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The federal government has reportedly drafted a proposed social media ban for children under the age of 14, according to The Globe and Mail. The Hill Times visual by Naomi Wildeboer
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 21, 2026
After a recent leak of an advisory for Prime Minister Mark Carney's international travel plans, the Parliamentary Press Gallery executive discussed whether there were any options to reinforce members' obligations to respect embargoes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 21, 2026
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 21, 2026
After a recent leak of an advisory for Prime Minister Mark Carney's international travel plans, the Parliamentary Press Gallery executive discussed whether there were any options to reinforce members' obligations to respect embargoes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOSH TABISH | January 19, 2026
Added rules for surfacing CanCon could deter new streaming services, or even push existing platforms out of the Canadian market, writes Josh Tabish. Unsplash photograph by Glenn Carstens-Peters
Opinion | BY JOSH TABISH | January 19, 2026
Opinion | BY JOSH TABISH | January 19, 2026
Added rules for surfacing CanCon could deter new streaming services, or even push existing platforms out of the Canadian market, writes Josh Tabish. Unsplash photograph by Glenn Carstens-Peters
News | BY IREM KOCA | December 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre reflect on the past year and offer a look-ahead for 2026 in their multiple year-end interviews.
News | BY IREM KOCA | December 31, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | December 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre reflect on the past year and offer a look-ahead for 2026 in their multiple year-end interviews.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CLEMENT | December 10, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump’s alliance with big tech heightens Canada’s vulnerability as America can weaponize our digital dependence with threats to disrupt vital services. Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, appreciates this danger, writes Andrew Clement. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY ANDREW CLEMENT | December 10, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW CLEMENT | December 10, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump’s alliance with big tech heightens Canada’s vulnerability as America can weaponize our digital dependence with threats to disrupt vital services. Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, appreciates this danger, writes Andrew Clement. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 10, 2025
The first appearance of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, second right, at this year's press gallery dinner had been in the works since June when his new director of communications, Katy Merrifield, centre, suggested he team up with his This Hour Has 22 Minutes 'clone,' Chris Wilson, third left. Photograph courtesy of Katy Merrifield
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 10, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 10, 2025
The first appearance of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, second right, at this year's press gallery dinner had been in the works since June when his new director of communications, Katy Merrifield, centre, suggested he team up with his This Hour Has 22 Minutes 'clone,' Chris Wilson, third left. Photograph courtesy of Katy Merrifield
News | BY ALICE CHEN | March 22, 2022
Ontario ISG Senators Frances Lankin, left, and Donna Dasko say their inboxes have been flooded with emails spouting misinformation and conspiracy theories in recent weeks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Donna Dasko
News | BY ALICE CHEN | March 22, 2022
News | BY ALICE CHEN | March 22, 2022
Ontario ISG Senators Frances Lankin, left, and Donna Dasko say their inboxes have been flooded with emails spouting misinformation and conspiracy theories in recent weeks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Donna Dasko
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | March 21, 2022
Rachel Emmanuel, left, and Matthew Horwood are the inaugural members of the Western Standard's parliamentary office. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn, Twitter
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | March 21, 2022
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | March 21, 2022
Rachel Emmanuel, left, and Matthew Horwood are the inaugural members of the Western Standard's parliamentary office. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn, Twitter
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 21, 2022
Paul Wells pictured right with CBCNN's Rosemary Barton at the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa on May 10, 2019. Wells says the new management of the influential magazine Maclean's seemed 'to want to introduce a stark change in the editorial direction of the magazine and the style of journalism that it practices.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 21, 2022
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 21, 2022
Paul Wells pictured right with CBCNN's Rosemary Barton at the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa on May 10, 2019. Wells says the new management of the influential magazine Maclean's seemed 'to want to introduce a stark change in the editorial direction of the magazine and the style of journalism that it practices.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 16, 2022
Paul Wells wished the new Maclean's management team well as they sought to 'renew a legendary Canadian magazine.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 16, 2022
Feature | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 16, 2022
Paul Wells wished the new Maclean's management team well as they sought to 'renew a legendary Canadian magazine.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 14, 2022
CBC reporter Thomas Daigle, pictured Feb. 18, 2022, reporting from Ottawa. Screen capture courtesy CBC News
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 14, 2022
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 14, 2022
CBC reporter Thomas Daigle, pictured Feb. 18, 2022, reporting from Ottawa. Screen capture courtesy CBC News
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 28, 2022
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, left, published an op-ed last week in which she chastised some of her caucus colleagues for contributing to conspiracy theories. Conservative MPs Pierre Poilievre and Cheryl Gallant, pictured, have made 'dog-whistle' references to such theories. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 28, 2022
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 28, 2022
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, left, published an op-ed last week in which she chastised some of her caucus colleagues for contributing to conspiracy theories. Conservative MPs Pierre Poilievre and Cheryl Gallant, pictured, have made 'dog-whistle' references to such theories. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 21, 2022
CNN's Donnie O'Sullivan interviews one of the protesters on Parliament Hill. CNN reporter Paula Newton says the international media interest in the Freedom Convoy could be because of how the extremist elements of the protest sit in opposition to Canada's global image, but also because it's a 'fast-moving' story. Image courtesy of The Daily Show's Twitter
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 21, 2022
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 21, 2022
CNN's Donnie O'Sullivan interviews one of the protesters on Parliament Hill. CNN reporter Paula Newton says the international media interest in the Freedom Convoy could be because of how the extremist elements of the protest sit in opposition to Canada's global image, but also because it's a 'fast-moving' story. Image courtesy of The Daily Show's Twitter
News | BY ALICE CHEN | February 14, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for the Liberal party caucus meeting from West Block on Feb. 9, 2022. In an application for judicial review, Democracy Watch contends that his move to call a snap election late last summer was in fact against the law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | February 14, 2022
News | BY ALICE CHEN | February 14, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for the Liberal party caucus meeting from West Block on Feb. 9, 2022. In an application for judicial review, Democracy Watch contends that his move to call a snap election late last summer was in fact against the law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | February 7, 2022
Former CP reporter Joan Bryden, pictured talking to Bob Rae at an Ottawa event in 2015. 'I am officially a retired person today. This will take some adjustment after 40 years in daily journalist, 34 of them covering Parliament Hill/federal politics,' Bryden said on Twitter. The Hill Times file photograph
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | February 7, 2022
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | February 7, 2022
Former CP reporter Joan Bryden, pictured talking to Bob Rae at an Ottawa event in 2015. 'I am officially a retired person today. This will take some adjustment after 40 years in daily journalist, 34 of them covering Parliament Hill/federal politics,' Bryden said on Twitter. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY TOOMAS LUKK | February 2, 2022
Reporters scrum Conservative deputy leader Candice Bergen in Ottawa, on Nov. 24, 2021. Canada and Estonia are countries where the media environment is considered satisfactory by Reporters Without Borders. By comparison, Russia and Belarus fall into the category of difficult countries, writes Estonian Ambassador Toomas Lukk. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TOOMAS LUKK | February 2, 2022
Opinion | BY TOOMAS LUKK | February 2, 2022
Reporters scrum Conservative deputy leader Candice Bergen in Ottawa, on Nov. 24, 2021. Canada and Estonia are countries where the media environment is considered satisfactory by Reporters Without Borders. By comparison, Russia and Belarus fall into the category of difficult countries, writes Estonian Ambassador Toomas Lukk. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 31, 2022
Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole, pictured on Dec. 6, 2021, on the Hill. Do we expect that political leaders and influencers in this country speak truth with a sense of responsibility to each other? Do we demand that political leaders and influencers speak with responsibility not only to their own followers but also to those who might disagree? If not, why not, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 31, 2022
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 31, 2022
Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole, pictured on Dec. 6, 2021, on the Hill. Do we expect that political leaders and influencers in this country speak truth with a sense of responsibility to each other? Do we demand that political leaders and influencers speak with responsibility not only to their own followers but also to those who might disagree? If not, why not, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | January 31, 2022
A life lived: Paul Terrien, who died on Jan. 24 after suffering a severe brain aneurysm, was a celebrated speechwriter, working for several Conservative leaders. His passing was heralded by words of condolences from many Tory party members and former staffers. The Hill Times file photograph
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | January 31, 2022
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | January 31, 2022
A life lived: Paul Terrien, who died on Jan. 24 after suffering a severe brain aneurysm, was a celebrated speechwriter, working for several Conservative leaders. His passing was heralded by words of condolences from many Tory party members and former staffers. The Hill Times file photograph