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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 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
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
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 31, 2018
Kate Purchase, now executive director of communications and planning in the PMO, sits in the Senate foyer, flanked by PMO principal secretary Gerald Butts, left, and chief of staff Katie Telford, right, during an announcement by the prime minister last year. The Hill Times file photograph
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 31, 2018
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 31, 2018
Kate Purchase, now executive director of communications and planning in the PMO, sits in the Senate foyer, flanked by PMO principal secretary Gerald Butts, left, and chief of staff Katie Telford, right, during an announcement by the prime minister last year. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 29, 2018
Former Queen's Park staffer Amreet Kaur has brought her multicultural communications and outreach skills to the Trudeau PMO. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 29, 2018
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 29, 2018
Former Queen's Park staffer Amreet Kaur has brought her multicultural communications and outreach skills to the Trudeau PMO. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 24, 2018
Matthew Mendelsohn, deputy secretary to the cabinet, results and delivery, who is known as the government's 'deliverology' guy, has been in his role heading up the government's Results and Delivery Unit for just over two years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 24, 2018
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 24, 2018
Matthew Mendelsohn, deputy secretary to the cabinet, results and delivery, who is known as the government's 'deliverology' guy, has been in his role heading up the government's Results and Delivery Unit for just over two years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 15, 2018
This just in: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former executive assistant Tommy Desfossés, pictured far left on July 21, 2016, with the PM on Parliament Hill. Mr. Desfossés recently exited the role after two years. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 15, 2018
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 15, 2018
This just in: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former executive assistant Tommy Desfossés, pictured far left on July 21, 2016, with the PM on Parliament Hill. Mr. Desfossés recently exited the role after two years. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 10, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently saw Katherine O’Halloran join his office from the public service minister's shop, with another staffer, Tamer Abdalla, leaving the PMO just before the holidays. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 10, 2018
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 10, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently saw Katherine O’Halloran join his office from the public service minister's shop, with another staffer, Tamer Abdalla, leaving the PMO just before the holidays. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 6, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office has hired two more, including a former aide to Employment Minister Patty Hajdu. Meanwhile, Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos has bid farewell to one director, and promoted another. The Hill Times file photographs and photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 6, 2017
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 6, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office has hired two more, including a former aide to Employment Minister Patty Hajdu. Meanwhile, Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos has bid farewell to one director, and promoted another. The Hill Times file photographs and photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY JOLSON LIM | November 6, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured here in 2015, received more than 348,000 pieces of mail and more than 22,000 phone calls in 2016-17, according to his office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY JOLSON LIM | November 6, 2017
FeatureBY JOLSON LIM | November 6, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured here in 2015, received more than 348,000 pieces of mail and more than 22,000 phone calls in 2016-17, according to his office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 30, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's PMO recently bid farewell to a correspondence writer. His office spent roughly $8.4-million in 2016-17, according to the 2017 public accounts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 30, 2017
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 30, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's PMO recently bid farewell to a correspondence writer. His office spent roughly $8.4-million in 2016-17, according to the 2017 public accounts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 23, 2017
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly has a new press secretary, as does Public Services Minister Carla Qualtrough, who along with the recent addition of Brian Bohunicky has seen a number of her former staffers from Sports follow her to her new office. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 23, 2017
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 23, 2017
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly has a new press secretary, as does Public Services Minister Carla Qualtrough, who along with the recent addition of Brian Bohunicky has seen a number of her former staffers from Sports follow her to her new office. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 2, 2017
Thrill on the Hilla: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently in Ottawa, has hired a new special assistant to his office with a background in sociology and gender studies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 2, 2017
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 2, 2017
Thrill on the Hilla: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently in Ottawa, has hired a new special assistant to his office with a background in sociology and gender studies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 18, 2017
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains, left, has hired Gianluca Cairo to serve as his new chief of staff. Mr. Cairo comes from the Public Services and Procurement Minister's office, and new minister Carla Qualtrough, right, has already brought over her old chief of staff, Matt Stickney, from her old office as Sports minister. The Hill Times file photographs
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 18, 2017
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 18, 2017
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains, left, has hired Gianluca Cairo to serve as his new chief of staff. Mr. Cairo comes from the Public Services and Procurement Minister's office, and new minister Carla Qualtrough, right, has already brought over her old chief of staff, Matt Stickney, from her old office as Sports minister. The Hill Times file photographs
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 28, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office recently welcomed Chantal Gagnon as a new press secretary. She arrives from Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne's office, where she's already been replaced by Pierre-Olivier Herbert, who previously did the same job for Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 28, 2017
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 28, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office recently welcomed Chantal Gagnon as a new press secretary. She arrives from Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne's office, where she's already been replaced by Pierre-Olivier Herbert, who previously did the same job for Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Jake Wright