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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
A damning report by Statistics Canada has revealed that Indigenous people are more susceptible to fire-related deaths than non-Indigenous people. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A damning report by Statistics Canada has revealed that Indigenous people are more susceptible to fire-related deaths than non-Indigenous people. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Federal public servant Diane Daly appeared before the House Public Accounts Committee to testify about her knowledge of the ArriveCan procurement process on Aug. 7, 2024. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu
Federal public servant Diane Daly appeared before the House Public Accounts Committee to testify about her knowledge of the ArriveCan procurement process on Aug. 7, 2024. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu
Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon met with representatives from CN, CPKC, and TCRC on Monday to help resume labour negotiations. The Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade
Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon met with representatives from CN, CPKC, and TCRC on Monday to help resume labour negotiations. The Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer chaired an emergency meeting on Monday after far-right violence broke out in cities across the U.K. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer chaired an emergency meeting on Monday after far-right violence broke out in cities across the U.K. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller will headline a party fundraiser in Edmonton today alongside Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller will headline a party fundraiser in Edmonton today alongside Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced a conditional increase to the capital gains tax inclusion rate in her 2024 budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced a conditional increase to the capital gains tax inclusion rate in her 2024 budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Shelby Kramp-Neuman chairs the House Status of Women Committee, which will meet today to study violence against women. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Shelby Kramp-Neuman chairs the House Status of Women Committee, which will meet today to study violence against women. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Housing Minister Sean Fraser will hope for good news in new data today on housing construction, condo prices, and short-term rentals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Housing Minister Sean Fraser will hope for good news in new data today on housing construction, condo prices, and short-term rentals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is off to campaign with his party's local candidate in the Montreal-area riding of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is off to campaign with his party's local candidate in the Montreal-area riding of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan will provide an update on the federal response to the Alberta wildfires this morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan will provide an update on the federal response to the Alberta wildfires this morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade