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LeBlanc keeps his chief, rookie minister Thompson elevates new one

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

• Post-shuffle staffing decisions are starting to roll in, and Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc has also confirmed two key comms staff.

LeBlanc keeps his chief, rookie minister Thompson elevates new one

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

• Post-shuffle staffing decisions are starting to roll in, and Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc has also confirmed two key comms staff.

Liberals assemble to talk election strategy

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Who’s backing the Liberal leadership contenders?

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PBO sizes up last fall’s contentious economic statement

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Premiers take spotlight with all-hands-on-deck pushback on U.S. tariff threat

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Rising tithes lifts all boats? Hiked leadership entry fee, party cut will buoy Grits’ coffers: politicos

NewsBY STUART BENSON

News

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Recent weeks a ‘dizzying’ experience for Liberal staff, say current, former aides

Opinion

• BY ANDREW CADDELL

The Liberal leadership race is not restricted to two contenders

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• BY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Canada braces for Trump’s tariffs, and Carney comes out swinging

Musk’s ‘meddling’ in Canadian, European politics shows ‘American exceptionalism’ at work: observers

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

• The tech billionaire and Trump confidante has recently attacked incumbent governments in Canada, the U.K., and Germany, prompting Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge to warn that 'we need to do everything in our power to defend and protect Canada.'

Musk’s ‘meddling’ in Canadian, European politics shows ‘American exceptionalism’ at work: observers

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

• The tech billionaire and Trump confidante has recently attacked incumbent governments in Canada, the U.K., and Germany, prompting Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge to warn that 'we need to do everything in our power to defend and protect Canada.'

‘Big Four’ consultants raked in $240-million in federal contracts last year, despite plans to cut spending 

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Newsroom racial and gender diversity on the decline in 2024: CAJ survey

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Canada must adopt ‘independent mindset’ on internal trade, defence, amid Trump’s tariff tactics, says MP McKay

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL, NEIL MOSS

The dawn of Trump 2.0

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Parliamentary Calendar

Decision day: candidates must declare entry to Liberal leadership contest by Jan. 23

Podcast

Frank Baylis on his bid for the Liberal leadership

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2024

List

Who went where in Trudeau’s cabinet shake-up?

Podcast

‘Amateur hour on the Rideau,’ with Sheila Copps

Who speaks for Canada right now? It appears to be Doug Ford

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

• As chair of Council of the Federation, Doug Ford appears to be leading the charge for Canada against Donald Trump right now.

Who speaks for Canada right now? It appears to be Doug Ford

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

• As chair of Council of the Federation, Doug Ford appears to be leading the charge for Canada against Donald Trump right now.

Next Liberal caucus should adopt power to remove leader, say some MPs, but most silent despite trouble ousting Trudeau

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Next Liberal caucus should adopt power to remove leader, say some MPs, but most silent despite trouble ousting Trudeau

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Poilievre’s transition team must contend with U.S. trade war issues and make long-term plan, say former top bureaucrats

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Poilievre’s transition team must contend with U.S. trade war issues and make long-term plan, say former top bureaucrats

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

With an election looming, Liberal MPs to return to Ottawa to plot election readiness

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

With an election looming, Liberal MPs to return to Ottawa to plot election readiness

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Parliamentary Calendar

Tam to talk about (mis)information on Jan. 21 in Toronto

Podcast

The sales tax holiday, with Corinne Pohlmann

News

Poilievre voted best public speaker, most quotable, hardest-working, and biggest self-promoter in The Hill Times’ 29th Annual Politically Savvy Survey

News

Always leave them wanting more: Fraser tops All Politics Poll as he looks to exit federal politics

Podcast

How to lower housing prices, with Carolyn Whitzman

Mark Carney has entered the chat, officially

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

• Plus, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly meets American leaders in Washington, D.C.

Mark Carney has entered the chat, officially

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

• Plus, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly meets American leaders in Washington, D.C.

Carney expected to launch Liberal leadership bid in Edmonton Thursday: sources

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Team (Most Of) Canada

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Staff exits for ministers Duclos, Guilbeault

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Musk’s approval of Poilievre good for Conservatives, but may not sit well for others, say pollsters and strategists

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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From affordability to accountability: political leaders navigate the Trump era of chaos

OpinionBY JOSIE SABATINO

• While the country finds itself in a moment of crisis, watch for political messaging to start shifting.

From affordability to accountability: political leaders navigate the Trump era of chaos

OpinionBY JOSIE SABATINO

• While the country finds itself in a moment of crisis, watch for political messaging to start shifting.

He’s got ‘rizz’; he’s ‘tone-deaf’: Carney’s Daily Show spot attracts attention, buzz

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

He’s got ‘rizz’; he’s ‘tone-deaf’: Carney’s Daily Show spot attracts attention, buzz

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Israel happy to wait for potential Conservative government, says former Canadian envoy

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Israel happy to wait for potential Conservative government, says former Canadian envoy

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Trudeau meets the premiers

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Trudeau meets the premiers

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Politics This Morning

Will they, won’t they?

Singh pushes for tit-for-tat tariffs

And then there were two

‘First Nations can’t be left to the sidelines’: AFN leaders address the months ahead

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The 100 most influential people in federal politics and government to watch in 2024

Top 100: the most influential people in government and politics in 2023

Post-election heavy hitters: the top 100 most influential people to watch in federal politics in 2022

Pandemic edition: Top 100 most influential people to watch in 2021

all politics poll: best & worst of the year in politics

Housing Minister Fraser a 2023 fan favourite on Parliament Hill: All Politics Poll

Poilievre doubles as most valuable, least valuable politician in 2022 in The Hill Times’ All Politics Poll

Anand named most valuable politician, climate change voted most important issue in The Hill Times’ 23rd Annual All Politics Poll

Freeland named most valuable politician, NAFTA voted biggest story in The Hill Times’ 22nd Annual All Politics Poll

The Politically Savvy Survey

Poilievre sweeps a suite of categories in the 27th annual Politically Savvy Survey

Freeland, LeBlanc, Morneau voted most influential ministers in 26th annual Politically Savvy Survey

Goodale voted Best Cabinet Minister in QP, Scrums in The Hill Times’ 25th annual Politically Savvy Survey

Moore voted best Cabinet minister, but Kenney still most influential: The Hill Times’ 23rd Annual Politically Savvy Survey

best political books

The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books of 2023

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2022

The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books in 2021

The Hill Times’ List of 100 Best Books in 2020

Indigenous Relations

Modernizing the Métis National Council 

Infrastructure gap, child welfare in focus as AFN prepares for ‘ally’ Trudeau’s exit

Indigenous innovation in education works for all of us

AFN national chief urges politicians to ‘put their politics aside’ to support First Nations’ access to clean water

political parties

Canadian politicos react to Trump’s inauguration speech

To succeed Trudeau, Liberal leadership race winner must secure 17,151 points across 343 ridings

Liberal leadership candidates can pay $350,000 entry fee in instalments, but unclear if any portion is refundable

‘He knows it just as we do’: internal emails show Liberal MPs speculating about Trudeau’s expected resignation and the roadmap ahead

Women, Gender and diversity

Why top Liberal women are hesitant to run for leader

‘I’m left with questions’: Senator Bernard’s push to highlight the Upper Chamber’s lack of Black men

Islam’s true voice: wresting the microphone from extremists 

Expanding AI in government operations, modernizing Service Canada sites among feds’ fiscal update’s public service-related measures

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