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New Liberal MP Lori Idlout crossed the floor from the NDP on March 10, dropping the party’s caucus to only six MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks across Parliament Hill on his way to West Block on March 10, 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | March 10, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks across Parliament Hill on his way to West Block on March 10, 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 9, 2026
Liberal MPs say they will get the chance on March 9 to meet in-person after the break week to talk about the war in Iran, and they are eager to hear from Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured at a caucus meeting on the Hill, on why he so quickly supported the deadly U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 9, 2026
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 9, 2026
Liberal MPs say they will get the chance on March 9 to meet in-person after the break week to talk about the war in Iran, and they are eager to hear from Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured at a caucus meeting on the Hill, on why he so quickly supported the deadly U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | March 9, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India on March 3, 2026. For the last week or two, any time the federal government has tried to explain what this country’s position towards India actually is, we haven’t come off looking great, writes Matt Gurney. Photograph courtesy of X/NarendraModi
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | March 9, 2026
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | March 9, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India on March 3, 2026. For the last week or two, any time the federal government has tried to explain what this country’s position towards India actually is, we haven’t come off looking great, writes Matt Gurney. Photograph courtesy of X/NarendraModi
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 9, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney first refused to weigh in the legality of the American-Israeli intervention, claiming that was a judgment for others to make. He subsequently clarified his comments, saying the attack appears to be a prima facie case of breaking international law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 9, 2026
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 9, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney first refused to weigh in the legality of the American-Israeli intervention, claiming that was a judgment for others to make. He subsequently clarified his comments, saying the attack appears to be a prima facie case of breaking international law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 9, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s response to war in the Middle East has so far seemed hasty, morally queasy, intellectually convoluted and—attempts at clarification, notwithstanding—continues to be deeply disappointing to many Canadians, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Ciaran McCrickard
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 9, 2026
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 9, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s response to war in the Middle East has so far seemed hasty, morally queasy, intellectually convoluted and—attempts at clarification, notwithstanding—continues to be deeply disappointing to many Canadians, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Ciaran McCrickard
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
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, may have already set in motion the events that will decide the fate of his government's first budget in the weeks prior to the document being tabled in the House, say strategists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 12, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, may have already set in motion the events that will decide the fate of his government's first budget in the weeks prior to the document being tabled in the House, say strategists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 11, 2025
Shafqat Ali
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali’s second supplementary estimates for 2025-26, tabled on Nov. 7, outline $10.8-billion in spending. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 11, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 11, 2025
Shafqat Ali
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali’s second supplementary estimates for 2025-26, tabled on Nov. 7, outline $10.8-billion in spending. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 6, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, left, and RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme, pictured Oct. 20, 2025, at the Senate National Security, Defence, and Veterans Affairs Committee, have committed to hiring additional officers in the RCMP, which is currently experiencing a 7.7 per cent total vacancy rate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 6, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | November 6, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, left, and RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme, pictured Oct. 20, 2025, at the Senate National Security, Defence, and Veterans Affairs Committee, have committed to hiring additional officers in the RCMP, which is currently experiencing a 7.7 per cent total vacancy rate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | November 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget represents a perfection of managerial politics: continuity disguised as change, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | November 5, 2025
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | November 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget represents a perfection of managerial politics: continuity disguised as change, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, top right, and interim NDP leader Don Davies. Despite quarterly fundraising falling to levels unseen since 2022, the Liberals’ and Conservatives’ three-quarter totals already represent historic records for their respective parties. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustrations by Joey Sabourin
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 5, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, top right, and interim NDP leader Don Davies. Despite quarterly fundraising falling to levels unseen since 2022, the Liberals’ and Conservatives’ three-quarter totals already represent historic records for their respective parties. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustrations by Joey Sabourin
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. If Carney is lucky, the opposition parties will defeat the budget and we will be plunged into a Christmas election, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 3, 2025
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. If Carney is lucky, the opposition parties will defeat the budget and we will be plunged into a Christmas election, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | November 3, 2025
The decision by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured, to run ads in the United States using former president Ronald Reagan's words about his dislike of tariffs motivated current President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | November 3, 2025
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | November 3, 2025
The decision by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured, to run ads in the United States using former president Ronald Reagan's words about his dislike of tariffs motivated current President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade