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Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 8, 2025
Jeffrey LeBlanc, Eric Janse
'House of Commons Procedure and Practice, Fourth Edition, 2025,' edited by House of Commons Clerk Eric Janse, right, and deputy clerk of procedure Jeffrey LeBlanc, is available both digitally and in hard copy. Book image courtesy of the Library of Parliament and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 8, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 8, 2025
Jeffrey LeBlanc, Eric Janse
'House of Commons Procedure and Practice, Fourth Edition, 2025,' edited by House of Commons Clerk Eric Janse, right, and deputy clerk of procedure Jeffrey LeBlanc, is available both digitally and in hard copy. Book image courtesy of the Library of Parliament and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 3, 2025
CPAC CEO Christa Dickenson, left, says the CRTC's move to delay its decision on their request for a funding boost could mean the cable channel, which broadcasts parliamentary activities including House of Commons business, could go dark. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson and screenshot courtesy of CPAC
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 3, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 3, 2025
CPAC CEO Christa Dickenson, left, says the CRTC's move to delay its decision on their request for a funding boost could mean the cable channel, which broadcasts parliamentary activities including House of Commons business, could go dark. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson and screenshot courtesy of CPAC
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 1, 2025
Drone testing in Ottawa Nov 2025 by Kate Malloy
Two drones fly above the corner of Queen and Kent Streets in downtown Ottawa on Nov. 24, 2025, part of testing for National Defence's Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security program. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 1, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 1, 2025
Drone testing in Ottawa Nov 2025 by Kate Malloy
Two drones fly above the corner of Queen and Kent Streets in downtown Ottawa on Nov. 24, 2025, part of testing for National Defence's Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security program. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 26, 2025
Press Gallery Dinner 2024
Bloc MP Christine Normandin, left, then-NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen, CPAC's Mathieu Cordeau, Liberal MP Mona Fortier, NDP MP Heather McPherson, and then-CPAC's Noah Richardson, plus Shannon Day-Newman, Global Public Affairs’ Hannah Thibedeau, retired CBC host Don Newman, CBC's Kate McKenna, and Sarah Brunetti at the 2024 Gallery Dinner. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 26, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 26, 2025
Press Gallery Dinner 2024
Bloc MP Christine Normandin, left, then-NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen, CPAC's Mathieu Cordeau, Liberal MP Mona Fortier, NDP MP Heather McPherson, and then-CPAC's Noah Richardson, plus Shannon Day-Newman, Global Public Affairs’ Hannah Thibedeau, retired CBC host Don Newman, CBC's Kate McKenna, and Sarah Brunetti at the 2024 Gallery Dinner. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 24, 2025
Kevin O'Leary, Piers Morgan, Scott Galloway on Nov 2025
American public speaker, academic, and entrepreneur Scott Galloway, right, on the Nov. 15 episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored with the eponymous host, centre, and Canadian businessman Kevin O'Leary. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 24, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 24, 2025
Kevin O'Leary, Piers Morgan, Scott Galloway on Nov 2025
American public speaker, academic, and entrepreneur Scott Galloway, right, on the Nov. 15 episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored with the eponymous host, centre, and Canadian businessman Kevin O'Leary. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 19, 2025
Mark Carney, Anita Anand, Evan Solomon by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, and AI Minister Evan Solomon appear on Toronto Life's annual list of the city's 50 most influential people. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 19, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 19, 2025
Mark Carney, Anita Anand, Evan Solomon by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, and AI Minister Evan Solomon appear on Toronto Life's annual list of the city's 50 most influential people. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 17, 2025
Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis has been working with churches and community partners in her Ontario riding to help coordinate hurricane relief for Jamaica. "In moments like these, we see the best of humanity," she posted on X. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 17, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 17, 2025
Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis has been working with churches and community partners in her Ontario riding to help coordinate hurricane relief for Jamaica. "In moments like these, we see the best of humanity," she posted on X. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 12, 2025
Then-Liberal MP Ken Hardie
Former Liberal MP Ken Hardie has returned to his pre-politics radio roots at a brand-new radio station in Vernon, B.C. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 12, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 12, 2025
Then-Liberal MP Ken Hardie
Former Liberal MP Ken Hardie has returned to his pre-politics radio roots at a brand-new radio station in Vernon, B.C. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 10, 2025
In the first Global Cutest Pets Showdown, the Canadian Animal Health Institute is fielding ‘Team Canada’ featuring 2025’s Cutest Dog winner Louis, left, Cutest Pet ‘Other’ category winner Hiccup the hamster, and Cutest Cat winner Göçebe.
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 10, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 10, 2025
In the first Global Cutest Pets Showdown, the Canadian Animal Health Institute is fielding ‘Team Canada’ featuring 2025’s Cutest Dog winner Louis, left, Cutest Pet ‘Other’ category winner Hiccup the hamster, and Cutest Cat winner Göçebe.
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 5, 2025
After nine years in the Senate, Independent Senator Gwen Boniface is leaving the Chamber five years ahead of her mandatory retirement date. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 5, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 5, 2025
After nine years in the Senate, Independent Senator Gwen Boniface is leaving the Chamber five years ahead of her mandatory retirement date. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 3, 2025
CNN reporters Sarah Sidner, left, and Harry Enten look at data comparing the American president's net popularity in the United States versus Canada's net popularity with the same audience. “Canada is far more popular than Donald Trump is here in the United States," said Enten on Oct. 27. Screenshot courtesy of X
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 3, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 3, 2025
CNN reporters Sarah Sidner, left, and Harry Enten look at data comparing the American president's net popularity in the United States versus Canada's net popularity with the same audience. “Canada is far more popular than Donald Trump is here in the United States," said Enten on Oct. 27. Screenshot courtesy of X
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 29, 2025
Canadian historian and author Tim Cook, pictured in 2008, died at the age of 53 on Oct. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 29, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 29, 2025
Canadian historian and author Tim Cook, pictured in 2008, died at the age of 53 on Oct. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 27, 2025
Screenshots from 'Who Killed the Montreal Expos?' film
Beloved mascot Youpii!, left, dances with a young fan, and a group shot of the Montreal Expos baseball team from the new Netflix documentary Who Killed the Montreal Expos? Screenshots courtesy of YouTube
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 27, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 27, 2025
Screenshots from 'Who Killed the Montreal Expos?' film
Beloved mascot Youpii!, left, dances with a young fan, and a group shot of the Montreal Expos baseball team from the new Netflix documentary Who Killed the Montreal Expos? Screenshots courtesy of YouTube
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 22, 2025
Former Conservative cabinet minister Steven Blaney, right, discusses how poutine is like politics with Noovo.info reporter Caroline Dumont in Lévis, Que., on Oct. 7. Screenshot courtesy of Noovo.info
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 22, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 22, 2025
Former Conservative cabinet minister Steven Blaney, right, discusses how poutine is like politics with Noovo.info reporter Caroline Dumont in Lévis, Que., on Oct. 7. Screenshot courtesy of Noovo.info
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 20, 2025
Photos of former prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, kissing American singer Katy Perry, right, atop her yacht filled global news feeds last week following a scoop from the U.K.’s Daily Mail, centre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, screenshot courtesy of Facebook, and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 20, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 20, 2025
Photos of former prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, kissing American singer Katy Perry, right, atop her yacht filled global news feeds last week following a scoop from the U.K.’s Daily Mail, centre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, screenshot courtesy of Facebook, and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 15, 2025
David Adams Richards in 2019 by Andrew Meade
Conservative Senator David Adams Richards, who's also an award-winning novelist from New Brunswick, will retire from the Senate on Oct. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 15, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 15, 2025
David Adams Richards in 2019 by Andrew Meade
Conservative Senator David Adams Richards, who's also an award-winning novelist from New Brunswick, will retire from the Senate on Oct. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 13, 2025
Bike Day on the Hill 2025
Come ride with me: Parliamentarians including Liberal MP Jean Yip; ISG Senator Pat Duncan, left; Liberal MP Chi Nguyen; Mayor of Chelsea, Que., Pierre Guénard; Liberal MP Eric St-Pierre; and ISG Senator Marnie McBean took part in Bike Day on the Hill on Oct. 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 13, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 13, 2025
Bike Day on the Hill 2025
Come ride with me: Parliamentarians including Liberal MP Jean Yip; ISG Senator Pat Duncan, left; Liberal MP Chi Nguyen; Mayor of Chelsea, Que., Pierre Guénard; Liberal MP Eric St-Pierre; and ISG Senator Marnie McBean took part in Bike Day on the Hill on Oct. 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, joined hosts Karman Wong and Travis Dhanraj on the Can’t Be Censored podcast on Oct. 1, while on Oct. 3, Anaida Poilievre, bottom right, was the guest on Amanda Alvaro, top right, and Rachael Segal's Beyond a Ballot podcast. Screenshots courtesy of YouTube and Instagram
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 8, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, joined hosts Karman Wong and Travis Dhanraj on the Can’t Be Censored podcast on Oct. 1, while on Oct. 3, Anaida Poilievre, bottom right, was the guest on Amanda Alvaro, top right, and Rachael Segal's Beyond a Ballot podcast. Screenshots courtesy of YouTube and Instagram
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 6, 2025
The 2025 Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards will go to Tomson Highway, top left, Margaret MacMillan, Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay, Rupi Kaur, and Danny Ramadan at an Oct. 22 ceremony in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of Instagram, and Wikimedia Commons
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 6, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 6, 2025
The 2025 Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards will go to Tomson Highway, top left, Margaret MacMillan, Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay, Rupi Kaur, and Danny Ramadan at an Oct. 22 ceremony in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of Instagram, and Wikimedia Commons
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 1, 2025
Former prime ministers Jean Chrétien, left, and Stephen Harper will take part in the Regent Debate in Toronto on Oct. 21. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 1, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 1, 2025
Former prime ministers Jean Chrétien, left, and Stephen Harper will take part in the Regent Debate in Toronto on Oct. 21. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 29, 2025
Sosi and Baffin are two of 16 Hanoverian horses up for auction on GCSurplus starting Sept. 29. Bred by the RCMP, they didn't make the cut for the Musical Ride, but are still "highly sought-after horses," according to the RCMP. Photographs courtesy of RCMP
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 29, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 29, 2025
Sosi and Baffin are two of 16 Hanoverian horses up for auction on GCSurplus starting Sept. 29. Bred by the RCMP, they didn't make the cut for the Musical Ride, but are still "highly sought-after horses," according to the RCMP. Photographs courtesy of RCMP
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 24, 2025
Former chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam, left, will deliver a lecture on Oct. 30—the first in a series named in honour of former Liberal health minister Monique Bégin, right, who died in 2023. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 24, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 24, 2025
Former chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam, left, will deliver a lecture on Oct. 30—the first in a series named in honour of former Liberal health minister Monique Bégin, right, who died in 2023. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 22, 2025
Senator Pierre Moreau, left, has been Government representative in the Senate since July, but only met Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, this past spring when he was asked to help Carney improve his French. In their mock debates, Moreau played the role of Bloc leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 22, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 22, 2025
Senator Pierre Moreau, left, has been Government representative in the Senate since July, but only met Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, this past spring when he was asked to help Carney improve his French. In their mock debates, Moreau played the role of Bloc leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 17, 2025
Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden, left, and Danish Ambassador to Canada Nicolaj Harris welcomed more than 60 cyclists raising funds for Campfire Circle to the Hill on Sept. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 17, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 17, 2025
Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden, left, and Danish Ambassador to Canada Nicolaj Harris welcomed more than 60 cyclists raising funds for Campfire Circle to the Hill on Sept. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 15, 2025
Former United States transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg is scheduled to speak in Ottawa on Sept. 22. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 15, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 15, 2025
Former United States transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg is scheduled to speak in Ottawa on Sept. 22. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 10, 2025
ISG Senator Mary Coyle in June 2025
Independent Senator Mary Coyle is looking forward to hearing from three dozen young people about their hopes for the climate at the upcoming Canadian Youth Climate Assembly in the Senate Chamber on Sept. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 10, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 10, 2025
ISG Senator Mary Coyle in June 2025
Independent Senator Mary Coyle is looking forward to hearing from three dozen young people about their hopes for the climate at the upcoming Canadian Youth Climate Assembly in the Senate Chamber on Sept. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 8, 2025
Former Liberal national campaign director Jeremy Broadhurst, pictured in 2019, is "rested and eager to get back into action" as he starts a new job at Edelman Canada as senior vice-president of public and government affairs. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 8, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 8, 2025
Former Liberal national campaign director Jeremy Broadhurst, pictured in 2019, is "rested and eager to get back into action" as he starts a new job at Edelman Canada as senior vice-president of public and government affairs. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 16, 2025
Former longtime Progressive Conservative MP Bob Corbett died on April 6. He represented Fundy Royal, N.B., from 1978 to 1993. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 16, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 16, 2025
Former longtime Progressive Conservative MP Bob Corbett died on April 6. He represented Fundy Royal, N.B., from 1978 to 1993. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 14, 2025
Canadian comedy legend Mark McKinney portrayed Prime Minister Mark Carney on CBC's 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes' on April 8. Photograph by This Hour Has 22 Minutes
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 14, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 14, 2025
Canadian comedy legend Mark McKinney portrayed Prime Minister Mark Carney on CBC's 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes' on April 8. Photograph by This Hour Has 22 Minutes
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 9, 2025
Former NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau, left, pictured with Alexandre Boulerice, and ex-Liberal MP John Aldag each announced they are running in their former stomping grounds in Quebec and British Columbia, respectively. Photographs courtesy of Facebook, Instagram
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 9, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 9, 2025
Former NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau, left, pictured with Alexandre Boulerice, and ex-Liberal MP John Aldag each announced they are running in their former stomping grounds in Quebec and British Columbia, respectively. Photographs courtesy of Facebook, Instagram
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 7, 2025
Stephen Maher’s The Prince; Tanya Talaga’s The Knowing; Raymond B. Blake's Canada's Prime Ministers and the Shaping of a National Identity; Jane Philpott’s Health for All; and Alasdair Roberts’ The Adaptable Country are shortlisted for the 2025 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize. Book covers courtesy of UBC Press, Simon & Schuster Canada, Penguin Random House Canada, McGill-Queen's University Press, and Harper Collins Canada
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 7, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 7, 2025
Stephen Maher’s The Prince; Tanya Talaga’s The Knowing; Raymond B. Blake's Canada's Prime Ministers and the Shaping of a National Identity; Jane Philpott’s Health for All; and Alasdair Roberts’ The Adaptable Country are shortlisted for the 2025 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize. Book covers courtesy of UBC Press, Simon & Schuster Canada, Penguin Random House Canada, McGill-Queen's University Press, and Harper Collins Canada
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 2, 2025
Jonathan Berkshire Miller, left, and Balkan Devlen are the principals leading a new geopolitical advisory practice at Ottawa's Pendulum Group launching April 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Yaroslav Baran
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 2, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 2, 2025
Jonathan Berkshire Miller, left, and Balkan Devlen are the principals leading a new geopolitical advisory practice at Ottawa's Pendulum Group launching April 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Yaroslav Baran
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 31, 2025
Former longtime British Columbia MP John Cummins, who sat for over 17 years under three parties, died earlier this month, aged 82. The Hill Times file photograph
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 31, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 31, 2025
Former longtime British Columbia MP John Cummins, who sat for over 17 years under three parties, died earlier this month, aged 82. The Hill Times file photograph
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 26, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet scrums with reporters after the official leaders' debate in Gatineau, Que., on Oct. 7, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 26, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 26, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet scrums with reporters after the official leaders' debate in Gatineau, Que., on Oct. 7, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 24, 2025
'It’s not one of the major characters, but I am in every scene almost. It’s a lot of fun,' said former Liberal MP Scott Simms about his first acting experience recently in the Ottawa Little Theatre's production of The Shawshank Redemption. Ottawa Little Theatre photograph by Maria Vartanova
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 24, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 24, 2025
'It’s not one of the major characters, but I am in every scene almost. It’s a lot of fun,' said former Liberal MP Scott Simms about his first acting experience recently in the Ottawa Little Theatre's production of The Shawshank Redemption. Ottawa Little Theatre photograph by Maria Vartanova
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 19, 2025
Former Liberal cabinet minister Seamus O'Regan, left, is still a sitting MP, while colleague Marco Mendicino has just resigned. Mendicino has taken on a role that's usually for a non-elected person, while O'Regan's next move outside the House has been prematurely revealed. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 19, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 19, 2025
Former Liberal cabinet minister Seamus O'Regan, left, is still a sitting MP, while colleague Marco Mendicino has just resigned. Mendicino has taken on a role that's usually for a non-elected person, while O'Regan's next move outside the House has been prematurely revealed. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 17, 2025
HT reader: Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturing Association, said The Hill Times has been required reading for him since his dad was in cabinet. Volpe has two walls of framed pages from The Hill Times' 100 Most Influential People and our 100 Top Lobbyists features. Photograph courtesy of Flavio Volpe
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 17, 2025
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 17, 2025
HT reader: Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturing Association, said The Hill Times has been required reading for him since his dad was in cabinet. Volpe has two walls of framed pages from The Hill Times' 100 Most Influential People and our 100 Top Lobbyists features. Photograph courtesy of Flavio Volpe