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FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 1, 2025
Monique Lugli
Monique Lugli, a former chief of staff to multiple Liberal ministers, is preparing to formally launch a facilitation practice. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 1, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 1, 2025
Monique Lugli
Monique Lugli, a former chief of staff to multiple Liberal ministers, is preparing to formally launch a facilitation practice. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 27, 2025
Freelance journalist Justin Ling, left, has written a book about the recent federal election, which was published on Aug. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright and cover image courtesy of Simon & Schuster
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 27, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 27, 2025
Freelance journalist Justin Ling, left, has written a book about the recent federal election, which was published on Aug. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright and cover image courtesy of Simon & Schuster
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 25, 2025
The Senators taking part in the Victoria Forum are ISG Senators Marie-Françoise Mégie, top left; Rosemary Moodie; Paulette Senior; Kim Pate; Rosa Galvez, second row, left; Yuen Pau Woo; and Joan Kingston; PSG Senators Amina Gerba and Andrew Cardozo, bottom left; CSG Senator Gigi Osler; and non-affiliated Senators Marilou McPhedran and Iris Petten. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Stuart Benson
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 25, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 25, 2025
The Senators taking part in the Victoria Forum are ISG Senators Marie-Françoise Mégie, top left; Rosemary Moodie; Paulette Senior; Kim Pate; Rosa Galvez, second row, left; Yuen Pau Woo; and Joan Kingston; PSG Senators Amina Gerba and Andrew Cardozo, bottom left; CSG Senator Gigi Osler; and non-affiliated Senators Marilou McPhedran and Iris Petten. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Stuart Benson
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 20, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and wife Anaida, left, celebrate winning the byelection in Battle River–Crowfoot, Alta., on Aug. 18. Screenshot courtesy of X
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 20, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 20, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and wife Anaida, left, celebrate winning the byelection in Battle River–Crowfoot, Alta., on Aug. 18. Screenshot courtesy of X
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 18, 2025
Former executive director of communications for then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, Max Valiquette, left, launched a Substack on Aug. 11 where he plans to regularly publish his memoirs from his time working in the Prime Minister’s Office, right. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn, and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 18, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 18, 2025
Former executive director of communications for then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, Max Valiquette, left, launched a Substack on Aug. 11 where he plans to regularly publish his memoirs from his time working in the Prime Minister’s Office, right. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn, and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 13, 2025
In her first post-election interview on the Beyond a Ballot podcast, Jenni Byrne says she doesn't know who will succeed her as Conservative campaign manager, but that the party has 'got be ready' for the next election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 13, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 13, 2025
In her first post-election interview on the Beyond a Ballot podcast, Jenni Byrne says she doesn't know who will succeed her as Conservative campaign manager, but that the party has 'got be ready' for the next election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 11, 2025
The excavation work in front of the Centre Block in 2020, left, and in 2024. The hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of bedrock from the site have been trucked 25 kilometres east of Ottawa, Heard on the Hill has learned. The Hill Times photographs by Laura Ryckwaert and courtesy of PSPC
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 11, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 11, 2025
The excavation work in front of the Centre Block in 2020, left, and in 2024. The hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of bedrock from the site have been trucked 25 kilometres east of Ottawa, Heard on the Hill has learned. The Hill Times photographs by Laura Ryckwaert and courtesy of PSPC
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 6, 2025
Former governor general Michaëlle Jean, left, former cabinet ministers Lincoln Alexander and Jean Augustine, and former South African president Nelson Mandela are all featured in a new bus tour called 'Black History on Ottawa Streets.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, Wikimedia Commons, and from The Hill Times archives
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 6, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 6, 2025
Former governor general Michaëlle Jean, left, former cabinet ministers Lincoln Alexander and Jean Augustine, and former South African president Nelson Mandela are all featured in a new bus tour called 'Black History on Ottawa Streets.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, Wikimedia Commons, and from The Hill Times archives
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 4, 2025
Peter Haworth as Prime Minister John Diefenbaker in Dief the Chief
Peter Haworth portrays Canada’s 13th prime minister John Diefenbaker in Pierre Brault's play "Dief the Chief: October '62" performing this summer at the Diefenbunker Museum in Carp, Ont. Photograph courtesy of the Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 4, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 4, 2025
Peter Haworth as Prime Minister John Diefenbaker in Dief the Chief
Peter Haworth portrays Canada’s 13th prime minister John Diefenbaker in Pierre Brault's play "Dief the Chief: October '62" performing this summer at the Diefenbunker Museum in Carp, Ont. Photograph courtesy of the Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 30, 2025
The NDP leadership race will officially kick off on Sept. 2 and conclude on March 29, 2026.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 30, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 30, 2025
The NDP leadership race will officially kick off on Sept. 2 and conclude on March 29, 2026.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 28, 2025
Acadia University's Alex Marland has co-written a new book with Jared J. Wesley and Mireille Lalancette. No I In Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics will be out in October. Handout photograph and book cover courtesy of University of Toronto Press
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 28, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 28, 2025
Acadia University's Alex Marland has co-written a new book with Jared J. Wesley and Mireille Lalancette. No I In Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics will be out in October. Handout photograph and book cover courtesy of University of Toronto Press
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 23, 2025
After three years in Ottawa, Ukrainian Ambassador Yulia Kovaliv's term is wrapping up this summer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 23, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 23, 2025
After three years in Ottawa, Ukrainian Ambassador Yulia Kovaliv's term is wrapping up this summer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 21, 2025
Brooklyn, N.Y.-based writer Simon van Zuylen-Wood, left, embedded himself in Canada for a month, and wrote about his experience in the June 14 edition of New York magazine. Photographs courtesy of X
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 21, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 21, 2025
Brooklyn, N.Y.-based writer Simon van Zuylen-Wood, left, embedded himself in Canada for a month, and wrote about his experience in the June 14 edition of New York magazine. Photographs courtesy of X
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 16, 2025
NDP MPs Alexandre Boulerice, centre, and Heather McPherson, right, plan to nominate UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese, left, for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Photograph courtesy of X and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 16, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 16, 2025
NDP MPs Alexandre Boulerice, centre, and Heather McPherson, right, plan to nominate UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese, left, for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Photograph courtesy of X and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 14, 2025
Former justice minister David Lametti, pictured in 2022, returns to the Hill on July 14 as the prime minister's principal secretary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 14, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 14, 2025
Former justice minister David Lametti, pictured in 2022, returns to the Hill on July 14 as the prime minister's principal secretary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
Kent Vachon, left, is heading up Canada's new full embassy in Laos, which opened in March. His was one of 24 heads-of-mission appointments announced on July 3, including Anderson Blanc to Mozambique, Alison Grant to Austria, and Tarik Khan to Pakistan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of X and the Government of Canada
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
Kent Vachon, left, is heading up Canada's new full embassy in Laos, which opened in March. His was one of 24 heads-of-mission appointments announced on July 3, including Anderson Blanc to Mozambique, Alison Grant to Austria, and Tarik Khan to Pakistan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of X and the Government of Canada
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
Anaida Poilievre, wife of the leader of the Conservative Party, says Mark Manson's book has inspired her not to waste her time on letting social media comments bring her down. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
Anaida Poilievre, wife of the leader of the Conservative Party, says Mark Manson's book has inspired her not to waste her time on letting social media comments bring her down. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
Room 200 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, pictured in 2022, will once again host press conferences as renovations take place in the national press theatre's current home in the Wellington Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
Room 200 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, pictured in 2022, will once again host press conferences as renovations take place in the national press theatre's current home in the Wellington Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
CBC Radio host Elamin Abdelmahmoud, top left, is the editor of a forthcoming book, Elbows Up!, featuring essays by novelist Ann-Marie MacDonald, academic Niigaan Sinclair, author Margaret Atwood, former CBC correspondent Peter Mansbridge, bottom left, filmmaker Atom Egoyan, former broadcaster Carol Off, and ex-Liberal minister Ken Dryden. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Stuart Benson, and courtesy of McClelland and Stewart
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
CBC Radio host Elamin Abdelmahmoud, top left, is the editor of a forthcoming book, Elbows Up!, featuring essays by novelist Ann-Marie MacDonald, academic Niigaan Sinclair, author Margaret Atwood, former CBC correspondent Peter Mansbridge, bottom left, filmmaker Atom Egoyan, former broadcaster Carol Off, and ex-Liberal minister Ken Dryden. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Stuart Benson, and courtesy of McClelland and Stewart
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
Then-immigration minister John McCallum in 2015. McCallum died on June 21 in Mississauga, Ont., at the age of 75. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
Then-immigration minister John McCallum in 2015. McCallum died on June 21 in Mississauga, Ont., at the age of 75. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 23, 2025
New Liberal MP Eric St-Pierre, left, and a handful of other Liberal MPs ran a 21-km route in the shape of a maple leaf on June 19. Photographs courtesy of Eric St-Pierre's office
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 23, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 23, 2025
New Liberal MP Eric St-Pierre, left, and a handful of other Liberal MPs ran a 21-km route in the shape of a maple leaf on June 19. Photographs courtesy of Eric St-Pierre's office
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, chats with new Alberta MP Billy Morin in a 48-minute video on X on June 14. Screenshot courtesy of X
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, chats with new Alberta MP Billy Morin in a 48-minute video on X on June 14. Screenshot courtesy of X
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 16, 2025
Political commentator Chantal Hébert, left, wrote recently in l’Actualité that she’ll be keeping an eye on Prime Minister Mark Carney, second left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, second right, and former Alberta premier Jason Kenney this summer. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade, and Sam Garcia
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 16, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 16, 2025
Political commentator Chantal Hébert, left, wrote recently in l’Actualité that she’ll be keeping an eye on Prime Minister Mark Carney, second left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, second right, and former Alberta premier Jason Kenney this summer. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade, and Sam Garcia
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 11, 2025
During the June 3 emergency debate on the Prairie wildfires, Conservative MP Randy Hoback, left, offered to share his Prince Albert, Sask., constituency office with Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger, whose riding has been affected by the ongoing fires. Screenshots courtesy of CPAC
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 11, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 11, 2025
During the June 3 emergency debate on the Prairie wildfires, Conservative MP Randy Hoback, left, offered to share his Prince Albert, Sask., constituency office with Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger, whose riding has been affected by the ongoing fires. Screenshots courtesy of CPAC
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 9, 2025
CBC News producer Sharon Musgrave, right, with her husband Tim Alp, at the Hope Live event in Ottawa in 2009. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 9, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 9, 2025
CBC News producer Sharon Musgrave, right, with her husband Tim Alp, at the Hope Live event in Ottawa in 2009. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 4, 2025
Conservative MP Tom Kmiec, top left, is the new House deputy speaker. His assistant deputy speakers are Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès, bottom left, and Conservative MP John Nater. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and photograph courtesy of X
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 4, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 4, 2025
Conservative MP Tom Kmiec, top left, is the new House deputy speaker. His assistant deputy speakers are Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès, bottom left, and Conservative MP John Nater. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and photograph courtesy of X
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 2, 2025
Ottawa Citizen columnist Brigitte Pellerin, right, is self-publishing her new book, Bruce Fanjoy’s Apple Crumble Recipe: How One Man Unseated a Would-Be Prime Minister. It's expected to be out next week. Photograph courtesy of X and photograph courtesy of Brigitte Pellerin
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 2, 2025
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 2, 2025
Ottawa Citizen columnist Brigitte Pellerin, right, is self-publishing her new book, Bruce Fanjoy’s Apple Crumble Recipe: How One Man Unseated a Would-Be Prime Minister. It's expected to be out next week. Photograph courtesy of X and photograph courtesy of Brigitte Pellerin
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 20, 2024
ISG Senator Brent Cotter, right, pictured with PSG Senator Pierre Dalphond in 2022. Cotter retired from the Red Chamber on Dec. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 20, 2024
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 20, 2024
ISG Senator Brent Cotter, right, pictured with PSG Senator Pierre Dalphond in 2022. Cotter retired from the Red Chamber on Dec. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 18, 2024
Conservative Tamara Jansen is set to retake her seat in the House of Commons after winning the Cloverdale–Langley City, B.C., byelection on Dec. 16. Photograph courtesy of Facebook
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 18, 2024
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 18, 2024
Conservative Tamara Jansen is set to retake her seat in the House of Commons after winning the Cloverdale–Langley City, B.C., byelection on Dec. 16. Photograph courtesy of Facebook
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 16, 2024
Bloc Québécois MP Christine Normandin becomes the first single parent by choice in the House of Commons following the birth of baby Léopold on Dec. 6. Photograph courtesy of Bloc MP Christine Normandin
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 16, 2024
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 16, 2024
Bloc Québécois MP Christine Normandin becomes the first single parent by choice in the House of Commons following the birth of baby Léopold on Dec. 6. Photograph courtesy of Bloc MP Christine Normandin
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 11, 2024
Krissy Côté, centre, alongside her boss, Conservative MP Rob Morrison, left, and House Speaker Greg Fergus at the Nov. 19 Long Service Award event. Photograph courtesy of X
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 11, 2024
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 11, 2024
Krissy Côté, centre, alongside her boss, Conservative MP Rob Morrison, left, and House Speaker Greg Fergus at the Nov. 19 Long Service Award event. Photograph courtesy of X
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 9, 2024
NDP MP Randall Garrison announced in the House last week that he will resign in January. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 9, 2024
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 9, 2024
NDP MP Randall Garrison announced in the House last week that he will resign in January. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 4, 2024
Ana Poilievre, left, sits down for an interview with Quebec Radio X personality Dominic Maurais. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/CHOI 98,1 Radio X - Québec
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 4, 2024
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 4, 2024
Ana Poilievre, left, sits down for an interview with Quebec Radio X personality Dominic Maurais. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/CHOI 98,1 Radio X - Québec
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 2, 2024
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather's Montreal riding of Mount Royal, Que., is now a toss-up between the Grits and Conservatives, according to a projection from 338Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 2, 2024
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 2, 2024
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather's Montreal riding of Mount Royal, Que., is now a toss-up between the Grits and Conservatives, according to a projection from 338Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 27, 2024
Brenda Shanahan
Liberal caucus chair Brenda Shanahan will not stand for re-election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 27, 2024
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 27, 2024
Brenda Shanahan
Liberal caucus chair Brenda Shanahan will not stand for re-election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 25, 2024
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, left, and author Lawrence Martin. A friend of Martin's heard Chrétien say that Justin Trudeau is 'toast.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 25, 2024
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 25, 2024
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, left, and author Lawrence Martin. A friend of Martin's heard Chrétien say that Justin Trudeau is 'toast.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 20, 2024
Team Canada wheelchair basketball athlete Patrick Anderson, left, and Para swimmer Katarina Roxon were the flag bearers at the Paralympics opening ceremony in Paris, France, on Aug. 28. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/CBC
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 20, 2024
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 20, 2024
Team Canada wheelchair basketball athlete Patrick Anderson, left, and Para swimmer Katarina Roxon were the flag bearers at the Paralympics opening ceremony in Paris, France, on Aug. 28. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/CBC