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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith would have been in her late teens when the Exxon Valdez forever changed the public attitude on pipelines on B.C.’s northern coast, so maybe she didn’t pay much attention, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Jim Brickett
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 12, 2025
In the plus column: Ontario Premier Doug Ford, top left, Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In the minus column, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, top right, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 12, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 12, 2025
In the plus column: Ontario Premier Doug Ford, top left, Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In the minus column, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, top right, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, left, and Quebec Premier François Legault talk before the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, left, and Quebec Premier François Legault talk before the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 8, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on Feb. 1 to address Canada's retaliatory response, which was put on pause after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day tariff reprieve on Feb. 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 8, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 8, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on Feb. 1 to address Canada's retaliatory response, which was put on pause after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day tariff reprieve on Feb. 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 5, 2025
Peter Boehm
ISG Senator Peter Boehm says Canada’s multilateral relations have 'always been a very important counterweight to our almost overwhelming bilateral relationship with the United States.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 5, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 5, 2025
Peter Boehm
ISG Senator Peter Boehm says Canada’s multilateral relations have 'always been a very important counterweight to our almost overwhelming bilateral relationship with the United States.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 29, 2025
First ministers' meeting
It is only now—thanks to threats from the U.S. president—that our federal and provincial leaders are giving more than lip service to the idea of breaking down internal trade barriers, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 29, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 29, 2025
First ministers' meeting
It is only now—thanks to threats from the U.S. president—that our federal and provincial leaders are giving more than lip service to the idea of breaking down internal trade barriers, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 1, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters before caucus on Oct. 17. Six days later, he announced a rebate of carbon-pricing revenue directly to Canadians, which a new Angus Reid survey says appears to have 'mollified' some Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 1, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 1, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters before caucus on Oct. 17. Six days later, he announced a rebate of carbon-pricing revenue directly to Canadians, which a new Angus Reid survey says appears to have 'mollified' some Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 31, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have to offer an 'extremely clear' message to counter Conservative attacks that the Liberal carbon tax isn't just a cash grab, say observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 31, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 31, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have to offer an 'extremely clear' message to counter Conservative attacks that the Liberal carbon tax isn't just a cash grab, say observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARTIN REGG COHN | October 29, 2018
To the frustration of Ford and federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, right, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals have taken a page from the Tories’ playbook and are singing from the Republican songbook, writes Toronto Star op-ed columnist Martin Regg Cohn.
Opinion | BY MARTIN REGG COHN | October 29, 2018
Opinion | BY MARTIN REGG COHN | October 29, 2018
To the frustration of Ford and federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, right, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals have taken a page from the Tories’ playbook and are singing from the Republican songbook, writes Toronto Star op-ed columnist Martin Regg Cohn.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 29, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured in a Hill scrum, is well-liked by the media and would be a good Liberal leader in 2023, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 29, 2018
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 29, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured in a Hill scrum, is well-liked by the media and would be a good Liberal leader in 2023, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY THOMAS WALKOM | October 29, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on Oct. 1, 2018. Even with a fully functioning carbon tax, the Liberal government is nowhere near meeting the targets it set for itself in the 2015 climate summit, writes Thomas Walkom. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY THOMAS WALKOM | October 29, 2018
Opinion | BY THOMAS WALKOM | October 29, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on Oct. 1, 2018. Even with a fully functioning carbon tax, the Liberal government is nowhere near meeting the targets it set for itself in the 2015 climate summit, writes Thomas Walkom. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 24, 2018
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer speaks to supporters at a rally in Ottawa on Oct. 21, a year out from the next federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 24, 2018
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 24, 2018
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer speaks to supporters at a rally in Ottawa on Oct. 21, a year out from the next federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 22, 2018
In usually staid old Ontario, you now have Premier Doug Ford, right, pictured with the Sun/Postmedia columnist Anthony Furey at last year's Manning Networking Conference, running the show, a populist-style, iconoclastic, firebrand, who’s slashing city councils and just generally doing whatever he can to upset the country’s establishment elites, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 22, 2018
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 22, 2018
In usually staid old Ontario, you now have Premier Doug Ford, right, pictured with the Sun/Postmedia columnist Anthony Furey at last year's Manning Networking Conference, running the show, a populist-style, iconoclastic, firebrand, who’s slashing city councils and just generally doing whatever he can to upset the country’s establishment elites, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 22, 2018
People pictured on April 4, 2018, on the Hill for the annual 4/20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 22, 2018
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 22, 2018
People pictured on April 4, 2018, on the Hill for the annual 4/20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | October 8, 2018
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau makes introductory remarks with National Arts Centre Foundation CEO Jayne Watson, right, at the 22nd annual NAC Gala, which featured Diana Ross. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | October 8, 2018
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | October 8, 2018
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau makes introductory remarks with National Arts Centre Foundation CEO Jayne Watson, right, at the 22nd annual NAC Gala, which featured Diana Ross. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | October 3, 2018
Opinion | October 3, 2018
Opinion | October 3, 2018
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | September 24, 2018
The Ontario Progressive Conservative government, under Doug Ford, didn’t end up using section 33. But, so desperate were they to winnow down a municipal council by a few puny seats, they said they would if they had to, writes columnist Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | September 24, 2018
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | September 24, 2018
The Ontario Progressive Conservative government, under Doug Ford, didn’t end up using section 33. But, so desperate were they to winnow down a municipal council by a few puny seats, they said they would if they had to, writes columnist Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | September 24, 2018
Opinion | September 24, 2018
Opinion | September 24, 2018