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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
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 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
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
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 27, 2016
The Globe and Mail reporter Laura Stone, Justice Minister Jody-Wilson Raybould, and Conservative MP Andrew Scheer. The House Affairs Committee is studying the question of parliamentary privilege related to the ‘premature disclosure of the contents of Bill C-14’ in an April 12 story Ms. Stone, which was followed by CBC The National’s report that evening. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 27, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 27, 2016
The Globe and Mail reporter Laura Stone, Justice Minister Jody-Wilson Raybould, and Conservative MP Andrew Scheer. The House Affairs Committee is studying the question of parliamentary privilege related to the ‘premature disclosure of the contents of Bill C-14’ in an April 12 story Ms. Stone, which was followed by CBC The National’s report that evening. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 27, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 27, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 27, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 23, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 23, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 23, 2016
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 16, 2016
John Zerucelli, right.
John Zerucelli, right, pictured with Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Michele Kumara, who worked on Mr. Morneau's 2015 campaign and is now his executive assistant. Photograph courtesy of Twitter
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 16, 2016
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 16, 2016
John Zerucelli, right.
John Zerucelli, right, pictured with Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Michele Kumara, who worked on Mr. Morneau's 2015 campaign and is now his executive assistant. Photograph courtesy of Twitter
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 16, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently on the Hill, followed by his director of communications Kate Purchase. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 16, 2016
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 16, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently on the Hill, followed by his director of communications Kate Purchase. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | May 16, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's friendly approach with journalists won't keep them on his side for a full four years, writes Angelo Persichilli, adding that traditional media are just part of the story, given the transformation underway in the news media. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | May 16, 2016
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | May 16, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's friendly approach with journalists won't keep them on his side for a full four years, writes Angelo Persichilli, adding that traditional media are just part of the story, given the transformation underway in the news media. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 27, 2016
Former PMO chief of staff Nigel Wright heads to court to testify during Mike Duffy's trial in August 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 27, 2016
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 27, 2016
Former PMO chief of staff Nigel Wright heads to court to testify during Mike Duffy's trial in August 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 25, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 25, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 25, 2016
News | BY DEREK ABMA | April 25, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has had contact from 28 different lobbying groups since taking office, according to communications reports filed on the federal lobbyists registry. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY DEREK ABMA | April 25, 2016
News | BY DEREK ABMA | April 25, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has had contact from 28 different lobbying groups since taking office, according to communications reports filed on the federal lobbyists registry. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY DEREK ABMA | April 11, 2016
The terms of Lobbying Commissioner Karen Shepherd, left, and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson are coming to an end within a few months. Ms. Shepherd has indicated she would serve another term if asked, while Ms. Dawson has not said whether she is interested in continuing. Ms. Dawson has, however, said the two positions should be combined. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
News | BY DEREK ABMA | April 11, 2016
News | BY DEREK ABMA | April 11, 2016
The terms of Lobbying Commissioner Karen Shepherd, left, and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson are coming to an end within a few months. Ms. Shepherd has indicated she would serve another term if asked, while Ms. Dawson has not said whether she is interested in continuing. Ms. Dawson has, however, said the two positions should be combined. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 4, 2016
Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr has hired Norbert Cyr, a retired lieutenant-colonel with the Canadian Armed Forces and a former public servant and spokesperson to then chief of defence staff Walter Natynczyk, as his director of communications and issues management. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 4, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 4, 2016
Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr has hired Norbert Cyr, a retired lieutenant-colonel with the Canadian Armed Forces and a former public servant and spokesperson to then chief of defence staff Walter Natynczyk, as his director of communications and issues management. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright