A winter’s day near Parliament Hill
The Hill Times
Life after politics: catching up with ex-PMO staffers
Patrick Travers is now with Hakluyt & Company, while Oz Jungic has joined Rio Tinto, and Philip Proulx is working for Mila–Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute.
Conservatives outspent Liberals by $1.2-million during the 2025 election
Advertising made up two-thirds of the $96-million in combined campaign expenses by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, and Bloc Québécois, with television and digital drawing the biggest payouts.
Bill 13 is Alberta’s law—but all Canadians must pay attention
Federal ministers and MPs should clearly reaffirm that equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to public health, research excellence, and professional regulation—not optional political preferences.
It’s ‘back to the darkest days of United States imperialism’ says NDP critic Boulerice as MPs celebrate, decry Venezuela attack
‘A flagrant breach of the core provision of the UN Charter is no cause for celebration,’ says former Liberal MP John McKay. ‘If we all don’t adhere to those core provisions of the UN, then it’ll be chaos.’
From Stronach to Ma: a pocket guide to the House’s floor crossers
Philippe J. Fournier says even if the Liberals get exactly the right number for a majority, ‘that means nobody can catch a cold. Nobody can be disappointed with the government. Everybody has to fall in line. And it’s hard to have backbenchers happy all the time.’
Carney heads to Paris for Ukraine peace talks
Plus, the PM weighs in on Venezuela.
Where is the real threat to Canadian security coming from?
We have good reason to be concerned by the poison of misinformation and hate that willfully seeks to undermine our democratic norms and institutions.
Next year ‘an important one for Quebec’ as possibility of referendum looms, say Bloc MP, politicos
Quebec’s provincial election is set to take place in October 2026, and the sovereigntist Parti Québécois is leading in the polls—something that is likely causing ‘anxiety’ in Ottawa, says a pollster.
Who’s who in Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative OLO: Part 2
Among the leader’s team are communications director Katy Merrifield; and French communications director, and Quebec and La Francophonie adviser Vincent Desmarais.
