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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 | November 2, 2022
Non-affiliated Senator Mary Jane McCallum is calling for further Senate reform, arguing that, 'despite being a modern Senate that supposedly values and champions independence, the Senators who brave being truly independent are treated as second-class Senators.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 2, 2022
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 2, 2022
Non-affiliated Senator Mary Jane McCallum is calling for further Senate reform, arguing that, 'despite being a modern Senate that supposedly values and champions independence, the Senators who brave being truly independent are treated as second-class Senators.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 1, 2022
The House Defence Committee agreed to invite Defence Minister Anita Anand to appear in camera to discuss NORAD modernization. The invitation has yet to be received, according to the minister's office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 1, 2022
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 1, 2022
The House Defence Committee agreed to invite Defence Minister Anita Anand to appear in camera to discuss NORAD modernization. The invitation has yet to be received, according to the minister's office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 5, 2022
Of the more than 1,000 cabinet orders that have been adopted so far in 2022, the Privy Council Office has kept 26 of them secret. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 5, 2022
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 5, 2022
Of the more than 1,000 cabinet orders that have been adopted so far in 2022, the Privy Council Office has kept 26 of them secret. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 28, 2022
NDP MP Heather McPherson, pictured speaking with Liberal MP Robert Oliphant on Sept. 26, has been calling on the government to be more transparent about its sanctions on Russia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 28, 2022
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 28, 2022
NDP MP Heather McPherson, pictured speaking with Liberal MP Robert Oliphant on Sept. 26, has been calling on the government to be more transparent about its sanctions on Russia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 29, 2022
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, pictured during a press conference on Jan. 25, 2021. According to the federal government's guidance on hybrid work released in May, the federal public service is 'committed to creating fair, flexible, healthy and safe workplaces where a hybrid workforce can deliver results for Canadians.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 29, 2022
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 29, 2022
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, pictured during a press conference on Jan. 25, 2021. According to the federal government's guidance on hybrid work released in May, the federal public service is 'committed to creating fair, flexible, healthy and safe workplaces where a hybrid workforce can deliver results for Canadians.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 18, 2022
Interpreters are pictured at work in sound booths during a press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in February 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 18, 2022
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 18, 2022
Interpreters are pictured at work in sound booths during a press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in February 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOSEPH MAINGOT | August 15, 2022
When Parliamentarians are elected, they acquire the universally accepted immunity or privilege of freedom of speech, which is designed to protect the interests of the institution. Beyond the walls of Parliament, like every other citizen, they are subject to the law of the land: the rule of law, writes Joseph Maingot. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOSEPH MAINGOT | August 15, 2022
Opinion | BY JOSEPH MAINGOT | August 15, 2022
When Parliamentarians are elected, they acquire the universally accepted immunity or privilege of freedom of speech, which is designed to protect the interests of the institution. Beyond the walls of Parliament, like every other citizen, they are subject to the law of the land: the rule of law, writes Joseph Maingot. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 27, 2022
Conservative House Leader John Brassard, left, is critical of the House of Commons' interpretation pilot project, which has been branded as a threat to quality, but Liberal counterpart Mark Holland says it’s about 'going from no service to service.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 27, 2022
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 27, 2022
Conservative House Leader John Brassard, left, is critical of the House of Commons' interpretation pilot project, which has been branded as a threat to quality, but Liberal counterpart Mark Holland says it’s about 'going from no service to service.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 20, 2022
Liberal MP Greg Fergus says the Parliamentary Precinct boundary should extend across the Ottawa river to one of the main streets in Gatineau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 20, 2022
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 20, 2022
Liberal MP Greg Fergus says the Parliamentary Precinct boundary should extend across the Ottawa river to one of the main streets in Gatineau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 1, 2022
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president Jennifer Carr, left, Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward. Carr says that telework guidance from the federal government has largely been based on pre-pandemic policies. Photographs courtesy of PIPSC, PSAC
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 1, 2022
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 1, 2022
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president Jennifer Carr, left, Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward. Carr says that telework guidance from the federal government has largely been based on pre-pandemic policies. Photographs courtesy of PIPSC, PSAC
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 25, 2022
The Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency is pictured ahead of its April 26 meeting, where MPs and Senators heard from Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, centre. A planned meeting of the special joint committee on May 17 was among 13 meetings cancelled last week. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 25, 2022
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 25, 2022
The Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency is pictured ahead of its April 26 meeting, where MPs and Senators heard from Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, centre. A planned meeting of the special joint committee on May 17 was among 13 meetings cancelled last week. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 4, 2022
Police officers line up on Wellington Street in front of Parliament Hill during the Rolling Thunder protest that descended on Ottawa on April 29. The 2022-23 main estimates were prepared before the Freedom Convoy occupied Ottawa earlier this year, but the Parliamentary Protective Services says it’s anticipating future budget-increase requests. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 4, 2022
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 4, 2022
Police officers line up on Wellington Street in front of Parliament Hill during the Rolling Thunder protest that descended on Ottawa on April 29. The 2022-23 main estimates were prepared before the Freedom Convoy occupied Ottawa earlier this year, but the Parliamentary Protective Services says it’s anticipating future budget-increase requests. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia