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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 ELEANOR WAND | May 30, 2025
Don Davies
Interim NDP leader Don Davies says the party is pushing for additional resources amidst return to Parliament without recognized House status and the fewest seats ever won in the party’s history. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 30, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 30, 2025
Don Davies
Interim NDP leader Don Davies says the party is pushing for additional resources amidst return to Parliament without recognized House status and the fewest seats ever won in the party’s history. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 22, 2025
Liberal MPs Greg Fergus, top left, Rob Oliphant, Sean Casey, Sherry Romanado, Francis Scarpaleggia, above left, and Conservative MPs Chris d'Entremont, above centre, and Tom Kmiec are seeking the House Speaker’s position that comes with a salary of $309,000, a chauffeur driven car, an official residence, and a private apartment in the West Block. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, Stuart Benson and photographs courtesy of House of Commons, Liberal Party of Canada and Tom Kmiec
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 22, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 22, 2025
Liberal MPs Greg Fergus, top left, Rob Oliphant, Sean Casey, Sherry Romanado, Francis Scarpaleggia, above left, and Conservative MPs Chris d'Entremont, above centre, and Tom Kmiec are seeking the House Speaker’s position that comes with a salary of $309,000, a chauffeur driven car, an official residence, and a private apartment in the West Block. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, Stuart Benson and photographs courtesy of House of Commons, Liberal Party of Canada and Tom Kmiec
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2025
Three-term Nova Scotia Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont, left, pictured with then-Green MP Mike Morrice, who was defeated in the federal election, has officially launched his bid for Speaker of the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2025
Three-term Nova Scotia Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont, left, pictured with then-Green MP Mike Morrice, who was defeated in the federal election, has officially launched his bid for Speaker of the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 4, 2025
Marc Serré
Liberal MP Marc Serré recently drafted a second letter asking the House Board of Internal Economy to consider changes to resource allocations for MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 4, 2025
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 4, 2025
Marc Serré
Liberal MP Marc Serré recently drafted a second letter asking the House Board of Internal Economy to consider changes to resource allocations for MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 27, 2024
MPs have disclosed 39 instances of sponsored travel so far in 2024—worth $251,541.66—to the office of Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 27, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 27, 2024
MPs have disclosed 39 instances of sponsored travel so far in 2024—worth $251,541.66—to the office of Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 14, 2019
Alex Benay, Canada's departing chief information officer pictured on Feb. 14, 2019, says the idea of 'relentless incrementalism' is a perspective that's really important for whoever comes in to the role next. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 14, 2019
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 14, 2019
Alex Benay, Canada's departing chief information officer pictured on Feb. 14, 2019, says the idea of 'relentless incrementalism' is a perspective that's really important for whoever comes in to the role next. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KATHLEEN FINLAY | July 31, 2019
The Senate rose for the summer without passing Bill C-337, a private member’s bill which had received unanimous support in the House of Commons in May 2017. By not passing the bill, the Senate decided to roll the dice with the lives of women who were depending on it to do the right thing, writes Kathleen Finlay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KATHLEEN FINLAY | July 31, 2019
Opinion | BY KATHLEEN FINLAY | July 31, 2019
The Senate rose for the summer without passing Bill C-337, a private member’s bill which had received unanimous support in the House of Commons in May 2017. By not passing the bill, the Senate decided to roll the dice with the lives of women who were depending on it to do the right thing, writes Kathleen Finlay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 18, 2019
In a ruling issued July 18, the Supreme Court of Canada has opted not to hear an attempt by the NDP to appeal a Federal Court of Appeal ruling dismissing its challenge of 2014 rulings by the Board of Internal Economy, which the court ruled were protected by parliamentary privilege. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 18, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 18, 2019
In a ruling issued July 18, the Supreme Court of Canada has opted not to hear an attempt by the NDP to appeal a Federal Court of Appeal ruling dismissing its challenge of 2014 rulings by the Board of Internal Economy, which the court ruled were protected by parliamentary privilege. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 10, 2019
Clerk of the Privy Council Ian Shugart 'has on a number of occasions been actively involved in planning transition advice at the most senior levels of the public service,' says a spokesperson for the Privy Council Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 10, 2019
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 10, 2019
Clerk of the Privy Council Ian Shugart 'has on a number of occasions been actively involved in planning transition advice at the most senior levels of the public service,' says a spokesperson for the Privy Council Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 1, 2019
Liberal MPs Frank Baylis, left, Kevin Lamoureux, and John McKay are calling for changes to the Standing Orders that govern the House of Commons. The Hill Times photographs by Peter Mazereeuw, Andrew Meade, and file photograph
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 1, 2019
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 1, 2019
Liberal MPs Frank Baylis, left, Kevin Lamoureux, and John McKay are calling for changes to the Standing Orders that govern the House of Commons. The Hill Times photographs by Peter Mazereeuw, Andrew Meade, and file photograph
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 12, 2019
Treasury Board President Joyce Murray called the development and deployment of the Phoenix pay system in 2016 'a case study in what not to do.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 12, 2019
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 12, 2019
Treasury Board President Joyce Murray called the development and deployment of the Phoenix pay system in 2016 'a case study in what not to do.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2019
NDP MP Christine Moore and Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould are two of four sitting MPs to have given birth during this Parliament, and are lauding the long-awaited plan to allow new parent Members of Parliament to be absent from House sittings to care for their new child. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2019
NDP MP Christine Moore and Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould are two of four sitting MPs to have given birth during this Parliament, and are lauding the long-awaited plan to allow new parent Members of Parliament to be absent from House sittings to care for their new child. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 5, 2019
PIPSC president Debi Daviau says the government will be taking the tentative agreement to ratification at the same time as her organization 'to ensure that the deals are concluded before the writ drops.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 5, 2019
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 5, 2019
PIPSC president Debi Daviau says the government will be taking the tentative agreement to ratification at the same time as her organization 'to ensure that the deals are concluded before the writ drops.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 20, 2019
An archaeologist is pictured shifting through dirt dug out of the site of the old guardhouse, east of Centre Block, last week. During The Hill Times' tour, two coins dating to 1813 and 1844 were unearthed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 20, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 20, 2019
An archaeologist is pictured shifting through dirt dug out of the site of the old guardhouse, east of Centre Block, last week. During The Hill Times' tour, two coins dating to 1813 and 1844 were unearthed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | May 15, 2019
Opinion | May 15, 2019
Opinion | May 15, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 8, 2019
SAP Canada's vice-president of the public sector Robert Conlin pictured recently in his Ottawa office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 8, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 8, 2019
SAP Canada's vice-president of the public sector Robert Conlin pictured recently in his Ottawa office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 8, 2019
Treasury Board President Joyce Murray told reporters on May 7 that her department intends to lower the dollar threshold that triggers an external review for government advertising. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 8, 2019
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 8, 2019
Treasury Board President Joyce Murray told reporters on May 7 that her department intends to lower the dollar threshold that triggers an external review for government advertising. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade