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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 | August 6, 2018
New Intergovernmental Affairs, Northern Affairs, and Internal Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, picture with his wife New Brunswick provincial court judge Jolène Richard on July 18 at Rideau Hall. Mr. LeBlanc has hired Ryan Dunn, who exited his role as the PMO's director of issues management to become his chief of staff. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 6, 2018
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 6, 2018
New Intergovernmental Affairs, Northern Affairs, and Internal Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, picture with his wife New Brunswick provincial court judge Jolène Richard on July 18 at Rideau Hall. Mr. LeBlanc has hired Ryan Dunn, who exited his role as the PMO's director of issues management to become his chief of staff. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2018
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly recently hired PMO policy adviser Maxime Dea to her office as her acting chief of staff. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2018
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2018
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly recently hired PMO policy adviser Maxime Dea to her office as her acting chief of staff. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on May 31 with Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, walking to the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2018
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on May 31 with Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, walking to the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 20, 2018
The Phoenix pay system mess, says auditor general Michael Ferguson, stems from what he calls the ‘broken...culture’ of the public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 20, 2018
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 20, 2018
The Phoenix pay system mess, says auditor general Michael Ferguson, stems from what he calls the ‘broken...culture’ of the public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently had two senior aides exit his office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2018
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently had two senior aides exit his office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2018
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has hired a new speechwriter, while another PMO aide has left to become press secretary to Employment Minister Patty Hajdu. Families Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, right, recently hired a new aide straight out of the Liberal caucus' research office. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2018
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2018
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has hired a new speechwriter, while another PMO aide has left to become press secretary to Employment Minister Patty Hajdu. Families Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, right, recently hired a new aide straight out of the Liberal caucus' research office. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 23, 2018
The Liberals’ approach to filling parliamentary watchdog roles—such as those left vacant by former ethics commissioner Mary Dawson, left, chief electoral officer Marc Mayrand, middle, and lobbying commissioner Karen Shepherd, right—leaves much to be desired, says a new Public Policy Forum report. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 23, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 23, 2018
The Liberals’ approach to filling parliamentary watchdog roles—such as those left vacant by former ethics commissioner Mary Dawson, left, chief electoral officer Marc Mayrand, middle, and lobbying commissioner Karen Shepherd, right—leaves much to be desired, says a new Public Policy Forum report. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 21, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently scooped up Chloé Luciani-Girouard from Finance Minister Bill Morneau's office to join the issues management team in the PMO under director Ryan Dunn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 21, 2018
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 21, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently scooped up Chloé Luciani-Girouard from Finance Minister Bill Morneau's office to join the issues management team in the PMO under director Ryan Dunn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 16, 2018
A motion in the Senate, introduced by Conservative Sen. Leo Housakos, is calling for the government to get the Chamber’s endorsement for the next clerk of the Senate, a role that’s been filled on an interim basis for more than three years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 16, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 16, 2018
A motion in the Senate, introduced by Conservative Sen. Leo Housakos, is calling for the government to get the Chamber’s endorsement for the next clerk of the Senate, a role that’s been filled on an interim basis for more than three years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 14, 2018
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas-Taylor has a new director of communications in her office, Mathieu Filion, who arrived from Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos' office at the end of April. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 14, 2018
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 14, 2018
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas-Taylor has a new director of communications in her office, Mathieu Filion, who arrived from Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos' office at the end of April. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 30, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the recent Liberal Party convention in Halifax, has a new press secretary and new policy adviser in his office. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 30, 2018
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 30, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the recent Liberal Party convention in Halifax, has a new press secretary and new policy adviser in his office. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 23, 2018
Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott, pictured speaking to media on Parliament Hill, has lined up a new chief of staff, with John Brodhead set to exit at the end of the month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 23, 2018
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 23, 2018
Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott, pictured speaking to media on Parliament Hill, has lined up a new chief of staff, with John Brodhead set to exit at the end of the month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade