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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
FeatureBY ALICE CHEN | February 21, 2022
Tyson Ross, manager of community outreach for Conservative MP Rick Perkins in South Shore-Sst. Margarets, N.S.), was the one to open the package, hurtling him into a chaotic scene of hazmat suits and decontamination showers like a scene out of a post-apocalyptic movie. Photograph courtesy of Tyson Ross
FeatureBY ALICE CHEN | February 21, 2022
FeatureBY ALICE CHEN | February 21, 2022
Tyson Ross, manager of community outreach for Conservative MP Rick Perkins in South Shore-Sst. Margarets, N.S.), was the one to open the package, hurtling him into a chaotic scene of hazmat suits and decontamination showers like a scene out of a post-apocalyptic movie. Photograph courtesy of Tyson Ross
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | January 31, 2022
Alberta’s Fair Deal Panel recycled the suggestion for a provincial police service, to which the Jason Kenney government committed only to study further, which is a way of saying they will not act on the proposal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | January 31, 2022
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | January 31, 2022
Alberta’s Fair Deal Panel recycled the suggestion for a provincial police service, to which the Jason Kenney government committed only to study further, which is a way of saying they will not act on the proposal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 26, 2022
The uproar over ‘partygate’ has reminded Britons of Boris Johnson’s childish, ineffective approach to the enduring economic disruptions of Brexit and led U.K. observers to say that people should have known all along that it would come to this when they put a self-promoting flimflammer in charge of the nation, writes Les Whittington. No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 26, 2022
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 26, 2022
The uproar over ‘partygate’ has reminded Britons of Boris Johnson’s childish, ineffective approach to the enduring economic disruptions of Brexit and led U.K. observers to say that people should have known all along that it would come to this when they put a self-promoting flimflammer in charge of the nation, writes Les Whittington. No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | January 21, 2022
Alexa McDonough, seated, surrounded by the NDP women's caucus in 2006. Top row from left: Denise Savoie (Victoria), Judy Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North), Alexa McDonough (Halifax), Libby Davies (Vancouver East), Peggy Nash (Parkdale-High Park), Irene Mathyssen (London-Fanshawe). Middle row, from left: Catherine J. Bell (Vancouver Island North), Chris Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), Jean Crowder (Nanaimo-Cowichan). Bottom, from left: Olivia Chow (Trinity-Spadina), Dawn Black (New Westminster-Coquitlam), and Penny Priddy (Surrey North). Photograph courtesy of Judy Wasylycia-Leis.
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | January 21, 2022
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | January 21, 2022
Alexa McDonough, seated, surrounded by the NDP women's caucus in 2006. Top row from left: Denise Savoie (Victoria), Judy Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North), Alexa McDonough (Halifax), Libby Davies (Vancouver East), Peggy Nash (Parkdale-High Park), Irene Mathyssen (London-Fanshawe). Middle row, from left: Catherine J. Bell (Vancouver Island North), Chris Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), Jean Crowder (Nanaimo-Cowichan). Bottom, from left: Olivia Chow (Trinity-Spadina), Dawn Black (New Westminster-Coquitlam), and Penny Priddy (Surrey North). Photograph courtesy of Judy Wasylycia-Leis.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 19, 2022
Doug Ford
While there clearly was some showcasing for political benefit in Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s Jan. 17 Good Samaritan gig, there was also some authenticity in it, too, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of CityNews
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 19, 2022
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 19, 2022
Doug Ford
While there clearly was some showcasing for political benefit in Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s Jan. 17 Good Samaritan gig, there was also some authenticity in it, too, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of CityNews
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 19, 2022
The emerging idol of the credulous is Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic, now dubbed ‘Novaxx’ for his stand against immunization. In another era, flat-earthers or prophets of impending doom would have paraded with signs in public, and people would simply ignore them, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Carine06
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 19, 2022
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 19, 2022
The emerging idol of the credulous is Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic, now dubbed ‘Novaxx’ for his stand against immunization. In another era, flat-earthers or prophets of impending doom would have paraded with signs in public, and people would simply ignore them, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Carine06
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 19, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault announced a tax on the unvaccinated last week, while counterparts Doug Ford and Jason Kenney have made their provincial health-care systems more brittle since taking office, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 19, 2022
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 19, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault announced a tax on the unvaccinated last week, while counterparts Doug Ford and Jason Kenney have made their provincial health-care systems more brittle since taking office, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 17, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault is planning to introduce a new levy on citizens who are hesitant to get COVID vaccination for non-medical reasons. It's supposed to come into effect on Jan. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 17, 2022
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 17, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault is planning to introduce a new levy on citizens who are hesitant to get COVID vaccination for non-medical reasons. It's supposed to come into effect on Jan. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 17, 2022
Multiple premiers said they would not be following the lead of Quebec Premier François Legault, pictured, in levying a health fee on those who refused to be vaccinated. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 17, 2022
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 17, 2022
Multiple premiers said they would not be following the lead of Quebec Premier François Legault, pictured, in levying a health fee on those who refused to be vaccinated. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CARDOZO | January 14, 2022
If speaking out from outside Quebec only strengthens Quebec Premier Francois Legault and his Coalition Avenir Quebec, and sets them up for a bigger win in next year’s election, then what have you accomplished, asks Andrew Cardozo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CARDOZO | January 14, 2022
Opinion | BY ANDREW CARDOZO | January 14, 2022
If speaking out from outside Quebec only strengthens Quebec Premier Francois Legault and his Coalition Avenir Quebec, and sets them up for a bigger win in next year’s election, then what have you accomplished, asks Andrew Cardozo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | December 30, 2021
Premier of Quebec François Legault, pictured in September 2020, recently struck a 14-member investigating committee to examine why there are fewer successors for the Richards, Lemieuxs, and Roys in the NHL. The premier is right to see if something can be done to alter the power internationally, writes Gar Pardy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | December 30, 2021
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | December 30, 2021
Premier of Quebec François Legault, pictured in September 2020, recently struck a 14-member investigating committee to examine why there are fewer successors for the Richards, Lemieuxs, and Roys in the NHL. The premier is right to see if something can be done to alter the power internationally, writes Gar Pardy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | December 22, 2021
Dozens gathered in Chelsea, Que., outside the office of Gatineau’s CAQ MNA, Robert Bussière, to protest Quebec's secularism law after a teacher was removed from her position for wearing a hijab. The Hill Times photograph
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | December 22, 2021
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | December 22, 2021
Dozens gathered in Chelsea, Que., outside the office of Gatineau’s CAQ MNA, Robert Bussière, to protest Quebec's secularism law after a teacher was removed from her position for wearing a hijab. The Hill Times photograph