Politics

Freeland departs Ottawa as ‘objectively’ one of Canada’s most influential cabinet ministers: politicos

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

A longtime MP who saw the rise, fall, and resurrection of the Liberal Party, Chrystia Freeland was praised for a record of notable accomplishments as she departs Ottawa after more than a decade in politics.

Freeland departs Ottawa as ‘objectively’ one of Canada’s most influential cabinet ministers: politicos

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

A longtime MP who saw the rise, fall, and resurrection of the Liberal Party, Chrystia Freeland was praised for a record of notable accomplishments as she departs Ottawa after more than a decade in politics.

Climate advisers ask feds to put Net-Zero Advisory Body on ‘pause,’ say they can’t fulfill mandate in ‘skeleton state’

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Nearly 2,000 jobs and $1.5-billion to be cut across five departments by 2030, PBO analysis shows

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Genuis vs. York

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Off to a bad start: Treasury Board already wants to make access to information worse

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

Maduro, Trump, and the politics of timing

OpinionBY BHAGWANT SANDHU

Carney heading to China next week

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, ELEANOR WAND

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

Sidhu leads a trade mission to the Gulf

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BY STUART BENSON

Conservatives outspent Liberals by $1.2-million during the 2025 election

Opinion

BY BUKOLA SALAMI, NNAMDI NDUBUKA, SUME NDUMBE EYOH, MODUPE TUNDE-BYASS

Bill 13 is Alberta’s law—but all Canadians must pay attention

Four jobs, two countries, one problem

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Plus, guess who’s getting a nuclear waste repository in his riding?

Four jobs, two countries, one problem

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Plus, guess who’s getting a nuclear waste repository in his riding?

Feds missing out on economic, geopolitical opportunities by not supporting arts sector, say cultural groups

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

‘Disgraceful and indefensible’: feds’ failure to release new Defence Industrial Strategy by deadline sparks backlash

NewsBY IREM KOCA

‘Get the f**k off there’: MPs, Senators call on government to abandon X/Twitter following wave of ‘Grok porn’

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

Carney heads to Paris for Ukraine peace talks

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Parliamentary Calendar

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

Podcast

Mark Critch on Donald Trump, Canadian politics, and being TikTok famous

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2025

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Take The Hill Times year-end news quiz

Podcast

Cut, not cap? The latest on public service downsizing, with Marlo Glass

‘Most dangerous period that we’ve been in’: Carney urged to bolster ‘Team Canada’ approach ahead of CUSMA review

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

The Carney government isn't repeating many of the same steps that allowed Canada to come out of the NAFTA renegotiations with a trade deal intact even though the U.S. president can do more damage to the Canadian economy this time around, says Senator Hassan Yussuff.

‘Most dangerous period that we’ve been in’: Carney urged to bolster ‘Team Canada’ approach ahead of CUSMA review

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

The Carney government isn't repeating many of the same steps that allowed Canada to come out of the NAFTA renegotiations with a trade deal intact even though the U.S. president can do more damage to the Canadian economy this time around, says Senator Hassan Yussuff.

Where is the real threat to Canadian security coming from?

OpinionBY CHRISTOPHER INGRAM, ERROL MENDES, JOSEPH INGRAM

Where is the real threat to Canadian security coming from?

OpinionBY CHRISTOPHER INGRAM, ERROL MENDES, JOSEPH INGRAM

Next year ‘an important one for Quebec’ as possibility of referendum looms, say Bloc MP, politicos

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Next year ‘an important one for Quebec’ as possibility of referendum looms, say Bloc MP, politicos

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Who’s who in Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative OLO: Part 2

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Who’s who in Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative OLO: Part 2

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Parliamentary Calendar

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

Podcast

Who wants an election? With David Coletto

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists in 2025: lobbyists prepare for ‘significant reset’ as federal election begins

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First-quarter expenses: MPs spent nearly $28-million

Podcast

Building a highway to the Arctic, with Caroline Wawzonek

Senate’s Africa report exposes Canada’s strategic blind spot

OpinionBY SELAH GETAHUN

The question is no longer whether deeper engagement with Africa makes sense. Parliament has answered that. The question now is whether Canada is prepared to act with the consistency, seriousness, and confidence that true partnership requires.

Senate’s Africa report exposes Canada’s strategic blind spot

OpinionBY SELAH GETAHUN

The question is no longer whether deeper engagement with Africa makes sense. Parliament has answered that. The question now is whether Canada is prepared to act with the consistency, seriousness, and confidence that true partnership requires.

A ‘laser-focused’ Carney and ‘embattled’ Poilievre share contrasting messages in year-end interviews

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Anxiety over Canada-U.S. relations drives eyes to The Hill Times’ 20 most-read stories of 2025

NewsBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF

Gurney, Harris, and Whittington rank as most-read columns of 2025

OpinionBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF

A Faustian climate bargain

OpinionBY DOREEN BARRIE

‘We are in a good place now’: Sen. Moncion preps to take over as ISG head

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

While key reforms to cement the new multi-group Senate have been passed, ‘there’s no guarantee that independence is forever,’ warns outgoing ISG Facilitator Raymonde Saint-Germain.

‘We are in a good place now’: Sen. Moncion preps to take over as ISG head

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

While key reforms to cement the new multi-group Senate have been passed, ‘there’s no guarantee that independence is forever,’ warns outgoing ISG Facilitator Raymonde Saint-Germain.