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News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 28, 2026
Conservative MPs Dan Mazier, clockwise from top left, Richard Bragdon, Bloc Québécois MP Yves Perron, and Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, Pauline Rochefort, Emma Harrison, and Sophie Chatel all welcomed China lowering its tariffs on Canadian canola. But Perron said Carney's deal with China is 'sad news for pork people.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Facebook
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 28, 2026
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 28, 2026
Conservative MPs Dan Mazier, clockwise from top left, Richard Bragdon, Bloc Québécois MP Yves Perron, and Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, Pauline Rochefort, Emma Harrison, and Sophie Chatel all welcomed China lowering its tariffs on Canadian canola. But Perron said Carney's deal with China is 'sad news for pork people.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Facebook
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 28, 2026
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson makes his way past reporters to a Liberal cabinet meeting in the West Block on Nov. 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 28, 2026
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 28, 2026
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson makes his way past reporters to a Liberal cabinet meeting in the West Block on Nov. 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 28, 2026
Special ballots are counted by Elections Canada workers in Ottawa in the 2021 federal election. The agency is working to improve—and in many cases automate—processes related to mailing special ballot envelopes, tracking return rates, and monitoring counts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 28, 2026
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 28, 2026
Special ballots are counted by Elections Canada workers in Ottawa in the 2021 federal election. The agency is working to improve—and in many cases automate—processes related to mailing special ballot envelopes, tracking return rates, and monitoring counts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 26, 2026
Former federal deputy minister of Indigenous Services Canada Gina Wilson is retiring this spring after almost three decades in the public service. 'My whole career, I focused on Indigenous federal employees. Recruiting them, retaining them, building their talent, developing them, and building policies around them to support them.'  Photographs courtesy of Gina Wilson
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 26, 2026
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 26, 2026
Former federal deputy minister of Indigenous Services Canada Gina Wilson is retiring this spring after almost three decades in the public service. 'My whole career, I focused on Indigenous federal employees. Recruiting them, retaining them, building their talent, developing them, and building policies around them to support them.'  Photographs courtesy of Gina Wilson
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 26, 2026
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty has seen a string of senior staffing changes following the exit of her chief of staff and director of operations late last year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 26, 2026
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 26, 2026
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty has seen a string of senior staffing changes following the exit of her chief of staff and director of operations late last year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 26, 2026
Perfect Books and The Other Hill host an evening with Cory Doctorow, author of 'Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It,' featuring a post-lecture book signing and Q&A. Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. ET at allsaints event space, 317 Chapel St., Ottawa. Photograph courtesy of Cory Doctorow
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 26, 2026
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 26, 2026
Perfect Books and The Other Hill host an evening with Cory Doctorow, author of 'Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It,' featuring a post-lecture book signing and Q&A. Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. ET at allsaints event space, 317 Chapel St., Ottawa. Photograph courtesy of Cory Doctorow
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | January 26, 2026
Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut. Investments in Arctic military capacity must be made with the dual purpose of supporting vibrant communities who are our first line of defence, writes NDP MP Lori Idlout. Photograph courtesy of Rigo Olvera, Pexels.com
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | January 26, 2026
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | January 26, 2026
Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut. Investments in Arctic military capacity must be made with the dual purpose of supporting vibrant communities who are our first line of defence, writes NDP MP Lori Idlout. Photograph courtesy of Rigo Olvera, Pexels.com
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 26, 2026
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The House returns on Jan. 26. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 26, 2026
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 26, 2026
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The House returns on Jan. 26. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 26, 2026
People walk along Parliament Hill on Jan. 21, 2026. Parliament should work together to lead Canadians through this crisis right now. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 26, 2026
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 26, 2026
People walk along Parliament Hill on Jan. 21, 2026. Parliament should work together to lead Canadians through this crisis right now. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ASHTON ARSENAULT | January 22, 2026
MP Michael Ma, left, crossed the floor from the Conservative Party to join Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals on Dec. 11, 2025, a move that brought the Liberals to within one seat of a majority government at the time. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
Opinion | BY ASHTON ARSENAULT | January 22, 2026
Opinion | BY ASHTON ARSENAULT | January 22, 2026
MP Michael Ma, left, crossed the floor from the Conservative Party to join Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals on Dec. 11, 2025, a move that brought the Liberals to within one seat of a majority government at the time. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
Opinion | BY INTERIM NDP LEADER DON DAVIES | January 22, 2026
The impacts of American threats to our nation’s sovereignty and our economy are being felt by Canadians from all walks of life, writes Don Davies, pictured centre, the interim leader of the New Democratic Party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY INTERIM NDP LEADER DON DAVIES | January 22, 2026
Opinion | BY INTERIM NDP LEADER DON DAVIES | January 22, 2026
The impacts of American threats to our nation’s sovereignty and our economy are being felt by Canadians from all walks of life, writes Don Davies, pictured centre, the interim leader of the New Democratic Party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LEO HOUSAKOS | January 22, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney claimed Bill C-4, the Making Life More Affordable for Canadians Act, was a high priority, and yet the legislation floundered in the House until the end of December, writes Conservative Senator Leo Housakos, leader of the opposition in the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LEO HOUSAKOS | January 22, 2026
Opinion | BY LEO HOUSAKOS | January 22, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney claimed Bill C-4, the Making Life More Affordable for Canadians Act, was a high priority, and yet the legislation floundered in the House until the end of December, writes Conservative Senator Leo Housakos, leader of the opposition in the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 21, 2026
A new senior adviser and new senior policy adviser are among the recent staffing changes of note in Environment, Climate Change, and Nature Minister Julie Dabrusin's office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 21, 2026
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 21, 2026
A new senior adviser and new senior policy adviser are among the recent staffing changes of note in Environment, Climate Change, and Nature Minister Julie Dabrusin's office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 21, 2026
After a recent leak of an advisory for Prime Minister Mark Carney's international travel plans, the Parliamentary Press Gallery executive discussed whether there were any options to reinforce members' obligations to respect embargoes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 21, 2026
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 21, 2026
After a recent leak of an advisory for Prime Minister Mark Carney's international travel plans, the Parliamentary Press Gallery executive discussed whether there were any options to reinforce members' obligations to respect embargoes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 19, 2026
Maninder Sidhu
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu has a new policy adviser, and a new press secretary in his office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 19, 2026
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 19, 2026
Maninder Sidhu
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu has a new policy adviser, and a new press secretary in his office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 19, 2026
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 19, 2026
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 19, 2026
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 14, 2026
Transport Minister and Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon announces the Ottawa-Montreal corridor as the first section of the Alto high-speed rail project in Gatineau, Que., on Dec. 12, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 14, 2026
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 14, 2026
Transport Minister and Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon announces the Ottawa-Montreal corridor as the first section of the Alto high-speed rail project in Gatineau, Que., on Dec. 12, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 14, 2026
An interpreter covers a press conference with then-prime minister Justin Trudeau in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa in February 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 14, 2026
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 14, 2026
An interpreter covers a press conference with then-prime minister Justin Trudeau in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa in February 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 12, 2026
Pedestrians walk past the Queen's Gates to Parliament Hill in downtown Ottawa on Jan. 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 12, 2026
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 12, 2026
Pedestrians walk past the Queen's Gates to Parliament Hill in downtown Ottawa on Jan. 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | January 7, 2026
Skaters take the opportunity of a warm afternoon in Ottawa on Jan. 7, 2026, to skate on the Rideau Canal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | January 7, 2026
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | January 7, 2026
Skaters take the opportunity of a warm afternoon in Ottawa on Jan. 7, 2026, to skate on the Rideau Canal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 7, 2026
The Prime Minister's Office at 80 Wellington St., which also served as home to then-deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland's office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 7, 2026
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 7, 2026
The Prime Minister's Office at 80 Wellington St., which also served as home to then-deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland's office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 2, 2026
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a Sept. 14 caucus meeting in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 2, 2026
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 2, 2026
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a Sept. 14 caucus meeting in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | December 28, 2025
Progressive Senate Group Leader Brian Francis, left, incoming-Canadian Senators Group leader Gigi Osler, current PSG Senator Peter Harder, and Independent Senator Pierre Dalphond say they want to see the continuation of the independent Senate model. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | December 28, 2025
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | December 28, 2025
Progressive Senate Group Leader Brian Francis, left, incoming-Canadian Senators Group leader Gigi Osler, current PSG Senator Peter Harder, and Independent Senator Pierre Dalphond say they want to see the continuation of the independent Senate model. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, U.S. ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, King Charles III and Queen Camilla, Carney and his wife Diana Fox Carney on election day, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his wife Anaida. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 23, 2025
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, U.S. ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, King Charles III and Queen Camilla, Carney and his wife Diana Fox Carney on election day, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his wife Anaida. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 22, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel arrives for a cabinet meeting in the West Block on Nov. 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 22, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 22, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel arrives for a cabinet meeting in the West Block on Nov. 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 18, 2025
Sean Fraser
Justice Minister Sean Fraser speaks about the introduction of Bill C-16, the Protecting Victims Act, at a Dec. 9 event at the National Arts Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 18, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 18, 2025
Sean Fraser
Justice Minister Sean Fraser speaks about the introduction of Bill C-16, the Protecting Victims Act, at a Dec. 9 event at the National Arts Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 17, 2025
First set in motion in 2023, the House of Commons' Strategic Internal Assessment and Operations effort to find savings is set to continue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 17, 2025
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 17, 2025
First set in motion in 2023, the House of Commons' Strategic Internal Assessment and Operations effort to find savings is set to continue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Senators and MPs have been invited to the Senate Chamber to hear from participants in the Canadian Youth Climate Assembly on Sept. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Senators and MPs have been invited to the Senate Chamber to hear from participants in the Canadian Youth Climate Assembly on Sept. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARCI SURKES | September 17, 2025
Staffers wait for their bosses outside of a Liberal cabinet meeting in the West Block on March 10. Politics can often feel like it’s just about outmaneuvering the other side, but at its core, it’s about people, writes Marci Surkes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARCI SURKES | September 17, 2025
Opinion | BY MARCI SURKES | September 17, 2025
Staffers wait for their bosses outside of a Liberal cabinet meeting in the West Block on March 10. Politics can often feel like it’s just about outmaneuvering the other side, but at its core, it’s about people, writes Marci Surkes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 17, 2025
Savannah DeWolfe, left, alongside her boss now-Justice Minister Sean Fraser at the United Nations International Migration Review Forum in New York City in May 2022. At the time, Fraser was immigration minister, and DeWolfe was his director of policy and legal affairs. Photograph courtesy of Savannah DeWolfe
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 17, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 17, 2025
Savannah DeWolfe, left, alongside her boss now-Justice Minister Sean Fraser at the United Nations International Migration Review Forum in New York City in May 2022. At the time, Fraser was immigration minister, and DeWolfe was his director of policy and legal affairs. Photograph courtesy of Savannah DeWolfe
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 17, 2025
Freshman Liberal MP Vince Gasparro says he's hoping to bring a 'throwback' '90s liberalism to Parliament Hill in both substance and style. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 17, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 17, 2025
Freshman Liberal MP Vince Gasparro says he's hoping to bring a 'throwback' '90s liberalism to Parliament Hill in both substance and style. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 15, 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has a 14-member office currently in place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 15, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 15, 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has a 14-member office currently in place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, left, pictured on the Hill on June 5, 2025. MPs return on Monday, Sept. 15, after a nearly three-month summer recess. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, left, pictured on the Hill on June 5, 2025. MPs return on Monday, Sept. 15, after a nearly three-month summer recess. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | September 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters as he leaves the Metis Major Projects Summit in Ottawa on Aug. 7, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | September 15, 2025
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | September 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters as he leaves the Metis Major Projects Summit in Ottawa on Aug. 7, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The House returned on Sept. 15 following the summer break, while the Senate is scheduled to come back on Sept. 23. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 15, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The House returned on Sept. 15 following the summer break, while the Senate is scheduled to come back on Sept. 23. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN POLK | September 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has found his own centre ground, formed on voter repudiation of Trump and the imperative to harness the government to achieve huge economic reforms, writes Ken Polk. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN POLK | September 15, 2025
Opinion | BY KEN POLK | September 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has found his own centre ground, formed on voter repudiation of Trump and the imperative to harness the government to achieve huge economic reforms, writes Ken Polk. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 10, 2025
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty speaks with reporters in Gatineau, Que., on July 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 10, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 10, 2025
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty speaks with reporters in Gatineau, Que., on July 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade