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Official languages commissioner nominee Kelly Burke shared her vision for a bilingual public service before House and Senate committees on Feb. 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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 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
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
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 28, 2021
Global Affairs, led by Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, released a statement on July 16 that Canada 'strongly urges' Lebanon to 'put aside differences' and form a government 'without delay.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 28, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 28, 2021
Global Affairs, led by Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, released a statement on July 16 that Canada 'strongly urges' Lebanon to 'put aside differences' and form a government 'without delay.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould and Green Party MP Elizabeth May. Ms. May recently wrote an important letter to a number of her friends and talked about her feelings about Ms. Wilson-Raybould’s decision not to run again. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould and Green Party MP Elizabeth May. Ms. May recently wrote an important letter to a number of her friends and talked about her feelings about Ms. Wilson-Raybould’s decision not to run again. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ZAINAB AL-MEHDAR | July 12, 2021
Liberal MP Will Amos, pictured on Sept. 30, 2016, at the Jamie Anderson fundraiser bash at the Blacksheep Inn in Wakefield, Que. Mr. Amos is returning to his duties after taking a leave following a pair of embarrassing incidents. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ZAINAB AL-MEHDAR | July 12, 2021
Feature | BY ZAINAB AL-MEHDAR | July 12, 2021
Liberal MP Will Amos, pictured on Sept. 30, 2016, at the Jamie Anderson fundraiser bash at the Blacksheep Inn in Wakefield, Que. Mr. Amos is returning to his duties after taking a leave following a pair of embarrassing incidents. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade