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Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard said that despite a 'good meeting' with the PCO clerk, his office hasn't made any noticeable changes to its lagging responses to requests. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | January 26, 2026
This spring, parliamentarians will be tested as to whether they can rise above the news cycle and arrest the structural erosion of Canada’s welfare state, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | January 26, 2026
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | January 26, 2026
This spring, parliamentarians will be tested as to whether they can rise above the news cycle and arrest the structural erosion of Canada’s welfare state, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | January 26, 2026
NDP MP Gord Johns, left, was named his party’s mental health and addictions critic in 2021 and continues his advocacy in his current role as health critic. Conservative MP Todd Doherty began his formal focus on the mental health file in 2020 when he was named special adviser on mental health and wellness. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | January 26, 2026
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | January 26, 2026
NDP MP Gord Johns, left, was named his party’s mental health and addictions critic in 2021 and continues his advocacy in his current role as health critic. Conservative MP Todd Doherty began his formal focus on the mental health file in 2020 when he was named special adviser on mental health and wellness. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | January 9, 2026
Chrystia Freeland, centre, at the March 2025 Liberal leadership announcement, said she would vacate her Toronto seat on Jan. 9, after being appointed as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's economic development adviser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | January 9, 2026
News | BY MARLO GLASS | January 9, 2026
Chrystia Freeland, centre, at the March 2025 Liberal leadership announcement, said she would vacate her Toronto seat on Jan. 9, after being appointed as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's economic development adviser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 5, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a military strike on Venezuela on Jan. 3, resulting in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who is now being held in New York. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 5, 2026
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 5, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a military strike on Venezuela on Jan. 3, resulting in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who is now being held in New York. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 4, 2026
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s Parti Québécois has been leading in Quebec polls for about two years. If elected, the party leader has promised to hold a referendum within his first term. Photograph courtesy of X
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 4, 2026
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 4, 2026
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s Parti Québécois has been leading in Quebec polls for about two years. If elected, the party leader has promised to hold a referendum within his first term. Photograph courtesy of X
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 20, 2022
'We know that one day—hopefully one day soon—this war will come to an end,' Defence Minister Anita Anand, pictured, said recently to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, referencing the conflict in Ukraine. Which meant, she went on to say, that 'we must contemplate the world order that awaits Canada on the other side.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 20, 2022
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 20, 2022
'We know that one day—hopefully one day soon—this war will come to an end,' Defence Minister Anita Anand, pictured, said recently to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, referencing the conflict in Ukraine. Which meant, she went on to say, that 'we must contemplate the world order that awaits Canada on the other side.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 21, 2022
Defence Minister Anita Anand, pictured Feb. 22 on the Hill, flanked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly. Anand is advocating for an 'aggressive' increase to Canada's military budget. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 21, 2022
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 21, 2022
Defence Minister Anita Anand, pictured Feb. 22 on the Hill, flanked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly. Anand is advocating for an 'aggressive' increase to Canada's military budget. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | March 17, 2022
Defence Minister Anita Anand says she is looking at 'aggressive options' to increase Canada's military spending to address a NATO request that allied nations spend a minimum of two per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | March 17, 2022
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | March 17, 2022
Defence Minister Anita Anand says she is looking at 'aggressive options' to increase Canada's military spending to address a NATO request that allied nations spend a minimum of two per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | March 8, 2022
Agnes Macphail took her seat in the House of Commons for the first time on March 8, 1922, as part of the 14th Parliament. Photographs courtesy of the House of Commons
Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | March 8, 2022
Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | March 8, 2022
Agnes Macphail took her seat in the House of Commons for the first time on March 8, 1922, as part of the 14th Parliament. Photographs courtesy of the House of Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured announcing Canada's assistance package to Ukraine in the West Block on Jan. 26, says Canada's motivated towards 'de-escalation and a diplomatic solution.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2022
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured announcing Canada's assistance package to Ukraine in the West Block on Jan. 26, says Canada's motivated towards 'de-escalation and a diplomatic solution.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MATTHEW HORWOOD | December 27, 2021
News | BY MATTHEW HORWOOD | December 27, 2021
News | BY MATTHEW HORWOOD | December 27, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 20, 2021
Defence Minister Anita Anand, who was previously the public services and procurement minister prior to the September election, was named the most valuable politician, according to The Hill Times' 23rd Annual All Politics Poll. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finished second on the list, followed by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 20, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 20, 2021
Defence Minister Anita Anand, who was previously the public services and procurement minister prior to the September election, was named the most valuable politician, according to The Hill Times' 23rd Annual All Politics Poll. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finished second on the list, followed by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | December 17, 2021
Canada needs to match our words with action. The mandate letters for Defence Minister Anita Anand and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will set the tone, but the prime minister must lead the charge, writes David Pratt. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | December 17, 2021
Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | December 17, 2021
Canada needs to match our words with action. The mandate letters for Defence Minister Anita Anand and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will set the tone, but the prime minister must lead the charge, writes David Pratt. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 15, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a press conference on Dec. 13. The prime minister trotted out National Defence Minister Anita Anand like a show pony to give an apology for something in which he is implicated, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 15, 2021
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 15, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a press conference on Dec. 13. The prime minister trotted out National Defence Minister Anita Anand like a show pony to give an apology for something in which he is implicated, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 15, 2021
Defence Minister Anita Anand, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, and Families Minister Karina Gould. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 15, 2021
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 15, 2021
Defence Minister Anita Anand, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, and Families Minister Karina Gould. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Once again, Trudeau has banked on the diversity of his team, but has upped the ante by shuffling women into particularly coveted roles. Mélanie Joly, right, becomes minister of foreign affairs and Anita Anand is entrusted with the post of minister of defence. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Once again, Trudeau has banked on the diversity of his team, but has upped the ante by shuffling women into particularly coveted roles. Mélanie Joly, right, becomes minister of foreign affairs and Anita Anand is entrusted with the post of minister of defence. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | November 8, 2021
Opinion | November 8, 2021
Opinion | November 8, 2021