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Former prime ministers Jean Chrétien (1993-2003), left, Paul Martin (2003-2005), Kim Campbell (1993-1993), Brian Mulroney (1984-1993), John Turner (1984-1984), and Joe Clark (1979-1980). Portrait images courtesy of the House of Commons Curatorial Services
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
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
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 ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
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
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
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
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
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 16, 2016
Feature | BY 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