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Budget days through the years

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and then finance minister Bill Morneau arrive to the House of Commons to deliver the 2019 federal budget on March 19, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Then finance minister Bill Morneau talks with reporters from the West Block foyer after presenting the budget to Parliament on March 19, […]

Wilson-Raybould’s memoir, two Michaels’ saga land on Shaughnessy Cohen shortlist

“Indian” in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power by former Liberal cabinet minister-turned-Independent-MP Jody Wilson-Raybould is among the finalists for this year’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. Wilson-Raybould’s memoir, released amid the federal election campaign last September, details her swift rise within and even swifter disillusion with the federal political system, going from a […]

Numerous new hands at work in Joly’s foreign affairs office

There’s been lots of movement in the foreign affairs minister’s office since Mélanie Joly took over the post from Marc Garneau, with new heads of policy, operations, outreach, and parliamentary affairs in place this Parliament. As previously reported, Sandra Aubé has followed Joly to her new portfolio as chief of staff, while Chantal Gagnon moved […]

Pierre Poilievre holds leadership rally in Ottawa

Conservative Party MP Pierre Poilievre is pictured on stage at the Infinity Convention Centre in Ottawa on March 31, 2022, during a rally to bolster support for his bid for the party’s leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia Former Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer speaks to the crowd at a rally in support […]