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Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | December 8, 2025
The Ripper; The Prime Ministers; Universal; The Darkest Nights Brings Longer Days; No I In Team; The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King; October 7th; 21 Things; The Finest Hotel in Kabul; and The Coutts Diaries are some of The Hill Times' 100 Best Books in 2025. Book covers courtesy of Biblioasis, Sutherland House, House of Anansi, Penguin Random House Canada, University of Toronto Press, Indigenous Relations Press, and McGill-Queen's University Press
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | December 8, 2025
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | December 8, 2025
The Ripper; The Prime Ministers; Universal; The Darkest Nights Brings Longer Days; No I In Team; The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King; October 7th; 21 Things; The Finest Hotel in Kabul; and The Coutts Diaries are some of The Hill Times' 100 Best Books in 2025. Book covers courtesy of Biblioasis, Sutherland House, House of Anansi, Penguin Random House Canada, University of Toronto Press, Indigenous Relations Press, and McGill-Queen's University Press
The Prime Minister's Office and the Privy Council Office, pictured in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The Prime Minister's Office and the Privy Council Office, pictured in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
Outgoing housing minister Sean Fraser leads the pack in the 2024 All Politics Poll survey, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has respondents divided. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia and photo illustration by Joey Sabourin
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
Outgoing housing minister Sean Fraser leads the pack in the 2024 All Politics Poll survey, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has respondents divided. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia and photo illustration by Joey Sabourin
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | December 16, 2024
Book covers courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada, Simon & Schuster, Véhicule Press, James Lorimer, Signal/McClelland & Stewart, Penguin Random House Canada, and McGill-Queen's University Press
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | December 16, 2024
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | December 16, 2024
Book covers courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada, Simon & Schuster, Véhicule Press, James Lorimer, Signal/McClelland & Stewart, Penguin Random House Canada, and McGill-Queen's University Press
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 15, 2024
Survey respondents noted Pierre Poilievre, Kristina Michaud, Sean Fraser, Chrystia Freeland, Anita Anand, Dominic LeBlanc, Marc Miller, Yves-François Blanchet, François-Philippe Champagne, Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, Justin Trudeau, Peter Fragiskatos, Heather McPherson, Michael Barrett, Melissa Lantsman, Lori Idlout, Michael Chong and Charlie Angus. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 15, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 15, 2024
Survey respondents noted Pierre Poilievre, Kristina Michaud, Sean Fraser, Chrystia Freeland, Anita Anand, Dominic LeBlanc, Marc Miller, Yves-François Blanchet, François-Philippe Champagne, Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, Justin Trudeau, Peter Fragiskatos, Heather McPherson, Michael Barrett, Melissa Lantsman, Lori Idlout, Michael Chong and Charlie Angus. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
The power players: Chrystia Freeland, top left, Justin Trudeau, Anita Anand, Pierre Poilievre, Seamus O'Regan, Mélanie Joly, Danielle Smith, Dominic LeBlanc, Sean Fraser, Andrew Scheer, Katie Telford, Charlie Angus, Yves-François Blanchet, Jagmeet Singh, Marc Miller, Melissa Lantsman, Tim Uppal, Don Davies, Jenni Byrne, and Doug Ford. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, Stuart Benson, and Jake Wright
The power players: Chrystia Freeland, top left, Justin Trudeau, Anita Anand, Pierre Poilievre, Seamus O'Regan, Mélanie Joly, Danielle Smith, Dominic LeBlanc, Sean Fraser, Andrew Scheer, Katie Telford, Charlie Angus, Yves-François Blanchet, Jagmeet Singh, Marc Miller, Melissa Lantsman, Tim Uppal, Don Davies, Jenni Byrne, and Doug Ford. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, Stuart Benson, and Jake Wright
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | December 18, 2023
Some of the best books published in 2023. Book covers courtesy of publishers, design by Naomi Wildeboer
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | December 18, 2023
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | December 18, 2023
Some of the best books published in 2023. Book covers courtesy of publishers, design by Naomi Wildeboer
Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | December 18, 2023
Housing Minister Sean Fraser dominates the 2023 All Politics Poll survey as a favourite in multiple categories, and leading a file deemed to be the most important issue of the year. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | December 18, 2023
Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | December 18, 2023
Housing Minister Sean Fraser dominates the 2023 All Politics Poll survey as a favourite in multiple categories, and leading a file deemed to be the most important issue of the year. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2023
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne was the top-lobbied cabinet minister in 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2023
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2023
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne was the top-lobbied cabinet minister in 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
This year’s most influential list is peppered with the politicians, political staffers and strategists, public servants, and media who help shape policy, hold the government to account, and wield influence behind the scenes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, handouts, and photo illustration by Serena Masonde
This year’s most influential list is peppered with the politicians, political staffers and strategists, public servants, and media who help shape policy, hold the government to account, and wield influence behind the scenes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, handouts, and photo illustration by Serena Masonde
List | BY KATE MALLOY | December 19, 2022
List | BY KATE MALLOY | December 19, 2022
List | BY KATE MALLOY | December 19, 2022
Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | December 19, 2022
Pierre Poilievre, Justin Trudeau, and Chrystia Freeland all topped both the most valuable and least valuable politicians lists, while Liberal backbencher Nathaniel Erskine-Smith won an honourable mention as the only backbencher to garner votes. The Hill Times photographs
Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | December 19, 2022
Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | December 19, 2022
Pierre Poilievre, Justin Trudeau, and Chrystia Freeland all topped both the most valuable and least valuable politicians lists, while Liberal backbencher Nathaniel Erskine-Smith won an honourable mention as the only backbencher to garner votes. The Hill Times photographs
Feature | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 14, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne was the most lobbied cabinet minister in 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 14, 2022
Feature | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 14, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne was the most lobbied cabinet minister in 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Pictured front centre and clockwise, Chrystia Freeland, centre, Mélanie Joly, Jagmeet Singh, Theresa Tam, Pierre Poilievre, Yves-François Blanchet, Jonathan Wilkinson, Anita Anand, Justin Trudeau, Steven Guilbeault, Erin O'Toole, Katie Telford, and Jean-Yves Duclos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia/ illustration by Serena Masonde
Pictured front centre and clockwise, Chrystia Freeland, centre, Mélanie Joly, Jagmeet Singh, Theresa Tam, Pierre Poilievre, Yves-François Blanchet, Jonathan Wilkinson, Anita Anand, Justin Trudeau, Steven Guilbeault, Erin O'Toole, Katie Telford, and Jean-Yves Duclos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia/ illustration by Serena Masonde
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 20, 2021
Defence Minister Anita Anand, who was previously the public services and procurement minister prior to the September election, was named the most valuable politician, according to The Hill Times' 23rd Annual All Politics Poll. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finished second on the list, followed by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 20, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 20, 2021
Defence Minister Anita Anand, who was previously the public services and procurement minister prior to the September election, was named the most valuable politician, according to The Hill Times' 23rd Annual All Politics Poll. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finished second on the list, followed by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | December 20, 2021
This year's list of 100 best books includes an eclectic mix of books about Canadian politics, the machinery of government, Indigenous issues, anti-Black racism, public affairs, reconciliation, Canadian history, memoirs, national security, Canadian foreign policy, the pandemic, and much more. Image compilation by Serena Masonde/photographs from The Hill Times files and handouts
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | December 20, 2021
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | December 20, 2021
This year's list of 100 best books includes an eclectic mix of books about Canadian politics, the machinery of government, Indigenous issues, anti-Black racism, public affairs, reconciliation, Canadian history, memoirs, national security, Canadian foreign policy, the pandemic, and much more. Image compilation by Serena Masonde/photographs from The Hill Times files and handouts
News | BY ALICE CHEN | June 23, 2021
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, left, took the top spot in several categories including best public speaker. Second place in that category was Liberal MP Sean Fraser, while third went to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | June 23, 2021
News | BY ALICE CHEN | June 23, 2021
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, left, took the top spot in several categories including best public speaker. Second place in that category was Liberal MP Sean Fraser, while third went to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Dec. 7, 2020, and his government have taken an outsized role in the lives of Canadians, thanks to an unprecedented level of spending in response to the pandemic. The record level of spending has also been accompanied by a rise in lobbying activity. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Dec. 7, 2020, and his government have taken an outsized role in the lives of Canadians, thanks to an unprecedented level of spending in response to the pandemic. The record level of spending has also been accompanied by a rise in lobbying activity. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Public health officials, who have long operated below the public’s (and the media’s) radar, are recent additions to the list that features politicians, media, and other political influencers. The Hill Times photographs
Public health officials, who have long operated below the public’s (and the media’s) radar, are recent additions to the list that features politicians, media, and other political influencers. The Hill Times photographs
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | December 21, 2020
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | December 21, 2020
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | December 21, 2020
Opinion | February 24, 2020
Opinion | February 24, 2020
Opinion | February 24, 2020
The Hill Times' top 100 Best Non-Fiction Canadian Books in 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The Hill Times' top 100 Best Non-Fiction Canadian Books in 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | December 17, 2018
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | December 17, 2018
Feature | BY KATE MALLOY | December 17, 2018
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | December 17, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland was named the most valuable politician, according to The Hill Times' 22nd Annual All Politics Poll. Also on the short list are Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier, and Conservative MPs Michelle Rempel and Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | December 17, 2018
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | December 17, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland was named the most valuable politician, according to The Hill Times' 22nd Annual All Politics Poll. Also on the short list are Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier, and Conservative MPs Michelle Rempel and Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 17, 2018
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, left, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland were named the most influential ministers in cabinet in the The Hill Times’ 26th annual Politically Savvy Survey. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 17, 2018
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 17, 2018
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, left, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland were named the most influential ministers in cabinet in the The Hill Times’ 26th annual Politically Savvy Survey. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 8, 2018
Pictured top left to right, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, PMO principal secretary Gerald Butts, PMO chief of staff Katie Telford, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, Finance Minister Bill Morneau, PCO's Matthew Mendelsohn, PCO Clerk Michael Wernick, and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 8, 2018
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 8, 2018
Pictured top left to right, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, PMO principal secretary Gerald Butts, PMO chief of staff Katie Telford, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, Finance Minister Bill Morneau, PCO's Matthew Mendelsohn, PCO Clerk Michael Wernick, and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | December 18, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer were voted the top three most valuable politicians in Ottawa in this year's All Politics Poll. The Hill Times file photographs
News | BY JOLSON LIM | December 18, 2017
News | BY JOLSON LIM | December 18, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer were voted the top three most valuable politicians in Ottawa in this year's All Politics Poll. The Hill Times file photographs
Feature | BY ALLY FOSTER | April 20, 2016
Kirsten Hillman, International Trade assistant deputy minister, wanted to be a ballet dancer growing up, but now says she has ‘the best job ever.’ She was the lead negotiator on Canada’s entrance into the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. P&I photograph by Cynthia Münster
Feature | BY ALLY FOSTER | April 20, 2016
Feature | BY ALLY FOSTER | April 20, 2016
Kirsten Hillman, International Trade assistant deputy minister, wanted to be a ballet dancer growing up, but now says she has ‘the best job ever.’ She was the lead negotiator on Canada’s entrance into the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. P&I photograph by Cynthia Münster
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 20, 2016
Former prime minister Stephen Harper, pictured on the 2015 election campaign trail. P&I photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 20, 2016
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 20, 2016
Former prime minister Stephen Harper, pictured on the 2015 election campaign trail. P&I photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 20, 2016
‘Whether you’re a right wing government or a left wing government or a centrist government, what really matters are the two freedoms which define how people get to live their lives, both at home and around the world—freedom from fear and freedom from want,’ says Hugh Segal, a former Conservative Senator and now master of the University of Toronto’s Massey College. Photograph courtesy Dundurn Press Photograph courtesy of Milan Ilnyckyj
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 20, 2016
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 20, 2016
‘Whether you’re a right wing government or a left wing government or a centrist government, what really matters are the two freedoms which define how people get to live their lives, both at home and around the world—freedom from fear and freedom from want,’ says Hugh Segal, a former Conservative Senator and now master of the University of Toronto’s Massey College. Photograph courtesy Dundurn Press Photograph courtesy of Milan Ilnyckyj
News | BY BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH | April 20, 2016
'My release comes with a responsibility and a platform,' says Mohamed Fahmy. Photograph courtesy Mohamed Fahmy
News | BY BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH | April 20, 2016
News | BY BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH | April 20, 2016
'My release comes with a responsibility and a platform,' says Mohamed Fahmy. Photograph courtesy Mohamed Fahmy
Feature | BY ASHA HINGORANI | April 20, 2016
Speaker of the House of Commons and Liberal MP for the Nova Scotia riding of Halifax West, Geoff Regan has an important decision to make: which whisky will he highlight as the Speaker's Scotch, and will it be Canadian? P&I Photograph by Jake Wright
Feature | BY ASHA HINGORANI | April 20, 2016
Feature | BY ASHA HINGORANI | April 20, 2016
Speaker of the House of Commons and Liberal MP for the Nova Scotia riding of Halifax West, Geoff Regan has an important decision to make: which whisky will he highlight as the Speaker's Scotch, and will it be Canadian? P&I Photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 20, 2016
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, release the 2016 Federal Budget, which makes big promises to establish Canada as a global leader for science, technology, and entrepreneurial innovation. P&I Photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 20, 2016
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 20, 2016
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, release the 2016 Federal Budget, which makes big promises to establish Canada as a global leader for science, technology, and entrepreneurial innovation. P&I Photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | April 20, 2016
Toronto-Dominion’s Beata Caranci, pictured, is the only female chief economist among Canada’s six largest banks. P&I photograph by Cole Burston
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | April 20, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | April 20, 2016
Toronto-Dominion’s Beata Caranci, pictured, is the only female chief economist among Canada’s six largest banks. P&I photograph by Cole Burston
News | BY MARK BURGESS | April 20, 2016
P&I illustration by Anthony Jenkins
News | BY MARK BURGESS | April 20, 2016
News | BY MARK BURGESS | April 20, 2016
P&I illustration by Anthony Jenkins
Opinion | BY KEITH BEARDSLEY | April 20, 2016
While Canadians denounce the state of American politics — including the approach taken by Donald Trump in his ongoing presidential campaign — Keith Beardsley cautions that bad US political habits have often found their way North. Photograph by Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY KEITH BEARDSLEY | April 20, 2016
Opinion | BY KEITH BEARDSLEY | April 20, 2016
While Canadians denounce the state of American politics — including the approach taken by Donald Trump in his ongoing presidential campaign — Keith Beardsley cautions that bad US political habits have often found their way North. Photograph by Gage Skidmore