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Fisheries and Oceans Minister Joanne Thompson. With federal leadership, wild fisheries can once again drive coastal economic renewal, writes Josh Laughren. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | November 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, pictured Oct. 7, 2025, with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Photograph courtesy of the White House
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | November 26, 2025
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | November 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, pictured Oct. 7, 2025, with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Photograph courtesy of the White House
Opinion | BY MEGAN BUTTLE | November 19, 2025
As Prime Minister Mark Carney embarks on a suite of national-interest projects, he will inherit a credibility gap where members of the general population and Indigenous Peoples do not see consent through the same lens, writes Megan Buttle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MEGAN BUTTLE | November 19, 2025
Opinion | BY MEGAN BUTTLE | November 19, 2025
As Prime Minister Mark Carney embarks on a suite of national-interest projects, he will inherit a credibility gap where members of the general population and Indigenous Peoples do not see consent through the same lens, writes Megan Buttle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 17, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured holding up the budget document on Nov. 4, 2025, before heading into the House to table it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 17, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 17, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured holding up the budget document on Nov. 4, 2025, before heading into the House to table it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY AMANDA BRYANT | November 10, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney head into the House of Commons on Nov. 4 to present the 2025 budget, which includes the announcement that their government intends to go ahead with a climate competitiveness strategy. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY AMANDA BRYANT | November 10, 2025
Opinion | BY AMANDA BRYANT | November 10, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney head into the House of Commons on Nov. 4 to present the 2025 budget, which includes the announcement that their government intends to go ahead with a climate competitiveness strategy. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 4, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured with a copy of the 2025 budget before he heads into the House of Commons on Nov. 4, 2025. 'This is a message to all businesses across the country, Canada will be the most competitive country, and we are making sure that we empower you to do that,' Champagne said at his presser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 4, 2025
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 4, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured with a copy of the 2025 budget before he heads into the House of Commons on Nov. 4, 2025. 'This is a message to all businesses across the country, Canada will be the most competitive country, and we are making sure that we empower you to do that,' Champagne said at his presser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CODY GROAT | September 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters as he leaves the Metis Major Projects Summit in Ottawa on Aug. 7, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CODY GROAT | September 30, 2025
Opinion | BY CODY GROAT | September 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters as he leaves the Metis Major Projects Summit in Ottawa on Aug. 7, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP LEAH GAZAN | September 30, 2025
People, pictured on Sept. 30, 2022, in Ottawa marking the National Truth and Reconciliation Day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP LEAH GAZAN | September 30, 2025
Opinion | BY NDP MP LEAH GAZAN | September 30, 2025
People, pictured on Sept. 30, 2022, in Ottawa marking the National Truth and Reconciliation Day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 29, 2025
Since winning office, Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, pictured with Housing Minister Gregor Robertson, right, on Sept. 14, 2025, announcing the Build Canada Homes project, has announced major projects aimed at creating jobs and jumpstarting growth. But so far, the results have yet to materialize, and public patience is wearing thin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 29, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 29, 2025
Since winning office, Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, pictured with Housing Minister Gregor Robertson, right, on Sept. 14, 2025, announcing the Build Canada Homes project, has announced major projects aimed at creating jobs and jumpstarting growth. But so far, the results have yet to materialize, and public patience is wearing thin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BUCKLEY BELANGER | September 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney said with Bill C-5, 'we are removing trade barriers, expediting nation-building projects, and unleashing economic growth, in close cooperation with Indigenous Peoples,' in a press statement in June. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BUCKLEY BELANGER | September 29, 2025
Opinion | BY BUCKLEY BELANGER | September 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney said with Bill C-5, 'we are removing trade barriers, expediting nation-building projects, and unleashing economic growth, in close cooperation with Indigenous Peoples,' in a press statement in June. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 29, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the Build Canada Homes project in Nepean, Ont., on Sept. 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 29, 2025
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 29, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the Build Canada Homes project in Nepean, Ont., on Sept. 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Indonesian President Prabowo Sugianto signed a trade agreement between the two countries in Ottawa on Sept. 24, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 29, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Indonesian President Prabowo Sugianto signed a trade agreement between the two countries in Ottawa on Sept. 24, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 29, 2025
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Rebecca Alty speaks with reporters after the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 29, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 29, 2025
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Rebecca Alty speaks with reporters after the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | September 24, 2025
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 15, 2025, recently said: 'AI is a tool that’s embedded in all manufacturing. It is not a silo. AI is the DNA of manufacturing,' which is how we get economic and social value out of technologies, writes Jayson Myers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | September 24, 2025
Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | September 24, 2025
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 15, 2025, recently said: 'AI is a tool that’s embedded in all manufacturing. It is not a silo. AI is the DNA of manufacturing,' which is how we get economic and social value out of technologies, writes Jayson Myers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BETH BUCKMASTER, DAVID BILLEDEAU | September 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, with then-minister Chrystia Freeland and Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson during a June 6 press conference. Hydrogen can drive our clean energy transition while creating prosperity nationwide, write Beth Buckmaster and David Billedeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BETH BUCKMASTER, DAVID BILLEDEAU | September 24, 2025
Opinion | BY BETH BUCKMASTER, DAVID BILLEDEAU | September 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, with then-minister Chrystia Freeland and Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson during a June 6 press conference. Hydrogen can drive our clean energy transition while creating prosperity nationwide, write Beth Buckmaster and David Billedeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney heads into the Prime Minister's Office in Ottawa on Aug. 6, 2025. The seven government priorities listed in Carney's mandate letter to his cabinet ministers are worthwhile, yet insufficient. They fail to address Canada’s terrible productivity performance, writes David Crane.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 18, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney heads into the Prime Minister's Office in Ottawa on Aug. 6, 2025. The seven government priorities listed in Carney's mandate letter to his cabinet ministers are worthwhile, yet insufficient. They fail to address Canada’s terrible productivity performance, writes David Crane.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SENATOR DANIèLE HENKEL | September 11, 2025
People pictured crossing O’Connor Street across from the West Block in downtown Ottawa, on Aug. 26, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SENATOR DANIèLE HENKEL | September 11, 2025
Opinion | BY SENATOR DANIèLE HENKEL | September 11, 2025
People pictured crossing O’Connor Street across from the West Block in downtown Ottawa, on Aug. 26, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 8, 2025
In an Aug. 29 press release, Prime Minister Mark Carney said, 'We are moving at a speed not seen in generations to build ports, railways, energy grids—the major projects that will unlock Canada’s full economic potential and build Canada strong.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 8, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 8, 2025
In an Aug. 29 press release, Prime Minister Mark Carney said, 'We are moving at a speed not seen in generations to build ports, railways, energy grids—the major projects that will unlock Canada’s full economic potential and build Canada strong.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia