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News | BY STUART BENSON | March 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, spent just shy of $300,000 during Liberal leadership race to introduce himself to the party membership and Canadians at large, while the Pierre Poilievre-led Conservatives approach $200,000 per week to define him in at least three different languages. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 18, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, spent just shy of $300,000 during Liberal leadership race to introduce himself to the party membership and Canadians at large, while the Pierre Poilievre-led Conservatives approach $200,000 per week to define him in at least three different languages. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Iqaluit to 'reassert' Arctic sovereignty. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Iqaluit to 'reassert' Arctic sovereignty. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | March 17, 2025
Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, speaks with Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly after a press conference after the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, picture at the first ministers' meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | March 17, 2025
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | March 17, 2025
Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, speaks with Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly after a press conference after the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, picture at the first ministers' meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NNAMDI NDUBUKA | March 17, 2025
While a few prestigious Black Canadians such as Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis and new Democratic Institutions Minister Arielle Kayabaga have broken through systemic barriers, their successes are exceptions rather than the norm, writes Nnamdi Ndubuka. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NNAMDI NDUBUKA | March 17, 2025
Opinion | BY NNAMDI NDUBUKA | March 17, 2025
While a few prestigious Black Canadians such as Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis and new Democratic Institutions Minister Arielle Kayabaga have broken through systemic barriers, their successes are exceptions rather than the norm, writes Nnamdi Ndubuka. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | March 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to reporters after the cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall on March 14. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | March 17, 2025
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | March 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to reporters after the cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall on March 14. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 17, 2025
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair’s March 8 shipbuilding contract announcement was unsurprisingly dropped into a media void, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 17, 2025
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 17, 2025
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair’s March 8 shipbuilding contract announcement was unsurprisingly dropped into a media void, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 17, 2025
An interpreter covers a press conference with then-prime minister Justin Trudeau in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in February 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 17, 2025
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 17, 2025
An interpreter covers a press conference with then-prime minister Justin Trudeau in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in February 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | March 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney set off on his first official foreign trip to Europe on Sunday. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | March 17, 2025
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | March 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney set off on his first official foreign trip to Europe on Sunday. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 17, 2025
In the March 9 Liberal leadership election, Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured with his wife Diana Fox Carney, secured 29,456 points out of a maximum of 34,300. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 17, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 17, 2025
In the March 9 Liberal leadership election, Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured with his wife Diana Fox Carney, secured 29,456 points out of a maximum of 34,300. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 17, 2025
Justice Marie-Josée Hogue, commissioner of the public inquiry into foreign interference, issued a final report on Jan. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 17, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 17, 2025
Justice Marie-Josée Hogue, commissioner of the public inquiry into foreign interference, issued a final report on Jan. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 17, 2025
On paper, Mark Carney, left, has the clear advantage. His talents have been road-tested in the 2008 financial crisis in Canada, and in the turbulence of the post-Brexit period in the U.K. But does he have the retail political skills? Pierre Poilievre has clearly demonstrated his considerable retail political skills, writes Michale Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 17, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 17, 2025
On paper, Mark Carney, left, has the clear advantage. His talents have been road-tested in the 2008 financial crisis in Canada, and in the turbulence of the post-Brexit period in the U.K. But does he have the retail political skills? Pierre Poilievre has clearly demonstrated his considerable retail political skills, writes Michale Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 17, 2025
To support Canada's farmers, Lawrence MacAulay announced on March 7 that Ottawa will set the interest-free limit of the Advance Payments Program at $250,000 for the 2025 program year. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 17, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 17, 2025
To support Canada's farmers, Lawrence MacAulay announced on March 7 that Ottawa will set the interest-free limit of the Advance Payments Program at $250,000 for the 2025 program year. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 17, 2025
Infrastructure Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, left, Jobs Minister Steven MacKinnon, then-transport Minister Anita Anand, and then-environment minister Steven Guilbeault announced appointments to government agencies and Crown corporations in the last two weeks of Justin Trudeau's prime ministership. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 17, 2025
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 17, 2025
Infrastructure Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, left, Jobs Minister Steven MacKinnon, then-transport Minister Anita Anand, and then-environment minister Steven Guilbeault announced appointments to government agencies and Crown corporations in the last two weeks of Justin Trudeau's prime ministership. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 17, 2025
The Conservative Party's recent attack ad, called 'Trump wants our jobs.' Image courtesy of the Conservative Party of Canada
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 17, 2025
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 17, 2025
The Conservative Party's recent attack ad, called 'Trump wants our jobs.' Image courtesy of the Conservative Party of Canada
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | March 17, 2025
Mark Carney, the economic technocrat who plunged into political street-fighting, will become the 24th prime minister of Canada at a time when the very existence of the country is challenged by a predatory American president. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | March 17, 2025
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | March 17, 2025
Mark Carney, the economic technocrat who plunged into political street-fighting, will become the 24th prime minister of Canada at a time when the very existence of the country is challenged by a predatory American president. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK | March 17, 2025
A pan-Canadian approach is needed to make sure we have the land and healthy arable, useable soils we need to feed the next generations of Canadians and beyond, writes Senator Rob Black. Image by PInatbest, Pixaby.com
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK | March 17, 2025
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK | March 17, 2025
A pan-Canadian approach is needed to make sure we have the land and healthy arable, useable soils we need to feed the next generations of Canadians and beyond, writes Senator Rob Black. Image by PInatbest, Pixaby.com
Opinion | BY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS | March 17, 2025
As the backbone of our food system, farmers need policies and programs that recognize their critical role in climate mitigation and adaptation, writes NDP MP Richard Cannings. Image by Nicky, Pixabay.com
Opinion | BY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS | March 17, 2025
Opinion | BY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS | March 17, 2025
As the backbone of our food system, farmers need policies and programs that recognize their critical role in climate mitigation and adaptation, writes NDP MP Richard Cannings. Image by Nicky, Pixabay.com
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP JOHN BARLOW | March 17, 2025
Canada can play a leading role in global food security, but to reach our potential Canada must change its path from ideological and activist-based policies to one focused on productivity, common sense, science, and innovation, writes Conservative MP John Barlow. Image by Devon Breen, Pixabay.com
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP JOHN BARLOW | March 17, 2025
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP JOHN BARLOW | March 17, 2025
Canada can play a leading role in global food security, but to reach our potential Canada must change its path from ideological and activist-based policies to one focused on productivity, common sense, science, and innovation, writes Conservative MP John Barlow. Image by Devon Breen, Pixabay.com
Opinion | BY LIETTE VASSEUR | March 15, 2025
Considering the geopolitical situation across the world and the need for healthy and secure food systems in Canada, we need to reflect on our current agricultural system, writes Dr. Liette Vasseur. Image by jf-gabnor, pixabay.com
Opinion | BY LIETTE VASSEUR | March 15, 2025
Opinion | BY LIETTE VASSEUR | March 15, 2025
Considering the geopolitical situation across the world and the need for healthy and secure food systems in Canada, we need to reflect on our current agricultural system, writes Dr. Liette Vasseur. Image by jf-gabnor, pixabay.com
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | March 15, 2025
A Canadian CF-18 fighter aircraft, pictured. The Canadian Forces could use the Resolute Bay facility to support fighter operations, long-range maritime patrol aircraft and unmanned arial vehicles used for Arctic surveillance. A long-range air defence radar would add to the North Warning System, writes Pierre Leblanc. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces/DND
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | March 15, 2025
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | March 15, 2025
A Canadian CF-18 fighter aircraft, pictured. The Canadian Forces could use the Resolute Bay facility to support fighter operations, long-range maritime patrol aircraft and unmanned arial vehicles used for Arctic surveillance. A long-range air defence radar would add to the North Warning System, writes Pierre Leblanc. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces/DND
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 15, 2025
Ginette Petitpas Taylor
Treasury Board President Ginette Petitpas Taylor launched the government's AI strategy for the public service on March 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 15, 2025
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 15, 2025
Ginette Petitpas Taylor
Treasury Board President Ginette Petitpas Taylor launched the government's AI strategy for the public service on March 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BECKY CHAPMAN | March 14, 2025
Canada has the talent, resources, and ingenuity to lead the next agricultural revolution—one that drives economic growth and strengthens our food system resilience in an unpredictable world, writes Becky Chapman. Photograph courtesy of Katharina N., Pixabay.com
Opinion | BY BECKY CHAPMAN | March 14, 2025
Opinion | BY BECKY CHAPMAN | March 14, 2025
Canada has the talent, resources, and ingenuity to lead the next agricultural revolution—one that drives economic growth and strengthens our food system resilience in an unpredictable world, writes Becky Chapman. Photograph courtesy of Katharina N., Pixabay.com
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 14, 2025 | UPDATED March 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney takes media questions after the Rideau Hall cabinet swearing-in ceremony on March 14. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 14, 2025 | UPDATED March 14, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 14, 2025 | UPDATED March 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney takes media questions after the Rideau Hall cabinet swearing-in ceremony on March 14. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu, site of then 2025 G7 foreign ministers’ meeting, in La Malbaie, Que., is pictured on March 12, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 14, 2025
Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu, site of then 2025 G7 foreign ministers’ meeting, in La Malbaie, Que., is pictured on March 12, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PETER RAUTENBACH | March 13, 2025
Victoria-class Submarine
Projecting a significant Arctic presence is important due to the rapid expansion of Russian Arctic military bases, writes Peter Rautenbach. Department of National Defence photograph by Kenneth Galbraith
Opinion | BY PETER RAUTENBACH | March 13, 2025
Opinion | BY PETER RAUTENBACH | March 13, 2025
Victoria-class Submarine
Projecting a significant Arctic presence is important due to the rapid expansion of Russian Arctic military bases, writes Peter Rautenbach. Department of National Defence photograph by Kenneth Galbraith
Health Minister Mark Holland, in regard to avian influenza, said, 'The proactive steps we are taking, including securing vaccine doses, reflect our commitment to being prepared for any potential public health threats,' in a Public Health Agency of Canada press release on Feb. 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Health Minister Mark Holland, in regard to avian influenza, said, 'The proactive steps we are taking, including securing vaccine doses, reflect our commitment to being prepared for any potential public health threats,' in a Public Health Agency of Canada press release on Feb. 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 13, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, insisted on preconditions before entering peace talks, whereupon U.S. President Donald Trump, right, lost it in that infamous Oval Office exchange on Feb. 28, writes Gwynne Dyer. Zelenskyy had to back down. Screengrab courtesy of CNN
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 13, 2025
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 13, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, insisted on preconditions before entering peace talks, whereupon U.S. President Donald Trump, right, lost it in that infamous Oval Office exchange on Feb. 28, writes Gwynne Dyer. Zelenskyy had to back down. Screengrab courtesy of CNN
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 17, 2025
He's just doing it: Senator Patrick Brazeau does '100 push-ups each and every single day for mental health,' and he's doing them on his fingertips. Photograph courtesy Sen. Patrick Brazeau
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 17, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 17, 2025
He's just doing it: Senator Patrick Brazeau does '100 push-ups each and every single day for mental health,' and he's doing them on his fingertips. Photograph courtesy Sen. Patrick Brazeau
Opinion | February 17, 2025
Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | February 17, 2025
Opinion | February 17, 2025
Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | February 17, 2025
Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | February 17, 2025
Opinion | February 17, 2025
Image courtesy of Pixabay
Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould, Frank Baylis, and Ruby Dhalla. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and one handout
Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould, Frank Baylis, and Ruby Dhalla. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and one handout
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 15, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured at 'Canada First' rally in Ottawa on Feb. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 15, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 15, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured at 'Canada First' rally in Ottawa on Feb. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALASDAIR ROBERTS | February 15, 2025
The way to avoid state failure (and, more positively, to promote economic and social development within a durable state) is by enhancing the adaptability of the Canadian government system. Adaptability refers to the capacity of a system to anticipate and respond constructively to major challenges, writes Alasdair Roberts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALASDAIR ROBERTS | February 15, 2025
Opinion | BY ALASDAIR ROBERTS | February 15, 2025
The way to avoid state failure (and, more positively, to promote economic and social development within a durable state) is by enhancing the adaptability of the Canadian government system. Adaptability refers to the capacity of a system to anticipate and respond constructively to major challenges, writes Alasdair Roberts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 14, 2025
Donald Trump
United States President Donald Trump has been threatening tariffs on all Canadian products entering the U.S., and has engaged in escalating rhetoric about Canada becoming the '51st state.' Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 14, 2025
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 14, 2025
Donald Trump
United States President Donald Trump has been threatening tariffs on all Canadian products entering the U.S., and has engaged in escalating rhetoric about Canada becoming the '51st state.' Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 14, 2025
Message to U.S. President Donald Trump: 'You don’t know that when it came to fighting in two world wars for freedom, we signed up—both times—years before your country did. We fought and we sacrificed well beyond our numbers,' former prime minister Jean Chrétien wrote recently in The Globe and Mail. Image courtesy of Pixabay/Pete Linforth
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 14, 2025
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 14, 2025
Message to U.S. President Donald Trump: 'You don’t know that when it came to fighting in two world wars for freedom, we signed up—both times—years before your country did. We fought and we sacrificed well beyond our numbers,' former prime minister Jean Chrétien wrote recently in The Globe and Mail. Image courtesy of Pixabay/Pete Linforth
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 14, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany this weekend. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 14, 2025
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 14, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany this weekend. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 13, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin. The war has reached a stalemate, so it might as well stop for a while, and that’s what is likely to happen, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 13, 2025
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 13, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin. The war has reached a stalemate, so it might as well stop for a while, and that’s what is likely to happen, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr
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
Opinion | BY PULKIT MOGRA | February 13, 2025
If Canada does not seize this moment, it risks ceding control of its AI future—and the fate of its citizens’ rights and freedoms to outside forces, writes Pulkit Mogra. Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY PULKIT MOGRA | February 13, 2025
Opinion | BY PULKIT MOGRA | February 13, 2025
If Canada does not seize this moment, it risks ceding control of its AI future—and the fate of its citizens’ rights and freedoms to outside forces, writes Pulkit Mogra. Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | February 13, 2025
With Parliament prorogued, Minister of Health Mark Holland has chosen to ignore one of the largest grassroots campaigns in Canadian history, writes Aaron Skelton. The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | February 13, 2025
Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | February 13, 2025
With Parliament prorogued, Minister of Health Mark Holland has chosen to ignore one of the largest grassroots campaigns in Canadian history, writes Aaron Skelton. The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GEORGE MONASTIRIAKOS | February 13, 2025
Without U.S. president Harry Truman’s leadership, pictured, my grandparents might not have held out during the Greek Civil War, let alone made it to Canada. Their lives, and mine, would have been totally different without America’s commitment to anti-communist movements in Europe, writes George Monastiriakos. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY GEORGE MONASTIRIAKOS | February 13, 2025
Opinion | BY GEORGE MONASTIRIAKOS | February 13, 2025
Without U.S. president Harry Truman’s leadership, pictured, my grandparents might not have held out during the Greek Civil War, let alone made it to Canada. Their lives, and mine, would have been totally different without America’s commitment to anti-communist movements in Europe, writes George Monastiriakos. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | February 13, 2025
Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner, left, House Speaker Greg Fergus, and Japan's Ambassador to Canada Kanji Yamanouchi in a sake toast to his country's national day and to wish Emperor Naruhito a Happy 65th Birthday on Feb. 11 at the Château Laurier. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | February 13, 2025
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | February 13, 2025
Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner, left, House Speaker Greg Fergus, and Japan's Ambassador to Canada Kanji Yamanouchi in a sake toast to his country's national day and to wish Emperor Naruhito a Happy 65th Birthday on Feb. 11 at the Château Laurier. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 13, 2025
Defence Minister Bill Blair will attend a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 13, 2025
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 13, 2025
Defence Minister Bill Blair will attend a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 12, 2025
Darren Fisher
Veterans Affairs Minister Darren Fisher addresses reporters after being sworn into cabinet at Rideau Hall on Dec. 20, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 12, 2025
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 12, 2025
Darren Fisher
Veterans Affairs Minister Darren Fisher addresses reporters after being sworn into cabinet at Rideau Hall on Dec. 20, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 12, 2025
The Council of the Federation, including Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, centre right, have been in Washington, D.C., since Feb. 11 to push against the American president's tariffs. Photograph courtesy of Premier Danielle Smith's X account
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 12, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 12, 2025
The Council of the Federation, including Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, centre right, have been in Washington, D.C., since Feb. 11 to push against the American president's tariffs. Photograph courtesy of Premier Danielle Smith's X account
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2025
The final report aims to spur Public Safety Minister David McGuinty to address broad concerns with Canada's prison and isolation practices, and get 'more involved with providing oversight,' says panel chair Howard Sapers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2025
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2025
The final report aims to spur Public Safety Minister David McGuinty to address broad concerns with Canada's prison and isolation practices, and get 'more involved with providing oversight,' says panel chair Howard Sapers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade