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Conservative MPs chat before their caucus meeting in the West Block on Sept. 14, 2025. Theoretically, a larger Parliament makes for better representation and policy responsiveness. On the other hand, a larger Parliament is more likely to suffer inefficiency in decision-making as well as higher operating costs, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 28, 2025
NDP leadership candidates Heather McPherson, left, Rob Ashton, and Avi Lewis addressed the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation gala as part of a panel in Ottawa on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 28, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 28, 2025
NDP leadership candidates Heather McPherson, left, Rob Ashton, and Avi Lewis addressed the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation gala as part of a panel in Ottawa on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 27, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, has said trade talks are off with Prime Minister Mark Carney, and has threatened a further 10-per-cent levy, which auto industry representatives says adds to the uncertainty their sector faces. Official White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 27, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 27, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, has said trade talks are off with Prime Minister Mark Carney, and has threatened a further 10-per-cent levy, which auto industry representatives says adds to the uncertainty their sector faces. Official White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 25, 2025
President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
The discussion around Canada's potential participation in the Golden Dome initiative recently came up during Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump's Oct. 7 meeting at the White House. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 25, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 25, 2025
President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
The discussion around Canada's potential participation in the Golden Dome initiative recently came up during Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump's Oct. 7 meeting at the White House. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
List | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 24, 2025
The MPs with the top expense claims between April and June 2025, counter clockwise from bottom left: Liberal MPs Terry Beech, Peter Fragiskatos, Robert Oliphant and Peter Fonseca, Conservative MP Bob Zimmer, and Green Leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
List | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 24, 2025
List | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 24, 2025
The MPs with the top expense claims between April and June 2025, counter clockwise from bottom left: Liberal MPs Terry Beech, Peter Fragiskatos, Robert Oliphant and Peter Fonseca, Conservative MP Bob Zimmer, and Green Leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 22, 2025
NDP leadership candidates Tanille Johnston, left, Avi Lewis, Tony McQuail, Heather McPherson, and Rob Ashton stand with with CLC president Bea Bruske at a forum hosted by the Canadian Labour Congress in Ottawa on Oct. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 22, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 22, 2025
NDP leadership candidates Tanille Johnston, left, Avi Lewis, Tony McQuail, Heather McPherson, and Rob Ashton stand with with CLC president Bea Bruske at a forum hosted by the Canadian Labour Congress in Ottawa on Oct. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 16, 2019
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, left, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, centre, and National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier, right, have all confirmed their directors of policy. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 16, 2019
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 16, 2019
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, left, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, centre, and National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier, right, have all confirmed their directors of policy. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | December 5, 2019
Canada's new procurement minister Anita Anand is flanked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Julie Payette on Nov. 20 at Rideau Hall. The rookie MP from Oakville severed her ties with lobbying group Canada India Foundation after being elected. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | December 5, 2019
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | December 5, 2019
Canada's new procurement minister Anita Anand is flanked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Julie Payette on Nov. 20 at Rideau Hall. The rookie MP from Oakville severed her ties with lobbying group Canada India Foundation after being elected. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 27, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new cabinet of 37 has seven members who are visible minorities and one Métis MP, which advocates say is not enough to address diversity concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, illustration by Serena Masonde
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 27, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 27, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new cabinet of 37 has seven members who are visible minorities and one Métis MP, which advocates say is not enough to address diversity concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, illustration by Serena Masonde
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 25, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Nov. 20, 2019, unveiled the first cabinet of his second mandate last week. He appointed 17 ministers from Ontario, 11 from Quebec, four each from B.C. and Atlantic Canada, and one from the Prairies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 25, 2019
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 25, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Nov. 20, 2019, unveiled the first cabinet of his second mandate last week. He appointed 17 ministers from Ontario, 11 from Quebec, four each from B.C. and Atlantic Canada, and one from the Prairies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | July 1, 2019
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, who represents York South-Weston, Ont., celebrated Canada Day 2018 at one of 41 different citizenship ceremonies across the country. Photograph courtesy of Twitter
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | July 1, 2019
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | July 1, 2019
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, who represents York South-Weston, Ont., celebrated Canada Day 2018 at one of 41 different citizenship ceremonies across the country. Photograph courtesy of Twitter
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 19, 2019
In 2015, a record number of Indigenous MPs, 10, were elected to the House, including from top left: Ind. MP Jody Wilson-Raybould, Liberal MP Yvonne Jones, Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette, NDP MP Romeo Saganash, NDP MP Georgina Jolibois, Liberal MP Michael McLeod, above left, Liberal MP Don Rusnak, Ind. MP Hunter Tootoo, Liberal MP Dan Vandal, and Liberal MP Vance Badawey. But that's not enough to effect real change, MPs say. The Hill Times file photographs, photographs by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of the House of Commons
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 19, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 19, 2019
In 2015, a record number of Indigenous MPs, 10, were elected to the House, including from top left: Ind. MP Jody Wilson-Raybould, Liberal MP Yvonne Jones, Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette, NDP MP Romeo Saganash, NDP MP Georgina Jolibois, Liberal MP Michael McLeod, above left, Liberal MP Don Rusnak, Ind. MP Hunter Tootoo, Liberal MP Dan Vandal, and Liberal MP Vance Badawey. But that's not enough to effect real change, MPs say. The Hill Times file photographs, photographs by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of the House of Commons
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2019
NDP MP Christine Moore and Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould are two of four sitting MPs to have given birth during this Parliament, and are lauding the long-awaited plan to allow new parent Members of Parliament to be absent from House sittings to care for their new child. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2019
NDP MP Christine Moore and Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould are two of four sitting MPs to have given birth during this Parliament, and are lauding the long-awaited plan to allow new parent Members of Parliament to be absent from House sittings to care for their new child. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | June 7, 2019
Homeowners in Constance Bay surround their property with sandbags. Many residents living along the Ottawa River Valley have battled with record water levels. In Tory MP Cheryl Gallant's riding, for example, more than 900 homes have been affected. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | June 7, 2019
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | June 7, 2019
Homeowners in Constance Bay surround their property with sandbags. Many residents living along the Ottawa River Valley have battled with record water levels. In Tory MP Cheryl Gallant's riding, for example, more than 900 homes have been affected. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | June 6, 2019
Canadian Forces personnel, pictured on April 30, 2019, stacking sandbags at Constance Bay, just outside Ottawa, which is part of Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon's Kanata-Carleton federal riding. Canadian Forces units were deployed to flood zones along the Ottawa River Valley in response to record high water levels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | June 6, 2019
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | June 6, 2019
Canadian Forces personnel, pictured on April 30, 2019, stacking sandbags at Constance Bay, just outside Ottawa, which is part of Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon's Kanata-Carleton federal riding. Canadian Forces units were deployed to flood zones along the Ottawa River Valley in response to record high water levels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 22, 2019
Former Ontario Liberal MPP Kevin Flynn, left, and University of Toronto law professor Anita Anand, centre left, are seeking Liberal nomination in Oakville, Ont. to succeed outgoing Liberal MP John Oliver, centre right. Former two-term Conservative MP Terence Young, right, has been acclaimed as his party's candidate for the October election. Photographs courtesy of Ontario legislature, University of Toronto, and House of Commons
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 22, 2019
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 22, 2019
Former Ontario Liberal MPP Kevin Flynn, left, and University of Toronto law professor Anita Anand, centre left, are seeking Liberal nomination in Oakville, Ont. to succeed outgoing Liberal MP John Oliver, centre right. Former two-term Conservative MP Terence Young, right, has been acclaimed as his party's candidate for the October election. Photographs courtesy of Ontario legislature, University of Toronto, and House of Commons
Opinion | April 15, 2019
Opinion | April 15, 2019
Opinion | April 15, 2019
Feature | BY EMILY HAWS | April 8, 2019
Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, centre, in the raft with Liberal MPs Will Amos, right, and Larry Bagnell, back right, at Camp Day on the Hill, which celebrated the work of the Tim Horton Children's Foundation April 3. Photograph courtesy of Jean-Yves Duclos' Twitter account
Feature | BY EMILY HAWS | April 8, 2019
Feature | BY EMILY HAWS | April 8, 2019
Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, centre, in the raft with Liberal MPs Will Amos, right, and Larry Bagnell, back right, at Camp Day on the Hill, which celebrated the work of the Tim Horton Children's Foundation April 3. Photograph courtesy of Jean-Yves Duclos' Twitter account