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NDP MP and leadership candidate Heather McPherson is focusing her campaign on inviting more Canadians into the party, but says she’s still pitching ‘very progressive’ policies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | February 9, 2026
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
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | February 9, 2026
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | February 9, 2026
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
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 28, 2026
Conservative MPs Dan Mazier, clockwise from top left, Richard Bragdon, Bloc Québécois MP Yves Perron, and Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, Pauline Rochefort, Emma Harrison, and Sophie Chatel all welcomed China lowering its tariffs on Canadian canola. But Perron said Carney's deal with China is 'sad news for pork people.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Facebook
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 28, 2026
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 28, 2026
Conservative MPs Dan Mazier, clockwise from top left, Richard Bragdon, Bloc Québécois MP Yves Perron, and Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, Pauline Rochefort, Emma Harrison, and Sophie Chatel all welcomed China lowering its tariffs on Canadian canola. But Perron said Carney's deal with China is 'sad news for pork people.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Facebook
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE | January 28, 2026
If Canada is serious that our way forward must be ‘principled and pragmatic,’ like Prime Minister Mark Carney said, then the path is clear: subject all Canadian weapons exports to the same scrutiny, writes Alex Neve. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Ciaran McCrickard
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE | January 28, 2026
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE | January 28, 2026
If Canada is serious that our way forward must be ‘principled and pragmatic,’ like Prime Minister Mark Carney said, then the path is clear: subject all Canadian weapons exports to the same scrutiny, writes Alex Neve. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Ciaran McCrickard
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | January 27, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at the National National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa on Jan. 27, 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | January 27, 2026
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | January 27, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at the National National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa on Jan. 27, 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | January 26, 2026
Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Jan. 26, 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | January 26, 2026
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | January 26, 2026
Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Jan. 26, 2026. The Hill Times photograph 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
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | October 29, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a media availability after the swearing in of his cabinet for the 44th Parliament in the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2021. To the prime minister’s credit, every one of his cabinets since has remained gender-balanced, writes Jacquie LaRocque. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | October 29, 2021
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | October 29, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a media availability after the swearing in of his cabinet for the 44th Parliament in the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2021. To the prime minister’s credit, every one of his cabinets since has remained gender-balanced, writes Jacquie LaRocque. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | October 28, 2021
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | October 28, 2021
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | October 28, 2021
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 27, 2021
Finance Minister and Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault are the big winners in this new cabinet, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 27, 2021
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 27, 2021
Finance Minister and Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault are the big winners in this new cabinet, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 27, 2021
Clockwise from top left: New Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, and National Defence Minister Anita Anand will be under a bright spotlight and heavy scrutiny in their new cabinet positions. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 27, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 27, 2021
Clockwise from top left: New Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, and National Defence Minister Anita Anand will be under a bright spotlight and heavy scrutiny in their new cabinet positions. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 27, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary May Simon oversaw the swearing in of the new federal cabinet on Oct. 26. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 27, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 27, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary May Simon oversaw the swearing in of the new federal cabinet on Oct. 26. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 21, 2021
NDP MP Charlie Angus, left, Conservative MP Michael Cooper, Digital Government Minister Joyce Murray, and Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès. Ms. Mendès says that although Canada is a 'much more peaceful society than most,' it doesn’t mean that acts of violence against politicians can’t happen here as well. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Alexandra Mendès
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 21, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 21, 2021
NDP MP Charlie Angus, left, Conservative MP Michael Cooper, Digital Government Minister Joyce Murray, and Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès. Ms. Mendès says that although Canada is a 'much more peaceful society than most,' it doesn’t mean that acts of violence against politicians can’t happen here as well. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Alexandra Mendès
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 12, 2021
Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand, pictured Oct. 26, 2020, recently bid farewell to her press secretary, Cecely Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 12, 2021
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 12, 2021
Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand, pictured Oct. 26, 2020, recently bid farewell to her press secretary, Cecely Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade