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Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc will meet the U.S. trade czar Jamieson Greer in Washington today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc will meet the U.S. trade czar Jamieson Greer in Washington today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Rob Stewart, pictured at right with Minister Dominic LeBlanc in 2025. Stewart has been reassigned to lead the new Financial Crimes Agency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Rob Stewart, pictured at right with Minister Dominic LeBlanc in 2025. Stewart has been reassigned to lead the new Financial Crimes Agency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet today with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and address the Australian parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet today with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and address the Australian parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Australia on official business today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Australia on official business today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | March 2, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney met the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi this morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy Wikimedia Commons
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | March 2, 2026
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | March 2, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney met the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi this morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy Wikimedia Commons
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | February 27, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, four of his cabinet ministers, and the newest Liberal MP Matt Jeneroux will be in Mumbai until the end of February. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | February 27, 2026
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | February 27, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, four of his cabinet ministers, and the newest Liberal MP Matt Jeneroux will be in Mumbai until the end of February. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 26, 2026
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will deliver a speech on Canada-U.S. relations in Toronto today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 26, 2026
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 26, 2026
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will deliver a speech on Canada-U.S. relations in Toronto today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Defence Minister David McGuinty will host their visiting South Korean counterparts in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Defence Minister David McGuinty will host their visiting South Korean counterparts in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 24, 2026
Pictured: A rally in front of the Russian Embassy in Ottawa on Feb. 27, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 24, 2026
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 24, 2026
Pictured: A rally in front of the Russian Embassy in Ottawa on Feb. 27, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 23, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney gathered with some Liberal caucus members and his wife in Chelsea, Que., to watch yesterday's Olympic hockey game between Canada and the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 23, 2026
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 23, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney gathered with some Liberal caucus members and his wife in Chelsea, Que., to watch yesterday's Olympic hockey game between Canada and the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | February 20, 2026
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson will speak at the Canadian Critical Minerals Forum in Paris this morning. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | February 20, 2026
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | February 20, 2026
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson will speak at the Canadian Critical Minerals Forum in Paris this morning. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 19, 2026
MP Matt Jeneroux has crossed the floor, but the Liberals don't yet have their majority in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 19, 2026
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 19, 2026
MP Matt Jeneroux has crossed the floor, but the Liberals don't yet have their majority in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 18, 2026
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has given notice of a motion to strike a joint parliamentary committee on the expansion of medical assistance in dying. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 18, 2026
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 18, 2026
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has given notice of a motion to strike a joint parliamentary committee on the expansion of medical assistance in dying. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 17, 2026
Speaker of the House of Commons Francis Scarpaleggia will next preside over the House on Feb. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 17, 2026
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 17, 2026
Speaker of the House of Commons Francis Scarpaleggia will next preside over the House on Feb. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | February 13, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney and other federal party leaders will arrive in Tumbler Ridge today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | February 13, 2026
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | February 13, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney and other federal party leaders will arrive in Tumbler Ridge today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 12, 2026
Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer. The House will debate another Conservative opposition motion today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 12, 2026
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 12, 2026
Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer. The House will debate another Conservative opposition motion today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 11, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney was due to announce the government's defence industrial strategy today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 11, 2026
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 11, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney was due to announce the government's defence industrial strategy today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 10, 2026
Pierre Poilievre's Conservative caucus will argue in the House that the government should bar non-citizens from claiming asylum if they are convicted of serious crimes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 10, 2026
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 10, 2026
Pierre Poilievre's Conservative caucus will argue in the House that the government should bar non-citizens from claiming asylum if they are convicted of serious crimes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 9, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet his counterpart from Luxembourg Luc Frieden today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 9, 2026
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 9, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet his counterpart from Luxembourg Luc Frieden today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | February 6, 2026
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Governor General Mary Simon will attend the opening ceremony of Canada's consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | February 6, 2026
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | February 6, 2026
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Governor General Mary Simon will attend the opening ceremony of Canada's consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 5, 2026
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is one of several ministers who will testify before House committees about the budget implementation bill today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 5, 2026
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 5, 2026
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is one of several ministers who will testify before House committees about the budget implementation bill today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 4, 2026
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will huddle with the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and her peers from several other countries in Washington today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 4, 2026
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 4, 2026
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will huddle with the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and her peers from several other countries in Washington today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 3, 2026
Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagné arrives for the Senate sitting on June 25, 2025. Senators will be back in the Red Chamber as the winter sitting starts today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 3, 2026
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 3, 2026
Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagné arrives for the Senate sitting on June 25, 2025. Senators will be back in the Red Chamber as the winter sitting starts today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Governor General Mary Simon is part of the Canadian contingent attending the Arctic Frontiers conference in Norway this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Governor General Mary Simon is part of the Canadian contingent attending the Arctic Frontiers conference in Norway this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 31, 2026
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was applauded loudly and often while he delivered a keynote speech to the Conservative Party convention in Calgary yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Amir Said
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 31, 2026
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 31, 2026
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was applauded loudly and often while he delivered a keynote speech to the Conservative Party convention in Calgary yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Amir Said
Conservative members will start casting their votes for Pierre Poilievre's leadership review today evening. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative members will start casting their votes for Pierre Poilievre's leadership review today evening. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet today with Canada's premiers, who held a meeting of their own in the capital yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet today with Canada's premiers, who held a meeting of their own in the capital yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 22, 2025
Judge Marie-Josée Hogue has joined the federal government as the deputy minister of the Justice Department. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 22, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 22, 2025
Judge Marie-Josée Hogue has joined the federal government as the deputy minister of the Justice Department. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 19, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford struck a deal yesterday to fast-track approvals for so-called 'major projects' in the province yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 19, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 19, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford struck a deal yesterday to fast-track approvals for so-called 'major projects' in the province yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will hold a virtual meeting with Canada's premiers today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 18, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will hold a virtual meeting with Canada's premiers today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 17, 2025
Sean Fraser
Justice Minister Sean Fraser held a press conference after introducing Bill C-16 into the House of Commons on Dec. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 17, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 17, 2025
Sean Fraser
Justice Minister Sean Fraser held a press conference after introducing Bill C-16 into the House of Commons on Dec. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 16, 2025
Liberal MP and Speaker of the House Francis Scarpaleggia complicates the majority math for Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 16, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 16, 2025
Liberal MP and Speaker of the House Francis Scarpaleggia complicates the majority math for Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 15, 2025
Not a creature is stirring in West Block, but MPs and ministers continue to hold public events across the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 15, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 15, 2025
Not a creature is stirring in West Block, but MPs and ministers continue to hold public events across the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon will give a public update on the high-speed rail project in Gatineau today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 12, 2025
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon will give a public update on the high-speed rail project in Gatineau today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 11, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will meet with provincial and territorial finance ministers in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 11, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 11, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will meet with provincial and territorial finance ministers in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 10, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will headline a Liberal Party fundraiser in the Canadian Museum of History tonight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 10, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 10, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will headline a Liberal Party fundraiser in the Canadian Museum of History tonight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 9, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre will propose a motion today that calls on the House of Commons to endorse a pipeline to the B.C. coast. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 9, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 9, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre will propose a motion today that calls on the House of Commons to endorse a pipeline to the B.C. coast. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade