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As it weighs Bill C-12, the Senate can guide Canada toward the nearest offramp rather than inch us further along the U.S.’s path, write Ketty Nivyabandi and France-Isabelle Langlois. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GREG MACDOUGALL, RICHARD NOLAN | February 9, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has decisions to make about the Senate. De-politicized by design a decade ago, it never regained a shared parliamentary purpose with the House of Commons, and is now an institution some describe as adrift, write Richard Nolan and Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GREG MACDOUGALL, RICHARD NOLAN | February 9, 2026
Opinion | BY GREG MACDOUGALL, RICHARD NOLAN | February 9, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has decisions to make about the Senate. De-politicized by design a decade ago, it never regained a shared parliamentary purpose with the House of Commons, and is now an institution some describe as adrift, write Richard Nolan and Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | February 9, 2026
Senators Pierre Moreau, left, Lucie Moncion, Flordeliz Osler, and Brian Francis are the leaders of their respective groups. Osler says members of the Canadian Senators Group see the 'new' balance between moving quickly and analyzing legislation as a 'positive.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | February 9, 2026
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | February 9, 2026
Senators Pierre Moreau, left, Lucie Moncion, Flordeliz Osler, and Brian Francis are the leaders of their respective groups. Osler says members of the Canadian Senators Group see the 'new' balance between moving quickly and analyzing legislation as a 'positive.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 15, 2026
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 ELEANOR WAND | January 15, 2026
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 15, 2026
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
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR YUEN PAU WOO | January 12, 2026
Mark Carney
Critics of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s efforts to re-establish Canada-China relations are trotting out the same misdirections. While China is not the solution to Canada's problems, it can be part of a solution to many of them, writes Senator Yuen Pau Woo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR YUEN PAU WOO | January 12, 2026
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR YUEN PAU WOO | January 12, 2026
Mark Carney
Critics of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s efforts to re-establish Canada-China relations are trotting out the same misdirections. While China is not the solution to Canada's problems, it can be part of a solution to many of them, writes Senator Yuen Pau Woo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | December 31, 2025
Peter Boehm
ISG Senator Peter Boehm, left, and PSG Senator Peter Harder, are chair and vice-chair, respectfully, of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The committee this month released a report entitled, "Canada-Africa: seizing a strategic opportunity." The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | December 31, 2025
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | December 31, 2025
Peter Boehm
ISG Senator Peter Boehm, left, and PSG Senator Peter Harder, are chair and vice-chair, respectfully, of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The committee this month released a report entitled, "Canada-Africa: seizing a strategic opportunity." The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
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