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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
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
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
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 8, 2025
Evan Solomon
AI Minister Evan Solomon will co-host a G7 ministerial summit in Montreal early this week along with Industry Minister Mélanie Joly. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 8, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 8, 2025
Evan Solomon
AI Minister Evan Solomon will co-host a G7 ministerial summit in Montreal early this week along with Industry Minister Mélanie Joly. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is planning to have a brief meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the margins of an event in Washington today. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 5, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is planning to have a brief meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the margins of an event in Washington today. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 4, 2025
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty are among seven ministers scheduled to speak today at an AFN conference in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 4, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 4, 2025
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty are among seven ministers scheduled to speak today at an AFN conference in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | December 3, 2025
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | December 3, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | December 3, 2025
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | December 2, 2025
Foreign Minister Anita Anand. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | December 2, 2025
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | December 2, 2025
Foreign Minister Anita Anand. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | December 1, 2025
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will testify before the House Environment Committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | December 1, 2025
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | December 1, 2025
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will testify before the House Environment Committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | November 28, 2025
Terry Teegee
The Regional Chief for British Columbia, Terry Teegee, said First Nations are firmly against the new pipeline proposal. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | November 28, 2025
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | November 28, 2025
Terry Teegee
The Regional Chief for British Columbia, Terry Teegee, said First Nations are firmly against the new pipeline proposal. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are expected to reveal an MOU about fossil fuels and the environment today. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 27, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are expected to reveal an MOU about fossil fuels and the environment today. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 26, 2025
Bloc Québécois MP Louis Plamondon now has bragging rights over Wilfrid Laurier, and every other MP past and present. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 26, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 26, 2025
Bloc Québécois MP Louis Plamondon now has bragging rights over Wilfrid Laurier, and every other MP past and present. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 25, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 24, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will travel to South Korea and Japan this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 24, 2025
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 24, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will travel to South Korea and Japan this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree will host his G7 counterparts in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree will host his G7 counterparts in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's chief of staff will testify before a House committee studying ethics today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 20, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's chief of staff will testify before a House committee studying ethics today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 19, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will hold a public discussion with her visiting Swedish counterpart in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 19, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 19, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will hold a public discussion with her visiting Swedish counterpart in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government narrowly survived a confidence vote on its budget in the House yesterday evening. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 18, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government narrowly survived a confidence vote on its budget in the House yesterday evening. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 17, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government faces its third confidence vote on the budget in the House today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 17, 2025
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 17, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government faces its third confidence vote on the budget in the House today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 14, 2025
The interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques will publish his team's report on the federal budget today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 14, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 14, 2025
The interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques will publish his team's report on the federal budget today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 13, 2025
Eleanor Olszewski
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski will meet with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Toronto today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 13, 2025
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 13, 2025
Eleanor Olszewski
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski will meet with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Toronto today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon has turned to the Canada Industrial Relations Board to solve the rail dispute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon has turned to the Canada Industrial Relations Board to solve the rail dispute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon has worked to stave off a rail strike that could disrupt business supply chains across Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon has worked to stave off a rail strike that could disrupt business supply chains across Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet will hold a rally in a Montreal riding where a byelection is scheduled next month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet will hold a rally in a Montreal riding where a byelection is scheduled next month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Housing Minister Sean Fraser has launched a public consultation to collect more ideas for making housing more affordable in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Housing Minister Sean Fraser has launched a public consultation to collect more ideas for making housing more affordable in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Kamala Harris
Canadian parliamentarians are at the Democratic National Convention where Kamala Harris will be named as the official democrat nominee for November's U.S. election. Image courtesy of the Wikimedia Commons
Kamala Harris
Canadian parliamentarians are at the Democratic National Convention where Kamala Harris will be named as the official democrat nominee for November's U.S. election. Image courtesy of the Wikimedia Commons
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is appearing at a fundraiser at a Cruise Terminal The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is appearing at a fundraiser at a Cruise Terminal The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet will talk to the press today about his meeting with the ambassador from China. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet will talk to the press today about his meeting with the ambassador from China. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier is co-chairing a summit in P.E.I. today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier is co-chairing a summit in P.E.I. today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Dominic LeBlanc is Canada's minister of public safety. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Dominic LeBlanc is Canada's minister of public safety. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured. The latest Poll by Abacus data reveals a slight shift in the NDP voter base in favour of the Conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured. The latest Poll by Abacus data reveals a slight shift in the NDP voter base in favour of the Conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade