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Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference outside Rideau Hall after asking the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and call an election on March 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | March 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference outside Rideau Hall after asking the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and call an election on March 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | March 4, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, reiterated Canada's plan for 25-per-cent retaliatory tariffs on $155-billion worth of American goods, with the first $30-billion in effect as of March 4, and the rest to follow in 21 days. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | March 4, 2025
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | March 4, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, reiterated Canada's plan for 25-per-cent retaliatory tariffs on $155-billion worth of American goods, with the first $30-billion in effect as of March 4, and the rest to follow in 21 days. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 24, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks at the SOS Medicare 3.0 Conference in Ottawa on Feb. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 24, 2025
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 24, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks at the SOS Medicare 3.0 Conference in Ottawa on Feb. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative supporters filled Rogers Centre Ottawa on Flag Day, Feb. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 18, 2025
Conservative supporters filled Rogers Centre Ottawa on Flag Day, Feb. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 2, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference in West Block on Feb. 1, to provide an update on the government's response America's tariffs on Canadian exports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 2, 2025
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 2, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference in West Block on Feb. 1, to provide an update on the government's response America's tariffs on Canadian exports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 23, 2025
Karina Gould
Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould scrums with media outside the Liberal Party office in Ottawa after dropping off her paperwork for the leadership race on Jan. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 23, 2025
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 23, 2025
Karina Gould
Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould scrums with media outside the Liberal Party office in Ottawa after dropping off her paperwork for the leadership race on Jan. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 23, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, who supports leadership candidate Mark Carney, scrums with reporters outside the Liberal caucus' winter retreat in the West Block on Jan. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 23, 2025
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 23, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, who supports leadership candidate Mark Carney, scrums with reporters outside the Liberal caucus' winter retreat in the West Block on Jan. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 22, 2025
Liberal leadershi candidates
The Liberal leadership contenders: Chrystia Freeland, top left, Mark Carney, Frank Baylis, and Karina Gould. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 22, 2025
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 22, 2025
Liberal leadershi candidates
The Liberal leadership contenders: Chrystia Freeland, top left, Mark Carney, Frank Baylis, and Karina Gould. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 7, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau addresses party members after winning the Liberal leadership race in Ottawa on April 14, 2013. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 7, 2025
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 7, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau addresses party members after winning the Liberal leadership race in Ottawa on April 14, 2013. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 6, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference outside his home at Rideau Cottage on Jan. 6 to announce his resignation as prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 6, 2025
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 6, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference outside his home at Rideau Cottage on Jan. 6 to announce his resignation as prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | December 31, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman, Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland, and Defence Minister Bill Blair were all the subjects of the most-read stories this year. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | December 31, 2024
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | December 31, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman, Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland, and Defence Minister Bill Blair were all the subjects of the most-read stories this year. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | December 31, 2024
Clockwise from left: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, former chief of defence staff Wayne Eyre, and Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier were all taken to task in 2024's most-read opinion pieces. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | December 31, 2024
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | December 31, 2024
Clockwise from left: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, former chief of defence staff Wayne Eyre, and Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier were all taken to task in 2024's most-read opinion pieces. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
List | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 22, 2024 | UPDATED March 25, 2025
The majority of MPs not running again are Liberals, including Justin Trudeau, Lawrence MacAulay, Pascale St-Onge, Marci Ien, Hajit Sajjan, and Arif Virani. The ratio of Conservatives (like Jake Stewart and Karen Vecchio), NDP (including Charlie Angus and Rachel Blaney), and Bloc Québécois (like Kristina Michaud and Stéphane Bergeron) is smaller. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Cynthia Münster. Artwork by Joey Sabourin
List | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 22, 2024 | UPDATED March 25, 2025
List | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 22, 2024 | UPDATED March 25, 2025
The majority of MPs not running again are Liberals, including Justin Trudeau, Lawrence MacAulay, Pascale St-Onge, Marci Ien, Hajit Sajjan, and Arif Virani. The ratio of Conservatives (like Jake Stewart and Karen Vecchio), NDP (including Charlie Angus and Rachel Blaney), and Bloc Québécois (like Kristina Michaud and Stéphane Bergeron) is smaller. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Cynthia Münster. Artwork by Joey Sabourin
List | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 7, 2023
Pierre Poilievre, pictured on Sept. 10, 2022, following his leadership win, will need to target the 24 ridings the Conservatives lost by the lowest vote counts in 2021, according to political observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
List | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 7, 2023
List | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 7, 2023
Pierre Poilievre, pictured on Sept. 10, 2022, following his leadership win, will need to target the 24 ridings the Conservatives lost by the lowest vote counts in 2021, according to political observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 19, 2022
The Conservative Party leadership candidates, from left: Pierre Poilievre, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Roman Baber, and Scott Aitchison. 'People become populist when they're blocked, when they don't have social mobility, when they feel that they do all the right things and they can't get ahead,' says Tasha Kheiriddin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 19, 2022
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 19, 2022
The Conservative Party leadership candidates, from left: Pierre Poilievre, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Roman Baber, and Scott Aitchison. 'People become populist when they're blocked, when they don't have social mobility, when they feel that they do all the right things and they can't get ahead,' says Tasha Kheiriddin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 25, 2022
Conservative MP John Brassard took the role of Conservative House leader in February as part of a leadership shakeup that followed Erin O'Toole’s ouster as party leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 25, 2022
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 25, 2022
Conservative MP John Brassard took the role of Conservative House leader in February as part of a leadership shakeup that followed Erin O'Toole’s ouster as party leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 12, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, pictured on Feb. 22, 2022, with Defence Minister Anita Anand, Deputy Prime Minister Chyrstia Freeland, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly at a press conference on the Canadian government's response to the Russian war in Ukraine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 12, 2022
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 12, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, pictured on Feb. 22, 2022, with Defence Minister Anita Anand, Deputy Prime Minister Chyrstia Freeland, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly at a press conference on the Canadian government's response to the Russian war in Ukraine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 4, 2022
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault, pictured on Oct. 26, 2021, released the federal government's emissions reductions plan on March 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 4, 2022
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 4, 2022
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault, pictured on Oct. 26, 2021, released the federal government's emissions reductions plan on March 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | March 21, 2022
The federal Conservative leadership contenders: Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown, centre, and from clockwise, Saskatchewan businessman Joseph Bourgault, Independent Ontario MPP Roman Baber, Conservative MP Scott Aitchison, Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis, and former Quebec premier Jean Charest. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, handouts, and compilation by Neena Singhal.
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | March 21, 2022
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | March 21, 2022
The federal Conservative leadership contenders: Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown, centre, and from clockwise, Saskatchewan businessman Joseph Bourgault, Independent Ontario MPP Roman Baber, Conservative MP Scott Aitchison, Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis, and former Quebec premier Jean Charest. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, handouts, and compilation by Neena Singhal.
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | December 27, 2021
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | December 27, 2021
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | December 27, 2021
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | December 23, 2021
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | December 23, 2021
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | December 23, 2021
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | December 22, 2021
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | December 22, 2021
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | December 22, 2021
List | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | September 30, 2021
Clockwise from top left, Conservatives Randy Hoback, Arnold Viersen, and Rosemarie Falk, New Democrats Taylor Bachrach and Niki Ashton, Bloc Marilène Gill, and Liberals Michael McLeod and Terry Sheehan are among the 50 elected MPs who have former residential schools in their ridings. The Hill Times Photographs by Andrew Meade, file, courtesy of the House of Commons
List | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | September 30, 2021
List | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | September 30, 2021
Clockwise from top left, Conservatives Randy Hoback, Arnold Viersen, and Rosemarie Falk, New Democrats Taylor Bachrach and Niki Ashton, Bloc Marilène Gill, and Liberals Michael McLeod and Terry Sheehan are among the 50 elected MPs who have former residential schools in their ridings. The Hill Times Photographs by Andrew Meade, file, courtesy of the House of Commons
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leadwr Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party Leader Annamie Paul. The Huill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garica
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leadwr Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party Leader Annamie Paul. The Huill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garica
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | September 18, 2021
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | September 18, 2021
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | September 18, 2021
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | September 17, 2021
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | September 17, 2021
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | September 17, 2021
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | September 16, 2021
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | September 16, 2021
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | September 16, 2021
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 10, 2019
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 10, 2019
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 10, 2019
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 3, 2019
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 3, 2019
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 3, 2019
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 1, 2019
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 1, 2019
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 1, 2019
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 28, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chats with Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez at the Liberal social at Métropolitain Brasserie. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 28, 2019
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 28, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chats with Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez at the Liberal social at Métropolitain Brasserie. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 10, 2019
Treasury Board President Scott Brison has announced on Thursday morning that he will resign from cabinet and will not be seeking re-election, citing family reasons. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 10, 2019
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 10, 2019
Treasury Board President Scott Brison has announced on Thursday morning that he will resign from cabinet and will not be seeking re-election, citing family reasons. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | November 23, 2018
Canadian Labour Congress president Hassan Yussuff on Friday held a presser alongside the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to protest the feds' back-to-work legislation, which would bring an end to Canada Post's rotating strike. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | November 23, 2018
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | November 23, 2018
Canadian Labour Congress president Hassan Yussuff on Friday held a presser alongside the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to protest the feds' back-to-work legislation, which would bring an end to Canada Post's rotating strike. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | November 7, 2018
Conservative MP Tony Clement, first elected in 2006 federally, pictured in this file photo on the Hill. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | November 7, 2018
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | November 7, 2018
Conservative MP Tony Clement, first elected in 2006 federally, pictured in this file photo on the Hill. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | September 24, 2018
A woman surveys the damage in Ottawa's Centretown neighbourhood. Some 3,750 customers in the Ottawa area are still without power, as of Monday morning, according to Hydro Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Kristen Shane
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | September 24, 2018
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | September 24, 2018
A woman surveys the damage in Ottawa's Centretown neighbourhood. Some 3,750 customers in the Ottawa area are still without power, as of Monday morning, according to Hydro Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Kristen Shane
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | August 22, 2018
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | August 22, 2018
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | August 22, 2018
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 24, 2018
Chief of Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance, centre, and former Canadian Army commander Lieutenant-General Paul Wynnyk, behind, are pictured at the change-of-command ceremony on Parliament Hill last week. A 24-year-old man has been charged with assault and breach of probation following a security incident on the Hill on Monday. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 24, 2018
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 24, 2018
Chief of Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance, centre, and former Canadian Army commander Lieutenant-General Paul Wynnyk, behind, are pictured at the change-of-command ceremony on Parliament Hill last week. A 24-year-old man has been charged with assault and breach of probation following a security incident on the Hill on Monday. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 23, 2018
Chief of Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance, centre, and former Canadian Army commander Lieutenant-General Paul Wynnyk, behind, are pictured at the change-of-command ceremony on Parliament Hill last week. A man was arrested during a routine Changing of the Guard ceremony on Monday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 23, 2018
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 23, 2018
Chief of Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance, centre, and former Canadian Army commander Lieutenant-General Paul Wynnyk, behind, are pictured at the change-of-command ceremony on Parliament Hill last week. A man was arrested during a routine Changing of the Guard ceremony on Monday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 4, 2018
Global Public Affairs' Philip Cartwright stays on as the Government Relations Institute of Canada's president for another term. Photograph courtesy of Philip Cartwright
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 4, 2018
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 4, 2018
Global Public Affairs' Philip Cartwright stays on as the Government Relations Institute of Canada's president for another term. Photograph courtesy of Philip Cartwright
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | June 22, 2018
Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi announced a new program that requires funding recipients to demonstrate how they plan to engage Canadians from underrepresented groups and recent immigrants. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | June 22, 2018
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | June 22, 2018
Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi announced a new program that requires funding recipients to demonstrate how they plan to engage Canadians from underrepresented groups and recent immigrants. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | June 22, 2018
Kathleen Wynne was one of seven Liberals who held onto their seat in the 2018 provincial elections. Following the bruising loss, Ms. Wynne announced on election night, June 7, that she would resign as party leader. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | June 22, 2018
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | June 22, 2018
Kathleen Wynne was one of seven Liberals who held onto their seat in the 2018 provincial elections. Following the bruising loss, Ms. Wynne announced on election night, June 7, that she would resign as party leader. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 28, 2018
Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pose with a copy of the 2018 budget outside the House of Commons on Feb. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 28, 2018
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 28, 2018
Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pose with a copy of the 2018 budget outside the House of Commons on Feb. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | August 31, 2016
Margaret Trudeau and her son, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, watch Mauril Bélanger’s hearse leave after the funeral Saturday. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | August 31, 2016
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | August 31, 2016
Margaret Trudeau and her son, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, watch Mauril Bélanger’s hearse leave after the funeral Saturday. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia