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Prime Minister Mark Carney is reportedly willing to discipline top bureaucrats who aren’t meeting his standards and delivering on his 'nation-building' agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 19, 2025
New Cabinet, swearing in ceremony. May 13, 2025 at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured at Rideau Hall on May 13, 2025, is promising big things. He was elected mostly because people see him as the best leader right now to deal with the erratic and bully U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 19, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 19, 2025
New Cabinet, swearing in ceremony. May 13, 2025 at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured at Rideau Hall on May 13, 2025, is promising big things. He was elected mostly because people see him as the best leader right now to deal with the erratic and bully U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 16, 2025
When speaking to reporters on May 14, Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault, who formerly served as the environment minister, seemed to contradict the prime minister on the issue of new pipelines. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 16, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 16, 2025
When speaking to reporters on May 14, Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault, who formerly served as the environment minister, seemed to contradict the prime minister on the issue of new pipelines. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to supporters at the TD Centre in Ottawa on April 29, 2025, after winning the election. If his cabinet can’t deliver, nothing else will, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to supporters at the TD Centre in Ottawa on April 29, 2025, after winning the election. If his cabinet can’t deliver, nothing else will, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY, NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2025
Prime Minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has convened an 18-member Council on Canada-U.S. Relations to advise on measures during U.S. President Donald Trump's second term. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handouts
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY, NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2025
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY, NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2025
Prime Minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has convened an 18-member Council on Canada-U.S. Relations to advise on measures during U.S. President Donald Trump's second term. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handouts
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 11, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a March 7, 2019, press conference at the NPT on the SNC-Lavalin controversy. Mr. Trudeau said it's become 'clear' that 'there was an erosion of trust' between his office, specifically former principal secretary Gerald Butts, and Jody Wilson-Raybould: 'I was not aware of that erosion of trust. As prime minister and leader of the federal Ministry, I should have been.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 11, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 11, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a March 7, 2019, press conference at the NPT on the SNC-Lavalin controversy. Mr. Trudeau said it's become 'clear' that 'there was an erosion of trust' between his office, specifically former principal secretary Gerald Butts, and Jody Wilson-Raybould: 'I was not aware of that erosion of trust. As prime minister and leader of the federal Ministry, I should have been.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 11, 2019
Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lametti, pictured heading into a Feb. 21 House Justice Committee meeting in Ottawa to answer questions about the SNC-Lavalin case. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 11, 2019
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 11, 2019
Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lametti, pictured heading into a Feb. 21 House Justice Committee meeting in Ottawa to answer questions about the SNC-Lavalin case. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 11, 2019
PCO Clerk Michael Wernick told the House Justice Committee that SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. chair Kevin Lynch phoned him on Oct. 15, 2018, to voice his frustration to the top bureaucrat about the government's refusal to negotiate a deferred prosecuation agreement for SNC-Lavalin. The Hill Times file photograpshs
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 11, 2019
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 11, 2019
PCO Clerk Michael Wernick told the House Justice Committee that SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. chair Kevin Lynch phoned him on Oct. 15, 2018, to voice his frustration to the top bureaucrat about the government's refusal to negotiate a deferred prosecuation agreement for SNC-Lavalin. The Hill Times file photograpshs
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 4, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in the West Block, recently bade farewell to PMO deputy director of digital and creative Dave Sommer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 4, 2019
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 4, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in the West Block, recently bade farewell to PMO deputy director of digital and creative Dave Sommer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 25, 2019
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 25, 2019
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 25, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 25, 2019
John Delacourt, a former Liberal staffer and now vice-president at Ensight Canada, says he expects the PM’s chief of staff, Katie Telford, will 'make very sure that the prime minister doesn’t feel that [there’s] all of a sudden a gaping hole' in terms of support after Gerald Butts' Feb. 18 exit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 25, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 25, 2019
John Delacourt, a former Liberal staffer and now vice-president at Ensight Canada, says he expects the PM’s chief of staff, Katie Telford, will 'make very sure that the prime minister doesn’t feel that [there’s] all of a sudden a gaping hole' in terms of support after Gerald Butts' Feb. 18 exit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 25, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured being scrummed by media in the West Block last week amid the SNC-Lavalin controversy. Recent staffing changes in the PMO detailed here are unrelated to now-former PMO principal secretary Gerald Butt's resignation on Feb. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 25, 2019
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 25, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured being scrummed by media in the West Block last week amid the SNC-Lavalin controversy. Recent staffing changes in the PMO detailed here are unrelated to now-former PMO principal secretary Gerald Butt's resignation on Feb. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 20, 2019
The resignation of Gerald Butts, top political adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, won’t take the heat off of the PMO as hoped, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 20, 2019
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 20, 2019
The resignation of Gerald Butts, top political adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, won’t take the heat off of the PMO as hoped, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 20, 2019
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 20, 2019
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 20, 2019
News | BY ABBAS RANA, NEIL MOSS | February 11, 2019
Jody Wilson-Raybould was shuffled from Justice to Veterans Affairs on Jan. 14, 2019. The Globe and Mail reported last week that the Prime Minister's Office attempted to press Ms. Wilson-Raybould when she was justice minister to help SNC-Lavalin avoid a criminal prosecution, but Ms. Raybould said she couldn't comment because she is bound by solicitor-client privilege in the matter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA, NEIL MOSS | February 11, 2019
News | BY ABBAS RANA, NEIL MOSS | February 11, 2019
Jody Wilson-Raybould was shuffled from Justice to Veterans Affairs on Jan. 14, 2019. The Globe and Mail reported last week that the Prime Minister's Office attempted to press Ms. Wilson-Raybould when she was justice minister to help SNC-Lavalin avoid a criminal prosecution, but Ms. Raybould said she couldn't comment because she is bound by solicitor-client privilege in the matter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 21, 2019
One of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains' aides recently left to become Science and Sport Minister Kirsty Duncan's new director of parliamentary affairs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 21, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 21, 2019
One of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains' aides recently left to become Science and Sport Minister Kirsty Duncan's new director of parliamentary affairs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 14, 2019
Infrastructure Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured on March 1, 2018, in a Hill scrum. Pierre-Yves Bourque was recently hired on as the minister's new director of communications. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 14, 2019
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 14, 2019
Infrastructure Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured on March 1, 2018, in a Hill scrum. Pierre-Yves Bourque was recently hired on as the minister's new director of communications. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade