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New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt, left, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre, and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe say they are all interested in discussing a pharmacare deal with the federal government, but any deal would have to respect each individual province’s unique needs and realities. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | October 27, 2025
Linda Silas, front, at an event in Ottawa earlier this year, with Jason MacLean, chair of the Canadian Health Coalition. Silas told The Hill Times that she felt there was a lack of 'directives' from the health ministers after their meeting about how they were going to tackle pan-Canadian licensing and violence against health care workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | October 27, 2025
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | October 27, 2025
Linda Silas, front, at an event in Ottawa earlier this year, with Jason MacLean, chair of the Canadian Health Coalition. Silas told The Hill Times that she felt there was a lack of 'directives' from the health ministers after their meeting about how they were going to tackle pan-Canadian licensing and violence against health care workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 8, 2025
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was recently in Germany touting Canada's LNG potential to prospective buyers, but David Crane writes that this government needs to be more realistic about that potential. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 8, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 8, 2025
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was recently in Germany touting Canada's LNG potential to prospective buyers, but David Crane writes that this government needs to be more realistic about that potential. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | August 17, 2025
Former Newfoundland premier Dwight Ball says his province has the natural resources and the people to help the federal government with its plan for big national projects, and that Ottawa just has to recognize it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | August 17, 2025
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | August 17, 2025
Former Newfoundland premier Dwight Ball says his province has the natural resources and the people to help the federal government with its plan for big national projects, and that Ottawa just has to recognize it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 26, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Mark Carney
Relations between Ottawa and the premiers have seemingly never been better, as provinces race to sign trade deals with one another. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 26, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 26, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Mark Carney
Relations between Ottawa and the premiers have seemingly never been better, as provinces race to sign trade deals with one another. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GRO SENATOR IRIS PETTEN | June 23, 2025
King Charles III inspects the honour guard at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa before delivering the Throne Speech on May 27, 2025. The Royal Family’s ties to Newfoundland and Labrador are evident through landmarks in the province and even residents’ accents, writes non-affiliated Senator Iris G. Petten. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GRO SENATOR IRIS PETTEN | June 23, 2025
Opinion | BY GRO SENATOR IRIS PETTEN | June 23, 2025
King Charles III inspects the honour guard at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa before delivering the Throne Speech on May 27, 2025. The Royal Family’s ties to Newfoundland and Labrador are evident through landmarks in the province and even residents’ accents, writes non-affiliated Senator Iris G. Petten. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 27, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole has agreed that the province of Quebec can unilaterally alter a specific part of the Constitution, as proposed by Premier François Legault. Quebec autonomy has been a sensitive subject for many Conservative Party supporters in Western Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 27, 2021
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 27, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole has agreed that the province of Quebec can unilaterally alter a specific part of the Constitution, as proposed by Premier François Legault. Quebec autonomy has been a sensitive subject for many Conservative Party supporters in Western Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 26, 2021
Bill 96, introduced by Quebec Premier François Legault’s CAQ government, comes after a mind-numbing barrage from nationalist politicians, columnists, and demographers over the past two years, who have taken statistics and twisted them to suit their narrow agenda, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Instagram
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 26, 2021
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 26, 2021
Bill 96, introduced by Quebec Premier François Legault’s CAQ government, comes after a mind-numbing barrage from nationalist politicians, columnists, and demographers over the past two years, who have taken statistics and twisted them to suit their narrow agenda, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Instagram
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 19, 2021
In an unexpected move, Quebec Premier François Legault has resurfaced the volatile sovereignty issue in a manner freighted with unknown consequences as part of the newly released Bill 96, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 19, 2021
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 19, 2021
In an unexpected move, Quebec Premier François Legault has resurfaced the volatile sovereignty issue in a manner freighted with unknown consequences as part of the newly released Bill 96, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | May 12, 2021
Edmonton's Coronation Park, is, according to Independent Senator Paula Simons, filled with avant-garde architecture that bucks the expectations of what you might expect to see from more historical sites. Screenshot courtesy of Google Maps
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | May 12, 2021
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | May 12, 2021
Edmonton's Coronation Park, is, according to Independent Senator Paula Simons, filled with avant-garde architecture that bucks the expectations of what you might expect to see from more historical sites. Screenshot courtesy of Google Maps
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 10, 2021
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador last week announced serious austerity measures to put the brakes on decades of bad habits, most of them stemming from over-borrowing. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Furey's Facebook page
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 10, 2021
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 10, 2021
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador last week announced serious austerity measures to put the brakes on decades of bad habits, most of them stemming from over-borrowing. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Furey's Facebook page
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 5, 2021
Doug Ford
With Premier Doug Ford’s failures as Ontario’s pandemic leader peaking in recent weeks, the Progressive Conservatives have taken Trump-like to outright lying in an attempt to silt up the political waters and deflect attention from the out-of-control provincial health catastrophe, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 5, 2021
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 5, 2021
Doug Ford
With Premier Doug Ford’s failures as Ontario’s pandemic leader peaking in recent weeks, the Progressive Conservatives have taken Trump-like to outright lying in an attempt to silt up the political waters and deflect attention from the out-of-control provincial health catastrophe, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | April 28, 2021
The community of Apex in Nunavut is pictured in May 2010. The recent federal budget allotted just $50-million specifically for housing in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Aaron Lloyd
News | BY ALICE CHEN | April 28, 2021
News | BY ALICE CHEN | April 28, 2021
The community of Apex in Nunavut is pictured in May 2010. The recent federal budget allotted just $50-million specifically for housing in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Aaron Lloyd
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | April 21, 2021
Danish Ambassador Hanne Fugl Eskjær, pictured on November 15, 2019, says she likely won't be able to make her first trip to Canada's North until next year. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | April 21, 2021
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | April 21, 2021
Danish Ambassador Hanne Fugl Eskjær, pictured on November 15, 2019, says she likely won't be able to make her first trip to Canada's North until next year. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 19, 2021
Liberal MP Adam Vaughan, left, Conservative MP Karen Vecchio, NDP MP Scott Duvall, and NDP MP Brian Masse. 'It’s getting worse—we are going backwards, we’re not going forward in Hamilton—we’re getting higher cases,' said Mr. Duvall, who says the federal government could play a larger role in getting a handle on the worsening situation in Ontario. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Karen Vecchio's Twitter
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 19, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 19, 2021
Liberal MP Adam Vaughan, left, Conservative MP Karen Vecchio, NDP MP Scott Duvall, and NDP MP Brian Masse. 'It’s getting worse—we are going backwards, we’re not going forward in Hamilton—we’re getting higher cases,' said Mr. Duvall, who says the federal government could play a larger role in getting a handle on the worsening situation in Ontario. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Karen Vecchio's Twitter
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | April 14, 2021
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien was one of many politicians to share their condolences and personal anecdotes about Prince Phillip after he died at the age of 99 last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | April 14, 2021
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | April 14, 2021
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien was one of many politicians to share their condolences and personal anecdotes about Prince Phillip after he died at the age of 99 last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | April 12, 2021
Opinion | April 12, 2021
Opinion | April 12, 2021
Opinion | BY CONAL SLOBODIN | April 8, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with Yukon Premier Sandy Silver, whose province is heading to the polls on April 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CONAL SLOBODIN | April 8, 2021
Opinion | BY CONAL SLOBODIN | April 8, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with Yukon Premier Sandy Silver, whose province is heading to the polls on April 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade