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A CBC Radio Canada International poster from 1956. Restoring and reimagining RCI is not only possible, it’s necessary, and would have an incredible impact globally, with minimal cost. In the past, before the serious budget cuts of the 1990s, RCI with a budget only a fraction of that of the BBC World Service, writes Wojtek Gwiazda. Image courtesy of Gary Stevens/Wikimedia Commons
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
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 24, 2025
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
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 24, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 24, 2025
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
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 22, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Reporters and cameras scrum with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly ahead of the Liberal caucus meeting on Jan. 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 22, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 22, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Reporters and cameras scrum with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly ahead of the Liberal caucus meeting on Jan. 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 22, 2025
The next federal election will test the limits of our parliamentary system, and of Canadian democracy, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 22, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 22, 2025
The next federal election will test the limits of our parliamentary system, and of Canadian democracy, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 20, 2025
X owner Elon Musk, right, has posted a string of tweets criticizing outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and endorsing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of NVIDIA
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 20, 2025
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 20, 2025
X owner Elon Musk, right, has posted a string of tweets criticizing outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and endorsing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of NVIDIA
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
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | January 20, 2020
Among the 12 members of the Special House Committee on Canada-China Relations will be Liberal MPs Robert Oliphant, left, and Geoff Regan, Conservative MPs Leona Alleslev, and Dan Albas, and NDP MP Jack Harris The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photographs
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | January 20, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | January 20, 2020
Among the 12 members of the Special House Committee on Canada-China Relations will be Liberal MPs Robert Oliphant, left, and Geoff Regan, Conservative MPs Leona Alleslev, and Dan Albas, and NDP MP Jack Harris The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photographs
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 15, 2020
The capacity of world leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping to mislead the public, by employing a cavalry of propagandists in the media, is unprecedented, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 15, 2020
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 15, 2020
The capacity of world leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping to mislead the public, by employing a cavalry of propagandists in the media, is unprecedented, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 18, 2019
CTV's Craig Oliver, left, and Maclean's John Geddes, right, have been fixtures on the Hill for years, and both will be taking their leave of the press gallery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photograph
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 18, 2019
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 18, 2019
CTV's Craig Oliver, left, and Maclean's John Geddes, right, have been fixtures on the Hill for years, and both will be taking their leave of the press gallery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photograph
FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | December 16, 2019
Don Martin, pictured Dec. 11, 2019, listening to CTV's Craig Oliver's speech at the Métropolitain in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | December 16, 2019
FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | December 16, 2019
Don Martin, pictured Dec. 11, 2019, listening to CTV's Craig Oliver's speech at the Métropolitain in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 11, 2019
Media on the move: Members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery are pictured in the National Press Theatre for a news conference on Oct. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 11, 2019
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 11, 2019
Media on the move: Members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery are pictured in the National Press Theatre for a news conference on Oct. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 27, 2019
Luiza Ch. Savage, executive director of cross-platform content for Politico, left, and Joe Schatz, editor of Politico States, right. Politico Pro Canada is a premium subscription service targeting government affairs professionals—either on the government side or in corporations or universities, according to Mr. Schatz. Photographs courtesy of Politico
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 27, 2019
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 27, 2019
Luiza Ch. Savage, executive director of cross-platform content for Politico, left, and Joe Schatz, editor of Politico States, right. Politico Pro Canada is a premium subscription service targeting government affairs professionals—either on the government side or in corporations or universities, according to Mr. Schatz. Photographs courtesy of Politico