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Christina Leadlay

Christina Leadlay is The Hill Times’ engagement editor and copy editor, and has been writing the “Heard on the Hill” column since November 2023. Since first joining Hill Times publishing in 2004, she has held a number of roles, including associate editor of Embassy, co-editing Parliament Now, contributing to Hill Times Health, and overseeing the annual Inside Ottawa Directory. From 2014-2023, Leadlay was managing editor of the New Edinburgh News, a volunteer-run community newspaper.

Ex-PC MP Bob Corbett has died

  • Plus: reaction to the Liberal and Conservative leaders' appearances on Tout le monde en parle, a new lecture series in honour of late Senator
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 16, 2025
Former longtime Progressive Conservative MP Bob Corbett died on April 6. He represented Fundy Royal, N.B., from 1978 to 1993. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

Ex-PC MP Bob Corbett has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 16, 2025
  • Plus: reaction to the Liberal and Conservative leaders' appearances on Tout le monde en parle, a new lecture series in honour of late Senator

Ex-PC MP Bob Corbett has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 16, 2025
  • Plus: reaction to the Liberal and Conservative leaders' appearances on Tout le monde en parle, a new lecture series in honour of late Senator
Former longtime Progressive Conservative MP Bob Corbett died on April 6. He represented Fundy Royal, N.B., from 1978 to 1993. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

Superstore’s Mark McKinney plays Mark Carney on 22 Minutes

  • Also, Compass Rose's Marci Surkes and Hill Times' columnist Scott Taylor each get a Coronation medal, Senate staffer Alison Korn starts a new job,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 14, 2025
Canadian comedy legend Mark McKinney portrayed Prime Minister Mark Carney on CBC's 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes' on April 8. Photograph by This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Superstore’s Mark McKinney plays Mark Carney on 22 Minutes

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 14, 2025
  • Also, Compass Rose's Marci Surkes and Hill Times' columnist Scott Taylor each get a Coronation medal, Senate staffer Alison Korn starts a new job,

Superstore’s Mark McKinney plays Mark Carney on 22 Minutes

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 14, 2025
  • Also, Compass Rose's Marci Surkes and Hill Times' columnist Scott Taylor each get a Coronation medal, Senate staffer Alison Korn starts a new job,
Canadian comedy legend Mark McKinney portrayed Prime Minister Mark Carney on CBC's 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes' on April 8. Photograph by This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Comeback kids? Ex-MPs Brosseau and Aldag join the race at 11th hour

  • Plus: two former prime ministers lend a hand on the campaign trail, defence group wants the party leaders to debate defence policy, and two
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 9, 2025
Former NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau, left, pictured with Alexandre Boulerice, and ex-Liberal MP John Aldag each announced they are running in their former stomping grounds in Quebec and British Columbia, respectively. Photographs courtesy of Facebook, Instagram

Comeback kids? Ex-MPs Brosseau and Aldag join the race at 11th hour

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 9, 2025
  • Plus: two former prime ministers lend a hand on the campaign trail, defence group wants the party leaders to debate defence policy, and two

Comeback kids? Ex-MPs Brosseau and Aldag join the race at 11th hour

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 9, 2025
  • Plus: two former prime ministers lend a hand on the campaign trail, defence group wants the party leaders to debate defence policy, and two
Former NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau, left, pictured with Alexandre Boulerice, and ex-Liberal MP John Aldag each announced they are running in their former stomping grounds in Quebec and British Columbia, respectively. Photographs courtesy of Facebook, Instagram

Philpott, Maher, Talaga, Blake and Roberts shortlisted for Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

  • Also, Pierre Poilievre says his children 'love' the campaign trail, a book on Poilievre will be launched at the left-wing Progress Summit this week,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 7, 2025
Stephen Maher’s The Prince; Tanya Talaga’s The Knowing; Raymond B. Blake's Canada's Prime Ministers and the Shaping of a National Identity; Jane Philpott’s Health for All; and Alasdair Roberts’ The Adaptable Country are shortlisted for the 2025 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize. Book covers courtesy of UBC Press, Simon & Schuster Canada, Penguin Random House Canada, McGill-Queen's University Press, and Harper Collins Canada

Philpott, Maher, Talaga, Blake and Roberts shortlisted for Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 7, 2025
  • Also, Pierre Poilievre says his children 'love' the campaign trail, a book on Poilievre will be launched at the left-wing Progress Summit this week,

Philpott, Maher, Talaga, Blake and Roberts shortlisted for Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 7, 2025
  • Also, Pierre Poilievre says his children 'love' the campaign trail, a book on Poilievre will be launched at the left-wing Progress Summit this week,
Stephen Maher’s The Prince; Tanya Talaga’s The Knowing; Raymond B. Blake's Canada's Prime Ministers and the Shaping of a National Identity; Jane Philpott’s Health for All; and Alasdair Roberts’ The Adaptable Country are shortlisted for the 2025 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize. Book covers courtesy of UBC Press, Simon & Schuster Canada, Penguin Random House Canada, McGill-Queen's University Press, and Harper Collins Canada

Pendulum Group launches new geopolitical advisory practice

  • Plus: the founder of the Parliamentary Internship Programme has died, former Liberal MP Han Dong won't run in this election, and the House's HR
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 2, 2025
Jonathan Berkshire Miller, left, and Balkan Devlen are the principals leading a new geopolitical advisory practice at Ottawa's Pendulum Group launching April 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Yaroslav Baran

Pendulum Group launches new geopolitical advisory practice

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 2, 2025
  • Plus: the founder of the Parliamentary Internship Programme has died, former Liberal MP Han Dong won't run in this election, and the House's HR

Pendulum Group launches new geopolitical advisory practice

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 2, 2025
  • Plus: the founder of the Parliamentary Internship Programme has died, former Liberal MP Han Dong won't run in this election, and the House's HR
Jonathan Berkshire Miller, left, and Balkan Devlen are the principals leading a new geopolitical advisory practice at Ottawa's Pendulum Group launching April 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Yaroslav Baran

‘A respected colleague’: former Reform, Conservative MP John Cummins died on March 2, age 82

  • Plus: the Embassy of Peru hosts a cooking masterclass, Nunavut's new Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell joins the ISG, Rose LeMay's new book is coming April
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 31, 2025
Former longtime British Columbia MP John Cummins, who sat for over 17 years under three parties, died earlier this month, aged 82. The Hill Times file photograph

‘A respected colleague’: former Reform, Conservative MP John Cummins died on March 2, age 82

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 31, 2025
  • Plus: the Embassy of Peru hosts a cooking masterclass, Nunavut's new Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell joins the ISG, Rose LeMay's new book is coming April

‘A respected colleague’: former Reform, Conservative MP John Cummins died on March 2, age 82

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 31, 2025
  • Plus: the Embassy of Peru hosts a cooking masterclass, Nunavut's new Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell joins the ISG, Rose LeMay's new book is coming April
Former longtime British Columbia MP John Cummins, who sat for over 17 years under three parties, died earlier this month, aged 82. The Hill Times file photograph

CBC’s Montreal HQ to host leaders’ debates April 16 and 17

  • Also, two Liberal and three Conservative MPs confirm they won't reoffer, more notable names join the running list, and the Black Class Action Secretariat
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 26, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet scrums with reporters after the official leaders' debate in Gatineau, Que., on Oct. 7, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CBC’s Montreal HQ to host leaders’ debates April 16 and 17

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 26, 2025
  • Also, two Liberal and three Conservative MPs confirm they won't reoffer, more notable names join the running list, and the Black Class Action Secretariat

CBC’s Montreal HQ to host leaders’ debates April 16 and 17

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 26, 2025
  • Also, two Liberal and three Conservative MPs confirm they won't reoffer, more notable names join the running list, and the Black Class Action Secretariat
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet scrums with reporters after the official leaders' debate in Gatineau, Que., on Oct. 7, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If all the world’s a stage, Scott Simms has found it

  • Scott Simms moonlights as an actor, Mark Carney's book is back on The Globe's bestselling list, Australian defence minister says Canada will stand up
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 24, 2025
'It’s not one of the major characters, but I am in every scene almost. It’s a lot of fun,' said former Liberal MP Scott Simms about his first acting experience recently in the Ottawa Little Theatre's production of The Shawshank Redemption. Ottawa Little Theatre photograph by Maria Vartanova

If all the world’s a stage, Scott Simms has found it

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 24, 2025
  • Scott Simms moonlights as an actor, Mark Carney's book is back on The Globe's bestselling list, Australian defence minister says Canada will stand up

If all the world’s a stage, Scott Simms has found it

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 24, 2025
  • Scott Simms moonlights as an actor, Mark Carney's book is back on The Globe's bestselling list, Australian defence minister says Canada will stand up
'It’s not one of the major characters, but I am in every scene almost. It’s a lot of fun,' said former Liberal MP Scott Simms about his first acting experience recently in the Ottawa Little Theatre's production of The Shawshank Redemption. Ottawa Little Theatre photograph by Maria Vartanova

Two high-profile ex-ministers telegraph their next moves

  • Plus: Globe and Mail reporter Marieke Walsh is off on maternity leave, Liberal MP Mona Fortier taps former politicians for Coronation medals, and the
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 19, 2025
Former Liberal cabinet minister Seamus O'Regan, left, is still a sitting MP, while colleague Marco Mendicino has just resigned. Mendicino has taken on a role that's usually for a non-elected person, while O'Regan's next move outside the House has been prematurely revealed. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Two high-profile ex-ministers telegraph their next moves

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 19, 2025
  • Plus: Globe and Mail reporter Marieke Walsh is off on maternity leave, Liberal MP Mona Fortier taps former politicians for Coronation medals, and the

Two high-profile ex-ministers telegraph their next moves

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 19, 2025
  • Plus: Globe and Mail reporter Marieke Walsh is off on maternity leave, Liberal MP Mona Fortier taps former politicians for Coronation medals, and the
Former Liberal cabinet minister Seamus O'Regan, left, is still a sitting MP, while colleague Marco Mendicino has just resigned. Mendicino has taken on a role that's usually for a non-elected person, while O'Regan's next move outside the House has been prematurely revealed. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘I’m one of those rare characters who grew up reading The Hill Times’: Flavio Volpe

  • Plus: Mark Holland is not running again, the Cutest Pets on the Hill contest is open, Liberal MP Yvonne Jones publishes her memoir, Globe
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 17, 2025
HT reader: Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturing Association, said The Hill Times has been required reading for him since his dad was in cabinet. Volpe has two walls of framed pages from The Hill Times' 100 Most Influential People and our 100 Top Lobbyists features. Photograph courtesy of Flavio Volpe

‘I’m one of those rare characters who grew up reading The Hill Times’: Flavio Volpe

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 17, 2025
  • Plus: Mark Holland is not running again, the Cutest Pets on the Hill contest is open, Liberal MP Yvonne Jones publishes her memoir, Globe

‘I’m one of those rare characters who grew up reading The Hill Times’: Flavio Volpe

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 17, 2025
  • Plus: Mark Holland is not running again, the Cutest Pets on the Hill contest is open, Liberal MP Yvonne Jones publishes her memoir, Globe
HT reader: Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturing Association, said The Hill Times has been required reading for him since his dad was in cabinet. Volpe has two walls of framed pages from The Hill Times' 100 Most Influential People and our 100 Top Lobbyists features. Photograph courtesy of Flavio Volpe

‘Nothing is more important than health’: Bloc MP Villemure has cancer

  • Also: Minister Marci Ien won't run again, Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland honoured for her foreign policy work, and ex-NDP MP Murray Rankin takes on
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 12, 2025
Bloc Québécois MP René Villemure announced on March 4 that he is battling cancer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Nothing is more important than health’: Bloc MP Villemure has cancer

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 12, 2025
  • Also: Minister Marci Ien won't run again, Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland honoured for her foreign policy work, and ex-NDP MP Murray Rankin takes on

‘Nothing is more important than health’: Bloc MP Villemure has cancer

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 12, 2025
  • Also: Minister Marci Ien won't run again, Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland honoured for her foreign policy work, and ex-NDP MP Murray Rankin takes on
Bloc Québécois MP René Villemure announced on March 4 that he is battling cancer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Jake Stewart, Gerald Soroka won’t run in next election

  • Also, Chrystia Freeland makes an appearance on Bill Maher's late-night show, Canadians are thinking about King Charles, Neil Young hearts Ukraine, and Ipsos will
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 10, 2025
Conservative MPs Jake Stewart, left, and Gerald Soroka will not be running again in the next election. The Hill Times photograph by Riddhi Kachhela, and courtesy of X

Jake Stewart, Gerald Soroka won’t run in next election

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 10, 2025
  • Also, Chrystia Freeland makes an appearance on Bill Maher's late-night show, Canadians are thinking about King Charles, Neil Young hearts Ukraine, and Ipsos will

Jake Stewart, Gerald Soroka won’t run in next election

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 10, 2025
  • Also, Chrystia Freeland makes an appearance on Bill Maher's late-night show, Canadians are thinking about King Charles, Neil Young hearts Ukraine, and Ipsos will
Conservative MPs Jake Stewart, left, and Gerald Soroka will not be running again in the next election. The Hill Times photograph by Riddhi Kachhela, and courtesy of X

Conservative MP Jacques Gourde has prostate cancer

  • Plus: Lawrence MacAulay won't run again, while Anita Anand changes her mind about not running; Dennis King tapped as new envoy to Ireland; Duncan
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 5, 2025
Conservative MP Jacques Gourde is receiving treatment for prostate cancer, but plans to stay on as MP and as his party's candidate in the next federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative MP Jacques Gourde has prostate cancer

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 5, 2025
  • Plus: Lawrence MacAulay won't run again, while Anita Anand changes her mind about not running; Dennis King tapped as new envoy to Ireland; Duncan

Conservative MP Jacques Gourde has prostate cancer

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 5, 2025
  • Plus: Lawrence MacAulay won't run again, while Anita Anand changes her mind about not running; Dennis King tapped as new envoy to Ireland; Duncan
Conservative MP Jacques Gourde is receiving treatment for prostate cancer, but plans to stay on as MP and as his party's candidate in the next federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

James Carville predicts ‘massive collapse’ in Trump’s popularity, ‘window’ for Democrats in Congress

  • Plus: Lithuania honours Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi; the press gallery delays its annual gala until the fall; and Jean Charest, Janice Charette and Ian
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 3, 2025
Speaking with Dan Abrams, left, on his eponymous podcast on Feb. 21, former Clinton-era adviser James Carville, right, predicted on Feb. 21 that the U.S. president's approval ratings will 'collapse', telling Democrats in Congress to 'hold your fire. It’s going to be easy pickings here in six weeks.' Screenshot courtesy of mediaite.com

James Carville predicts ‘massive collapse’ in Trump’s popularity, ‘window’ for Democrats in Congress

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 3, 2025
  • Plus: Lithuania honours Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi; the press gallery delays its annual gala until the fall; and Jean Charest, Janice Charette and Ian

James Carville predicts ‘massive collapse’ in Trump’s popularity, ‘window’ for Democrats in Congress

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 3, 2025
  • Plus: Lithuania honours Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi; the press gallery delays its annual gala until the fall; and Jean Charest, Janice Charette and Ian
Speaking with Dan Abrams, left, on his eponymous podcast on Feb. 21, former Clinton-era adviser James Carville, right, predicted on Feb. 21 that the U.S. president's approval ratings will 'collapse', telling Democrats in Congress to 'hold your fire. It’s going to be easy pickings here in six weeks.' Screenshot courtesy of mediaite.com

Assistant deputy speaker Mendès being treated for cancer

  • Plus: Six Liberal MPs join the parliamentary secretary team, former Hill Times Publishing reporter acclaimed as Grit candidate in Kitchener Centre, and Federal Court
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 26, 2025
In her first Facebook reel, Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès shares her recent cancer diagnosis with viewers, but says she's staying on as MP 'as long as you'd like me to continue.' Screenshots courtesy of Facebook

Assistant deputy speaker Mendès being treated for cancer

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 26, 2025
  • Plus: Six Liberal MPs join the parliamentary secretary team, former Hill Times Publishing reporter acclaimed as Grit candidate in Kitchener Centre, and Federal Court

Assistant deputy speaker Mendès being treated for cancer

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 26, 2025
  • Plus: Six Liberal MPs join the parliamentary secretary team, former Hill Times Publishing reporter acclaimed as Grit candidate in Kitchener Centre, and Federal Court
In her first Facebook reel, Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès shares her recent cancer diagnosis with viewers, but says she's staying on as MP 'as long as you'd like me to continue.' Screenshots courtesy of Facebook

Ottawa brewery launches national beer collaboration: Glorious & Free

  • Also, Minister Pascale St-Onge and Liberal MP Darrell Samson won't run again in next election, Dr. Theresa Tam receives King Charles Coronation medal, and
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 24, 2025
Ottawa's Dominion City Brewing Co. and nine other independent brewers across Canada are collaborating on a new beer called 'Glorious & Free.' Image courtesy of Dominion City Brewing Co.

Ottawa brewery launches national beer collaboration: Glorious & Free

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 24, 2025
  • Also, Minister Pascale St-Onge and Liberal MP Darrell Samson won't run again in next election, Dr. Theresa Tam receives King Charles Coronation medal, and

Ottawa brewery launches national beer collaboration: Glorious & Free

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 24, 2025
  • Also, Minister Pascale St-Onge and Liberal MP Darrell Samson won't run again in next election, Dr. Theresa Tam receives King Charles Coronation medal, and
Ottawa's Dominion City Brewing Co. and nine other independent brewers across Canada are collaborating on a new beer called 'Glorious & Free.' Image courtesy of Dominion City Brewing Co.

Local store’s poster of Trudeau the tariff negotiator meets the moment

  • Also, Protecting Canada sends Pierre Poilievre an anti-Valentine's message; Senator Surette joins the ISG, ex-Grit MP Irwin Cotler receives the Defender of Freedom Award,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 19, 2025
Milk Shop boutique in Ottawa's ByWard Market is promoting a clothing sale with a poster featuring a vintage likeness of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau under the caption 'How Tariff-ic.' The Hill Times photograph by Christina Leadlay

Local store’s poster of Trudeau the tariff negotiator meets the moment

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 19, 2025
  • Also, Protecting Canada sends Pierre Poilievre an anti-Valentine's message; Senator Surette joins the ISG, ex-Grit MP Irwin Cotler receives the Defender of Freedom Award,

Local store’s poster of Trudeau the tariff negotiator meets the moment

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 19, 2025
  • Also, Protecting Canada sends Pierre Poilievre an anti-Valentine's message; Senator Surette joins the ISG, ex-Grit MP Irwin Cotler receives the Defender of Freedom Award,
Milk Shop boutique in Ottawa's ByWard Market is promoting a clothing sale with a poster featuring a vintage likeness of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau under the caption 'How Tariff-ic.' The Hill Times photograph by Christina Leadlay

Senator Patrick Brazeau doing 100 push-ups a day for mental health awareness

  • Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is proving he’s not too posh to push as he’s doing the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Push-Up Challenge for the
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 17, 2025
He's just doing it: Senator Patrick Brazeau does '100 push-ups each and every single day for mental health,' and he's doing them on his fingertips. Photograph courtesy Sen. Patrick Brazeau

Senator Patrick Brazeau doing 100 push-ups a day for mental health awareness

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 17, 2025
  • Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is proving he’s not too posh to push as he’s doing the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Push-Up Challenge for the

Senator Patrick Brazeau doing 100 push-ups a day for mental health awareness

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 17, 2025
  • Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is proving he’s not too posh to push as he’s doing the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Push-Up Challenge for the
He's just doing it: Senator Patrick Brazeau does '100 push-ups each and every single day for mental health,' and he's doing them on his fingertips. Photograph courtesy Sen. Patrick Brazeau

Justice Minister Virani, Trade Minister Ng, Tory MP Shields join growing list of incumbents sitting out next election

  • Plus, a retired Mountie, an economist, and a farmer are named to the Senate; ex-U.S. ambassador David Cohen talks Canada in his first interview
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 12, 2025
Justice Minister Arif Virani, left, International Trade Minister Mary Ng, and Conservative MP Martin Shields have each announced that they won’t run again in the next federal election. The Hill Times photographs by Cynthia Münster and Sam Garcia

Justice Minister Virani, Trade Minister Ng, Tory MP Shields join growing list of incumbents sitting out next election

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 12, 2025
  • Plus, a retired Mountie, an economist, and a farmer are named to the Senate; ex-U.S. ambassador David Cohen talks Canada in his first interview

Justice Minister Virani, Trade Minister Ng, Tory MP Shields join growing list of incumbents sitting out next election

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 12, 2025
  • Plus, a retired Mountie, an economist, and a farmer are named to the Senate; ex-U.S. ambassador David Cohen talks Canada in his first interview
Justice Minister Arif Virani, left, International Trade Minister Mary Ng, and Conservative MP Martin Shields have each announced that they won’t run again in the next federal election. The Hill Times photographs by Cynthia Münster and Sam Garcia

Martinez Ferrada won’t run again federally, sets her sights on Montreal mayoralty race

  • Plus: Billy Baldwin says 'buy Canadian,' Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers pay attention to Canadian politics, and Bob Rae gets frank on Fox News.
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 10, 2025
Now former tourism minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada announced on Feb. 6 she won't re-offer federally as she wants to run for mayor of Montreal later this year. Screenshots courtesy of X

Martinez Ferrada won’t run again federally, sets her sights on Montreal mayoralty race

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 10, 2025
  • Plus: Billy Baldwin says 'buy Canadian,' Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers pay attention to Canadian politics, and Bob Rae gets frank on Fox News.

Martinez Ferrada won’t run again federally, sets her sights on Montreal mayoralty race

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 10, 2025
  • Plus: Billy Baldwin says 'buy Canadian,' Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers pay attention to Canadian politics, and Bob Rae gets frank on Fox News.
Now former tourism minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada announced on Feb. 6 she won't re-offer federally as she wants to run for mayor of Montreal later this year. Screenshots courtesy of X

Politicos mourn B’nai Brith Canada CEO Mostyn

  • Plus, the Armed Forces names ex-MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette its first Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, the last of the Parliament Hill cats needs help, and national
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 5, 2025
Michael Mostyn
Michael Mostyn
Michael Mostyn, the longtime CEO of B'nai Brith Canada, has died of cancer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politicos mourn B’nai Brith Canada CEO Mostyn

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 5, 2025
  • Plus, the Armed Forces names ex-MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette its first Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, the last of the Parliament Hill cats needs help, and national

Politicos mourn B’nai Brith Canada CEO Mostyn

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 5, 2025
  • Plus, the Armed Forces names ex-MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette its first Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, the last of the Parliament Hill cats needs help, and national
Michael Mostyn
Michael Mostyn, the longtime CEO of B'nai Brith Canada, has died of cancer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Bill Maher warns Trump to ‘watch out’ for Freeland

  • Plus, Chimwemwe Undi is the new parliamentary poet-laureate, the Daily Beast calls Poilievre 'MAGA's Canadian sweetheart,' Lattanzio is the new NSICOP chair, Xavier Trudeau
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 3, 2025
This just in: Liberal leadership contender Chrystia Freeland, left has an ally in American late-night TV host Bill Maher, who warned the U.S. president that Freeland’s running to be prime minister, not governor of the 51st state. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and screenshot courtesy of YouTube

Bill Maher warns Trump to ‘watch out’ for Freeland

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 3, 2025
  • Plus, Chimwemwe Undi is the new parliamentary poet-laureate, the Daily Beast calls Poilievre 'MAGA's Canadian sweetheart,' Lattanzio is the new NSICOP chair, Xavier Trudeau

Bill Maher warns Trump to ‘watch out’ for Freeland

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 3, 2025
  • Plus, Chimwemwe Undi is the new parliamentary poet-laureate, the Daily Beast calls Poilievre 'MAGA's Canadian sweetheart,' Lattanzio is the new NSICOP chair, Xavier Trudeau
This just in: Liberal leadership contender Chrystia Freeland, left has an ally in American late-night TV host Bill Maher, who warned the U.S. president that Freeland’s running to be prime minister, not governor of the 51st state. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and screenshot courtesy of YouTube

‘Once a social worker, you never stop’: Senator Nancy Hartling set to retire Feb. 1

  • Plus: B.C. lawyer and hereditary chief Bill Wilson has died, Bloc MP Kristina Michaud will not seek re-election, Government House Leader hot potato, and
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 29, 2025
Senator Nancy Hartling
Senator Nancy Hartling
ISG Senator Nancy Hartling will be retiring from the Senate on Feb. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Charelle Evelyn

‘Once a social worker, you never stop’: Senator Nancy Hartling set to retire Feb. 1

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 29, 2025
  • Plus: B.C. lawyer and hereditary chief Bill Wilson has died, Bloc MP Kristina Michaud will not seek re-election, Government House Leader hot potato, and

‘Once a social worker, you never stop’: Senator Nancy Hartling set to retire Feb. 1

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 29, 2025
  • Plus: B.C. lawyer and hereditary chief Bill Wilson has died, Bloc MP Kristina Michaud will not seek re-election, Government House Leader hot potato, and
Senator Nancy Hartling
ISG Senator Nancy Hartling will be retiring from the Senate on Feb. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Charelle Evelyn

So far, 46 MPs not running in next election, or 13.6 per cent of House; Helena Jaczek changes her mind, and Wayne Long will run if Carney wins

  • Also, new poll shows Albertans feel disrespected by the rest of Canada, MP Arielle Kayabaga says bilingualism is a Liberal tenet, and Anthony Blinken's
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 27, 2025
Conservative MP Earl Dreeshen, left, Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan, and Liberal MP Jenica Atwin each announced last week they will not run again in the next federal election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

So far, 46 MPs not running in next election, or 13.6 per cent of House; Helena Jaczek changes her mind, and Wayne Long will run if Carney wins

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 27, 2025
  • Also, new poll shows Albertans feel disrespected by the rest of Canada, MP Arielle Kayabaga says bilingualism is a Liberal tenet, and Anthony Blinken's

So far, 46 MPs not running in next election, or 13.6 per cent of House; Helena Jaczek changes her mind, and Wayne Long will run if Carney wins

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 27, 2025
  • Also, new poll shows Albertans feel disrespected by the rest of Canada, MP Arielle Kayabaga says bilingualism is a Liberal tenet, and Anthony Blinken's
Conservative MP Earl Dreeshen, left, Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan, and Liberal MP Jenica Atwin each announced last week they will not run again in the next federal election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Black Canadians’ stories of political life recorded in new study and podcast

  • Plus, the PM assembles an Canada-U.S. Council, Brian Mulroney gets a posthumous Canada Post honour, and Leslie Church finds a new home with Proof.
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 22, 2025
Former MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, left, Liberal leadership candidate and ex-MP Frank Baylis, and ISG Senator Bernadette Clement took part in the Black on the Ballot study, sharing their experiences as Black elected officials in Canada. Photograph courtesy CNW Group/Celina Caesar-Chavannes; handout photo, and by Jason McNamara Framed photography

Black Canadians’ stories of political life recorded in new study and podcast

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 22, 2025
  • Plus, the PM assembles an Canada-U.S. Council, Brian Mulroney gets a posthumous Canada Post honour, and Leslie Church finds a new home with Proof.

Black Canadians’ stories of political life recorded in new study and podcast

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 22, 2025
  • Plus, the PM assembles an Canada-U.S. Council, Brian Mulroney gets a posthumous Canada Post honour, and Leslie Church finds a new home with Proof.
Former MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, left, Liberal leadership candidate and ex-MP Frank Baylis, and ISG Senator Bernadette Clement took part in the Black on the Ballot study, sharing their experiences as Black elected officials in Canada. Photograph courtesy CNW Group/Celina Caesar-Chavannes; handout photo, and by Jason McNamara Framed photography

Tam to talk about (mis)information on Jan. 21 in Toronto

  • MONDAY, JAN. 20 Parliament Prorogued—Parliament has been prorogued until Monday, March 24. U.S. Presidential Inauguration—Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 20, 2025
Theresa Tam
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

Tam to talk about (mis)information on Jan. 21 in Toronto

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 20, 2025
  • MONDAY, JAN. 20 Parliament Prorogued—Parliament has been prorogued until Monday, March 24. U.S. Presidential Inauguration—Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president

Tam to talk about (mis)information on Jan. 21 in Toronto

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 20, 2025
  • MONDAY, JAN. 20 Parliament Prorogued—Parliament has been prorogued until Monday, March 24. U.S. Presidential Inauguration—Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president
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

He’s got ‘rizz’; he’s ‘tone-deaf’: Carney’s Daily Show spot attracts attention, buzz

  • Plus two other hot interviews: NDP MP Charlie Angus calls the Tory leader "a political arsonist" on the Toronto Mike'd podcast, while on CBC,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 20, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney appeared on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show on Jan. 13, 2025.

He’s got ‘rizz’; he’s ‘tone-deaf’: Carney’s Daily Show spot attracts attention, buzz

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 20, 2025
  • Plus two other hot interviews: NDP MP Charlie Angus calls the Tory leader "a political arsonist" on the Toronto Mike'd podcast, while on CBC,

He’s got ‘rizz’; he’s ‘tone-deaf’: Carney’s Daily Show spot attracts attention, buzz

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 20, 2025
  • Plus two other hot interviews: NDP MP Charlie Angus calls the Tory leader "a political arsonist" on the Toronto Mike'd podcast, while on CBC,
Mark Carney
Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney appeared on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show on Jan. 13, 2025.
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