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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
Conservative Deputy House Leader Candice Bergen, pictured Sept. 22, on her way for a full day of meetings with her caucus colleagues at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building. Media kept their distance during the scrum with her, complying with physical-distancing measures. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative Deputy House Leader Candice Bergen, pictured Sept. 22, on her way for a full day of meetings with her caucus colleagues at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building. Media kept their distance during the scrum with her, complying with physical-distancing measures. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A view of the Prime Minister's Office, pictured on Sept. 15, 2020, where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been hunkered down over the past a couple of days, holding private meetings and calls with opposition leaders days before the Throne Speech. A confidence vote will be held on the speech, which could result in the toppling of the government and a snap election amid the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A view of the Prime Minister's Office, pictured on Sept. 15, 2020, where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been hunkered down over the past a couple of days, holding private meetings and calls with opposition leaders days before the Throne Speech. A confidence vote will be held on the speech, which could result in the toppling of the government and a snap election amid the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | September 15, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Sept. 14, as he arrives for day one of his government's cabinet retreat in Ottawa. Cabinet ministers are in town to discuss the upcoming throne speech, which the prime minister says will offer 'bold' solutions for a 'green' recovery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | September 15, 2020
News | September 15, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Sept. 14, as he arrives for day one of his government's cabinet retreat in Ottawa. Cabinet ministers are in town to discuss the upcoming throne speech, which the prime minister says will offer 'bold' solutions for a 'green' recovery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured, as she addresses reporters following an incident at her constituency office involving a man who hurled vulgar slurs at one of her female staffers. He had been told that the office was closed due to the pandemic. The incident has been referred to the RCMP and Ottawa Police. McKenna says these types of misogynistic attacks 'happen far too often' to women in politics. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured, as she addresses reporters following an incident at her constituency office involving a man who hurled vulgar slurs at one of her female staffers. He had been told that the office was closed due to the pandemic. The incident has been referred to the RCMP and Ottawa Police. McKenna says these types of misogynistic attacks 'happen far too often' to women in politics. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured July 20, on his way to West Block for the debate on his government's latest pandemic legislation, C-20, which calls for changes to the wage-subsidy program and an extension until December. Mr. Mendicino announced over the weekend that the Toronto Blue Jays won't be able to host home games, citing the health risks posed by the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured July 20, on his way to West Block for the debate on his government's latest pandemic legislation, C-20, which calls for changes to the wage-subsidy program and an extension until December. Mr. Mendicino announced over the weekend that the Toronto Blue Jays won't be able to host home games, citing the health risks posed by the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Tiff Macklem, the Bank of Canada's new governor, pictured on May 1 during an announcement on his appointment, is taking the helm as the country grapples with a deep recession triggered by the pandemic. The former senior deputy chief of the central bank, Mr. Macklem helped manage Canada's response to the 2008 recession from 2010-2014. He succeeds Stephen Poloz, whose seven-year term expires in June. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Tiff Macklem, the Bank of Canada's new governor, pictured on May 1 during an announcement on his appointment, is taking the helm as the country grapples with a deep recession triggered by the pandemic. The former senior deputy chief of the central bank, Mr. Macklem helped manage Canada's response to the 2008 recession from 2010-2014. He succeeds Stephen Poloz, whose seven-year term expires in June. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Construction on East Block, where the Red Chamber traditionally sits, continues amid the pandemic. The federal government says there have been efforts to further scale back projects since Ontario decided to issue a two-week moratorium on non-essential construction on April 3. The overall rehabilitation of Centre Block could take at least a decade to complete, an estimate made before the pandemic hit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Construction on East Block, where the Red Chamber traditionally sits, continues amid the pandemic. The federal government says there have been efforts to further scale back projects since Ontario decided to issue a two-week moratorium on non-essential construction on April 3. The overall rehabilitation of Centre Block could take at least a decade to complete, an estimate made before the pandemic hit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Construction workers, pictured on April 22 on Wellington Street, continue to work on projects around the parliamentary precinct amid the outbreak, though operations have been scaled back following the Ontario government's two-week moratorium on certain projects. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Construction workers, pictured on April 22 on Wellington Street, continue to work on projects around the parliamentary precinct amid the outbreak, though operations have been scaled back following the Ontario government's two-week moratorium on certain projects. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez, pictured April 20 with ministers Jean-Yves Duclos and Marc Miller, says the government has support from the Bloc Québécois and the NDP to limit in-person sittings to one per week, along with holding virtual sittings Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Conservatives offered a counterproposal, pushing for an amendment that calls for two in-person sittings a week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez, pictured April 20 with ministers Jean-Yves Duclos and Marc Miller, says the government has support from the Bloc Québécois and the NDP to limit in-person sittings to one per week, along with holding virtual sittings Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Conservatives offered a counterproposal, pushing for an amendment that calls for two in-person sittings a week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
June Winger, national president of the Union of National Defence Employees, joins a rally held by Public Service Alliance of Canada demonstration outside the Prime Minster's Office in Ottawa on Feb. 28, 2020, to mark four years of Phoenix Pay System issues. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
June Winger, national president of the Union of National Defence Employees, joins a rally held by Public Service Alliance of Canada demonstration outside the Prime Minster's Office in Ottawa on Feb. 28, 2020, to mark four years of Phoenix Pay System issues. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade