Hill Life & People

Trump. Putin. Round two in Alaska. Will they, won’t they? 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW

• Plus, the energy minister offers cash for clean electricity projects in Ontario.

Trump. Putin. Round two in Alaska. Will they, won’t they? 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW

• Plus, the energy minister offers cash for clean electricity projects in Ontario.

Poilievre speaks in Saskatchewan

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

The house that Robertson built: a look at the minister’s team to date 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

McGuinty continues military tour

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Macdonald-Laurier Institute talks today’s attention economy on Aug. 13

in-depth feature

All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

NewsBY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists in 2025: lobbyists prepare for ‘significant reset’ as federal election begins

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT AND SERGIY SLIPCHENKO

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2024

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Poilievre voted best public speaker, most quotable, hardest-working, and biggest self-promoter in The Hill Times’ 29th Annual Politically Savvy Survey

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Telford untouchable at the top of the 21st Terrific 25 Staffers list, as Conservatives sweep Most Knowledgeable and Best Spin

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Conservative strategist Jenni Byrne stands by election decisions, and Pierre Poilievre

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

• Also, pollster Alex Kohut looks at the most popular jobs for political candidates, and former Liberal cabinet minister Sergio Marchi has a new book coming this fall.

Conservative strategist Jenni Byrne stands by election decisions, and Pierre Poilievre

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

• Also, pollster Alex Kohut looks at the most popular jobs for political candidates, and former Liberal cabinet minister Sergio Marchi has a new book coming this fall.

Spellcheck for the White House: it’s Ottawa, not Ottowa

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

That’s some hole! Tens of thousands of truckloads of bedrock dug out from Parliament Hill to date

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

A few familiar faces fill Minister Fraser’s justice office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Natan Obed weighs in on the Major Projects law, Carney’s election, and what the North needs

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

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heard on the hill

New bus tour showcases Black history in Ottawa

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Pierre Brault’s ‘speculative play,’ Dief the Chief: October ‘62, takes viewers back in time and 75 feet down

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

NDP announces leadership race rules, key dates 

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

This just in: Alex Marland to release new book this fall, No I In Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics, and it looks like another good one

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Ukrainian Ambassador Kovaliv to head home this summer

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

the hill times photo gallery

PHOTO GALLERY

Take me out to the lawn bowling park

PHOTO GALLERY

First woman named to lead the RCAF

PHOTO GALLERY

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

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PHOTO OF THE DAY

Carney convenes cabinet forum

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BOOKS, BIG IDEAS, Q&AS

Q&A | Cod quota ‘pressure is enormous’ on fisheries minister

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

• ‘This is an unsafe way to proceed, and puts at risk this really delicate, slow recovery’, says Ocean Canada's Josh Laughren of the Liberal decision to double the northern cod quota.

Q&A | Cod quota ‘pressure is enormous’ on fisheries minister

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

• ‘This is an unsafe way to proceed, and puts at risk this really delicate, slow recovery’, says Ocean Canada's Josh Laughren of the Liberal decision to double the northern cod quota.

A different ‘philosophy’ steers new drug pricing guidelines, says top PMPRB bureaucrat after contentious path to rule changes  

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Globe columnist Andrew Coyne who offers a path away from Canada’s anti-democratic system in his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Q&A | Elizabeth May on Carney’s major projects’ ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ 

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Diplomatic Circles

Rules being replaced by deals on the international stage, says past Bundestag president 

Parliamentarians celebrate Fourth of July at Lornado amid trade war, annexation threats

‘We’re hurt, too’: U.S. envoy counters Canadians’ outrage over annexation threats

Botswana’s new Canadian envoy is hoping for a state visit by the end of the year

hill climbers

A roundup of Immigration Minister Diab’s team so far

Checking up on Health Minister Michel’s current 17-member team

A look at PM Mark Carney’s current senior PMO staff lineup

Environment Minister Dabrusin taps Matthew Paisley as policy director

party central

From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

Beating the heat at Birkett Castle with the Royal Conservatory and Tamás Török

Serena Ryder, Logan Staats, and Crown Lands rock the GG’s Performing Arts Awards

Hill media flock to Carney’s first Rideau Cottage garden party

civil circles

Large shuffle to public service expected once Sabia takes PCO reins

The federal public servants running in election 2025

Fisher to lead new water agency, while ministers announce raft of new Crown corp board chairs

PacifiCan has new president after Jones departs

photo gallery

Hungary delights with anniversary concert

Italy raises a glass for national day

Kìwekì Point a beautiful new public space, panorama views

PM Carney, Minister Valdez raise Pride flag

photo of the day

Canada’s health-care system ‘in a tough spot,’ says Singh

Rempel Garner calls on Carney to disclose corporate interests ahead of possible snap election

Public Safety Minister McGuinty endorses Mark Carney’s ‘quiet competence’ to lead Grits

Macklem lays out hypothetical repercussions of Trump tariffs 

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From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives

From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives

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From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives

book review

Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

Author says Canada’s ability to scale up companies involves fixing problems with corporate governance in Western economies

Authors dig deep into government’s response to COVID-19

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

top 100 best political books

The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books of 2023

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2022

The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books in 2021

The Hill Times’ List of 100 Best Books in 2020

politically savvy survey

Poilievre sweeps a suite of categories in the 27th annual Politically Savvy Survey

Freeland, LeBlanc, Morneau voted most influential ministers in 26th annual Politically Savvy Survey

Goodale voted Best Cabinet Minister in QP, Scrums in The Hill Times’ 25th annual Politically Savvy Survey

Moore voted best Cabinet minister, but Kenney still most influential: The Hill Times’ 23rd Annual Politically Savvy Survey

100 most influential in government and politics

The 100 most influential people in federal politics and government to watch in 2024

Top 100: the most influential people in government and politics in 2023

Post-election heavy hitters: the top 100 most influential people to watch in federal politics in 2022

Pandemic edition: Top 100 most influential people to watch in 2021

top 25 staffer survey

Telford three-peats at the top of the 20th Terrific 25 Staffers list, LRB’s Wendy Wu voted Best All-Round

Telford tops 19th annual Terrific 25 Staffer list, NDP’s Salloum voted Best All-Round

Kurusamy sweeps three categories and ranks as the top Terrific Staffer

PMO stalwarts Butts, Telford claim top spots in The Hill Times’ 17th annual Terrific 25 Staffers Survey

top 100 lobbyist

Top 100 Lobbyists in 2023: green tech and economy boosting set for top advocacy priorities in 2023, say lobbyists

Top 100 Lobbyists 2022: Hybrid model is new norm for lobbyists tired of virtual meetings

Top 100 Lobbyists: Pandemic ushers in explosion of lobbying activity

Lobbying the money man: Morneau draws interest from wide range of government-relations practitioners

the insiders guide to parliament

Government should be ‘pretty pleased’ with first session of Parliament, but summer will be ‘the calm before the storm,’ say observers

Winter House sitting will be like ‘political hunger games’ between O’Toole and Trudeau, say pollsters

A parliamentary session like no other

Into the unknowns of the 44th Parliament

all politics poll: best and worst in politics

Housing Minister Fraser a 2023 fan favourite on Parliament Hill: All Politics Poll

Poilievre doubles as most valuable, least valuable politician in 2022 in The Hill Times’ All Politics Poll

Anand named most valuable politician, climate change voted most important issue in The Hill Times’ 23rd Annual All Politics Poll

Freeland named most valuable politician, NAFTA voted biggest story in The Hill Times’ 22nd Annual All Politics Poll

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