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Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 10, 2025
Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne leaves a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Dec. 3, followed by Liberal MP Kody Blois, parliamentary secretary to the prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 10, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 10, 2025
Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne leaves a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Dec. 3, followed by Liberal MP Kody Blois, parliamentary secretary to the prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 8, 2025
Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald currently has a 14-member team in his office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 8, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 8, 2025
Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald currently has a 14-member team in his office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 4, 2025
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Lena Diab speaks about Francophone immigration outside of Quebec at St. Paul University in Ottawa on Nov. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 4, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 4, 2025
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Lena Diab speaks about Francophone immigration outside of Quebec at St. Paul University in Ottawa on Nov. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 1, 2025
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu speaks with reporters before a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Oct. 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 1, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 1, 2025
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu speaks with reporters before a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Oct. 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 26, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly welcomed a few new hands to her team in October. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 26, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 26, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly welcomed a few new hands to her team in October. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 24, 2025
Quebec Lieutenant Steven Guilbeault also serves as minister of Canadian identity and culture, and as the minister responsible for official languages. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 24, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 24, 2025
Quebec Lieutenant Steven Guilbeault also serves as minister of Canadian identity and culture, and as the minister responsible for official languages. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 19, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon, who's also currently juggling the transport portfolio, has a number of experienced parliamentary hands in his office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 19, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 19, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon, who's also currently juggling the transport portfolio, has a number of experienced parliamentary hands in his office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 17, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu has named a new acting policy director since Hill Climbers' last check in, among other changes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 17, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 17, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu has named a new acting policy director since Hill Climbers' last check in, among other changes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 12, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer after Question Period on Oct. 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 12, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 12, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer after Question Period on Oct. 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 10, 2025
Secretary of State for Seniors Stephanie McLean speaks at a pre-budget announcement of a new federal anti-fraud strategy and Financial Crimes Agency in the Wellington Building on Oct. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 10, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 10, 2025
Secretary of State for Seniors Stephanie McLean speaks at a pre-budget announcement of a new federal anti-fraud strategy and Financial Crimes Agency in the Wellington Building on Oct. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 5, 2025
Government Transformation, Public Works, and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound speaks to reporters during a press conference in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Sept. 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 5, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 5, 2025
Government Transformation, Public Works, and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound speaks to reporters during a press conference in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Sept. 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Sept. 17, followed by deputy communications director for media relations Audrey Champoux, left. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 3, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Sept. 17, followed by deputy communications director for media relations Audrey Champoux, left. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney enters the House of Commons foyer on his way to the Chamber, followed by his director of issues management Jeff Costen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 29, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney enters the House of Commons foyer on his way to the Chamber, followed by his director of issues management Jeff Costen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 15, 2025
Secretary of State for Labour John Zerucelli, left, and Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 15, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 15, 2025
Secretary of State for Labour John Zerucelli, left, and Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 13, 2025
Secretary of State for Children and Youth Anna Gainey, left, and Secretary of State for the Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions Wayne Long are staffing up their offices. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 13, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 13, 2025
Secretary of State for Children and Youth Anna Gainey, left, and Secretary of State for the Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions Wayne Long are staffing up their offices. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 8, 2025
Women and Gender Equality Minister, and Secretary of State for Small Business and Tourism Rechie Valdez is currently supported by a team of 16 staffers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 8, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 8, 2025
Women and Gender Equality Minister, and Secretary of State for Small Business and Tourism Rechie Valdez is currently supported by a team of 16 staffers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 6, 2025
Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai, left, and Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 6, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 6, 2025
Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai, left, and Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 1, 2025
Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand, centre, with Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Governor General Mary Simon during the cabinet swearing in at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 1, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 1, 2025
Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand, centre, with Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Governor General Mary Simon during the cabinet swearing in at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 29, 2025
Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight, centre, with Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Governor General Mary Simon at the cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 29, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 29, 2025
Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight, centre, with Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Governor General Mary Simon at the cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 24, 2025
Mélanie Joly
While at least a couple of further hires are expected, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly currently has a 22-member team in place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 24, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 24, 2025
Mélanie Joly
While at least a couple of further hires are expected, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly currently has a 22-member team in place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 22, 2025
Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault is scrummed by reporters outside a cabinet meeting in the West Block on May 14. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 22, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 22, 2025
Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault is scrummed by reporters outside a cabinet meeting in the West Block on May 14. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 15, 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has a 14-member office currently in place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 15, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 15, 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has a 14-member office currently in place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 10, 2025
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty speaks with reporters in Gatineau, Que., on July 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 10, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 10, 2025
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty speaks with reporters in Gatineau, Que., on July 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 8, 2025
Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr, left, and Secretary of State for Nature Nathalie Provost currently have five staff each. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 8, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 8, 2025
Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr, left, and Secretary of State for Nature Nathalie Provost currently have five staff each. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 3, 2025
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson will soon be in the market for a new director of policy, with Kurtis Layden set to exit the role this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 3, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 3, 2025
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson will soon be in the market for a new director of policy, with Kurtis Layden set to exit the role this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 1, 2025
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu, centre, with Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Governor General Mary Simon at Rideau Hall for the cabinet swearing in on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 1, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 1, 2025
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu, centre, with Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Governor General Mary Simon at Rideau Hall for the cabinet swearing in on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 27, 2025
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali will soon have a 12-member team in place. This includes two staff who previously worked in his MP constituency office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 27, 2025
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 27, 2025
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali will soon have a 12-member team in place. This includes two staff who previously worked in his MP constituency office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 11, 2022
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault is pictured on his way into the West Block building on Jan. 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 11, 2022
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 11, 2022
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault is pictured on his way into the West Block building on Jan. 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 4, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured during a press conference in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Feb. 22 about the government's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 4, 2022
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 4, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured during a press conference in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Feb. 22 about the government's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 4, 2022
Clockwise from top left: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Government House Leader Mark Holland, Government Whip Steven MacKinnon, NDP Whip Rachel Blaney, NDP House Leader Peter Julian, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 4, 2022
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 4, 2022
Clockwise from top left: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Government House Leader Mark Holland, Government Whip Steven MacKinnon, NDP Whip Rachel Blaney, NDP House Leader Peter Julian, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 28, 2022
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, pictured heading into a cabinet meeting in the West Block on Feb. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 28, 2022
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 28, 2022
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, pictured heading into a cabinet meeting in the West Block on Feb. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 28, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured arriving for a press conference to announce the revocation of the Emergencies Act in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Feb. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 28, 2022
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 28, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured arriving for a press conference to announce the revocation of the Emergencies Act in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Feb. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 21, 2022
Interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen, pictured speaking to media in the West Block on Feb. 14, alongside Quebec Conservative MP Luc Berthold, who has been named deputy leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 21, 2022
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 21, 2022
Interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen, pictured speaking to media in the West Block on Feb. 14, alongside Quebec Conservative MP Luc Berthold, who has been named deputy leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 17, 2022
Government House Leader Mark Holland, right, pictured on his way into a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Feb. 2 with his press secretary, Alex Maheux, and communications director Mark Kennedy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 17, 2022
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 17, 2022
Government House Leader Mark Holland, right, pictured on his way into a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Feb. 2 with his press secretary, Alex Maheux, and communications director Mark Kennedy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 14, 2022
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Joyce Murray, pictured leaving a cabinet meeting at 111 Sussex Drive alongside former fisheries communications director Jane Deeks (who's now with the employment minister's office) on Oct. 27, 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 14, 2022
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 14, 2022
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Joyce Murray, pictured leaving a cabinet meeting at 111 Sussex Drive alongside former fisheries communications director Jane Deeks (who's now with the employment minister's office) on Oct. 27, 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 10, 2022
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal is pictured on his way into the West Block building on Jan. 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 10, 2022
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 10, 2022
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal is pictured on his way into the West Block building on Jan. 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 7, 2022
Quebec Lieutenant and Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, pictured on his way into the West Block on Jan. 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 7, 2022
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 7, 2022
Quebec Lieutenant and Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, pictured on his way into the West Block on Jan. 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade