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Christina Leadlay

Christina Leadlay is the associate editor of both Power & Influence magazine and Parliament Now.

Compass Rose’s recovering journalists nurture ink-stained roots with newsletter launch

  • Plus, Conservative Senator Percy Mockler retires, Bloc Québécois MP Louis Plamondon becomes longest-serving MP in Canadian history, and Annie Boudreau becomes first woman comptroller
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 17, 2024
Recovering reporters Kathleen Harris, left, Theo Argitis, and Bea Vongdouangchanh, all now at Compass Rose Group, have launched an economics and policy news platform, Means and Ways. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson and Hill Times file photographs

Compass Rose’s recovering journalists nurture ink-stained roots with newsletter launch

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 17, 2024
  • Plus, Conservative Senator Percy Mockler retires, Bloc Québécois MP Louis Plamondon becomes longest-serving MP in Canadian history, and Annie Boudreau becomes first woman comptroller

Compass Rose’s recovering journalists nurture ink-stained roots with newsletter launch

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 17, 2024
  • Plus, Conservative Senator Percy Mockler retires, Bloc Québécois MP Louis Plamondon becomes longest-serving MP in Canadian history, and Annie Boudreau becomes first woman comptroller
Recovering reporters Kathleen Harris, left, Theo Argitis, and Bea Vongdouangchanh, all now at Compass Rose Group, have launched an economics and policy news platform, Means and Ways. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson and Hill Times file photographs

Become queen—or rook, bishop, or pawn—for a day as ‘live’ chess comes to Parliament May 12

  • Plus, Jagmeet Singh to give the Bell Lecture on April 30, Goldy Hyder to co-chair 2025 AusCan Forum, and the Treasury Board ditches PDFs.
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 10, 2024
On May 12, the lawn in front of Centre Block will transform into a giant chess board with people representing the game pieces as 'live' chess comes to Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Become queen—or rook, bishop, or pawn—for a day as ‘live’ chess comes to Parliament May 12

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 10, 2024
  • Plus, Jagmeet Singh to give the Bell Lecture on April 30, Goldy Hyder to co-chair 2025 AusCan Forum, and the Treasury Board ditches PDFs.

Become queen—or rook, bishop, or pawn—for a day as ‘live’ chess comes to Parliament May 12

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 10, 2024
  • Plus, Jagmeet Singh to give the Bell Lecture on April 30, Goldy Hyder to co-chair 2025 AusCan Forum, and the Treasury Board ditches PDFs.
On May 12, the lawn in front of Centre Block will transform into a giant chess board with people representing the game pieces as 'live' chess comes to Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Bloc MP Denis Trudel stars in Hey Major’s new music video

  • Plus, Harper-era cabinet minister Tony Clement joins the Sandstone Group, the nascent Canadian Peace Museum looks for support, and the Pearson Centre will celebrate
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 3, 2024
Bloc MP Denis Trudel plays a band manager in Hey Major's new video for Le Comble. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

Bloc MP Denis Trudel stars in Hey Major’s new music video

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 3, 2024
  • Plus, Harper-era cabinet minister Tony Clement joins the Sandstone Group, the nascent Canadian Peace Museum looks for support, and the Pearson Centre will celebrate

Bloc MP Denis Trudel stars in Hey Major’s new music video

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 3, 2024
  • Plus, Harper-era cabinet minister Tony Clement joins the Sandstone Group, the nascent Canadian Peace Museum looks for support, and the Pearson Centre will celebrate
Bloc MP Denis Trudel plays a band manager in Hey Major's new video for Le Comble. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

Anil Arora says au revoir to the civil service

  • Also, deputy health minister Stephen Lucas is retiring soon, Senator Donna Dasko does her bit to balance the power, and Globe and Mail reporters
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 27, 2024
Canada's chief statistician Anil Arora is retiring on March 31 after a 36-year career in the public service. Photograph courtesy of Statistics Canada

Anil Arora says au revoir to the civil service

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 27, 2024
  • Also, deputy health minister Stephen Lucas is retiring soon, Senator Donna Dasko does her bit to balance the power, and Globe and Mail reporters

Anil Arora says au revoir to the civil service

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 27, 2024
  • Also, deputy health minister Stephen Lucas is retiring soon, Senator Donna Dasko does her bit to balance the power, and Globe and Mail reporters
Canada's chief statistician Anil Arora is retiring on March 31 after a 36-year career in the public service. Photograph courtesy of Statistics Canada

Mulroney’s lying in state: a contemplative, Canadian tribute

  • Two Hill Times reporters queued on Wellington Street for Brian Mulroney’s lying in state on March 20. This was their experience.
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY, CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 21, 2024
Late prime minister Brian Mulroney’s casket is carried from the Sir John A. Macdonald Building to a waiting hearse in Ottawa on March 20, 2024, after lying-in-state. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mulroney’s lying in state: a contemplative, Canadian tribute

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY, CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 21, 2024
  • Two Hill Times reporters queued on Wellington Street for Brian Mulroney’s lying in state on March 20. This was their experience.

Mulroney’s lying in state: a contemplative, Canadian tribute

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY, CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 21, 2024
  • Two Hill Times reporters queued on Wellington Street for Brian Mulroney’s lying in state on March 20. This was their experience.
Late prime minister Brian Mulroney’s casket is carried from the Sir John A. Macdonald Building to a waiting hearse in Ottawa on March 20, 2024, after lying-in-state. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Savoie and Perrin among shortlisted authors for Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

  • Plus, Tory MP Ed Fast announces his pending retirement, memorial activities begin for the late Brian Mulroney, and HOH digs into the world of
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 20, 2024
The five finalists vying for the Writers' Trust of Canada $25,000 prize are, from left: Rob Goodman, Benjamin Perrin, Donald J. Savoie, Astra Taylor, and John Vaillant. Photographs courtesy of The Writers' Trust of Canada

Savoie and Perrin among shortlisted authors for Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 20, 2024
  • Plus, Tory MP Ed Fast announces his pending retirement, memorial activities begin for the late Brian Mulroney, and HOH digs into the world of

Savoie and Perrin among shortlisted authors for Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 20, 2024
  • Plus, Tory MP Ed Fast announces his pending retirement, memorial activities begin for the late Brian Mulroney, and HOH digs into the world of
The five finalists vying for the Writers' Trust of Canada $25,000 prize are, from left: Rob Goodman, Benjamin Perrin, Donald J. Savoie, Astra Taylor, and John Vaillant. Photographs courtesy of The Writers' Trust of Canada

Cochrane, Kapelos among Canadian Screen Awards nominees

  • Plus, GG Simon will host a gathering to promote respectful online dialogue, former chief justice McLachlin says C-63 could be challenged in the courts,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 13, 2024
CBC host David Cochrane, left, and CTV host Vassy Kapelos and their respective political programs are both up for Canadian Screen Awards, which will be handed out in May. The Hill Times photographs by Cynthia Münster and Andrew Meade

Cochrane, Kapelos among Canadian Screen Awards nominees

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 13, 2024
  • Plus, GG Simon will host a gathering to promote respectful online dialogue, former chief justice McLachlin says C-63 could be challenged in the courts,

Cochrane, Kapelos among Canadian Screen Awards nominees

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 13, 2024
  • Plus, GG Simon will host a gathering to promote respectful online dialogue, former chief justice McLachlin says C-63 could be challenged in the courts,
CBC host David Cochrane, left, and CTV host Vassy Kapelos and their respective political programs are both up for Canadian Screen Awards, which will be handed out in May. The Hill Times photographs by Cynthia Münster and Andrew Meade

The North’s first Indigenous MP, Wally Firth, has died

  • Plus, House Speaker Fergus pays $1,500 fine for controversial video, former Supreme Court Justice Michel Bastarache will participate in back-to-back book events, and the
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 6, 2024
Then-Northwest Territories MP Wally Firth, left, and then-NDP leader David Lewis, in an undated photograph. Firth died on March 2, aged 89. Photograph courtesy of Jacqulyn McIntyre

The North’s first Indigenous MP, Wally Firth, has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 6, 2024
  • Plus, House Speaker Fergus pays $1,500 fine for controversial video, former Supreme Court Justice Michel Bastarache will participate in back-to-back book events, and the

The North’s first Indigenous MP, Wally Firth, has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 6, 2024
  • Plus, House Speaker Fergus pays $1,500 fine for controversial video, former Supreme Court Justice Michel Bastarache will participate in back-to-back book events, and the
Then-Northwest Territories MP Wally Firth, left, and then-NDP leader David Lewis, in an undated photograph. Firth died on March 2, aged 89. Photograph courtesy of Jacqulyn McIntyre

Tory MP Stephanie Kusie meets with U.S. politician and Cuban exiles in Miami

  • Also, six women working on Centre Block's big reno will speak on March 7, Navigator's Graham Fox is heading to Hydro-Québec, and Conservative MP
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 28, 2024
U.S. Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar, left, Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, and the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance's Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat in Miami, Fla., on Feb. 22. Photograph courtesy of Business Wire

Tory MP Stephanie Kusie meets with U.S. politician and Cuban exiles in Miami

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 28, 2024
  • Also, six women working on Centre Block's big reno will speak on March 7, Navigator's Graham Fox is heading to Hydro-Québec, and Conservative MP

Tory MP Stephanie Kusie meets with U.S. politician and Cuban exiles in Miami

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 28, 2024
  • Also, six women working on Centre Block's big reno will speak on March 7, Navigator's Graham Fox is heading to Hydro-Québec, and Conservative MP
U.S. Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar, left, Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, and the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance's Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat in Miami, Fla., on Feb. 22. Photograph courtesy of Business Wire

Prolific author and Senator David Adams Richards put into focus of new film

  • Plus, meet the Progressive Senate Group's new leadership team, Nova Scotia Senator Réjean Aucoin joins the Canadian Senate Group, and uOttawa Press opens a
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 21, 2024
Author and CSG Senator David Adams Richards in a still from the film The Geographies of DAR, directed by Monique LeBlanc. Image courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada

Prolific author and Senator David Adams Richards put into focus of new film

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 21, 2024
  • Plus, meet the Progressive Senate Group's new leadership team, Nova Scotia Senator Réjean Aucoin joins the Canadian Senate Group, and uOttawa Press opens a

Prolific author and Senator David Adams Richards put into focus of new film

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 21, 2024
  • Plus, meet the Progressive Senate Group's new leadership team, Nova Scotia Senator Réjean Aucoin joins the Canadian Senate Group, and uOttawa Press opens a
Author and CSG Senator David Adams Richards in a still from the film The Geographies of DAR, directed by Monique LeBlanc. Image courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada

Politicos mourn former Tory MP Daryl Kramp, father of current MP Shelby Kramp-Neuman

  • Also, former foreign affairs deputy minister Marta Morgan joins the C.D. Howe Institute, the Green Party welcomes a new deputy leader, and ex-health minister
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 14, 2024
Then-Conservative MP Daryl Kramp, left, his wife Carol Ann Kramp, and then-Conservative MPs Brian Jean and Sylvie Boucher at the party's 2008 convention. Daryl Kramp died on Feb. 8. The Hill Times file photograph

Politicos mourn former Tory MP Daryl Kramp, father of current MP Shelby Kramp-Neuman

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 14, 2024
  • Also, former foreign affairs deputy minister Marta Morgan joins the C.D. Howe Institute, the Green Party welcomes a new deputy leader, and ex-health minister

Politicos mourn former Tory MP Daryl Kramp, father of current MP Shelby Kramp-Neuman

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 14, 2024
  • Also, former foreign affairs deputy minister Marta Morgan joins the C.D. Howe Institute, the Green Party welcomes a new deputy leader, and ex-health minister
Then-Conservative MP Daryl Kramp, left, his wife Carol Ann Kramp, and then-Conservative MPs Brian Jean and Sylvie Boucher at the party's 2008 convention. Daryl Kramp died on Feb. 8. The Hill Times file photograph

‘Contagious charisma’: diplomatic community mourns Dominican envoy

  • Plus, the Parliamentary Press Gallery has a choice to make, two former staffers open a boutique consultancy in Toronto, and heritage advocates will discuss
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 7, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Frank Hans Dannenberg Castellanos, the Dominican Republic's ambassador to Canada. Dannenberg died suddenly on Dec. 23 in Montreal. Photograph courtesy of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Canada

‘Contagious charisma’: diplomatic community mourns Dominican envoy

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 7, 2024
  • Plus, the Parliamentary Press Gallery has a choice to make, two former staffers open a boutique consultancy in Toronto, and heritage advocates will discuss

‘Contagious charisma’: diplomatic community mourns Dominican envoy

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 7, 2024
  • Plus, the Parliamentary Press Gallery has a choice to make, two former staffers open a boutique consultancy in Toronto, and heritage advocates will discuss
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Frank Hans Dannenberg Castellanos, the Dominican Republic's ambassador to Canada. Dannenberg died suddenly on Dec. 23 in Montreal. Photograph courtesy of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Canada

Parliament eatery prices take a bigger bite from Hillites’ wallets

  • Plus Tory MP Branden Leslie has a baby, UN special envoy for religious freedom is coming to town, and the prime minister calls a
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 31, 2024
On Jan. 15, food prices at the parliamentary cafés increased by 12 per cent, the Speaker's Office has confirmed. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Parliament eatery prices take a bigger bite from Hillites’ wallets

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 31, 2024
  • Plus Tory MP Branden Leslie has a baby, UN special envoy for religious freedom is coming to town, and the prime minister calls a

Parliament eatery prices take a bigger bite from Hillites’ wallets

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 31, 2024
  • Plus Tory MP Branden Leslie has a baby, UN special envoy for religious freedom is coming to town, and the prime minister calls a
On Jan. 15, food prices at the parliamentary cafés increased by 12 per cent, the Speaker's Office has confirmed. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberals decamp to Ottawa for caucus retreat

  • Plus, agricultural leader Mary Robinson is named as the newest Senator for P.E.I., Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith says this is last hurrah, and Irish
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 24, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the Liberal caucus at its winter retreat in the West Block on Jan. 27, 2023. This year's meeting runs from Jan. 24-26 in the same location. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberals decamp to Ottawa for caucus retreat

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 24, 2024
  • Plus, agricultural leader Mary Robinson is named as the newest Senator for P.E.I., Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith says this is last hurrah, and Irish

Liberals decamp to Ottawa for caucus retreat

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 24, 2024
  • Plus, agricultural leader Mary Robinson is named as the newest Senator for P.E.I., Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith says this is last hurrah, and Irish
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the Liberal caucus at its winter retreat in the West Block on Jan. 27, 2023. This year's meeting runs from Jan. 24-26 in the same location. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ex-GG Adrienne Clarkson to speak in Ottawa on Jan. 20

  • Plus, lots of NDP news including Ed Broadbent's funeral date and changes in the party's top leadership team; Nathalie Drouin takes over as the
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 17, 2024
Former governor general Adrienne Clarkson will give a keynote address touching on her experiences as a child refugee, broadcaster, and public servant at Carleton University on Jan. 20 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Jessica Bruno

Ex-GG Adrienne Clarkson to speak in Ottawa on Jan. 20

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 17, 2024
  • Plus, lots of NDP news including Ed Broadbent's funeral date and changes in the party's top leadership team; Nathalie Drouin takes over as the

Ex-GG Adrienne Clarkson to speak in Ottawa on Jan. 20

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 17, 2024
  • Plus, lots of NDP news including Ed Broadbent's funeral date and changes in the party's top leadership team; Nathalie Drouin takes over as the
Former governor general Adrienne Clarkson will give a keynote address touching on her experiences as a child refugee, broadcaster, and public servant at Carleton University on Jan. 20 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Jessica Bruno

House swap: MacKinnon takes over as government’s chamber chief as Gould goes on leave

  • Plus, Canada's former (and first) ethics commissioner Mary Dawson dies, Le Droit newspaper has moved to being 100 per cent digital, and Bloc Québécois
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 10, 2024
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon was sworn into his new role at Rideau Hall on Jan. 8, filling in until the end of July for Liberal colleague Karina Gould, who is expecting her second child this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House swap: MacKinnon takes over as government’s chamber chief as Gould goes on leave

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 10, 2024
  • Plus, Canada's former (and first) ethics commissioner Mary Dawson dies, Le Droit newspaper has moved to being 100 per cent digital, and Bloc Québécois

House swap: MacKinnon takes over as government’s chamber chief as Gould goes on leave

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 10, 2024
  • Plus, Canada's former (and first) ethics commissioner Mary Dawson dies, Le Droit newspaper has moved to being 100 per cent digital, and Bloc Québécois
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon was sworn into his new role at Rideau Hall on Jan. 8, filling in until the end of July for Liberal colleague Karina Gould, who is expecting her second child this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Biography of ex-senator dares to clean up a damaged reputation

  • Marie-Paule Charette-Poulin’s strong character and unique career stand up against lingering bad karma from the Senate expenses scandal.
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 18, 2023
She Dared to Succeed: A Biography of the Honourable Marie-P. Charette-Poulin by Fred Langan, and published by the University of Ottawa Press, 2023. Photograph courtesy of the University of Ottawa Press

Biography of ex-senator dares to clean up a damaged reputation

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 18, 2023
  • Marie-Paule Charette-Poulin’s strong character and unique career stand up against lingering bad karma from the Senate expenses scandal.

Biography of ex-senator dares to clean up a damaged reputation

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 18, 2023
  • Marie-Paule Charette-Poulin’s strong character and unique career stand up against lingering bad karma from the Senate expenses scandal.
She Dared to Succeed: A Biography of the Honourable Marie-P. Charette-Poulin by Fred Langan, and published by the University of Ottawa Press, 2023. Photograph courtesy of the University of Ottawa Press

Tradition of political riff on classic Christmas poem just not in the cards this year

  • Plus, Hill Times alumni Lee Berthiaume among six former press gallery honoured on Dec. 8, House Speaker to breakfast with the mayor on Dec.
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 13, 2023
Since 2019, Liberal MP Anthony Housefather, left, has presented a funny political version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas on the last sitting day in the House, a tradition he picked up from former Liberal MP Roger Cuzner, who is now a Senator. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Tradition of political riff on classic Christmas poem just not in the cards this year

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 13, 2023
  • Plus, Hill Times alumni Lee Berthiaume among six former press gallery honoured on Dec. 8, House Speaker to breakfast with the mayor on Dec.

Tradition of political riff on classic Christmas poem just not in the cards this year

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 13, 2023
  • Plus, Hill Times alumni Lee Berthiaume among six former press gallery honoured on Dec. 8, House Speaker to breakfast with the mayor on Dec.
Since 2019, Liberal MP Anthony Housefather, left, has presented a funny political version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas on the last sitting day in the House, a tradition he picked up from former Liberal MP Roger Cuzner, who is now a Senator. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Senate mulls covering social media subscriptions

  • Plus, Jewish and Muslim Senate staffers pull together amid Israel-Hamas war, David R. Samson takes home the Balisillie Prize, and former senator Diane Griffin
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 6, 2023
A Senate committee is considering the merits of having the Chamber pay for Senators’ social media subscriptions. Unsplash photograph by Julian Christ

Senate mulls covering social media subscriptions

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 6, 2023
  • Plus, Jewish and Muslim Senate staffers pull together amid Israel-Hamas war, David R. Samson takes home the Balisillie Prize, and former senator Diane Griffin

Senate mulls covering social media subscriptions

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 6, 2023
  • Plus, Jewish and Muslim Senate staffers pull together amid Israel-Hamas war, David R. Samson takes home the Balisillie Prize, and former senator Diane Griffin
A Senate committee is considering the merits of having the Chamber pay for Senators’ social media subscriptions. Unsplash photograph by Julian Christ

Tory MP Raquel Dancho welcomes new member of Conservative caucus

  • Plus, Kichesippi Beer Co. is opening a new Sparks Street pop-up shop, the Pearson Centre is expanding into the podcast sphere, and Senator Judy
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 29, 2023
Conservative MP Raquel Dancho welcomed new baby Elizabeth on Nov. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tory MP Raquel Dancho welcomes new member of Conservative caucus

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 29, 2023
  • Plus, Kichesippi Beer Co. is opening a new Sparks Street pop-up shop, the Pearson Centre is expanding into the podcast sphere, and Senator Judy

Tory MP Raquel Dancho welcomes new member of Conservative caucus

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 29, 2023
  • Plus, Kichesippi Beer Co. is opening a new Sparks Street pop-up shop, the Pearson Centre is expanding into the podcast sphere, and Senator Judy
Conservative MP Raquel Dancho welcomed new baby Elizabeth on Nov. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Trailblazer’ MP Kirsty Duncan honoured at science policy conference

  • Plus, the Coalition for a Better Future heads will dig into the economy with an Edmonton audience, former U.K. PM Boris Johnson is the
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 22, 2023
Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan, second from right, received an award at the Canadian Science Policy Conference on Nov. 15. Mehrdad Hariri, CEO of the Canadian Science Policy Conference, left, fellow Liberal MP Lloyd Longfield, and House Speaker Greg Fergus were in attendance. Photograph courtesy of Kirsty Duncan's office

‘Trailblazer’ MP Kirsty Duncan honoured at science policy conference

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 22, 2023
  • Plus, the Coalition for a Better Future heads will dig into the economy with an Edmonton audience, former U.K. PM Boris Johnson is the

‘Trailblazer’ MP Kirsty Duncan honoured at science policy conference

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 22, 2023
  • Plus, the Coalition for a Better Future heads will dig into the economy with an Edmonton audience, former U.K. PM Boris Johnson is the
Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan, second from right, received an award at the Canadian Science Policy Conference on Nov. 15. Mehrdad Hariri, CEO of the Canadian Science Policy Conference, left, fellow Liberal MP Lloyd Longfield, and House Speaker Greg Fergus were in attendance. Photograph courtesy of Kirsty Duncan's office

Veteran political reporter Denis Ferland dies at 66 following lengthy battle with cancer

  • Plus, American race car driver Marc Miller recently learned he shares his name with Canada’s immigration minister Marc Miller, and Nova Scotia Senator Paul
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 15, 2023
Longtime political journalist Denis Ferland, who covered federal politics with Radio-Canada for 21 years, has died at the age of 66. Screenshot courtesy of CBC/Radio-Canada

Veteran political reporter Denis Ferland dies at 66 following lengthy battle with cancer

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 15, 2023
  • Plus, American race car driver Marc Miller recently learned he shares his name with Canada’s immigration minister Marc Miller, and Nova Scotia Senator Paul

Veteran political reporter Denis Ferland dies at 66 following lengthy battle with cancer

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 15, 2023
  • Plus, American race car driver Marc Miller recently learned he shares his name with Canada’s immigration minister Marc Miller, and Nova Scotia Senator Paul
Longtime political journalist Denis Ferland, who covered federal politics with Radio-Canada for 21 years, has died at the age of 66. Screenshot courtesy of CBC/Radio-Canada

60 things we bet you didn’t know about Canada’s curling champions, ‘Team Homan’

  • Curling fans both local and national have cheered them on as Team Ontario or Team Canada, depending on the tournament. Now, Lisa Weagle, Joanne
News | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 28, 2017
Skip, Rachel Homan; Third, Emma Miskew; Second, Joanne Courtney; and lead, Lisa Weagle. Photograph courtesy of Team Homan

60 things we bet you didn’t know about Canada’s curling champions, ‘Team Homan’

News | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 28, 2017
  • Curling fans both local and national have cheered them on as Team Ontario or Team Canada, depending on the tournament. Now, Lisa Weagle, Joanne

60 things we bet you didn’t know about Canada’s curling champions, ‘Team Homan’

News | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 28, 2017
  • Curling fans both local and national have cheered them on as Team Ontario or Team Canada, depending on the tournament. Now, Lisa Weagle, Joanne
Skip, Rachel Homan; Third, Emma Miskew; Second, Joanne Courtney; and lead, Lisa Weagle. Photograph courtesy of Team Homan

From no-name policy wonk to leader of the Official Opposition: Rona Ambrose on her 13-year career in Ottawa

  • From no-name policy wonk to leader of the Official Opposition, Rona Ambrose has had an impressive 13 years in Ottawa. She became the youngest
News | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 15, 2017
'It was a huge upset and no one expected that I would win,' Rona Ambrose says of her first election to the riding of Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta. in 2004. The Hill Times file photo

From no-name policy wonk to leader of the Official Opposition: Rona Ambrose on her 13-year career in Ottawa

News | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 15, 2017
  • From no-name policy wonk to leader of the Official Opposition, Rona Ambrose has had an impressive 13 years in Ottawa. She became the youngest

From no-name policy wonk to leader of the Official Opposition: Rona Ambrose on her 13-year career in Ottawa

News | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 15, 2017
  • From no-name policy wonk to leader of the Official Opposition, Rona Ambrose has had an impressive 13 years in Ottawa. She became the youngest
'It was a huge upset and no one expected that I would win,' Rona Ambrose says of her first election to the riding of Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta. in 2004. The Hill Times file photo

17 things you didn’t know about Mélanie Joly

  • Thanks to Canada’s rather youthful age, you can count on one hand the number of politicians in Canadian history who have been responsible for planning the
News | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 19, 2017
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly is tasked with hosting the 365-day sesquicentennial fête. P&I photograph by Jake Wright

17 things you didn’t know about Mélanie Joly

News | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 19, 2017
  • Thanks to Canada’s rather youthful age, you can count on one hand the number of politicians in Canadian history who have been responsible for planning the

17 things you didn’t know about Mélanie Joly

News | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 19, 2017
  • Thanks to Canada’s rather youthful age, you can count on one hand the number of politicians in Canadian history who have been responsible for planning the
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly is tasked with hosting the 365-day sesquicentennial fête. P&I photograph by Jake Wright

The Top 100: Power to the PMO

  • If you imagine the House of Commons to be a stage, and the politicians the players, the show could not go on without the managers
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 8, 2017
On Parliament Hill, the most relied-on political staffers have desks in 50 Wellington, the Langevin Block. P&I photograph by Andrew Meade

The Top 100: Power to the PMO

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 8, 2017
  • If you imagine the House of Commons to be a stage, and the politicians the players, the show could not go on without the managers

The Top 100: Power to the PMO

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 8, 2017
  • If you imagine the House of Commons to be a stage, and the politicians the players, the show could not go on without the managers
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