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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, are fighting in a campaign where the electorate is focused on who can best handle U.S. President Donald Trump. But that's not the chief concern for young voters, according to a new poll. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons, illustration by Neena Singhal
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured April 2, 2025, on the way into the Cabinet Committee on Canada-U.S. Relations and National Security on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 7, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured April 2, 2025, on the way into the Cabinet Committee on Canada-U.S. Relations and National Security on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured at his campaign office on March 29, 2025, told reporters on March 25 that he has a responsibility to plan for the worst, and that 'part of that response is to be more and more Canadian in our defence capabilities.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 4, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured at his campaign office on March 29, 2025, told reporters on March 25 that he has a responsibility to plan for the worst, and that 'part of that response is to be more and more Canadian in our defence capabilities.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STéPHANE LACROIX | March 26, 2025
A Canada Post worker waves a smoke device during a picket outside the postal service’s head office in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2024. The perspective that unions hinder economic growth and hold the public hostage when they exercise their right to strike is gaining traction, writes Stéphane Lacroix. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STéPHANE LACROIX | March 26, 2025
Opinion | BY STéPHANE LACROIX | March 26, 2025
A Canada Post worker waves a smoke device during a picket outside the postal service’s head office in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2024. The perspective that unions hinder economic growth and hold the public hostage when they exercise their right to strike is gaining traction, writes Stéphane Lacroix. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on Feb. 25, 2025, at the Liberal leadership debate in Montreal before he was elected party leader. Many voices are urging more pipelines and new oil-and-gas projects, including from the self-seeking oil-and-gas lobby. But our future isn’t as a petrostate, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 24, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on Feb. 25, 2025, at the Liberal leadership debate in Montreal before he was elected party leader. Many voices are urging more pipelines and new oil-and-gas projects, including from the self-seeking oil-and-gas lobby. But our future isn’t as a petrostate, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 12, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime minister-designate Mark Carney champions of the same neoliberal economics that generationally increased the income inequality that is crushing a lot of Canadians, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 12, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 12, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime minister-designate Mark Carney champions of the same neoliberal economics that generationally increased the income inequality that is crushing a lot of Canadians, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 10, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said ‘Axing the carbon tax is only the beginning,’ during a ‘Canada First’ rally for the party on Feb. 15 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 10, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 10, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said ‘Axing the carbon tax is only the beginning,’ during a ‘Canada First’ rally for the party on Feb. 15 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 6, 2025
On Feb. 25, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston introduced a bill to promote internal trade by catalyzing Canada's provinces and territories to offer mutual recognition of each other's regulations for goods and services. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 6, 2025
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 6, 2025
On Feb. 25, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston introduced a bill to promote internal trade by catalyzing Canada's provinces and territories to offer mutual recognition of each other's regulations for goods and services. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EVAN FRASER, BRENDAN HALEY | March 4, 2025
Dominic LeBlanc
Finance Minister Dominic Leblanc. The federal government has the opportunity to take steps towards building Canadians’ financial health and well-being, write Evan Fraser and Brendan Haley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EVAN FRASER, BRENDAN HALEY | March 4, 2025
Opinion | BY EVAN FRASER, BRENDAN HALEY | March 4, 2025
Dominic LeBlanc
Finance Minister Dominic Leblanc. The federal government has the opportunity to take steps towards building Canadians’ financial health and well-being, write Evan Fraser and Brendan Haley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 22, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference in West Block on Feb. 1, to provide an update on the governent’s response to the announcement of 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 22, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 22, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference in West Block on Feb. 1, to provide an update on the governent’s response to the announcement of 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 17, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, pictured Feb. 1, 2025, with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, and Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, holding a press conference on the government's response to Trump's 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 17, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 17, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, pictured Feb. 1, 2025, with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, and Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, holding a press conference on the government's response to Trump's 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR PJ PROSPER | February 13, 2025
Senator PJ Prosper
Indigenous voices should also feature prominently in discussions to reduce internal trade barriers, writes CSG Senator PJ Prosper. Photograph courtesy of Senator PJ Prosper
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR PJ PROSPER | February 13, 2025
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR PJ PROSPER | February 13, 2025
Senator PJ Prosper
Indigenous voices should also feature prominently in discussions to reduce internal trade barriers, writes CSG Senator PJ Prosper. Photograph courtesy of Senator PJ Prosper
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 13, 2025
Clockwise from top left: French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 13, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 13, 2025
Clockwise from top left: French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 10, 2025
Doug Ford, Susan Holt
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt are among those heading to Washington this week for a diplomatic mission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 10, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 10, 2025
Doug Ford, Susan Holt
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt are among those heading to Washington this week for a diplomatic mission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 8, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on Feb. 1 to address Canada's retaliatory response, which was put on pause after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day tariff reprieve on Feb. 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 8, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 8, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on Feb. 1 to address Canada's retaliatory response, which was put on pause after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day tariff reprieve on Feb. 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 6, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland, and U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The Hill Times illustration by Neena Singhal
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 6, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 6, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland, and U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The Hill Times illustration by Neena Singhal
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 5, 2025
Peter Boehm
ISG Senator Peter Boehm says Canada’s multilateral relations have 'always been a very important counterweight to our almost overwhelming bilateral relationship with the United States.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 5, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 5, 2025
Peter Boehm
ISG Senator Peter Boehm says Canada’s multilateral relations have 'always been a very important counterweight to our almost overwhelming bilateral relationship with the United States.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 3, 2025
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in a Hill scrum, launched the Canadian Sovereign AI Compute Strategy, which will invest up to $2-billion intended to help grow Canada’s AI sector, last month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 3, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 3, 2025
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in a Hill scrum, launched the Canadian Sovereign AI Compute Strategy, which will invest up to $2-billion intended to help grow Canada’s AI sector, last month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade