Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Canada’s Politics and Government News Source Since 1989

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 | Latest Paper

PMO

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
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. 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
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is still doing well in public opinion polls, despite some of his controversial and contentious moves, so far, Susan Riley writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 30, 2025
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is still doing well in public opinion polls, despite some of his controversial and contentious moves, so far, Susan Riley writes. 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
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 13, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a media availability in the West Block on July 8 ahead of the government's release of its economic and fiscal snapshot. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 13, 2020
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 13, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a media availability in the West Block on July 8 ahead of the government's release of its economic and fiscal snapshot. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 8, 2020
Parliament Hill's Centre Block building, as pictured from Gatineau, Que., on April 1. The road to ensuring a representative workforce on Parliament Hill requires going beyond 'diversity by the numbers,' says York University's Lorne Foster. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 8, 2020
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 8, 2020
Parliament Hill's Centre Block building, as pictured from Gatineau, Que., on April 1. The road to ensuring a representative workforce on Parliament Hill requires going beyond 'diversity by the numbers,' says York University's Lorne Foster. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 8, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured addressing media outside Rideau Cottage on June 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 8, 2020
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 8, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured addressing media outside Rideau Cottage on June 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 25, 2020
Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay, pictured at his November 2019 cabinet swearing in, and Health Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured speaking to media about the COVID-19 pandemic on April 23. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 25, 2020
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 25, 2020
Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay, pictured at his November 2019 cabinet swearing in, and Health Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured speaking to media about the COVID-19 pandemic on April 23. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 29, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured with Associate Finance Minister Mona Fortier at press conference in the West Block on April 20 on the recent mass shooting in Portapique, N.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 29, 2020
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 29, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured with Associate Finance Minister Mona Fortier at press conference in the West Block on April 20 on the recent mass shooting in Portapique, N.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 13, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured outside Rideau Cottage on April 7 for his daily briefing on COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 13, 2020
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 13, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured outside Rideau Cottage on April 7 for his daily briefing on COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 6, 2020
Reporters, pictured March 31, 2020, at the prime minister's daily morning press conference outside Rideau Cottage on the grounds of Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 6, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 6, 2020
Reporters, pictured March 31, 2020, at the prime minister's daily morning press conference outside Rideau Cottage on the grounds of Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 12, 2020
National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured in the West Block on Dec. 10, 2019, with his communications director, Todd Lane, behind him, currently has 17 political staffers in his ministerial office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 12, 2020
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 12, 2020
National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured in the West Block on Dec. 10, 2019, with his communications director, Todd Lane, behind him, currently has 17 political staffers in his ministerial office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALEX MARLAND | February 17, 2020
Independent Newfoundland and Labrador MHA Paul Lane, Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould, and former MPs Jane Philpott and Ryan Cleary, pictured on Feb. 6, 2020, at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. Photograph courtesy of Alex Marland
Opinion | BY ALEX MARLAND | February 17, 2020
Opinion | BY ALEX MARLAND | February 17, 2020
Independent Newfoundland and Labrador MHA Paul Lane, Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould, and former MPs Jane Philpott and Ryan Cleary, pictured on Feb. 6, 2020, at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. Photograph courtesy of Alex Marland
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 12, 2020
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured being scrummed by media in the West Block building on Jan. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 12, 2020
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 12, 2020
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured being scrummed by media in the West Block building on Jan. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 29, 2020
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Chrystia Freeland, pictured leaving a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Dec. 11, 2019, followed by her press secretary, Katherine Cuplinskas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 29, 2020
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 29, 2020
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Chrystia Freeland, pictured leaving a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Dec. 11, 2019, followed by her press secretary, Katherine Cuplinskas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 15, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured heading into the National Press Theatre on Jan. 11. Former Liberal MP Linda Lapointe joins Natalie St-Denis as a PMO caucus liaison, while new senior adviser Olivier Duchesneau has also been tapped as the top office's new ministerial liaison. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 15, 2020
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 15, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured heading into the National Press Theatre on Jan. 11. Former Liberal MP Linda Lapointe joins Natalie St-Denis as a PMO caucus liaison, while new senior adviser Olivier Duchesneau has also been tapped as the top office's new ministerial liaison. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade