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National Revenue Minister Élisabeth Brière at Rideau Hall for her cabinet swearing in on Dec. 20, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 22, 2025
Liberal Cabinet staffers in the West Block.
Liberal cabinet staffers wait for their bosses outside a meeting in the West Block during the COVID-19 pandemic in November 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 22, 2025
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 22, 2025
Liberal Cabinet staffers in the West Block.
Liberal cabinet staffers wait for their bosses outside a meeting in the West Block during the COVID-19 pandemic in November 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 20, 2025
Jean-Yves Duclos and Steven Guilbeault
There are recent staff exits to catch up on in the offices of Public Services Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, left, and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 20, 2025
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 20, 2025
Jean-Yves Duclos and Steven Guilbeault
There are recent staff exits to catch up on in the offices of Public Services Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, left, and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 20, 2025
Theresa Tam
Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam will take part in a panel discussion on "How healthy is Canada’s information environment? Action in the face of misinformation" hosted by the Canadian Club of Toronto. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 11:30 a.m. ET at the Fairmont Royal York, Toronto. Details: canadianclub.org. The Hill Times by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 20, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 20, 2025
Theresa Tam
Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam will take part in a panel discussion on "How healthy is Canada’s information environment? Action in the face of misinformation" hosted by the Canadian Club of Toronto. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 11:30 a.m. ET at the Fairmont Royal York, Toronto. Details: canadianclub.org. The Hill Times by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 16, 2025
Ginette Petitpas Taylor.
New Treasury Board President Ginette Petitpas Taylor speaks with reporters outside Rideau Hall after the cabinet shuffle on Dec. 20, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 16, 2025
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 16, 2025
Ginette Petitpas Taylor.
New Treasury Board President Ginette Petitpas Taylor speaks with reporters outside Rideau Hall after the cabinet shuffle on Dec. 20, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 14, 2025
An interpreter at work in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building during a press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in February 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 14, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 14, 2025
An interpreter at work in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building during a press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in February 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY IAN MORRISON | November 6, 2023
In 2012, Joe Maingot returned to Iqaluit to visit the community where he'd served as the first postmaster in 1956-57. Samantha Dawson, writing in the Nunatsiaq News, reported that 'Maingot remembers dodging pools of water while travelling across the sea ice in a qamutik attached to 10 dogs in the middle of the summer 56 years ago.' Photograph courtesy of Samantha Dawson/Nunatsiaq News
Opinion | BY IAN MORRISON | November 6, 2023
Opinion | BY IAN MORRISON | November 6, 2023
In 2012, Joe Maingot returned to Iqaluit to visit the community where he'd served as the first postmaster in 1956-57. Samantha Dawson, writing in the Nunatsiaq News, reported that 'Maingot remembers dodging pools of water while travelling across the sea ice in a qamutik attached to 10 dogs in the middle of the summer 56 years ago.' Photograph courtesy of Samantha Dawson/Nunatsiaq News
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 1, 2023
Centre Block's Hall of Honour as seen during a media tour of the building on June 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 1, 2023
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 1, 2023
Centre Block's Hall of Honour as seen during a media tour of the building on June 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 30, 2023
Donald Savoie is Canada Research Chair in Public Administration and Governance at the Université de Moncton. He says eight out of 10 Offices of Parliament should be eliminated, and parliamentary standing committees should be empowered to hold politicians to account. The Hill Times photograph by Abbas Rana
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 30, 2023
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 30, 2023
Donald Savoie is Canada Research Chair in Public Administration and Governance at the Université de Moncton. He says eight out of 10 Offices of Parliament should be eliminated, and parliamentary standing committees should be empowered to hold politicians to account. The Hill Times photograph by Abbas Rana
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured recently on the Hill, will deliver remarks at a lunch event hosted by the Economic Club of Canada. Monday, Oct. 30, at 11:45 a.m. ET at the Omni King Edward Hotel in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured recently on the Hill, will deliver remarks at a lunch event hosted by the Economic Club of Canada. Monday, Oct. 30, at 11:45 a.m. ET at the Omni King Edward Hotel in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 23, 2023
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, who represents Calgary Nose, Alta., expressed her dismay that the decision by House Speaker Greg Fergus, left, to recuse himself was made public online before members of the House were made aware. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 23, 2023
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 23, 2023
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, who represents Calgary Nose, Alta., expressed her dismay that the decision by House Speaker Greg Fergus, left, to recuse himself was made public online before members of the House were made aware. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 18, 2023
The Speaker's Parade—featuring new House Speaker Greg Fergus, centre, and acting House clerk Eric Janse, third from right—enters the House of Commons Chamber on Oct. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 18, 2023
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 18, 2023
The Speaker's Parade—featuring new House Speaker Greg Fergus, centre, and acting House clerk Eric Janse, third from right—enters the House of Commons Chamber on Oct. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Auditor General Karen Hogan, pictured, will deliver five performance audit reports to the House on Oct. 19: Inclusion in the Workplace for Racialized Employees; Antimicrobial Resistance; Modernizing Information Technology Systems; Benefits Delivery Modernization Program; and Processing Applications for Permanent Residence. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Auditor General Karen Hogan, pictured, will deliver five performance audit reports to the House on Oct. 19: Inclusion in the Workplace for Racialized Employees; Antimicrobial Resistance; Modernizing Information Technology Systems; Benefits Delivery Modernization Program; and Processing Applications for Permanent Residence. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 16, 2023
Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques spent 204 days on the International Space Station. He is scheduled to speak at a Space Canada event in Ottawa on Oct. 17. Photograph courtesy of the Canadian Space Agency
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 16, 2023
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 16, 2023
Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques spent 204 days on the International Space Station. He is scheduled to speak at a Space Canada event in Ottawa on Oct. 17. Photograph courtesy of the Canadian Space Agency
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 11, 2023
Deputy House clerk of administration Michel Patrice is saying goodbye to Parliament Hill after 30 years serving in the House of Commons and in the Senate. Photograph courtesy of the Senate
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 11, 2023
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 11, 2023
Deputy House clerk of administration Michel Patrice is saying goodbye to Parliament Hill after 30 years serving in the House of Commons and in the Senate. Photograph courtesy of the Senate
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 9, 2023
Ed Broadbent, left, who led the federal NDP from 1975-1989, and current NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in Ottawa on Oct. 6, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 9, 2023
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 9, 2023
Ed Broadbent, left, who led the federal NDP from 1975-1989, and current NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in Ottawa on Oct. 6, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 4, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters about the SNC-Lavalin scandal in the National Press Theatre on March 7, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 4, 2023
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 4, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters about the SNC-Lavalin scandal in the National Press Theatre on March 7, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Bruce and Vicki Heyman will be the special guests in Team Rubicon Canada's 'Salute to Service' hosted by former Canadian journalist Kevin Newman on Monday, Oct. 2 at 5:30 p.m. ET at 50 Sussex Dr. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Bruce and Vicki Heyman will be the special guests in Team Rubicon Canada's 'Salute to Service' hosted by former Canadian journalist Kevin Newman on Monday, Oct. 2 at 5:30 p.m. ET at 50 Sussex Dr. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia