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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 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
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 4, 2019
Treasury Board President Joyce Murray said in a department press release announcing the tentative deal that the pay issues are completely unacceptable and that she is committed to compensating those impacted. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 4, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 4, 2019
Treasury Board President Joyce Murray said in a department press release announcing the tentative deal that the pay issues are completely unacceptable and that she is committed to compensating those impacted. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 24, 2019
The government says it aims to design workspaces around what workers need, rather than giving departments prescribed options. This office at 11 rue Laurier in Gatineau, Que., is one example of the new work environments. Photograph courtesy of Public Services and Procurement Canada
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 24, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 24, 2019
The government says it aims to design workspaces around what workers need, rather than giving departments prescribed options. This office at 11 rue Laurier in Gatineau, Que., is one example of the new work environments. Photograph courtesy of Public Services and Procurement Canada
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2019
Former Conservative leader Rona Ambrose says a 'concerted' effort in the Senate has kept her bill from appearing before a committee—a necessary step before the Red Chamber can vote on her private member's bill and send it back to the House. With eight sitting weeks left, time is running out. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2019
Former Conservative leader Rona Ambrose says a 'concerted' effort in the Senate has kept her bill from appearing before a committee—a necessary step before the Red Chamber can vote on her private member's bill and send it back to the House. With eight sitting weeks left, time is running out. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 15, 2019
House Clerk Charles Robert, left, Conservative Whip Mark Strahl, and Liberal MP David Graham. Mr. Robert has said he launched the initiative to re-write the Standing Orders in an effort to make it more user-friendly, but Mr. Strahl has questioned the true intent of the initiative. It's one that Mr. Graham supports seeing through so MPs can consider a full proposed new rulebook. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 15, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 15, 2019
House Clerk Charles Robert, left, Conservative Whip Mark Strahl, and Liberal MP David Graham. Mr. Robert has said he launched the initiative to re-write the Standing Orders in an effort to make it more user-friendly, but Mr. Strahl has questioned the true intent of the initiative. It's one that Mr. Graham supports seeing through so MPs can consider a full proposed new rulebook. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 27, 2019
Foreign Affairs deputy minister Ian Shugart, right, was announced as PCO clerk Michael Wernick's successor on March 18, and some insiders have suggested the transition is expected to happen around Easter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 27, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 27, 2019
Foreign Affairs deputy minister Ian Shugart, right, was announced as PCO clerk Michael Wernick's successor on March 18, and some insiders have suggested the transition is expected to happen around Easter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade