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The Confederation Building is home to some 160 MP offices. Due to its deteriorated state, some renovations have already taken place ahead of the building's full revamp, including roof repairs and window replacement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 13, 2025
Don Oliver
Then deputy Senate Speaker Don Oliver, pictured in 2012: 'Being a Black man in the Senate afforded me countless opportunities to promote tolerance, fairness, and equality, both in Canada and abroad, that I would not have otherwise had,' he told The Hill Times in 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 13, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 13, 2025
Don Oliver
Then deputy Senate Speaker Don Oliver, pictured in 2012: 'Being a Black man in the Senate afforded me countless opportunities to promote tolerance, fairness, and equality, both in Canada and abroad, that I would not have otherwise had,' he told The Hill Times in 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 4, 2025
Former senator Marie-Françoise Mégie, who retired on Sept. 21, was the first Haitian woman appointed to the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 4, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 4, 2025
Former senator Marie-Françoise Mégie, who retired on Sept. 21, was the first Haitian woman appointed to the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 3, 2025
The Red Chamber’s office management policy has been updated so that spouses of Senators can no longer claim expenses related language-immersion training and trips. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 3, 2025
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 3, 2025
The Red Chamber’s office management policy has been updated so that spouses of Senators can no longer claim expenses related language-immersion training and trips. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 29, 2025
Senator Pierre Moreau says his role is a 'link' between the government and the Upper Chamber, and it's his job to convince Senators, not whip votes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 29, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 29, 2025
Senator Pierre Moreau says his role is a 'link' between the government and the Upper Chamber, and it's his job to convince Senators, not whip votes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 26, 2025
Senators Brian Francis, left, Leo Housakos, Scott Tannas, Pierre Moreau, and Raymonde Saint-Germain, returned to the Upper Chamber on Sept. 23 after their summer recess. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Senator Brian Francis
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 26, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 26, 2025
Senators Brian Francis, left, Leo Housakos, Scott Tannas, Pierre Moreau, and Raymonde Saint-Germain, returned to the Upper Chamber on Sept. 23 after their summer recess. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Senator Brian Francis
Opinion | BY B. THOMAS HALL | December 5, 2022
The Senate's Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration Committee, pictured at a meeting on May 9, 2019, in the Senate Building. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY B. THOMAS HALL | December 5, 2022
Opinion | BY B. THOMAS HALL | December 5, 2022
The Senate's Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration Committee, pictured at a meeting on May 9, 2019, in the Senate Building. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY B. THOMAS HALL | November 28, 2022
Minister of Justice David Lametti appears before the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairson Sept. 21, 2022. To correct that old caucus-model of arranging Senate business, many observers like me have proposed a special kind of Senate co-ordinating or business committee. Let’s call it the Senate Council, B. Thomas Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY B. THOMAS HALL | November 28, 2022
Opinion | BY B. THOMAS HALL | November 28, 2022
Minister of Justice David Lametti appears before the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairson Sept. 21, 2022. To correct that old caucus-model of arranging Senate business, many observers like me have proposed a special kind of Senate co-ordinating or business committee. Let’s call it the Senate Council, B. Thomas Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 16, 2022
Dr. Margo Greenwood's recent appointment to the Senate brings the Red Chamber up to 90 members, with 15 seat vacancies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 16, 2022
Feature | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 16, 2022
Dr. Margo Greenwood's recent appointment to the Senate brings the Red Chamber up to 90 members, with 15 seat vacancies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | December 8, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Independent Senator Paula Simon, Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh have some of the biggest social media followings in Canadian politics. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | December 8, 2021
News | BY ALICE CHEN | December 8, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Independent Senator Paula Simon, Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh have some of the biggest social media followings in Canadian politics. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | October 4, 2021
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet in a press conference, September 29, 2021 located in Room 125B of the West Block of Parliament Hill. He announced last week his party's officer appointments. The Hill Times file photograph
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | October 4, 2021
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | October 4, 2021
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet in a press conference, September 29, 2021 located in Room 125B of the West Block of Parliament Hill. He announced last week his party's officer appointments. The Hill Times file photograph
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | September 8, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for the leaders' debate in Gatineau, Que., on Oct. 7, 2019. This time around, he will face off twice, once in French and again in English, on Sept. 8 and 9 against Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Leader Annamie Paul. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | September 8, 2021
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | September 8, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for the leaders' debate in Gatineau, Que., on Oct. 7, 2019. This time around, he will face off twice, once in French and again in English, on Sept. 8 and 9 against Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Leader Annamie Paul. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ZAINAB AL-MEHDAR | July 22, 2021
Senator Judith Keating attending Senators Swearing-in Ceremony on January 31 courtesy of the Senate.
News | BY ZAINAB AL-MEHDAR | July 22, 2021
News | BY ZAINAB AL-MEHDAR | July 22, 2021
Senator Judith Keating attending Senators Swearing-in Ceremony on January 31 courtesy of the Senate.
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | July 21, 2021
Jeff O’Reilly, former general manager at Darcy McGee’s on Sparks Street, has landed a new gig managing a new cider bar and events centre at Saunders Farm. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | July 21, 2021
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | July 21, 2021
Jeff O’Reilly, former general manager at Darcy McGee’s on Sparks Street, has landed a new gig managing a new cider bar and events centre at Saunders Farm. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | February 24, 2021
David Coletto, founder and CEO of Abacus Data, is releasing a podcast called Infocus. It will explore the intersection of public opinion research, public affairs, and public policy at a high level. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | February 24, 2021
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | February 24, 2021
David Coletto, founder and CEO of Abacus Data, is releasing a podcast called Infocus. It will explore the intersection of public opinion research, public affairs, and public policy at a high level. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | January 27, 2021
Sen. Paula Simons, centre, is pictured at her Senate swearing-in on Oct. 16, 2018, with then-senator André Pratte, left, and Sen. Peter Harder, right. She recently released a new season of her podcast Alberta Unbound, exploring the culture and identity of Albertans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | January 27, 2021
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | January 27, 2021
Sen. Paula Simons, centre, is pictured at her Senate swearing-in on Oct. 16, 2018, with then-senator André Pratte, left, and Sen. Peter Harder, right. She recently released a new season of her podcast Alberta Unbound, exploring the culture and identity of Albertans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 20, 2019
Conservative MP Nelly Shin, pictured in a meeting room in the West Block building, is Canada's first-ever Member of Parliament of Korean descent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 20, 2019
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 20, 2019
Conservative MP Nelly Shin, pictured in a meeting room in the West Block building, is Canada's first-ever Member of Parliament of Korean descent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 19, 2019
Before there were the current Members of the 42nd Parliament, various visible minority Canadians and Indigenous people made parliamentary history. Compiled by various sources, this timeline is an incomplete record and relies on both self-identification and published reports from, the Library of Parliament, Senate of Canada biographies, The Canadian Encyclopedia, and media stories. House of Commons photograph by Bernard Thibodeau
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 19, 2019
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 19, 2019
Before there were the current Members of the 42nd Parliament, various visible minority Canadians and Indigenous people made parliamentary history. Compiled by various sources, this timeline is an incomplete record and relies on both self-identification and published reports from, the Library of Parliament, Senate of Canada biographies, The Canadian Encyclopedia, and media stories. House of Commons photograph by Bernard Thibodeau