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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
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 3, 2017
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 26, 2017
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2017
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 22, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photo. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 22, 2017
Feature | BY 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
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 8, 2017
Two staff have been promoted and two recently hired to work in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 8, 2017
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 8, 2017
Two staff have been promoted and two recently hired to work in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 24, 2017
Jeremy Broadhurst, Zita Astravas, and Katie Telford, chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photo. Melissa Rumble, not pictured, is now executive assistant to Ms. Katie Telford and principal secretary Gerald Butts, also not pictured. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 24, 2017
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 24, 2017
Jeremy Broadhurst, Zita Astravas, and Katie Telford, chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photo. Melissa Rumble, not pictured, is now executive assistant to Ms. Katie Telford and principal secretary Gerald Butts, also not pictured. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 12, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured with female staffers in the Prime Minister's Office last month on international women's day. Included in the picture are PMO staffers: Samantha Khalil, back row far right; Emmaline English, back row second from right; Kate VanGerven, back row third from right; and Eleanore Catenaro, below and between Ms. Khalil and Ms. English. PMO photograph courtesy of Adam Scotti
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 12, 2017
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 12, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured with female staffers in the Prime Minister's Office last month on international women's day. Included in the picture are PMO staffers: Samantha Khalil, back row far right; Emmaline English, back row second from right; Kate VanGerven, back row third from right; and Eleanore Catenaro, below and between Ms. Khalil and Ms. English. PMO photograph courtesy of Adam Scotti
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 3, 2017
There's a new writer in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office, and National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier, Employment Minister Patty Hajdu and Public Services Minister Judy Foote have all hired new assistants. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright & Sam Garcia
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 3, 2017
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 3, 2017
There's a new writer in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office, and National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier, Employment Minister Patty Hajdu and Public Services Minister Judy Foote have all hired new assistants. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright & Sam Garcia
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 27, 2017
National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured speaking to media on the Hill, has made changes to the roles of a few political staff in his ministerial office. The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 27, 2017
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 27, 2017
National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured speaking to media on the Hill, has made changes to the roles of a few political staff in his ministerial office. The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 27, 2017
While the daily press briefings with White House press secretary Sean Spicer have captivated plenty of Canadians, many press gallery members question the merit of bringing a similar exercise to Canada with the prime minister's communications director, currently Kate Purchase, or other PMO communications staff. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia & The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 27, 2017
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 27, 2017
While the daily press briefings with White House press secretary Sean Spicer have captivated plenty of Canadians, many press gallery members question the merit of bringing a similar exercise to Canada with the prime minister's communications director, currently Kate Purchase, or other PMO communications staff. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia & The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright