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Mark Carney
A recent disclosure from the ethics commissioner on Mark Carney’s conflicts of interests details a diverse portfolio of private investments which opposition parties say amounts to levels of conflicts of interest ‘like we have never seen before from a Canadian prime minister.’ 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 ELEANOR WAND | June 6, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, and cabinet ministers Steven MacKinnon, Dominic LeBlanc, Shafqat Ali, Mélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, Tim Hodgson, bottom left, Anita Anand, David McGuinty, Sean Fraser, Steven Guilbeault, and Gregor Robertson make up Carney's 12-member Priorities, Planning and Strategy Cabinet Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 6, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 6, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, and cabinet ministers Steven MacKinnon, Dominic LeBlanc, Shafqat Ali, Mélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, Tim Hodgson, bottom left, Anita Anand, David McGuinty, Sean Fraser, Steven Guilbeault, and Gregor Robertson make up Carney's 12-member Priorities, Planning and Strategy Cabinet Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, is the most influential figure in the new Liberal government. His leadership will be judged largely by how effectively he tackles the two issues foremost on Canadians’ minds: Canada-U.S. trade relations and the rising cost of living. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 26, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, is the most influential figure in the new Liberal government. His leadership will be judged largely by how effectively he tackles the two issues foremost on Canadians’ minds: Canada-U.S. trade relations and the rising cost of living. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 25, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in West Block on May 21, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 25, 2025
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 25, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in West Block on May 21, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 25, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks down Sparks Street in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. Carney must now not only deal with national and international issues, but also the wants, hopes, and needs of 170 Liberals, writes Matt Gurney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 25, 2025
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 25, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks down Sparks Street in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. Carney must now not only deal with national and international issues, but also the wants, hopes, and needs of 170 Liberals, writes Matt Gurney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 28, 2016
Fisheries, Oceans and Canadian Coast Guard Minister Dominic LeBlanc has hired Laura Gareau to serve as his ministerial press secretary. She started on the job last week on Nov. 21. The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 28, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 28, 2016
Fisheries, Oceans and Canadian Coast Guard Minister Dominic LeBlanc has hired Laura Gareau to serve as his ministerial press secretary. She started on the job last week on Nov. 21. The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | November 4, 2016
Bruce Carson, an aide in former prime minister Stephen Harper's office, leaves court after he was fined $50,000 for illegal lobbying on Nov. 4, with his lawyer Patrick McCann, right. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | November 4, 2016
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | November 4, 2016
Bruce Carson, an aide in former prime minister Stephen Harper's office, leaves court after he was fined $50,000 for illegal lobbying on Nov. 4, with his lawyer Patrick McCann, right. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 17, 2016
The Langevin Block, home to the Prime Minister's Office. Former intern Johanna Robinson started her new job in the office last week. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 17, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 17, 2016
The Langevin Block, home to the Prime Minister's Office. Former intern Johanna Robinson started her new job in the office last week. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY DEREK ABMA | October 10, 2016
Newspapers Canada, which represents newspapers across the country, has been lobbying the federal government over the last few months in hopes of getting help for a struggling sector. The Hill Times photograph by Derek Abma
News | BY DEREK ABMA | October 10, 2016
News | BY DEREK ABMA | October 10, 2016
Newspapers Canada, which represents newspapers across the country, has been lobbying the federal government over the last few months in hopes of getting help for a struggling sector. The Hill Times photograph by Derek Abma
News | BY DEREK ABMA | October 3, 2016
Experts say PMO chief of staff Katie Telford, left, and principal secretary Gerald Butts were smart to post their explanation and apology for the controversial $200,000 moving expenses on Facebook because they were targeting Liberals and it was a more personal approach. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
News | BY DEREK ABMA | October 3, 2016
News | BY DEREK ABMA | October 3, 2016
Experts say PMO chief of staff Katie Telford, left, and principal secretary Gerald Butts were smart to post their explanation and apology for the controversial $200,000 moving expenses on Facebook because they were targeting Liberals and it was a more personal approach. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 28, 2016
Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk, centre, has promoted Leah Van Houten to director of operations in her ministerial office. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 28, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 28, 2016
Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk, centre, has promoted Leah Van Houten to director of operations in her ministerial office. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | September 23, 2016
PMO chief of staff Katie Telford and principal secretary Gerald Butts handled their moving-expense scandal wisely, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | September 23, 2016
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | September 23, 2016
PMO chief of staff Katie Telford and principal secretary Gerald Butts handled their moving-expense scandal wisely, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 19, 2016
PMO deputy chief of staff and deputy principal secretary Jeremy Broadhurst, issues management director Zita Astravas, and chief of staff Katie Telford. Despite 'some missteps,' the PMO team has done 'better than expected,' says former Liberal strategist Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 19, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 19, 2016
PMO deputy chief of staff and deputy principal secretary Jeremy Broadhurst, issues management director Zita Astravas, and chief of staff Katie Telford. Despite 'some missteps,' the PMO team has done 'better than expected,' says former Liberal strategist Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 29, 2016
Comments made on social media by Susan Ursel, left, a member of the Supreme Court advisory board, has Conservative MP Michael Cooper calling on Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to justify how someone with 'recent partisan engagement ended up being on an advisory committee that is supposed to be independent and non-partisan in nature.' Photograph courtesy of Susan Ursel's LinkedIn/The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and Andrew Meade
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 29, 2016
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 29, 2016
Comments made on social media by Susan Ursel, left, a member of the Supreme Court advisory board, has Conservative MP Michael Cooper calling on Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to justify how someone with 'recent partisan engagement ended up being on an advisory committee that is supposed to be independent and non-partisan in nature.' Photograph courtesy of Susan Ursel's LinkedIn/The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 29, 2016
The Conservatives are after Liberal cabinet ministers for expenses, but the PMO has pointed out that former Harper cabinet ministers ran up high costs for photography, particularly Jason Kenney who expensed more than $370,000 for photographs during that government's time in office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 29, 2016
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 29, 2016
The Conservatives are after Liberal cabinet ministers for expenses, but the PMO has pointed out that former Harper cabinet ministers ran up high costs for photography, particularly Jason Kenney who expensed more than $370,000 for photographs during that government's time in office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 29, 2016
From the left, Sun Media's David Akin, Mark Kennedy, Reuters' David Ljunggren, and The Toronto Star's Bruce Campion-Smith pictured at Mr. Kennedy's farewell bash at Métropolitan in Ottawa in February. Mr. Kennedy is now working in the Liberal PMO. The Hill Times Photography by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 29, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 29, 2016
From the left, Sun Media's David Akin, Mark Kennedy, Reuters' David Ljunggren, and The Toronto Star's Bruce Campion-Smith pictured at Mr. Kennedy's farewell bash at Métropolitan in Ottawa in February. Mr. Kennedy is now working in the Liberal PMO. The Hill Times Photography by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 15, 2016
Workers, pictured in the West Block. The government has spent $863-million on renovating the West Block which will be ready in the summer of 2018. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be moving into the old office of Canada’s first Liberal prime minister, Alexander Mackenzie. Everyone in the Centre Block will be moved out in the summer of 2018 and most will be moved into the West Block which will also house a temporary Commons Chamber while the Centre Block is renovated. Photograph courtesy of Public Services
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 15, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 15, 2016
Workers, pictured in the West Block. The government has spent $863-million on renovating the West Block which will be ready in the summer of 2018. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be moving into the old office of Canada’s first Liberal prime minister, Alexander Mackenzie. Everyone in the Centre Block will be moved out in the summer of 2018 and most will be moved into the West Block which will also house a temporary Commons Chamber while the Centre Block is renovated. Photograph courtesy of Public Services