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Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals are leading by between four and 15 points in national public opinion polls. It would be strategically smart to capitalize on this advantage by going to the polls early, says Nik Nanos, chief data scientist for Nanos Research. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 2, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2026. The Trump administration has already scored one win, successfully pressing Canada to rescind the digital services tax, which was to ensure that U.S. Big Tech firms paid tax on their massive revenues in Canada. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 2, 2026
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 2, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2026. The Trump administration has already scored one win, successfully pressing Canada to rescind the digital services tax, which was to ensure that U.S. Big Tech firms paid tax on their massive revenues in Canada. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 2, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on Jan. 27, 2026, speaking at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 2, 2026
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 2, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on Jan. 27, 2026, speaking at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 2, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured Dec. 2, 2025, at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 2, 2026
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 2, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured Dec. 2, 2025, at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOHN MCKAY | January 29, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2026. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Ciaran McCrick
Opinion | BY JOHN MCKAY | January 29, 2026
Opinion | BY JOHN MCKAY | January 29, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2026. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Ciaran McCrick
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | January 29, 2026
Five areas where we should be both assertive and protective of our policy sovereignty fall under Defence Minister David McGuinty, left, Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, Culture and Identity Minister Marc Miller, AI Minister Evan Solomon, and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand.   The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | January 29, 2026
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | January 29, 2026
Five areas where we should be both assertive and protective of our policy sovereignty fall under Defence Minister David McGuinty, left, Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, Culture and Identity Minister Marc Miller, AI Minister Evan Solomon, and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand.   The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Major Projects Office, which will oversee national interest projects, launched on Aug. 29 and will be headed by former Trans Mountain Corporation CEO Dawn Farrell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 30, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Major Projects Office, which will oversee national interest projects, launched on Aug. 29 and will be headed by former Trans Mountain Corporation CEO Dawn Farrell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 29, 2025
After the NDP suffered its worst-ever election defeat in April, resulting in lost recognized party status in the House and the appointment of interim leader Don Davies, the party is destined for a leadership race, which could shape its future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 29, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 29, 2025
After the NDP suffered its worst-ever election defeat in April, resulting in lost recognized party status in the House and the appointment of interim leader Don Davies, the party is destined for a leadership race, which could shape its future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, GEOFF STRONG | August 25, 2025
Tim Hodgson
The best choice for a “nation-building project” for Energy Minister Tim Hodgson to consider would be the development of a national east-west electricity grid, write Richard van der Jagt and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, GEOFF STRONG | August 25, 2025
Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, GEOFF STRONG | August 25, 2025
Tim Hodgson
The best choice for a “nation-building project” for Energy Minister Tim Hodgson to consider would be the development of a national east-west electricity grid, write Richard van der Jagt and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | August 25, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, will return to the House of Commons this September where he will face a different prime minister in Mark Carney, not pictured. Interim NDP Leader Don Davies leads a much smaller caucus of seven members after his party lost more than half of its MPs in the 2025 election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | August 25, 2025
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | August 25, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, will return to the House of Commons this September where he will face a different prime minister in Mark Carney, not pictured. Interim NDP Leader Don Davies leads a much smaller caucus of seven members after his party lost more than half of its MPs in the 2025 election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 25, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke of Canada's lagging productivity in 2010 when he was governor of the Bank of Canada. Now as prime minister, it's up to him and his government to provide the answers, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 25, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 25, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke of Canada's lagging productivity in 2010 when he was governor of the Bank of Canada. Now as prime minister, it's up to him and his government to provide the answers, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 25, 2025
Canadians are best served when MPs across all party lines focus on meaningful questions and answers in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 25, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 25, 2025
Canadians are best served when MPs across all party lines focus on meaningful questions and answers in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SERGIO MARCHI | August 24, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney should revive the Chrétien-era practice of organizing Team Canada trade missions as they are good for building ties between businesses and governments, writes Sergio Marchi, a former Liberal cabinet minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SERGIO MARCHI | August 24, 2025
Opinion | BY SERGIO MARCHI | August 24, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney should revive the Chrétien-era practice of organizing Team Canada trade missions as they are good for building ties between businesses and governments, writes Sergio Marchi, a former Liberal cabinet minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PETER COPELAND | August 20, 2025
The clock is already ticking on executing the government’s mandate as the coalition in Parliament is fragile, and the U.S. remains unpredictable, writes Peter Copeland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PETER COPELAND | August 20, 2025
Opinion | BY PETER COPELAND | August 20, 2025
The clock is already ticking on executing the government’s mandate as the coalition in Parliament is fragile, and the U.S. remains unpredictable, writes Peter Copeland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised that his Liberal government will table a budget this fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 20, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised that his Liberal government will table a budget this fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DARRELL BRICKER | August 20, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is stepping into a political climate where patience is measured in weeks, not years, writes Darrell Bricker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DARRELL BRICKER | August 20, 2025
Opinion | BY DARRELL BRICKER | August 20, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is stepping into a political climate where patience is measured in weeks, not years, writes Darrell Bricker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | August 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters as he leaves the Métis Major Projects Summit in Ottawa on Aug. 7, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | August 18, 2025
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | August 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters as he leaves the Métis Major Projects Summit in Ottawa on Aug. 7, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | August 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Prime Minister’s First Nations Summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | August 18, 2025
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | August 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Prime Minister’s First Nations Summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade