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Mark Carney
The energy framework Prime Minister Mark Carney signed with Alberta last month sends a message to the domestic and global investment community that in Carney’s Canada, the door is now open again to do business, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | December 6, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak met with First Nations chiefs at a summit in Ottawa on Dec. 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | December 6, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | December 6, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak met with First Nations chiefs at a summit in Ottawa on Dec. 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | December 5, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin did not answer questions about whether a new pipeline would increase emissions in a recent parliamentary committee appearance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | December 5, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | December 5, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin did not answer questions about whether a new pipeline would increase emissions in a recent parliamentary committee appearance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | December 1, 2025
At the rate things are turning weird out there, it’s far from clear that Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on the Hill on Nov. 17, 2025, knows what our foreign policy is going to look like under Prime Minister Mark Carney, writes Matt Gurney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | December 1, 2025
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | December 1, 2025
At the rate things are turning weird out there, it’s far from clear that Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on the Hill on Nov. 17, 2025, knows what our foreign policy is going to look like under Prime Minister Mark Carney, writes Matt Gurney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, with Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at a welcome ceremony on the Hill on Nov. 18, 2025. Carney could purchase the next fighter jets from Sweden, an odd way of reassuring progressive voters, but this is an odd moment in our history, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 1, 2025
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, with Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at a welcome ceremony on the Hill on Nov. 18, 2025. Carney could purchase the next fighter jets from Sweden, an odd way of reassuring progressive voters, but this is an odd moment in our history, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | December 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is being pulled in myriad political challenges that may conflict with aggressive action on climate change. Stir in the fraught relations with U.S. President Donald Trump who is openly hostile to climate change policy, and, all told, these other agendas could overwhelm the government's climate agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | December 1, 2025
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | December 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is being pulled in myriad political challenges that may conflict with aggressive action on climate change. Stir in the fraught relations with U.S. President Donald Trump who is openly hostile to climate change policy, and, all told, these other agendas could overwhelm the government's climate agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has also made commitments to Britain, the European Union, various European countries including France, Germany, Poland and Sweden, Mexico, Korea, India, Indonesia, and other ASEAN nations, Brazil, and China.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 1, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has also made commitments to Britain, the European Union, various European countries including France, Germany, Poland and Sweden, Mexico, Korea, India, Indonesia, and other ASEAN nations, Brazil, and China.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND, STUART BENSON | November 28, 2025
Former Canadian identity minister and Quebec lieutenant Steven Guilbeault resigned from cabinet hours after the prime minister signed a new energy deal with Alberta, which paves the way for a pipeline running from the oilsands to B.C.’s coast. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND, STUART BENSON | November 28, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND, STUART BENSON | November 28, 2025
Former Canadian identity minister and Quebec lieutenant Steven Guilbeault resigned from cabinet hours after the prime minister signed a new energy deal with Alberta, which paves the way for a pipeline running from the oilsands to B.C.’s coast. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 26, 2025
Interim parliamentary budget officer Jason Jacques’ office released its report on the emissions gap between Canada’s 2030 target on Nov. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 26, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 26, 2025
Interim parliamentary budget officer Jason Jacques’ office released its report on the emissions gap between Canada’s 2030 target on Nov. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 26, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been going ahead with what has to be called a top-to-bottom renovation of Canada’s economic posture and place in the world, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 26, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 26, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been going ahead with what has to be called a top-to-bottom renovation of Canada’s economic posture and place in the world, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 24, 2025
Former Conservative-turned-Liberal MP Bill Casey, centre, told The Hill Times that it was ‘very stressful,’ but he has ‘no regrets’ about breaking ranks and voting against the 2007 budget. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 24, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 24, 2025
Former Conservative-turned-Liberal MP Bill Casey, centre, told The Hill Times that it was ‘very stressful,’ but he has ‘no regrets’ about breaking ranks and voting against the 2007 budget. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Having just come off a federal election this past the spring, there was zero appetite to go back to the polls for most political parties. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 24, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Having just come off a federal election this past the spring, there was zero appetite to go back to the polls for most political parties. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 20, 2025
During a two-hour ethics committee meeting on Nov. 20, Marc-André Blanchard, Prime Minister Mark Carney's chief of staff, was repeatedly questioned on how the prime minister's ethics screen is implemented. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 20, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 20, 2025
During a two-hour ethics committee meeting on Nov. 20, Marc-André Blanchard, Prime Minister Mark Carney's chief of staff, was repeatedly questioned on how the prime minister's ethics screen is implemented. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the second tranche of major projects being referred to the Major Projects Office on Nov. 13. The list included three mining projects and one LNG project. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 20, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the second tranche of major projects being referred to the Major Projects Office on Nov. 13. The list included three mining projects and one LNG project. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 10, 2025. Tackling climate change is not a priority for his government, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 17, 2025
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 10, 2025. Tackling climate change is not a priority for his government, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | November 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on the Hill on Oct. 9, 2025, released more major projects on Nov. 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | November 17, 2025
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | November 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on the Hill on Oct. 9, 2025, released more major projects on Nov. 13. 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
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced six additional projects and one concept that will be referred to the Major Projects Office, including the Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas project, on Nov. 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 14, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced six additional projects and one concept that will be referred to the Major Projects Office, including the Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas project, on Nov. 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade