Top 20 most-lobbied cabinet ministers in 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne: 283 communications Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson: 205 communications Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault: 199 communications Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau: 177 communications Transport Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport: 154 communications Tourism and Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault: 145 communications Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos: 115 communications Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia […]
Top 21 most-lobbied public office-holders in 2022
Eamonn McGuinty, senior policy adviser (minister of environment and climate change): 297 communications Michael Brewster, director of policy (nature and biodiversity) (minister of environment and climate Change): 265 communications Francis Drouin, Liberal MP, parliamentary secretary to the minister of agriculture and agri-food: 260 communications Kevin Deagle, senior policy adviser (minister of innovation, science and industry): […]
Top 20 most-lobbied departments in 2022
House of Commons: 10,170 communications Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada: 3,118 communications Environment and Climate Change Canada: 2,040 communications Finance Canada: 1,764 communications Natural Resources Canada: 1,651 communications Global Affairs Canada: 1,465 communications Senate of Canada: 1,374 communications Prime Minister’s Office: 1,301 communications Health Canada: 1,218 communications Canadian Heritage: 1,060 communications Employment and Social […]
The 24 ridings the Conservatives lost by the slimmest margins in 2021
Insiders tell The Hill Times if Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants to avoid the same fate, these ridings will likely be his focus for the next election. Riding Name Province Winning party Margin of victory (number of votes) Trois-Rivières Quebec Bloc Québecois 83 Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Liberal 247 Fredericton N.B. Liberal 502 Kitchener-Conestoga Ontario […]
Top 100: the most influential people in government and politics in 2023
This year’s 100 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’ 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 and Revolutionary Cuba, 1959-93, by John M. Dirks, foreword by Robert Bothwell and John English, UBC Press, 352 pp., $98.95. 3. A Journey of Love and Hope: The Inspirational Words of […]
The 2022 Terrific 25 Staffers ranking
Conducted by Forum Research, a total of 141 politicos cast votes online between June 3 and July 8 as part of this year’s Terrific 25 Staffers survey. Between the 18 survey categories, 421 individual staffers received votes. The PM’s right hand Katie Telford was once again voted to the top of the 25 list, and […]
Conservative party leadership: who supports who
Pierre Poilievre MP Adam Chambers (Simcoe North, Ont.) MP Andrew Scheer (Regina-Qu’Appelle, Sask.) MP Anna Roberts (King-Vaughan, Ont.) MP Blake Richards (Banff-Airdrie, Alta.) MP Bob Zimmer (Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies, B.C.) MP Brad Redekopp (Saskatoon West, Sask.) MP Brad Vis (Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon, B.C.) MP Cheryl Gallant (Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, Ont.) MP Chris Lewis (Essex, Ont.) MP Chris […]
Ukraine has the spotlight, but U.S. still dominates for the top 50 influencing Canada’s foreign policy
Russia’s renewed aggression in Ukraine has pushed Canadian foreign policy back in focus—forcing a response from those who have some influence over its creation. At the centre of the response to the crisis is Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, who one former diplomat said is showing “real leadership and real dynamism that is often lacking […]
Cabinet’s communications and chiefs of staff list, 2022
Minister Portfolio Chief of Staff D. Comms Press Secretary Main Office # Trudeau, Justin Prime Minister Katie Telford Cameron Ahmad Ann-Clara Vaillancourt, Cecely Roy 613-957-5555 Freeland, Chrystia Deputy Prime Minister, Finance Leslie Church Alex Lawrence Adrienne Vaupshas 613-369-5696 Alghabra, Omar Transport Mike Maka Valérie Glazer Laurel Lennox 613-991-0700 Anand, Anita National Defence Mike Power Sabrina […]
