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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 28, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, along with PMO chief of staff Katie Telford and principal secretary Gerald Butts, pictured at a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and White House adviser Gary Cohn during the G7 meeting in Italy in May. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 28, 2017
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 28, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, along with PMO chief of staff Katie Telford and principal secretary Gerald Butts, pictured at a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and White House adviser Gary Cohn during the G7 meeting in Italy in May. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 21, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill with new B.C. Premier John Horgan. A new policy adviser was recently hired to cover the environment, fisheries and oceans, transport, and natural resources files in Mr. Trudeau's office. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 21, 2017
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 21, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill with new B.C. Premier John Horgan. A new policy adviser was recently hired to cover the environment, fisheries and oceans, transport, and natural resources files in Mr. Trudeau's office. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 14, 2017
A number of staff changes have taken place in both the Liberal caucus' research office, also known as the LRB, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 14, 2017
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 14, 2017
A number of staff changes have taken place in both the Liberal caucus' research office, also known as the LRB, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 14, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has graced international magazine covers, including Rolling Stone and Sky magazine, and was pictured with his wife, Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau in the pages of Vogue. It's all part of the government's image-conscious media strategy. Mr. Trudeau's cover feature for Sky magazine, for example, was aimed at promoting Canadian business, says Ian Capstick. Photographs courtesy of Rolling Stone, Vogue, and Delta Airline's Twitter
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 14, 2017
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 14, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has graced international magazine covers, including Rolling Stone and Sky magazine, and was pictured with his wife, Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau in the pages of Vogue. It's all part of the government's image-conscious media strategy. Mr. Trudeau's cover feature for Sky magazine, for example, was aimed at promoting Canadian business, says Ian Capstick. Photographs courtesy of Rolling Stone, Vogue, and Delta Airline's Twitter
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 24, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured at a recent press conference outside the Senate Chamber in Centre Block. One staffer has recently exited the PMO, while two others have left the Liberal Research Bureau for new jobs on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 24, 2017
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 24, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured at a recent press conference outside the Senate Chamber in Centre Block. One staffer has recently exited the PMO, while two others have left the Liberal Research Bureau for new jobs on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 12, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is highly visible to the public, and relatively accessible to industry groups as well. In this picture, Mr. Trudeau is swarmed by a crowd during Black History Month. Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 12, 2017
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 12, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is highly visible to the public, and relatively accessible to industry groups as well. In this picture, Mr. Trudeau is swarmed by a crowd during Black History Month. Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 3, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at an announcement on National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21, alongside Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde and Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett. Mr. Trudeau also announced that the former Langevin Block will now be known as the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council Office out of respect to indigenous peoples since the PMO was named after Hector-Louis Langevin, one of the architects of the Indian and Residential Schools System. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 3, 2017
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 3, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at an announcement on National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21, alongside Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde and Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett. Mr. Trudeau also announced that the former Langevin Block will now be known as the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council Office out of respect to indigenous peoples since the PMO was named after Hector-Louis Langevin, one of the architects of the Indian and Residential Schools System. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 26, 2017
A scene from the 2015 Fourth of July party at Lornado, hosted by former U.S. ambassador Bruce Heyman. The party will go on this year, but likely without an ambassador. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 26, 2017
News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 26, 2017
A scene from the 2015 Fourth of July party at Lornado, hosted by former U.S. ambassador Bruce Heyman. The party will go on this year, but likely without an ambassador. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 26, 2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured in a scrum on the Hill, recently hired a new press secretary to replace Annie Donolo, who's headed to Harvard. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 26, 2017
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 26, 2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured in a scrum on the Hill, recently hired a new press secretary to replace Annie Donolo, who's headed to Harvard. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2017
Government House Leader and Small Business and Tourism Minister Bardish Chagger, pictured, now has PMO deputy communications director Olivier Duchesneau acting as her interim chief of staff at small business. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2017
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2017
Government House Leader and Small Business and Tourism Minister Bardish Chagger, pictured, now has PMO deputy communications director Olivier Duchesneau acting as her interim chief of staff at small business. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 22, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photo. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 22, 2017
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 22, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photo. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 15, 2017
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Employment Minister Patty Hajdu, Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef, Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, and Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen pictured at a ceremony at Rideau Hall for the Jan. 10 cabinet shuffle. It cost roughly $150,000 for ministers, chiefs of staff and PMO staff to attend the subsequent cabinet retreat in Calgary in late January. The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 15, 2017
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 15, 2017
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Employment Minister Patty Hajdu, Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef, Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, and Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen pictured at a ceremony at Rideau Hall for the Jan. 10 cabinet shuffle. It cost roughly $150,000 for ministers, chiefs of staff and PMO staff to attend the subsequent cabinet retreat in Calgary in late January. The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright