought in on Jan. 15. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade.
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole holds a press conference in West Block on Jan. 27, 2022, on the first day of his party's caucus retreat, not long after a post-election internal report gave mixed reviews on the leader's performance in the 2021 contest. Also at the meeting, O’Toole announced he would meet with truckers and organizers of the convoy headed to Ottawa to protest vaccine mandates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole holds a press conference in West Block on Jan. 27, 2022, on the first day of his party's caucus retreat, not long after a post-election internal report gave mixed reviews on the leader's performance in the 2021 contest. Also at the meeting, O’Toole announced he would meet with truckers and organizers of the convoy headed to Ottawa to protest vaccine mandates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole holds a press conference in West Block on Jan. 24, 2022. In the press conference, O'Toole didn't answer whether he supported the anti-vaccine-mandate truck convoy that's headed to Ottawa in protest of COVID-19 vaccine requirements for truckers delivering supplies across the Canada-U.S. border. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole holds a press conference in West Block on Jan. 24, 2022. In the press conference, O'Toole didn't answer whether he supported the anti-vaccine-mandate truck convoy that's headed to Ottawa in protest of COVID-19 vaccine requirements for truckers delivering supplies across the Canada-U.S. border. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
CBCNN’s Tom Perry, pictured on Jan. 19, 2022, asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a question during a press conference about the government’s response to the ongoing pandemic at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
CBCNN’s Tom Perry, pictured on Jan. 19, 2022, asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a question during a press conference about the government’s response to the ongoing pandemic at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller announces on Jan. 20, 2022, the federal government has reached a memorandum of agreement with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation that outlines how and when Canada will share thousands of historical documents on former residential schools. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller announces on Jan. 20, 2022, the federal government has reached a memorandum of agreement with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation that outlines how and when Canada will share thousands of historical documents on former residential schools. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured during a Jan. 19, 2022, briefing,  says Canada must accelerate its vaccination efforts after officials reported only 35 per cent of the eligible population has received a third shot despite the country having boosters widely available as the country tries to ward off the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured during a Jan. 19, 2022, briefing,  says Canada must accelerate its vaccination efforts after officials reported only 35 per cent of the eligible population has received a third shot despite the country having boosters widely available as the country tries to ward off the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a media availability at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Jan. 12, 2022, to provide an update on the government’s response to the spread of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a media availability at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Jan. 12, 2022, to provide an update on the government’s response to the spread of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole holds a press conference in West Block on Jan. 6, 2022, where he criticized the government’s response to the latest Omicron-fuelled wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and pushed for unvaccinated Canadians to be accommodated. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole holds a press conference in West Block on Jan. 6, 2022, where he criticized the government’s response to the latest Omicron-fuelled wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and pushed for unvaccinated Canadians to be accommodated. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade