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Kate Malloy is the editor-in-chief of The Hill Times. Under her editorial leadership, The Hill Times has become an award-winning newspaper that blazes trails and breaks exclusive stories in federal politics every week. She got her first reporting job in Yellowknife, N.W.T., for Northern News Services, and is a Carleton University journalism school graduate. She has been with The Hill Times since its very first issue in 1989 and has led the newsroom for almost 35 years. You can reach her at kmalloy@hilltimes.com.

Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

  • Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | November 4, 2024
NDP MP Charlie Angus just released a new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, his ninth book: 'I don’t think I would have been able to keep doing the political work if I didn’t nurture space for musical creativity and research.' Photograph courtesy of Paul Rincon and House of Anansi Press

Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | November 4, 2024
  • Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics

Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | November 4, 2024
  • Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics
NDP MP Charlie Angus just released a new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, his ninth book: 'I don’t think I would have been able to keep doing the political work if I didn’t nurture space for musical creativity and research.' Photograph courtesy of Paul Rincon and House of Anansi Press

Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

  • Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | November 4, 2024
NDP MP Charlie Angus just released a new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, his ninth book: 'I don’t think I would have been able to keep doing the political work if I didn’t nurture space for musical creativity and research.' Photograph courtesy of Paul Rincon and House of Anansi Press

Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | November 4, 2024
  • Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics

Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | November 4, 2024
  • Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics
NDP MP Charlie Angus just released a new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, his ninth book: 'I don’t think I would have been able to keep doing the political work if I didn’t nurture space for musical creativity and research.' Photograph courtesy of Paul Rincon and House of Anansi Press

Focus on pharmacare

  • Plus, Marc Miller announces new measures for temporary residents.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, IAN CAMPBELL, KATE MALLOY | September 18, 2024
Mark Holland
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland will appear before a Senate committee to answer questions on the pharmacare bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Focus on pharmacare

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, IAN CAMPBELL, KATE MALLOY | September 18, 2024
  • Plus, Marc Miller announces new measures for temporary residents.

Focus on pharmacare

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, IAN CAMPBELL, KATE MALLOY | September 18, 2024
  • Plus, Marc Miller announces new measures for temporary residents.
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland will appear before a Senate committee to answer questions on the pharmacare bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Greenspon to leave top job at Public Policy Forum

  • Ed Greenspon, The Globe and Mail's former editor-in-chief, talks about his top job at the Public Policy Forum, and why he will be moving
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | July 8, 2024
Ed Greenspon is waiting for his third act to unfold: 'I don’t entirely know what’s next. It’s exciting, it’s terrifying, it’s invigorating; it’s all the things that come with leaving something great and having confidence other great things will come around.' Photograph courtesy of Josh Fee

Greenspon to leave top job at Public Policy Forum

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | July 8, 2024
  • Ed Greenspon, The Globe and Mail's former editor-in-chief, talks about his top job at the Public Policy Forum, and why he will be moving

Greenspon to leave top job at Public Policy Forum

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | July 8, 2024
  • Ed Greenspon, The Globe and Mail's former editor-in-chief, talks about his top job at the Public Policy Forum, and why he will be moving
Ed Greenspon is waiting for his third act to unfold: 'I don’t entirely know what’s next. It’s exciting, it’s terrifying, it’s invigorating; it’s all the things that come with leaving something great and having confidence other great things will come around.' Photograph courtesy of Josh Fee

Author of Trudeau biography says he doesn’t think Trudeau will run again, but Lanthier says ‘even if he might lose, he wants to go down fighting against Pierre Poilievre’

  • In a sensational new book, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's looking forward to running against Pierre Poilievre because he doesn't want Poilievre to
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 27, 2024
Justin Trudeau: 'The contrast between the vision that Mr. Poilievre is putting forward and what we continue to work for every single day couldn't be clearer, couldn't be crisper. As a competitor, as a leader, as someone committed to this country, being there for that conversation with Canadians touches me at the ore of what I feel my purpose is.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Author of Trudeau biography says he doesn’t think Trudeau will run again, but Lanthier says ‘even if he might lose, he wants to go down fighting against Pierre Poilievre’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 27, 2024
  • In a sensational new book, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's looking forward to running against Pierre Poilievre because he doesn't want Poilievre to

Author of Trudeau biography says he doesn’t think Trudeau will run again, but Lanthier says ‘even if he might lose, he wants to go down fighting against Pierre Poilievre’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 27, 2024
  • In a sensational new book, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's looking forward to running against Pierre Poilievre because he doesn't want Poilievre to
Justin Trudeau: 'The contrast between the vision that Mr. Poilievre is putting forward and what we continue to work for every single day couldn't be clearer, couldn't be crisper. As a competitor, as a leader, as someone committed to this country, being there for that conversation with Canadians touches me at the ore of what I feel my purpose is.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books of 2023

  • 1. Agent of Change: My Life Fighting Terrorists, Spies, and Institutional Racism, by Huda Mukbil, McGill-Queen’s University Press, 238 pp., $34.95. 2. A Healthy
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 18, 2023
Some of the best books published in 2023. Book covers courtesy of publishers, design by Naomi Wildeboer

The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books of 2023

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 18, 2023
  • 1. Agent of Change: My Life Fighting Terrorists, Spies, and Institutional Racism, by Huda Mukbil, McGill-Queen’s University Press, 238 pp., $34.95. 2. A Healthy

The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books of 2023

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 18, 2023
  • 1. Agent of Change: My Life Fighting Terrorists, Spies, and Institutional Racism, by Huda Mukbil, McGill-Queen’s University Press, 238 pp., $34.95. 2. A Healthy
Some of the best books published in 2023. Book covers courtesy of publishers, design by Naomi Wildeboer

MacGregor’s success is more than ‘luck’

  • Roy MacGregor was a small-town kid from Ontario's backwoods who made it big in Canada's media world. In Paper Trails, he tells the story
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | September 18, 2023
Roy MacGregor: 'There have, over that half-century of journalism, been blown jet engines, threatening weapons at Oka, a snowstorm on James Bay that forced us to take shelter for three days on a barren island, physical threats from unhappy athletes—and more fun than I ever should have imagined.' Photograph courtesy of Random House Canada/Fred Lum

MacGregor’s success is more than ‘luck’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | September 18, 2023
  • Roy MacGregor was a small-town kid from Ontario's backwoods who made it big in Canada's media world. In Paper Trails, he tells the story

MacGregor’s success is more than ‘luck’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | September 18, 2023
  • Roy MacGregor was a small-town kid from Ontario's backwoods who made it big in Canada's media world. In Paper Trails, he tells the story
Roy MacGregor: 'There have, over that half-century of journalism, been blown jet engines, threatening weapons at Oka, a snowstorm on James Bay that forced us to take shelter for three days on a barren island, physical threats from unhappy athletes—and more fun than I ever should have imagined.' Photograph courtesy of Random House Canada/Fred Lum

Politics This Morning: Guilbeault to make climate change announcement in Montreal; federal byelection in Calgary Heritage, Alta.; and Ng, Tassi, Freeland in Toronto

  • Carolyn Bennett will make an announcement in Toronto, Randy Boissonnault will make an announcement in Edmonton, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is meeting Northwest Territories
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will make an announcement about Canada's climate commitment at 11 a.m. EDT in Montreal today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Guilbeault to make climate change announcement in Montreal; federal byelection in Calgary Heritage, Alta.; and Ng, Tassi, Freeland in Toronto

  • Carolyn Bennett will make an announcement in Toronto, Randy Boissonnault will make an announcement in Edmonton, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is meeting Northwest Territories

Politics This Morning: Guilbeault to make climate change announcement in Montreal; federal byelection in Calgary Heritage, Alta.; and Ng, Tassi, Freeland in Toronto

  • Carolyn Bennett will make an announcement in Toronto, Randy Boissonnault will make an announcement in Edmonton, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is meeting Northwest Territories
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will make an announcement about Canada's climate commitment at 11 a.m. EDT in Montreal today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Jack Austin talks about his memoir, Unlikely Insider

  • Former Liberal Senator Jack Austin, aged 91, who was a member of Pierre Trudeau's and Paul Martin's cabinets, talks about politics, China, and how
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 15, 2023
Former Senator Jack Austin says he hopes his book will serve as a 'reminder of the value of public service as a force for economic progress, social justice, and nation-building, and of the importance of fostering trust and an ability to negotiate differences among Canadians.' Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Jack Austin talks about his memoir, Unlikely Insider

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 15, 2023
  • Former Liberal Senator Jack Austin, aged 91, who was a member of Pierre Trudeau's and Paul Martin's cabinets, talks about politics, China, and how

Jack Austin talks about his memoir, Unlikely Insider

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 15, 2023
  • Former Liberal Senator Jack Austin, aged 91, who was a member of Pierre Trudeau's and Paul Martin's cabinets, talks about politics, China, and how
Former Senator Jack Austin says he hopes his book will serve as a 'reminder of the value of public service as a force for economic progress, social justice, and nation-building, and of the importance of fostering trust and an ability to negotiate differences among Canadians.' Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Public servants concerned about Ottawa’s ‘unreliable’ transit system, lack of functional office workspace, lingering COVID, as they prepare to return to workplace

  • With public servants 'operating under a wide variety of hybrid models' throughout the pandemic, Treasury Board spokesperson Martin Potvin says 'such a wide range
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, KATE MALLOY | January 16, 2023
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier is getting criticized by the public service unions, but she says a 'hybrid-by-design' model provides an opportunity to bring 'both remote work and in-person work' together for the sake of collaboration, cohesion and in-person teamwork. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public servants concerned about Ottawa’s ‘unreliable’ transit system, lack of functional office workspace, lingering COVID, as they prepare to return to workplace

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, KATE MALLOY | January 16, 2023
  • With public servants 'operating under a wide variety of hybrid models' throughout the pandemic, Treasury Board spokesperson Martin Potvin says 'such a wide range

Public servants concerned about Ottawa’s ‘unreliable’ transit system, lack of functional office workspace, lingering COVID, as they prepare to return to workplace

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, KATE MALLOY | January 16, 2023
  • With public servants 'operating under a wide variety of hybrid models' throughout the pandemic, Treasury Board spokesperson Martin Potvin says 'such a wide range
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier is getting criticized by the public service unions, but she says a 'hybrid-by-design' model provides an opportunity to bring 'both remote work and in-person work' together for the sake of collaboration, cohesion and in-person teamwork. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2022

  • Above the Fold: A Personal History of the Toronto Star, by John Honderich, Penguin Random House Canada, $35. 2. A Cooperative Disagreement: Canada-United States Relations
List | BY KATE MALLOY | December 19, 2022

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2022

List | BY KATE MALLOY | December 19, 2022
  • Above the Fold: A Personal History of the Toronto Star, by John Honderich, Penguin Random House Canada, $35. 2. A Cooperative Disagreement: Canada-United States Relations

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2022

List | BY KATE MALLOY | December 19, 2022
  • Above the Fold: A Personal History of the Toronto Star, by John Honderich, Penguin Random House Canada, $35. 2. A Cooperative Disagreement: Canada-United States Relations

The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books in 2021

  • 1. Across Boundaries: Essays in Honour of Robert A. Young, edited by André Blais, Cristine de Clercy, Anna Lennox Esselment and Ronald Wintrobe, McGill-Queen’s
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 20, 2021
This year's list of 100 best books includes an eclectic mix of books about Canadian politics, the machinery of government, Indigenous issues, anti-Black racism, public affairs, reconciliation, Canadian history, memoirs, national security, Canadian foreign policy, the pandemic, and much more. Image compilation by Serena Masonde/photographs from The Hill Times files and handouts

The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books in 2021

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 20, 2021
  • 1. Across Boundaries: Essays in Honour of Robert A. Young, edited by André Blais, Cristine de Clercy, Anna Lennox Esselment and Ronald Wintrobe, McGill-Queen’s

The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books in 2021

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 20, 2021
  • 1. Across Boundaries: Essays in Honour of Robert A. Young, edited by André Blais, Cristine de Clercy, Anna Lennox Esselment and Ronald Wintrobe, McGill-Queen’s
This year's list of 100 best books includes an eclectic mix of books about Canadian politics, the machinery of government, Indigenous issues, anti-Black racism, public affairs, reconciliation, Canadian history, memoirs, national security, Canadian foreign policy, the pandemic, and much more. Image compilation by Serena Masonde/photographs from The Hill Times files and handouts

Politics This Morning: O’Toole faces an open revolt; Trudeau holds a cabinet meeting; Joly in Mexico City; Singh in Iqaluit

  • Good Tuesday morning to everyone, It’s probably not a great morning for Conservative Leader ERIN O’TOOLE who’s now facing an open revolt in his party
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole has some rough waters to navigate today over internal party infighting and an open revolt against his leadership. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, meanwhile, will be holding a cabinet meeting in Ottawa and is preparing to leave for the North American Leaders' Summit on Thursday in Washington, D.C. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: O’Toole faces an open revolt; Trudeau holds a cabinet meeting; Joly in Mexico City; Singh in Iqaluit

  • Good Tuesday morning to everyone, It’s probably not a great morning for Conservative Leader ERIN O’TOOLE who’s now facing an open revolt in his party

Politics This Morning: O’Toole faces an open revolt; Trudeau holds a cabinet meeting; Joly in Mexico City; Singh in Iqaluit

  • Good Tuesday morning to everyone, It’s probably not a great morning for Conservative Leader ERIN O’TOOLE who’s now facing an open revolt in his party
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole has some rough waters to navigate today over internal party infighting and an open revolt against his leadership. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, meanwhile, will be holding a cabinet meeting in Ottawa and is preparing to leave for the North American Leaders' Summit on Thursday in Washington, D.C. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Don Oliver, on his life as Canada’s first Black man appointed to the Senate

  • Former Conservative Senator Donald Oliver, 82, who was the first Black man appointed to the Upper Chamber in 1990, grew up in the only Black
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | November 5, 2021
Former Senator Don Oliver, who is also a former deputy Senate Speaker, pictured Feb. 9, 2012, in the Senate Chamber. Sen. Oliver retired on Nov. 16, 2013, and has recently written a book about his life. 'I wanted to write a short book about some of my life’s experiences and how I dealt with anti-Black systemic racism in Canada. I outlined some specific steps I took through lived experiences of turning anger into action to attempt to bring racism to an end. My hope is that the book can become a call to action for our leadership in all levels of our society.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Don Oliver, on his life as Canada’s first Black man appointed to the Senate

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | November 5, 2021
  • Former Conservative Senator Donald Oliver, 82, who was the first Black man appointed to the Upper Chamber in 1990, grew up in the only Black

Don Oliver, on his life as Canada’s first Black man appointed to the Senate

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | November 5, 2021
  • Former Conservative Senator Donald Oliver, 82, who was the first Black man appointed to the Upper Chamber in 1990, grew up in the only Black
Former Senator Don Oliver, who is also a former deputy Senate Speaker, pictured Feb. 9, 2012, in the Senate Chamber. Sen. Oliver retired on Nov. 16, 2013, and has recently written a book about his life. 'I wanted to write a short book about some of my life’s experiences and how I dealt with anti-Black systemic racism in Canada. I outlined some specific steps I took through lived experiences of turning anger into action to attempt to bring racism to an end. My hope is that the book can become a call to action for our leadership in all levels of our society.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Whipped takes a deep dive into political party culture and, yes, Marland thinks parties need whips

  • Alex Marland, the award-winning author and Memorial University political science professor, who has carved out a niche as an expert in political communications, political
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | September 27, 2021
Alex Marland: 'Party discipline is much stricter for government-side backbenchers for all sorts of reasons, in particular, the confidence convention.' Photograph courtesy of Alex Marland

Whipped takes a deep dive into political party culture and, yes, Marland thinks parties need whips

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | September 27, 2021
  • Alex Marland, the award-winning author and Memorial University political science professor, who has carved out a niche as an expert in political communications, political

Whipped takes a deep dive into political party culture and, yes, Marland thinks parties need whips

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | September 27, 2021
  • Alex Marland, the award-winning author and Memorial University political science professor, who has carved out a niche as an expert in political communications, political
Alex Marland: 'Party discipline is much stricter for government-side backbenchers for all sorts of reasons, in particular, the confidence convention.' Photograph courtesy of Alex Marland

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to get his second COVID-19 vaccine this morning and to hold Incident Response Group cabinet meeting later today to talk about extreme weather-related conditions in B.C., and wildfires in Western Canada

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has been polling at about 38 per cent in public opinion polls, while the Conservatives have
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson on June 30, 2021, will be getting his second COVID-19 vaccine on Monday morning and will visit the COVID-19 clinic at the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park with Mr. Watson at 10:40 a.m. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to get his second COVID-19 vaccine this morning and to hold Incident Response Group cabinet meeting later today to talk about extreme weather-related conditions in B.C., and wildfires in Western Canada

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has been polling at about 38 per cent in public opinion polls, while the Conservatives have

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to get his second COVID-19 vaccine this morning and to hold Incident Response Group cabinet meeting later today to talk about extreme weather-related conditions in B.C., and wildfires in Western Canada

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has been polling at about 38 per cent in public opinion polls, while the Conservatives have
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson on June 30, 2021, will be getting his second COVID-19 vaccine on Monday morning and will visit the COVID-19 clinic at the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park with Mr. Watson at 10:40 a.m. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to speak with O’Toole, Blanchet in advance of next week’s budget; House Defence, Health, Canada-China Relations committees all meeting today

  • Good Monday morning, The House, which is sitting in a hybrid format during the pandemic, is sitting this week and will for the next
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is holding a cabinet meeting today, is scheduled to speak with Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole at 11:45 a.m. today in advance of the federal budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to speak with O’Toole, Blanchet in advance of next week’s budget; House Defence, Health, Canada-China Relations committees all meeting today

  • Good Monday morning, The House, which is sitting in a hybrid format during the pandemic, is sitting this week and will for the next

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to speak with O’Toole, Blanchet in advance of next week’s budget; House Defence, Health, Canada-China Relations committees all meeting today

  • Good Monday morning, The House, which is sitting in a hybrid format during the pandemic, is sitting this week and will for the next
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is holding a cabinet meeting today, is scheduled to speak with Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole at 11:45 a.m. today in advance of the federal budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Ford expected to announce 28-day Ontario lockdown today; Canada suspends flights to U.K. for 72 hours; prisoners’ rights advocates to hold presser outside Toronto South Detention Centre about danger of COVID in jails

  • Good Monday morning, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expected to announce today a 28-day, province-wide lockdown beginning on Christmas Eve, Global News reported yesterday before multiple
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured on Sept. 18, 2020, in Ottawa after a meeting of Canada’s premiers, is expected to hold a press conference today at Queen's Park to announce a 28-day, province-wide lockdown. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Ford expected to announce 28-day Ontario lockdown today; Canada suspends flights to U.K. for 72 hours; prisoners’ rights advocates to hold presser outside Toronto South Detention Centre about danger of COVID in jails

  • Good Monday morning, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expected to announce today a 28-day, province-wide lockdown beginning on Christmas Eve, Global News reported yesterday before multiple

Politics This Morning: Ford expected to announce 28-day Ontario lockdown today; Canada suspends flights to U.K. for 72 hours; prisoners’ rights advocates to hold presser outside Toronto South Detention Centre about danger of COVID in jails

  • Good Monday morning, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expected to announce today a 28-day, province-wide lockdown beginning on Christmas Eve, Global News reported yesterday before multiple
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured on Sept. 18, 2020, in Ottawa after a meeting of Canada’s premiers, is expected to hold a press conference today at Queen's Park to announce a 28-day, province-wide lockdown. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Hill Times’ List of 100 Best Books in 2020

  • Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion, by Tyler LeBlanc, Goose Lane Editions, 184pp., $19.95 A History of My Brief Body, by Billy-Ray
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 21, 2020

The Hill Times’ List of 100 Best Books in 2020

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 21, 2020
  • Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion, by Tyler LeBlanc, Goose Lane Editions, 184pp., $19.95 A History of My Brief Body, by Billy-Ray

The Hill Times’ List of 100 Best Books in 2020

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 21, 2020
  • Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion, by Tyler LeBlanc, Goose Lane Editions, 184pp., $19.95 A History of My Brief Body, by Billy-Ray

‘By far the most powerful hidden element of party discipline is the social pressure on MPs to toe the party line’: Alex Marland on his book Whipped

  • Alex Marland has delivered another banger of a book. The award-winning author and Memorial University political science professor, who has carved out a niche as an
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 21, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured speaking at a Liberal caucus meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 23, 2020. Asked why Canadian Parliamentarians so rarely stray from party boundaries, Alex Marland says a big reason that MPs toe the line is that they perceive too many negative consequences for breaking ranks. At a minimum, someone from the leader’s office or whip’s office is going to phone to ask what’s going on, and some caucus members will probably give you an earful. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘By far the most powerful hidden element of party discipline is the social pressure on MPs to toe the party line’: Alex Marland on his book Whipped

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 21, 2020
  • Alex Marland has delivered another banger of a book. The award-winning author and Memorial University political science professor, who has carved out a niche as an

‘By far the most powerful hidden element of party discipline is the social pressure on MPs to toe the party line’: Alex Marland on his book Whipped

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 21, 2020
  • Alex Marland has delivered another banger of a book. The award-winning author and Memorial University political science professor, who has carved out a niche as an
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured speaking at a Liberal caucus meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 23, 2020. Asked why Canadian Parliamentarians so rarely stray from party boundaries, Alex Marland says a big reason that MPs toe the line is that they perceive too many negative consequences for breaking ranks. At a minimum, someone from the leader’s office or whip’s office is going to phone to ask what’s going on, and some caucus members will probably give you an earful. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives to hold national caucus meeting; environmental activists to target key ministers; Trudeau announces some changes to senior ranks of public service

  • Good Wednesday morning, The Conservatives will hold a national caucus this morning, the first in-person meeting since Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole won the party’s
New Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured, will host his first in-person national caucus meeting as leader on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, at 9:30 a.m. in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives to hold national caucus meeting; environmental activists to target key ministers; Trudeau announces some changes to senior ranks of public service

  • Good Wednesday morning, The Conservatives will hold a national caucus this morning, the first in-person meeting since Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole won the party’s

Conservatives to hold national caucus meeting; environmental activists to target key ministers; Trudeau announces some changes to senior ranks of public service

  • Good Wednesday morning, The Conservatives will hold a national caucus this morning, the first in-person meeting since Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole won the party’s
New Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured, will host his first in-person national caucus meeting as leader on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, at 9:30 a.m. in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Editor’s Note: apology to our readers

  • On April 6, 2020, The Hill Times published an op-ed headlined, “Iraq deserves to be free from Iranian meddling,” both online and on page six of
Opinion | BY KATE MALLOY | July 20, 2020

Editor’s Note: apology to our readers

Opinion | BY KATE MALLOY | July 20, 2020
  • On April 6, 2020, The Hill Times published an op-ed headlined, “Iraq deserves to be free from Iranian meddling,” both online and on page six of

Editor’s Note: apology to our readers

Opinion | BY KATE MALLOY | July 20, 2020
  • On April 6, 2020, The Hill Times published an op-ed headlined, “Iraq deserves to be free from Iranian meddling,” both online and on page six of

Politics This Morning: USMCA now law; COVID-19 cases on rise in U.S.; New Yorker runs column headlined ‘Make America Canada Again’

  • Good Thursday morning, North America’s new trade agreement became law on Wednesday and U.S. trade ambassador Robert Lighthizer warned that Canada and Mexico must
A person, pictured recently in Major's Hill Park in Ottawa, soaking up the sun, the blue sky, and the view of the Parliament Buildings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: USMCA now law; COVID-19 cases on rise in U.S.; New Yorker runs column headlined ‘Make America Canada Again’

  • Good Thursday morning, North America’s new trade agreement became law on Wednesday and U.S. trade ambassador Robert Lighthizer warned that Canada and Mexico must

Politics This Morning: USMCA now law; COVID-19 cases on rise in U.S.; New Yorker runs column headlined ‘Make America Canada Again’

  • Good Thursday morning, North America’s new trade agreement became law on Wednesday and U.S. trade ambassador Robert Lighthizer warned that Canada and Mexico must
A person, pictured recently in Major's Hill Park in Ottawa, soaking up the sun, the blue sky, and the view of the Parliament Buildings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wiseman surveys history of Canada’s political parties in engaging new book, Partisan Odysseys

  • Nelson Wiseman, director of the Canadian studies program at the University of Toronto and a longtime political science professor, says he realized Canadians weren’t
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | June 3, 2020
Nelson Wiseman, pictured in this file photo in Ottawa. 'The book offers readers a broad factual synthetic picture of the parties as historical and legal organizations. A point that could have been made more explicit in the book is how, in one respect, party operation has come full circle.' The Hill Times file photograph by Jake Wright

Wiseman surveys history of Canada’s political parties in engaging new book, Partisan Odysseys

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | June 3, 2020
  • Nelson Wiseman, director of the Canadian studies program at the University of Toronto and a longtime political science professor, says he realized Canadians weren’t

Wiseman surveys history of Canada’s political parties in engaging new book, Partisan Odysseys

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | June 3, 2020
  • Nelson Wiseman, director of the Canadian studies program at the University of Toronto and a longtime political science professor, says he realized Canadians weren’t
Nelson Wiseman, pictured in this file photo in Ottawa. 'The book offers readers a broad factual synthetic picture of the parties as historical and legal organizations. A point that could have been made more explicit in the book is how, in one respect, party operation has come full circle.' The Hill Times file photograph by Jake Wright

Editor’s note: how the coronavirus global pandemic will affect The Hill Times

  • OTTAWA—These are extraordinary times and the global COVID-19 pandemic crisis has affected The Hill Times, just like it has everyone else in the world. At
Opinion | BY KATE MALLOY | March 30, 2020
Strong political leadership is critically important right now and it can save lives. We are here to cover that story and the biggest story in the world, from our corner of the world. We want to shine a light specifically on how this is affecting Canadian democracy, Parliament, and federal government policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Editor’s note: how the coronavirus global pandemic will affect The Hill Times

Opinion | BY KATE MALLOY | March 30, 2020
  • OTTAWA—These are extraordinary times and the global COVID-19 pandemic crisis has affected The Hill Times, just like it has everyone else in the world. At

Editor’s note: how the coronavirus global pandemic will affect The Hill Times

Opinion | BY KATE MALLOY | March 30, 2020
  • OTTAWA—These are extraordinary times and the global COVID-19 pandemic crisis has affected The Hill Times, just like it has everyone else in the world. At
Strong political leadership is critically important right now and it can save lives. We are here to cover that story and the biggest story in the world, from our corner of the world. We want to shine a light specifically on how this is affecting Canadian democracy, Parliament, and federal government policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I wrote The Imperilled Ocean to show that the ocean’s story is also our own’

  • Laura Trethewey is an ocean journalist on a noble mission: she wants to know how people can save the oceans. So she wrote her
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | March 11, 2020
Author Laura Trethewey, pictured in Ladysmith, B.C., in 2015. 'I would encourage people to find others who care about the future of the ocean and create the most impact as a collective. Right now, the ocean needs humanity’s collaboration and imagination.' Photograph courtesy of Chloe Ellingson

‘I wrote The Imperilled Ocean to show that the ocean’s story is also our own’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | March 11, 2020
  • Laura Trethewey is an ocean journalist on a noble mission: she wants to know how people can save the oceans. So she wrote her

‘I wrote The Imperilled Ocean to show that the ocean’s story is also our own’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | March 11, 2020
  • Laura Trethewey is an ocean journalist on a noble mission: she wants to know how people can save the oceans. So she wrote her
Author Laura Trethewey, pictured in Ladysmith, B.C., in 2015. 'I would encourage people to find others who care about the future of the ocean and create the most impact as a collective. Right now, the ocean needs humanity’s collaboration and imagination.' Photograph courtesy of Chloe Ellingson

Bourrie brings New France explorer Pierre-Esprit Radisson’s story to life in Bush Runner

  • Mark Bourrie has written 14 books, but his most recent book, Bush Runner: The Adventures of Pierre-Esprit Radisson, a groundbreaking biography of the adventurous
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | January 27, 2020
Author Mark Bourrie, a former Hill journalist, said he looked up Pierre-Esprit Radisson about 15 years go and couldn't believe his story. 'Radisson had an amazing life, and it stayed interesting all the way through. And he lived that life in a world that vaguely resembles ours, yet is alien.' Photographs courtesy of RBC Taylor Prize

Bourrie brings New France explorer Pierre-Esprit Radisson’s story to life in Bush Runner

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | January 27, 2020
  • Mark Bourrie has written 14 books, but his most recent book, Bush Runner: The Adventures of Pierre-Esprit Radisson, a groundbreaking biography of the adventurous

Bourrie brings New France explorer Pierre-Esprit Radisson’s story to life in Bush Runner

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | January 27, 2020
  • Mark Bourrie has written 14 books, but his most recent book, Bush Runner: The Adventures of Pierre-Esprit Radisson, a groundbreaking biography of the adventurous
Author Mark Bourrie, a former Hill journalist, said he looked up Pierre-Esprit Radisson about 15 years go and couldn't believe his story. 'Radisson had an amazing life, and it stayed interesting all the way through. And he lived that life in a world that vaguely resembles ours, yet is alien.' Photographs courtesy of RBC Taylor Prize

‘There has never been an ethnographer-activist the likes of James Teit’

  • While doing research in the 1970s on ethnographic work on Indigenous singers and songs in British Columbia’s south central interior, University of Victoria history
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | January 20, 2020
Chief John Tetlanetza, left, (Pekaist Band, Nlaka’pamux), James Teit, Chief Paul David (Tobacco Plains Band, Ktunaxa), and Chief Thomas Adoph (Fountain Band, St’at’imc). 'Every once in a while, an important figure makes an appearance, makes a difference, and then disappears from the public record. James Teit (1864-1922) was such a figure,' says Wendy Wickwire. Photographs courtesy of Sigurd Teit

‘There has never been an ethnographer-activist the likes of James Teit’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | January 20, 2020
  • While doing research in the 1970s on ethnographic work on Indigenous singers and songs in British Columbia’s south central interior, University of Victoria history

‘There has never been an ethnographer-activist the likes of James Teit’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | January 20, 2020
  • While doing research in the 1970s on ethnographic work on Indigenous singers and songs in British Columbia’s south central interior, University of Victoria history
Chief John Tetlanetza, left, (Pekaist Band, Nlaka’pamux), James Teit, Chief Paul David (Tobacco Plains Band, Ktunaxa), and Chief Thomas Adoph (Fountain Band, St’at’imc). 'Every once in a while, an important figure makes an appearance, makes a difference, and then disappears from the public record. James Teit (1864-1922) was such a figure,' says Wendy Wickwire. Photographs courtesy of Sigurd Teit
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Why Saunders says Canada should be preparing now for tripling its population by 2100

  • In Maximum Canada: Why 35 Million Canadians Are Not Enough, The Globe and Mail’s international affairs columnist Doug Saunders says if Canada wants to triple its
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 18, 2017

Why Saunders says Canada should be preparing now for tripling its population by 2100

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 18, 2017
  • In Maximum Canada: Why 35 Million Canadians Are Not Enough, The Globe and Mail’s international affairs columnist Doug Saunders says if Canada wants to triple its

Why Saunders says Canada should be preparing now for tripling its population by 2100

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  • In Maximum Canada: Why 35 Million Canadians Are Not Enough, The Globe and Mail’s international affairs columnist Doug Saunders says if Canada wants to triple its

Politics This Morning: Trudeau’s in Vancouver doing three early morning interviews, to meet Vancouver mayor Robertson

  • Good Tuesday morning. If you’re having trouble peeling your eyes away from the sensational drama unfolding at the White House, join the club. But
News | BY KATE MALLOY | August 1, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill last week, will be in Vancouver on Aug. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Trudeau’s in Vancouver doing three early morning interviews, to meet Vancouver mayor Robertson

News | BY KATE MALLOY | August 1, 2017
  • Good Tuesday morning. If you’re having trouble peeling your eyes away from the sensational drama unfolding at the White House, join the club. But

Politics This Morning: Trudeau’s in Vancouver doing three early morning interviews, to meet Vancouver mayor Robertson

News | BY KATE MALLOY | August 1, 2017
  • Good Tuesday morning. If you’re having trouble peeling your eyes away from the sensational drama unfolding at the White House, join the club. But
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill last week, will be in Vancouver on Aug. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Trudeau, Sajjan, Horgan, Wilson-Raybould, Qualtrough to tour B.C. wildfires

  • Good Monday morning. Here’s what you need to know this morning. Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains is up with the birds this morning in Windsor,
News | BY KATE MALLOY | July 31, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and B.C. Premier John Horgan, pictured on Parliament Hill on July 25, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Trudeau, Sajjan, Horgan, Wilson-Raybould, Qualtrough to tour B.C. wildfires

News | BY KATE MALLOY | July 31, 2017
  • Good Monday morning. Here’s what you need to know this morning. Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains is up with the birds this morning in Windsor,

Politics This Morning: Trudeau, Sajjan, Horgan, Wilson-Raybould, Qualtrough to tour B.C. wildfires

News | BY KATE MALLOY | July 31, 2017
  • Good Monday morning. Here’s what you need to know this morning. Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains is up with the birds this morning in Windsor,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and B.C. Premier John Horgan, pictured on Parliament Hill on July 25, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Trudeau’s in Chicoutimi; Morneau’s in P.E.I., Supreme Court to rule on Clyde River, Thames First Nation

  • Good Wednesday morning. British Columbia’s new premier John Horgan blew into town yesterday to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the first time, and, by
News | BY KATE MALLOY | July 26, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photo, will be in Chicoutimi, Que., visiting l'Exposition agricole de Chicoutimi at 12:45 p.m. and will attend Souper dans les Rues, part of the 63rd Traverse internationale du lac St. Jean in Roberval, Que., at 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Politics This Morning: Trudeau’s in Chicoutimi; Morneau’s in P.E.I., Supreme Court to rule on Clyde River, Thames First Nation

News | BY KATE MALLOY | July 26, 2017
  • Good Wednesday morning. British Columbia’s new premier John Horgan blew into town yesterday to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the first time, and, by

Politics This Morning: Trudeau’s in Chicoutimi; Morneau’s in P.E.I., Supreme Court to rule on Clyde River, Thames First Nation

News | BY KATE MALLOY | July 26, 2017
  • Good Wednesday morning. British Columbia’s new premier John Horgan blew into town yesterday to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the first time, and, by
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photo, will be in Chicoutimi, Que., visiting l'Exposition agricole de Chicoutimi at 12:45 p.m. and will attend Souper dans les Rues, part of the 63rd Traverse internationale du lac St. Jean in Roberval, Que., at 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet new B.C. Premier Horgan on the Hill

  • Good Tuesday morning. Here’s what you need to know this morning. All times local. It’s a busy Tuesday, so eat your oatmeal. Prime Minister
News | BY KATE MALLOY | July 25, 2017
NDP Premier John Horgan will be meeting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tomorrow on the Hill. It's expected the two will talk about the softwood lumber dispute, the B.C. wildfires, and the opioid crisis. After his meeting with the prime minister, Mr. Horgan will be heading to Washington, D.C., where he will meet with trade officials to also talk about the softwood lumber dispute.   The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright and courtesy Commons Wikimedia

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet new B.C. Premier Horgan on the Hill

News | BY KATE MALLOY | July 25, 2017
  • Good Tuesday morning. Here’s what you need to know this morning. All times local. It’s a busy Tuesday, so eat your oatmeal. Prime Minister

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet new B.C. Premier Horgan on the Hill

News | BY KATE MALLOY | July 25, 2017
  • Good Tuesday morning. Here’s what you need to know this morning. All times local. It’s a busy Tuesday, so eat your oatmeal. Prime Minister
NDP Premier John Horgan will be meeting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tomorrow on the Hill. It's expected the two will talk about the softwood lumber dispute, the B.C. wildfires, and the opioid crisis. After his meeting with the prime minister, Mr. Horgan will be heading to Washington, D.C., where he will meet with trade officials to also talk about the softwood lumber dispute.   The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright and courtesy Commons Wikimedia

Politics This Morning: Prime Minister Trudeau travels to Bas-Saint-Laurent-Gaspésie Tuesday

  • Good Tuesday morning, It’s a busy one out there, so here’s what you need to know before you get out the door today. You
News | BY KATE MALLOY | July 18, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured last month at Toronto's Pride Parade, is travelling in the Bas-Saint-Laurent-Gaspésie region of Quebec on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Politics This Morning: Prime Minister Trudeau travels to Bas-Saint-Laurent-Gaspésie Tuesday

News | BY KATE MALLOY | July 18, 2017
  • Good Tuesday morning, It’s a busy one out there, so here’s what you need to know before you get out the door today. You

Politics This Morning: Prime Minister Trudeau travels to Bas-Saint-Laurent-Gaspésie Tuesday

News | BY KATE MALLOY | July 18, 2017
  • Good Tuesday morning, It’s a busy one out there, so here’s what you need to know before you get out the door today. You
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured last month at Toronto's Pride Parade, is travelling in the Bas-Saint-Laurent-Gaspésie region of Quebec on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Politics This Morning: Premiers supposed to meet with Indigenous leaders

  • Happy Monday, This one’s a little late coming to your inbox, but here’s what’s going on today: The premiers were supposed to meet with
News | BY KATE MALLOY | July 17, 2017
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, pictured in this file photo, will be meeting along with all the other premiers for the Council of the Federation on Tuesday and Wednesday in Edmonton. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Politics This Morning: Premiers supposed to meet with Indigenous leaders

News | BY KATE MALLOY | July 17, 2017
  • Happy Monday, This one’s a little late coming to your inbox, but here’s what’s going on today: The premiers were supposed to meet with

Politics This Morning: Premiers supposed to meet with Indigenous leaders

News | BY KATE MALLOY | July 17, 2017
  • Happy Monday, This one’s a little late coming to your inbox, but here’s what’s going on today: The premiers were supposed to meet with
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, pictured in this file photo, will be meeting along with all the other premiers for the Council of the Federation on Tuesday and Wednesday in Edmonton. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Marland dissects modern political message control and comes up with a winner

  • Back on May 23, 2016, Alex Marland told The Hill Times he was cautiously optimistic about his book, Brand Command: Canadian Politics and Democracy in
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 22, 2017
Alex Marland, pictured at the Donner Prize last Monday night, said 'while branding and message control have always been part of political image making, their strategic significance has increased markedly with the 24-hour news cycle and social media. The incentives to exercise brand control have therefore not diminished regardless of who is occupying the Prime Minister's Office.' Photograph handout

Marland dissects modern political message control and comes up with a winner

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 22, 2017
  • Back on May 23, 2016, Alex Marland told The Hill Times he was cautiously optimistic about his book, Brand Command: Canadian Politics and Democracy in

Marland dissects modern political message control and comes up with a winner

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 22, 2017
  • Back on May 23, 2016, Alex Marland told The Hill Times he was cautiously optimistic about his book, Brand Command: Canadian Politics and Democracy in
Alex Marland, pictured at the Donner Prize last Monday night, said 'while branding and message control have always been part of political image making, their strategic significance has increased markedly with the 24-hour news cycle and social media. The incentives to exercise brand control have therefore not diminished regardless of who is occupying the Prime Minister's Office.' Photograph handout

Nicholson pulls back curtain on how Donner Prize finalists make the cut

  • OTTAWA—The way Peter Nicholson sees it, people in government and politics need to read more and as this year’s jury chair of the prestigious
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 15, 2017
Peter Nicholson: 'The truth is that responsible policy cannot be analysed or conveyed in 140 characters. Book-length consideration of the type exemplified by the Donner finalists is in fact essential as today’s policy context becomes ever more complex.' Photograph courtesy of the Donner Prize Foundation

Nicholson pulls back curtain on how Donner Prize finalists make the cut

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 15, 2017
  • OTTAWA—The way Peter Nicholson sees it, people in government and politics need to read more and as this year’s jury chair of the prestigious

Nicholson pulls back curtain on how Donner Prize finalists make the cut

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 15, 2017
  • OTTAWA—The way Peter Nicholson sees it, people in government and politics need to read more and as this year’s jury chair of the prestigious
Peter Nicholson: 'The truth is that responsible policy cannot be analysed or conveyed in 140 characters. Book-length consideration of the type exemplified by the Donner finalists is in fact essential as today’s policy context becomes ever more complex.' Photograph courtesy of the Donner Prize Foundation

What it’s really like ‘down inside’ Canada’s prisons

  • In 1980, Robert Clark started working as a student volunteer in the gym at Kingston’s maximum-security Millhaven Institution, the most dangerous prison in Canada at the
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 15, 2017
Robert Clark said, 'the only way to improve Canada’s prison system is through the application of greater judicial and civilian oversight.' Photograph courtesy of Robert Clark

What it’s really like ‘down inside’ Canada’s prisons

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 15, 2017
  • In 1980, Robert Clark started working as a student volunteer in the gym at Kingston’s maximum-security Millhaven Institution, the most dangerous prison in Canada at the

What it’s really like ‘down inside’ Canada’s prisons

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 15, 2017
  • In 1980, Robert Clark started working as a student volunteer in the gym at Kingston’s maximum-security Millhaven Institution, the most dangerous prison in Canada at the
Robert Clark said, 'the only way to improve Canada’s prison system is through the application of greater judicial and civilian oversight.' Photograph courtesy of Robert Clark

If it ain’t broke, Smith offers a clear-eyed look at how Canada’s electoral system really works

  • OTTAWA—Dale Smith is a bit of parliamentary political nerd. He’s the only journalist on the Hill who goes to Question Period every, single day and
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | March 20, 2017
Author and freelancer Dale Smith, pictured on the Hill with Senator Grant Mitchell: 'Changing the electoral system won't actually fix the things that people identify as problems with the system and will simply create new problems.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

If it ain’t broke, Smith offers a clear-eyed look at how Canada’s electoral system really works

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | March 20, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Dale Smith is a bit of parliamentary political nerd. He’s the only journalist on the Hill who goes to Question Period every, single day and

If it ain’t broke, Smith offers a clear-eyed look at how Canada’s electoral system really works

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | March 20, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Dale Smith is a bit of parliamentary political nerd. He’s the only journalist on the Hill who goes to Question Period every, single day and
Author and freelancer Dale Smith, pictured on the Hill with Senator Grant Mitchell: 'Changing the electoral system won't actually fix the things that people identify as problems with the system and will simply create new problems.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Liberals ‘want Canada to be more of an honest broker in the world and that’s a term the Harper government didn’t really like,’ says Blanchfield

  • After reporting on Canadian foreign policy for about two decades, first for the Ottawa Citizen and now for The Canadian Press, Mike Blanchfield, who
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | March 6, 2017
Canadian Press Hill reporter Mike Blanchfield, pictured last week in Ottawa, has been reporting on Canadian foreign affairs for about two decades. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

Liberals ‘want Canada to be more of an honest broker in the world and that’s a term the Harper government didn’t really like,’ says Blanchfield

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | March 6, 2017
  • After reporting on Canadian foreign policy for about two decades, first for the Ottawa Citizen and now for The Canadian Press, Mike Blanchfield, who

Liberals ‘want Canada to be more of an honest broker in the world and that’s a term the Harper government didn’t really like,’ says Blanchfield

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | March 6, 2017
  • After reporting on Canadian foreign policy for about two decades, first for the Ottawa Citizen and now for The Canadian Press, Mike Blanchfield, who
Canadian Press Hill reporter Mike Blanchfield, pictured last week in Ottawa, has been reporting on Canadian foreign affairs for about two decades. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

Dallaire’s on a mission and it’s not impossible

  • OTTAWA—At the end of his powerful and painfully honest memoir, Waiting For First Light: My Ongoing Battle With PTSD, Roméo Dallaire says he was
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 19, 2016
Roméo Dallaire, one of the world's leading humanitarians, pictured recently in Ottawa, talks about his Child Soldiers Initiative and his new book Waiting For First Light: My Ongoing Battle with PTSD. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Dallaire’s on a mission and it’s not impossible

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 19, 2016
  • OTTAWA—At the end of his powerful and painfully honest memoir, Waiting For First Light: My Ongoing Battle With PTSD, Roméo Dallaire says he was

Dallaire’s on a mission and it’s not impossible

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 19, 2016
  • OTTAWA—At the end of his powerful and painfully honest memoir, Waiting For First Light: My Ongoing Battle With PTSD, Roméo Dallaire says he was
Roméo Dallaire, one of the world's leading humanitarians, pictured recently in Ottawa, talks about his Child Soldiers Initiative and his new book Waiting For First Light: My Ongoing Battle with PTSD. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

St. Germain played a key role behind the scenes in conservative movement

  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Vancouver Sun Hill reporter Peter O’Neil is a sharp, unassuming journalist, who has been breaking exclusive news stories since he started on the Hill almost
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 5, 2016
Vancouver Sun Hill reporter Peter O'Neil talks about why he wrote a book about Gerry St. Germain. 'During an hour-long interview just before he retired in 2012, I realized he had a pretty great story to tell.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

St. Germain played a key role behind the scenes in conservative movement

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 5, 2016
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Vancouver Sun Hill reporter Peter O’Neil is a sharp, unassuming journalist, who has been breaking exclusive news stories since he started on the Hill almost

St. Germain played a key role behind the scenes in conservative movement

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 5, 2016
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Vancouver Sun Hill reporter Peter O’Neil is a sharp, unassuming journalist, who has been breaking exclusive news stories since he started on the Hill almost
Vancouver Sun Hill reporter Peter O'Neil talks about why he wrote a book about Gerry St. Germain. 'During an hour-long interview just before he retired in 2012, I realized he had a pretty great story to tell.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Fahmy pushes feds for law to protect Canadians imprisoned abroad

  • OTTAWA—Mohamed Fahmy, the dual Egyptian-Canadian former Al Jazeera journalist whose wrongful incarceration in Cairo’s notorious Scorpion Prison attracted international attention last year, says the Canadian
News | BY ABBAS RANA, KATE MALLOY | November 28, 2016
Mohamed Fahmy, pictured in Ottawa: ‘The hardest part was being an innocent man in prison and knowing that you’re a pawn between two countries, Egypt and Qatar.’ The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Fahmy pushes feds for law to protect Canadians imprisoned abroad

News | BY ABBAS RANA, KATE MALLOY | November 28, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Mohamed Fahmy, the dual Egyptian-Canadian former Al Jazeera journalist whose wrongful incarceration in Cairo’s notorious Scorpion Prison attracted international attention last year, says the Canadian

Fahmy pushes feds for law to protect Canadians imprisoned abroad

News | BY ABBAS RANA, KATE MALLOY | November 28, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Mohamed Fahmy, the dual Egyptian-Canadian former Al Jazeera journalist whose wrongful incarceration in Cairo’s notorious Scorpion Prison attracted international attention last year, says the Canadian
Mohamed Fahmy, pictured in Ottawa: ‘The hardest part was being an innocent man in prison and knowing that you’re a pawn between two countries, Egypt and Qatar.’ The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Richler sheds light on all-or-nothing nature of political campaigning in entertaining, groundbreaking political memoir

  • OTTAWA—Noah Richler knew he likely wouldn’t win the Toronto riding of St. Paul’s in the last election, but he went for it anyway. In fact,
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | November 14, 2016
Noah Richler, pictured jokingly trying to get into the East Block recently on the Hill. 'To my astonishment, when I did set about writing The Candidate I could find no book recounting a campaign from the ground, only memoirs from on high that were innately suspect.' The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Richler sheds light on all-or-nothing nature of political campaigning in entertaining, groundbreaking political memoir

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | November 14, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Noah Richler knew he likely wouldn’t win the Toronto riding of St. Paul’s in the last election, but he went for it anyway. In fact,

Richler sheds light on all-or-nothing nature of political campaigning in entertaining, groundbreaking political memoir

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | November 14, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Noah Richler knew he likely wouldn’t win the Toronto riding of St. Paul’s in the last election, but he went for it anyway. In fact,
Noah Richler, pictured jokingly trying to get into the East Block recently on the Hill. 'To my astonishment, when I did set about writing The Candidate I could find no book recounting a campaign from the ground, only memoirs from on high that were innately suspect.' The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

‘I was less interested in the man than the mania,’ says Litt of new book on Pierre Trudeau

  • OTTAWA—It’s been more than 48 years since Pierre Elliott Trudeau was elected leader of the Liberal Party way back in April 1968 and swept the
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | October 24, 2016

‘I was less interested in the man than the mania,’ says Litt of new book on Pierre Trudeau

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | October 24, 2016
  • OTTAWA—It’s been more than 48 years since Pierre Elliott Trudeau was elected leader of the Liberal Party way back in April 1968 and swept the

‘I was less interested in the man than the mania,’ says Litt of new book on Pierre Trudeau

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | October 24, 2016
  • OTTAWA—It’s been more than 48 years since Pierre Elliott Trudeau was elected leader of the Liberal Party way back in April 1968 and swept the

Erosion of trust threatens to ravage internet, ‘eighth wonder of the modern world,’ say authors

  • OTTAWA—When former CIA computer specialist Edward Snowden leaked classified information in 2013 revealing the United States National Security Agency and other government agencies were using global surveillance
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | October 10, 2016

Erosion of trust threatens to ravage internet, ‘eighth wonder of the modern world,’ say authors

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | October 10, 2016
  • OTTAWA—When former CIA computer specialist Edward Snowden leaked classified information in 2013 revealing the United States National Security Agency and other government agencies were using global surveillance

Erosion of trust threatens to ravage internet, ‘eighth wonder of the modern world,’ say authors

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | October 10, 2016
  • OTTAWA—When former CIA computer specialist Edward Snowden leaked classified information in 2013 revealing the United States National Security Agency and other government agencies were using global surveillance

Sharp Wits & Busy Pens takes a ‘sober-minded look’ at history of press gallery on Parliament Hill

  • OTTAWA—When Bloomberg Hill reporter Josh Wingrove volunteered to co-edit a coffee table book on the 150-year history of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, he had no
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 23, 2016
Bloomberg Hill reporter Josh Wingrove, co-editor of Sharp Wits & Busy Pens. 'You can see the same qualities in gallery journalists a century ago that I admire in colleagues these days. Rabble-rousers all.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Sharp Wits & Busy Pens takes a ‘sober-minded look’ at history of press gallery on Parliament Hill

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 23, 2016
  • OTTAWA—When Bloomberg Hill reporter Josh Wingrove volunteered to co-edit a coffee table book on the 150-year history of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, he had no

Sharp Wits & Busy Pens takes a ‘sober-minded look’ at history of press gallery on Parliament Hill

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 23, 2016
  • OTTAWA—When Bloomberg Hill reporter Josh Wingrove volunteered to co-edit a coffee table book on the 150-year history of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, he had no
Bloomberg Hill reporter Josh Wingrove, co-editor of Sharp Wits & Busy Pens. 'You can see the same qualities in gallery journalists a century ago that I admire in colleagues these days. Rabble-rousers all.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

PMO ‘central control deepening far more than people know or seem to care about’

  • OTTAWA—The pursuit of political power is more strategic than ever and political parties and governments are using the same brand control as the world’s largest corporations
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 23, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at a caucus meeting on the Hill. Alex Marland argues that the more that the media’s glare is on the prime minister, the more power that individual has. 'I believe that central control is deepening far more than people know or seem to care about. The creation of delivery units in the centre of the Liberal government are an excellent example of PMO control.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

PMO ‘central control deepening far more than people know or seem to care about’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 23, 2016
  • OTTAWA—The pursuit of political power is more strategic than ever and political parties and governments are using the same brand control as the world’s largest corporations

PMO ‘central control deepening far more than people know or seem to care about’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 23, 2016
  • OTTAWA—The pursuit of political power is more strategic than ever and political parties and governments are using the same brand control as the world’s largest corporations
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at a caucus meeting on the Hill. Alex Marland argues that the more that the media’s glare is on the prime minister, the more power that individual has. 'I believe that central control is deepening far more than people know or seem to care about. The creation of delivery units in the centre of the Liberal government are an excellent example of PMO control.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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