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Ontario Premier Doug Ford promoting the interests of Franco-Ontarians to Quebec doctors is laughable given he previously announced cuts to French services across his own province, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 13, 2025
Clockwise from top left: French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 13, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 13, 2025
Clockwise from top left: French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 22, 2018
Canadian curling giant Colleen Jones speaks at the wedding of Hill lobbyist Derek Nighbor, right, and Joey Taylor, left, on Aug. 11. Photograph courtesy of Brittany Fleming
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 22, 2018
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 22, 2018
Canadian curling giant Colleen Jones speaks at the wedding of Hill lobbyist Derek Nighbor, right, and Joey Taylor, left, on Aug. 11. Photograph courtesy of Brittany Fleming
News | BY JOLSON LIM | August 20, 2018
Clockwise: Toronto Liberal MPs James Maloney, Geng Tan, Judy Sgro, Gary Anandasangaree, Marco Mendicino, Ali Ehsassi, Rob Oliphant, Yasmin Ratansi, Michael Levitt, and John McKay. The Hill Times file photographs
News | BY JOLSON LIM | August 20, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | August 20, 2018
Clockwise: Toronto Liberal MPs James Maloney, Geng Tan, Judy Sgro, Gary Anandasangaree, Marco Mendicino, Ali Ehsassi, Rob Oliphant, Yasmin Ratansi, Michael Levitt, and John McKay. The Hill Times file photographs
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | August 20, 2018
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's strategy to bypass the media is not new. But his government's decision to brand its social media videos as 'news' has raised eyebrows. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | August 20, 2018
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | August 20, 2018
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's strategy to bypass the media is not new. But his government's decision to brand its social media videos as 'news' has raised eyebrows. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 15, 2018
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader and Premier Doug Ford, pictured with Sun newspaper columnist Anthony Furey at the Manning Networking Conference in Ottawa on Feb. 10, announced plans to encourage brewers to make cheaper beer last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 15, 2018
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 15, 2018
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader and Premier Doug Ford, pictured with Sun newspaper columnist Anthony Furey at the Manning Networking Conference in Ottawa on Feb. 10, announced plans to encourage brewers to make cheaper beer last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | August 15, 2018
Opinion | August 15, 2018
Opinion | August 15, 2018
Opinion | BY ANDREW MACLEOD | August 14, 2018
Recent moves by provinces and the federal government to change doctors’ prescription practices and to limit advertising by opioid manufacturers are steps in the right direction. But we need to intervene early to support people’s mental health, writes author Andrew MacLeod. Government of Alberta photograph by Chris Schwarz
Opinion | BY ANDREW MACLEOD | August 14, 2018
Opinion | BY ANDREW MACLEOD | August 14, 2018
Recent moves by provinces and the federal government to change doctors’ prescription practices and to limit advertising by opioid manufacturers are steps in the right direction. But we need to intervene early to support people’s mental health, writes author Andrew MacLeod. Government of Alberta photograph by Chris Schwarz
Opinion | BY BLAKE SHAFFER | August 13, 2018
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured on Feb. 10, 2018, at the Manning Centre conference in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BLAKE SHAFFER | August 13, 2018
Opinion | BY BLAKE SHAFFER | August 13, 2018
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured on Feb. 10, 2018, at the Manning Centre conference in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | August 8, 2018
Opinion | August 8, 2018
Opinion | August 8, 2018
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 8, 2018
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 8, 2018
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 8, 2018
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 6, 2018
Former Conservative cabinet minister Bal Gosal, left, and former Ontario PC leader and Conservative MP Patrick Brown are challenging incumbent Brampton mayor Linda Jeffrey in the Oct. 22 mayoral election. Ms. Jeffrey is a former Ontario cabinet minister. The Hill Times photograph, photograph courtesy of Twitter, and screenshot of Youtube
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 6, 2018
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 6, 2018
Former Conservative cabinet minister Bal Gosal, left, and former Ontario PC leader and Conservative MP Patrick Brown are challenging incumbent Brampton mayor Linda Jeffrey in the Oct. 22 mayoral election. Ms. Jeffrey is a former Ontario cabinet minister. The Hill Times photograph, photograph courtesy of Twitter, and screenshot of Youtube
Opinion | BY ROSIE DIMANNO | August 6, 2018
Doug Ford, pictured Feb. 10, 2018, at the Manning Conference in Ottawa. Mr. Ford is sawing Toronto city council roughly in half and it doesn’t look like there’s a damn thing they can do about it, though doubtless legal challenges are being cooked up right now. The big KABOOM sent bodies scattering in the council rotunda, where your elected officials had until 7:30 p.m. to finish taking care of agenda business in their final conclave before the October election. The Hill Times photograph by Andew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSIE DIMANNO | August 6, 2018
Opinion | BY ROSIE DIMANNO | August 6, 2018
Doug Ford, pictured Feb. 10, 2018, at the Manning Conference in Ottawa. Mr. Ford is sawing Toronto city council roughly in half and it doesn’t look like there’s a damn thing they can do about it, though doubtless legal challenges are being cooked up right now. The big KABOOM sent bodies scattering in the council rotunda, where your elected officials had until 7:30 p.m. to finish taking care of agenda business in their final conclave before the October election. The Hill Times photograph by Andew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 6, 2018
Doug Ford, pictured June 10, 2018, two days after winning the Ontario election in Toronto. Photograph courtesy of Doug Ford's Twitter
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 6, 2018
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 6, 2018
Doug Ford, pictured June 10, 2018, two days after winning the Ontario election in Toronto. Photograph courtesy of Doug Ford's Twitter