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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.

PSPC eyes possible ‘invisible lift’ for Centre Block 

  • Plus: Ex-Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer is mulling a federal comeback, former Bloc MP Kristina Michaud writes about the perils of riding redistribution, and former
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 17, 2025
Public Services and Procurement Canada is exploring the idea of an invisible lift system or 'retractable stairs,' within the steps leading to Centre Block’s main doors, pictured, to make the Peace Tower’s entrance more accessible.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC eyes possible ‘invisible lift’ for Centre Block 

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 17, 2025
  • Plus: Ex-Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer is mulling a federal comeback, former Bloc MP Kristina Michaud writes about the perils of riding redistribution, and former

PSPC eyes possible ‘invisible lift’ for Centre Block 

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 17, 2025
  • Plus: Ex-Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer is mulling a federal comeback, former Bloc MP Kristina Michaud writes about the perils of riding redistribution, and former
Public Services and Procurement Canada is exploring the idea of an invisible lift system or 'retractable stairs,' within the steps leading to Centre Block’s main doors, pictured, to make the Peace Tower’s entrance more accessible.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Decked halls of Parliament on pause until House returns on Jan. 26

  • WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17 House Schedule—The House of Commons adjourned last week until Jan. 26, 2026, and is scheduled to sit for 117 days in
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 17, 2025
The House of Commons rose on Dec. 11. MPs will be back in Ottawa on Jan. 26, 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Decked halls of Parliament on pause until House returns on Jan. 26

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 17, 2025
  • WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17 House Schedule—The House of Commons adjourned last week until Jan. 26, 2026, and is scheduled to sit for 117 days in

Decked halls of Parliament on pause until House returns on Jan. 26

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 17, 2025
  • WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17 House Schedule—The House of Commons adjourned last week until Jan. 26, 2026, and is scheduled to sit for 117 days in
The House of Commons rose on Dec. 11. MPs will be back in Ottawa on Jan. 26, 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem to talk about Canada’s economy on Tuesday, Dec. 16, in Montreal

  • MONDAY, DEC. 15 House Schedule—The House of Commons adjourned last week until Jan. 26, 2026, and is scheduled to sit for 117 days in
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 15, 2025
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem will deliver remarks mainly in French on 'Insights on the Canadian Economy,' hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitain Montreal on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 11:30 a.m. ET at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem to talk about Canada’s economy on Tuesday, Dec. 16, in Montreal

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 15, 2025
  • MONDAY, DEC. 15 House Schedule—The House of Commons adjourned last week until Jan. 26, 2026, and is scheduled to sit for 117 days in

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem to talk about Canada’s economy on Tuesday, Dec. 16, in Montreal

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 15, 2025
  • MONDAY, DEC. 15 House Schedule—The House of Commons adjourned last week until Jan. 26, 2026, and is scheduled to sit for 117 days in
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem will deliver remarks mainly in French on 'Insights on the Canadian Economy,' hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitain Montreal on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 11:30 a.m. ET at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We have a point of vulnerability here’: Senator Quinn wants to reaffirm Canadian sovereignty of tiny Bay-of-Fundy island

  • Plus: A couple of current and former Conservative MPs are considering running for the B.C. party's leadership, Senator Farah Mohamed receives a medal at
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 15, 2025
CSG Senator Jim Quinn, a former Coast Guard member, wants the federal government to make American visitors present official identification when they visit the Canadian-owned Machias Seal Island: “We have to be realistic with how do we deal with potential challenges on our border," he said. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We have a point of vulnerability here’: Senator Quinn wants to reaffirm Canadian sovereignty of tiny Bay-of-Fundy island

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 15, 2025
  • Plus: A couple of current and former Conservative MPs are considering running for the B.C. party's leadership, Senator Farah Mohamed receives a medal at

‘We have a point of vulnerability here’: Senator Quinn wants to reaffirm Canadian sovereignty of tiny Bay-of-Fundy island

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 15, 2025
  • Plus: A couple of current and former Conservative MPs are considering running for the B.C. party's leadership, Senator Farah Mohamed receives a medal at
CSG Senator Jim Quinn, a former Coast Guard member, wants the federal government to make American visitors present official identification when they visit the Canadian-owned Machias Seal Island: “We have to be realistic with how do we deal with potential challenges on our border," he said. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate publishes new accessibility plan

  • Plus: Conservative MP Arnold Viersen spreads the Dutch Sinterklaas tradition in the House, the press gallery bids adieu to Radio-Canada's Louis Blouin, and former
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 10, 2025
Senate Clerk Shaila Anwar, left, says the Red Chamber’s accessibility plan is 'a significant step toward eliminating barriers to participation for Canadians.' Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate publishes new accessibility plan

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 10, 2025
  • Plus: Conservative MP Arnold Viersen spreads the Dutch Sinterklaas tradition in the House, the press gallery bids adieu to Radio-Canada's Louis Blouin, and former

Senate publishes new accessibility plan

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 10, 2025
  • Plus: Conservative MP Arnold Viersen spreads the Dutch Sinterklaas tradition in the House, the press gallery bids adieu to Radio-Canada's Louis Blouin, and former
Senate Clerk Shaila Anwar, left, says the Red Chamber’s accessibility plan is 'a significant step toward eliminating barriers to participation for Canadians.' Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parl Sec Carlos Leitão talks globalization under pressure in Montreal on Dec. 11

  • WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10 House Schedule—The House of Commons will sit Dec. 8-12. In total, the House will have sat only 73 days this year.
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 10, 2025
Carlos Leitao
Carlos Leitao
Liberal MP Carlos Leitão, parliamentary secretary to the industry minister, will take part in a French panel discussion on hosted by the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Dec. 11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parl Sec Carlos Leitão talks globalization under pressure in Montreal on Dec. 11

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 10, 2025
  • WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10 House Schedule—The House of Commons will sit Dec. 8-12. In total, the House will have sat only 73 days this year.

Parl Sec Carlos Leitão talks globalization under pressure in Montreal on Dec. 11

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 10, 2025
  • WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10 House Schedule—The House of Commons will sit Dec. 8-12. In total, the House will have sat only 73 days this year.
Carlos Leitao
Liberal MP Carlos Leitão, parliamentary secretary to the industry minister, will take part in a French panel discussion on hosted by the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Dec. 11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘An extraordinary level of detail’: new edition of 1,339-page House Procedure and Practice book out now

  • Plus: Diana Fox Carney marks World AIDS Day in Ottawa, Zita Cobb launches Shorefast Institute, and Justin Trudeau brings Katy Perry to lunch with
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 8, 2025
Jeffrey LeBlanc, Eric Janse
Jeffrey LeBlanc, Eric Janse
'House of Commons Procedure and Practice, Fourth Edition, 2025,' edited by House of Commons Clerk Eric Janse, right, and deputy clerk of procedure Jeffrey LeBlanc, is available both digitally and in hard copy. Book image courtesy of the Library of Parliament and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘An extraordinary level of detail’: new edition of 1,339-page House Procedure and Practice book out now

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 8, 2025
  • Plus: Diana Fox Carney marks World AIDS Day in Ottawa, Zita Cobb launches Shorefast Institute, and Justin Trudeau brings Katy Perry to lunch with

‘An extraordinary level of detail’: new edition of 1,339-page House Procedure and Practice book out now

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 8, 2025
  • Plus: Diana Fox Carney marks World AIDS Day in Ottawa, Zita Cobb launches Shorefast Institute, and Justin Trudeau brings Katy Perry to lunch with
Jeffrey LeBlanc, Eric Janse
'House of Commons Procedure and Practice, Fourth Edition, 2025,' edited by House of Commons Clerk Eric Janse, right, and deputy clerk of procedure Jeffrey LeBlanc, is available both digitally and in hard copy. Book image courtesy of the Library of Parliament and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly to speak at Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Thursday, Dec. 18

  • MONDAY, DEC. 8 House Schedule—The House of Commons will sit Dec. 8-12. In total, the House will have sat only 73 days this year.
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 8, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will deliver remarks in French and English on 'Strengthening industrial capacity in a changing world,' at a breakfast event hosted by the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations. Thursday, Dec. 18, at 7:45 a.m. ET in Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly to speak at Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Thursday, Dec. 18

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 8, 2025
  • MONDAY, DEC. 8 House Schedule—The House of Commons will sit Dec. 8-12. In total, the House will have sat only 73 days this year.

Joly to speak at Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Thursday, Dec. 18

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 8, 2025
  • MONDAY, DEC. 8 House Schedule—The House of Commons will sit Dec. 8-12. In total, the House will have sat only 73 days this year.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will deliver remarks in French and English on 'Strengthening industrial capacity in a changing world,' at a breakfast event hosted by the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations. Thursday, Dec. 18, at 7:45 a.m. ET in Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

  • In his book, 21 Things You Need to Know About Indigenous Self-Government, Bob Joseph breaks down many assumptions about the Indian Act and easily
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 8, 2025
Bob Joseph
Bob Joseph
Author Bob Joseph, a Status Indian, feels Indigenous Peoples would thrive if there were more self-government agreements with Canada's over 600 First Nations. "We are totally ready. We just need to take that action," he told The Hill Times. Photograph by Nathan Smith

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 8, 2025
  • In his book, 21 Things You Need to Know About Indigenous Self-Government, Bob Joseph breaks down many assumptions about the Indian Act and easily

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

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 8, 2025
  • In his book, 21 Things You Need to Know About Indigenous Self-Government, Bob Joseph breaks down many assumptions about the Indian Act and easily
Bob Joseph
Author Bob Joseph, a Status Indian, feels Indigenous Peoples would thrive if there were more self-government agreements with Canada's over 600 First Nations. "We are totally ready. We just need to take that action," he told The Hill Times. Photograph by Nathan Smith

Mark to Mark: PM Carney sits down for breakfast chat with Ottawa Mayor Sutcliffe on Dec. 8

  • TUESDAY, DEC. 2—THURSDAY, DEC. 4 AFN Special Chiefs Assembly and Gala—The Assembly of First Nations hosts a Special Chiefs Assembly from Tuesday, Dec. 2,
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 3, 2025
Mark Carney, Mark Sutcliffe
Mark Carney, Mark Sutcliffe
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, will take part in a fireside chat with Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe as part of the Mayor's Breakfast on Dec. 8. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Mark to Mark: PM Carney sits down for breakfast chat with Ottawa Mayor Sutcliffe on Dec. 8

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 3, 2025
  • TUESDAY, DEC. 2—THURSDAY, DEC. 4 AFN Special Chiefs Assembly and Gala—The Assembly of First Nations hosts a Special Chiefs Assembly from Tuesday, Dec. 2,

Mark to Mark: PM Carney sits down for breakfast chat with Ottawa Mayor Sutcliffe on Dec. 8

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 3, 2025
  • TUESDAY, DEC. 2—THURSDAY, DEC. 4 AFN Special Chiefs Assembly and Gala—The Assembly of First Nations hosts a Special Chiefs Assembly from Tuesday, Dec. 2,
Mark Carney, Mark Sutcliffe
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, will take part in a fireside chat with Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe as part of the Mayor's Breakfast on Dec. 8. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

CPAC’s future at risk as CRTC hits ‘mute’ on channel’s funding boost request

  • Also, Irish rap group Kneecap signals legal action against Liberal MP Gasparro, two former MPs find new jobs off the Hill, and Time magazine
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 3, 2025
CPAC CEO Christa Dickenson, left, says the CRTC's move to delay its decision on their request for a funding boost could mean the cable channel, which broadcasts parliamentary activities including House of Commons business, could go dark. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson and screenshot courtesy of CPAC

CPAC’s future at risk as CRTC hits ‘mute’ on channel’s funding boost request

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 3, 2025
  • Also, Irish rap group Kneecap signals legal action against Liberal MP Gasparro, two former MPs find new jobs off the Hill, and Time magazine

CPAC’s future at risk as CRTC hits ‘mute’ on channel’s funding boost request

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 3, 2025
  • Also, Irish rap group Kneecap signals legal action against Liberal MP Gasparro, two former MPs find new jobs off the Hill, and Time magazine
CPAC CEO Christa Dickenson, left, says the CRTC's move to delay its decision on their request for a funding boost could mean the cable channel, which broadcasts parliamentary activities including House of Commons business, could go dark. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson and screenshot courtesy of CPAC

National Defence makes downtown Ottawa its drone-testing playground

  • Plus: The Public Policy Forum honours Globe bureau chief Bob Fife, Vince Beiser wins the Balsillie public policy book prize, and the SheIS movement—of
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 1, 2025
Drone testing in Ottawa Nov 2025 by Kate Malloy
Drone testing in Ottawa Nov 2025 by Kate Malloy
Two drones fly above the corner of Queen and Kent Streets in downtown Ottawa on Nov. 24, 2025, part of testing for National Defence's Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security program. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

National Defence makes downtown Ottawa its drone-testing playground

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 1, 2025
  • Plus: The Public Policy Forum honours Globe bureau chief Bob Fife, Vince Beiser wins the Balsillie public policy book prize, and the SheIS movement—of

National Defence makes downtown Ottawa its drone-testing playground

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 1, 2025
  • Plus: The Public Policy Forum honours Globe bureau chief Bob Fife, Vince Beiser wins the Balsillie public policy book prize, and the SheIS movement—of
Drone testing in Ottawa Nov 2025 by Kate Malloy
Two drones fly above the corner of Queen and Kent Streets in downtown Ottawa on Nov. 24, 2025, part of testing for National Defence's Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security program. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

Press gallery dinner such a hot ticket, filling it up to overflow

  • Plus: Steve Outhouse will run the Conservatives' next election campaign, Senator Katherine Hay is honoured for her work at Kids Help Phone, and six
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 26, 2025
Press Gallery Dinner 2024
Press Gallery Dinner 2024
Bloc MP Christine Normandin, left, then-NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen, CPAC's Mathieu Cordeau, Liberal MP Mona Fortier, NDP MP Heather McPherson, and then-CPAC's Noah Richardson, plus Shannon Day-Newman, Global Public Affairs’ Hannah Thibedeau, retired CBC host Don Newman, CBC's Kate McKenna, and Sarah Brunetti at the 2024 Gallery Dinner. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Press gallery dinner such a hot ticket, filling it up to overflow

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 26, 2025
  • Plus: Steve Outhouse will run the Conservatives' next election campaign, Senator Katherine Hay is honoured for her work at Kids Help Phone, and six

Press gallery dinner such a hot ticket, filling it up to overflow

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 26, 2025
  • Plus: Steve Outhouse will run the Conservatives' next election campaign, Senator Katherine Hay is honoured for her work at Kids Help Phone, and six
Press Gallery Dinner 2024
Bloc MP Christine Normandin, left, then-NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen, CPAC's Mathieu Cordeau, Liberal MP Mona Fortier, NDP MP Heather McPherson, and then-CPAC's Noah Richardson, plus Shannon Day-Newman, Global Public Affairs’ Hannah Thibedeau, retired CBC host Don Newman, CBC's Kate McKenna, and Sarah Brunetti at the 2024 Gallery Dinner. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Trump’s tariffs ‘just baseline stupid’: American Scott Galloway offers huge defence of Canada in Piers Morgan Uncensored

  • Also, Richard Gere stops by the Hill for Tibet Day, Justin Ling is The Toronto Star's newest columnist, Sergio Marchi launches his book, and
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 24, 2025
Kevin O'Leary, Piers Morgan, Scott Galloway on Nov 2025
Kevin O'Leary, Piers Morgan, Scott Galloway on Nov 2025
American public speaker, academic, and entrepreneur Scott Galloway, right, on the Nov. 15 episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored with the eponymous host, centre, and Canadian businessman Kevin O'Leary. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

Trump’s tariffs ‘just baseline stupid’: American Scott Galloway offers huge defence of Canada in Piers Morgan Uncensored

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 24, 2025
  • Also, Richard Gere stops by the Hill for Tibet Day, Justin Ling is The Toronto Star's newest columnist, Sergio Marchi launches his book, and

Trump’s tariffs ‘just baseline stupid’: American Scott Galloway offers huge defence of Canada in Piers Morgan Uncensored

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 24, 2025
  • Also, Richard Gere stops by the Hill for Tibet Day, Justin Ling is The Toronto Star's newest columnist, Sergio Marchi launches his book, and
Kevin O'Leary, Piers Morgan, Scott Galloway on Nov 2025
American public speaker, academic, and entrepreneur Scott Galloway, right, on the Nov. 15 episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored with the eponymous host, centre, and Canadian businessman Kevin O'Leary. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

PM Carney, ministers Anand and Solomon make ‘Toronto Life’ list of influential people

  • Plus: Prime Minister Mark Carney pens an op-ed in The Economist, Senator Peter Boehm likes the new season of The Diplomat, and ex-Liberal MP
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 19, 2025
Mark Carney, Anita Anand, Evan Solomon by Andrew Meade
Mark Carney, Anita Anand, Evan Solomon by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, and AI Minister Evan Solomon appear on Toronto Life's annual list of the city's 50 most influential people. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

PM Carney, ministers Anand and Solomon make ‘Toronto Life’ list of influential people

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 19, 2025
  • Plus: Prime Minister Mark Carney pens an op-ed in The Economist, Senator Peter Boehm likes the new season of The Diplomat, and ex-Liberal MP

PM Carney, ministers Anand and Solomon make ‘Toronto Life’ list of influential people

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 19, 2025
  • Plus: Prime Minister Mark Carney pens an op-ed in The Economist, Senator Peter Boehm likes the new season of The Diplomat, and ex-Liberal MP
Mark Carney, Anita Anand, Evan Solomon by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, and AI Minister Evan Solomon appear on Toronto Life's annual list of the city's 50 most influential people. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis is helping out Jamaica’s hurricane victims

  • Also, Senator Paulette Senior is honoured by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Bob Rae will speak at Queen's University on Nov. 20, and Movember
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 17, 2025
Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis has been working with churches and community partners in her Ontario riding to help coordinate hurricane relief for Jamaica. "In moments like these, we see the best of humanity," she posted on X. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis is helping out Jamaica’s hurricane victims

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 17, 2025
  • Also, Senator Paulette Senior is honoured by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Bob Rae will speak at Queen's University on Nov. 20, and Movember

Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis is helping out Jamaica’s hurricane victims

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 17, 2025
  • Also, Senator Paulette Senior is honoured by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Bob Rae will speak at Queen's University on Nov. 20, and Movember
Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis has been working with churches and community partners in her Ontario riding to help coordinate hurricane relief for Jamaica. "In moments like these, we see the best of humanity," she posted on X. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former Liberal MP Ken Hardie is back on the air in B.C.

  • Plus: New Liberal MP Chris d'Entremont co-leads new Acadian group on the Hill, Ralph Goodale is a free man in London, and Yousra
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 12, 2025
Then-Liberal MP Ken Hardie
Then-Liberal MP Ken Hardie
Former Liberal MP Ken Hardie has returned to his pre-politics radio roots at a brand-new radio station in Vernon, B.C. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former Liberal MP Ken Hardie is back on the air in B.C.

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 12, 2025
  • Plus: New Liberal MP Chris d'Entremont co-leads new Acadian group on the Hill, Ralph Goodale is a free man in London, and Yousra

Former Liberal MP Ken Hardie is back on the air in B.C.

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 12, 2025
  • Plus: New Liberal MP Chris d'Entremont co-leads new Acadian group on the Hill, Ralph Goodale is a free man in London, and Yousra
Then-Liberal MP Ken Hardie
Former Liberal MP Ken Hardie has returned to his pre-politics radio roots at a brand-new radio station in Vernon, B.C. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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
Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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’

Feature | BY 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’

Feature | BY 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

‘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,
Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

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
Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

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
Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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,
Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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
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That’s some hole! Tens of thousands of truckloads of bedrock dug out from Parliament Hill to date

  • Also, former NDP staffer turned city councillor Theresa Kavanagh completes her seventh Iron Distance, Summa Strategies promotes two former Hill staffers, and the
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 11, 2025
The excavation work in front of the Centre Block in 2020, left, and in 2024. The hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of bedrock from the site have been trucked 25 kilometres east of Ottawa, Heard on the Hill has learned. The Hill Times photographs by Laura Ryckwaert and courtesy of PSPC

That’s some hole! Tens of thousands of truckloads of bedrock dug out from Parliament Hill to date

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 11, 2025
  • Also, former NDP staffer turned city councillor Theresa Kavanagh completes her seventh Iron Distance, Summa Strategies promotes two former Hill staffers, and the

That’s some hole! Tens of thousands of truckloads of bedrock dug out from Parliament Hill to date

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 11, 2025
  • Also, former NDP staffer turned city councillor Theresa Kavanagh completes her seventh Iron Distance, Summa Strategies promotes two former Hill staffers, and the
The excavation work in front of the Centre Block in 2020, left, and in 2024. The hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of bedrock from the site have been trucked 25 kilometres east of Ottawa, Heard on the Hill has learned. The Hill Times photographs by Laura Ryckwaert and courtesy of PSPC

New bus tour showcases Black history in Ottawa

  • Plus: Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall won't reoffer, ITK president Natan Obed seeks a fourth term, and American author Cynthia Miller-Idriss will speak in Ottawa
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 6, 2025
Former governor general Michaëlle Jean, left, former cabinet ministers Lincoln Alexander and Jean Augustine, and former South African president Nelson Mandela are all featured in a new bus tour called 'Black History on Ottawa Streets.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, Wikimedia Commons, and from The Hill Times archives

New bus tour showcases Black history in Ottawa

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 6, 2025
  • Plus: Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall won't reoffer, ITK president Natan Obed seeks a fourth term, and American author Cynthia Miller-Idriss will speak in Ottawa

New bus tour showcases Black history in Ottawa

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 6, 2025
  • Plus: Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall won't reoffer, ITK president Natan Obed seeks a fourth term, and American author Cynthia Miller-Idriss will speak in Ottawa
Former governor general Michaëlle Jean, left, former cabinet ministers Lincoln Alexander and Jean Augustine, and former South African president Nelson Mandela are all featured in a new bus tour called 'Black History on Ottawa Streets.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, Wikimedia Commons, and from The Hill Times archives

Pierre Brault’s ‘speculative play,’ Dief the Chief: October ‘62, takes viewers back in time and 75 feet down

  • Plus: a new book about Jean Chrétien's foreign policy will come out in September; new heads of mission have been named to Jordan, Libya,
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 4, 2025
Peter Haworth as Prime Minister John Diefenbaker in Dief the Chief
Peter Haworth as Prime Minister John Diefenbaker in Dief the Chief
Peter Haworth portrays Canada’s 13th prime minister John Diefenbaker in Pierre Brault's play "Dief the Chief: October '62" performing this summer at the Diefenbunker Museum in Carp, Ont. Photograph courtesy of the Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum

Pierre Brault’s ‘speculative play,’ Dief the Chief: October ‘62, takes viewers back in time and 75 feet down

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 4, 2025
  • Plus: a new book about Jean Chrétien's foreign policy will come out in September; new heads of mission have been named to Jordan, Libya,

Pierre Brault’s ‘speculative play,’ Dief the Chief: October ‘62, takes viewers back in time and 75 feet down

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 4, 2025
  • Plus: a new book about Jean Chrétien's foreign policy will come out in September; new heads of mission have been named to Jordan, Libya,
Peter Haworth as Prime Minister John Diefenbaker in Dief the Chief
Peter Haworth portrays Canada’s 13th prime minister John Diefenbaker in Pierre Brault's play "Dief the Chief: October '62" performing this summer at the Diefenbunker Museum in Carp, Ont. Photograph courtesy of the Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum

NDP announces leadership race rules, key dates 

  • Plus, Former NWAC head Lynne Groulx has died, Virginia Mearns is Canada's new Arctic ambassador, the Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards honourees have
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 30, 2025
The NDP leadership race will officially kick off on Sept. 2 and conclude on March 29, 2026.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP announces leadership race rules, key dates 

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 30, 2025
  • Plus, Former NWAC head Lynne Groulx has died, Virginia Mearns is Canada's new Arctic ambassador, the Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards honourees have

NDP announces leadership race rules, key dates 

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 30, 2025
  • Plus, Former NWAC head Lynne Groulx has died, Virginia Mearns is Canada's new Arctic ambassador, the Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards honourees have
The NDP leadership race will officially kick off on Sept. 2 and conclude on March 29, 2026.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This just in: Alex Marland to release new book this fall, No I In Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics, and it looks like another good one

  • Alex Marland has a new book coming out in October, No I In Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics, published by the University of
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 28, 2025
Acadia University's Alex Marland has co-written a new book with Jared J. Wesley and Mireille Lalancette. No I In Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics will be out in October. Handout photograph and book cover courtesy of University of Toronto Press

This just in: Alex Marland to release new book this fall, No I In Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics, and it looks like another good one

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 28, 2025
  • Alex Marland has a new book coming out in October, No I In Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics, published by the University of

This just in: Alex Marland to release new book this fall, No I In Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics, and it looks like another good one

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 28, 2025
  • Alex Marland has a new book coming out in October, No I In Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics, published by the University of
Acadia University's Alex Marland has co-written a new book with Jared J. Wesley and Mireille Lalancette. No I In Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics will be out in October. Handout photograph and book cover courtesy of University of Toronto Press

Ukrainian Ambassador Kovaliv to head home this summer

  • Plus: Conservative MP Jackson launches a petition against long ballots, Senator Moreau is the new government rep in the Senate, and four men charged
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 23, 2025
After three years in Ottawa, Ukrainian Ambassador Yulia Kovaliv's term is wrapping up this summer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Ukrainian Ambassador Kovaliv to head home this summer

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 23, 2025
  • Plus: Conservative MP Jackson launches a petition against long ballots, Senator Moreau is the new government rep in the Senate, and four men charged

Ukrainian Ambassador Kovaliv to head home this summer

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 23, 2025
  • Plus: Conservative MP Jackson launches a petition against long ballots, Senator Moreau is the new government rep in the Senate, and four men charged
After three years in Ottawa, Ukrainian Ambassador Yulia Kovaliv's term is wrapping up this summer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New York magazine unpacks Canada’s anti-American fury: ‘if our enemies now include Canada, we likely don’t have any friends left’

  • Also, Deborah Lyons steps back from anti-Semitism envoy role, a handful of Paul Martin-era staffers join Andrew Bevan's new agency, and ex-Liberal MP Bryan
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 21, 2025
Brooklyn, N.Y.-based writer Simon van Zuylen-Wood, left, embedded himself in Canada for a month, and wrote about his experience in the June 14 edition of New York magazine. Photographs courtesy of X

New York magazine unpacks Canada’s anti-American fury: ‘if our enemies now include Canada, we likely don’t have any friends left’

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 21, 2025
  • Also, Deborah Lyons steps back from anti-Semitism envoy role, a handful of Paul Martin-era staffers join Andrew Bevan's new agency, and ex-Liberal MP Bryan

New York magazine unpacks Canada’s anti-American fury: ‘if our enemies now include Canada, we likely don’t have any friends left’

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 21, 2025
  • Also, Deborah Lyons steps back from anti-Semitism envoy role, a handful of Paul Martin-era staffers join Andrew Bevan's new agency, and ex-Liberal MP Bryan
Brooklyn, N.Y.-based writer Simon van Zuylen-Wood, left, embedded himself in Canada for a month, and wrote about his experience in the June 14 edition of New York magazine. Photographs courtesy of X

Two NDP MPs plan to nominate Francesca Albanese for Nobel Peace Prize

  • Plus: former NDP MPs Guy Caron and Matthew Green won't seek the party's leadership, celebrity chef Guy Fieri likes Laureen Harper's beef ribs, and
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 16, 2025
NDP MPs Alexandre Boulerice, centre, and Heather McPherson, right, plan to nominate UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese, left, for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Photograph courtesy of X and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Two NDP MPs plan to nominate Francesca Albanese for Nobel Peace Prize

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 16, 2025
  • Plus: former NDP MPs Guy Caron and Matthew Green won't seek the party's leadership, celebrity chef Guy Fieri likes Laureen Harper's beef ribs, and

Two NDP MPs plan to nominate Francesca Albanese for Nobel Peace Prize

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 16, 2025
  • Plus: former NDP MPs Guy Caron and Matthew Green won't seek the party's leadership, celebrity chef Guy Fieri likes Laureen Harper's beef ribs, and
NDP MPs Alexandre Boulerice, centre, and Heather McPherson, right, plan to nominate UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese, left, for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Photograph courtesy of X and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ex-justice minister David Lametti joins Carney’s PMO

  • Also, former longtime Conservative MP Jake Epp has died, the last of the Hill's feral cats has also passed away, and ex-PM Stephen Harper
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 14, 2025
Former justice minister David Lametti, pictured in 2022, returns to the Hill on July 14 as the prime minister's principal secretary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ex-justice minister David Lametti joins Carney’s PMO

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 14, 2025
  • Also, former longtime Conservative MP Jake Epp has died, the last of the Hill's feral cats has also passed away, and ex-PM Stephen Harper

Ex-justice minister David Lametti joins Carney’s PMO

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 14, 2025
  • Also, former longtime Conservative MP Jake Epp has died, the last of the Hill's feral cats has also passed away, and ex-PM Stephen Harper
Former justice minister David Lametti, pictured in 2022, returns to the Hill on July 14 as the prime minister's principal secretary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
Kent Vachon, left, is heading up Canada's new full embassy in Laos, which opened in March. His was one of 24 heads-of-mission appointments announced on July 3, including Anderson Blanc to Mozambique, Alison Grant to Austria, and Tarik Khan to Pakistan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of X and the Government of Canada

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien
Kent Vachon, left, is heading up Canada's new full embassy in Laos, which opened in March. His was one of 24 heads-of-mission appointments announced on July 3, including Anderson Blanc to Mozambique, Alison Grant to Austria, and Tarik Khan to Pakistan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of X and the Government of Canada

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

  • Plus: REEL Politics Film Festival announces lineup of eight movies, three ex-parliamentarians and PM's new chief of staff among Order of Canada laureates, and
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
Anaida Poilievre, wife of the leader of the Conservative Party, says Mark Manson's book has inspired her not to waste her time on letting social media comments bring her down. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
  • Plus: REEL Politics Film Festival announces lineup of eight movies, three ex-parliamentarians and PM's new chief of staff among Order of Canada laureates, and

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
  • Plus: REEL Politics Film Festival announces lineup of eight movies, three ex-parliamentarians and PM's new chief of staff among Order of Canada laureates, and
Anaida Poilievre, wife of the leader of the Conservative Party, says Mark Manson's book has inspired her not to waste her time on letting social media comments bring her down. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
Room 200 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, pictured in 2022, will once again host press conferences as renovations take place in the national press theatre's current home in the Wellington Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,
Room 200 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, pictured in 2022, will once again host press conferences as renovations take place in the national press theatre's current home in the Wellington Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘If you live here, this concerns you’: Elbows Up! book of essays out this fall

  • Plus: condolences for former Conservative MP Guy Lauzon who died on June 22, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna has a memoir coming out this
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
CBC Radio host Elamin Abdelmahmoud, top left, is the editor of a forthcoming book, Elbows Up!, featuring essays by novelist Ann-Marie MacDonald, academic Niigaan Sinclair, author Margaret Atwood, former CBC correspondent Peter Mansbridge, bottom left, filmmaker Atom Egoyan, former broadcaster Carol Off, and ex-Liberal minister Ken Dryden. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Stuart Benson, and courtesy of McClelland and Stewart

‘If you live here, this concerns you’: Elbows Up! book of essays out this fall

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
  • Plus: condolences for former Conservative MP Guy Lauzon who died on June 22, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna has a memoir coming out this

‘If you live here, this concerns you’: Elbows Up! book of essays out this fall

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
  • Plus: condolences for former Conservative MP Guy Lauzon who died on June 22, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna has a memoir coming out this
CBC Radio host Elamin Abdelmahmoud, top left, is the editor of a forthcoming book, Elbows Up!, featuring essays by novelist Ann-Marie MacDonald, academic Niigaan Sinclair, author Margaret Atwood, former CBC correspondent Peter Mansbridge, bottom left, filmmaker Atom Egoyan, former broadcaster Carol Off, and ex-Liberal minister Ken Dryden. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Stuart Benson, and courtesy of McClelland and Stewart

‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

  • Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
Then-immigration minister John McCallum in 2015. McCallum died on June 21 in Mississauga, Ont., at the age of 75. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
  • Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques

‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
  • Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques
Then-immigration minister John McCallum in 2015. McCallum died on June 21 in Mississauga, Ont., at the age of 75. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Rookie Liberal MP and ultra-marathoner St-Pierre runs 21-kilometre maple leaf route for Canada Day

  • Also, NDP opts out of Reform Act leadership review clause, Senators praise Marie-Françoise Mégie as she retires, and House Speaker hosts Terry Fox Humanitarian
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 23, 2025
New Liberal MP Eric St-Pierre, left, and a handful of other Liberal MPs ran a 21-km route in the shape of a maple leaf on June 19. Photographs courtesy of Eric St-Pierre's office

Rookie Liberal MP and ultra-marathoner St-Pierre runs 21-kilometre maple leaf route for Canada Day

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 23, 2025
  • Also, NDP opts out of Reform Act leadership review clause, Senators praise Marie-Françoise Mégie as she retires, and House Speaker hosts Terry Fox Humanitarian

Rookie Liberal MP and ultra-marathoner St-Pierre runs 21-kilometre maple leaf route for Canada Day

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 23, 2025
  • Also, NDP opts out of Reform Act leadership review clause, Senators praise Marie-Françoise Mégie as she retires, and House Speaker hosts Terry Fox Humanitarian
New Liberal MP Eric St-Pierre, left, and a handful of other Liberal MPs ran a 21-km route in the shape of a maple leaf on June 19. Photographs courtesy of Eric St-Pierre's office

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

  • Plus, a personal tale of resettlement during the Vietnam War comes to Ottawa, Richard Madan signs off from the CBC, the Assembly of First
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, chats with new Alberta MP Billy Morin in a 48-minute video on X on June 14. Screenshot courtesy of X

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, a personal tale of resettlement during the Vietnam War comes to Ottawa, Richard Madan signs off from the CBC, the Assembly of First

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, a personal tale of resettlement during the Vietnam War comes to Ottawa, Richard Madan signs off from the CBC, the Assembly of First
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, chats with new Alberta MP Billy Morin in a 48-minute video on X on June 14. Screenshot courtesy of X

In L’actualité, Chantal Hébert has four politicians to watch this summer, including an anonymous ‘first Liberal to resign from caucus’

  • Also, Michael Sabia will take over from John Hannaford as Privy Council clerk next month, Prince Edward is coming to Ottawa for Canada Day,
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 16, 2025
Political commentator Chantal Hébert, left, wrote recently in l’Actualité that she’ll be keeping an eye on Prime Minister Mark Carney, second left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, second right, and former Alberta premier Jason Kenney this summer. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade, and Sam Garcia

In L’actualité, Chantal Hébert has four politicians to watch this summer, including an anonymous ‘first Liberal to resign from caucus’

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 16, 2025
  • Also, Michael Sabia will take over from John Hannaford as Privy Council clerk next month, Prince Edward is coming to Ottawa for Canada Day,

In L’actualité, Chantal Hébert has four politicians to watch this summer, including an anonymous ‘first Liberal to resign from caucus’

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 16, 2025
  • Also, Michael Sabia will take over from John Hannaford as Privy Council clerk next month, Prince Edward is coming to Ottawa for Canada Day,
Political commentator Chantal Hébert, left, wrote recently in l’Actualité that she’ll be keeping an eye on Prime Minister Mark Carney, second left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, second right, and former Alberta premier Jason Kenney this summer. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade, and Sam Garcia

Conservative MP Hoback shows compassion comes first in a crisis

  • Plus, ISG Senator René Cormier is the Senate's new deputy Speaker, parliamentarians who've died recently will be remembered on June 16, and The Hill
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 11, 2025
During the June 3 emergency debate on the Prairie wildfires, Conservative MP Randy Hoback, left, offered to share his Prince Albert, Sask., constituency office with Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger, whose riding has been affected by the ongoing fires. Screenshots courtesy of CPAC

Conservative MP Hoback shows compassion comes first in a crisis

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 11, 2025
  • Plus, ISG Senator René Cormier is the Senate's new deputy Speaker, parliamentarians who've died recently will be remembered on June 16, and The Hill

Conservative MP Hoback shows compassion comes first in a crisis

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 11, 2025
  • Plus, ISG Senator René Cormier is the Senate's new deputy Speaker, parliamentarians who've died recently will be remembered on June 16, and The Hill
During the June 3 emergency debate on the Prairie wildfires, Conservative MP Randy Hoback, left, offered to share his Prince Albert, Sask., constituency office with Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger, whose riding has been affected by the ongoing fires. Screenshots courtesy of CPAC

This just in: longtime CBC producer Sharon Musgrave to retire end of June

  • Plus: Senator David Richards joins the Conservative caucus a few months before his retirement, a new Liberal MP has to get his riding office
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 9, 2025
CBC News producer Sharon Musgrave, right, with her husband Tim Alp, at the Hope Live event in Ottawa in 2009. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

This just in: longtime CBC producer Sharon Musgrave to retire end of June

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 9, 2025
  • Plus: Senator David Richards joins the Conservative caucus a few months before his retirement, a new Liberal MP has to get his riding office

This just in: longtime CBC producer Sharon Musgrave to retire end of June

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 9, 2025
  • Plus: Senator David Richards joins the Conservative caucus a few months before his retirement, a new Liberal MP has to get his riding office
CBC News producer Sharon Musgrave, right, with her husband Tim Alp, at the Hope Live event in Ottawa in 2009. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Assistant Speakers’ roster features two rookies, one veteran

  • Plus, Liberal MP Sean Casey's seatmates seem to always get lucky, Bloc MP Sébastien Lemire worries northern Quebecers were denied democracy on April 28,
Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 4, 2025
Conservative MP Tom Kmiec, top left, is the new House deputy speaker. His assistant deputy speakers are Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès, bottom left, and Conservative MP John Nater. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and photograph courtesy of X

Assistant Speakers’ roster features two rookies, one veteran

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 4, 2025
  • Plus, Liberal MP Sean Casey's seatmates seem to always get lucky, Bloc MP Sébastien Lemire worries northern Quebecers were denied democracy on April 28,

Assistant Speakers’ roster features two rookies, one veteran

Feature | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 4, 2025
  • Plus, Liberal MP Sean Casey's seatmates seem to always get lucky, Bloc MP Sébastien Lemire worries northern Quebecers were denied democracy on April 28,
Conservative MP Tom Kmiec, top left, is the new House deputy speaker. His assistant deputy speakers are Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès, bottom left, and Conservative MP John Nater. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and photograph courtesy of X

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