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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
Opinion | BY BILL CHAMBERS | October 12, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in his Speech from the Throne, identified supporting developing countries on their economic recoveries and resilience as one of his government's priorities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BILL CHAMBERS | October 12, 2020
Opinion | BY BILL CHAMBERS | October 12, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in his Speech from the Throne, identified supporting developing countries on their economic recoveries and resilience as one of his government's priorities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERIKA BEAUCHESNE | October 12, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Throne Speech featured a pledge to 'identify' more ways to tax extreme wealth. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERIKA BEAUCHESNE | October 12, 2020
Opinion | BY ERIKA BEAUCHESNE | October 12, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Throne Speech featured a pledge to 'identify' more ways to tax extreme wealth. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | October 7, 2020
President of the Treasury Board Jean-Yves Duclosis pictured March 16 at the National Press Theatre for a press conference on the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. His department reintroduced the main spending estimates, first tabled in February, which have yet to be approved due to the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | October 7, 2020
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | October 7, 2020
President of the Treasury Board Jean-Yves Duclosis pictured March 16 at the National Press Theatre for a press conference on the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. His department reintroduced the main spending estimates, first tabled in February, which have yet to be approved due to the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 5, 2020
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette, pictured on Sept. 23, 2020, reading the Throne Speech. Pursuing the green economy is the right way for Canada to go. But we need much clearer priorities—including the development of Canadian companies—and ongoing review and improved transparency to track the value that various policies are supposed to deliver. We don’t see that today, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of CPAC screen capture
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 5, 2020
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 5, 2020
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette, pictured on Sept. 23, 2020, reading the Throne Speech. Pursuing the green economy is the right way for Canada to go. But we need much clearer priorities—including the development of Canadian companies—and ongoing review and improved transparency to track the value that various policies are supposed to deliver. We don’t see that today, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of CPAC screen capture
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 5, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 5, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 5, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette, pictured Sept. 23, 2020, reading the Throne Speech. It is encouraging that access to mental health and substance use services have figured prominently in recent policy dialogues, including the recent 2020 Speech from the Throne and the Safe Restart agreements. This prominence builds on previous commitments, write Ivy Lynn Bourgeault and Mary Bartram.  Image courtesy of CPAC screen capture
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette, pictured Sept. 23, 2020, reading the Throne Speech. It is encouraging that access to mental health and substance use services have figured prominently in recent policy dialogues, including the recent 2020 Speech from the Throne and the Safe Restart agreements. This prominence builds on previous commitments, write Ivy Lynn Bourgeault and Mary Bartram.  Image courtesy of CPAC screen capture
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 30, 2020
From Trudeau on down, Canada’s political leaders have been behind the curve on COVID-19 from its emergence as an oddity in faraway China 10 months ago, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 30, 2020
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 30, 2020
From Trudeau on down, Canada’s political leaders have been behind the curve on COVID-19 from its emergence as an oddity in faraway China 10 months ago, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 30, 2020
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pictured speaking to reporters on Sept. 15. Printing money and issuing bonds is not the road to fiscal stability, writes Andrew Caddell, and interest rates could rise as the debt increases. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 30, 2020
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 30, 2020
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pictured speaking to reporters on Sept. 15. Printing money and issuing bonds is not the road to fiscal stability, writes Andrew Caddell, and interest rates could rise as the debt increases. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | September 30, 2020
The country can’t ‘build back’ and many promises made in the Throne Speech can’t be fulfilled before a vaccine is found, and the Liberals know that, writes Erica Ifill. By the time it rolls out, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will look like he’s managed to keep his hand on the tiller and steady the ship. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | September 30, 2020
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | September 30, 2020
The country can’t ‘build back’ and many promises made in the Throne Speech can’t be fulfilled before a vaccine is found, and the Liberals know that, writes Erica Ifill. By the time it rolls out, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will look like he’s managed to keep his hand on the tiller and steady the ship. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY BRYCE EGER | September 30, 2020
Without high-speed internet, Canadian growers will be unable to implement new technologies that will improve the sustainability of their farms and keep Canada’s agriculture industry competitive on the world stage, writes Bryce Eger. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY BRYCE EGER | September 30, 2020
Opinion | BY BRYCE EGER | September 30, 2020
Without high-speed internet, Canadian growers will be unable to implement new technologies that will improve the sustainability of their farms and keep Canada’s agriculture industry competitive on the world stage, writes Bryce Eger. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 30, 2020
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette reads the Speech from the Throne in the Senate Chamber on Sept. 23. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 30, 2020
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 30, 2020
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette reads the Speech from the Throne in the Senate Chamber on Sept. 23. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 28, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Sept. 23, 2020, on the Hill before the Throne Speech. While there was a welcome sense of urgency in the Throne Speech in trying to avert a new upsurge in the deadly COVID-19 virus, and a commitment to continue fiscal supports through the crisis, the necessary measures to achieve a successful 'build back better' economy are still missing, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 28, 2020
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 28, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Sept. 23, 2020, on the Hill before the Throne Speech. While there was a welcome sense of urgency in the Throne Speech in trying to avert a new upsurge in the deadly COVID-19 virus, and a commitment to continue fiscal supports through the crisis, the necessary measures to achieve a successful 'build back better' economy are still missing, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade