Hill Life & People

Carney touches down in Mumbai

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW

• Plus, Governor General Mary Simon speaks at the National Indigenous Defence Conference in Ottawa.

Carney touches down in Mumbai

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW

• Plus, Governor General Mary Simon speaks at the National Indigenous Defence Conference in Ottawa.

Japan celebrates Expo 2025

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA

Poilievre speaks on Canada-U.S. relations in T.O.

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Liberal MP Kayabaga to talk unlocking growth in Africa and the Caribbean during Empire Club event on Feb. 26

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Secretary of State Long adds director, and others to team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

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

Koreans come calling

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, ELEANOR WAND

• Plus, Alexandre Boulerice eyes the exit.

Koreans come calling

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, ELEANOR WAND

• Plus, Alexandre Boulerice eyes the exit.

Parliamentarians treat ‘Olympics hangover’ at Hill Ski Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE, STUART BENSON | UPDATED February 25, 2026

‘Every big city has its dangers’: Bloc MP Savard-Tremblay recounts getting mugged in Brussels

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Canada has a role to play in linking global democracy movements, says activist 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

A grim anniversary

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

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heard on the hill

‘The whole incident was exceptionally unpleasant and stressful’: Frank Graves reclaims his social media account from cyber thief

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Halifax-based public servant has front-row seat to Olympic action as women’s hockey referee in Italy

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

‘The goal isn’t perfection’: Grit MP St-Pierre encourages colleagues to do 2,000 push-ups over 23 days for mental health cause

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

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

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

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

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

the hill times photo gallery

PHOTO GALLERY

Romania hosts Rideau Club revelry

PHOTO GALLERY

Finland throws house party

PHOTO GALLERY

Politicos pack the room for Harper’s portrait unveiling

photo of the day

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Flags fly at half-mast after Tumbler Ridge tragedy

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives

BOOKS, BIG IDEAS, Q&AS

Q&A | Canada’s ‘ambitious’ defence strategy and the ‘tough slog’ ahead, with Mark Norman

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

• The Defence Industrial Strategy outlines a clear ‘ambition and intent,’ as well as efforts to ‘wean ourselves off of dependencies,’ particularly on the United States, says the former vice-chief of the defence staff.

Q&A | Canada’s ‘ambitious’ defence strategy and the ‘tough slog’ ahead, with Mark Norman

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

• The Defence Industrial Strategy outlines a clear ‘ambition and intent,’ as well as efforts to ‘wean ourselves off of dependencies,’ particularly on the United States, says the former vice-chief of the defence staff.

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

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

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

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

New senior adviser joins AI Minister Solomon’s team, deputy chief named 

Few post-shuffle staffing changes for Canadian identity, Quebec lieutenant teams

Advertising, speechwriting, and appointments advisers among fresh PMO hires

One out, two in for Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight

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

Japan salutes Canadian business ties

Thailand throws national day party

Federal public servants rally on Hill against job cuts

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

photo of the day

Canada, Luxembourg PMs ‘dialogue’ in Ottawa

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

NDP MP McPherson tables bill to ban company unions 

Former Liberal minister Kirsty Duncan dies at 59

from the hill times archives

From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives

From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives

From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives

From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives

book review

Fixing Canada’s troubled hockey culture

‘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

Andrew Coyne fears and foretells the fall of Canada

The 2025 Massey Lecture: silence is not an option

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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