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New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt, left, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre, and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe say they are all interested in discussing a pharmacare deal with the federal government, but any deal would have to respect each individual province’s unique needs and realities. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | October 27, 2025
Linda Silas, front, at an event in Ottawa earlier this year, with Jason MacLean, chair of the Canadian Health Coalition. Silas told The Hill Times that she felt there was a lack of 'directives' from the health ministers after their meeting about how they were going to tackle pan-Canadian licensing and violence against health care workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | October 27, 2025
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | October 27, 2025
Linda Silas, front, at an event in Ottawa earlier this year, with Jason MacLean, chair of the Canadian Health Coalition. Silas told The Hill Times that she felt there was a lack of 'directives' from the health ministers after their meeting about how they were going to tackle pan-Canadian licensing and violence against health care workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 8, 2025
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was recently in Germany touting Canada's LNG potential to prospective buyers, but David Crane writes that this government needs to be more realistic about that potential. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 8, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 8, 2025
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was recently in Germany touting Canada's LNG potential to prospective buyers, but David Crane writes that this government needs to be more realistic about that potential. 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 | July 6, 2022
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki will be one of the witnesses MPs will question when the House Public Safety Committee meets on July 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 6, 2022
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 6, 2022
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki will be one of the witnesses MPs will question when the House Public Safety Committee meets on July 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 22, 2022
Quebec has to throw off its parochial mindset and welcome newcomers, otherwise it will continue to shrink and lose any influence, nationally or internationally, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/simplethrill
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 22, 2022
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 22, 2022
Quebec has to throw off its parochial mindset and welcome newcomers, otherwise it will continue to shrink and lose any influence, nationally or internationally, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/simplethrill
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 22, 2022
Five new seats will be added to the House of Commons as a result of the current redistribution process—assuming Bill C-14, which would stop Quebec from losing a seat is passed as anticipated—bringing the Chamber to 343 seats total. Three of those new seats are in Alberta, where a proposed new map was released on June 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 22, 2022
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 22, 2022
Five new seats will be added to the House of Commons as a result of the current redistribution process—assuming Bill C-14, which would stop Quebec from losing a seat is passed as anticipated—bringing the Chamber to 343 seats total. Three of those new seats are in Alberta, where a proposed new map was released on June 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 16, 2022
Martin Bélanger, seated at the head of the table during a senior Conservative meeting on the Hill with Deputy Whip Lianne Rood, left, Whip Blaine Calkins, Deputy Leader and Quebec Lieutenant Luc Berthold, Deputy House Leader Tom Kmiec, Conservative MP Tim Uppal, Bélanger, Conservative MP Eric Duncan, OLO chief of staff William Stairs, interim leader Candice Bergen, and House Leader John Brassard. Photograph courtesy of Martin Bélanger's Facebook
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 16, 2022
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 16, 2022
Martin Bélanger, seated at the head of the table during a senior Conservative meeting on the Hill with Deputy Whip Lianne Rood, left, Whip Blaine Calkins, Deputy Leader and Quebec Lieutenant Luc Berthold, Deputy House Leader Tom Kmiec, Conservative MP Tim Uppal, Bélanger, Conservative MP Eric Duncan, OLO chief of staff William Stairs, interim leader Candice Bergen, and House Leader John Brassard. Photograph courtesy of Martin Bélanger's Facebook
Opinion | BY CAROLINE WAWZONEK | June 16, 2022
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 27, 2021. As the world’s resource and investment sectors emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of the Northwest Territories wants to apply these good practices to open a new chapter in our rich and long-standing mining story—critical minerals, writes Caroline Wawzonek. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CAROLINE WAWZONEK | June 16, 2022
Opinion | BY CAROLINE WAWZONEK | June 16, 2022
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 27, 2021. As the world’s resource and investment sectors emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of the Northwest Territories wants to apply these good practices to open a new chapter in our rich and long-standing mining story—critical minerals, writes Caroline Wawzonek. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 15, 2022
It is obvious the Quebec premier is treating Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government as a bunch of chumps and getting away with it, because Trudeau needs Quebec support, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 15, 2022
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 15, 2022
It is obvious the Quebec premier is treating Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government as a bunch of chumps and getting away with it, because Trudeau needs Quebec support, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DENNIS PATTERSON | June 13, 2022
While water delivery is largely a provincial/territorial issue, we need to recognize that Nunavut lacks the own-source revenues required to address such a major issue, writes CSG Senator Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY DENNIS PATTERSON | June 13, 2022
Opinion | BY DENNIS PATTERSON | June 13, 2022
While water delivery is largely a provincial/territorial issue, we need to recognize that Nunavut lacks the own-source revenues required to address such a major issue, writes CSG Senator Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 8, 2022
The Saint-Louis Catholic Church in Kamouraska, Que., is one of few in the county still in operation. Rural churches are a reminder of a bygone era, but also of a loss of innocence we will never recover, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 8, 2022
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 8, 2022
The Saint-Louis Catholic Church in Kamouraska, Que., is one of few in the county still in operation. Rural churches are a reminder of a bygone era, but also of a loss of innocence we will never recover, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 8, 2022
NDP MP Gord Johns speaks at a June 1 press conference, calling on the government to support his Bill C-216 and the need for a health-based approach to substance use. The bill failed to move forward in the House after a 248-71 vote on June 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 8, 2022
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 8, 2022
NDP MP Gord Johns speaks at a June 1 press conference, calling on the government to support his Bill C-216 and the need for a health-based approach to substance use. The bill failed to move forward in the House after a 248-71 vote on June 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 1, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault will soon have to come to grips with the fact large parts of the controversial language law will be ridiculed and struck down, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 1, 2022
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 1, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault will soon have to come to grips with the fact large parts of the controversial language law will be ridiculed and struck down, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 31, 2022
Bloc Québécois House Leader Alain Therrien, pictured in the House on May 30, says the federal Liberals' attacks on Bill 96 and Bill 21, and the feds' refusal to allow Quebec to manage its own immigration, 'represents a slap in the face to democracy in Quebec.' Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 31, 2022
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 31, 2022
Bloc Québécois House Leader Alain Therrien, pictured in the House on May 30, says the federal Liberals' attacks on Bill 96 and Bill 21, and the feds' refusal to allow Quebec to manage its own immigration, 'represents a slap in the face to democracy in Quebec.' Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 25, 2022
Like competitive sports, if you run the same play repeatedly in politics, its effectiveness declines over time. For Jason Kenney, being the hard-working bulldozer plowing obstacles down worked until it didn’t, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 25, 2022
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 25, 2022
Like competitive sports, if you run the same play repeatedly in politics, its effectiveness declines over time. For Jason Kenney, being the hard-working bulldozer plowing obstacles down worked until it didn’t, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade