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The House Status of Women Committee, chaired by Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu, centre, examining the threats that anti-feminist rhetoric pose in an increasingly online world is a recognition of how high the stakes are, writes Shari Graydon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | February 4, 2026
Shafqat Ali
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali. Officials from TBS defended proposed legislation that would exempt corporations from certain laws and regulations if it serves the public interest. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | February 4, 2026
News | BY MARLO GLASS | February 4, 2026
Shafqat Ali
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali. Officials from TBS defended proposed legislation that would exempt corporations from certain laws and regulations if it serves the public interest. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 4, 2026
Minister David McGuinty's Department of National Defence is consistently one of the worst performers for complying with the Access to Information Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 4, 2026
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 4, 2026
Minister David McGuinty's Department of National Defence is consistently one of the worst performers for complying with the Access to Information Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 4, 2026
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon says the official opposition needs to 'get out of the way' to make legislative progress, but Conservatives say the Liberals are being 'contradicted by reality.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 4, 2026
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 4, 2026
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon says the official opposition needs to 'get out of the way' to make legislative progress, but Conservatives say the Liberals are being 'contradicted by reality.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 3, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney's default position is that Canada won't conduct trade negotiations in public. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 3, 2026
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 3, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney's default position is that Canada won't conduct trade negotiations in public. 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
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | September 16, 2024
Karina Gould
Government House Leader Karina Gould will start shepherding the Liberals through what promises to be a challenging fall session of Parliament today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | September 16, 2024
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | September 16, 2024
Karina Gould
Government House Leader Karina Gould will start shepherding the Liberals through what promises to be a challenging fall session of Parliament today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 21, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly
Conservative MPs accuse Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly of 'deafening silence' on the controversial real estate purchase. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 21, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 21, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly
Conservative MPs accuse Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly of 'deafening silence' on the controversial real estate purchase. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 19, 2024
Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld wrote in an Aug. 7 op-ed that the chair of the House Status of Women committee called a meeting with only a few days notice, and only with witnesses proposed by Conservative party members. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 19, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 19, 2024
Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld wrote in an Aug. 7 op-ed that the chair of the House Status of Women committee called a meeting with only a few days notice, and only with witnesses proposed by Conservative party members. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 31, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly noted in a letter to the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee that the necessary additional funds for GAC's transformation will come from existing departmental coffers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 31, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 31, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly noted in a letter to the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee that the necessary additional funds for GAC's transformation will come from existing departmental coffers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
List | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 30, 2024
House Speaker Greg Fergus, top left; Parliamentary Secretary Rachel Bendayan; committee chair John Brassard; committee vice-chairs Heather McPherson, Jasraj Singh Hallan and Stéphane Bergeron, who is also a member of the NSICOP committee which is chaired by David McGuinty. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons, illustration by Neena Singhal
List | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 30, 2024
List | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 30, 2024
House Speaker Greg Fergus, top left; Parliamentary Secretary Rachel Bendayan; committee chair John Brassard; committee vice-chairs Heather McPherson, Jasraj Singh Hallan and Stéphane Bergeron, who is also a member of the NSICOP committee which is chaired by David McGuinty. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons, illustration by Neena Singhal
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 23, 2024
Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos previously told the Hill Times that more information on another five to 10 fraudulent cases is likely to be made public in the summer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 23, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 23, 2024
Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos previously told the Hill Times that more information on another five to 10 fraudulent cases is likely to be made public in the summer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 15, 2024
Senate Chamber in Senate of Canada Building
On June 18, the Senate adjourned debate on a request to set $881,768 as this year's budget for the Senate Audit and Oversight Committee and the Office of the Chief Audit Executive. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 15, 2024
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 15, 2024
Senate Chamber in Senate of Canada Building
On June 18, the Senate adjourned debate on a request to set $881,768 as this year's budget for the Senate Audit and Oversight Committee and the Office of the Chief Audit Executive. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 3, 2024
Liberal MP Sherry Romanado, left, and NDP MPs Lindsay Mathyssen, Heather McPherson, and Matthew Green say they want to see the House codify a policy addressing MP-to-MP harassment. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 3, 2024
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 3, 2024
Liberal MP Sherry Romanado, left, and NDP MPs Lindsay Mathyssen, Heather McPherson, and Matthew Green say they want to see the House codify a policy addressing MP-to-MP harassment. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Liberal MP Kody Blois chairs the House Agriculture Committee, whose recent report recognizes that oligopolies and monopolies are extracting unreasonable profits at the expense of farmers and consumers, write Marissa Alexander and Wade Thorhaug. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Liberal MP Kody Blois chairs the House Agriculture Committee, whose recent report recognizes that oligopolies and monopolies are extracting unreasonable profits at the expense of farmers and consumers, write Marissa Alexander and Wade Thorhaug. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 1, 2024
Liberal MP John McKay, who chairs the House National Defence Committee, said climate change meant calls for the military assistance during natural disasters are 'just going to keep on happening.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 1, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 1, 2024
Liberal MP John McKay, who chairs the House National Defence Committee, said climate change meant calls for the military assistance during natural disasters are 'just going to keep on happening.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 26, 2024
Treasury Board President Anita Anand hasn't indicated whether her department will choose to fund training sessions for MPs on the Public Accounts Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 26, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 26, 2024
Treasury Board President Anita Anand hasn't indicated whether her department will choose to fund training sessions for MPs on the Public Accounts Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 26, 2024
Due to extensive permafrost melt, many Arctic lakes are breached and drained, as pictured in Southwestern Baffin Island. Larger swaths of Canada are regularly dealing with more severe drought conditions, putting water security as a top priority, say stakeholders. Photograph courtesy of Reinhard Pienitz/imaggeo.egu.eu
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 26, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 26, 2024
Due to extensive permafrost melt, many Arctic lakes are breached and drained, as pictured in Southwestern Baffin Island. Larger swaths of Canada are regularly dealing with more severe drought conditions, putting water security as a top priority, say stakeholders. Photograph courtesy of Reinhard Pienitz/imaggeo.egu.eu