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FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 16, 2024
Book covers courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada, Simon & Schuster, Véhicule Press, James Lorimer, Signal/McClelland & Stewart, Penguin Random House Canada, and McGill-Queen's University Press
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 16, 2024
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 16, 2024
Book covers courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada, Simon & Schuster, Véhicule Press, James Lorimer, Signal/McClelland & Stewart, Penguin Random House Canada, and McGill-Queen's University Press
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 15, 2024
Survey respondents noted Pierre Poilievre, Kristina Michaud, Sean Fraser, Chrystia Freeland, Anita Anand, Dominic LeBlanc, Marc Miller, Yves-François Blanchet, François-Philippe Champagne, Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, Justin Trudeau, Peter Fragiskatos, Heather McPherson, Michael Barrett, Melissa Lantsman, Lori Idlout, Michael Chong and Charlie Angus. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 15, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 15, 2024
Survey respondents noted Pierre Poilievre, Kristina Michaud, Sean Fraser, Chrystia Freeland, Anita Anand, Dominic LeBlanc, Marc Miller, Yves-François Blanchet, François-Philippe Champagne, Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, Justin Trudeau, Peter Fragiskatos, Heather McPherson, Michael Barrett, Melissa Lantsman, Lori Idlout, Michael Chong and Charlie Angus. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
The power players: Chrystia Freeland, top left, Justin Trudeau, Anita Anand, Pierre Poilievre, Seamus O'Regan, Mélanie Joly, Danielle Smith, Dominic LeBlanc, Sean Fraser, Andrew Scheer, Katie Telford, Charlie Angus, Yves-François Blanchet, Jagmeet Singh, Marc Miller, Melissa Lantsman, Tim Uppal, Don Davies, Jenni Byrne, and Doug Ford. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, Stuart Benson, and Jake Wright
The power players: Chrystia Freeland, top left, Justin Trudeau, Anita Anand, Pierre Poilievre, Seamus O'Regan, Mélanie Joly, Danielle Smith, Dominic LeBlanc, Sean Fraser, Andrew Scheer, Katie Telford, Charlie Angus, Yves-François Blanchet, Jagmeet Singh, Marc Miller, Melissa Lantsman, Tim Uppal, Don Davies, Jenni Byrne, and Doug Ford. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, Stuart Benson, and Jake Wright
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 18, 2023
Some of the best books published in 2023. Book covers courtesy of publishers, design by Naomi Wildeboer
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 18, 2023
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 18, 2023
Some of the best books published in 2023. Book covers courtesy of publishers, design by Naomi Wildeboer
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | December 18, 2023
Housing Minister Sean Fraser dominates the 2023 All Politics Poll survey as a favourite in multiple categories, and leading a file deemed to be the most important issue of the year. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | December 18, 2023
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | December 18, 2023
Housing Minister Sean Fraser dominates the 2023 All Politics Poll survey as a favourite in multiple categories, and leading a file deemed to be the most important issue of the year. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2023
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne was the top-lobbied cabinet minister in 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2023
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2023
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne was the top-lobbied cabinet minister in 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
This year’s most influential list is peppered with the politicians, political staffers and strategists, public servants, and media who help shape policy, hold the government to account, and wield influence behind the scenes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, handouts, and photo illustration by Serena Masonde
This year’s most influential list is peppered with the politicians, political staffers and strategists, public servants, and media who help shape policy, hold the government to account, and wield influence behind the scenes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, handouts, and photo illustration by Serena Masonde
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | December 19, 2022
Pierre Poilievre, Justin Trudeau, and Chrystia Freeland all topped both the most valuable and least valuable politicians lists, while Liberal backbencher Nathaniel Erskine-Smith won an honourable mention as the only backbencher to garner votes. The Hill Times photographs
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | December 19, 2022
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | December 19, 2022
Pierre Poilievre, Justin Trudeau, and Chrystia Freeland all topped both the most valuable and least valuable politicians lists, while Liberal backbencher Nathaniel Erskine-Smith won an honourable mention as the only backbencher to garner votes. The Hill Times photographs
List | BY KATE MALLOY | December 19, 2022
List | BY KATE MALLOY | December 19, 2022
List | BY KATE MALLOY | December 19, 2022
FeatureBY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 14, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne was the most lobbied cabinet minister in 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 14, 2022
FeatureBY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 14, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne was the most lobbied cabinet minister in 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Pictured front centre and clockwise, Chrystia Freeland, centre, Mélanie Joly, Jagmeet Singh, Theresa Tam, Pierre Poilievre, Yves-François Blanchet, Jonathan Wilkinson, Anita Anand, Justin Trudeau, Steven Guilbeault, Erin O'Toole, Katie Telford, and Jean-Yves Duclos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia/ illustration by Serena Masonde
Pictured front centre and clockwise, Chrystia Freeland, centre, Mélanie Joly, Jagmeet Singh, Theresa Tam, Pierre Poilievre, Yves-François Blanchet, Jonathan Wilkinson, Anita Anand, Justin Trudeau, Steven Guilbeault, Erin O'Toole, Katie Telford, and Jean-Yves Duclos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia/ illustration by Serena Masonde
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 20, 2021
Defence Minister Anita Anand, who was previously the public services and procurement minister prior to the September election, was named the most valuable politician, according to The Hill Times' 23rd Annual All Politics Poll. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finished second on the list, followed by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 20, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 20, 2021
Defence Minister Anita Anand, who was previously the public services and procurement minister prior to the September election, was named the most valuable politician, according to The Hill Times' 23rd Annual All Politics Poll. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finished second on the list, followed by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
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
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 20, 2021
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
News | BY ALICE CHEN | June 23, 2021
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, left, took the top spot in several categories including best public speaker. Second place in that category was Liberal MP Sean Fraser, while third went to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | June 23, 2021
News | BY ALICE CHEN | June 23, 2021
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, left, took the top spot in several categories including best public speaker. Second place in that category was Liberal MP Sean Fraser, while third went to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Dec. 7, 2020, and his government have taken an outsized role in the lives of Canadians, thanks to an unprecedented level of spending in response to the pandemic. The record level of spending has also been accompanied by a rise in lobbying activity. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Dec. 7, 2020, and his government have taken an outsized role in the lives of Canadians, thanks to an unprecedented level of spending in response to the pandemic. The record level of spending has also been accompanied by a rise in lobbying activity. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Public health officials, who have long operated below the public’s (and the media’s) radar, are recent additions to the list that features politicians, media, and other political influencers. The Hill Times photographs
Public health officials, who have long operated below the public’s (and the media’s) radar, are recent additions to the list that features politicians, media, and other political influencers. The Hill Times photographs
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 21, 2020
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 21, 2020
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 21, 2020
Opinion | February 24, 2020
Opinion | February 24, 2020
Opinion | February 24, 2020
The Hill Times' top 100 Best Non-Fiction Canadian Books in 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The Hill Times' top 100 Best Non-Fiction Canadian Books in 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 17, 2018
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 17, 2018
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 17, 2018
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | December 17, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland was named the most valuable politician, according to The Hill Times' 22nd Annual All Politics Poll. Also on the short list are Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier, and Conservative MPs Michelle Rempel and Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | December 17, 2018
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | December 17, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland was named the most valuable politician, according to The Hill Times' 22nd Annual All Politics Poll. Also on the short list are Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier, and Conservative MPs Michelle Rempel and Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 17, 2018
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, left, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland were named the most influential ministers in cabinet in the The Hill Times’ 26th annual Politically Savvy Survey. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 17, 2018
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 17, 2018
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, left, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland were named the most influential ministers in cabinet in the The Hill Times’ 26th annual Politically Savvy Survey. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 8, 2018
Pictured top left to right, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, PMO principal secretary Gerald Butts, PMO chief of staff Katie Telford, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, Finance Minister Bill Morneau, PCO's Matthew Mendelsohn, PCO Clerk Michael Wernick, and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 8, 2018
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 8, 2018
Pictured top left to right, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, PMO principal secretary Gerald Butts, PMO chief of staff Katie Telford, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, Finance Minister Bill Morneau, PCO's Matthew Mendelsohn, PCO Clerk Michael Wernick, and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | December 18, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer were voted the top three most valuable politicians in Ottawa in this year's All Politics Poll. The Hill Times file photographs
News | BY JOLSON LIM | December 18, 2017
News | BY JOLSON LIM | December 18, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer were voted the top three most valuable politicians in Ottawa in this year's All Politics Poll. The Hill Times file photographs
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 20, 2017
PMO principal secretary Gerald Butts, director of communications Kate Purchase, and chief of staff Katie Telford check their smartphones during an announcement by the PM on July 13. The Hill Times file photograph
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 20, 2017
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 20, 2017
PMO principal secretary Gerald Butts, director of communications Kate Purchase, and chief of staff Katie Telford check their smartphones during an announcement by the PM on July 13. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 2, 2017
Rosemary Barton was one of four CBC journalists named on Aug. 1 to host its nightly flagship broadcast, The National. The CBC says it will have more to say about who the next host of CBC's Power & Politics will be following Ms. Barton's departure. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 2, 2017
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 2, 2017
Rosemary Barton was one of four CBC journalists named on Aug. 1 to host its nightly flagship broadcast, The National. The CBC says it will have more to say about who the next host of CBC's Power & Politics will be following Ms. Barton's departure. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | July 11, 2016
P&I Illustration by Michael de Adder
Opinion | July 11, 2016
Opinion | July 11, 2016
P&I Illustration by Michael de Adder
FeatureBY ALLY FOSTER | July 11, 2016
Working from recommendations made in a March 2015 review of the Senate’s communications strategy conducted by Blueprint Public Relations, a whole new approach to engaging with members of the public and the media is unfolding. P&I Photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY ALLY FOSTER | July 11, 2016
FeatureBY ALLY FOSTER | July 11, 2016
Working from recommendations made in a March 2015 review of the Senate’s communications strategy conducted by Blueprint Public Relations, a whole new approach to engaging with members of the public and the media is unfolding. P&I Photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 11, 2016
Several of the Inuit youth who spoke to P&I at the Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre. From left, Kautuq Simonee, Rachel Kadloo, and Yavuz Sundu. P&I Photographs by Jean-Marc Carisse
Opinion | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 11, 2016
Opinion | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 11, 2016
Several of the Inuit youth who spoke to P&I at the Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre. From left, Kautuq Simonee, Rachel Kadloo, and Yavuz Sundu. P&I Photographs by Jean-Marc Carisse
FeatureBY ALLY FOSTER | July 11, 2016
Yann Martel stands with his son in his backyard. Although he says he wants to live a more localized, environmentally-responsible lifestyle, he notes: 'I have two cars, four kids, a family of six… I live in a big house.' P&I Photograph courtesy of Emma Love
FeatureBY ALLY FOSTER | July 11, 2016
FeatureBY ALLY FOSTER | July 11, 2016
Yann Martel stands with his son in his backyard. Although he says he wants to live a more localized, environmentally-responsible lifestyle, he notes: 'I have two cars, four kids, a family of six… I live in a big house.' P&I Photograph courtesy of Emma Love
FeatureBY RACHEL AIELLO | July 11, 2016
The Ottawa culinary heavyweights behind Riviera, Jordan Holley and Matthew Carmichael. Power & Influence Photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY RACHEL AIELLO | July 11, 2016
FeatureBY RACHEL AIELLO | July 11, 2016
The Ottawa culinary heavyweights behind Riviera, Jordan Holley and Matthew Carmichael. Power & Influence Photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | April 20, 2016
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | April 20, 2016
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | April 20, 2016
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 20, 2016
Best known as the brains behind Jean Chrétien’s electoral trifecta, David Smith is packing up a more than 50-year political career in the Liberal backrooms and as an MP, Cabinet minsiter and Senator. P&I Photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 20, 2016
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 20, 2016
Best known as the brains behind Jean Chrétien’s electoral trifecta, David Smith is packing up a more than 50-year political career in the Liberal backrooms and as an MP, Cabinet minsiter and Senator. P&I Photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY ALLY FOSTER | April 20, 2016
Kirsten Hillman, International Trade assistant deputy minister, wanted to be a ballet dancer growing up, but now says she has ‘the best job ever.’ She was the lead negotiator on Canada’s entrance into the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. P&I photograph by Cynthia Münster
FeatureBY ALLY FOSTER | April 20, 2016
FeatureBY ALLY FOSTER | April 20, 2016
Kirsten Hillman, International Trade assistant deputy minister, wanted to be a ballet dancer growing up, but now says she has ‘the best job ever.’ She was the lead negotiator on Canada’s entrance into the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. P&I photograph by Cynthia Münster
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 20, 2016
Former prime minister Stephen Harper, pictured on the 2015 election campaign trail. P&I photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 20, 2016
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 20, 2016
Former prime minister Stephen Harper, pictured on the 2015 election campaign trail. P&I photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 20, 2016
‘Whether you’re a right wing government or a left wing government or a centrist government, what really matters are the two freedoms which define how people get to live their lives, both at home and around the world—freedom from fear and freedom from want,’ says Hugh Segal, a former Conservative Senator and now master of the University of Toronto’s Massey College. Photograph courtesy Dundurn Press Photograph courtesy of Milan Ilnyckyj
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 20, 2016
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 20, 2016
‘Whether you’re a right wing government or a left wing government or a centrist government, what really matters are the two freedoms which define how people get to live their lives, both at home and around the world—freedom from fear and freedom from want,’ says Hugh Segal, a former Conservative Senator and now master of the University of Toronto’s Massey College. Photograph courtesy Dundurn Press Photograph courtesy of Milan Ilnyckyj