Hill Life & People

Country’s top general talks Canadian Defence Policy in Theory and Practice at Juneau and Lagassé’s book launch

FeatureBY STUART BENSON

• Military brass, foreign affairs wonks and students packed a Château Laurier reception room for a free textbook and a Q&A with Gen. Wayne Eyre.

Country’s top general talks Canadian Defence Policy in Theory and Practice at Juneau and Lagassé’s book launch

FeatureBY STUART BENSON

• Military brass, foreign affairs wonks and students packed a Château Laurier reception room for a free textbook and a Q&A with Gen. Wayne Eyre.

A dive into Public Safety, Intergovernmental Affairs, and Democratic Institutions Minister LeBlanc’s 28-member office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland greets Daniel Blaikie, NDP finance critic

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE

Senate mulls covering social media subscriptions

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Former Parliamentarians Association seeks cash injection to boost presence, establish mentorship program

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

in-depth feature

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

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STEPHEN JEFFERY

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

ListBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, MIKE LAPOINTE, ABBAS RANA, NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

Bill Fox digs into how social media, online journalism have completely transformed the way we do politics

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2022

ListBY KATE MALLOY

Intelligence adviser Jody Thomas talks national security at Dec. 7 panel

Intelligence adviser Jody Thomas talks national security at Dec. 7 panel

A look at Labour and Seniors Minister Seamus O’Regan’s team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

A tour of Tourism Minister Martinez Ferrada’s team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

‘Incredibly entertaining’: Chrétien, Trudeau, Liberals celebrate MacAulay’s 35 years on the Hill

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Nova Scotia Premier Houston to deliver speech at Empire Club of Canada in Toronto on Dec. 4

heard on the hill

Tory MP Raquel Dancho welcomes new member of Conservative caucus

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

• Plus, Kichesippi Beer Co. is opening a new Sparks Street pop-up shop, the Pearson Centre is expanding into the podcast sphere, and Senator Judy White has chosen her Red Chamber home with the Progressive Senate Group.

Tory MP Raquel Dancho welcomes new member of Conservative caucus

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

• Plus, Kichesippi Beer Co. is opening a new Sparks Street pop-up shop, the Pearson Centre is expanding into the podcast sphere, and Senator Judy White has chosen her Red Chamber home with the Progressive Senate Group.

Quebec in ‘collective mourning,’ after Karl Tremblay, iconic lead singer of Les Cowboys Fringants, dies at 47; funeral on Nov. 28 in Montreal

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE

‘Trailblazer’ MP Kirsty Duncan honoured at science policy conference

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Four new books out: The Mosaic Effect; The Wild Horses of Chilcotin; Beryl, The Making of a Disability Activist; and She Dared to Succeed

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Veteran political reporter Denis Ferland dies at 66 following lengthy battle with cancer

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

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Remembrance Day ceremony takes place at the National War Memorial in Ottawa

PHOTO GALLERY

Canada hosts CARICOM

PHOTO GALLERY

Greg Fergus elected Speaker of the House

photo of the day

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Liberal ministers talk about implementation of fiscal update

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BOOKS, BIG IDEAS, Q&AS

Ibbitson gives Diefenbaker his proper place in history without downgrading Pearson’s legacy

OpinionBY ARTHUR MILNES

• In his just-released volume, The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson, and the Making of Modern Canada, John Ibbitson gives the 13th prime minister a fair shake after the positive aspects of Diefenbaker’s legacy were dismissed by many historians.

Ibbitson gives Diefenbaker his proper place in history without downgrading Pearson’s legacy

OpinionBY ARTHUR MILNES

• In his just-released volume, The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson, and the Making of Modern Canada, John Ibbitson gives the 13th prime minister a fair shake after the positive aspects of Diefenbaker’s legacy were dismissed by many historians.

What shape does hope take in a world we can see is rushing to destroy itself?

OpinionBY JIM CRESKEY

MacGregor’s success is more than ‘luck’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

To learn about the future of inflation, look to lessons from the past

FeatureBY STEPHEN POLOZ

Eisler probes Saskatchewan’s political and economic change in From Left to Right

FeatureBY DALE EISLER

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Diplomatic Circles

Canadian funding for Haiti ‘just as good’ as boots on the ground, says Bahamian envoy

Slovak envoy trumpets new Canadian Embassy, downplays shift in Ukrainian support

‘Ambassador to the ambassadors’ leaves post after navigating diplomatic upheaval

U.S. envoy trumpets ‘real recovery’ of trust in southern neighbour

hill climbers

Taking a gander at Veterans Minister Petitpas Taylor’s 13-member office

Who’s who in Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge’s office

Familiar staff, new office: a look at Minister Boissonnault’s team

A rundown of Innovation Minister Champagne’s 19-member ministerial team

party central

End of an era: Van Dusen signs off with a song

Poilievre a ‘Nerd Prom’ no-show, Trudeau’s jokes more funny in ‘original German’

Party on the Hill, one party of the year

Party Central: happy Liberals squeeze in some down time post-strategy session at the Métropolitain

civil circles

PM’s shuffle of deputy ministers gears government up for challenges of 2023, 2024, and possible ‘Trump round two,’ says former PCO clerk

Federal departments eyeing mid-September return to office, but unions pushing back

‘A churn that never stops’: Trudeau shuffles nine senior bureaucrats

Amnesty International backs Black public servants’ proposed class action suit

photo gallery

Conservative Party convention kicks off in Québec City

Armenia, Georgia, South Africa team up for wine event

Portugal marks national day

A look inside Centre Block as renovations near completion

photo of the day

NDP finance critic Blaikie scrums on eve of fall economic statement

Silver Cross mother arrives for Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa

Unifor national president speaks to anti-scab legislation

Photo: PM comments on Gaza, rising hatred in Canada

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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

‘My business for a long time was finding humour in every day’: a Q&A with comedian and author Rick Mercer

Why the Gwa’sala and ‘Nakwaxda’xw people give life and meaning to the word ‘resilience’

Canadian policing needs to change

Jack Austin talks about his memoir, Unlikely Insider

top 100 best political books

The Political Party in Canada fills a crucial gap for a comprehensive, updated study of Canadian political parties 

The Hill Times’ List of 100 Best Books in 2020

In latest book, NHL great and ex-cabinet minister Ken Dryden calls for the total elimination of hits to the head in pro hockey

The Hill Times’ List of The Best Books in 2016

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

Moore voted best Cabinet minister, but Kenney still most influential: The Hill Times’ 23rd Annual Politically Savvy Survey

100 most influential in government and politics

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

Where were all the MPs on Top 100 Most Influential?

Top 100 Most Influential Powerful & Influential People in Government & Politics in 2018

top 25 staffer survey

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

PMO stalwarts Butts, Telford claim top spots in The Hill Times’ 17th annual Terrific 25 Staffers Survey

Telford top staffer, Salloum ranked one of best in The Hill Times’ 16th annual Terrific 25 Staffers Survey

top 100 lobbyist

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 Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists: elite players know how to ‘align interests’ with government

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

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

Trudeau voted most valuable politician in 2017, Morneau ranked top news story in 21st Annual All Politics Poll: Best & Worst in Politics

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