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Wab Kinew
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew tops the Angus Reid Institute's last poll of the year tracking premier approval ratings. 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
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney announces his government's bill to create 'one Canadian economy out of 13' by eliminating federal barriers to internal trade and labour mobility, and to identify and expedite 'nation-building projects' in West Block on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney announces his government's bill to create 'one Canadian economy out of 13' by eliminating federal barriers to internal trade and labour mobility, and to identify and expedite 'nation-building projects' in West Block on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured May 25, 2025, addressing the Liberal caucus on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 9, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured May 25, 2025, addressing the Liberal caucus on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 31, 2021
Quebec Premier François Legault would be a true statesman if he were to simply admit systemic racism exists in Quebec and then move to fix the problem, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 31, 2021
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 31, 2021
Quebec Premier François Legault would be a true statesman if he were to simply admit systemic racism exists in Quebec and then move to fix the problem, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 30, 2021
Three provincial energy ministers appeared before the Special Canada-U.S. Committee on Tuesday. From left, Alberta’s Sonya Savage, Saskatchewan’s Bronwyn Eyre, and Ontario’s Bill Walker. Photographs courtesy of ParlVu screengrab
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 30, 2021
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 30, 2021
Three provincial energy ministers appeared before the Special Canada-U.S. Committee on Tuesday. From left, Alberta’s Sonya Savage, Saskatchewan’s Bronwyn Eyre, and Ontario’s Bill Walker. Photographs courtesy of ParlVu screengrab
Opinion | BY JARED WHITLEY | March 29, 2021
In 2018, Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator killed development contracts for almost 760 new wind and solar projects across the province, and the next year cancelled 80 more renewable projects already under construction, writes Jared Whitley. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY JARED WHITLEY | March 29, 2021
Opinion | BY JARED WHITLEY | March 29, 2021
In 2018, Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator killed development contracts for almost 760 new wind and solar projects across the province, and the next year cancelled 80 more renewable projects already under construction, writes Jared Whitley. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 10, 2021
Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie, left, and Liberal Leader Andrew Furey. Newfoundland and Labrador is effectively in suspended political animation until the chief electoral officer Bruce Chaulk, arguably right now the most powerful person in N.L., gets all his mail-in ballots counted, writes Tim Powers.  Photographs courtesy of Ches Crosbie's campaign and Andrew Furey's Facebook
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 10, 2021
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 10, 2021
Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie, left, and Liberal Leader Andrew Furey. Newfoundland and Labrador is effectively in suspended political animation until the chief electoral officer Bruce Chaulk, arguably right now the most powerful person in N.L., gets all his mail-in ballots counted, writes Tim Powers.  Photographs courtesy of Ches Crosbie's campaign and Andrew Furey's Facebook
Opinion | BY DAVID WILKINSON | March 10, 2021
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan, left, and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, right. In Canada, the connection of energy resources with pipelines, the electrical grid, and energy storage and conversion are the infrastructure building blocks of the clean energy economy. Building this Canadian infrastructure will require unprecedented collaboration between the provinces and with the federal government, writes David Wilkinson. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID WILKINSON | March 10, 2021
Opinion | BY DAVID WILKINSON | March 10, 2021
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan, left, and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, right. In Canada, the connection of energy resources with pipelines, the electrical grid, and energy storage and conversion are the infrastructure building blocks of the clean energy economy. Building this Canadian infrastructure will require unprecedented collaboration between the provinces and with the federal government, writes David Wilkinson. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 8, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured during a press conference in Ottawa on March 3, 2021. Mr. Trudeau leads a minority government that could be brought down by a confidence vote. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 8, 2021
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 8, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured during a press conference in Ottawa on March 3, 2021. Mr. Trudeau leads a minority government that could be brought down by a confidence vote. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 8, 2021
Manitoba Premier Brian Palllister and Quebec Premier François, pictured. Provincial premiers have united to play the victims of a malignant federal partner as they appeal through the press for a bigger annual health transfer. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 8, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 8, 2021
Manitoba Premier Brian Palllister and Quebec Premier François, pictured. Provincial premiers have united to play the victims of a malignant federal partner as they appeal through the press for a bigger annual health transfer. The Hill Times photographs 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