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Christina Leadlay

Christina Leadlay is The Hill Times’ engagement editor and copy editor, and has been writing the “Heard on the Hill” column since November 2023. Since first joining Hill Times publishing in 2004, she has held a number of roles, including associate editor of Embassy, co-editing Parliament Now, contributing to Hill Times Health, and overseeing the annual Inside Ottawa Directory. From 2014-2023, Leadlay was managing editor of the New Edinburgh News, a volunteer-run community newspaper.

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

  • WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25 Black History Month—It’s Black History Month, and the Government of Canada is calling this year’s theme, ’30 Years of Black History
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 25, 2026
Deputy Government House Leader Arielle Kayabaga will take part in a panel, 'Africa, the Caribbean and Canada: Unlocking Growth Across the New Trade Frontier,' hosted by the Empire Club of Canada on Feb. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 25, 2026
  • WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25 Black History Month—It’s Black History Month, and the Government of Canada is calling this year’s theme, ’30 Years of Black History

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 25, 2026
  • WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25 Black History Month—It’s Black History Month, and the Government of Canada is calling this year’s theme, ’30 Years of Black History
Deputy Government House Leader Arielle Kayabaga will take part in a panel, 'Africa, the Caribbean and Canada: Unlocking Growth Across the New Trade Frontier,' hosted by the Empire Club of Canada on Feb. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

  • Also, the fisheries minister, Palau's president among speakers at upcoming World Ocean Summit in Montreal; former MP Jean Augustine is this year's Pearson Laureate;
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 25, 2026
Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay Feb 2026
Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay Feb 2026
'In Brussels for the NATO parliamentary assembly meeting,' posted Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay with this photo on his Instagram last week. Days later, he shared how he was mugged during the trip. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 25, 2026
  • Also, the fisheries minister, Palau's president among speakers at upcoming World Ocean Summit in Montreal; former MP Jean Augustine is this year's Pearson Laureate;

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 25, 2026
  • Also, the fisheries minister, Palau's president among speakers at upcoming World Ocean Summit in Montreal; former MP Jean Augustine is this year's Pearson Laureate;
Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay Feb 2026
'In Brussels for the NATO parliamentary assembly meeting,' posted Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay with this photo on his Instagram last week. Days later, he shared how he was mugged during the trip. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

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

  • Plus: Parliamentary Pride Caucus honours ex-MP Svend Robinson, former Tory leader Erin O'Toole joins Huron University, and former NDP director Anne McGrath tells David
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 23, 2026
EKOS Research founder Frank Graves spent 12 days trying to reclaim his personal X account after it was hijacked. 'As someone studying online harm and disinformation, I didn’t realize that I would become a vivid, real-life example of those problems,' he told The Hill Times. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 23, 2026
  • Plus: Parliamentary Pride Caucus honours ex-MP Svend Robinson, former Tory leader Erin O'Toole joins Huron University, and former NDP director Anne McGrath tells David

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 23, 2026
  • Plus: Parliamentary Pride Caucus honours ex-MP Svend Robinson, former Tory leader Erin O'Toole joins Huron University, and former NDP director Anne McGrath tells David
EKOS Research founder Frank Graves spent 12 days trying to reclaim his personal X account after it was hijacked. 'As someone studying online harm and disinformation, I didn’t realize that I would become a vivid, real-life example of those problems,' he told The Hill Times. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

SecState Fuhr to talk about Canada’s new era in defence investment on Monday, Feb. 23, in Montreal

  • MONDAY, FEB. 23 Black History Month—It’s Black History Month, and the Government of Canada is calling this year’s theme, ’30 Years of Black History
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 23, 2026
SecState for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr will deliver remarks titled, 'A New Era of Defence Investment in Canada,' and hosted by the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Monday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 a.m. ET in Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

SecState Fuhr to talk about Canada’s new era in defence investment on Monday, Feb. 23, in Montreal

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 23, 2026
  • MONDAY, FEB. 23 Black History Month—It’s Black History Month, and the Government of Canada is calling this year’s theme, ’30 Years of Black History

SecState Fuhr to talk about Canada’s new era in defence investment on Monday, Feb. 23, in Montreal

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 23, 2026
  • MONDAY, FEB. 23 Black History Month—It’s Black History Month, and the Government of Canada is calling this year’s theme, ’30 Years of Black History
SecState for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr will deliver remarks titled, 'A New Era of Defence Investment in Canada,' and hosted by the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Monday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 a.m. ET in Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

  • Plus, Liberals lose an MP as Supreme Court overturns election result in Terrebonne, Chrystia Freeland is fined for speaking politically at a government event
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 18, 2026
Shauna Neary DFO staff and hockey referee
Shauna Neary DFO staff and hockey referee
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is cheering on Halifax-based hydrographer Shauna Neary who is in Italy to referee the women’s hockey games at the Winter Olympics. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 18, 2026
  • Plus, Liberals lose an MP as Supreme Court overturns election result in Terrebonne, Chrystia Freeland is fined for speaking politically at a government event

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 18, 2026
  • Plus, Liberals lose an MP as Supreme Court overturns election result in Terrebonne, Chrystia Freeland is fined for speaking politically at a government event
Shauna Neary DFO staff and hockey referee
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is cheering on Halifax-based hydrographer Shauna Neary who is in Italy to referee the women’s hockey games at the Winter Olympics. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

NDP leadership hopefuls head to West Coast for second official debate on Feb. 19

  • WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18 Black History Month—It’s Black History Month, and the Government of Canada is calling this year’s theme, ’30 Years of Black History
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 18, 2026
NDP leadership candidates Tanille Johnston, left, Avi Lewis, Tony McQuail, Heather McPherson, and Rob Ashton will face off in their second official debate in British Columbia on Feb. 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP leadership hopefuls head to West Coast for second official debate on Feb. 19

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 18, 2026
  • WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18 Black History Month—It’s Black History Month, and the Government of Canada is calling this year’s theme, ’30 Years of Black History

NDP leadership hopefuls head to West Coast for second official debate on Feb. 19

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 18, 2026
  • WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18 Black History Month—It’s Black History Month, and the Government of Canada is calling this year’s theme, ’30 Years of Black History
NDP leadership candidates Tanille Johnston, left, Avi Lewis, Tony McQuail, Heather McPherson, and Rob Ashton will face off in their second official debate in British Columbia on Feb. 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly to deliver keynote address at 10th Ontario Economic Report launch on Feb. 19 in Toronto

  • Black History Month—It’s Black History Month, and the Government of Canada is calling this year’s theme, ’30 Years of Black History Month: Honouring Black
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 16, 2026
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will deliver a keynote address at an event for the launch of the 10th Ontario Economic Report hosted by the Empire Club of Canada and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 11:30 a.m. in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly to deliver keynote address at 10th Ontario Economic Report launch on Feb. 19 in Toronto

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 16, 2026
  • Black History Month—It’s Black History Month, and the Government of Canada is calling this year’s theme, ’30 Years of Black History Month: Honouring Black

Joly to deliver keynote address at 10th Ontario Economic Report launch on Feb. 19 in Toronto

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 16, 2026
  • Black History Month—It’s Black History Month, and the Government of Canada is calling this year’s theme, ’30 Years of Black History Month: Honouring Black
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will deliver a keynote address at an event for the launch of the 10th Ontario Economic Report hosted by the Empire Club of Canada and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 11:30 a.m. in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

  • Also, press gallery books 2026's gala dinner at SJAM this November, Justin Trudeau buys property in Montreal, and fashion writer Derek Guy compares Mark
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 16, 2026
Eric St-Pierre, Jake Sawatzky, Jaime Battiste
Eric St-Pierre, Jake Sawatzky, Jaime Battiste
Liberal MP Eric St-Pierre, left, is organizing a group of over a dozen MPs including Jake Sawatzky, centre, and Jaime Battiste, far right (pictured with Sawatzky) in the CMHA's annual Push-Up Challenge to raise awareness for mental health. Screenshots courtesy of Instagram

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 16, 2026
  • Also, press gallery books 2026's gala dinner at SJAM this November, Justin Trudeau buys property in Montreal, and fashion writer Derek Guy compares Mark

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 16, 2026
  • Also, press gallery books 2026's gala dinner at SJAM this November, Justin Trudeau buys property in Montreal, and fashion writer Derek Guy compares Mark
Eric St-Pierre, Jake Sawatzky, Jaime Battiste
Liberal MP Eric St-Pierre, left, is organizing a group of over a dozen MPs including Jake Sawatzky, centre, and Jaime Battiste, far right (pictured with Sawatzky) in the CMHA's annual Push-Up Challenge to raise awareness for mental health. Screenshots courtesy of Instagram

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

  • Plus: Chrystia Freeland tells Americans to 'get your act together'; longtime Hill interpreter Peter Douglas is retiring, and Paul Wells is taking his stage
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 11, 2026
Gabe de Roche and Kyla Ronellenfitsch
Gabe de Roche and Kyla Ronellenfitsch
Gabriel De Roche, left, and Kyla Ronellenfitsch will co-host the new podcast, Culture Lab, debuting on Feb. 18. He’s ‘the Toronto to Kyla’s Saskatchewan, the opera to Kyla’s Taylor Swift, [but] that contrast turned out to be a strength,' they told The Hill Times. Photographs courtesy of Air Quotes Media

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 11, 2026
  • Plus: Chrystia Freeland tells Americans to 'get your act together'; longtime Hill interpreter Peter Douglas is retiring, and Paul Wells is taking his stage

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 11, 2026
  • Plus: Chrystia Freeland tells Americans to 'get your act together'; longtime Hill interpreter Peter Douglas is retiring, and Paul Wells is taking his stage
Gabe de Roche and Kyla Ronellenfitsch
Gabriel De Roche, left, and Kyla Ronellenfitsch will co-host the new podcast, Culture Lab, debuting on Feb. 18. He’s ‘the Toronto to Kyla’s Saskatchewan, the opera to Kyla’s Taylor Swift, [but] that contrast turned out to be a strength,' they told The Hill Times. Photographs courtesy of Air Quotes Media

Former Trudeau chief of staff Katie Telford sits down to discuss being ‘the right hand’ in Ottawa on Feb. 12

  • WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11 Black History Month—It’s Black History Month, and the Government of Canada is calling this year’s theme, ’30 Years of Black History
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 11, 2026
Katie Telford, former chief of staff to then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, will take part in an event at Library and Archives Canada on Feb. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former Trudeau chief of staff Katie Telford sits down to discuss being ‘the right hand’ in Ottawa on Feb. 12

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 11, 2026
  • WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11 Black History Month—It’s Black History Month, and the Government of Canada is calling this year’s theme, ’30 Years of Black History

Former Trudeau chief of staff Katie Telford sits down to discuss being ‘the right hand’ in Ottawa on Feb. 12

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 11, 2026
  • WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11 Black History Month—It’s Black History Month, and the Government of Canada is calling this year’s theme, ’30 Years of Black History
Katie Telford, former chief of staff to then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, will take part in an event at Library and Archives Canada on Feb. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

  • Plus, politicos react to Stephen Harper's official portrait; Mark Critch makes The Boston Sunday Globe's front page; Seamus O'Regan joins the IRPP's board; and
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 9, 2026
Dr. John Douglas Salmon, top left, Elizabeth Cromwell, Dr. Yvette Bonny, Elkin James (aka Sweet Daddy Siki), James Calbert Best, bottom left, Lloydetta Quaicoe, Egbert Gaye, and Bromley Armstrong are among the nine Canadians being recognized for their contributions by the federal government this month. Photographs by Sgt. Johanna Maheu, Rideau Hall, and courtesy of Facebook and Instagram; screenshots courtesy of Youtube and Global News

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 9, 2026
  • Plus, politicos react to Stephen Harper's official portrait; Mark Critch makes The Boston Sunday Globe's front page; Seamus O'Regan joins the IRPP's board; and

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 9, 2026
  • Plus, politicos react to Stephen Harper's official portrait; Mark Critch makes The Boston Sunday Globe's front page; Seamus O'Regan joins the IRPP's board; and
Dr. John Douglas Salmon, top left, Elizabeth Cromwell, Dr. Yvette Bonny, Elkin James (aka Sweet Daddy Siki), James Calbert Best, bottom left, Lloydetta Quaicoe, Egbert Gaye, and Bromley Armstrong are among the nine Canadians being recognized for their contributions by the federal government this month. Photographs by Sgt. Johanna Maheu, Rideau Hall, and courtesy of Facebook and Instagram; screenshots courtesy of Youtube and Global News

Irish ambassador Concannon to speak at Edmonton Chamber of Commerce on Feb. 9

  • MONDAY, FEB. 9 Black History Month—It’s Black History Month, and the Government of Canada is calling this year’s theme, ’30 Years of Black History
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 9, 2026
Irish Ambassador to Canada John Concannon will speak at the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Feb. 9, at 2 p.m. MT a the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Irish ambassador Concannon to speak at Edmonton Chamber of Commerce on Feb. 9

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 9, 2026
  • MONDAY, FEB. 9 Black History Month—It’s Black History Month, and the Government of Canada is calling this year’s theme, ’30 Years of Black History

Irish ambassador Concannon to speak at Edmonton Chamber of Commerce on Feb. 9

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 9, 2026
  • MONDAY, FEB. 9 Black History Month—It’s Black History Month, and the Government of Canada is calling this year’s theme, ’30 Years of Black History
Irish Ambassador to Canada John Concannon will speak at the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Feb. 9, at 2 p.m. MT a the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Politicos pack the room for Harper’s portrait unveiling

  • This week has several events honouring the 20th anniversary of Stephen Harper's government, including his official portrait unveiling.
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 4, 2026
Former prime minister Stephen Harper pictured at the unveiling of his official portrait. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politicos pack the room for Harper’s portrait unveiling

Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 4, 2026
  • This week has several events honouring the 20th anniversary of Stephen Harper's government, including his official portrait unveiling.

Politicos pack the room for Harper’s portrait unveiling

Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 4, 2026
  • This week has several events honouring the 20th anniversary of Stephen Harper's government, including his official portrait unveiling.
Former prime minister Stephen Harper pictured at the unveiling of his official portrait. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

  • Also, former Conservative MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay joins race to lead B.C. wing of the party, House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia shares his swimming secrets, and
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 4, 2026
'Corey is great at his job as a partisan politician. I disagree with almost everything he says,' Conservative strategist Cole Hogan, left, said of his cousin, Liberal MP Corey Hogan, during an interview on CPAC at the Conservative convention last weekend. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 4, 2026
  • Also, former Conservative MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay joins race to lead B.C. wing of the party, House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia shares his swimming secrets, and

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 4, 2026
  • Also, former Conservative MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay joins race to lead B.C. wing of the party, House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia shares his swimming secrets, and
'Corey is great at his job as a partisan politician. I disagree with almost everything he says,' Conservative strategist Cole Hogan, left, said of his cousin, Liberal MP Corey Hogan, during an interview on CPAC at the Conservative convention last weekend. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

GG Mary Simon wraps six-day Nordic tour on Feb. 7

  • MONDAY, FEB. 2—SATURDAY, FEB. 7 Governor General to visit Norway, Denmark and Greenland—Governor General Mary Simon will visit Norway from Feb. 2 to Feb.
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 4, 2026
Governor General Mary Simon will conclude her trip abroad to Norway, Denmark, and Greenland on Feb. 7. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

GG Mary Simon wraps six-day Nordic tour on Feb. 7

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 4, 2026
  • MONDAY, FEB. 2—SATURDAY, FEB. 7 Governor General to visit Norway, Denmark and Greenland—Governor General Mary Simon will visit Norway from Feb. 2 to Feb.

GG Mary Simon wraps six-day Nordic tour on Feb. 7

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 4, 2026
  • MONDAY, FEB. 2—SATURDAY, FEB. 7 Governor General to visit Norway, Denmark and Greenland—Governor General Mary Simon will visit Norway from Feb. 2 to Feb.
Governor General Mary Simon will conclude her trip abroad to Norway, Denmark, and Greenland on Feb. 7. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Harper’s official portrait to be unveiled on Tuesday, Feb. 3

  • MONDAY, FEB. 2 House Schedule—The House of Commons resumed on Monday, Jan. 26, and is scheduled to sit for 117 days this year. Here’s
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 2, 2026
Then-prime minister Stephen Harper, pictured Oct. 16, 2015, at a campaign rally in Fredericton, N.B. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Harper’s official portrait to be unveiled on Tuesday, Feb. 3

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 2, 2026
  • MONDAY, FEB. 2 House Schedule—The House of Commons resumed on Monday, Jan. 26, and is scheduled to sit for 117 days this year. Here’s

Harper’s official portrait to be unveiled on Tuesday, Feb. 3

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 2, 2026
  • MONDAY, FEB. 2 House Schedule—The House of Commons resumed on Monday, Jan. 26, and is scheduled to sit for 117 days this year. Here’s
Then-prime minister Stephen Harper, pictured Oct. 16, 2015, at a campaign rally in Fredericton, N.B. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

  • Also, Chrystia Freeland and Katie Telford will have public events this month, memorial for ex-Ottawa Centre NDP MP Michael Cassidy is Feb. 28, and
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 2, 2026
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
After reviewing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s fashion choices based on these three videos, Canadian-born menswear writer Derek Guy says Carney is well dressed 'for a politician.' Screenshots courtesy of YouTube

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 2, 2026
  • Also, Chrystia Freeland and Katie Telford will have public events this month, memorial for ex-Ottawa Centre NDP MP Michael Cassidy is Feb. 28, and

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 2, 2026
  • Also, Chrystia Freeland and Katie Telford will have public events this month, memorial for ex-Ottawa Centre NDP MP Michael Cassidy is Feb. 28, and
Mark Carney
After reviewing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s fashion choices based on these three videos, Canadian-born menswear writer Derek Guy says Carney is well dressed 'for a politician.' Screenshots courtesy of YouTube

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

  • 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
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 29, 2026
'I am kind of proud of the fact that there is so much information contained in it about Mr. Harper as a personality,' says artist Phil Richards of his portrait of former prime minister Stephen Harper which will be unveiled on Feb. 3 on the Hill. Photograph courtesy of Phil Richards

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 29, 2026
  • 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

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 29, 2026
  • 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
'I am kind of proud of the fact that there is so much information contained in it about Mr. Harper as a personality,' says artist Phil Richards of his portrait of former prime minister Stephen Harper which will be unveiled on Feb. 3 on the Hill. Photograph courtesy of Phil Richards

Conservatives converge on Calgary, cast ballots on Poilievre’s leadership at convention happening Jan. 29-31

  • WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28 House Schedule—The House of Commons resumed on Monday, Jan. 26, and is scheduled to sit for 117 days this year. Here’s
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 28, 2026
The Conservative Party of Canada will hold its national convention at the Telus Convention Centre in Calgary from Jan. 29-31 where party members will debate policy and vote on Leader Pierre Poilievre's future at the helm. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives converge on Calgary, cast ballots on Poilievre’s leadership at convention happening Jan. 29-31

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 28, 2026
  • WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28 House Schedule—The House of Commons resumed on Monday, Jan. 26, and is scheduled to sit for 117 days this year. Here’s

Conservatives converge on Calgary, cast ballots on Poilievre’s leadership at convention happening Jan. 29-31

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 28, 2026
  • WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28 House Schedule—The House of Commons resumed on Monday, Jan. 26, and is scheduled to sit for 117 days this year. Here’s
The Conservative Party of Canada will hold its national convention at the Telus Convention Centre in Calgary from Jan. 29-31 where party members will debate policy and vote on Leader Pierre Poilievre's future at the helm. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

  • Plus: a Canada-U.S. amateur hockey match aims to show 'love and respect...during times of political upheaval'; Conservative campaign experts help an Ottawa mayoral hopeful,
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 28, 2026
Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan, pictured in 2016, is being remembered for her curiosity and kindness, and as a mentor to new MPs. She died on Jan. 26 after a long battle with cancer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 28, 2026
  • Plus: a Canada-U.S. amateur hockey match aims to show 'love and respect...during times of political upheaval'; Conservative campaign experts help an Ottawa mayoral hopeful,

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 28, 2026
  • Plus: a Canada-U.S. amateur hockey match aims to show 'love and respect...during times of political upheaval'; Conservative campaign experts help an Ottawa mayoral hopeful,
Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan, pictured in 2016, is being remembered for her curiosity and kindness, and as a mentor to new MPs. She died on Jan. 26 after a long battle with cancer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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

  • Also, Ezra Levant catches up with Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry in Davos, author Mark Bourrie wins the 2025 Governor General’s History Award for
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 26, 2026
Max Valiquette, Supriya Dwivedi, Katie Telford and Katy Perry
Max Valiquette, Supriya Dwivedi, Katie Telford and Katy Perry
In his eight-part memoir from his time as executive director of communications in the Trudeau PMO, Max Valiquette, left, calls out the bullying his former colleagues Supriya Dwivedi and Katie Telford, centre, received 'for daring to be women in politics,' and describes his old boss' now girlfriend Katy Perry as 'generous and great.' Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn, The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson, and courtesy Wikimedia Commons

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 26, 2026
  • Also, Ezra Levant catches up with Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry in Davos, author Mark Bourrie wins the 2025 Governor General’s History Award for

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 26, 2026
  • Also, Ezra Levant catches up with Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry in Davos, author Mark Bourrie wins the 2025 Governor General’s History Award for
Max Valiquette, Supriya Dwivedi, Katie Telford and Katy Perry
In his eight-part memoir from his time as executive director of communications in the Trudeau PMO, Max Valiquette, left, calls out the bullying his former colleagues Supriya Dwivedi and Katie Telford, centre, received 'for daring to be women in politics,' and describes his old boss' now girlfriend Katy Perry as 'generous and great.' Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn, The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson, and courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Cory Doctorow to talk his bestselling book, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It, on Jan. 28 in Ottawa

  • MONDAY, JAN. 26 House Schedule—The House of Commons will resume on Monday, Jan. 26, and is scheduled to sit for 117 days this year.
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 26, 2026
Perfect Books and The Other Hill host an evening with Cory Doctorow, author of 'Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It,' featuring a post-lecture book signing and Q&A. Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. ET at allsaints event space, 317 Chapel St., Ottawa. Photograph courtesy of Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow to talk his bestselling book, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It, on Jan. 28 in Ottawa

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 26, 2026
  • MONDAY, JAN. 26 House Schedule—The House of Commons will resume on Monday, Jan. 26, and is scheduled to sit for 117 days this year.

Cory Doctorow to talk his bestselling book, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It, on Jan. 28 in Ottawa

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 26, 2026
  • MONDAY, JAN. 26 House Schedule—The House of Commons will resume on Monday, Jan. 26, and is scheduled to sit for 117 days this year.
Perfect Books and The Other Hill host an evening with Cory Doctorow, author of 'Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It,' featuring a post-lecture book signing and Q&A. Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. ET at allsaints event space, 317 Chapel St., Ottawa. Photograph courtesy of Cory Doctorow

Investigative reporter Susanne Craig to be honoured by Canadian Journalism Foundation on June 10

  • Plus: two former Liberal cabinet ministers each have new jobs, Harper-era former staffer Michele Austin announced her new gig, and viceregal consort Whit Fraser
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 21, 2026
Canadian investigative reporter Susanne Craig, who has been writing for the New York Times since 2010, will receive the Canadian Journalism Foundation’s prestigious CJF Tribute in Toronto this June. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

Investigative reporter Susanne Craig to be honoured by Canadian Journalism Foundation on June 10

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 21, 2026
  • Plus: two former Liberal cabinet ministers each have new jobs, Harper-era former staffer Michele Austin announced her new gig, and viceregal consort Whit Fraser

Investigative reporter Susanne Craig to be honoured by Canadian Journalism Foundation on June 10

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 21, 2026
  • Plus: two former Liberal cabinet ministers each have new jobs, Harper-era former staffer Michele Austin announced her new gig, and viceregal consort Whit Fraser
Canadian investigative reporter Susanne Craig, who has been writing for the New York Times since 2010, will receive the Canadian Journalism Foundation’s prestigious CJF Tribute in Toronto this June. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

Balsillie School for International Affairs hosts lecture on President Trump’s trade policies and upcoming CUSMA review on Jan. 22

  • MONDAY, JAN. 19—WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21 Prime Minister Carney to Attend World Economic Forum—Prime Minister Mark Carney is attending the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 21, 2026
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U.S. President Donald Trump. Carleton University professor Laura Macdonald will deliver a hybrid lecture, 'Farewell to Regional Integration? Trump’s Trade Policies and Prospects for the CUSMA Review,' on Jan. 22. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Balsillie School for International Affairs hosts lecture on President Trump’s trade policies and upcoming CUSMA review on Jan. 22

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 21, 2026
  • MONDAY, JAN. 19—WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21 Prime Minister Carney to Attend World Economic Forum—Prime Minister Mark Carney is attending the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting

Balsillie School for International Affairs hosts lecture on President Trump’s trade policies and upcoming CUSMA review on Jan. 22

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 21, 2026
  • MONDAY, JAN. 19—WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21 Prime Minister Carney to Attend World Economic Forum—Prime Minister Mark Carney is attending the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting
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U.S. President Donald Trump. Carleton University professor Laura Macdonald will deliver a hybrid lecture, 'Farewell to Regional Integration? Trump’s Trade Policies and Prospects for the CUSMA Review,' on Jan. 22. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Former CSIS director Vigneault to talk about national defence, economic security at CDAI roundtable on Jan. 28 in Montreal

  • MONDAY, JAN. 19 House Schedule—The House of Commons will resume on Monday, Jan. 26, and is scheduled to sit for 117 days this year.
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 19, 2026
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former CSIS director Vigneault to talk about national defence, economic security at CDAI roundtable on Jan. 28 in Montreal

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 19, 2026
  • MONDAY, JAN. 19 House Schedule—The House of Commons will resume on Monday, Jan. 26, and is scheduled to sit for 117 days this year.

Former CSIS director Vigneault to talk about national defence, economic security at CDAI roundtable on Jan. 28 in Montreal

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 19, 2026
  • MONDAY, JAN. 19 House Schedule—The House of Commons will resume on Monday, Jan. 26, and is scheduled to sit for 117 days this year.
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Columnist Matt Gurney opens up about his wife’s cancer diagnosis: ‘I am going to fight for her with absolutely everything I have’

  • Plus: The Toronto Sun removes its parliamentary bureau chief 'from active duty' after social media post, an Ottawa fieldhouse is named after former NDP
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 19, 2026
Hill Times columnist Matt Gurney has been focused on his family since his wife was diagnosed with cancer just before Christmas, but says he will be gradually returning to work. 'Don’t be surprised if you see more thoughts from me about the health-care system,' he wrote on social media on Jan. 13. Handout photograph

Columnist Matt Gurney opens up about his wife’s cancer diagnosis: ‘I am going to fight for her with absolutely everything I have’

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 19, 2026
  • Plus: The Toronto Sun removes its parliamentary bureau chief 'from active duty' after social media post, an Ottawa fieldhouse is named after former NDP

Columnist Matt Gurney opens up about his wife’s cancer diagnosis: ‘I am going to fight for her with absolutely everything I have’

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 19, 2026
  • Plus: The Toronto Sun removes its parliamentary bureau chief 'from active duty' after social media post, an Ottawa fieldhouse is named after former NDP
Hill Times columnist Matt Gurney has been focused on his family since his wife was diagnosed with cancer just before Christmas, but says he will be gradually returning to work. 'Don’t be surprised if you see more thoughts from me about the health-care system,' he wrote on social media on Jan. 13. Handout photograph

Commissioner Nancy Bélanger breaks down new lobbying threshold in virtual info session on Jan. 15

  • TUESDAY, JAN. 13—SATURDAY, JAN. 17 Prime Minister Carney to visit China—Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit China. He is expected to meet with President
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 14, 2026
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Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger will host a virtual information session to provide an overview of the federal requirements related to lobbying and the new threshold on Jan. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Commissioner Nancy Bélanger breaks down new lobbying threshold in virtual info session on Jan. 15

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 14, 2026
  • TUESDAY, JAN. 13—SATURDAY, JAN. 17 Prime Minister Carney to visit China—Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit China. He is expected to meet with President

Commissioner Nancy Bélanger breaks down new lobbying threshold in virtual info session on Jan. 15

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  • TUESDAY, JAN. 13—SATURDAY, JAN. 17 Prime Minister Carney to visit China—Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit China. He is expected to meet with President
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Tory MP Stephanie Kusie meets with U.S. politician and Cuban exiles in Miami

  • Also, six women working on Centre Block's big reno will speak on March 7, Navigator's Graham Fox is heading to Hydro-Québec, and Conservative MP
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 28, 2024
U.S. Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar, left, Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, and the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance's Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat in Miami, Fla., on Feb. 22. Photograph courtesy of Business Wire

Tory MP Stephanie Kusie meets with U.S. politician and Cuban exiles in Miami

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 28, 2024
  • Also, six women working on Centre Block's big reno will speak on March 7, Navigator's Graham Fox is heading to Hydro-Québec, and Conservative MP

Tory MP Stephanie Kusie meets with U.S. politician and Cuban exiles in Miami

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 28, 2024
  • Also, six women working on Centre Block's big reno will speak on March 7, Navigator's Graham Fox is heading to Hydro-Québec, and Conservative MP
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Prolific author and Senator David Adams Richards put into focus of new film

  • Plus, meet the Progressive Senate Group's new leadership team, Nova Scotia Senator Réjean Aucoin joins the Canadian Senate Group, and uOttawa Press opens a
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 21, 2024
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Prolific author and Senator David Adams Richards put into focus of new film

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 21, 2024
  • Plus, meet the Progressive Senate Group's new leadership team, Nova Scotia Senator Réjean Aucoin joins the Canadian Senate Group, and uOttawa Press opens a

Prolific author and Senator David Adams Richards put into focus of new film

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 21, 2024
  • Plus, meet the Progressive Senate Group's new leadership team, Nova Scotia Senator Réjean Aucoin joins the Canadian Senate Group, and uOttawa Press opens a
Author and CSG Senator David Adams Richards in a still from the film The Geographies of DAR, directed by Monique LeBlanc. Image courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada

Politicos mourn former Tory MP Daryl Kramp, father of current MP Shelby Kramp-Neuman

  • Also, former foreign affairs deputy minister Marta Morgan joins the C.D. Howe Institute, the Green Party welcomes a new deputy leader, and ex-health minister
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 14, 2024
Then-Conservative MP Daryl Kramp, left, his wife Carol Ann Kramp, and then-Conservative MPs Brian Jean and Sylvie Boucher at the party's 2008 convention. Daryl Kramp died on Feb. 8. The Hill Times file photograph

Politicos mourn former Tory MP Daryl Kramp, father of current MP Shelby Kramp-Neuman

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 14, 2024
  • Also, former foreign affairs deputy minister Marta Morgan joins the C.D. Howe Institute, the Green Party welcomes a new deputy leader, and ex-health minister

Politicos mourn former Tory MP Daryl Kramp, father of current MP Shelby Kramp-Neuman

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 14, 2024
  • Also, former foreign affairs deputy minister Marta Morgan joins the C.D. Howe Institute, the Green Party welcomes a new deputy leader, and ex-health minister
Then-Conservative MP Daryl Kramp, left, his wife Carol Ann Kramp, and then-Conservative MPs Brian Jean and Sylvie Boucher at the party's 2008 convention. Daryl Kramp died on Feb. 8. The Hill Times file photograph

‘Contagious charisma’: diplomatic community mourns Dominican envoy

  • Plus, the Parliamentary Press Gallery has a choice to make, two former staffers open a boutique consultancy in Toronto, and heritage advocates will discuss
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 7, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Frank Hans Dannenberg Castellanos, the Dominican Republic's ambassador to Canada. Dannenberg died suddenly on Dec. 23 in Montreal. Photograph courtesy of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Canada

‘Contagious charisma’: diplomatic community mourns Dominican envoy

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 7, 2024
  • Plus, the Parliamentary Press Gallery has a choice to make, two former staffers open a boutique consultancy in Toronto, and heritage advocates will discuss

‘Contagious charisma’: diplomatic community mourns Dominican envoy

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 7, 2024
  • Plus, the Parliamentary Press Gallery has a choice to make, two former staffers open a boutique consultancy in Toronto, and heritage advocates will discuss
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Frank Hans Dannenberg Castellanos, the Dominican Republic's ambassador to Canada. Dannenberg died suddenly on Dec. 23 in Montreal. Photograph courtesy of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Canada

Parliament eatery prices take a bigger bite from Hillites’ wallets

  • Plus Tory MP Branden Leslie has a baby, UN special envoy for religious freedom is coming to town, and the prime minister calls a
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 31, 2024
On Jan. 15, food prices at the parliamentary cafés increased by 12 per cent, the Speaker's Office has confirmed. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Parliament eatery prices take a bigger bite from Hillites’ wallets

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 31, 2024
  • Plus Tory MP Branden Leslie has a baby, UN special envoy for religious freedom is coming to town, and the prime minister calls a

Parliament eatery prices take a bigger bite from Hillites’ wallets

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 31, 2024
  • Plus Tory MP Branden Leslie has a baby, UN special envoy for religious freedom is coming to town, and the prime minister calls a
On Jan. 15, food prices at the parliamentary cafés increased by 12 per cent, the Speaker's Office has confirmed. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberals decamp to Ottawa for caucus retreat

  • Plus, agricultural leader Mary Robinson is named as the newest Senator for P.E.I., Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith says this is last hurrah, and Irish
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 24, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the Liberal caucus at its winter retreat in the West Block on Jan. 27, 2023. This year's meeting runs from Jan. 24-26 in the same location. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberals decamp to Ottawa for caucus retreat

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 24, 2024
  • Plus, agricultural leader Mary Robinson is named as the newest Senator for P.E.I., Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith says this is last hurrah, and Irish

Liberals decamp to Ottawa for caucus retreat

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 24, 2024
  • Plus, agricultural leader Mary Robinson is named as the newest Senator for P.E.I., Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith says this is last hurrah, and Irish
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the Liberal caucus at its winter retreat in the West Block on Jan. 27, 2023. This year's meeting runs from Jan. 24-26 in the same location. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ex-GG Adrienne Clarkson to speak in Ottawa on Jan. 20

  • Plus, lots of NDP news including Ed Broadbent's funeral date and changes in the party's top leadership team; Nathalie Drouin takes over as the
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 17, 2024
Former governor general Adrienne Clarkson will give a keynote address touching on her experiences as a child refugee, broadcaster, and public servant at Carleton University on Jan. 20 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Jessica Bruno

Ex-GG Adrienne Clarkson to speak in Ottawa on Jan. 20

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 17, 2024
  • Plus, lots of NDP news including Ed Broadbent's funeral date and changes in the party's top leadership team; Nathalie Drouin takes over as the

Ex-GG Adrienne Clarkson to speak in Ottawa on Jan. 20

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 17, 2024
  • Plus, lots of NDP news including Ed Broadbent's funeral date and changes in the party's top leadership team; Nathalie Drouin takes over as the
Former governor general Adrienne Clarkson will give a keynote address touching on her experiences as a child refugee, broadcaster, and public servant at Carleton University on Jan. 20 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Jessica Bruno

House swap: MacKinnon takes over as government’s chamber chief as Gould goes on leave

  • Plus, Canada's former (and first) ethics commissioner Mary Dawson dies, Le Droit newspaper has moved to being 100 per cent digital, and Bloc Québécois
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 10, 2024
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Steven MacKinnon
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon was sworn into his new role at Rideau Hall on Jan. 8, filling in until the end of July for Liberal colleague Karina Gould, who is expecting her second child this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House swap: MacKinnon takes over as government’s chamber chief as Gould goes on leave

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 10, 2024
  • Plus, Canada's former (and first) ethics commissioner Mary Dawson dies, Le Droit newspaper has moved to being 100 per cent digital, and Bloc Québécois

House swap: MacKinnon takes over as government’s chamber chief as Gould goes on leave

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 10, 2024
  • Plus, Canada's former (and first) ethics commissioner Mary Dawson dies, Le Droit newspaper has moved to being 100 per cent digital, and Bloc Québécois
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Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon was sworn into his new role at Rideau Hall on Jan. 8, filling in until the end of July for Liberal colleague Karina Gould, who is expecting her second child this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Biography of ex-senator dares to clean up a damaged reputation

  • Marie-Paule Charette-Poulin’s strong character and unique career stand up against lingering bad karma from the Senate expenses scandal.
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 18, 2023
She Dared to Succeed: A Biography of the Honourable Marie-P. Charette-Poulin by Fred Langan, and published by the University of Ottawa Press, 2023. Photograph courtesy of the University of Ottawa Press

Biography of ex-senator dares to clean up a damaged reputation

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 18, 2023
  • Marie-Paule Charette-Poulin’s strong character and unique career stand up against lingering bad karma from the Senate expenses scandal.

Biography of ex-senator dares to clean up a damaged reputation

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 18, 2023
  • Marie-Paule Charette-Poulin’s strong character and unique career stand up against lingering bad karma from the Senate expenses scandal.
She Dared to Succeed: A Biography of the Honourable Marie-P. Charette-Poulin by Fred Langan, and published by the University of Ottawa Press, 2023. Photograph courtesy of the University of Ottawa Press

Tradition of political riff on classic Christmas poem just not in the cards this year

  • Plus, Hill Times alumni Lee Berthiaume among six former press gallery honoured on Dec. 8, House Speaker to breakfast with the mayor on Dec.
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 13, 2023
Since 2019, Liberal MP Anthony Housefather, left, has presented a funny political version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas on the last sitting day in the House, a tradition he picked up from former Liberal MP Roger Cuzner, who is now a Senator. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Tradition of political riff on classic Christmas poem just not in the cards this year

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 13, 2023
  • Plus, Hill Times alumni Lee Berthiaume among six former press gallery honoured on Dec. 8, House Speaker to breakfast with the mayor on Dec.

Tradition of political riff on classic Christmas poem just not in the cards this year

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 13, 2023
  • Plus, Hill Times alumni Lee Berthiaume among six former press gallery honoured on Dec. 8, House Speaker to breakfast with the mayor on Dec.
Since 2019, Liberal MP Anthony Housefather, left, has presented a funny political version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas on the last sitting day in the House, a tradition he picked up from former Liberal MP Roger Cuzner, who is now a Senator. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Senate mulls covering social media subscriptions

  • Plus, Jewish and Muslim Senate staffers pull together amid Israel-Hamas war, David R. Samson takes home the Balisillie Prize, and former senator Diane Griffin
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 6, 2023
A Senate committee is considering the merits of having the Chamber pay for Senators’ social media subscriptions. Unsplash photograph by Julian Christ

Senate mulls covering social media subscriptions

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 6, 2023
  • Plus, Jewish and Muslim Senate staffers pull together amid Israel-Hamas war, David R. Samson takes home the Balisillie Prize, and former senator Diane Griffin

Senate mulls covering social media subscriptions

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 6, 2023
  • Plus, Jewish and Muslim Senate staffers pull together amid Israel-Hamas war, David R. Samson takes home the Balisillie Prize, and former senator Diane Griffin
A Senate committee is considering the merits of having the Chamber pay for Senators’ social media subscriptions. Unsplash photograph by Julian Christ

Tory MP Raquel Dancho welcomes new member of Conservative caucus

  • 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
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 29, 2023
Conservative MP Raquel Dancho welcomed new baby Elizabeth on Nov. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tory MP Raquel Dancho welcomes new member of Conservative caucus

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 29, 2023
  • 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

Tory MP Raquel Dancho welcomes new member of Conservative caucus

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 29, 2023
  • 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
Conservative MP Raquel Dancho welcomed new baby Elizabeth on Nov. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Trailblazer’ MP Kirsty Duncan honoured at science policy conference

  • Plus, the Coalition for a Better Future heads will dig into the economy with an Edmonton audience, former U.K. PM Boris Johnson is the
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 22, 2023
Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan, second from right, received an award at the Canadian Science Policy Conference on Nov. 15. Mehrdad Hariri, CEO of the Canadian Science Policy Conference, left, fellow Liberal MP Lloyd Longfield, and House Speaker Greg Fergus were in attendance. Photograph courtesy of Kirsty Duncan's office

‘Trailblazer’ MP Kirsty Duncan honoured at science policy conference

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 22, 2023
  • Plus, the Coalition for a Better Future heads will dig into the economy with an Edmonton audience, former U.K. PM Boris Johnson is the

‘Trailblazer’ MP Kirsty Duncan honoured at science policy conference

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 22, 2023
  • Plus, the Coalition for a Better Future heads will dig into the economy with an Edmonton audience, former U.K. PM Boris Johnson is the
Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan, second from right, received an award at the Canadian Science Policy Conference on Nov. 15. Mehrdad Hariri, CEO of the Canadian Science Policy Conference, left, fellow Liberal MP Lloyd Longfield, and House Speaker Greg Fergus were in attendance. Photograph courtesy of Kirsty Duncan's office

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

  • Plus, American race car driver Marc Miller recently learned he shares his name with Canada’s immigration minister Marc Miller, and Nova Scotia Senator Paul
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 15, 2023
Longtime political journalist Denis Ferland, who covered federal politics with Radio-Canada for 21 years, has died at the age of 66. Screenshot courtesy of CBC/Radio-Canada

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 15, 2023
  • Plus, American race car driver Marc Miller recently learned he shares his name with Canada’s immigration minister Marc Miller, and Nova Scotia Senator Paul

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 15, 2023
  • Plus, American race car driver Marc Miller recently learned he shares his name with Canada’s immigration minister Marc Miller, and Nova Scotia Senator Paul
Longtime political journalist Denis Ferland, who covered federal politics with Radio-Canada for 21 years, has died at the age of 66. Screenshot courtesy of CBC/Radio-Canada

60 things we bet you didn’t know about Canada’s curling champions, ‘Team Homan’

  • Curling fans both local and national have cheered them on as Team Ontario or Team Canada, depending on the tournament. Now, Lisa Weagle, Joanne
News | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 28, 2017
Skip, Rachel Homan; Third, Emma Miskew; Second, Joanne Courtney; and lead, Lisa Weagle. Photograph courtesy of Team Homan

60 things we bet you didn’t know about Canada’s curling champions, ‘Team Homan’

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  • Curling fans both local and national have cheered them on as Team Ontario or Team Canada, depending on the tournament. Now, Lisa Weagle, Joanne

60 things we bet you didn’t know about Canada’s curling champions, ‘Team Homan’

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  • Curling fans both local and national have cheered them on as Team Ontario or Team Canada, depending on the tournament. Now, Lisa Weagle, Joanne
Skip, Rachel Homan; Third, Emma Miskew; Second, Joanne Courtney; and lead, Lisa Weagle. Photograph courtesy of Team Homan

From no-name policy wonk to leader of the Official Opposition: Rona Ambrose on her 13-year career in Ottawa

  • From no-name policy wonk to leader of the Official Opposition, Rona Ambrose has had an impressive 13 years in Ottawa. She became the youngest
News | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 15, 2017
'It was a huge upset and no one expected that I would win,' Rona Ambrose says of her first election to the riding of Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta. in 2004. The Hill Times file photo

From no-name policy wonk to leader of the Official Opposition: Rona Ambrose on her 13-year career in Ottawa

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  • From no-name policy wonk to leader of the Official Opposition, Rona Ambrose has had an impressive 13 years in Ottawa. She became the youngest

From no-name policy wonk to leader of the Official Opposition: Rona Ambrose on her 13-year career in Ottawa

News | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 15, 2017
  • From no-name policy wonk to leader of the Official Opposition, Rona Ambrose has had an impressive 13 years in Ottawa. She became the youngest
'It was a huge upset and no one expected that I would win,' Rona Ambrose says of her first election to the riding of Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta. in 2004. The Hill Times file photo

17 things you didn’t know about Mélanie Joly

  • Thanks to Canada’s rather youthful age, you can count on one hand the number of politicians in Canadian history who have been responsible for planning the
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Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly is tasked with hosting the 365-day sesquicentennial fête. P&I photograph by Jake Wright

17 things you didn’t know about Mélanie Joly

News | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 19, 2017
  • Thanks to Canada’s rather youthful age, you can count on one hand the number of politicians in Canadian history who have been responsible for planning the

17 things you didn’t know about Mélanie Joly

News | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 19, 2017
  • Thanks to Canada’s rather youthful age, you can count on one hand the number of politicians in Canadian history who have been responsible for planning the
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly is tasked with hosting the 365-day sesquicentennial fête. P&I photograph by Jake Wright

The Top 100: Power to the PMO

  • If you imagine the House of Commons to be a stage, and the politicians the players, the show could not go on without the managers
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 8, 2017
On Parliament Hill, the most relied-on political staffers have desks in 50 Wellington, the Langevin Block. P&I photograph by Andrew Meade

The Top 100: Power to the PMO

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 8, 2017
  • If you imagine the House of Commons to be a stage, and the politicians the players, the show could not go on without the managers

The Top 100: Power to the PMO

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 8, 2017
  • If you imagine the House of Commons to be a stage, and the politicians the players, the show could not go on without the managers
On Parliament Hill, the most relied-on political staffers have desks in 50 Wellington, the Langevin Block. P&I photograph by Andrew Meade

15 things you didn’t know about playwright Ins Choi

  • Ins Choi may not yet be a household name, but 2017 could be the year that changes. Choi’s popular play, Kim’s Convenience, debuted as
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 8, 2017
Canadian playwright Ins Choi P&I Illustration by Anthony Jenkins

15 things you didn’t know about playwright Ins Choi

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 8, 2017
  • Ins Choi may not yet be a household name, but 2017 could be the year that changes. Choi’s popular play, Kim’s Convenience, debuted as

15 things you didn’t know about playwright Ins Choi

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 8, 2017
  • Ins Choi may not yet be a household name, but 2017 could be the year that changes. Choi’s popular play, Kim’s Convenience, debuted as
Canadian playwright Ins Choi P&I Illustration by Anthony Jenkins

Visual CV: Rona Ambrose

  • From no-name policy wonk to Official Opposition Leader, Rona Ambrose has had an impressive 12 years in Ottawa. She became the youngest female member
News | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 21, 2016
“It was a huge upset and no one expected that I would win," Rona Ambrose says of her first election to the riding of Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta. in 2004. The Hill Times file photo.

Visual CV: Rona Ambrose

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  • From no-name policy wonk to Official Opposition Leader, Rona Ambrose has had an impressive 12 years in Ottawa. She became the youngest female member

Visual CV: Rona Ambrose

News | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 21, 2016
  • From no-name policy wonk to Official Opposition Leader, Rona Ambrose has had an impressive 12 years in Ottawa. She became the youngest female member
“It was a huge upset and no one expected that I would win," Rona Ambrose says of her first election to the riding of Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta. in 2004. The Hill Times file photo.

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