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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 ABBAS RANA | November 1, 2021
National Defence Anita Anand, pictured Oct. 27, 2021, leaving a cabinet meeting held at 111 Sussex Dr., followed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 1, 2021
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 1, 2021
National Defence Anita Anand, pictured Oct. 27, 2021, leaving a cabinet meeting held at 111 Sussex Dr., followed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 25, 2021
Brian Clow and Marjorie Michel have been appointed as deputy chiefs of staff in the PMO. The Hill Times file photograph and courtesy of Marjorie Michel
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 25, 2021
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 25, 2021
Brian Clow and Marjorie Michel have been appointed as deputy chiefs of staff in the PMO. The Hill Times file photograph and courtesy of Marjorie Michel
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 30, 2021
Nicholas Marcus Thompson, left, one of the representative proposed class members in a class-action lawsuit against the federal government, Kofi Achampong, principal lawyer and government relations adviser with Achampong Law, and Courtney Betty, the lawyer leading the class action. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, LinkedIn, and Courtney Betty
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 30, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 30, 2021
Nicholas Marcus Thompson, left, one of the representative proposed class members in a class-action lawsuit against the federal government, Kofi Achampong, principal lawyer and government relations adviser with Achampong Law, and Courtney Betty, the lawyer leading the class action. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, LinkedIn, and Courtney Betty
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 26, 2021
Liberal MP Wayne Easter, pictured Nov. 7, 2019, arriving at the Liberal caucus meeting at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa. 'I think there's far, far, far too much control in the Prime Minister's Office, right throughout the whole system,' said Mr. Easter, 72, during a July 8 interview on The Hill Times’ Hot Room podcast. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 26, 2021
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 26, 2021
Liberal MP Wayne Easter, pictured Nov. 7, 2019, arriving at the Liberal caucus meeting at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa. 'I think there's far, far, far too much control in the Prime Minister's Office, right throughout the whole system,' said Mr. Easter, 72, during a July 8 interview on The Hill Times’ Hot Room podcast. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 15, 2021
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Feb. 6, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 15, 2021
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 15, 2021
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Feb. 6, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 12, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson during an affordable housing announcement in the city on June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 12, 2021
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 12, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson during an affordable housing announcement in the city on June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 28, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 8. Kazim Habib and Cameron Wilson recently left the PMO, while Helen Gao has joined it as a policy adviser under COVID-19 response director Rick Theis. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 28, 2021
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 28, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 8. Kazim Habib and Cameron Wilson recently left the PMO, while Helen Gao has joined it as a policy adviser under COVID-19 response director Rick Theis. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 9, 2021
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bernadette Jordan, pictured in May 2019, has promoted Jennifer Phillips to take over as her new director of policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 9, 2021
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 9, 2021
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bernadette Jordan, pictured in May 2019, has promoted Jennifer Phillips to take over as her new director of policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 26, 2021
Marci Surkes, pictured in 2017 during her time as chief of staff to then-public safety minister Ralph Goodale. The Hill Times photograph by Laura Ryckewaert
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 26, 2021
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 26, 2021
Marci Surkes, pictured in 2017 during her time as chief of staff to then-public safety minister Ralph Goodale. The Hill Times photograph by Laura Ryckewaert
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 26, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured during a press conference with reporters in the Sir John A. Macdonald building on April 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 26, 2021
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 26, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured during a press conference with reporters in the Sir John A. Macdonald building on April 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 3, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 13, 2021, on his way from the West Block to the Sir John A. Macdonald Building for a press conference on COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 3, 2021
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 3, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 13, 2021, on his way from the West Block to the Sir John A. Macdonald Building for a press conference on COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 14, 2021
Minister Jim Carr, the PM's Special Representative for the Prairies, is pictured speaking to reporters in the West Block back in April 2019, with Jeff Kovalik-Plouffe pictured to his right. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 14, 2021
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 14, 2021
Minister Jim Carr, the PM's Special Representative for the Prairies, is pictured speaking to reporters in the West Block back in April 2019, with Jeff Kovalik-Plouffe pictured to his right. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade