Politics

Legault’s resignation leaves ‘a big vacuum’ as Quebec gears up for an election amid two leadership races, say politicos

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

The test for the CAQ will be its ability to hang onto political relevance without the leadership of its founder, Quebec Premier François Legault, says former CAQ government staffer Antonine Yaccarini.

Legault’s resignation leaves ‘a big vacuum’ as Quebec gears up for an election amid two leadership races, say politicos

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

The test for the CAQ will be its ability to hang onto political relevance without the leadership of its founder, Quebec Premier François Legault, says former CAQ government staffer Antonine Yaccarini.

Under the Donroe Doctrine, Alberta’s oil belongs to the U.S.

OpinionBY TIM GRAY

Another one bites the dust

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

‘Who do you remain loyal to?’: courting Bay Street talent to Major Projects Office invites conflict-of-interest ‘tension,’ says expert

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

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

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Carney lands in China

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Health misinformation is hurting patients and undermining trust. Let’s do something about it.

Trump exposed the risk of complacency. Will Canada learn from its mistakes?

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

Interesting times like these

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BY STUART BENSON

‘Nothing revolutionary’: $3M government ad leans on campaign comms after loosening partisan prohibitions

Milliner Madeleine Cormier-Brzezinski, left, died in Ottawa on Nov. 26, 2025. She created the headpiece worn by Governor General Mary Simon, centre, in 2022 for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, and as made the tricorn hats worn by all the House Speakers, including current Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia, since 2011. *Photographs courtesy of Instagram; by Sgt. Mathieu St-Amour, Rideau Hall; and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade*

Ottawa’s premier hatmaker to the House Speaker and Governor General has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Also, more events are planned for the 20th anniversary of the first Harper government next month, three politicians make the top 10 list of most-searched Canadians, and former NDP chief of staff Jennifer Howard is a program fellow at Carleton University.

Ottawa’s premier hatmaker to the House Speaker and Governor General has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Also, more events are planned for the 20th anniversary of the first Harper government next month, three politicians make the top 10 list of most-searched Canadians, and former NDP chief of staff Jennifer Howard is a program fellow at Carleton University.

‘Anything that can’t go on forever eventually stops’: ‘Enshittification’ author issues stark warning to Ottawa over AI policy

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

Interpreter dilemma: pushback continues against changes to federal exam, freelance contract terms

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

‘Too weak, too vague, too slow’: PM Carney accused of ‘dragging his feet’ on foreign interference in pursuit of economic reset with China

NewsBY STUART BENSON

To safeguard democracy in Canada, governments must modernize the way they engage with citizens

OpinionBY MATHEW MARKMAN, JOHN RICHARDSON

Parliamentary Calendar

On Jan. 15, Fife, Reid, Nanji, Benzie, and Bricker will forecast the big political stories to shape Canada in the year ahead

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

Carney and Hodgson head West

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Plus, Anandasangaree holds an extortion summit in Brampton.

Carney and Hodgson head West

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Plus, Anandasangaree holds an extortion summit in Brampton.

How to foil Trump’s annexation of Greenland

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

How to foil Trump’s annexation of Greenland

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

As Carney engages China, beware the bogeyman tropes

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR YUEN PAU WOO

As Carney engages China, beware the bogeyman tropes

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR YUEN PAU WOO

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

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

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

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Parliamentary Calendar

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

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

Champagne gathers with G7 peers in Washington

Plus, the PMO gears up for Carney’s visit to China.

Champagne gathers with G7 peers in Washington

Plus, the PMO gears up for Carney’s visit to China.

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

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

‘A grain of salt’: unmasking Liberal floor-crossing talks carries potential risk for opposition MPs, say politicos

NewsBY IREM KOCA

‘If the inconceivable becomes reality, it’s very hard to see how NATO could survive’: politicos say Trump’s global shakeup spells trouble for Canada

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

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

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Carney’s position on Trump’s Venezuela strike ‘a little wimpy’ in tone, but likely to benefit Liberals in short term, say political players

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

The Liberals will most likely use Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s statement backing U.S. President Donald Trump's action in attack ads in the next election, says pollster Greg Lyle.

Carney’s position on Trump’s Venezuela strike ‘a little wimpy’ in tone, but likely to benefit Liberals in short term, say political players

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

The Liberals will most likely use Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s statement backing U.S. President Donald Trump's action in attack ads in the next election, says pollster Greg Lyle.