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Shafqat Ali
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali shouldn’t sign on to his officials’ disastrous draft discussion paper that would make for a more dysfunctional access-to-information system, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured Dec. 18, 2025, where the federal and Ontario governments signed a cooperation agreement to work together on development projects. Meanwhile, Carney said opposition MPs who choose to cross the floor are 'attracted by what we are doing,' as reported by Global News on Dec. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Guillaume Couillard, director general at the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, says that the high number of investigations in 2023 and 2024 are due to one approach set by the 2022 temporary guidelines, which will be replaced by permanent guidance on Jan. 1, 2026. Photograph courtesy of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
Conservative MP John Brassard chairs the House Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Mandy Gull-Masty
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty. This government would be well advised to find some humility, and work with the strong allies in the Senate who advocate for the well-being of Indigenous Peoples, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Monday, January 12, 2026