Heard On The Hill

Green Party leader to explore alternate reality if government heeded climate warnings in March 30 lecture

  • Plus, award-winning journalist Anna Maria Tremonti to be the keynote speaker at World Press Freedom Canada's annual World Press Freedom Day, and former Liberal
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 22, 2023
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May will deliver Carleton University's 2023 Bell Lecture on March 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Green Party leader to explore alternate reality if government heeded climate warnings in March 30 lecture

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 22, 2023
  • Plus, award-winning journalist Anna Maria Tremonti to be the keynote speaker at World Press Freedom Canada's annual World Press Freedom Day, and former Liberal

Green Party leader to explore alternate reality if government heeded climate warnings in March 30 lecture

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 22, 2023
  • Plus, award-winning journalist Anna Maria Tremonti to be the keynote speaker at World Press Freedom Canada's annual World Press Freedom Day, and former Liberal
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May will deliver Carleton University's 2023 Bell Lecture on March 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No holds barred: Samara Centre for Democracy launches new podcast featuring former MPs ‘to hear in their own words what this job is really like’

  • Plus, the Canadian Airports Council hosted Parliamentarians and their staff at the Métropolitain Brasserie, and Canada’s first deputy minister for Public Service Accessibility to
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 20, 2023
Sabreena Delhon, executive director of the Samara Centre of Democracy, Humans of the House, the centre's new podcast, is set to launch on March 21. Photograph, image courtesy of Samara Centre for Democracy

No holds barred: Samara Centre for Democracy launches new podcast featuring former MPs ‘to hear in their own words what this job is really like’

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 20, 2023
  • Plus, the Canadian Airports Council hosted Parliamentarians and their staff at the Métropolitain Brasserie, and Canada’s first deputy minister for Public Service Accessibility to

No holds barred: Samara Centre for Democracy launches new podcast featuring former MPs ‘to hear in their own words what this job is really like’

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 20, 2023
  • Plus, the Canadian Airports Council hosted Parliamentarians and their staff at the Métropolitain Brasserie, and Canada’s first deputy minister for Public Service Accessibility to
Sabreena Delhon, executive director of the Samara Centre of Democracy, Humans of the House, the centre's new podcast, is set to launch on March 21. Photograph, image courtesy of Samara Centre for Democracy

Laura Dhillon Kane tapped as new Bloomberg chief, Mike Le Couteur sets up CTV debates

  • Plus, former Liberal MP Scott Simms named president and CEO of the Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy, and NDP MP Laurel Collins expecting a
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 15, 2023
Veteran journalist Laura Dhillon Kane, left, is set to start at Bloomberg as their Ottawa bureau chief on May 1, and CTV News Channel's Mike Le Couteur is now heading up a new hour-long show debating the top three most talked about stories of the day. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, Facebook

Laura Dhillon Kane tapped as new Bloomberg chief, Mike Le Couteur sets up CTV debates

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 15, 2023
  • Plus, former Liberal MP Scott Simms named president and CEO of the Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy, and NDP MP Laurel Collins expecting a

Laura Dhillon Kane tapped as new Bloomberg chief, Mike Le Couteur sets up CTV debates

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 15, 2023
  • Plus, former Liberal MP Scott Simms named president and CEO of the Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy, and NDP MP Laurel Collins expecting a
Veteran journalist Laura Dhillon Kane, left, is set to start at Bloomberg as their Ottawa bureau chief on May 1, and CTV News Channel's Mike Le Couteur is now heading up a new hour-long show debating the top three most talked about stories of the day. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, Facebook

Torstar Corp owner to deliver 2023 Wilfred Kesterton Lecture on critical role of journalism in Canadian democracy on March 28

  • Plus, when asked by The Wire Report's Paul Park about running to be Toronto's next mayor, Liberal MP Michael Coteau says he hasn't 'ruled
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 13, 2023
Torstar Corporation owner Jordan Bitove will deliver the 2023 Wilfred Kesterton Lecture on March 28 at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre. Photograph courtesy of NordStar

Torstar Corp owner to deliver 2023 Wilfred Kesterton Lecture on critical role of journalism in Canadian democracy on March 28

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 13, 2023
  • Plus, when asked by The Wire Report's Paul Park about running to be Toronto's next mayor, Liberal MP Michael Coteau says he hasn't 'ruled

Torstar Corp owner to deliver 2023 Wilfred Kesterton Lecture on critical role of journalism in Canadian democracy on March 28

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 13, 2023
  • Plus, when asked by The Wire Report's Paul Park about running to be Toronto's next mayor, Liberal MP Michael Coteau says he hasn't 'ruled
Torstar Corporation owner Jordan Bitove will deliver the 2023 Wilfred Kesterton Lecture on March 28 at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre. Photograph courtesy of NordStar

NDP MP McPherson eschews security recommendation, travels to Ukraine

  • Plus, Defence Minister Anita Anand to deliver remarks at 91st Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence, and the Macdonald-Laurier Institute has added a new
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 8, 2023
NDP MP Heather McPherson says the recommendation against the House Foreign Affairs Committee's requested travel to Ukraine 'didn't make any sense.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP MP McPherson eschews security recommendation, travels to Ukraine

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 8, 2023
  • Plus, Defence Minister Anita Anand to deliver remarks at 91st Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence, and the Macdonald-Laurier Institute has added a new

NDP MP McPherson eschews security recommendation, travels to Ukraine

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 8, 2023
  • Plus, Defence Minister Anita Anand to deliver remarks at 91st Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence, and the Macdonald-Laurier Institute has added a new
NDP MP Heather McPherson says the recommendation against the House Foreign Affairs Committee's requested travel to Ukraine 'didn't make any sense.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP MP Angus to rock ‘n’ roll all night long for St. Patrick’s Day shindig at Whiskeyjack’s in Haileybury

  • Plus, the Canadian Airports Council to host an invite-only event, Catherine McKenna to speak at The Walrus Talks, Tom d'Aquino to discuss his book,
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 6, 2023
Play it again, Charlie: NDP MP, author and musician Charlie Angus will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day in style when he takes the stage at Whiskeyjack Beer Company in Haileybury, Ont., on March 17. Photograph courtesy of Raul Rincon

NDP MP Angus to rock ‘n’ roll all night long for St. Patrick’s Day shindig at Whiskeyjack’s in Haileybury

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 6, 2023
  • Plus, the Canadian Airports Council to host an invite-only event, Catherine McKenna to speak at The Walrus Talks, Tom d'Aquino to discuss his book,

NDP MP Angus to rock ‘n’ roll all night long for St. Patrick’s Day shindig at Whiskeyjack’s in Haileybury

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 6, 2023
  • Plus, the Canadian Airports Council to host an invite-only event, Catherine McKenna to speak at The Walrus Talks, Tom d'Aquino to discuss his book,
Play it again, Charlie: NDP MP, author and musician Charlie Angus will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day in style when he takes the stage at Whiskeyjack Beer Company in Haileybury, Ont., on March 17. Photograph courtesy of Raul Rincon

Tonda MacCharles takes the reins of The Star’s Hill bureau

  • Plus, Mercedes Stephenson wins the 2021 Ross Munro Award for her reporting on the sexual misconduct crisis in the military, and two Senate groups
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 1, 2023
Journalist Tonda MacCharles has been announced as the Toronto Star's Ottawa bureau chief. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tonda MacCharles takes the reins of The Star’s Hill bureau

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 1, 2023
  • Plus, Mercedes Stephenson wins the 2021 Ross Munro Award for her reporting on the sexual misconduct crisis in the military, and two Senate groups

Tonda MacCharles takes the reins of The Star’s Hill bureau

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 1, 2023
  • Plus, Mercedes Stephenson wins the 2021 Ross Munro Award for her reporting on the sexual misconduct crisis in the military, and two Senate groups
Journalist Tonda MacCharles has been announced as the Toronto Star's Ottawa bureau chief. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CBC’s The Fifth Estate, former Power & Politics host Vassy Kapelos, and convoy protest coverage nominated for Canadian Screen Awards

  • Plus, John MacDonell, chief of staff to former ministers Peter MacKay and Erin O’Toole, dies at 56; Village Media launches The Trillium; and the
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 27, 2023
This just in: Investigative reporter with the CBC's weekly investigative program The Fifth Estate Harvey Cashore, left, and former CBC Power and Politics host Vassy Kapelos have both been nominated for Canadian Screen Awards. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, CTV News

CBC’s The Fifth Estate, former Power & Politics host Vassy Kapelos, and convoy protest coverage nominated for Canadian Screen Awards

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 27, 2023
  • Plus, John MacDonell, chief of staff to former ministers Peter MacKay and Erin O’Toole, dies at 56; Village Media launches The Trillium; and the

CBC’s The Fifth Estate, former Power & Politics host Vassy Kapelos, and convoy protest coverage nominated for Canadian Screen Awards

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 27, 2023
  • Plus, John MacDonell, chief of staff to former ministers Peter MacKay and Erin O’Toole, dies at 56; Village Media launches The Trillium; and the
This just in: Investigative reporter with the CBC's weekly investigative program The Fifth Estate Harvey Cashore, left, and former CBC Power and Politics host Vassy Kapelos have both been nominated for Canadian Screen Awards. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, CTV News

Compass Rose adds two former Hill journos to the roster

  • Plus, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression honour female journalists for speaking out against online abuse and harassment, Peter Herrndorf dies, and Conservative MP Ron
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 22, 2023
Kathleen Harris, left, and Tina Romito, who both spent many years covering Parliament Hill, are heading to public affairs firm Compass Rose. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, LinkedIn

Compass Rose adds two former Hill journos to the roster

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 22, 2023
  • Plus, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression honour female journalists for speaking out against online abuse and harassment, Peter Herrndorf dies, and Conservative MP Ron

Compass Rose adds two former Hill journos to the roster

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 22, 2023
  • Plus, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression honour female journalists for speaking out against online abuse and harassment, Peter Herrndorf dies, and Conservative MP Ron
Kathleen Harris, left, and Tina Romito, who both spent many years covering Parliament Hill, are heading to public affairs firm Compass Rose. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, LinkedIn

‘Newfoundland rising!’: David Cochrane gets the gig

  • Plus, journalist Hélène Buzzetti writes a book, Conservative MP Ryan Williams promotes Hawkins Cheezies, and two Tory MPs say goodbye to Rideau Street McDonald’s.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 20, 2023
Newfoundland's got talent: Newfoundlanders actor Greg Malone, left, comedian Rick Mercer, journalist David Cochrane, and his date, comedian Mark Critch, at the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on June 3, 2017. Photograph courtesy of Mark Critch's Twitter account

‘Newfoundland rising!’: David Cochrane gets the gig

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 20, 2023
  • Plus, journalist Hélène Buzzetti writes a book, Conservative MP Ryan Williams promotes Hawkins Cheezies, and two Tory MPs say goodbye to Rideau Street McDonald’s.

‘Newfoundland rising!’: David Cochrane gets the gig

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 20, 2023
  • Plus, journalist Hélène Buzzetti writes a book, Conservative MP Ryan Williams promotes Hawkins Cheezies, and two Tory MPs say goodbye to Rideau Street McDonald’s.
Newfoundland's got talent: Newfoundlanders actor Greg Malone, left, comedian Rick Mercer, journalist David Cochrane, and his date, comedian Mark Critch, at the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on June 3, 2017. Photograph courtesy of Mark Critch's Twitter account

Shalene Curtis-Micallef appointed deputy minister of justice in latest public service shuffle

  • Plus, the second season of Apple TV's Chateau Laurier series is now on the silver screen, and Conservative MP Laila Goodridge is expecting a
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 15, 2023
Shalene Curtis-Micallef, left, Chris Forbes, and Arun Thangaraj. Curtis-Micallef is the first Black woman to lead the Justice Department following her appointment as deputy minister. Forbes has been appointed as deputy minister of environment and climate change, while Thangaraj has been named the new deputy minister of transport. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn, Twitter

Shalene Curtis-Micallef appointed deputy minister of justice in latest public service shuffle

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 15, 2023
  • Plus, the second season of Apple TV's Chateau Laurier series is now on the silver screen, and Conservative MP Laila Goodridge is expecting a

Shalene Curtis-Micallef appointed deputy minister of justice in latest public service shuffle

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 15, 2023
  • Plus, the second season of Apple TV's Chateau Laurier series is now on the silver screen, and Conservative MP Laila Goodridge is expecting a
Shalene Curtis-Micallef, left, Chris Forbes, and Arun Thangaraj. Curtis-Micallef is the first Black woman to lead the Justice Department following her appointment as deputy minister. Forbes has been appointed as deputy minister of environment and climate change, while Thangaraj has been named the new deputy minister of transport. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn, Twitter

Jack Austin writes his memoirs, Unlikely Insider

  • Plus, Beer Canada to host its first in-person reception with Parliamentarians and staff since the pandemic began, and iPolitics’ Question Period Briefing sees multiple
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 13, 2023
Pierre Trudeau, left, Jack Austin and Queen Elizabeth. 'Austin has played a unique role in Canada's public life,' says Bob Rae in one of the book's jacket blurbs. Image courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press

Jack Austin writes his memoirs, Unlikely Insider

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 13, 2023
  • Plus, Beer Canada to host its first in-person reception with Parliamentarians and staff since the pandemic began, and iPolitics’ Question Period Briefing sees multiple

Jack Austin writes his memoirs, Unlikely Insider

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 13, 2023
  • Plus, Beer Canada to host its first in-person reception with Parliamentarians and staff since the pandemic began, and iPolitics’ Question Period Briefing sees multiple
Pierre Trudeau, left, Jack Austin and Queen Elizabeth. 'Austin has played a unique role in Canada's public life,' says Bob Rae in one of the book's jacket blurbs. Image courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press

CPAC nabs another Van Dusen as host of Today in Politics podcast

  • Plus, two Senators are leaving the Red Chamber, and NDP MP Alistair MacGregor has been named his party's food price inflation critic.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 8, 2023
Veteran journalist Julie Van Dusen, left, with Catherine Cullen and Hélène Buzzetti, right, who spent a quarter of a century at the CBC, is now hosting CPAC's Today in Politics podcast. The Hill Times file photograph

CPAC nabs another Van Dusen as host of Today in Politics podcast

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 8, 2023
  • Plus, two Senators are leaving the Red Chamber, and NDP MP Alistair MacGregor has been named his party's food price inflation critic.

CPAC nabs another Van Dusen as host of Today in Politics podcast

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 8, 2023
  • Plus, two Senators are leaving the Red Chamber, and NDP MP Alistair MacGregor has been named his party's food price inflation critic.
Veteran journalist Julie Van Dusen, left, with Catherine Cullen and Hélène Buzzetti, right, who spent a quarter of a century at the CBC, is now hosting CPAC's Today in Politics podcast. The Hill Times file photograph

NDP MP’s call to condemn Fox News’ Tucker Carlson’s remarks that U.S. ‘liberate Canada’ with ‘armed force’ fails to receive unanimous consent in House

  • Plus, Whit Fraser's memoir republished, Politics and the Pen happens in May, Tom Clark named Canada’s envoy in New York, and Emily Haws gets
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 6, 2023
Fox News' Tucker Carlson, left, and NDP MP Matthew Green. Carlson recently asked 'why are we not sending an armed force north to liberate Canada from Trudeau' while on air. Green tried to get the House to unanimously condemn Carlson's remarks last week, but the House did not give its unanimous consent. Photograph courtesy of Twitter, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP MP’s call to condemn Fox News’ Tucker Carlson’s remarks that U.S. ‘liberate Canada’ with ‘armed force’ fails to receive unanimous consent in House

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 6, 2023
  • Plus, Whit Fraser's memoir republished, Politics and the Pen happens in May, Tom Clark named Canada’s envoy in New York, and Emily Haws gets

NDP MP’s call to condemn Fox News’ Tucker Carlson’s remarks that U.S. ‘liberate Canada’ with ‘armed force’ fails to receive unanimous consent in House

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 6, 2023
  • Plus, Whit Fraser's memoir republished, Politics and the Pen happens in May, Tom Clark named Canada’s envoy in New York, and Emily Haws gets
Fox News' Tucker Carlson, left, and NDP MP Matthew Green. Carlson recently asked 'why are we not sending an armed force north to liberate Canada from Trudeau' while on air. Green tried to get the House to unanimously condemn Carlson's remarks last week, but the House did not give its unanimous consent. Photograph courtesy of Twitter, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s going to take generational change’: Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith sizing up Ontario Liberal Party leadership

  • Plus, former senators Viola Léger and Landon Pearson both die at 92, and the C.D. Howe Institute plans its fourth Regent Debate.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 1, 2023
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith is highlighting party renewal in his bid for leadership of the Ontario Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s going to take generational change’: Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith sizing up Ontario Liberal Party leadership

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 1, 2023
  • Plus, former senators Viola Léger and Landon Pearson both die at 92, and the C.D. Howe Institute plans its fourth Regent Debate.

‘It’s going to take generational change’: Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith sizing up Ontario Liberal Party leadership

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 1, 2023
  • Plus, former senators Viola Léger and Landon Pearson both die at 92, and the C.D. Howe Institute plans its fourth Regent Debate.
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith is highlighting party renewal in his bid for leadership of the Ontario Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After 30 years in the biz, Heather Scoffield departs Toronto Star, joins Goldy Hyder at Business Council of Canada

  • Plus, Andy Blatchford leaves Politico, Mark Sutcliffe still needs two top staffers, Amira Elghawaby named Canada’s first special representative on combating Islamophobia, and Postmedia
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 30, 2023
Heather Scoffield, pictured in The Canadian Press' Ottawa office in 2018, has joined the Business Council of Canada’s executive team as senior vice president of strategy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After 30 years in the biz, Heather Scoffield departs Toronto Star, joins Goldy Hyder at Business Council of Canada

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 30, 2023
  • Plus, Andy Blatchford leaves Politico, Mark Sutcliffe still needs two top staffers, Amira Elghawaby named Canada’s first special representative on combating Islamophobia, and Postmedia

After 30 years in the biz, Heather Scoffield departs Toronto Star, joins Goldy Hyder at Business Council of Canada

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 30, 2023
  • Plus, Andy Blatchford leaves Politico, Mark Sutcliffe still needs two top staffers, Amira Elghawaby named Canada’s first special representative on combating Islamophobia, and Postmedia
Heather Scoffield, pictured in The Canadian Press' Ottawa office in 2018, has joined the Business Council of Canada’s executive team as senior vice president of strategy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard picked as new PSG liaison

  • Plus, local businesses in downtown Ottawa south of Parliament Hill band together to launch new entertainment district 'SoPa,' and Sarain Fox to be keynote
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 25, 2023
Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, left, is joining the leadership team of the Progressive Senate Group, taking over the role of liaison from the soon-to-retire Senator Patricia Bovey. Photograph courtesy of Sen. Wanda Thomas Bernard's office, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard picked as new PSG liaison

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 25, 2023
  • Plus, local businesses in downtown Ottawa south of Parliament Hill band together to launch new entertainment district 'SoPa,' and Sarain Fox to be keynote

Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard picked as new PSG liaison

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 25, 2023
  • Plus, local businesses in downtown Ottawa south of Parliament Hill band together to launch new entertainment district 'SoPa,' and Sarain Fox to be keynote
Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, left, is joining the leadership team of the Progressive Senate Group, taking over the role of liaison from the soon-to-retire Senator Patricia Bovey. Photograph courtesy of Sen. Wanda Thomas Bernard's office, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal Liberals to hold national convention in Ottawa in May

  • Plus, Simon Fraser to host webinar surrounding violence, misogyny and racism in hockey, and Global News journalist David Akin looking for replacement newsletter platform
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 23, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. The Libs will hold national convention in Ottawa in May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal Liberals to hold national convention in Ottawa in May

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 23, 2023
  • Plus, Simon Fraser to host webinar surrounding violence, misogyny and racism in hockey, and Global News journalist David Akin looking for replacement newsletter platform

Federal Liberals to hold national convention in Ottawa in May

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 23, 2023
  • Plus, Simon Fraser to host webinar surrounding violence, misogyny and racism in hockey, and Global News journalist David Akin looking for replacement newsletter platform
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. The Libs will hold national convention in Ottawa in May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Baran, Bakken, Purkiss swing open doors of new comms shop

  • Plus, political scientist Alex Marland named Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership, and Matthew Holmes is appointed as a senior vice- president with
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 18, 2023
Conservative strategist Yaroslav Baran, left, journalist Heather Bakken, and creative director Benjamin Purkiss have launched a new political communications firm, Pendulum Group. Photographs courtesy of Pendulum Group

Baran, Bakken, Purkiss swing open doors of new comms shop

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 18, 2023
  • Plus, political scientist Alex Marland named Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership, and Matthew Holmes is appointed as a senior vice- president with

Baran, Bakken, Purkiss swing open doors of new comms shop

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 18, 2023
  • Plus, political scientist Alex Marland named Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership, and Matthew Holmes is appointed as a senior vice- president with
Conservative strategist Yaroslav Baran, left, journalist Heather Bakken, and creative director Benjamin Purkiss have launched a new political communications firm, Pendulum Group. Photographs courtesy of Pendulum Group

Two Hill reporters receive prestigious Kiplinger Fellowship focusing on political discourse, democracy coverage

  • Plus, Elamin Abdelmahmoud heads to CBC to host new daily arts and pop culture show, and Defence Minister Anita Anand celebrates a wedding anniversary.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 16, 2023
Politico reporter Zi-Ann Lum, left, and Globe and Mail reporter Marsha McLeod will study coverage of political discourse and democracy for a week in March as part of the Kiplinger Fellowship at the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism in Ohio. Photographs courtesy of Twitter

Two Hill reporters receive prestigious Kiplinger Fellowship focusing on political discourse, democracy coverage

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 16, 2023
  • Plus, Elamin Abdelmahmoud heads to CBC to host new daily arts and pop culture show, and Defence Minister Anita Anand celebrates a wedding anniversary.

Two Hill reporters receive prestigious Kiplinger Fellowship focusing on political discourse, democracy coverage

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 16, 2023
  • Plus, Elamin Abdelmahmoud heads to CBC to host new daily arts and pop culture show, and Defence Minister Anita Anand celebrates a wedding anniversary.
Politico reporter Zi-Ann Lum, left, and Globe and Mail reporter Marsha McLeod will study coverage of political discourse and democracy for a week in March as part of the Kiplinger Fellowship at the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism in Ohio. Photographs courtesy of Twitter

Senate parliamentary affairs adviser Alan Fleming dies suddenly, age 63

  • Plus, the Investigative Journalism Foundation has officially launched, and former Hill journalist Joan Bryden's father dies just short of 100.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 11, 2023
Alan Fleming, who most recently served as Independent Senator Dan Christmas’ director of parliamentary affairs, died suddenly on Jan. 7, at the age of 63. Photograph courtesy of Facebook, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate parliamentary affairs adviser Alan Fleming dies suddenly, age 63

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 11, 2023
  • Plus, the Investigative Journalism Foundation has officially launched, and former Hill journalist Joan Bryden's father dies just short of 100.

Senate parliamentary affairs adviser Alan Fleming dies suddenly, age 63

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 11, 2023
  • Plus, the Investigative Journalism Foundation has officially launched, and former Hill journalist Joan Bryden's father dies just short of 100.
Alan Fleming, who most recently served as Independent Senator Dan Christmas’ director of parliamentary affairs, died suddenly on Jan. 7, at the age of 63. Photograph courtesy of Facebook, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal party leaders get poor grades for their records on fighting hate

  • Plus, the National Film Board documentary feature from Tanya Tagaq and Chelsea McMullan will premier in major cities across Canada.
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | January 9, 2023
The group Canadians United Against Hate graded each of the federal party leaders on their efforts to fight hate and defend human rights in 2022: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (D), Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (F), Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (F), and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (C-). The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Federal party leaders get poor grades for their records on fighting hate

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | January 9, 2023
  • Plus, the National Film Board documentary feature from Tanya Tagaq and Chelsea McMullan will premier in major cities across Canada.

Federal party leaders get poor grades for their records on fighting hate

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | January 9, 2023
  • Plus, the National Film Board documentary feature from Tanya Tagaq and Chelsea McMullan will premier in major cities across Canada.
The group Canadians United Against Hate graded each of the federal party leaders on their efforts to fight hate and defend human rights in 2022: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (D), Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (F), Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (F), and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (C-). The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Abacus Data’s David Coletto set to become head of polling firm as Bruce Anderson launches spark*insights

  • Plus, Senators and MPs form first multi-party Canadian Pride caucus, and politicians meet with fire chiefs on the Hill.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 19, 2022
Abacus Data's David Coletto, left, and Bruce Anderson. Coletto, the organization's chief executive officer, will take on the role of chairman starting on Jan. 1, 2023. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Abacus Data’s David Coletto set to become head of polling firm as Bruce Anderson launches spark*insights

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 19, 2022
  • Plus, Senators and MPs form first multi-party Canadian Pride caucus, and politicians meet with fire chiefs on the Hill.

Abacus Data’s David Coletto set to become head of polling firm as Bruce Anderson launches spark*insights

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 19, 2022
  • Plus, Senators and MPs form first multi-party Canadian Pride caucus, and politicians meet with fire chiefs on the Hill.
Abacus Data's David Coletto, left, and Bruce Anderson. Coletto, the organization's chief executive officer, will take on the role of chairman starting on Jan. 1, 2023. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politicos remember Jim Carr

  • Plus, leaders of the Black Class Action Secretariat addressed the United Nations Permanent Forum for People of African Descent in Switzerland.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 14, 2022
Jim Carr speaks with reporters on the way to his office in 2019. Carr died at home at the age of 71 surrounded by family on Dec. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politicos remember Jim Carr

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 14, 2022
  • Plus, leaders of the Black Class Action Secretariat addressed the United Nations Permanent Forum for People of African Descent in Switzerland.

Politicos remember Jim Carr

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 14, 2022
  • Plus, leaders of the Black Class Action Secretariat addressed the United Nations Permanent Forum for People of African Descent in Switzerland.
Jim Carr speaks with reporters on the way to his office in 2019. Carr died at home at the age of 71 surrounded by family on Dec. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa Magazine picks Commanda as one of city’s top six leaders in annual Future List

  • Plus, House Clerk Charles Robert announces his retirement after 42 years, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly to discuss Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy in Montreal.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 12, 2022
Claudette Commanda, pictured at the National Indigenous Peoples’ Day Ceremony in Gatineau, Que., in 2018, has been picked by Ottawa Magazine as one of the city’s top leaders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa Magazine picks Commanda as one of city’s top six leaders in annual Future List

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 12, 2022
  • Plus, House Clerk Charles Robert announces his retirement after 42 years, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly to discuss Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy in Montreal.

Ottawa Magazine picks Commanda as one of city’s top six leaders in annual Future List

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 12, 2022
  • Plus, House Clerk Charles Robert announces his retirement after 42 years, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly to discuss Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy in Montreal.
Claudette Commanda, pictured at the National Indigenous Peoples’ Day Ceremony in Gatineau, Que., in 2018, has been picked by Ottawa Magazine as one of the city’s top leaders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Martin Stringer calls it a career

  • Plus, former Conservative Party deputy leader Lisa Raitt appointed to CBC's appointment advisory committee, and the Parliamentary Press Gallery bans a member from certain
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 7, 2022
Longtime CPAC journalist Martin Stringer has retired, after roughly 27 years with the Ottawa-based broadcaster. Photograph courtesy of CPAC

Martin Stringer calls it a career

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 7, 2022
  • Plus, former Conservative Party deputy leader Lisa Raitt appointed to CBC's appointment advisory committee, and the Parliamentary Press Gallery bans a member from certain

Martin Stringer calls it a career

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 7, 2022
  • Plus, former Conservative Party deputy leader Lisa Raitt appointed to CBC's appointment advisory committee, and the Parliamentary Press Gallery bans a member from certain
Longtime CPAC journalist Martin Stringer has retired, after roughly 27 years with the Ottawa-based broadcaster. Photograph courtesy of CPAC

John Lorinc takes home top Balsillie prize for book on smart cities

  • Plus, Equal Voice appoints a former Ontario Liberal Party candidate as its new executive director, and Party Under the Stars, an event supporting post-combat
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 5, 2022
And the winner is: The 2022 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy winner John Lorinc, left, his book cover, and award founder Jim Balsillie. Handout photographs and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

John Lorinc takes home top Balsillie prize for book on smart cities

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 5, 2022
  • Plus, Equal Voice appoints a former Ontario Liberal Party candidate as its new executive director, and Party Under the Stars, an event supporting post-combat

John Lorinc takes home top Balsillie prize for book on smart cities

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 5, 2022
  • Plus, Equal Voice appoints a former Ontario Liberal Party candidate as its new executive director, and Party Under the Stars, an event supporting post-combat
And the winner is: The 2022 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy winner John Lorinc, left, his book cover, and award founder Jim Balsillie. Handout photographs and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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‘What to do when the battle is everywhere’: Carleton to host panel discussion surrounding journalists and online hate

  • Plus, professor Cristine de Clercy has been appointed as the Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership at Trent University, and Global National Ottawa
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 30, 2022
Sonia Verma, editor-in-chief of Global News, left, and CBC/Radio-Canada president and CEO Catherine Tait will open the Dec. 1 event discussing the upsurge in targeted online abuse facing journalists in recent months. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘What to do when the battle is everywhere’: Carleton to host panel discussion surrounding journalists and online hate

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 30, 2022
  • Plus, professor Cristine de Clercy has been appointed as the Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership at Trent University, and Global National Ottawa

‘What to do when the battle is everywhere’: Carleton to host panel discussion surrounding journalists and online hate

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 30, 2022
  • Plus, professor Cristine de Clercy has been appointed as the Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership at Trent University, and Global National Ottawa
Sonia Verma, editor-in-chief of Global News, left, and CBC/Radio-Canada president and CEO Catherine Tait will open the Dec. 1 event discussing the upsurge in targeted online abuse facing journalists in recent months. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Terry Fox Humanitarian Award representatives to host Parliamentarians and Hill staffers

  • Plus, former Canadian ambassador for disarmament Paul Meyer to discuss nuclear threats, and long-time Bloomberg bureau chief Theo Argitis joins Compass Rose.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 28, 2022
Terry Fox, pictured running on his tour, had one leg amputated due to cancer. He tried to run across Canada, but after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres, he had to end his run. His efforts cost him his life, but his worldwide legacy lives on. He was 22 when he died. The annual Terry Fox Run, first started in 1981. Photograph courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Terry Fox Humanitarian Award representatives to host Parliamentarians and Hill staffers

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 28, 2022
  • Plus, former Canadian ambassador for disarmament Paul Meyer to discuss nuclear threats, and long-time Bloomberg bureau chief Theo Argitis joins Compass Rose.

Terry Fox Humanitarian Award representatives to host Parliamentarians and Hill staffers

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 28, 2022
  • Plus, former Canadian ambassador for disarmament Paul Meyer to discuss nuclear threats, and long-time Bloomberg bureau chief Theo Argitis joins Compass Rose.
Terry Fox, pictured running on his tour, had one leg amputated due to cancer. He tried to run across Canada, but after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres, he had to end his run. His efforts cost him his life, but his worldwide legacy lives on. He was 22 when he died. The annual Terry Fox Run, first started in 1981. Photograph courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Hill Times contributor Cardozo one of three new Senators named

  • Plus, former Quebec senator Jean Lapointe has died and Green Party members have elected MP Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault as co-leaders.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 23, 2022
Three new Senators for Ontario have been appointed to the Red Chamber, as announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Nov. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hill Times contributor Cardozo one of three new Senators named

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 23, 2022
  • Plus, former Quebec senator Jean Lapointe has died and Green Party members have elected MP Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault as co-leaders.

Hill Times contributor Cardozo one of three new Senators named

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 23, 2022
  • Plus, former Quebec senator Jean Lapointe has died and Green Party members have elected MP Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault as co-leaders.
Three new Senators for Ontario have been appointed to the Red Chamber, as announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Nov. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tiff Macklem beats out top federal politicians in Toronto Life magazine’s list of most influential Torontonians

  • Plus, Queen's University's Jacalyn Duffin contributes to the public record of COVID-19 with a new book.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 21, 2022
Toronto Life’s top influential people 2022: Tiff Macklem, top left, Doug Ford, Chrystia Freeland, Anita Anand, Jagmeet Singh, and Jenni Byrne all ranked in the top half of Toronto Life magazine's 50 most influential list for 2022. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Twitter

Tiff Macklem beats out top federal politicians in Toronto Life magazine’s list of most influential Torontonians

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 21, 2022
  • Plus, Queen's University's Jacalyn Duffin contributes to the public record of COVID-19 with a new book.

Tiff Macklem beats out top federal politicians in Toronto Life magazine’s list of most influential Torontonians

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 21, 2022
  • Plus, Queen's University's Jacalyn Duffin contributes to the public record of COVID-19 with a new book.
Toronto Life’s top influential people 2022: Tiff Macklem, top left, Doug Ford, Chrystia Freeland, Anita Anand, Jagmeet Singh, and Jenni Byrne all ranked in the top half of Toronto Life magazine's 50 most influential list for 2022. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Twitter

Greenwood joins the Red Chamber

  • Plus, former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould's new book hits shelves, and Senator Leo Housakos and Uyghur human rights leader and lawyer Nury Turkel will
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 16, 2022
Dr. Margo Greenwood's recent appointment to the Senate brings the Red Chamber up to 90 members, with 15 seat vacancies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Greenwood joins the Red Chamber

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 16, 2022
  • Plus, former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould's new book hits shelves, and Senator Leo Housakos and Uyghur human rights leader and lawyer Nury Turkel will

Greenwood joins the Red Chamber

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 16, 2022
  • Plus, former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould's new book hits shelves, and Senator Leo Housakos and Uyghur human rights leader and lawyer Nury Turkel will
Dr. Margo Greenwood's recent appointment to the Senate brings the Red Chamber up to 90 members, with 15 seat vacancies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The energy is electric’: Conservative Party’s new comms director says she was ‘moved and impacted’ by ‘heroes’ of ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest, according to past tweets, blog posts

  • Plus, former chief of Curve Lake First Nation Emily Whetung-MacInnes joins the ranks of Proof Strategies as senior adviser for Indigenous relations, and CTV
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 14, 2022
New Conservative Party communications director Sarah Fischer pictured honking a truck horn during the Freedom Convoy occupation on Jan. 30. 'There’s no other place in the world I would rather be right now than in downtown Ottawa. The energy is electric, people are hopeful and you can see smiling faces everywhere you look,' she wrote. Screenshot courtesy of Twitter

‘The energy is electric’: Conservative Party’s new comms director says she was ‘moved and impacted’ by ‘heroes’ of ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest, according to past tweets, blog posts

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 14, 2022
  • Plus, former chief of Curve Lake First Nation Emily Whetung-MacInnes joins the ranks of Proof Strategies as senior adviser for Indigenous relations, and CTV

‘The energy is electric’: Conservative Party’s new comms director says she was ‘moved and impacted’ by ‘heroes’ of ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest, according to past tweets, blog posts

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 14, 2022
  • Plus, former chief of Curve Lake First Nation Emily Whetung-MacInnes joins the ranks of Proof Strategies as senior adviser for Indigenous relations, and CTV
New Conservative Party communications director Sarah Fischer pictured honking a truck horn during the Freedom Convoy occupation on Jan. 30. 'There’s no other place in the world I would rather be right now than in downtown Ottawa. The energy is electric, people are hopeful and you can see smiling faces everywhere you look,' she wrote. Screenshot courtesy of Twitter

Kapelos makes a power play, joins CTV as chief political correspondent

  • Plus, the byelection stage is set for Mississauga-Lakeshore, Ont.,Michele Austin among those affected by Twitter employee purge, and the Senate casts net for internal
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 9, 2022
Veteran political journalist Vassy Kapelos is heading to CTV News as their chief political correspondent, where she will host Power Play as well as Question Period. Photograph courtesy of CTV News

Kapelos makes a power play, joins CTV as chief political correspondent

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 9, 2022
  • Plus, the byelection stage is set for Mississauga-Lakeshore, Ont.,Michele Austin among those affected by Twitter employee purge, and the Senate casts net for internal

Kapelos makes a power play, joins CTV as chief political correspondent

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 9, 2022
  • Plus, the byelection stage is set for Mississauga-Lakeshore, Ont.,Michele Austin among those affected by Twitter employee purge, and the Senate casts net for internal
Veteran political journalist Vassy Kapelos is heading to CTV News as their chief political correspondent, where she will host Power Play as well as Question Period. Photograph courtesy of CTV News

Poilievre says he probably had 30,000 conversations with the 93,000 people who came to his leadership rallies

  • Plus, the Association of Consulting Engineer Companies-Canada (ACECC) held its annual leadership conference from Nov. 1-3 at the Ottawa Art Gallery, and veteran Liberal
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 7, 2022
Newly elected Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre holds a scrum in the House of Commons foyer on Sept. 13, 2022, to speak about inflation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre says he probably had 30,000 conversations with the 93,000 people who came to his leadership rallies

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 7, 2022
  • Plus, the Association of Consulting Engineer Companies-Canada (ACECC) held its annual leadership conference from Nov. 1-3 at the Ottawa Art Gallery, and veteran Liberal

Poilievre says he probably had 30,000 conversations with the 93,000 people who came to his leadership rallies

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 7, 2022
  • Plus, the Association of Consulting Engineer Companies-Canada (ACECC) held its annual leadership conference from Nov. 1-3 at the Ottawa Art Gallery, and veteran Liberal
Newly elected Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre holds a scrum in the House of Commons foyer on Sept. 13, 2022, to speak about inflation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tannas joins Senate Internal Economy deputy chair slate

  • The Senate Internal Economy, Budgets, and Administration Committee approved a change to its roster of deputy chairs on Oct. 27, with Canadian Senators Group
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 2, 2022
Canadian Senators Group Leader Scott Tannas, centre, was made one of three deputy chairs of the Senate Internal Economy Committee on Oct. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tannas joins Senate Internal Economy deputy chair slate

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 2, 2022
  • The Senate Internal Economy, Budgets, and Administration Committee approved a change to its roster of deputy chairs on Oct. 27, with Canadian Senators Group

Tannas joins Senate Internal Economy deputy chair slate

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 2, 2022
  • The Senate Internal Economy, Budgets, and Administration Committee approved a change to its roster of deputy chairs on Oct. 27, with Canadian Senators Group
Canadian Senators Group Leader Scott Tannas, centre, was made one of three deputy chairs of the Senate Internal Economy Committee on Oct. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade