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Rosa Galvez
Independent Senator Rosa Galvez’s Climate Aligned Finance Act aims to provide a framework to ensure that the country’s financial system aligns with its legally binding climate commitments. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Too often, Indigenous involvement is treated as a consultation formality rather than as a meaningful partnership from the start, writes Peter Fleming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The Survivors' Flag, which honours residential school survivors, flies on the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Ottawa on Sept. 30, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The Survivors' Flag, which honours residential school survivors, flies on the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Ottawa on Sept. 30, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre took steps in the right direction with the address he delivered at the party's recent convention, which showed an arguably more human and reflective leader, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Amir Said
To meet its objective, the Department of National Defence will need to enlist 375,000 reserve personnel at the same time the defence industry will be hiring 125,000 skilled workers, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Corporal Antoine Brochu
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaking in the House of Commons before delivering remarks honouring the victims of the Tumbler Ridge tragedy on Feb. 11, 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has his eye on the long game, but climate change isn’t waiting. The automotive future is electric—but, in this country, we are still mostly running on fumes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Defence Minister David McGuinty, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
NDP leadership contender Rob Ashton, left, recently proved that starting a fight can lead to media coverage after he accused Avi Lewis, right, of undermining provincial NDP governments, Gerry Nicholls writes. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
During a Feb. 17 press conference in the West Block, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was asked if he had spoken to MP Jamil Jivani about his comments that Canada was having an 'anti-America hissy fit.' Poilievre repudiated Jivani's words but ever so mildly, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Wars of attrition generally end when one side cannot continue because its soldiers mutiny or because its citizens at home refuse to support it any longer. We’re not there yet, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore/World Economic Forum
Donald Trump
The ties to Jeffrey Epstein among the U.S. president’s associates represent a serious political liability for Donald Trump, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Feb. 4 remarks at a Black History Month event underscore the theme that belonging in Canada as a Black citizen requires more credits than debits in the ledger, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Defence Industrial Strategy may deliver short-term gains, but it could compromise long-term policy and economic coherence.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Wednesday, February 25, 2026