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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 STUART BENSON | May 14, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants Ottawa’s help to quell the separatism debate, but won’t stand in the way of a ‘citizen-led’ referendum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 14, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 14, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants Ottawa’s help to quell the separatism debate, but won’t stand in the way of a ‘citizen-led’ referendum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 7, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers questions at 90 Elgin Street in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2023, before meeting with Canada's premiers to discuss health-care funding. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 7, 2025
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 7, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers questions at 90 Elgin Street in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2023, before meeting with Canada's premiers to discuss health-care funding. 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
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 23, 2020
The Confederation Bridge, which connects Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick, is pictured in 2019. Atlantic Canada is putting itself in a fiscally unsustainable position by shutting itself off to the rest of the world, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 23, 2020
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 23, 2020
The Confederation Bridge, which connects Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick, is pictured in 2019. Atlantic Canada is putting itself in a fiscally unsustainable position by shutting itself off to the rest of the world, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 23, 2020
Quebec Premier François Legault and Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole. Meeting with the premier last week, Mr. O'Toole endorsed Quebec’s 'provincial right' to pass the odious secularism law Bill 21, and apply Bill 101 to federal companies. In doing so, he sounded like George Wallace or Neville Chamberlain, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 23, 2020
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 23, 2020
Quebec Premier François Legault and Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole. Meeting with the premier last week, Mr. O'Toole endorsed Quebec’s 'provincial right' to pass the odious secularism law Bill 21, and apply Bill 101 to federal companies. In doing so, he sounded like George Wallace or Neville Chamberlain, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHARLES UNGERLEIDER | September 21, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc at a press conference on Aug. 18. The introduction of a federal department of education would be a delicate matter for any government at any time, and assuring the provinces—and especially Quebec—that the government of Canada would play an entirely facilitative role would be essential, writes Charles Ungerleider. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHARLES UNGERLEIDER | September 21, 2020
Opinion | BY CHARLES UNGERLEIDER | September 21, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc at a press conference on Aug. 18. The introduction of a federal department of education would be a delicate matter for any government at any time, and assuring the provinces—and especially Quebec—that the government of Canada would play an entirely facilitative role would be essential, writes Charles Ungerleider. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2020
NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq toured more than 100 homes in eight communities in August and documented the poor conditions many of her constituents live in as the territory grapples with a housing crisis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2020
NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq toured more than 100 homes in eight communities in August and documented the poor conditions many of her constituents live in as the territory grapples with a housing crisis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 9, 2020
New Conservative House Leader Gérard Deltell previously held the role in Quebec's National Assembly as a member of the CAQ. He has a reputation of being well liked throughout the partisan divide. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 9, 2020
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 9, 2020
New Conservative House Leader Gérard Deltell previously held the role in Quebec's National Assembly as a member of the CAQ. He has a reputation of being well liked throughout the partisan divide. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 19, 2020
Richard Gwyn wrote a national affairs column for The Toronto Star from 1973 to 1985. The Hill Times file photograph
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 19, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 19, 2020
Richard Gwyn wrote a national affairs column for The Toronto Star from 1973 to 1985. The Hill Times file photograph
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 21, 2020, holding a press conference outside the Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. While the contrast between the situation in Canada and the drama playing out south of the border might make Canadians feel better about their country’s response to this global pandemic, the crisis revealed major challenges that must be tackled. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 21, 2020, holding a press conference outside the Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. While the contrast between the situation in Canada and the drama playing out south of the border might make Canadians feel better about their country’s response to this global pandemic, the crisis revealed major challenges that must be tackled. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 10, 2020
It's on: Derek Sloan, Leslyn Lewis, Erin O'Toole and Peter MacKay are contesting the Conservative Party leadership election. The deadline for mail-in ballots that will decide the race is Aug. 21. Twitter photographs, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 10, 2020
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 10, 2020
It's on: Derek Sloan, Leslyn Lewis, Erin O'Toole and Peter MacKay are contesting the Conservative Party leadership election. The deadline for mail-in ballots that will decide the race is Aug. 21. Twitter photographs, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 5, 2020
Incoming N.L. premier Andrew Furey, pictured with his family after winning leadership of the provincial Liberal Party. Photograph courtesy of Twitter
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 5, 2020
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 5, 2020
Incoming N.L. premier Andrew Furey, pictured with his family after winning leadership of the provincial Liberal Party. Photograph courtesy of Twitter
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 20, 2020
Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef, pictured Dec. 6, 2019, speaking with reporters outside the House of Commons in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 20, 2020
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 20, 2020
Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef, pictured Dec. 6, 2019, speaking with reporters outside the House of Commons in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSS O’CONNOR | July 8, 2020
Revellers attend a St-Jean-Baptiste Day show at the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City in 2015. One suspects that the current separatist wave in Alberta is less about initiating divorce proceedings in good faith and more of a temper tantrum fuelled by Quebec envy, writes Ross O’Connor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/fetenationale
Opinion | BY ROSS O’CONNOR | July 8, 2020
Opinion | BY ROSS O’CONNOR | July 8, 2020
Revellers attend a St-Jean-Baptiste Day show at the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City in 2015. One suspects that the current separatist wave in Alberta is less about initiating divorce proceedings in good faith and more of a temper tantrum fuelled by Quebec envy, writes Ross O’Connor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/fetenationale
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 1, 2020
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball, pictured in Ottawa in November 2019, told Tim Powers he’s hoping the opening does not lead to an invasion of COVID-19 while at the same time hoping that comfort can be built among residents that this is the way forward. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 1, 2020
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 1, 2020
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball, pictured in Ottawa in November 2019, told Tim Powers he’s hoping the opening does not lead to an invasion of COVID-19 while at the same time hoping that comfort can be built among residents that this is the way forward. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade