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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
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 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 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
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the West Block on June 5, 2025. Carney has extricated himself from the clutches of the avaricious U.S. president, by promising to spend five per cent of Canada's GDP on defence, but he now faces the biggest test of his professional career: his credibility, writes Doug Roche. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | June 30, 2025
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the West Block on June 5, 2025. Carney has extricated himself from the clutches of the avaricious U.S. president, by promising to spend five per cent of Canada's GDP on defence, but he now faces the biggest test of his professional career: his credibility, writes Doug Roche. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
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
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 27, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
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
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 3, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured speaking to media in Centre Block, recently welcomed Elise Wagner to his office, as a new special assistant with the Canada-U.S. relations team. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 3, 2018
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 3, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured speaking to media in Centre Block, recently welcomed Elise Wagner to his office, as a new special assistant with the Canada-U.S. relations team. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA, NEIL MOSS | November 28, 2018
Raj Grewal announced his resignation in a Nov. 22 Facebook post. The PMO said he resigned because of gambling problems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA, NEIL MOSS | November 28, 2018
News | BY ABBAS RANA, NEIL MOSS | November 28, 2018
Raj Grewal announced his resignation in a Nov. 22 Facebook post. The PMO said he resigned because of gambling problems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 21, 2018
Johanna Robinson recently exited Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office and is now manager of digital communications to Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 21, 2018
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 21, 2018
Johanna Robinson recently exited Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office and is now manager of digital communications to Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 5, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office recently welcomed a new policy adviser, new media advance and new Ontario regional affairs adviser to replace Lindsay Hunter, who's joined Treasury Board President and Digital Government Minister Scott Brison's office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 5, 2018
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 5, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office recently welcomed a new policy adviser, new media advance and new Ontario regional affairs adviser to replace Lindsay Hunter, who's joined Treasury Board President and Digital Government Minister Scott Brison's office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 22, 2018
Diamond Isinger is pictured speaking with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the PM's office in the Centre Block building on Parliament Hill. Ms. Isinger is B.C.-bound after recently exiting the PMO. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 22, 2018
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 22, 2018
Diamond Isinger is pictured speaking with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the PM's office in the Centre Block building on Parliament Hill. Ms. Isinger is B.C.-bound after recently exiting the PMO. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 3, 2018
Infrastructure Minister François-Philippe Champagne, right, recently scooped up the press secretary of International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr, left, among other recent communications staff changes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 3, 2018
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 3, 2018
Infrastructure Minister François-Philippe Champagne, right, recently scooped up the press secretary of International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr, left, among other recent communications staff changes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 24, 2018
Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour Minister Patty Hajdu has a new chief of staff, Sabina Saini, who joins her office straight from the PMO. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 24, 2018
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 24, 2018
Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour Minister Patty Hajdu has a new chief of staff, Sabina Saini, who joins her office straight from the PMO. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 19, 2018
Matthew Mitschke, the chief of staff to Labour Minister Patty Hajdu, right, has a new job as a senior adviser in the office of National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, left. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 19, 2018
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 19, 2018
Matthew Mitschke, the chief of staff to Labour Minister Patty Hajdu, right, has a new job as a senior adviser in the office of National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, left. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 12, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall on July 18, has a new advance in his office, and is also down one policy adviser with the recent exit of Tyler Meredith, who's now working in the Liberal research office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 12, 2018
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 12, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall on July 18, has a new advance in his office, and is also down one policy adviser with the recent exit of Tyler Meredith, who's now working in the Liberal research office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 3, 2018
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay, left, and Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair have both recently hired chiefs of staff. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photo
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 3, 2018
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 3, 2018
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay, left, and Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair have both recently hired chiefs of staff. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photo
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 15, 2018
New Fisheries and Oceans Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Julie Payette during his swearing-in ceremony on July 18. The minister has a new operations director in his office, Laura Mitchell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 15, 2018
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 15, 2018
New Fisheries and Oceans Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Julie Payette during his swearing-in ceremony on July 18. The minister has a new operations director in his office, Laura Mitchell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 6, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office is seeking 'honest feedback' from political aides working for Liberal MPs, cabinet ministers, and his own office about the workplace culture on Parliament Hill, according to an email obtained by The Hill Times. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 6, 2018
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 6, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office is seeking 'honest feedback' from political aides working for Liberal MPs, cabinet ministers, and his own office about the workplace culture on Parliament Hill, according to an email obtained by The Hill Times. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade