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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
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 10, 2020
In the current turmoil following the murder of George millions of people around the world took to the streets in mostly peaceful protest, writes Andrew Caddell. But for those conscientious souls seeking social change on the street, what happens when they return home? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 10, 2020
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 10, 2020
In the current turmoil following the murder of George millions of people around the world took to the streets in mostly peaceful protest, writes Andrew Caddell. But for those conscientious souls seeking social change on the street, what happens when they return home? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 10, 2020
Dan Vandal is the first person to hold the standalone title of minister of northern affairs. The coronavirus pandemic 'threw a monkey wrench' into the work he was tackling in his mandate letter, he says. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 10, 2020
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 10, 2020
Dan Vandal is the first person to hold the standalone title of minister of northern affairs. The coronavirus pandemic 'threw a monkey wrench' into the work he was tackling in his mandate letter, he says. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MONIQUE SMITH | June 3, 2020
James Rajotte, Alberta’s new senior representative in Washington, D.C., will have a challenge on his hands finding his footing with an administration preoccupied with the politics of survival, writes Monique Smith. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY MONIQUE SMITH | June 3, 2020
Opinion | BY MONIQUE SMITH | June 3, 2020
James Rajotte, Alberta’s new senior representative in Washington, D.C., will have a challenge on his hands finding his footing with an administration preoccupied with the politics of survival, writes Monique Smith. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 20, 2020
Former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau pictured delivering a speech during the 1980 referendum. The 'Non' campaign won because we weren’t afraid to show a passion for Canada to counter the fervour of the indépendentistes, and we found compromises between the positions of a wide variety of parties, writes Andrew Caddell. Photographs courtesy of the Library and Archives Canada/Robert Cooper
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 20, 2020
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 20, 2020
Former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau pictured delivering a speech during the 1980 referendum. The 'Non' campaign won because we weren’t afraid to show a passion for Canada to counter the fervour of the indépendentistes, and we found compromises between the positions of a wide variety of parties, writes Andrew Caddell. Photographs courtesy of the Library and Archives Canada/Robert Cooper
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 13, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in the Press Briefing Room on April 7. His gaslighting of America is rapidly turning into Canadian policy through an aggressive disinformation campaign controlled and co-ordinated by the White House, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of the White House Flickr/Andrea Hanks
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 13, 2020
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 13, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in the Press Briefing Room on April 7. His gaslighting of America is rapidly turning into Canadian policy through an aggressive disinformation campaign controlled and co-ordinated by the White House, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of the White House Flickr/Andrea Hanks
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 13, 2020
Donations from Quebec residents to Conservative leadership candidates made up only three per cent of the totals, even though the province is an important pool for votes as 23 per cent of the final tally. From left, former cabinet minister Peter MacKay, Conservative MP Erin O'Toole, Conservative MP Derek Sloan, and Toronto lawyer Leslyn Lewis are running for the party's top job. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and The Hill Times file photographs
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 13, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 13, 2020
Donations from Quebec residents to Conservative leadership candidates made up only three per cent of the totals, even though the province is an important pool for votes as 23 per cent of the final tally. From left, former cabinet minister Peter MacKay, Conservative MP Erin O'Toole, Conservative MP Derek Sloan, and Toronto lawyer Leslyn Lewis are running for the party's top job. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and The Hill Times file photographs
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 13, 2020
Liberal MP Kamal Khera, second from right, is working alongside military nurses at a Brampton long-term care home on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Kamal Khera
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 13, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 13, 2020
Liberal MP Kamal Khera, second from right, is working alongside military nurses at a Brampton long-term care home on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Kamal Khera
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 4, 2020
Quebec Premier François Legault, pictured in this file photograph, announced last week that elementary schools and child-care centres outside of Montreal would reopen May 11, with the Montreal-area following suit on May 19. Photograph courtesy of Instagram
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 4, 2020
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 4, 2020
Quebec Premier François Legault, pictured in this file photograph, announced last week that elementary schools and child-care centres outside of Montreal would reopen May 11, with the Montreal-area following suit on May 19. Photograph courtesy of Instagram
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 29, 2020
In the wake of the Nova Scotia shooting, Liberal MP Lenore Zann, left, and Independent Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, right, say society needs to raise the issue of gender-based violence. Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef, centre, agrees that more needs to be done. Photograph courtesy of Lenore Zann and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Samantha Wright Allen
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 29, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 29, 2020
In the wake of the Nova Scotia shooting, Liberal MP Lenore Zann, left, and Independent Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, right, say society needs to raise the issue of gender-based violence. Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef, centre, agrees that more needs to be done. Photograph courtesy of Lenore Zann and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Samantha Wright Allen
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 29, 2020
Allan Thompson has been a journalism professor at Carleton University since 2003. He was previously a reporter in The Toronto Star’s parliamentary bureau from 1994 to 2003. Photograph courtesy of Allan Thompson
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 29, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 29, 2020
Allan Thompson has been a journalism professor at Carleton University since 2003. He was previously a reporter in The Toronto Star’s parliamentary bureau from 1994 to 2003. Photograph courtesy of Allan Thompson
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 29, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters in front of Rideau Cottage on April 14. Mr. Trudeau has promised action on gun controls, but not much is likely to happen until Canadians join together to forcefully demand tougher firearms restrictions to break through the influence of the gun lobby and Conservatives’ opposition, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 29, 2020
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 29, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters in front of Rideau Cottage on April 14. Mr. Trudeau has promised action on gun controls, but not much is likely to happen until Canadians join together to forcefully demand tougher firearms restrictions to break through the influence of the gun lobby and Conservatives’ opposition, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 22, 2020
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal, pictured in the West Block on Feb. 25, says the $30.8-million for Nunavut announced last week is not the end of Ottawa’s partnership with the territory in combatting COVID-19 and that more funds may be on the table. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 22, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 22, 2020
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal, pictured in the West Block on Feb. 25, says the $30.8-million for Nunavut announced last week is not the end of Ottawa’s partnership with the territory in combatting COVID-19 and that more funds may be on the table. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade