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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
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
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 19, 2018
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 12, 2018
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 3, 2018
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 15, 2018
Feature | BY 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
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
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2018
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2018
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2018
Feature | BY 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