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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
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 3, 2016
A peek at one of the private dining spaces in the Parliamentary Restaurant on the sixth floor of Centre Block, where only those in the Hill family, including MPs, Senators, staff, media, and their guests, are allowed in. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 3, 2016
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 3, 2016
A peek at one of the private dining spaces in the Parliamentary Restaurant on the sixth floor of Centre Block, where only those in the Hill family, including MPs, Senators, staff, media, and their guests, are allowed in. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 26, 2016
David de Burgh Graham, a member of the Liberal rural caucus, says if rural MPs don't work together, their concerns won't be heard. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 26, 2016
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 26, 2016
David de Burgh Graham, a member of the Liberal rural caucus, says if rural MPs don't work together, their concerns won't be heard. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 15, 2016
Liberal MPs Ruby Sahota and Matt DeCourcey pictured at the House Electoral Reform Committee on the Hill recently. Behind them sit Liberal MP staffers keeping an eye on committee work. The Hill Times photograph Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 15, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 15, 2016
Liberal MPs Ruby Sahota and Matt DeCourcey pictured at the House Electoral Reform Committee on the Hill recently. Behind them sit Liberal MP staffers keeping an eye on committee work. The Hill Times photograph Jake Wright
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