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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 DR. SAM WONG | September 14, 2020
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured during a press conference on Aug. 18, 2020. The Canadian Paediatric Society is calling on the federal government to ensure it includes an explicit commitment to improve the health and well-being of children and youth.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DR. SAM WONG | September 14, 2020
Opinion | BY DR. SAM WONG | September 14, 2020
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured during a press conference on Aug. 18, 2020. The Canadian Paediatric Society is calling on the federal government to ensure it includes an explicit commitment to improve the health and well-being of children and youth.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 14, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in Ottawa on Aug. 18, 2020, will unveil his Throne Speech on Sept. 23. Some of his MPs are worried the party is tilting further to the ideological left, leaving the moderate middle open to the Conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 14, 2020
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 14, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in Ottawa on Aug. 18, 2020, will unveil his Throne Speech on Sept. 23. Some of his MPs are worried the party is tilting further to the ideological left, leaving the moderate middle open to the Conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 9, 2020
With kids returning to school, it is hard not to feel right now as if we are about to begin a key chapter in our story of how we coped with this pandemic, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 9, 2020
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 9, 2020
With kids returning to school, it is hard not to feel right now as if we are about to begin a key chapter in our story of how we coped with this pandemic, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 2, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and the heads of all federal parties will be put to the test over the next several months as the country comes to grips with Canada in the age of COVID, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 2, 2020
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 2, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and the heads of all federal parties will be put to the test over the next several months as the country comes to grips with Canada in the age of COVID, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 26, 2020
For all the upbeat speechifying afterwards, the leadership balloting announced Sunday clearly showed that this was not a race about which candidate the Conservative membership liked most, but who they disliked the least, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot via Conservative Party livestream
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 26, 2020
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 26, 2020
For all the upbeat speechifying afterwards, the leadership balloting announced Sunday clearly showed that this was not a race about which candidate the Conservative membership liked most, but who they disliked the least, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot via Conservative Party livestream
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 26, 2020
With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promising a confidence vote when Parliament returns, he’ll need at least one of the three recognized party leaders on board. Pictured from left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 26, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 26, 2020
With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promising a confidence vote when Parliament returns, he’ll need at least one of the three recognized party leaders on board. Pictured from left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 26, 2020
The House Chamber has only been filled with a skeleton crew of MPs to allow for social distancing since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 26, 2020
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 26, 2020
The House Chamber has only been filled with a skeleton crew of MPs to allow for social distancing since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 10, 2020
A cyclist, pictured Aug. 6, 2020, biking past the Place de Ville building complex, which consists of four office towers in Ottawa’s downtown core, located on Albert Street between Kent and Lyon streets. With more than 4,800 full-time employees and just under 100,000 square metres of office space, the complex is most notably home to Transport Canada and the Canada Revenue Agency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 10, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 10, 2020
A cyclist, pictured Aug. 6, 2020, biking past the Place de Ville building complex, which consists of four office towers in Ottawa’s downtown core, located on Albert Street between Kent and Lyon streets. With more than 4,800 full-time employees and just under 100,000 square metres of office space, the complex is most notably home to Transport Canada and the Canada Revenue Agency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 5, 2020
Liberal House Leader Pablo Rodriguez and Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen, pictured alongside a shot of the House of Commons on June 4, after large video screens were installed to allow the Chamber to hold hybrid virtual sittings. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 5, 2020
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 5, 2020
Liberal House Leader Pablo Rodriguez and Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen, pictured alongside a shot of the House of Commons on June 4, after large video screens were installed to allow the Chamber to hold hybrid virtual sittings. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 20, 2020
The government recently moved oversight of its 16 ministers' regional offices to the Privy Council Office, plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured speaking to reporters about the government's response to COVID-19 outside Rideau Cottage on June 18, is once again getting advice from former PMO policy head Michael McNair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 20, 2020
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 20, 2020
The government recently moved oversight of its 16 ministers' regional offices to the Privy Council Office, plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured speaking to reporters about the government's response to COVID-19 outside Rideau Cottage on June 18, is once again getting advice from former PMO policy head Michael McNair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 13, 2020
NDP MP Matthew Green, Bloc Québécois MP Xavier Barsalou-Duval, and Conservative MP Kelly McCauley. Mr. Barsalou-Duval says he was 'very surprised' that the government still needs more money for COVID-19 advertising, and that they need more money than they needed before. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Facebook
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 13, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 13, 2020
NDP MP Matthew Green, Bloc Québécois MP Xavier Barsalou-Duval, and Conservative MP Kelly McCauley. Mr. Barsalou-Duval says he was 'very surprised' that the government still needs more money for COVID-19 advertising, and that they need more money than they needed before. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Facebook
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 10, 2020
PSAC national president Chris Aylward, left, who heads the largest federal public service union, says the tentative deal with the Treasury Board, overseen by Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, right, 'recognizes the value and commitment of our members to Canadians.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 10, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 10, 2020
PSAC national president Chris Aylward, left, who heads the largest federal public service union, says the tentative deal with the Treasury Board, overseen by Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, right, 'recognizes the value and commitment of our members to Canadians.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade