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Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has decisions to make about the Senate. De-politicized by design a decade ago, it never regained a shared parliamentary purpose with the House of Commons, and is now an institution some describe as adrift, write Richard Nolan and Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | December 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, in the White House's Oval Office on Oct. 7, 2025. Maybe Carney is playing a long game, concentrating on getting past the curse of Trump on the world before making any giant moves. Maybe, writes Douglas Roche. Photograph courtesy of the White House
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | December 8, 2025
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | December 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, in the White House's Oval Office on Oct. 7, 2025. Maybe Carney is playing a long game, concentrating on getting past the curse of Trump on the world before making any giant moves. Maybe, writes Douglas Roche. Photograph courtesy of the White House
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 13, 2025
Mark Carney
Like his predecessors, Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on Oct. 8, 2025, on Parliament Hill, needs a loyal ‘palace guard’ within his office who can watch his back when, as with every government, controversy inevitably arises, say veteran political observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 13, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 13, 2025
Mark Carney
Like his predecessors, Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on Oct. 8, 2025, on Parliament Hill, needs a loyal ‘palace guard’ within his office who can watch his back when, as with every government, controversy inevitably arises, say veteran political observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 29, 2025
David Lametti, left, and Tom Pitfield. Between July and mid-September, the Prime Minister’s Office had two principal secretaries at the same time. On Sept. 18, Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed Lametti as Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations. Pitfield is staying on in his position as the PMO's principal Secretary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Facebook
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 29, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 29, 2025
David Lametti, left, and Tom Pitfield. Between July and mid-September, the Prime Minister’s Office had two principal secretaries at the same time. On Sept. 18, Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed Lametti as Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations. Pitfield is staying on in his position as the PMO's principal Secretary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Facebook
Opinion | BY KEN POLK | September 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has found his own centre ground, formed on voter repudiation of Trump and the imperative to harness the government to achieve huge economic reforms, writes Ken Polk. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN POLK | September 15, 2025
Opinion | BY KEN POLK | September 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has found his own centre ground, formed on voter repudiation of Trump and the imperative to harness the government to achieve huge economic reforms, writes Ken Polk. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Major Projects Office, which will oversee national interest projects, launched on Aug. 29 and will be headed by former Trans Mountain Corporation CEO Dawn Farrell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 30, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Major Projects Office, which will oversee national interest projects, launched on Aug. 29 and will be headed by former Trans Mountain Corporation CEO Dawn Farrell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 2, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured shortly after the election heading down O'Connor Street on Oct. 23, 2019, has hired Marci Surkes to take over as the PMO's new policy head. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 2, 2019
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 2, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured shortly after the election heading down O'Connor Street on Oct. 23, 2019, has hired Marci Surkes to take over as the PMO's new policy head. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 2, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Nov. 20, 2019, outside Rideau Hall with his new 36-member cabinet. 'We don't know if this is an actual conversion on the road to Damascus, or if this is just a different role that he's playing, for now,’ says Innovative Research president Greg Lyle The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 2, 2019
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 2, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Nov. 20, 2019, outside Rideau Hall with his new 36-member cabinet. 'We don't know if this is an actual conversion on the road to Damascus, or if this is just a different role that he's playing, for now,’ says Innovative Research president Greg Lyle The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 25, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Nov. 20, 2019, speaking to reporters after unveiling his new 36-member cabinet at Rideau Hall. The Hill is currently in the midst of a post-election transition. Hundreds of ministerial staffers now find themselves in an uncomfortable, anxiety-inducing post-shuffle holding pattern. Pre-election, there were an estimated 500 ministerial staff working in offices across cabinet, and another 98 staff working in the Prime Minister’s Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 25, 2019
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 25, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Nov. 20, 2019, speaking to reporters after unveiling his new 36-member cabinet at Rideau Hall. The Hill is currently in the midst of a post-election transition. Hundreds of ministerial staffers now find themselves in an uncomfortable, anxiety-inducing post-shuffle holding pattern. Pre-election, there were an estimated 500 ministerial staff working in offices across cabinet, and another 98 staff working in the Prime Minister’s Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 11, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Liberal Party President Suzanne Cowan, and Chief Government Whip Mark Holland, pictured Nov. 7, 2019, walking to attend the Liberal caucus' 'informal gathering' after the October election, last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 11, 2019
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 11, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Liberal Party President Suzanne Cowan, and Chief Government Whip Mark Holland, pictured Nov. 7, 2019, walking to attend the Liberal caucus' 'informal gathering' after the October election, last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 30, 2019
Bloc Québécois MP-elect, Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, centre, arrives for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on Oct. 29. The son of former Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe, he was elected to represent Lac-Saint-Jean, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 30, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 30, 2019
Bloc Québécois MP-elect, Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, centre, arrives for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on Oct. 29. The son of former Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe, he was elected to represent Lac-Saint-Jean, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA, AIDAN CHAMANDY | October 28, 2019
Jeremy Broadhurst, Zita Astravas, and Katie Telford held some of the most senior positions in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's first mandate. All three are expected to return as senior staffers in the second mandate as well. The Hill times file photograph
News | BY ABBAS RANA, AIDAN CHAMANDY | October 28, 2019
News | BY ABBAS RANA, AIDAN CHAMANDY | October 28, 2019
Jeremy Broadhurst, Zita Astravas, and Katie Telford held some of the most senior positions in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's first mandate. All three are expected to return as senior staffers in the second mandate as well. The Hill times file photograph
Opinion | BY EVAN SOTIROPOULOS | September 30, 2019
The Prime Minister's Office in Ottawa. reasonable case can be made that there is actually a need for and necessity of centralizing power and especially controlling—or at least trying to manage—the communications process and narrative if the prime minister and their party hope to be successful in the application of politics and implementation of policy, writes Evan Sotiropoulos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EVAN SOTIROPOULOS | September 30, 2019
Opinion | BY EVAN SOTIROPOULOS | September 30, 2019
The Prime Minister's Office in Ottawa. reasonable case can be made that there is actually a need for and necessity of centralizing power and especially controlling—or at least trying to manage—the communications process and narrative if the prime minister and their party hope to be successful in the application of politics and implementation of policy, writes Evan Sotiropoulos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 18, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking at Rideau Hall after meeting with Governor General Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament in order to call the 2019 federal election on Sept. 11, 2019. Professor Donald Savoie argues that as long as prime ministers hold the power to appoint deputy ministers without an open, transparent, and competitive process, 'court government will remain in place.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 18, 2019
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 18, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking at Rideau Hall after meeting with Governor General Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament in order to call the 2019 federal election on Sept. 11, 2019. Professor Donald Savoie argues that as long as prime ministers hold the power to appoint deputy ministers without an open, transparent, and competitive process, 'court government will remain in place.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 4, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office is slimming down, with four more recent staff departures to note. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 4, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 4, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office is slimming down, with four more recent staff departures to note. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 26, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meeting with BCE Inc. CEO George Cope in Toronto in June 2018. Photograph courtesy of Twitter
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 26, 2019
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 26, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meeting with BCE Inc. CEO George Cope in Toronto in June 2018. Photograph courtesy of Twitter
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 19, 2019
There are two political staff departures of note for both Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 19, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 19, 2019
There are two political staff departures of note for both Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 14, 2019
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor's director of communications, Mathieu Filion, recently exited for the private sector. In turn, press secretary Thierry Bélair has taken over the role. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 14, 2019
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 14, 2019
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor's director of communications, Mathieu Filion, recently exited for the private sector. In turn, press secretary Thierry Bélair has taken over the role. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade