House and Senate steering committee members named
All but four parliamentary committees have chosen their chairs. Of the 26 House committees, Liberal MPs are chairing 21 and Conservatives are heading four.
All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world
The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile the list of the top 50 foreign policy influencers.
Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs
Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped 39 parliamentary secretaries to support his 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state. Among the group are five former ministers—Mona Fortier, Ali Ehsassi, Rachel Bendayan, Kody Blois, and Jenna Sudds—and 18 MPs first elected in April. Most of the MPs are supporting ministers, or taking on double duty, but […]
The 19 entities asking for the biggest spending boosts in the 2025-26 main estimates
These organizations and departments are requesting funding representing an increase of 25 per cent or more compared to the 2024-25 main estimates.
Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team
The salaries of Carney’s cabinet and secretaries of state
When Prime Minister Mark Carney tapped 28 new cabinet ministers and 10 secretaries of state on May 13, he empowered them to take leadership on key files—and with that comes compensation. Members of Parliament make a base salary of $209,800, with cabinet ministers getting a $99,900 top-up, and their junior counterparts getting an added $74,700. […]
Who’s in and who’s out of Carney’s post-election cabinet?
In a major cabinet shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named two dozen new faces to his senior team—made up of 28 ministers tackling the biggest files and 10 junior secretaries of state—while giving the boot to 10 MPs he tapped in his March cabinet.
MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $280,600
All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as deputy speaker, assistant deputy speaker, whip, deputy whip, parliamentary secretary, and opposition House leader, will receive added pay on top of their base salaries.
Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election
One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain
Just under one in 10 ridings have elected MPs from the governing party since at least 2011.
