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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
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 19, 2025
Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok says he and his fellow territorial leaders are working to present a 'united voice' to ensure any decisions about or for the North are made with northerners at the table. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 19, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 19, 2025
Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok says he and his fellow territorial leaders are working to present a 'united voice' to ensure any decisions about or for the North are made with northerners at the table. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 12, 2025
The Council of the Federation, including Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, centre right, have been in Washington, D.C., since Feb. 11 to push against the American president's tariffs. Photograph courtesy of Premier Danielle Smith's X account
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 12, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 12, 2025
The Council of the Federation, including Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, centre right, have been in Washington, D.C., since Feb. 11 to push against the American president's tariffs. Photograph courtesy of Premier Danielle Smith's X account
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, left, and Quebec Premier François Legault talk before the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, left, and Quebec Premier François Legault talk before the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 27, 2025
Former Green Party deputy leader Jonathan Pedneault, in Ottawa on Jan. 27, says he’s returning to politics and plans to again be co-leader alongside current leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 27, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 27, 2025
Former Green Party deputy leader Jonathan Pedneault, in Ottawa on Jan. 27, says he’s returning to politics and plans to again be co-leader alongside current leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 17, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
At a news conference in Kanata, Ont. on Oct. 28, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a future CPC government would remove sales tax from new homes sold under $1-million. He says he would cut the federal Housing Accelerator Fund to partly cover for his proposed tax changes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 17, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 17, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
At a news conference in Kanata, Ont. on Oct. 28, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a future CPC government would remove sales tax from new homes sold under $1-million. He says he would cut the federal Housing Accelerator Fund to partly cover for his proposed tax changes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | February 27, 2021
Officials like chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam, pictured with her deputy, Dr. Howard Njoo, in December 2020, have repeatedly acknowledged that the pandemic disproportionately affects racialized communities, particularly those front-line workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | February 27, 2021
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | February 27, 2021
Officials like chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam, pictured with her deputy, Dr. Howard Njoo, in December 2020, have repeatedly acknowledged that the pandemic disproportionately affects racialized communities, particularly those front-line workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 22, 2021
Quebec Premier François Legault, pictured Sept. 18, 2020, in Ottawa after a premiers' meeting. Academia is not about the freedom to speak any dumb idea or thought that one might have. Academia was intended to play the role of 'critic and conscience of society' and that’s a serious responsibility, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 22, 2021
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 22, 2021
Quebec Premier François Legault, pictured Sept. 18, 2020, in Ottawa after a premiers' meeting. Academia is not about the freedom to speak any dumb idea or thought that one might have. Academia was intended to play the role of 'critic and conscience of society' and that’s a serious responsibility, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 22, 2021
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan defended his department's work on long-overdue offshore safety regulations, telling a committee of Senators on Feb. 9 that policymakers in his department needed enough time to get them right. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 22, 2021
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 22, 2021
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan defended his department's work on long-overdue offshore safety regulations, telling a committee of Senators on Feb. 9 that policymakers in his department needed enough time to get them right. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 17, 2021
Newfoundland and Labrador Chief Electoral Officer Bruce Chaulk has had to change the guidelines for the still-ongoing provincial election multiple times since a COVID-19 outbreak swept the province ahead of voting day. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 17, 2021
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 17, 2021
Newfoundland and Labrador Chief Electoral Officer Bruce Chaulk has had to change the guidelines for the still-ongoing provincial election multiple times since a COVID-19 outbreak swept the province ahead of voting day. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 17, 2021
Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Melanie Joly, pictured on Oct. 2, 2020, will be participating in a number of roundtables on the new development agency in B.C. in the coming months. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 17, 2021
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 17, 2021
Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Melanie Joly, pictured on Oct. 2, 2020, will be participating in a number of roundtables on the new development agency in B.C. in the coming months. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 17, 2021
Mamadi Fara Camara’s ordeal at the hands of Montreal police is another example of systemic racism that Quebec’s premier refuses to acknowledge, writes Andrew Caddell. Screenshot courtesy of Radio-Canada
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 17, 2021
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 17, 2021
Mamadi Fara Camara’s ordeal at the hands of Montreal police is another example of systemic racism that Quebec’s premier refuses to acknowledge, writes Andrew Caddell. Screenshot courtesy of Radio-Canada
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 1, 2021
Retired General Rick Hillier, who is leading Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort, has taken on additional responsibility as an adviser to a Canadian defence company. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 1, 2021
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 1, 2021
Retired General Rick Hillier, who is leading Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort, has taken on additional responsibility as an adviser to a Canadian defence company. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | January 27, 2021
Marc Miller
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, pictured on Jan. 20, says the couple should express contrition for claiming they were from the Yukon in order to receive a vaccine that's being prioritized for those most vulnerable to catching the virus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | January 27, 2021
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | January 27, 2021
Marc Miller
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, pictured on Jan. 20, says the couple should express contrition for claiming they were from the Yukon in order to receive a vaccine that's being prioritized for those most vulnerable to catching the virus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | January 25, 2021
Jim Carr, pictured here on July 18, 2018, taking over the position of minister of international trade diversification during a 2018 cabinet shuffle at Rideau Hall. Mr. Carr is now in his third cabinet post, also previously serving as minister of natural resources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | January 25, 2021
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | January 25, 2021
Jim Carr, pictured here on July 18, 2018, taking over the position of minister of international trade diversification during a 2018 cabinet shuffle at Rideau Hall. Mr. Carr is now in his third cabinet post, also previously serving as minister of natural resources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 20, 2021
Voters in Newfoundland and Labrador will go to the polls on Feb. 13. Premier Andrew Furey, left, is hoping for a majority, while Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie and NDP Leader Alison Coffin are hoping Furey will make mistakes in his first provincial election campaign, writes Tim Powers. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador photograph and House of Assembly photographs
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 20, 2021
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 20, 2021
Voters in Newfoundland and Labrador will go to the polls on Feb. 13. Premier Andrew Furey, left, is hoping for a majority, while Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie and NDP Leader Alison Coffin are hoping Furey will make mistakes in his first provincial election campaign, writes Tim Powers. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador photograph and House of Assembly photographs
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 9, 2020
Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole newfound concern for the supposed decline of French in Quebec and support for the application of Bill 101 to federally regulated entities would be ridiculed by the late former senator Eugene Foresy, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 9, 2020
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 9, 2020
Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole newfound concern for the supposed decline of French in Quebec and support for the application of Bill 101 to federally regulated entities would be ridiculed by the late former senator Eugene Foresy, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARK WINFIELD | December 7, 2020
Canada's federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured Feb. 24, 2020, on the Hill. The federal government’s newly proposed climate change legislation, Bill C-12, would only establish emission reduction targets for 2030 and beyond, and although requiring planning and reporting, does little to advance the achievement of what targets might be set. The government’s initiative on low-carbon fuel standards seems to be faltering, writes Mark Winfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARK WINFIELD | December 7, 2020
Opinion | BY MARK WINFIELD | December 7, 2020
Canada's federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured Feb. 24, 2020, on the Hill. The federal government’s newly proposed climate change legislation, Bill C-12, would only establish emission reduction targets for 2030 and beyond, and although requiring planning and reporting, does little to advance the achievement of what targets might be set. The government’s initiative on low-carbon fuel standards seems to be faltering, writes Mark Winfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade