Politics

Conservative national council confirms Kurek as candidate in Battle River-Crowfoot, Poilievre to run in a different riding in next election

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

The Conservative Party’s national council chose to pass a motion formally declaring that the riding's former MP would return even though Damien Kurek had publicly stated that he planned to run in his home riding in the next federal election.

Conservative national council confirms Kurek as candidate in Battle River-Crowfoot, Poilievre to run in a different riding in next election

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

The Conservative Party’s national council chose to pass a motion formally declaring that the riding's former MP would return even though Damien Kurek had publicly stated that he planned to run in his home riding in the next federal election.

Carney-Xi huddle in Beijing

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW

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

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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

Parliamentary Calendar

BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

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

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BY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Carney lands in China

Opinion

BY JOSIE SABATINO

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

Interesting times like these

OpinionBY TIM POWERS

Will global dynamics further influence our ecosystem? What will bond us now, or divide us? These are weighty questions we can’t escape in 2026.

Interesting times like these

OpinionBY TIM POWERS

Will global dynamics further influence our ecosystem? What will bond us now, or divide us? These are weighty questions we can’t escape in 2026.

‘A catalyst for change’: MPs bullish on Heated Rivalry’s impact on Canadian hockey culture

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

Scientists rally against coming job cuts as notices hit desks across the public service

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

‘Very few truly understand how it currently works’: procurement watchdog puts defence contracting under microscope

NewsBY IREM KOCA

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

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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

Re-engaging with China, with Senator Yuen Pau Woo

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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

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

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.

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

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

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

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

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

OpinionBY MATHEW MARKMAN, JOHN RICHARDSON

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

OpinionBY MATHEW MARKMAN, JOHN RICHARDSON

Carney and Hodgson head West

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Carney and Hodgson head West

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Parliamentary Calendar

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

Podcast

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

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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

Who wants an election? With David Coletto

How to foil Trump’s annexation of Greenland

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

NATO leaders should immediately offer the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland permanent membership in the alliance.

How to foil Trump’s annexation of Greenland

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

NATO leaders should immediately offer the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland permanent membership in the alliance.

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

Champagne gathers with G7 peers in Washington

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

Although these kinds of revelations never tell the whole story, MPs are demonstrating they are open to being approached. But it also puts pressure back on opposition leaders who now know their MPs aren't happy, say former strategists.

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

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Although these kinds of revelations never tell the whole story, MPs are demonstrating they are open to being approached. But it also puts pressure back on opposition leaders who now know their MPs aren't happy, say former strategists.