Friday, February 6, 2026

Canada’s Politics and Government News Source Since 1989

Friday, February 6, 2026 | Latest Paper

Senators

Quebec Premier François Legault announced his resignation on Jan. 14, leaving the party he founded, the CAQ, to elect a new leader months ahead of a provincial election, currently set for the end of October. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 17, 2025
The Red Chamber's executive Senate Internal Economy committee recently tweaked some of its procedures. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 17, 2025
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 17, 2025
The Red Chamber's executive Senate Internal Economy committee recently tweaked some of its procedures. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 28, 2025
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
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 28, 2025
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 28, 2025
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 DANIEL ZEKVELD | November 19, 2025
Other jurisdictions are demonstrating that user privacy and protecting children from pornography are not mutually exclusive, writes Daniel Zekveld. Unsplash photograph by Alvaro Uribe
Opinion | BY DANIEL ZEKVELD | November 19, 2025
Opinion | BY DANIEL ZEKVELD | November 19, 2025
Other jurisdictions are demonstrating that user privacy and protecting children from pornography are not mutually exclusive, writes Daniel Zekveld. Unsplash photograph by Alvaro Uribe
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 19, 2025
Mandy Gull-Masty
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty. This government would be well advised to find some humility, and work with the strong allies in the Senate who advocate for the well-being of Indigenous Peoples, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 19, 2025
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 19, 2025
Mandy Gull-Masty
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty. This government would be well advised to find some humility, and work with the strong allies in the Senate who advocate for the well-being of Indigenous Peoples, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY GRACE BESTARD | October 27, 2025
Marilou McPhedran
Senator Marilou McPhedran has made youth a primary focus since joining the Red Chamber. Her Vote 16 Act aims to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY GRACE BESTARD | October 27, 2025
News | BY GRACE BESTARD | October 27, 2025
Marilou McPhedran
Senator Marilou McPhedran has made youth a primary focus since joining the Red Chamber. Her Vote 16 Act aims to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 3, 2023
Senator Marc Gold, the government's representative in the Senate, called the Conservative point of order a 'root-and-branch attack' on the government's ability to fulfill its duty and highlights the need to modernize the Senate rules to reflect its non-partisan direction. Screenshot courtesy of SenVu
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 3, 2023
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 3, 2023
Senator Marc Gold, the government's representative in the Senate, called the Conservative point of order a 'root-and-branch attack' on the government's ability to fulfill its duty and highlights the need to modernize the Senate rules to reflect its non-partisan direction. Screenshot courtesy of SenVu
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 18, 2023
The Senate of Canada Building in December 2019. Returning to the office will no longer be voluntary for Senate administration staff as of May 1, following the passage of a new telework arrangement policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 18, 2023
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 18, 2023
The Senate of Canada Building in December 2019. Returning to the office will no longer be voluntary for Senate administration staff as of May 1, following the passage of a new telework arrangement policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 12, 2023
A recent motion could give non-affiliated Senators a better shot at a seat on the Red Chamber's most powerful committee's subgroups, but whether it will remains to be seen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 12, 2023
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 12, 2023
A recent motion could give non-affiliated Senators a better shot at a seat on the Red Chamber's most powerful committee's subgroups, but whether it will remains to be seen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 1, 2023
Independent Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne, seated right, with Liberal MP John McKay, left, at a House Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on Sept. 26, 2022, has introduced two public bills to restrict the availability of porn to minors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 1, 2023
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 1, 2023
Independent Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne, seated right, with Liberal MP John McKay, left, at a House Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on Sept. 26, 2022, has introduced two public bills to restrict the availability of porn to minors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
This year’s most influential list is peppered with the politicians, political staffers and strategists, public servants, and media who help shape policy, hold the government to account, and wield influence behind the scenes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, handouts, and photo illustration by Serena Masonde
This year’s most influential list is peppered with the politicians, political staffers and strategists, public servants, and media who help shape policy, hold the government to account, and wield influence behind the scenes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, handouts, and photo illustration by Serena Masonde
Opinion | BY ABDUL NAKUA | December 7, 2022
Conservative Senator Salma Ataullahjan, attending a June 2 press conference in Ottawa, chairs the Senate’s Human Rights Committee, which has been digging into Islamophobia in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ABDUL NAKUA | December 7, 2022
Opinion | BY ABDUL NAKUA | December 7, 2022
Conservative Senator Salma Ataullahjan, attending a June 2 press conference in Ottawa, chairs the Senate’s Human Rights Committee, which has been digging into Islamophobia in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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