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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 | 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
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 25, 2020
In the midst of the pandemic, Quebec Premier François Legault spent $5-million to hire new inspectors for the Quebec Office of the French Language (OQLF) to check signs and menus in restaurants and stores, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 25, 2020
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 25, 2020
In the midst of the pandemic, Quebec Premier François Legault spent $5-million to hire new inspectors for the Quebec Office of the French Language (OQLF) to check signs and menus in restaurants and stores, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 18, 2020
The abuse of Joyce Echaquan, who died Sept. 28, should have come as no surprise to officials familiar with the Joliette hospital: it had a reputation for disgraceful behaviour that earned it a mention in the 488-page Viens Report, writes Andrew Caddell. YouTube screenshot courtesy of CBC News
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 18, 2020
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 18, 2020
The abuse of Joyce Echaquan, who died Sept. 28, should have come as no surprise to officials familiar with the Joliette hospital: it had a reputation for disgraceful behaviour that earned it a mention in the 488-page Viens Report, writes Andrew Caddell. YouTube screenshot courtesy of CBC News
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 16, 2020
The outskirts of Iqaluit, pictured. The federal government, along with the Government of Nunavut, have taken steps recently to put a dent in infrastructure gaps in Iqaluit. Perhaps bogged down in bureaucracy, things are moving slowly. It seems nothing will be changed in time for Inuit children in kindergarten today: they will live their childhoods restricted by the lack of necessities, writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 16, 2020
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 16, 2020
The outskirts of Iqaluit, pictured. The federal government, along with the Government of Nunavut, have taken steps recently to put a dent in infrastructure gaps in Iqaluit. Perhaps bogged down in bureaucracy, things are moving slowly. It seems nothing will be changed in time for Inuit children in kindergarten today: they will live their childhoods restricted by the lack of necessities, writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 7, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Parliament Hill, on Nov. 3, 2020. Political strategists say that all parties need to readjust their GOTV strategies because of the increased use of mail-in ballots in election campaigns during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 7, 2020
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 7, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Parliament Hill, on Nov. 3, 2020. Political strategists say that all parties need to readjust their GOTV strategies because of the increased use of mail-in ballots in election campaigns during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 28, 2020
Québec City, as seen from Lévis. This has been quite a year for anniversaries in Quebec, writes Andrew Caddell. They are an opportunity to feel old, to reminisce, and for some analysts, to offer a different take on history.  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Wilfredor
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 28, 2020
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 28, 2020
Québec City, as seen from Lévis. This has been quite a year for anniversaries in Quebec, writes Andrew Caddell. They are an opportunity to feel old, to reminisce, and for some analysts, to offer a different take on history.  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Wilfredor