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Assembly of First National National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney take questions from delegates at the AFN's Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa on Dec. 2, 2025. 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
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
A recent disclosure from the ethics commissioner on Mark Carney’s conflicts of interests details a diverse portfolio of private investments which opposition parties say amounts to levels of conflicts of interest ‘like we have never seen before from a Canadian prime minister.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
A recent disclosure from the ethics commissioner on Mark Carney’s conflicts of interests details a diverse portfolio of private investments which opposition parties say amounts to levels of conflicts of interest ‘like we have never seen before from a Canadian prime minister.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney , pictured on May 25, 2025, on the Hill, is promising dramatic productivity growth and to build the fastest growing economy in the G7. These are high bars, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 7, 2025
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney , pictured on May 25, 2025, on the Hill, is promising dramatic productivity growth and to build the fastest growing economy in the G7. These are high bars, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is still doing well in public opinion polls, despite some of his controversial and contentious moves, so far, Susan Riley writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 30, 2025
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is still doing well in public opinion polls, despite some of his controversial and contentious moves, so far, Susan Riley writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 11, 2019
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 4, 2019
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 25, 2019
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 25, 2019
Feature | 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
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
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 25, 2019
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 14, 2019
Feature | BY 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
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 8, 2019
The Prime Minister's Office enlisted Julie Lalonde, an Ottawa-based women’s rights advocate and consultant, to oversee a mandatory training session on sexual harassment for Liberal staffers. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 8, 2019
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 8, 2019
The Prime Minister's Office enlisted Julie Lalonde, an Ottawa-based women’s rights advocate and consultant, to oversee a mandatory training session on sexual harassment for Liberal staffers. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade