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Then-trade minister Mary Ng concluded negotiations with Indonesia on a new trade pact in late 2024. Photograph courtesy of X/Mary Ng
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 26, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre launched his election campaign with a press conference in Gatineau, Que., on March 23, but unlike his competitors, journalists were left to catch their own ride when he set off for his next stop in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 26, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 26, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre launched his election campaign with a press conference in Gatineau, Que., on March 23, but unlike his competitors, journalists were left to catch their own ride when he set off for his next stop in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY MATT MALONE | March 12, 2025
Despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's initial promises of radical transparency—creating a government that would be 'open by default'—his legacy on that front has been underwhelming, writes Matt Malone. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT MALONE | March 12, 2025
Opinion | BY MATT MALONE | March 12, 2025
Despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's initial promises of radical transparency—creating a government that would be 'open by default'—his legacy on that front has been underwhelming, writes Matt Malone. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PHALEN TYNES-MACDONALD | February 20, 2025
Heritage Minster Pascale St-Onge holds a press conference at the National Press Theatre on Feb. 20, to share her vision for Canada’s national public broadcaster. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PHALEN TYNES-MACDONALD | February 20, 2025
News | BY PHALEN TYNES-MACDONALD | February 20, 2025
Heritage Minster Pascale St-Onge holds a press conference at the National Press Theatre on Feb. 20, to share her vision for Canada’s national public broadcaster. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ZAINUB VERJEE | February 19, 2025
The question is not whether the CBC can survive—it’s whether we have the will to build something transformative, writes Zainub Verjee. Pexels photograph by Marshal Yung
Opinion | BY ZAINUB VERJEE | February 19, 2025
Opinion | BY ZAINUB VERJEE | February 19, 2025
The question is not whether the CBC can survive—it’s whether we have the will to build something transformative, writes Zainub Verjee. Pexels photograph by Marshal Yung
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 12, 2025
CBC/Radio-Canada considered a reimagining of Radio Canada International in 2023 with annual funding of $20-million to $30-million, which isn't going ahead. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 12, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 12, 2025
CBC/Radio-Canada considered a reimagining of Radio Canada International in 2023 with annual funding of $20-million to $30-million, which isn't going ahead. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 26, 2020
The National War Memorial is pictured on Nov. 11, 2019, during the National Remembrance Day ceremony. From 2001 to 2014, 158 Canadians soldiers died in the mission in Afghanistan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 26, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 26, 2020
The National War Memorial is pictured on Nov. 11, 2019, during the National Remembrance Day ceremony. From 2001 to 2014, 158 Canadians soldiers died in the mission in Afghanistan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 29, 2020
The biggest savings in Senate expenses, $9.1-million, was a result of reduced Senator spending, helped by less sitting days due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2019 federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 29, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 29, 2020
The biggest savings in Senate expenses, $9.1-million, was a result of reduced Senator spending, helped by less sitting days due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2019 federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 27, 2020
CBC Ottawa News anchor Adrian Harewood says 'I have a little bit of power, I have a little bit of confidence, and I feel as if I can speak, and that I must speak, and that I have no choice but to speak.' Photograph courtesy of CBC
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 27, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 27, 2020
CBC Ottawa News anchor Adrian Harewood says 'I have a little bit of power, I have a little bit of confidence, and I feel as if I can speak, and that I must speak, and that I have no choice but to speak.' Photograph courtesy of CBC
FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | July 13, 2020
Veteran Globe and Mail reporter Daniel Leblanc, shown at right in this 2005 file photograph with colleague Campbell Clark, is leaving the paper at which he has spent more than two decades. Mr. Leblanc is now headed to Radio-Canada. The Hill Times file photograph
FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | July 13, 2020
FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | July 13, 2020
Veteran Globe and Mail reporter Daniel Leblanc, shown at right in this 2005 file photograph with colleague Campbell Clark, is leaving the paper at which he has spent more than two decades. Mr. Leblanc is now headed to Radio-Canada. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 8, 2020
Journalists attend a media availability at Rideau Cottage on May 29. The Conservatives are half-right: the news media is biased, however it’s not biased towards ‘liberals,’ it’s biased towards white supremacy and actively works to uphold that viewpoint, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 8, 2020
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 8, 2020
Journalists attend a media availability at Rideau Cottage on May 29. The Conservatives are half-right: the news media is biased, however it’s not biased towards ‘liberals,’ it’s biased towards white supremacy and actively works to uphold that viewpoint, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 1, 2020
Former U.S. ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft is pictured at the Fourth of July party at Lornado in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 1, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 1, 2020
Former U.S. ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft is pictured at the Fourth of July party at Lornado in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 29, 2020
Marc Dinsdale, head of media partnerships with Facebook Canada, left, and Gerry Arnold, executive editor with The Canadian Press. Mr. Arnold says CP will have 'complete rein' over how reporters will be assigned with 'no editorial input from Facebook whatsoever.' Photograph courtesy of Facebook, photograph courtesy of Gerry Arnold/The Canadian Press
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 29, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 29, 2020
Marc Dinsdale, head of media partnerships with Facebook Canada, left, and Gerry Arnold, executive editor with The Canadian Press. Mr. Arnold says CP will have 'complete rein' over how reporters will be assigned with 'no editorial input from Facebook whatsoever.' Photograph courtesy of Facebook, photograph courtesy of Gerry Arnold/The Canadian Press
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 15, 2020
Parliamentary Press Gallery reporters, pictured in the West Block on May 1, 2019, scrumming Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and then-international trade diversification minister Jim Carr, who is now Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's special representative for the Prairies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 15, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 15, 2020
Parliamentary Press Gallery reporters, pictured in the West Block on May 1, 2019, scrumming Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and then-international trade diversification minister Jim Carr, who is now Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's special representative for the Prairies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
CBC's Julie Van Dusen, pictured on June 27, 2017. Ms. Van Dusen has been one of the only reporters on the Hill to attend all ministerial briefings every weekday over the last three months. The Hill Times file photograph by Jake Wright
CBC's Julie Van Dusen, pictured on June 27, 2017. Ms. Van Dusen has been one of the only reporters on the Hill to attend all ministerial briefings every weekday over the last three months. The Hill Times file photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 3, 2020
From left to right: Jordan Bitove, NordStar Capital; Paul Rivett, NordStar Capital; and former Ontario premier David Peterson, incoming vice-chair of the Toronto Star. Photographs courtesy of NordStar
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 3, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 3, 2020
From left to right: Jordan Bitove, NordStar Capital; Paul Rivett, NordStar Capital; and former Ontario premier David Peterson, incoming vice-chair of the Toronto Star. Photographs courtesy of NordStar
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | June 3, 2020
Longtime CBC parliamentary reporter Julie Van Dusen, pictured in the West Block at a press conference on the COVID-19 pandemic on April 16, says in her post-Hill life she will be working on a book with her 94-year-old mother. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | June 3, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | June 3, 2020
Longtime CBC parliamentary reporter Julie Van Dusen, pictured in the West Block at a press conference on the COVID-19 pandemic on April 16, says in her post-Hill life she will be working on a book with her 94-year-old mother. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | June 1, 2020
NDP MP Heather McPherson, left, Conservative MP Kenny Chiu, Independent Senator Marilou McPhedran, and Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith will participate in a press conference on June 1 calling for the federal government to take 'further steps' against China's decision to impose a national security law in Hong Kong. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Twitter
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | June 1, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | June 1, 2020
NDP MP Heather McPherson, left, Conservative MP Kenny Chiu, Independent Senator Marilou McPhedran, and Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith will participate in a press conference on June 1 calling for the federal government to take 'further steps' against China's decision to impose a national security law in Hong Kong. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Twitter