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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
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 25, 2022
Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford still depicts himself as being for the little guy, but most of his government’s actual policies are geared to his upscale supporters and business backers, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 25, 2022
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 25, 2022
Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford still depicts himself as being for the little guy, but most of his government’s actual policies are geared to his upscale supporters and business backers, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Jason Kenney
On May 18, Jason Kenney shocked supporters by announcing he would step down as Alberta's premier after earning barely half of the United Conservative Party's support in the leadership review. On May 19, the party announced that Kenney will stay on a leader until the next leadership election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Jason Kenney
On May 18, Jason Kenney shocked supporters by announcing he would step down as Alberta's premier after earning barely half of the United Conservative Party's support in the leadership review. On May 19, the party announced that Kenney will stay on a leader until the next leadership election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 18, 2022
Doug Ford
If anything, Ontario Premier Doug Ford seems to have shown that, although people are worried about impending climate disasters, they’re not too fussy about accountability when it comes to what governments are actually doing, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 18, 2022
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 18, 2022
Doug Ford
If anything, Ontario Premier Doug Ford seems to have shown that, although people are worried about impending climate disasters, they’re not too fussy about accountability when it comes to what governments are actually doing, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 18, 2022
B.C. NDP MP Peter Julian, left, and Conservative MPs Ed Fast, Brad Vis, and Mark Strahl all stressed that the new boundary maps recently published by the B.C. redistribution commission are only proposals, with the key public hearing process soon to begin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and photographs courtesy of Facebook
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 18, 2022
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 18, 2022
B.C. NDP MP Peter Julian, left, and Conservative MPs Ed Fast, Brad Vis, and Mark Strahl all stressed that the new boundary maps recently published by the B.C. redistribution commission are only proposals, with the key public hearing process soon to begin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and photographs courtesy of Facebook
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 18, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault’s Bill 96 is a ham-fisted law that will apply to federally regulated businesses with the Trudeau government’s tacit consent, via the new Official Languages Act, Bill C-13., writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 18, 2022
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 18, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault’s Bill 96 is a ham-fisted law that will apply to federally regulated businesses with the Trudeau government’s tacit consent, via the new Official Languages Act, Bill C-13., writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 4, 2022
The rationale for Premier François Legualt’s Bill 96 and its absurd regulations is the supposed ‘decline’ of French in Quebec, even though more people are speaking the language than ever before, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 4, 2022
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 4, 2022
The rationale for Premier François Legualt’s Bill 96 and its absurd regulations is the supposed ‘decline’ of French in Quebec, even though more people are speaking the language than ever before, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ENOOKIE INUARAK | April 28, 2022
Enookie Inuarak, pictured in Pond Inlet with his son, Oangna. 'In the summertime, we usually cache meat to make what we call igunaq, aged meat, that we save for the winter. But all summer, there weren't any whales around Pond Inlet. Nobody cached any meat this past summer.' Photograph handout
Opinion | BY ENOOKIE INUARAK | April 28, 2022
Opinion | BY ENOOKIE INUARAK | April 28, 2022
Enookie Inuarak, pictured in Pond Inlet with his son, Oangna. 'In the summertime, we usually cache meat to make what we call igunaq, aged meat, that we save for the winter. But all summer, there weren't any whales around Pond Inlet. Nobody cached any meat this past summer.' Photograph handout
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 27, 2022
Guy Lafleur, pictured centre in his Montreal Canadiens uniform. The sight of Lafleur flying down the ice was unforgettable up close, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Richard Bartlaga
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 27, 2022
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 27, 2022
Guy Lafleur, pictured centre in his Montreal Canadiens uniform. The sight of Lafleur flying down the ice was unforgettable up close, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Richard Bartlaga
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 25, 2022
A new study of northern Canadians shows a disconnect between northerners and the federal government. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured here with MP for Winnipeg and Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 25, 2022
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 25, 2022
A new study of northern Canadians shows a disconnect between northerners and the federal government. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured here with MP for Winnipeg and Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WYATT JAMES SCHIERMAN | April 20, 2022
The choice Albertans will have to make next year between UCP Premier Jason Kenney and NDP Leader Rachel Notley could not be starker and will determine the direction of policy for years to come, writes Wyatt James Schierman. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WYATT JAMES SCHIERMAN | April 20, 2022
Opinion | BY WYATT JAMES SCHIERMAN | April 20, 2022
The choice Albertans will have to make next year between UCP Premier Jason Kenney and NDP Leader Rachel Notley could not be starker and will determine the direction of policy for years to come, writes Wyatt James Schierman. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 20, 2022
NDP MP Lori Idlout told the House Affairs Committee on April 5 that during the last election, she had to describe to people where her name appeared on the ballot. ‘This is not acceptable in a modern Canada. This is not reconciliation.’ The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 20, 2022
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 20, 2022
NDP MP Lori Idlout told the House Affairs Committee on April 5 that during the last election, she had to describe to people where her name appeared on the ballot. ‘This is not acceptable in a modern Canada. This is not reconciliation.’ The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 20, 2022
Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s approach all along obviously reflected the fact that his base is composed in part by social conservatives, a group that not only opposes COVID vaccines but was key to his long-shot leadership victory in 2018, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 20, 2022
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 20, 2022
Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s approach all along obviously reflected the fact that his base is composed in part by social conservatives, a group that not only opposes COVID vaccines but was key to his long-shot leadership victory in 2018, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade