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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.

Cutest Pets on the Hill assembles its Team Canada for global contest

  • Plus: Former NDP MP Matthew Green lands a new job, Pamela Anderson and Michael Cera spotted in Ottawa, ex-NDP leader Tom Mulcair will chat
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 10, 2025
In the first Global Cutest Pets Showdown, the Canadian Animal Health Institute is fielding ‘Team Canada’ featuring 2025’s Cutest Dog winner Louis, left, Cutest Pet ‘Other’ category winner Hiccup the hamster, and Cutest Cat winner Göçebe.

Cutest Pets on the Hill assembles its Team Canada for global contest

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 10, 2025
  • Plus: Former NDP MP Matthew Green lands a new job, Pamela Anderson and Michael Cera spotted in Ottawa, ex-NDP leader Tom Mulcair will chat

Cutest Pets on the Hill assembles its Team Canada for global contest

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 10, 2025
  • Plus: Former NDP MP Matthew Green lands a new job, Pamela Anderson and Michael Cera spotted in Ottawa, ex-NDP leader Tom Mulcair will chat
In the first Global Cutest Pets Showdown, the Canadian Animal Health Institute is fielding ‘Team Canada’ featuring 2025’s Cutest Dog winner Louis, left, Cutest Pet ‘Other’ category winner Hiccup the hamster, and Cutest Cat winner Göçebe.

Senator Gwen Boniface bows out early from the Senate

  • Also, three ex-cabinet ministers are starting new careers in Quebec municipal politics, Marco Mendicino returns to practising law, and The Hill Times' All Politics
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 5, 2025
After nine years in the Senate, Independent Senator Gwen Boniface is leaving the Chamber five years ahead of her mandatory retirement date. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Senator Gwen Boniface bows out early from the Senate

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 5, 2025
  • Also, three ex-cabinet ministers are starting new careers in Quebec municipal politics, Marco Mendicino returns to practising law, and The Hill Times' All Politics

Senator Gwen Boniface bows out early from the Senate

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 5, 2025
  • Also, three ex-cabinet ministers are starting new careers in Quebec municipal politics, Marco Mendicino returns to practising law, and The Hill Times' All Politics
After nine years in the Senate, Independent Senator Gwen Boniface is leaving the Chamber five years ahead of her mandatory retirement date. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

‘Trump can’t see Canada from his house when it comes to his net popularity,’ says CNN on new Pew Research poll

  • Plus: former Senator Lise Bacon remembered as a trailblazer, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne to visit a cowboy-boot factory on Budget Day Eve, and the
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 3, 2025
CNN reporters Sarah Sidner, left, and Harry Enten look at data comparing the American president's net popularity in the United States versus Canada's net popularity with the same audience. “Canada is far more popular than Donald Trump is here in the United States," said Enten on Oct. 27. Screenshot courtesy of X

‘Trump can’t see Canada from his house when it comes to his net popularity,’ says CNN on new Pew Research poll

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 3, 2025
  • Plus: former Senator Lise Bacon remembered as a trailblazer, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne to visit a cowboy-boot factory on Budget Day Eve, and the

‘Trump can’t see Canada from his house when it comes to his net popularity,’ says CNN on new Pew Research poll

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 3, 2025
  • Plus: former Senator Lise Bacon remembered as a trailblazer, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne to visit a cowboy-boot factory on Budget Day Eve, and the
CNN reporters Sarah Sidner, left, and Harry Enten look at data comparing the American president's net popularity in the United States versus Canada's net popularity with the same audience. “Canada is far more popular than Donald Trump is here in the United States," said Enten on Oct. 27. Screenshot courtesy of X

Tim Cook remembered as ‘a great historian and a finer human’

  • Also, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna is hosting a new podcast, the Terrebonne election result will stand in Quebec, and Canadians are willing to
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 29, 2025
Canadian historian and author Tim Cook, pictured in 2008, died at the age of 53 on Oct. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Tim Cook remembered as ‘a great historian and a finer human’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 29, 2025
  • Also, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna is hosting a new podcast, the Terrebonne election result will stand in Quebec, and Canadians are willing to

Tim Cook remembered as ‘a great historian and a finer human’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 29, 2025
  • Also, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna is hosting a new podcast, the Terrebonne election result will stand in Quebec, and Canadians are willing to
Canadian historian and author Tim Cook, pictured in 2008, died at the age of 53 on Oct. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Wernick to talk ‘beyond dogma: rethinking state capacity to drive national productivity’ at C.D. Howe dinner on Oct. 28 in Toronto

  • MONDAY, OCT. 27 House Schedule—The House of Commons will sit Oct. 27-31; Nov. 3-7; Nov. 17-21; Nov. 24-28; Dec. 1-5; and Dec. 8-12. In
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 27, 2025
Michael Wernick, former clerk of the Privy Council and secretary to the federal cabinet, will deliver remarks, 'Beyond Dogma: Rethinking State Capacity to Drive National Productivity,' at the C.D. Howe's Patron Circle Dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 5:30 p.m. ET in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wernick to talk ‘beyond dogma: rethinking state capacity to drive national productivity’ at C.D. Howe dinner on Oct. 28 in Toronto

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 27, 2025
  • MONDAY, OCT. 27 House Schedule—The House of Commons will sit Oct. 27-31; Nov. 3-7; Nov. 17-21; Nov. 24-28; Dec. 1-5; and Dec. 8-12. In

Wernick to talk ‘beyond dogma: rethinking state capacity to drive national productivity’ at C.D. Howe dinner on Oct. 28 in Toronto

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 27, 2025
  • MONDAY, OCT. 27 House Schedule—The House of Commons will sit Oct. 27-31; Nov. 3-7; Nov. 17-21; Nov. 24-28; Dec. 1-5; and Dec. 8-12. In
Michael Wernick, former clerk of the Privy Council and secretary to the federal cabinet, will deliver remarks, 'Beyond Dogma: Rethinking State Capacity to Drive National Productivity,' at the C.D. Howe's Patron Circle Dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 5:30 p.m. ET in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Despite 21 years having gone by, the Expos still have an incredible fandom’: Netflix Canada celebrates new film, Who Killed the Montreal Expos? in Ottawa, Oct. 28

  • As Canadian baseball fans rally behind the Toronto Blue Jays as they head into the fourth game of the World Series on Oct. 28,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 27, 2025
Screenshots from 'Who Killed the Montreal Expos?' film
Screenshots from 'Who Killed the Montreal Expos?' film
Beloved mascot Youpii!, left, dances with a young fan, and a group shot of the Montreal Expos baseball team from the new Netflix documentary Who Killed the Montreal Expos? Screenshots courtesy of YouTube

‘Despite 21 years having gone by, the Expos still have an incredible fandom’: Netflix Canada celebrates new film, Who Killed the Montreal Expos? in Ottawa, Oct. 28

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 27, 2025
  • As Canadian baseball fans rally behind the Toronto Blue Jays as they head into the fourth game of the World Series on Oct. 28,

‘Despite 21 years having gone by, the Expos still have an incredible fandom’: Netflix Canada celebrates new film, Who Killed the Montreal Expos? in Ottawa, Oct. 28

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 27, 2025
  • As Canadian baseball fans rally behind the Toronto Blue Jays as they head into the fourth game of the World Series on Oct. 28,
Screenshots from 'Who Killed the Montreal Expos?' film
Beloved mascot Youpii!, left, dances with a young fan, and a group shot of the Montreal Expos baseball team from the new Netflix documentary Who Killed the Montreal Expos? Screenshots courtesy of YouTube

Mayoral hopeful ex-Tory MP Steven Blaney dishes on politics’ secret sauce

  • Plus: Robert Sinclair is Canada's new envoy to Sweden, Conservative MP Michael Kram got engaged, and a British 'construction influencer' takes a good look
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 22, 2025
Former Conservative cabinet minister Steven Blaney, right, discusses how poutine is like politics with Noovo.info reporter Caroline Dumont in Lévis, Que., on Oct. 7. Screenshot courtesy of Noovo.info

Mayoral hopeful ex-Tory MP Steven Blaney dishes on politics’ secret sauce

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 22, 2025
  • Plus: Robert Sinclair is Canada's new envoy to Sweden, Conservative MP Michael Kram got engaged, and a British 'construction influencer' takes a good look

Mayoral hopeful ex-Tory MP Steven Blaney dishes on politics’ secret sauce

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 22, 2025
  • Plus: Robert Sinclair is Canada's new envoy to Sweden, Conservative MP Michael Kram got engaged, and a British 'construction influencer' takes a good look
Former Conservative cabinet minister Steven Blaney, right, discusses how poutine is like politics with Noovo.info reporter Caroline Dumont in Lévis, Que., on Oct. 7. Screenshot courtesy of Noovo.info

Trudeau/Katy Perry romance attracts global media attention

  • Also, Katie Telford is featured in a new book about chiefs of staff, Chief of Defence Staff Jennie Carignan said there's 'no debate' about
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 20, 2025
Photos of former prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, kissing American singer Katy Perry, right, atop her yacht filled global news feeds last week following a scoop from the U.K.’s Daily Mail, centre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, screenshot courtesy of Facebook, and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Trudeau/Katy Perry romance attracts global media attention

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 20, 2025
  • Also, Katie Telford is featured in a new book about chiefs of staff, Chief of Defence Staff Jennie Carignan said there's 'no debate' about

Trudeau/Katy Perry romance attracts global media attention

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 20, 2025
  • Also, Katie Telford is featured in a new book about chiefs of staff, Chief of Defence Staff Jennie Carignan said there's 'no debate' about
Photos of former prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, kissing American singer Katy Perry, right, atop her yacht filled global news feeds last week following a scoop from the U.K.’s Daily Mail, centre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, screenshot courtesy of Facebook, and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

AG Hogan to release six audit reports on Tuesday, Oct. 21

  • House Schedule—The House of Commons will sit Oct. 20-24; Oct. 27-31; Nov. 3-7; Nov. 17-21; Nov. 24-28; Dec. 1-5; and Dec. 8-12. In total,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 20, 2025
Auditor General Karen Hogan will deliver six performance reports to the House on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 10 a.m., and will hold a press conference in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building at 12:30 p.m. ET. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AG Hogan to release six audit reports on Tuesday, Oct. 21

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 20, 2025
  • House Schedule—The House of Commons will sit Oct. 20-24; Oct. 27-31; Nov. 3-7; Nov. 17-21; Nov. 24-28; Dec. 1-5; and Dec. 8-12. In total,

AG Hogan to release six audit reports on Tuesday, Oct. 21

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 20, 2025
  • House Schedule—The House of Commons will sit Oct. 20-24; Oct. 27-31; Nov. 3-7; Nov. 17-21; Nov. 24-28; Dec. 1-5; and Dec. 8-12. In total,
Auditor General Karen Hogan will deliver six performance reports to the House on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 10 a.m., and will hold a press conference in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building at 12:30 p.m. ET. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Richards leaves the Red Chamber with only a few regrets

  • Plus: Senator Dawn Anderson joins the Conservatives, former PBO Yves Giroux joins the C.D. Howe Institute, and the Famous Five Foundation names its award
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 15, 2025
David Adams Richards in 2019 by Andrew Meade
David Adams Richards in 2019 by Andrew Meade
Conservative Senator David Adams Richards, who's also an award-winning novelist from New Brunswick, will retire from the Senate on Oct. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Richards leaves the Red Chamber with only a few regrets

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 15, 2025
  • Plus: Senator Dawn Anderson joins the Conservatives, former PBO Yves Giroux joins the C.D. Howe Institute, and the Famous Five Foundation names its award

Senator Richards leaves the Red Chamber with only a few regrets

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 15, 2025
  • Plus: Senator Dawn Anderson joins the Conservatives, former PBO Yves Giroux joins the C.D. Howe Institute, and the Famous Five Foundation names its award
David Adams Richards in 2019 by Andrew Meade
Conservative Senator David Adams Richards, who's also an award-winning novelist from New Brunswick, will retire from the Senate on Oct. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs, Senators race to see who’s the slowest in Bike on the Hill

  • Plus: Three takeaways from Stephen Maher's portrait in Maclean's of Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Supreme Court judges trade red-and-white robes for black ones,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 13, 2025
Bike Day on the Hill 2025
Bike Day on the Hill 2025
Come ride with me: Parliamentarians including Liberal MP Jean Yip; ISG Senator Pat Duncan, left; Liberal MP Chi Nguyen; Mayor of Chelsea, Que., Pierre Guénard; Liberal MP Eric St-Pierre; and ISG Senator Marnie McBean took part in Bike Day on the Hill on Oct. 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs, Senators race to see who’s the slowest in Bike on the Hill

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 13, 2025
  • Plus: Three takeaways from Stephen Maher's portrait in Maclean's of Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Supreme Court judges trade red-and-white robes for black ones,

MPs, Senators race to see who’s the slowest in Bike on the Hill

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 13, 2025
  • Plus: Three takeaways from Stephen Maher's portrait in Maclean's of Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Supreme Court judges trade red-and-white robes for black ones,
Bike Day on the Hill 2025
Come ride with me: Parliamentarians including Liberal MP Jean Yip; ISG Senator Pat Duncan, left; Liberal MP Chi Nguyen; Mayor of Chelsea, Que., Pierre Guénard; Liberal MP Eric St-Pierre; and ISG Senator Marnie McBean took part in Bike Day on the Hill on Oct. 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chief of Defence Staff Carignan to speak at Ottawa Mayor’s Breakfast on Tuesday, Oct. 14

  • MONDAY, OCT. 13 House Schedule—The House of Commons will sit Oct. 20-24; Oct. 27-31; Nov. 3-7; Nov. 17-21; Nov. 24-28; Dec. 1-5; and Dec.
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 13, 2025
Canada's Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carrignan, pictured, will be the special guest at the Mayor's Breakfast, hosted by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and the Ottawa Business Journal, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 7 a.m. ET at Ottawa City Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chief of Defence Staff Carignan to speak at Ottawa Mayor’s Breakfast on Tuesday, Oct. 14

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 13, 2025
  • MONDAY, OCT. 13 House Schedule—The House of Commons will sit Oct. 20-24; Oct. 27-31; Nov. 3-7; Nov. 17-21; Nov. 24-28; Dec. 1-5; and Dec.

Chief of Defence Staff Carignan to speak at Ottawa Mayor’s Breakfast on Tuesday, Oct. 14

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 13, 2025
  • MONDAY, OCT. 13 House Schedule—The House of Commons will sit Oct. 20-24; Oct. 27-31; Nov. 3-7; Nov. 17-21; Nov. 24-28; Dec. 1-5; and Dec.
Canada's Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carrignan, pictured, will be the special guest at the Mayor's Breakfast, hosted by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and the Ottawa Business Journal, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 7 a.m. ET at Ottawa City Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Poilievres guest star on a pair of podcasts

  • Also, the Parliamentary Press Gallery 'mugs' four former members, the search is on for Parliament's first visual artist laureate, and the Writers' Trust reveals
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, joined hosts Karman Wong and Travis Dhanraj on the Can’t Be Censored podcast on Oct. 1, while on Oct. 3, Anaida Poilievre, bottom right, was the guest on Amanda Alvaro, top right, and Rachael Segal's Beyond a Ballot podcast. Screenshots courtesy of YouTube and Instagram

The Poilievres guest star on a pair of podcasts

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 8, 2025
  • Also, the Parliamentary Press Gallery 'mugs' four former members, the search is on for Parliament's first visual artist laureate, and the Writers' Trust reveals

The Poilievres guest star on a pair of podcasts

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 8, 2025
  • Also, the Parliamentary Press Gallery 'mugs' four former members, the search is on for Parliament's first visual artist laureate, and the Writers' Trust reveals
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, joined hosts Karman Wong and Travis Dhanraj on the Can’t Be Censored podcast on Oct. 1, while on Oct. 3, Anaida Poilievre, bottom right, was the guest on Amanda Alvaro, top right, and Rachael Segal's Beyond a Ballot podcast. Screenshots courtesy of YouTube and Instagram

Ramadan, MacMillan, Kaur, Highway and Boulianne-Tremblay to be honoured at Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards on Oct. 22

  • Plus: Ottawa Mayor Sutcliffe reminds NCC that Wellington is still city property, Hannaford to succeed Dion as special rep to EU (but not ambassador),
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 6, 2025
The 2025 Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards will go to Tomson Highway, top left, Margaret MacMillan, Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay, Rupi Kaur, and Danny Ramadan at an Oct. 22 ceremony in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of Instagram, and Wikimedia Commons

Ramadan, MacMillan, Kaur, Highway and Boulianne-Tremblay to be honoured at Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards on Oct. 22

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 6, 2025
  • Plus: Ottawa Mayor Sutcliffe reminds NCC that Wellington is still city property, Hannaford to succeed Dion as special rep to EU (but not ambassador),

Ramadan, MacMillan, Kaur, Highway and Boulianne-Tremblay to be honoured at Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards on Oct. 22

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 6, 2025
  • Plus: Ottawa Mayor Sutcliffe reminds NCC that Wellington is still city property, Hannaford to succeed Dion as special rep to EU (but not ambassador),
The 2025 Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards will go to Tomson Highway, top left, Margaret MacMillan, Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay, Rupi Kaur, and Danny Ramadan at an Oct. 22 ceremony in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of Instagram, and Wikimedia Commons

Verbal fight night: Chrétien and Harper to spar at Regent Debate on Oct. 21

  • Also, former Conservative senior staffer Nigel Wright has died, NDP MP Gord Johns is a forestry champion, and former Canadian diplomat Bhupinder S. Liddar gets married
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 1, 2025
Former prime ministers Jean Chrétien, left, and Stephen Harper will take part in the Regent Debate in Toronto on Oct. 21. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Verbal fight night: Chrétien and Harper to spar at Regent Debate on Oct. 21

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 1, 2025
  • Also, former Conservative senior staffer Nigel Wright has died, NDP MP Gord Johns is a forestry champion, and former Canadian diplomat Bhupinder S. Liddar gets married

Verbal fight night: Chrétien and Harper to spar at Regent Debate on Oct. 21

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 1, 2025
  • Also, former Conservative senior staffer Nigel Wright has died, NDP MP Gord Johns is a forestry champion, and former Canadian diplomat Bhupinder S. Liddar gets married
Former prime ministers Jean Chrétien, left, and Stephen Harper will take part in the Regent Debate in Toronto on Oct. 21. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Giddy-up: more than a dozen RCMP-bred horses galloping to an auction near you

  • Plus: Raymond B. Blake's book on prime ministers wins the prestigious Shaughnessy Cohen award, India's new envoy is officially here, and MPs and Commonwealth
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 29, 2025
Sosi and Baffin are two of 16 Hanoverian horses up for auction on GCSurplus starting Sept. 29. Bred by the RCMP, they didn't make the cut for the Musical Ride, but are still "highly sought-after horses," according to the RCMP. Photographs courtesy of RCMP

Giddy-up: more than a dozen RCMP-bred horses galloping to an auction near you

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 29, 2025
  • Plus: Raymond B. Blake's book on prime ministers wins the prestigious Shaughnessy Cohen award, India's new envoy is officially here, and MPs and Commonwealth

Giddy-up: more than a dozen RCMP-bred horses galloping to an auction near you

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 29, 2025
  • Plus: Raymond B. Blake's book on prime ministers wins the prestigious Shaughnessy Cohen award, India's new envoy is officially here, and MPs and Commonwealth
Sosi and Baffin are two of 16 Hanoverian horses up for auction on GCSurplus starting Sept. 29. Bred by the RCMP, they didn't make the cut for the Musical Ride, but are still "highly sought-after horses," according to the RCMP. Photographs courtesy of RCMP

Dr. Theresa Tam to give inaugural Monique Bégin lecture next month

  • Plus, privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne takes the chair of the Global Privacy Assembly, and Avi Lewis launches his NDP leadership campaign.
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 24, 2025
Former chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam, left, will deliver a lecture on Oct. 30—the first in a series named in honour of former Liberal health minister Monique Bégin, right, who died in 2023. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Dr. Theresa Tam to give inaugural Monique Bégin lecture next month

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 24, 2025
  • Plus, privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne takes the chair of the Global Privacy Assembly, and Avi Lewis launches his NDP leadership campaign.

Dr. Theresa Tam to give inaugural Monique Bégin lecture next month

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 24, 2025
  • Plus, privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne takes the chair of the Global Privacy Assembly, and Avi Lewis launches his NDP leadership campaign.
Former chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam, left, will deliver a lecture on Oct. 30—the first in a series named in honour of former Liberal health minister Monique Bégin, right, who died in 2023. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Senator Pierre Moreau dishes with Le Devoir about Carney, Senate reform, and ‘rigorous’ budgets

  • Also: LGBT Purge Fund founder Michelle Douglas is this year's Vimy laureate, ministers Rebecca Alty and Maninder Sidhu make Maclean's list of nation-makers, plus
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 22, 2025
Senator Pierre Moreau, left, has been Government representative in the Senate since July, but only met Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, this past spring when he was asked to help Carney improve his French. In their mock debates, Moreau played the role of Bloc leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Senator Pierre Moreau dishes with Le Devoir about Carney, Senate reform, and ‘rigorous’ budgets

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 22, 2025
  • Also: LGBT Purge Fund founder Michelle Douglas is this year's Vimy laureate, ministers Rebecca Alty and Maninder Sidhu make Maclean's list of nation-makers, plus

Senator Pierre Moreau dishes with Le Devoir about Carney, Senate reform, and ‘rigorous’ budgets

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 22, 2025
  • Also: LGBT Purge Fund founder Michelle Douglas is this year's Vimy laureate, ministers Rebecca Alty and Maninder Sidhu make Maclean's list of nation-makers, plus
Senator Pierre Moreau, left, has been Government representative in the Senate since July, but only met Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, this past spring when he was asked to help Carney improve his French. In their mock debates, Moreau played the role of Bloc leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Toronto-to-Quebec City fundraising ride stops on the Hill

  • Plus: Elections Canada chief looks back at the April vote, four new ambassadors meet the GG, and five former Liberal staffers launch Barrack Hill
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 17, 2025
Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden, left, and Danish Ambassador to Canada Nicolaj Harris welcomed more than 60 cyclists raising funds for Campfire Circle to the Hill on Sept. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Toronto-to-Quebec City fundraising ride stops on the Hill

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 17, 2025
  • Plus: Elections Canada chief looks back at the April vote, four new ambassadors meet the GG, and five former Liberal staffers launch Barrack Hill

Toronto-to-Quebec City fundraising ride stops on the Hill

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 17, 2025
  • Plus: Elections Canada chief looks back at the April vote, four new ambassadors meet the GG, and five former Liberal staffers launch Barrack Hill
Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden, left, and Danish Ambassador to Canada Nicolaj Harris welcomed more than 60 cyclists raising funds for Campfire Circle to the Hill on Sept. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pete Buttigieg to speak in Ottawa on Sept. 22

  • Also, Heather Scoffield starts a new gig, Russo and Raj have a new podcast with Mansbridge, Global News says farewell to Marc-André Cossette, Writers'
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 15, 2025
Former United States transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg is scheduled to speak in Ottawa on Sept. 22. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

Pete Buttigieg to speak in Ottawa on Sept. 22

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 15, 2025
  • Also, Heather Scoffield starts a new gig, Russo and Raj have a new podcast with Mansbridge, Global News says farewell to Marc-André Cossette, Writers'

Pete Buttigieg to speak in Ottawa on Sept. 22

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 15, 2025
  • Also, Heather Scoffield starts a new gig, Russo and Raj have a new podcast with Mansbridge, Global News says farewell to Marc-André Cossette, Writers'
Former United States transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg is scheduled to speak in Ottawa on Sept. 22. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

Hodgson talks clean energy in Winnipeg

  • Plus, the Ukrainian leader announces a new set of sanctions against Russia.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, CHRISTINA LEADLAY, KATE MALLOY | September 12, 2025
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson will attend an event held by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hodgson talks clean energy in Winnipeg

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, CHRISTINA LEADLAY, KATE MALLOY | September 12, 2025
  • Plus, the Ukrainian leader announces a new set of sanctions against Russia.

Hodgson talks clean energy in Winnipeg

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, CHRISTINA LEADLAY, KATE MALLOY | September 12, 2025
  • Plus, the Ukrainian leader announces a new set of sanctions against Russia.
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson will attend an event held by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Youth to share climate concerns in Red Chamber: ‘Our job is to listen,’ says co-host Senator Mary Coyle

  • Also, Ben Mulroney takes over The West Block desk, former Liberal cabinet minister Ken Dryden has died, Senator Pierre Dalphond re-joins the Independent Senators
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 10, 2025
ISG Senator Mary Coyle in June 2025
ISG Senator Mary Coyle in June 2025
Independent Senator Mary Coyle is looking forward to hearing from three dozen young people about their hopes for the climate at the upcoming Canadian Youth Climate Assembly in the Senate Chamber on Sept. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Youth to share climate concerns in Red Chamber: ‘Our job is to listen,’ says co-host Senator Mary Coyle

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 10, 2025
  • Also, Ben Mulroney takes over The West Block desk, former Liberal cabinet minister Ken Dryden has died, Senator Pierre Dalphond re-joins the Independent Senators

Youth to share climate concerns in Red Chamber: ‘Our job is to listen,’ says co-host Senator Mary Coyle

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 10, 2025
  • Also, Ben Mulroney takes over The West Block desk, former Liberal cabinet minister Ken Dryden has died, Senator Pierre Dalphond re-joins the Independent Senators
ISG Senator Mary Coyle in June 2025
Independent Senator Mary Coyle is looking forward to hearing from three dozen young people about their hopes for the climate at the upcoming Canadian Youth Climate Assembly in the Senate Chamber on Sept. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘There were some FOMO moments’: Ex-senior Liberal staffer Jeremy Broadhurst reflects on politics as he joins private sector

  • Plus: Senator Woo is chairing a new group to support people accused of foreign interference, Senator Brazeau is named a mental health champion, and
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 8, 2025
Former Liberal national campaign director Jeremy Broadhurst, pictured in 2019, is "rested and eager to get back into action" as he starts a new job at Edelman Canada as senior vice-president of public and government affairs. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

‘There were some FOMO moments’: Ex-senior Liberal staffer Jeremy Broadhurst reflects on politics as he joins private sector

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 8, 2025
  • Plus: Senator Woo is chairing a new group to support people accused of foreign interference, Senator Brazeau is named a mental health champion, and

‘There were some FOMO moments’: Ex-senior Liberal staffer Jeremy Broadhurst reflects on politics as he joins private sector

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 8, 2025
  • Plus: Senator Woo is chairing a new group to support people accused of foreign interference, Senator Brazeau is named a mental health champion, and
Former Liberal national campaign director Jeremy Broadhurst, pictured in 2019, is "rested and eager to get back into action" as he starts a new job at Edelman Canada as senior vice-president of public and government affairs. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Grit MP Duguid to seek vacant House lead of Canada-U.S. group 

  • Plus, former PM Joe Clark lends his voice to a new book on Southeast Asian refugees, interim NDP Leader Don Davies talks about his
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 3, 2025
Liberal MP Terry Duguid has previously served in cabinet as minister of the environment and of sport, and as the minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Grit MP Duguid to seek vacant House lead of Canada-U.S. group 

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 3, 2025
  • Plus, former PM Joe Clark lends his voice to a new book on Southeast Asian refugees, interim NDP Leader Don Davies talks about his

Grit MP Duguid to seek vacant House lead of Canada-U.S. group 

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 3, 2025
  • Plus, former PM Joe Clark lends his voice to a new book on Southeast Asian refugees, interim NDP Leader Don Davies talks about his
Liberal MP Terry Duguid has previously served in cabinet as minister of the environment and of sport, and as the minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former Liberal chief of staff Lugli set to launch new business 

  • Plus, Battle River-Crowfoot byelection candidate Critchley has issued a challenge to Pierre Poilievre, and Jean Charest will provide his perspective on Canada-U.S. trade to
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 1, 2025
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Monique Lugli, a former chief of staff to multiple Liberal ministers, is preparing to formally launch a facilitation practice. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn

Former Liberal chief of staff Lugli set to launch new business 

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 1, 2025
  • Plus, Battle River-Crowfoot byelection candidate Critchley has issued a challenge to Pierre Poilievre, and Jean Charest will provide his perspective on Canada-U.S. trade to

Former Liberal chief of staff Lugli set to launch new business 

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 1, 2025
  • Plus, Battle River-Crowfoot byelection candidate Critchley has issued a challenge to Pierre Poilievre, and Jean Charest will provide his perspective on Canada-U.S. trade to
Monique Lugli
Monique Lugli, a former chief of staff to multiple Liberal ministers, is preparing to formally launch a facilitation practice. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn

Freelance journalist Justin Ling’s new book chronicles the 45th election

  • Plus, former Harper-era cabinet minister Gail Shea has died, U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra to speak in Ottawa next month, and office politics take on a
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 27, 2025
Freelance journalist Justin Ling, left, has written a book about the recent federal election, which was published on Aug. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright and cover image courtesy of Simon & Schuster

Freelance journalist Justin Ling’s new book chronicles the 45th election

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 27, 2025
  • Plus, former Harper-era cabinet minister Gail Shea has died, U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra to speak in Ottawa next month, and office politics take on a

Freelance journalist Justin Ling’s new book chronicles the 45th election

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 27, 2025
  • Plus, former Harper-era cabinet minister Gail Shea has died, U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra to speak in Ottawa next month, and office politics take on a
Freelance journalist Justin Ling, left, has written a book about the recent federal election, which was published on Aug. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright and cover image courtesy of Simon & Schuster

A dozen Senators, MP Turnbull taking part in Victoria Forum

  • Also, British Columbia Premier David Eby is coming to Ottawa on Sept. 18, ex-Liberal MP Soraya Martinez Ferrada will take part in a pre-mayoral
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 25, 2025
The Senators taking part in the Victoria Forum are ISG Senators Marie-Françoise Mégie, top left; Rosemary Moodie; Paulette Senior; Kim Pate; Rosa Galvez, second row, left; Yuen Pau Woo; and Joan Kingston; PSG Senators Amina Gerba and Andrew Cardozo, bottom left; CSG Senator Gigi Osler; and non-affiliated Senators Marilou McPhedran and Iris Petten. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Stuart Benson

A dozen Senators, MP Turnbull taking part in Victoria Forum

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 25, 2025
  • Also, British Columbia Premier David Eby is coming to Ottawa on Sept. 18, ex-Liberal MP Soraya Martinez Ferrada will take part in a pre-mayoral

A dozen Senators, MP Turnbull taking part in Victoria Forum

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 25, 2025
  • Also, British Columbia Premier David Eby is coming to Ottawa on Sept. 18, ex-Liberal MP Soraya Martinez Ferrada will take part in a pre-mayoral
The Senators taking part in the Victoria Forum are ISG Senators Marie-Françoise Mégie, top left; Rosemary Moodie; Paulette Senior; Kim Pate; Rosa Galvez, second row, left; Yuen Pau Woo; and Joan Kingston; PSG Senators Amina Gerba and Andrew Cardozo, bottom left; CSG Senator Gigi Osler; and non-affiliated Senators Marilou McPhedran and Iris Petten. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Stuart Benson
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Ex-senator Murray Sinclair remembered as ‘a giant,’ ‘brilliant,’ and ‘a national treasure’

  • Plus, a trio of NDP MPs float idea of a pin for residential school survivors, HealthCareCAN's head retires, and longtime press gallery reporter Courtney
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 6, 2024
Former judge, Truth and Reconciliation Commission chair, and retired senator Murray Sinclair died on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ex-senator Murray Sinclair remembered as ‘a giant,’ ‘brilliant,’ and ‘a national treasure’

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  • Plus, a trio of NDP MPs float idea of a pin for residential school survivors, HealthCareCAN's head retires, and longtime press gallery reporter Courtney

Ex-senator Murray Sinclair remembered as ‘a giant,’ ‘brilliant,’ and ‘a national treasure’

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  • Plus, a trio of NDP MPs float idea of a pin for residential school survivors, HealthCareCAN's head retires, and longtime press gallery reporter Courtney
Former judge, Truth and Reconciliation Commission chair, and retired senator Murray Sinclair died on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fraser pokes fun at Conservatives’ affinity for their three-word catch phrases in ‘The Slogan Bunch’

  • Plus: where to watch the U.S. election in Ottawa, Anita Vandenbeld leaves House Status of Women Committee, Fatima Syed gets an award, and Andrew
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 4, 2024
Bring it on home: Have you heard the Conservatives want to Axe the Tax, Build the Homes, Fix the Budget, Stop the Crime, and Bring it Home? Screen shots courtesy Sean Fraser's X account

Fraser pokes fun at Conservatives’ affinity for their three-word catch phrases in ‘The Slogan Bunch’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 4, 2024
  • Plus: where to watch the U.S. election in Ottawa, Anita Vandenbeld leaves House Status of Women Committee, Fatima Syed gets an award, and Andrew

Fraser pokes fun at Conservatives’ affinity for their three-word catch phrases in ‘The Slogan Bunch’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 4, 2024
  • Plus: where to watch the U.S. election in Ottawa, Anita Vandenbeld leaves House Status of Women Committee, Fatima Syed gets an award, and Andrew
Bring it on home: Have you heard the Conservatives want to Axe the Tax, Build the Homes, Fix the Budget, Stop the Crime, and Bring it Home? Screen shots courtesy Sean Fraser's X account

Charest, Monsef, and Leslie to talk modern democracy at Carleton 

  • Plus, Steve Paikin and Patrice Roy to moderate future leaders' debates, ex-Tory MP Robert Sopuck has died, and the Translation Bureau helps Laval University
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 30, 2024
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Megan Leslie, and Jean Charest will be in Ottawa on Nov. 20 to talk about modern democracy at Carleton University. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and courtesy of WWF

Charest, Monsef, and Leslie to talk modern democracy at Carleton 

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 30, 2024
  • Plus, Steve Paikin and Patrice Roy to moderate future leaders' debates, ex-Tory MP Robert Sopuck has died, and the Translation Bureau helps Laval University

Charest, Monsef, and Leslie to talk modern democracy at Carleton 

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 30, 2024
  • Plus, Steve Paikin and Patrice Roy to moderate future leaders' debates, ex-Tory MP Robert Sopuck has died, and the Translation Bureau helps Laval University
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Megan Leslie, and Jean Charest will be in Ottawa on Nov. 20 to talk about modern democracy at Carleton University. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and courtesy of WWF

So far, 39 MPs not running in next election, or 11.5 per cent of the House

  • Also, Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan returns from medical leave, Darrell Bricker muses on party fundraising, and Press Progress' Luke LeBrun gets an award.
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 28, 2024
Marie-Claude Bibeau, Filomena Tassi, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Emmanuel Dubourg, Pam Damoff, Francis Drouin, Ken McDonald, Seamus O'Regan, Anthony Rota, Carla Qualtrough, Dan Vandal, Karen Vecchio, Ed Fast, Colin Carrie, Louise Chabot, Jean-Denis Garon, Monique Pauzé, Charlie Angus, Rachel Blaney, Carol Hughes, Alain Rayes, and Pablo Rodriguez. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Cynthia Munster; House of Commons website; and courtesy MPs' offices. Artwork by Naomi Wildeboer

So far, 39 MPs not running in next election, or 11.5 per cent of the House

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 28, 2024
  • Also, Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan returns from medical leave, Darrell Bricker muses on party fundraising, and Press Progress' Luke LeBrun gets an award.

So far, 39 MPs not running in next election, or 11.5 per cent of the House

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 28, 2024
  • Also, Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan returns from medical leave, Darrell Bricker muses on party fundraising, and Press Progress' Luke LeBrun gets an award.
Marie-Claude Bibeau, Filomena Tassi, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Emmanuel Dubourg, Pam Damoff, Francis Drouin, Ken McDonald, Seamus O'Regan, Anthony Rota, Carla Qualtrough, Dan Vandal, Karen Vecchio, Ed Fast, Colin Carrie, Louise Chabot, Jean-Denis Garon, Monique Pauzé, Charlie Angus, Rachel Blaney, Carol Hughes, Alain Rayes, and Pablo Rodriguez. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Cynthia Munster; House of Commons website; and courtesy MPs' offices. Artwork by Naomi Wildeboer

Longtime dry cleaner at Wellington Building to retire

  • Plus, mixed election results for various ex-MPs, a trio of MPs receive a climate action award, and Jane Philpott takes on a health reform
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 23, 2024
Gwladys Raissa Kolo, left, will be taking over from Sylvie Poirier in the dry-cleaning services at the Wellington Building when Poirier retires at the end of this week. The Hill Times photograph by Christina Leadlay

Longtime dry cleaner at Wellington Building to retire

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 23, 2024
  • Plus, mixed election results for various ex-MPs, a trio of MPs receive a climate action award, and Jane Philpott takes on a health reform

Longtime dry cleaner at Wellington Building to retire

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 23, 2024
  • Plus, mixed election results for various ex-MPs, a trio of MPs receive a climate action award, and Jane Philpott takes on a health reform
Gwladys Raissa Kolo, left, will be taking over from Sylvie Poirier in the dry-cleaning services at the Wellington Building when Poirier retires at the end of this week. The Hill Times photograph by Christina Leadlay

Don’t play it again, Don: growing list of Canadian, American artists tell Trump to change his tune

  • Plus: two cabinet ministers confirm they won't run again, PEN Canada honours Shree Paradkar, Daniel Rogers is the new head of CSIS, and the
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 21, 2024
Rufus Wainwright, left, Leonard Cohen, Donald Trump, Céline Dion, and Neil Young. Wainwright and the estate of Cohen have joined the growing list of musicians who oppose Trump's use of their music during his political rallies, including Dion and Young. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Flickr

Don’t play it again, Don: growing list of Canadian, American artists tell Trump to change his tune

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 21, 2024
  • Plus: two cabinet ministers confirm they won't run again, PEN Canada honours Shree Paradkar, Daniel Rogers is the new head of CSIS, and the

Don’t play it again, Don: growing list of Canadian, American artists tell Trump to change his tune

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 21, 2024
  • Plus: two cabinet ministers confirm they won't run again, PEN Canada honours Shree Paradkar, Daniel Rogers is the new head of CSIS, and the
Rufus Wainwright, left, Leonard Cohen, Donald Trump, Céline Dion, and Neil Young. Wainwright and the estate of Cohen have joined the growing list of musicians who oppose Trump's use of their music during his political rallies, including Dion and Young. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Flickr

‘An important oral history of political life’: Samara Centre marks 10 years of MP exit interviews

  • Also, Paul Wells' latest essay on Justin Trudeau is coming out in French, LEAF set to launch a report on gender-based violence, and Doug
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 16, 2024
Samara Centre for Democracy's CEO Sabreena Delhon, left, with the centre's co-founders Alison Loat and Michael MacMillan during a special podcast episode on Oct. 7. Screenshot courtesy of the Samara Centre for Democracy

‘An important oral history of political life’: Samara Centre marks 10 years of MP exit interviews

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 16, 2024
  • Also, Paul Wells' latest essay on Justin Trudeau is coming out in French, LEAF set to launch a report on gender-based violence, and Doug

‘An important oral history of political life’: Samara Centre marks 10 years of MP exit interviews

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 16, 2024
  • Also, Paul Wells' latest essay on Justin Trudeau is coming out in French, LEAF set to launch a report on gender-based violence, and Doug
Samara Centre for Democracy's CEO Sabreena Delhon, left, with the centre's co-founders Alison Loat and Michael MacMillan during a special podcast episode on Oct. 7. Screenshot courtesy of the Samara Centre for Democracy

20th Century Boys band member and public servant Peter Linkletter dies

  • Also, Parliamentary Librarian Heather Lank bookends her career, Bloc MP Monique Pauzé hits pause on politics; and the Chronicle-Herald cuts ties with cartoonist Michael
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 14, 2024
The 20th Century Boys pictured at the Rainbow Bistro in Ottawa: Richard Mahoney, left, Peter Linkletter, David Fraser, Glen McInnis, Mike Martin, Peter Van Dusen, Warren Everson, Donovan Allen, and Kelly Craig. Photograph courtesy of 20th Century Boys/Facebook/Richard Arbuckle

20th Century Boys band member and public servant Peter Linkletter dies

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 14, 2024
  • Also, Parliamentary Librarian Heather Lank bookends her career, Bloc MP Monique Pauzé hits pause on politics; and the Chronicle-Herald cuts ties with cartoonist Michael

20th Century Boys band member and public servant Peter Linkletter dies

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 14, 2024
  • Also, Parliamentary Librarian Heather Lank bookends her career, Bloc MP Monique Pauzé hits pause on politics; and the Chronicle-Herald cuts ties with cartoonist Michael
The 20th Century Boys pictured at the Rainbow Bistro in Ottawa: Richard Mahoney, left, Peter Linkletter, David Fraser, Glen McInnis, Mike Martin, Peter Van Dusen, Warren Everson, Donovan Allen, and Kelly Craig. Photograph courtesy of 20th Century Boys/Facebook/Richard Arbuckle

Mark Carney, Jody Wilson-Raybould, and Lloyd Axworthy all have new books coming

  • Plus, the Métis National Council is without a president following Cassidy Caron’s Sept. 30 departure, Olivier Cullen and Annalisa Harris join the Blackbird Strategies
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 9, 2024
Mark Carney, left, Jody Wilson-Raybould, and Lloyd Axworthy all have new books coming out soon. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Mark Carney, Jody Wilson-Raybould, and Lloyd Axworthy all have new books coming

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 9, 2024
  • Plus, the Métis National Council is without a president following Cassidy Caron’s Sept. 30 departure, Olivier Cullen and Annalisa Harris join the Blackbird Strategies

Mark Carney, Jody Wilson-Raybould, and Lloyd Axworthy all have new books coming

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 9, 2024
  • Plus, the Métis National Council is without a president following Cassidy Caron’s Sept. 30 departure, Olivier Cullen and Annalisa Harris join the Blackbird Strategies
Mark Carney, left, Jody Wilson-Raybould, and Lloyd Axworthy all have new books coming out soon. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Costa Rica’s ambassador to Canada, Adriana Solano Laclé, has died

  • Also, Conservatives hope to move mountains with their new ad, Senator Klyne reacts to Cher endorsing his bill, and reporter Mickey Djuric joins Politico.
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 7, 2024
Costa Rica's ambassador, Adriana Solando Laclé, centre, pictured in September 2023 with The Hill Times' founding editor and publisher Jim Creskey, left, and publisher Anne Marie Creskey. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Costa Rica’s ambassador to Canada, Adriana Solano Laclé, has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 7, 2024
  • Also, Conservatives hope to move mountains with their new ad, Senator Klyne reacts to Cher endorsing his bill, and reporter Mickey Djuric joins Politico.

Costa Rica’s ambassador to Canada, Adriana Solano Laclé, has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 7, 2024
  • Also, Conservatives hope to move mountains with their new ad, Senator Klyne reacts to Cher endorsing his bill, and reporter Mickey Djuric joins Politico.
Costa Rica's ambassador, Adriana Solando Laclé, centre, pictured in September 2023 with The Hill Times' founding editor and publisher Jim Creskey, left, and publisher Anne Marie Creskey. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Senator Bernard and House Speaker Fergus among Nation Builder Award laureates

  • Other Senator updates include: Bernadette Clement being honoured by uOttawa, and Marty Deacon co-hosting Bike Day on the Hill. Also, reaction to Governor General
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 2, 2024
PSG Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, left, and House Speaker Greg Fergus will be honoured at the Nation Builder awards gala in Toronto on Oct. 5. Photograph courtesy Sen. Bernard, and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Senator Bernard and House Speaker Fergus among Nation Builder Award laureates

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 2, 2024
  • Other Senator updates include: Bernadette Clement being honoured by uOttawa, and Marty Deacon co-hosting Bike Day on the Hill. Also, reaction to Governor General

Senator Bernard and House Speaker Fergus among Nation Builder Award laureates

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | October 2, 2024
  • Other Senator updates include: Bernadette Clement being honoured by uOttawa, and Marty Deacon co-hosting Bike Day on the Hill. Also, reaction to Governor General
PSG Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, left, and House Speaker Greg Fergus will be honoured at the Nation Builder awards gala in Toronto on Oct. 5. Photograph courtesy Sen. Bernard, and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Gosh, don’t go: U.K. high commish Goshko to leave Ottawa Oct. 31

  • Plus, Francis Fox died, Trudeau appoints another Senator, first U.S. ambassador-at-large to the Arctic named, Cher endorses Bill S-15, PEN Canada honours jailed journalist
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 30, 2024
British High Commissioner Susannah Goshko, right, pictured with Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe on Sept. 24, 2024, will be leaving Ottawa on Oct. 31 for a new posting. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Gosh, don’t go: U.K. high commish Goshko to leave Ottawa Oct. 31

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 30, 2024
  • Plus, Francis Fox died, Trudeau appoints another Senator, first U.S. ambassador-at-large to the Arctic named, Cher endorses Bill S-15, PEN Canada honours jailed journalist

Gosh, don’t go: U.K. high commish Goshko to leave Ottawa Oct. 31

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 30, 2024
  • Plus, Francis Fox died, Trudeau appoints another Senator, first U.S. ambassador-at-large to the Arctic named, Cher endorses Bill S-15, PEN Canada honours jailed journalist
British High Commissioner Susannah Goshko, right, pictured with Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe on Sept. 24, 2024, will be leaving Ottawa on Oct. 31 for a new posting. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Gimme shelter: West Block’s south entry gets a new awning

  • Plus, Percy Mockler and Candice Bergen each receive FPAC's Jim Carr award, Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is heading to small-claims court, and the press
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 25, 2024
A new awning was built this summer over the south entrance at West Block to protect users from bad weather.

Gimme shelter: West Block’s south entry gets a new awning

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 25, 2024
  • Plus, Percy Mockler and Candice Bergen each receive FPAC's Jim Carr award, Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is heading to small-claims court, and the press

Gimme shelter: West Block’s south entry gets a new awning

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 25, 2024
  • Plus, Percy Mockler and Candice Bergen each receive FPAC's Jim Carr award, Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is heading to small-claims court, and the press
A new awning was built this summer over the south entrance at West Block to protect users from bad weather.

‘Our voices have been heard!’ sings Liberal MP Coteau as Juno Awards changes tune

  • Plus, Mila Mulroney is the new chancellor at St. FX, Dominic LeBlanc marks five cancer-free years, and CP's Dylan Robertson is back to work
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 23, 2024
Liberal MP Michael Coteau welcomed the Juno Awards’ decision last week to reinstate three musical categories which it had put on “haitus” earlier this month.

‘Our voices have been heard!’ sings Liberal MP Coteau as Juno Awards changes tune

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 23, 2024
  • Plus, Mila Mulroney is the new chancellor at St. FX, Dominic LeBlanc marks five cancer-free years, and CP's Dylan Robertson is back to work

‘Our voices have been heard!’ sings Liberal MP Coteau as Juno Awards changes tune

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 23, 2024
  • Plus, Mila Mulroney is the new chancellor at St. FX, Dominic LeBlanc marks five cancer-free years, and CP's Dylan Robertson is back to work
Liberal MP Michael Coteau welcomed the Juno Awards’ decision last week to reinstate three musical categories which it had put on “haitus” earlier this month.

Byelection nail-biter: NDP fills its Dance card in Winnipeg, while Sauvé shows out for the Bloc

  • Plus, Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan publishes a new book, Roméo Dallaire will resume his book tour this fall, and another retired top solider—Walter Natynczyk—is
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 17, 2024
New Democrat Leila Dance, right, will soon join caucus members like Blake Desjarlais, left, in Ottawa after winning the Elmwood–Transcona, Man., byelection on Sept. 16. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Byelection nail-biter: NDP fills its Dance card in Winnipeg, while Sauvé shows out for the Bloc

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 17, 2024
  • Plus, Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan publishes a new book, Roméo Dallaire will resume his book tour this fall, and another retired top solider—Walter Natynczyk—is

Byelection nail-biter: NDP fills its Dance card in Winnipeg, while Sauvé shows out for the Bloc

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 17, 2024
  • Plus, Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan publishes a new book, Roméo Dallaire will resume his book tour this fall, and another retired top solider—Walter Natynczyk—is
New Democrat Leila Dance, right, will soon join caucus members like Blake Desjarlais, left, in Ottawa after winning the Elmwood–Transcona, Man., byelection on Sept. 16. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

The Other Hill to launch with introspective chat on Ottawa’s future

  • Plus: Tory MP Rachael Thomas has a baby; authors Murray Sinclair, Stephen Maher, John Vaillant, and Marie Wilson are coming to the Toronto authors'
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 16, 2024
The Other Hill's board of directors includes recent Liberal ministerial staffer Frédérique Tsaï-Klassen, left, and Sandstone Group co-founder Kevin Bosch, also an ex-Grit staffer. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn and The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

The Other Hill to launch with introspective chat on Ottawa’s future

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 16, 2024
  • Plus: Tory MP Rachael Thomas has a baby; authors Murray Sinclair, Stephen Maher, John Vaillant, and Marie Wilson are coming to the Toronto authors'

The Other Hill to launch with introspective chat on Ottawa’s future

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 16, 2024
  • Plus: Tory MP Rachael Thomas has a baby; authors Murray Sinclair, Stephen Maher, John Vaillant, and Marie Wilson are coming to the Toronto authors'
The Other Hill's board of directors includes recent Liberal ministerial staffer Frédérique Tsaï-Klassen, left, and Sandstone Group co-founder Kevin Bosch, also an ex-Grit staffer. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn and The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Liberal MP Ehsassi named one of Canada’s most influential lawyers

  • Also, Senator Petten takes on a new role, Don Boudria has a lot to celebrate, and former Alberta NDP minister Shannon Phillips joins strategy
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 11, 2024
Canadian Lawyer magazine named Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi one of the country’s top 25 most influential lawyers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MP Ehsassi named one of Canada’s most influential lawyers

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 11, 2024
  • Also, Senator Petten takes on a new role, Don Boudria has a lot to celebrate, and former Alberta NDP minister Shannon Phillips joins strategy

Liberal MP Ehsassi named one of Canada’s most influential lawyers

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 11, 2024
  • Also, Senator Petten takes on a new role, Don Boudria has a lot to celebrate, and former Alberta NDP minister Shannon Phillips joins strategy
Canadian Lawyer magazine named Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi one of the country’s top 25 most influential lawyers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Author and journalist Stevie Cameron laid to rest in Toronto

  • Plus, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has a chat with Chatelaine, and John Manley and Martha Hall Findlay are named as final two debaters
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 9, 2024
Award-winning author and investigative journalist Stevie Cameron, pictured in 2007, died on Aug. 31, 2024, at the age of 80. The Hill Times file photograph

Author and journalist Stevie Cameron laid to rest in Toronto

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 9, 2024
  • Plus, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has a chat with Chatelaine, and John Manley and Martha Hall Findlay are named as final two debaters

Author and journalist Stevie Cameron laid to rest in Toronto

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 9, 2024
  • Plus, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has a chat with Chatelaine, and John Manley and Martha Hall Findlay are named as final two debaters
Award-winning author and investigative journalist Stevie Cameron, pictured in 2007, died on Aug. 31, 2024, at the age of 80. The Hill Times file photograph

Avi Lewis acclaimed as NDP candidate in Vancouver Centre

  • Plus, the Hogue Commission releases its fall calendar of hearings, Erin O'Toole is in B.C. when politics happens, and Glen McInnis leaves CPAC to
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 4, 2024
Avi Lewis, centre, has recently been acclaimed as the federal NDP candidate in Vancouver Centre, B.C. The Hill Times file photograph

Avi Lewis acclaimed as NDP candidate in Vancouver Centre

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 4, 2024
  • Plus, the Hogue Commission releases its fall calendar of hearings, Erin O'Toole is in B.C. when politics happens, and Glen McInnis leaves CPAC to

Avi Lewis acclaimed as NDP candidate in Vancouver Centre

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 4, 2024
  • Plus, the Hogue Commission releases its fall calendar of hearings, Erin O'Toole is in B.C. when politics happens, and Glen McInnis leaves CPAC to
Avi Lewis, centre, has recently been acclaimed as the federal NDP candidate in Vancouver Centre, B.C. The Hill Times file photograph

Retired Senator Lilian Dyck and ex-GG Adrienne Clarkson among Chinese Canadian Legends

  • Also, veteran Hill Times editorial cartoonist Michael de Adder wins an award, Mélanie Joly assigns four new heads of mission, and Liberal MP Mona
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 2, 2024
Former Senator Lilian Eva Quan Dyck was among six people honoured at the 2024 Chinese Canadian Legend Award Gala in Toronto on Aug. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Retired Senator Lilian Dyck and ex-GG Adrienne Clarkson among Chinese Canadian Legends

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 2, 2024
  • Also, veteran Hill Times editorial cartoonist Michael de Adder wins an award, Mélanie Joly assigns four new heads of mission, and Liberal MP Mona

Retired Senator Lilian Dyck and ex-GG Adrienne Clarkson among Chinese Canadian Legends

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 2, 2024
  • Also, veteran Hill Times editorial cartoonist Michael de Adder wins an award, Mélanie Joly assigns four new heads of mission, and Liberal MP Mona
Former Senator Lilian Eva Quan Dyck was among six people honoured at the 2024 Chinese Canadian Legend Award Gala in Toronto on Aug. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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