Hill Life & People

The Grinch steals Conservatives’ Christmas, delivers the Liberals a miracle 171st seat

FeatureBY STUART BENSON

• Nearly 2,500 Liberals packed the Rogers Centre Ottawa for their annual holiday party as Santa Carney delivered one more colleague under the caucus tree.

The Grinch steals Conservatives’ Christmas, delivers the Liberals a miracle 171st seat

FeatureBY STUART BENSON

• Nearly 2,500 Liberals packed the Rogers Centre Ottawa for their annual holiday party as Santa Carney delivered one more colleague under the caucus tree.

MPs head home for the holidays, but not before Conservative MP Michael Ma crosses the floor to Liberals

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Finance ministers meet in Ottawa

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Czech Republic marks national day with song

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA

Japanese Embassy delves into cultural diplomacy

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA

in-depth feature

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2025

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

NewsBY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists in 2025: lobbyists prepare for ‘significant reset’ as federal election begins

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT AND SERGIY SLIPCHENKO

Always leave them wanting more: Fraser tops All Politics Poll as he looks to exit federal politics

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2024

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Catching up with Finance Minister Champagne’s now 29-member team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

• Varun Srivatsan is now director of policy to the finance minister, while Rachel Sutton has returned to the Hill as Champagne’s deputy director of operations.

Catching up with Finance Minister Champagne’s now 29-member team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

• Varun Srivatsan is now director of policy to the finance minister, while Rachel Sutton has returned to the Hill as Champagne’s deputy director of operations.

Carney and cabinet mix with top Liberal donors

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Parl Sec Carlos Leitão talks globalization under pressure in Montreal on Dec. 11

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Senate publishes new accessibility plan

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Two ‘Conservative leaders,’ one bank vault, and zero leaks: Poilievre’s gallery dinner surprise

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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heard on the hill

‘An extraordinary level of detail’: new edition of 1,339-page House Procedure and Practice book out now

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

CPAC’s future at risk as CRTC hits ‘mute’ on channel’s funding boost request

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

National Defence makes downtown Ottawa its drone-testing playground

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Press gallery dinner such a hot ticket, filling it up to overflow

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Trump’s tariffs ‘just baseline stupid’: American Scott Galloway offers huge defence of Canada in Piers Morgan Uncensored

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

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PHOTO GALLERY

A fresh glimpse inside the Centre Block renovation site

PHOTO GALLERY

A moment of reflection: Remembrance Day at the National War Memorial

PHOTO GALLERY

Carney Liberals table long-awaited budget

photo of the day

PHOTO OF THE DAY

MP Genuis pitches youth jobs plan

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BOOKS, BIG IDEAS, Q&AS

‘Treating politics as a system of balance, not battle’: new book brings fresh insights into Mackenzie King and lessons for today’s leaders

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

• Editor Patrice Dutil’s collection of essays in 'The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King' dives into the former prime minister's personality, relationship with society, and policies—and why Canadian politicians ‘need to re-learn King’s statecraft.’

‘Treating politics as a system of balance, not battle’: new book brings fresh insights into Mackenzie King and lessons for today’s leaders

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

• Editor Patrice Dutil’s collection of essays in 'The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King' dives into the former prime minister's personality, relationship with society, and policies—and why Canadian politicians ‘need to re-learn King’s statecraft.’

‘Don’t be indifferent’: Iranian-Canadian author shares story of his life inside infamous Tehran prison in new book

FeatureBY IREM KOCA

First Nations are ‘ready’ to move beyond the Indian Act, but time’s running out, says author Bob Joseph

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

The Finest Hotel in Kabul is a window into Afghan endurance through the eyes of locals working at the Intercontinental Hotel

FeatureBY ELEANOR WAND

Sergio Marchi says he regrets Rat Pack’s contribution to loss of decorum in House

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

Diplomatic Circles

Joint co-operation needed to tackle spread of narcotics, says Colombian defence minister 

‘Canada is getting more and more important for us,’ says visiting German Bundestag member

How a former Hill staffer is lionizing a Canadian that helped end the Troubles 

‘I’ve had to run to keep up’: U.K. envoy trumpets ‘new energy’ in Canadian relationship, but questions loom over trade talks

hill climbers

Policy, regional advisers added to Agriculture Minister MacDonald’s team

Immigration Minister Diab adds new policy director to her team

Jobs and Families Minister Hajdu down a chief of staff

Industry Minister Joly hires defence adviser, new operations director

party central

A double shot of Poilievre at the 2025 Press Gallery Dinner

Fighting words and frothy pints with Canada’s Son of a Critch

Champagne’s budget and ‘Prosecco Prudence’ at The Met

McPherson, Ashton, Lewis pitch anti-cat credentials in Mouseland

civil circles

Large shuffle to public service expected once Sabia takes PCO reins

The federal public servants running in election 2025

Fisher to lead new water agency, while ministers announce raft of new Crown corp board chairs

PacifiCan has new president after Jones departs

photo gallery

Veterans raise inaugural poppy flag on Parliament Hill

Taiwan celebrates 114

South Korea party draws crowd to Sir John A.

Chile raises flag for national day

photo of the day

Convoy protest organizers Lich, Barber sentenced to house arrest

Michel confirms national dental program to be spared from cuts

Carney convenes cabinet forum

Canada’s health-care system ‘in a tough spot,’ says Singh

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From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives

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From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives

book review

‘I was speaking to a group of high school students, and none of them knew who Lester B. Pearson was’: historian J.D.M. Stewart hopes to change that with his new book, The Prime Ministers

Andrew Coyne fears and foretells the fall of Canada

The 2025 Massey Lecture: silence is not an option

Statecraft opens the cabinet door on prime ministerial power in Ottawa

top 100 best political books

The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books of 2023

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2022

The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books in 2021

The Hill Times’ List of 100 Best Books in 2020

politically savvy survey

Poilievre voted best public speaker, most quotable, hardest-working, and biggest self-promoter in The Hill Times’ 29th Annual Politically Savvy Survey

Poilievre sweeps a suite of categories in the 27th annual Politically Savvy Survey

Freeland, LeBlanc, Morneau voted most influential ministers in 26th annual Politically Savvy Survey

Goodale voted Best Cabinet Minister in QP, Scrums in The Hill Times’ 25th annual Politically Savvy Survey

100 most influential in government and politics

The 100 most influential people in federal politics and government to watch in 2024

Top 100: the most influential people in government and politics in 2023

Post-election heavy hitters: the top 100 most influential people to watch in federal politics in 2022

Pandemic edition: Top 100 most influential people to watch in 2021

top 25 staffer survey

Telford untouchable at the top of the 21st Terrific 25 Staffers list, as Conservatives sweep Most Knowledgeable and Best Spin

Telford three-peats at the top of the 20th Terrific 25 Staffers list, LRB’s Wendy Wu voted Best All-Round

Telford tops 19th annual Terrific 25 Staffer list, NDP’s Salloum voted Best All-Round

Kurusamy sweeps three categories and ranks as the top Terrific Staffer

top 100 lobbyist

Top 100 Lobbyists in 2023: green tech and economy boosting set for top advocacy priorities in 2023, say lobbyists

Top 100 Lobbyists 2022: Hybrid model is new norm for lobbyists tired of virtual meetings

Top 100 Lobbyists: Pandemic ushers in explosion of lobbying activity

Lobbying the money man: Morneau draws interest from wide range of government-relations practitioners

the insiders guide to parliament

Government should be ‘pretty pleased’ with first session of Parliament, but summer will be ‘the calm before the storm,’ say observers

Winter House sitting will be like ‘political hunger games’ between O’Toole and Trudeau, say pollsters

A parliamentary session like no other

Into the unknowns of the 44th Parliament

all politics poll: best and worst in politics

Housing Minister Fraser a 2023 fan favourite on Parliament Hill: All Politics Poll

Poilievre doubles as most valuable, least valuable politician in 2022 in The Hill Times’ All Politics Poll

Anand named most valuable politician, climate change voted most important issue in The Hill Times’ 23rd Annual All Politics Poll

Freeland named most valuable politician, NAFTA voted biggest story in The Hill Times’ 22nd Annual All Politics Poll

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