Hill Life & People

Official languages commissioner nominee aspires for a ‘truly bilingual public service’

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

• Kelly Burke, the nominee to become the next official language commissioner, says her goal in that position is ‘substantive equality’ between French and English across Canada.

Official languages commissioner nominee aspires for a ‘truly bilingual public service’

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

• Kelly Burke, the nominee to become the next official language commissioner, says her goal in that position is ‘substantive equality’ between French and English across Canada.

Federal leaders to attend vigil for Tumbler Ridge victims

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW

The House goes back to business

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

‘Tumbler Ridge represents the very best of Canada’: House mourns victims in special address

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Flags fly at half-mast after Tumbler Ridge tragedy

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE

in-depth feature

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2025

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

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

NewsBY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT AND SERGIY SLIPCHENKO

Always leave them wanting more: Fraser tops All Politics Poll as he looks to exit federal politics

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2024

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

One out, two in for Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

• Meanwhile, there are some updates to note in Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office where Maya Ouferhat is now press secretary.

One out, two in for Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

• Meanwhile, there are some updates to note in Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office where Maya Ouferhat is now press secretary.

New polling-driven podcast explores the ‘why’ behind public opinion

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Carney postpones Europe trip

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Canada, Luxembourg PMs ‘dialogue’ in Ottawa

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE

Conservatives call for end to asylum claims by criminals

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

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heard on the hill

Meet the nine inspiring Black Canadians who the government is showcasing in Black History Month 

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

‘You don’t get to pick your family’: Hogan cousins throw shade during Conservative convention weekend

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

‘Prime Minister Mark Carney dresses pretty well for a politician’: menswear guru Derek Guy

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Former Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan remembered for her ‘warmth, kindness, and grace’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Eight takeaways from Max Valiquette’s memoir of his time in the Trudeau PMO: I ‘got to carry something we called the Bat-phone’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

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PHOTO GALLERY

Politicos pack the room for Harper’s portrait unveiling

PHOTO GALLERY

Japan salutes Canadian business ties

PHOTO GALLERY

Thailand throws national day party

photo of the day

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Carney and Heated Rivalry star strike a pose on Prime Time red carpet

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

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BOOKS, BIG IDEAS, Q&AS

Artist Phil Richards calls his portrait of Stephen Harper ‘more insightful than your typical media snapshot’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

• On the eve of the unveiling of Stephen Harper’s official portrait, the artist who painted it opens up about his creative process, getting to know the former PM, and whom he’d like to paint next.

Artist Phil Richards calls his portrait of Stephen Harper ‘more insightful than your typical media snapshot’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

• On the eve of the unveiling of Stephen Harper’s official portrait, the artist who painted it opens up about his creative process, getting to know the former PM, and whom he’d like to paint next.

Q&A | On Carney’s ‘brilliant’ speech, efforts to ‘neutralize’ China, and more with Sheila Copps

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Depicting ‘Dad’ Carney, ‘angry face’ Poilievre, and Trump’s ‘bizarre’ brand of ‘chaos’: de Adder’s top cartoons of 2025

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

‘Treating politics as a system of balance, not battle’: new book brings fresh insights into Mackenzie King and lessons for today’s leaders

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

‘Don’t be indifferent’: Iranian-Canadian author shares story of his life inside infamous Tehran prison in new book

FeatureBY IREM KOCA

Diplomatic Circles

Joint co-operation needed to tackle spread of narcotics, says Colombian defence minister 

‘Canada is getting more and more important for us,’ says visiting German Bundestag member

How a former Hill staffer is lionizing a Canadian that helped end the Troubles 

‘I’ve had to run to keep up’: U.K. envoy trumpets ‘new energy’ in Canadian relationship, but questions loom over trade talks

hill climbers

Issues manager added to Minister Anand’s boosted 20-person team

Immigration Minister Diab hires former P.E.I. Liberal Party executive director

Minister Lightbound, Secretary of State van Koeverden add to teams

Energy Minister Hodgson names new press secretary, director

party central

The Party Central guide to Hill parties and fun

The ‘Harper Era Tour’ wraps at Rogers Centre in Ottawa

Return of the Parliamentarians, Part 2: PM Carney and the Hollander Fleece

Party Wars: return of the parliamentarians, part one

civil circles

Deputy minister shuffle sees shakeup to Privy Council Office, nine new leaders in key roles

Large shuffle to public service expected once Sabia takes PCO reins

The federal public servants running in election 2025

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

photo gallery

Federal public servants rally on Hill against job cuts

Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony honours ‘debt we owe’ to victims, heroes

MPs return to Ottawa as Parliament resumes

Albanian embassy marks national day

photo of the day

NDP MP McPherson tables bill to ban company unions 

Former Liberal minister Kirsty Duncan dies at 59

MP Genuis pitches youth jobs plan

Convoy protest organizers Lich, Barber sentenced to house arrest

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From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives

From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives

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From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives

book review

‘I was speaking to a group of high school students, and none of them knew who Lester B. Pearson was’: historian J.D.M. Stewart hopes to change that with his new book, The Prime Ministers

Statecraft opens the cabinet door on prime ministerial power in Ottawa

Extremities of anger

First Nations are ‘ready’ to move beyond the Indian Act, but time’s running out, says author Bob Joseph

top 100 best political books

The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books of 2023

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2022

The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books in 2021

The Hill Times’ List of 100 Best Books in 2020

politically savvy survey

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

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

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

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

100 most influential in government and politics

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

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

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

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

top 25 staffer survey

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

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

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

Kurusamy sweeps three categories and ranks as the top Terrific Staffer

top 100 lobbyist

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

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

Top 100 Lobbyists: Pandemic ushers in explosion of lobbying activity

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

the insiders guide to parliament

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

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

A parliamentary session like no other

Into the unknowns of the 44th Parliament

all politics poll: best and worst in politics

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

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

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

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

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