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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 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
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 24, 2025
From left clockwise: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP interim leader Don Davies, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, protesters at the Israeli embassy, and Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 24, 2025
Feature | BY ANDREW MEADE | December 24, 2025
From left clockwise: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP interim leader Don Davies, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, protesters at the Israeli embassy, and Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY TIM NAUMETZ | June 24, 2016
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, who stood firmly against the idea of the U.K. leaving the European Union, said he will step down by October. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY TIM NAUMETZ | June 24, 2016
News | BY TIM NAUMETZ | June 24, 2016
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, who stood firmly against the idea of the U.K. leaving the European Union, said he will step down by October. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Feature | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | June 15, 2016
Muslim Liberal MPs break bread with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for iftar on June 6, the first day of Ramadan in Ottawa. Arif Virani Twitter photo
Feature | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | June 15, 2016
Feature | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | June 15, 2016
Muslim Liberal MPs break bread with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for iftar on June 6, the first day of Ramadan in Ottawa. Arif Virani Twitter photo
News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 12, 2016
Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif. Photograph courtesy of Parliament of Canada
News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 12, 2016
News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 12, 2016
Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif. Photograph courtesy of Parliament of Canada
Feature | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | May 25, 2016
MPs with ties to Ukraine gathered to sing a traditional Ukrainian folk song. Photo courtesy of Borys Wrzesnewskyj Twitter account
Feature | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | May 25, 2016
Feature | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | May 25, 2016
MPs with ties to Ukraine gathered to sing a traditional Ukrainian folk song. Photo courtesy of Borys Wrzesnewskyj Twitter account
Opinion | BY HUW WILLIAMS | April 20, 2016
Opinion | BY HUW WILLIAMS | April 20, 2016
Opinion | BY HUW WILLIAMS | April 20, 2016
News | BY TIM NAUMETZ | April 15, 2016
Justin Trudeau after he won the leadership race in April 2013. The new Liberal constitution lists the party leader as the first title at the head of the list of the party’s executive, while the existing constitution only lists the leader as one of several “additional” voting members of the board, along with a representative from the caucus. The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY TIM NAUMETZ | April 15, 2016
News | BY TIM NAUMETZ | April 15, 2016
Justin Trudeau after he won the leadership race in April 2013. The new Liberal constitution lists the party leader as the first title at the head of the list of the party’s executive, while the existing constitution only lists the leader as one of several “additional” voting members of the board, along with a representative from the caucus. The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | April 15, 2016
Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, speaks at the NAC. Ms. Joly announced Thursday that her department is implementing a list of changes to the department's funding policies and procedures. Hill Times Photography by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | April 15, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | April 15, 2016
Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, speaks at the NAC. Ms. Joly announced Thursday that her department is implementing a list of changes to the department's funding policies and procedures. Hill Times Photography by Jake Wright
News | BY CARL MEYER | April 13, 2016
Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier this week outlined her government's plan to crack down on tax evasion. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY CARL MEYER | April 13, 2016
News | BY CARL MEYER | April 13, 2016
Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier this week outlined her government's plan to crack down on tax evasion. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY ANDREW CARDOZO | April 13, 2016
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr and former Liberal MP and justice minister Irwin Cotler, pictured March 31 in Toronto to launch the Pearson Centre's 'Pursuing Justice' project. Photographs courtesy Massimiliano Galassi
Opinion | BY ANDREW CARDOZO | April 13, 2016
Opinion | BY ANDREW CARDOZO | April 13, 2016
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr and former Liberal MP and justice minister Irwin Cotler, pictured March 31 in Toronto to launch the Pearson Centre's 'Pursuing Justice' project. Photographs courtesy Massimiliano Galassi
Opinion | March 14, 2016
Opinion | March 14, 2016
Opinion | March 14, 2016
News | BY O'MALLEY, KADY | September 4, 2006
News | BY O'MALLEY, KADY | September 4, 2006
News | BY O'MALLEY, KADY | September 4, 2006
News | BY JONES, DAVID | September 4, 2006
News | BY JONES, DAVID | September 4, 2006
News | BY JONES, DAVID | September 4, 2006