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Special ballots are counted by Elections Canada workers in Ottawa in the 2021 federal election. The agency is working to improve—and in many cases automate—processes related to mailing special ballot envelopes, tracking return rates, and monitoring counts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 7, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has called for increasing the number of signatures required for candidates to run for office and limiting voters’ signatures to one candidate's nomination form. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 7, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 7, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has called for increasing the number of signatures required for candidates to run for office and limiting voters’ signatures to one candidate's nomination form. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 3, 2025
MPs attend a post-election orientation session in the House of Commons Chamber on May 21. The Lower Chamber is set to return from summer recess on Sept. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 3, 2025
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 3, 2025
MPs attend a post-election orientation session in the House of Commons Chamber on May 21. The Lower Chamber is set to return from summer recess on Sept. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon, left, and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer have both signalled openness to NDP interim leader Don Davies' request for additional resources. Bloc Whip Yves Perron, right, says his caucus is exploring potential related permanent rule changes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon, left, and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer have both signalled openness to NDP interim leader Don Davies' request for additional resources. Bloc Whip Yves Perron, right, says his caucus is exploring potential related permanent rule changes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 4, 2025
'It's early, but we'll try and set a good tone here,' says Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon of the start of the 45th Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 4, 2025
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 4, 2025
'It's early, but we'll try and set a good tone here,' says Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon of the start of the 45th Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 3, 2025
As of June 2, 341 of 343 MPs had been assigned permanent office space, but nearly half of those may still be waiting weeks to get the keys to their new home on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 3, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 3, 2025
As of June 2, 341 of 343 MPs had been assigned permanent office space, but nearly half of those may still be waiting weeks to get the keys to their new home on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 6, 2021
The House of Commons Chamber in the West Block, as seen on Feb. 24, 2021. Whether the House and the Senate will decide to resume virtual proceedings is a key question—including as a possible means of accommodating the participation of any unvaccinated MPs, if such a mandate is imposed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 6, 2021
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 6, 2021
The House of Commons Chamber in the West Block, as seen on Feb. 24, 2021. Whether the House and the Senate will decide to resume virtual proceedings is a key question—including as a possible means of accommodating the participation of any unvaccinated MPs, if such a mandate is imposed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | August 23, 2021
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard warned in February that access to information is a 'quasi-constitutional right' that could not be suspended because of the pandemic, but an investigation by The Ottawa Citizen found that the federal government had often made access requests a low priority. Photograph courtesy of Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | August 23, 2021
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | August 23, 2021
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard warned in February that access to information is a 'quasi-constitutional right' that could not be suspended because of the pandemic, but an investigation by The Ottawa Citizen found that the federal government had often made access requests a low priority. Photograph courtesy of Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 11, 2021
Debate continues in the House of Commons over who should be able to see documents containing possible national security concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 11, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 11, 2021
Debate continues in the House of Commons over who should be able to see documents containing possible national security concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | July 29, 2021
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured Nov. 27, 2020, on the Hill, is the political minister responsible for the Access to Information Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | July 29, 2021
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | July 29, 2021
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured Nov. 27, 2020, on the Hill, is the political minister responsible for the Access to Information Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 21, 2021
Treasury Board Board Jean-Yves Duclos pictured speaking with reporters on Nov. 27, 2020 in Ottawa. Mr. Duclos said the government wants any back to workplace process to be 'fully collaborative and fully adapted again to the realities of department, the realities of community, and the reality of public servants themselves.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 21, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 21, 2021
Treasury Board Board Jean-Yves Duclos pictured speaking with reporters on Nov. 27, 2020 in Ottawa. Mr. Duclos said the government wants any back to workplace process to be 'fully collaborative and fully adapted again to the realities of department, the realities of community, and the reality of public servants themselves.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 2, 2021
The House of Commons, pictured on May 13, 2020, is on a collision course with the federal government over a release of documents requested by the Special Committee on Canada-China Relations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 2, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 2, 2021
The House of Commons, pictured on May 13, 2020, is on a collision course with the federal government over a release of documents requested by the Special Committee on Canada-China Relations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 19, 2021
Interpreters are pictured in their booths during a Feb. 16 press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The House Official Languages Committee recently issued six recommendations to better support and protect Hill interpreters during virtual proceedings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 19, 2021
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 19, 2021
Interpreters are pictured in their booths during a Feb. 16 press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The House Official Languages Committee recently issued six recommendations to better support and protect Hill interpreters during virtual proceedings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 5, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured crossing Wellington Street on his way to the Sir John A. Macdonald building, flanked by security, on April 16. An opposition push to have Mr. Trudeau appear before the House Affairs Committee for its study on the government's report on prorogation has proven a sticking point in the committee's now two-months long filibuster. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 5, 2021
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 5, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured crossing Wellington Street on his way to the Sir John A. Macdonald building, flanked by security, on April 16. An opposition push to have Mr. Trudeau appear before the House Affairs Committee for its study on the government's report on prorogation has proven a sticking point in the committee's now two-months long filibuster. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 21, 2021
An interpreter is pictured at work in a booth during a press conference in the Sir John A. Macdonald building on Feb. 16. Among measures undertaken by PSPC to support interpreters during COVID-19, new booths and new sound consoles have been installed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 21, 2021
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 21, 2021
An interpreter is pictured at work in a booth during a press conference in the Sir John A. Macdonald building on Feb. 16. Among measures undertaken by PSPC to support interpreters during COVID-19, new booths and new sound consoles have been installed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 31, 2021
As part of efforts to mitigate risks to Hill interpreters, noise-limiting interpretation consoles have been installed in booths in all 17 committee rooms and two multi-purpose rooms, with two booths added to all committee rooms (and three in the House Chamber) to allow for physical distancing amid COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 31, 2021
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 31, 2021
As part of efforts to mitigate risks to Hill interpreters, noise-limiting interpretation consoles have been installed in booths in all 17 committee rooms and two multi-purpose rooms, with two booths added to all committee rooms (and three in the House Chamber) to allow for physical distancing amid COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 24, 2021
Conservative MP Scott Reid, far left, says he thinks MPs should look to define what sanctions the federal Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner can recommend for contraventions of the Conflict Code for MPs, an idea his caucus colleague, Peter Kent, supports. But Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux and NDP MP Charlie Angus say it's not an issue on their radar. The Hill Times file photograph and photographs courtesy of Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 24, 2021
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 24, 2021
Conservative MP Scott Reid, far left, says he thinks MPs should look to define what sanctions the federal Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner can recommend for contraventions of the Conflict Code for MPs, an idea his caucus colleague, Peter Kent, supports. But Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux and NDP MP Charlie Angus say it's not an issue on their radar. The Hill Times file photograph and photographs courtesy of Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP ALISTAIR MACGREGOR | March 17, 2021
The NDP believes it is not only possible, but our responsibility, to ensure that our pension investments are not contributing toward human misery and suffering around the world, writes Alistair MacGregor. Pexels photograph by Markus Spiske
Opinion | BY NDP MP ALISTAIR MACGREGOR | March 17, 2021
Opinion | BY NDP MP ALISTAIR MACGREGOR | March 17, 2021
The NDP believes it is not only possible, but our responsibility, to ensure that our pension investments are not contributing toward human misery and suffering around the world, writes Alistair MacGregor. Pexels photograph by Markus Spiske