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Prime Minister Mark Carney's default position is that Canada won't conduct trade negotiations in public. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered more than 45-minute speech Friday night ahead of the leadership review vote results. Some held supportive signs that said 'for our future.' The Hill Times photograph by Amir Said
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s board of directors, who dictate the fund's investments, are governor-in-council appointments made on the recommendation of the finance minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Ontario Provincial Police and Ottawa Police arrest protesters on Metcalfe Street near Parliament Hill following the invocation of the Emergencies Act on Jan. 14, 2022, to clear out the Freedom Convoy occupation of downtown Ottawa. On Jan. 16, 2026, a Federal Court of Appeal upheld the ruling that its use was unjustified and unreasonable. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The top 10 most-lobbied cabinet ministers in 2025: Tim Hodgson, top left, Mélanie Joly, Julie Dabrusin, Jill McKnight, and Heath MacDonald; Mark Carney, bottom left, François-Philippe Champagne, Dominic LeBlanc, Steven MacKinnon, and Evan Solomon. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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