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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Liberal leadership candidates Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade, and illustration by Joey Sabourin The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade, and illustration by Joey Sabourin
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 18, 2024
Emmanuel Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron's recent snap France-only election has caused media pundits at home and abroad to hyperventilate about his ghastly mistake. The truth is that votes for the EU Parliament don’t matter much because it doesn’t have much real power. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 18, 2024
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 18, 2024
Emmanuel Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron's recent snap France-only election has caused media pundits at home and abroad to hyperventilate about his ghastly mistake. The truth is that votes for the EU Parliament don’t matter much because it doesn’t have much real power. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 11, 2024
Clockwise from top left: Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Leader Elizabeth May, NDP MP Taylor Bachrach, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, and Conservative MP Pierre Paul-Hus are among the at least 78 MPs who have joined the upstart social media platform Bluesky. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 11, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 11, 2024
Clockwise from top left: Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Leader Elizabeth May, NDP MP Taylor Bachrach, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, and Conservative MP Pierre Paul-Hus are among the at least 78 MPs who have joined the upstart social media platform Bluesky. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 11, 2024
Krissy Côté, centre, alongside her boss, Conservative MP Rob Morrison, left, and House Speaker Greg Fergus at the Nov. 19 Long Service Award event. Photograph courtesy of X
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 11, 2024
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 11, 2024
Krissy Côté, centre, alongside her boss, Conservative MP Rob Morrison, left, and House Speaker Greg Fergus at the Nov. 19 Long Service Award event. Photograph courtesy of X
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 25, 2024
CBC
More urgent than anything is the potential loss of CBC News. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is convinced—as have all Conservative leaders before him—that CBC reporters favour Liberals, and universally betray a socially liberal bias, writes Susan Riley.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 25, 2024
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 25, 2024
CBC
More urgent than anything is the potential loss of CBC News. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is convinced—as have all Conservative leaders before him—that CBC reporters favour Liberals, and universally betray a socially liberal bias, writes Susan Riley.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 18, 2024
Carol Off's new book was inspired by her time in journalism, where she noted a shift where 'people didn't just disagree with each other, they hated the people with whom they disagreed.' Photograph courtesy of Penguin Random House and Kevin Kelly Photography
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 18, 2024
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 18, 2024
Carol Off's new book was inspired by her time in journalism, where she noted a shift where 'people didn't just disagree with each other, they hated the people with whom they disagreed.' Photograph courtesy of Penguin Random House and Kevin Kelly Photography
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 30, 2020
Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault, pictured speaking with reporters on the Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 3, 2020. Mr. Guilbeault says the government is working on additional measures to bail out struggling media organizations 'as we speak.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 30, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 30, 2020
Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault, pictured speaking with reporters on the Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 3, 2020. Mr. Guilbeault says the government is working on additional measures to bail out struggling media organizations 'as we speak.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 30, 2020
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna went online to share what it's like to be an MP and a cabinet minister with kids who were home from school. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 30, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 30, 2020
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna went online to share what it's like to be an MP and a cabinet minister with kids who were home from school. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 16, 2020
The House will remain empty until April 20 as the federal government tries to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 16, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 16, 2020
The House will remain empty until April 20 as the federal government tries to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 9, 2020
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Global Affairs' Steve Verheul, the negotiator of the new NAFTA deal, pictured Feb. 18, 2020, before the House International Trade Committee to talk about the new NAFTA agreement. The process for ratification of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) or new NAFTA, by the Commons Committee on International Trade, is a good example of how the role of MPs and Parliament itself have been diminished or marginalized, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 9, 2020
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 9, 2020
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Global Affairs' Steve Verheul, the negotiator of the new NAFTA deal, pictured Feb. 18, 2020, before the House International Trade Committee to talk about the new NAFTA agreement. The process for ratification of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) or new NAFTA, by the Commons Committee on International Trade, is a good example of how the role of MPs and Parliament itself have been diminished or marginalized, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY COREY SHEFMAN | March 2, 2020
Demonstrators, pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2020, supporting the Wetʼsuwetʼen nation against the $6.6-billion Costal Gasoline pipeline which would go through their traditional territory. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY COREY SHEFMAN | March 2, 2020
Opinion | BY COREY SHEFMAN | March 2, 2020
Demonstrators, pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2020, supporting the Wetʼsuwetʼen nation against the $6.6-billion Costal Gasoline pipeline which would go through their traditional territory. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 2, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on his way to a media availability to discuss the current blockades, support for families of victims of the Ukraine International Airlines tragedy in Iran, and the coronavirus situation at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Feb. 21, 2020, the same day he held a meeting of the Incident Response Group. Mr. Trudeau was accompanied at the press conference by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, Transport Minister Marc Garneau, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, and Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 2, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 2, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on his way to a media availability to discuss the current blockades, support for families of victims of the Ukraine International Airlines tragedy in Iran, and the coronavirus situation at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Feb. 21, 2020, the same day he held a meeting of the Incident Response Group. Mr. Trudeau was accompanied at the press conference by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, Transport Minister Marc Garneau, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, and Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 26, 2020
Conservative MP John Brassard, pictured at a February 2017 charity hockey game at the Canadian Tire Centre, gave tribute in the House on Feb. 24 to unlikely star David Ayres. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 26, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 26, 2020
Conservative MP John Brassard, pictured at a February 2017 charity hockey game at the Canadian Tire Centre, gave tribute in the House on Feb. 24 to unlikely star David Ayres. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 10, 2020
Craig Oliver, pictured at Don Martin's retirement party with former CTV reporter Roger Smith on Dec. 11, 2019, announced his retirement from CTV in December 2019 after nearly 40 years with the network. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 10, 2020
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 10, 2020
Craig Oliver, pictured at Don Martin's retirement party with former CTV reporter Roger Smith on Dec. 11, 2019, announced his retirement from CTV in December 2019 after nearly 40 years with the network. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 10, 2020
Justin Trudeau is pictured with Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri during last October's election campaign in York South-Weston, Ont. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Toronto Raptors
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 10, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 10, 2020
Justin Trudeau is pictured with Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri during last October's election campaign in York South-Weston, Ont. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Toronto Raptors
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 5, 2020
The original House of Commons mace was lost in the Feb. 3, 1916, fire that destroyed nearly all of Centre Block. John Boyd photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 5, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 5, 2020
The original House of Commons mace was lost in the Feb. 3, 1916, fire that destroyed nearly all of Centre Block. John Boyd photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 3, 2020
The CBC has dropped its four-anchor format for The National, with Ian Hanomansing, left, taking the helm Friday and Sunday, Andrew Chang and Adrienne Arsenault in the chairs Monday through Thursday, and Rosemary Barton moving into the role of chief political correspondent at CBC in Ottawa. Image courtesy of CBC
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 3, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 3, 2020
The CBC has dropped its four-anchor format for The National, with Ian Hanomansing, left, taking the helm Friday and Sunday, Andrew Chang and Adrienne Arsenault in the chairs Monday through Thursday, and Rosemary Barton moving into the role of chief political correspondent at CBC in Ottawa. Image courtesy of CBC
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | January 22, 2020
During the Second World War, 1.3 million prisoners were sent to Auschwitz, pictured here in 2017, where 1.1 million were killed, including approximately one million Jews. The death camp was liberated by the Soviet Union's Red Army on Jan. 27, 1945. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | January 22, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | January 22, 2020
During the Second World War, 1.3 million prisoners were sent to Auschwitz, pictured here in 2017, where 1.1 million were killed, including approximately one million Jews. The death camp was liberated by the Soviet Union's Red Army on Jan. 27, 1945. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade