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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
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 30, 2021, leaves the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, after addressing reporters. He announced Canada is expected to receive five million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine by June, earlier than expected. The news came as the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine hit another snag. Federal health officials and the advisory panel on immunization jointly recommended suspending its use for people under the age of 55, pending a new risk-benefit assessment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 30, 2021, leaves the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, after addressing reporters. He announced Canada is expected to receive five million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine by June, earlier than expected. The news came as the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine hit another snag. Federal health officials and the advisory panel on immunization jointly recommended suspending its use for people under the age of 55, pending a new risk-benefit assessment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical adviser at Health Canada, had a reason to don her 'smile' mask on March 5, 2021, as she shared news that regulators have approved Johnson and Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, giving the country its fourth shot. The vaccine has been hailed by experts as a 'game changer,' because it requires just one shot to be effective and can be stored in regular refrigerators. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical adviser at Health Canada, had a reason to don her 'smile' mask on March 5, 2021, as she shared news that regulators have approved Johnson and Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, giving the country its fourth shot. The vaccine has been hailed by experts as a 'game changer,' because it requires just one shot to be effective and can be stored in regular refrigerators. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 16, 2021, makes his way to the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, where he outlined his government's legislative push to tighten gun-control measures. Bill C-21 includes a provision that would give municipalities the ability to issue bylaws restricting the possession of handguns. It also marks a reversal of its previous pledge to make its gun buy-back program compulsory for those who own recently restricted assault-style firearms. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 16, 2021, makes his way to the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, where he outlined his government's legislative push to tighten gun-control measures. Bill C-21 includes a provision that would give municipalities the ability to issue bylaws restricting the possession of handguns. It also marks a reversal of its previous pledge to make its gun buy-back program compulsory for those who own recently restricted assault-style firearms. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | February 11, 2021
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, pictured Feb. 11, 2021, addresses reporters' questions about his party's list of demands for the spring budget. Given that the governing Liberals preside over a minority, the support of either the Bloc or NDP will be needed to pass the budget bill. If the Liberals fail to secure that support—make it politically untenable for them to vote in favour—an election would be triggered. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | February 11, 2021
News | February 11, 2021
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, pictured Feb. 11, 2021, addresses reporters' questions about his party's list of demands for the spring budget. Given that the governing Liberals preside over a minority, the support of either the Bloc or NDP will be needed to pass the budget bill. If the Liberals fail to secure that support—make it politically untenable for them to vote in favour—an election would be triggered. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured Jan. 25, 2021, marked the return of Parliament by calling for two emergency debates, one on the Biden administration's decision to rescind the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and another to probe the feds' vaccine strategy in the wake of news that there will be shipment delays of doses from Pfizer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured Jan. 25, 2021, marked the return of Parliament by calling for two emergency debates, one on the Biden administration's decision to rescind the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and another to probe the feds' vaccine strategy in the wake of news that there will be shipment delays of doses from Pfizer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 12, 2021, at Rideau Cottage, says he isn't interested in calling an election in the middle of a pandemic. 'Every political party understands that elections can happen. But as I’ve been consistently saying, we don’t want an election. We need to continue to work hard and focus on Canadians,' he told reporters, following a cabinet shuffle that has triggered fresh speculation that a vote could come soon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 12, 2021, at Rideau Cottage, says he isn't interested in calling an election in the middle of a pandemic. 'Every political party understands that elections can happen. But as I’ve been consistently saying, we don’t want an election. We need to continue to work hard and focus on Canadians,' he told reporters, following a cabinet shuffle that has triggered fresh speculation that a vote could come soon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Maj. Gen. Dany Fortin, pictured Jan. 5, 2021, who is overseeing the logistics of the vaccine distribution process at the Public Health Agency of Canada, says Canada is due to receive 208,000 vaccine doses from Pfizer a week over the next three weeks. Moderna is also due to ship 171,000 doses by Jan. 11. So far, of the more than 424,050 vaccine doses that have arrived, some 148,000 Canadians have gotten a shot. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Maj. Gen. Dany Fortin, pictured Jan. 5, 2021, who is overseeing the logistics of the vaccine distribution process at the Public Health Agency of Canada, says Canada is due to receive 208,000 vaccine doses from Pfizer a week over the next three weeks. Moderna is also due to ship 171,000 doses by Jan. 11. So far, of the more than 424,050 vaccine doses that have arrived, some 148,000 Canadians have gotten a shot. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The relatively mild weather enticed Ottawa residents to don their skates, pictured Jan. 4, 2021, for a bit of outdoor recreation, one of a handful of activities Canadians are still able to enjoy amid the lockdown. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The relatively mild weather enticed Ottawa residents to don their skates, pictured Jan. 4, 2021, for a bit of outdoor recreation, one of a handful of activities Canadians are still able to enjoy amid the lockdown. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | December 9, 2020
Inside the Sir John A. Macdonald Building: room 200, pictured, a multi-purpose that moonlights as a venue for Hill receptions, has been used in recent weeks for the feds' vaccine briefings. It's been set up with chairs carefully distanced six feet apart, microphones, and two booths for interpreters, and to mark the holidays, a lone Christmas tree in the corner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | December 9, 2020
News | December 9, 2020
Inside the Sir John A. Macdonald Building: room 200, pictured, a multi-purpose that moonlights as a venue for Hill receptions, has been used in recent weeks for the feds' vaccine briefings. It's been set up with chairs carefully distanced six feet apart, microphones, and two booths for interpreters, and to mark the holidays, a lone Christmas tree in the corner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Nov. 20, 2020, was back at Rideau Cottage, a familiar backdrop for Canadians who tuned for his press briefings during the first wave of the pandemic. Trudeau pleaded with the public to limit social contacts and to take it upon themselves to help flatten while the country is in the grip of a second wave that could be grimmer than the first. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Nov. 20, 2020, was back at Rideau Cottage, a familiar backdrop for Canadians who tuned for his press briefings during the first wave of the pandemic. Trudeau pleaded with the public to limit social contacts and to take it upon themselves to help flatten while the country is in the grip of a second wave that could be grimmer than the first. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade