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Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured at the Canadian Media Producers Association's Prime Time event in Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2026. The downfall of every Liberal government is eventually hubris. There is no reason for the PM to risk fulfilling that destiny a minute sooner than necessary, writes Jamie Carroll. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | February 23, 2026
A burnt-out bus in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Mexican cartel members began burning businesses and vehicles on Feb. 22 after their leader died in military custody. Photograph courtesy of Don Martin
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | February 23, 2026
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | February 23, 2026
A burnt-out bus in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Mexican cartel members began burning businesses and vehicles on Feb. 22 after their leader died in military custody. Photograph courtesy of Don Martin
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 22, 2026
Mark Carney
Nanos Research data shows that if Prime Minister Mark Carney were to call an election right now, the Liberals could lose multiple seats in Quebec, though they would likely make up those losses through wins in other parts of the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 22, 2026
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 22, 2026
Mark Carney
Nanos Research data shows that if Prime Minister Mark Carney were to call an election right now, the Liberals could lose multiple seats in Quebec, though they would likely make up those losses through wins in other parts of the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WOJTEK GWIAZDA | February 19, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the West Block on Feb. 11, 2026. Right now Cuba is on the menu, and Canada, in its first real test after the Davos speech, has to decide whether it will stand by and watch the situation in Cuba worsen even more, writes Wojtek Gwiazda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WOJTEK GWIAZDA | February 19, 2026
Opinion | BY WOJTEK GWIAZDA | February 19, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the West Block on Feb. 11, 2026. Right now Cuba is on the menu, and Canada, in its first real test after the Davos speech, has to decide whether it will stand by and watch the situation in Cuba worsen even more, writes Wojtek Gwiazda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON, MARLO GLASS | February 18, 2026
Freshly-minted Liberal MP Matt Jeneroux said Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech in Davos was the catalyst that changed his mind and 'opened a lot of eyes for Canadians' about 'just how serious this national unity crisis actually is.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON, MARLO GLASS | February 18, 2026
News | BY STUART BENSON, MARLO GLASS | February 18, 2026
Freshly-minted Liberal MP Matt Jeneroux said Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech in Davos was the catalyst that changed his mind and 'opened a lot of eyes for Canadians' about 'just how serious this national unity crisis actually is.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | February 16, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney on Feb. 9, 2026. Ideological dexterity has been the key to Liberal success. Cabinet ministers who served Justin Trudeau serve Carney, even though in philosophy and policy orientation the two are worlds apart. It doesn’t matter. The ministers have eagerly signed on to the new program, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | February 16, 2026
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | February 16, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney on Feb. 9, 2026. Ideological dexterity has been the key to Liberal success. Cabinet ministers who served Justin Trudeau serve Carney, even though in philosophy and policy orientation the two are worlds apart. It doesn’t matter. The ministers have eagerly signed on to the new program, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 8, 2025
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was recently in Germany touting Canada's LNG potential to prospective buyers, but David Crane writes that this government needs to be more realistic about that potential. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 8, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 8, 2025
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was recently in Germany touting Canada's LNG potential to prospective buyers, but David Crane writes that this government needs to be more realistic about that potential. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 4, 2025
Minister Mandy Gull-Masty
Indigenous Services Canada, headed by Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, says there is a 'risk' the government's target for tuberculosis rates across Inuit Nunangat won't be met this year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 4, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 4, 2025
Minister Mandy Gull-Masty
Indigenous Services Canada, headed by Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, says there is a 'risk' the government's target for tuberculosis rates across Inuit Nunangat won't be met this year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies. The fall has the potential to be an interesting one, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 3, 2025
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies. The fall has the potential to be an interesting one, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP STEPHEN FUHR | September 1, 2025
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney in Kyiv on Aug. 24. The prime minister's visit to Ukraine was the first in a four-country tour to strengthen and advance collaboration on commerce, energy, and defence with European allies. Photograph courtesy of X
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP STEPHEN FUHR | September 1, 2025
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP STEPHEN FUHR | September 1, 2025
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney in Kyiv on Aug. 24. The prime minister's visit to Ukraine was the first in a four-country tour to strengthen and advance collaboration on commerce, energy, and defence with European allies. Photograph courtesy of X
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 1, 2025
MPs will return to their seats in the House of Commons for the fall session on Sept. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 1, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 1, 2025
MPs will return to their seats in the House of Commons for the fall session on Sept. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 1, 2025
Trudeau Carney
New Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, isn’t necessarily taking up where his Liberal predecessor, Justin Trudeau, left off. This might leave some left-of-centre voters wondering if the current government represents them. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 1, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 1, 2025
Trudeau Carney
New Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, isn’t necessarily taking up where his Liberal predecessor, Justin Trudeau, left off. This might leave some left-of-centre voters wondering if the current government represents them. 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 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 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