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Liberal MP and doctor Marcus Powlowski continues to practice medicine in his riding of Thunder Bay-Rainy River, Ont. ‘I don’t spend a lot of time talking politics when I’m practising medicine. People are happy to see a doctor and I think the lack of primary health care has become so chronic, people don’t usually bother mentioning it,’ he says. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | December 1, 2025
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said investments announced in the 2025 federal budget will 'create skilled, well-paid jobs, strengthen regional economies, and help Canadian businesses get their goods to new markets,' in a Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada press release on Nov. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | December 1, 2025
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | December 1, 2025
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said investments announced in the 2025 federal budget will 'create skilled, well-paid jobs, strengthen regional economies, and help Canadian businesses get their goods to new markets,' in a Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada press release on Nov. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | December 1, 2025
Paul Irngaut, Nunavut Tunngavik vice president and chair of the Infrastructure and Housing Advisory Committee, holds a press conference in West Block on Oct. 30, 2025, to discuss four Inuit-led major projects and their inclusion in the government’s infrastructure projects of national interest. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | December 1, 2025
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | December 1, 2025
Paul Irngaut, Nunavut Tunngavik vice president and chair of the Infrastructure and Housing Advisory Committee, holds a press conference in West Block on Oct. 30, 2025, to discuss four Inuit-led major projects and their inclusion in the government’s infrastructure projects of national interest. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 1, 2025
“The all-season roads, ports, highways, and other trade-enabling infrastructure we build through the fund will spur growth and better connect northern and Indigenous communities to the Canadian economy and the world,” says a statement from Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty about the Arctic Infrastructure Fund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 1, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 1, 2025
“The all-season roads, ports, highways, and other trade-enabling infrastructure we build through the fund will spur growth and better connect northern and Indigenous communities to the Canadian economy and the world,” says a statement from Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty about the Arctic Infrastructure Fund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PASCAL CHAN | November 27, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tabled the 2025 federal budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PASCAL CHAN | November 27, 2025
Opinion | BY PASCAL CHAN | November 27, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tabled the 2025 federal budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | November 19, 2025
After living through generations of Canada’s colonial Arctic policies, Inuit and Nunavummiut are sending a clear message to Parliament that the days of unilateral decision-making in Ottawa are over, writes Lori Idlout. Photograph courtesy of Phil Squires/Flickr
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | November 19, 2025
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | November 19, 2025
After living through generations of Canada’s colonial Arctic policies, Inuit and Nunavummiut are sending a clear message to Parliament that the days of unilateral decision-making in Ottawa are over, writes Lori Idlout. Photograph courtesy of Phil Squires/Flickr
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP LARRY BAGNELL | May 16, 2018
Yukon MP Larry Bagnell, Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, and Yukon Premier Sandy Silver announce up to $594-million in infrastructure funding for the territory May 3 at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP LARRY BAGNELL | May 16, 2018
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP LARRY BAGNELL | May 16, 2018
Yukon MP Larry Bagnell, Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, and Yukon Premier Sandy Silver announce up to $594-million in infrastructure funding for the territory May 3 at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 16, 2018
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett has indicated that a draft of the government’s new Arctic policy framework will be ready by the summer, following months of consultation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 16, 2018
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 16, 2018
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett has indicated that a draft of the government’s new Arctic policy framework will be ready by the summer, following months of consultation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 2, 2018
As the first Indigenous Services Minister, Jane Philpott is overseeing a department that has a planned budget three times bigger than her counterpart, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett, and double the size of her previous portfolio as health minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 2, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 2, 2018
As the first Indigenous Services Minister, Jane Philpott is overseeing a department that has a planned budget three times bigger than her counterpart, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett, and double the size of her previous portfolio as health minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | April 27, 2018
AFN national chief Perry Bellegarde, pictured in an interview with The Hill Times' editorial board in December, says he wants to ensure there’s enough time for consultation and involvement from all Indigenous groups in the creation of an Indigenous languages bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | April 27, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | April 27, 2018
AFN national chief Perry Bellegarde, pictured in an interview with The Hill Times' editorial board in December, says he wants to ensure there’s enough time for consultation and involvement from all Indigenous groups in the creation of an Indigenous languages bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | April 18, 2018
Delivery of care is structured for a health-care professional to see as many patients as possible, in which the 'symptom' becomes the priority, not the patient, writes Dr. Mary Jane McCallum. Photograph courtesy of Conor Lawless
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | April 18, 2018
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | April 18, 2018
Delivery of care is structured for a health-care professional to see as many patients as possible, in which the 'symptom' becomes the priority, not the patient, writes Dr. Mary Jane McCallum. Photograph courtesy of Conor Lawless
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 9, 2018
University of Calgary Professor Kent Fellows, pictured in Ottawa at a press conference on March 27, says infrastructure improvements can lower the cost of living in the north by 'reducing the cost of imports,' while also increasing economic activity by making exports 'more efficient.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 9, 2018
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 9, 2018
University of Calgary Professor Kent Fellows, pictured in Ottawa at a press conference on March 27, says infrastructure improvements can lower the cost of living in the north by 'reducing the cost of imports,' while also increasing economic activity by making exports 'more efficient.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | April 6, 2018
Gar Pardy says Canada needs more First Ministers’ Meetings like this one, in December 2016, that included representatives of Canada’s Métis (Métis National Council president Clément Chartier, far left) First Nations (Assembly of First Nations national chief Perry Bellegarde, far right), and Inuit (Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed, next to Mr. Bellegarde) leaders, alongside the prime minister, centre, and provincial and territorial premiers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | April 6, 2018
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | April 6, 2018
Gar Pardy says Canada needs more First Ministers’ Meetings like this one, in December 2016, that included representatives of Canada’s Métis (Métis National Council president Clément Chartier, far left) First Nations (Assembly of First Nations national chief Perry Bellegarde, far right), and Inuit (Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed, next to Mr. Bellegarde) leaders, alongside the prime minister, centre, and provincial and territorial premiers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | April 5, 2018
Carolyn Bennett
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett announces Dec. 14 that Grand Chief Wilton Littlechild, right, will be chair of the interim board of directors working to establish a National Council for Reconciliation. Words like reconciliation are being used a lot in national discussions involving Indigenous peoples, writes Gar Pardy, while thornier terms like sovereignty lurk in the background. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | April 5, 2018
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | April 5, 2018
Carolyn Bennett
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett announces Dec. 14 that Grand Chief Wilton Littlechild, right, will be chair of the interim board of directors working to establish a National Council for Reconciliation. Words like reconciliation are being used a lot in national discussions involving Indigenous peoples, writes Gar Pardy, while thornier terms like sovereignty lurk in the background. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 28, 2018
Independent Senator Murray Sinclair says he's worried what impact marijuana legalization will have on Indigenous communities where resources are already lacking, and is looking for amendments to the two cannabis-related bills before the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 28, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 28, 2018
Independent Senator Murray Sinclair says he's worried what impact marijuana legalization will have on Indigenous communities where resources are already lacking, and is looking for amendments to the two cannabis-related bills before the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDWARD WHITCOMB | March 16, 2018
Demonstrators outside Canada’s Supreme Court in 2016 protest the reversal of the flow of crude oil in Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline. The court later ruled in favour of Enbridge, dismissing the legal challenge from the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDWARD WHITCOMB | March 16, 2018
Opinion | BY EDWARD WHITCOMB | March 16, 2018
Demonstrators outside Canada’s Supreme Court in 2016 protest the reversal of the flow of crude oil in Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline. The court later ruled in favour of Enbridge, dismissing the legal challenge from the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | January 23, 2018
Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott outlined the key priorities of the new Department of Indigenous Services Canada at a press conference on Jan. 23 in the National Press Theatre. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | January 23, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | January 23, 2018
Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott outlined the key priorities of the new Department of Indigenous Services Canada at a press conference on Jan. 23 in the National Press Theatre. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | January 17, 2018
Liberal Sen. Charlie Watt, left, chairs the Senate's new Arctic Committee, which was created in collaboration with committee deputy chair Conservative Sen. Dennis Patterson, right. The Hill Times file photo and photograph courtesy of Dennis Patterson
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | January 17, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | January 17, 2018
Liberal Sen. Charlie Watt, left, chairs the Senate's new Arctic Committee, which was created in collaboration with committee deputy chair Conservative Sen. Dennis Patterson, right. The Hill Times file photo and photograph courtesy of Dennis Patterson