Hill Life & People

Premier Ford takes his woes to PM Carney

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS

• Plus, Anand talks about Canada-China relations with her Chinese counterpart.

Premier Ford takes his woes to PM Carney

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS

• Plus, Anand talks about Canada-China relations with her Chinese counterpart.

MP Genuis pitches youth jobs plan

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE

CSE chief Xavier to deliver keynote on cyber resilience at Vancouver Security Summit on Oct. 17

Q&A | NDP leadership contender Heather McPherson on rebuilding the ‘party of big ideas’

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Slovakia marks artful national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA

in-depth feature

All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

NewsBY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists in 2025: lobbyists prepare for ‘significant reset’ as federal election begins

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT AND SERGIY SLIPCHENKO

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2024

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

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

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Telford untouchable at the top of the 21st Terrific 25 Staffers list, as Conservatives sweep Most Knowledgeable and Best Spin

NewsBY STUART BENSON

A look at the staff labouring in the offices of secretaries of state Zerucelli, Belanger

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

• Both secretaries of state have six-member teams, which appears to be the average office size for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s fleet of junior cabinet members.

A look at the staff labouring in the offices of secretaries of state Zerucelli, Belanger

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

• Both secretaries of state have six-member teams, which appears to be the average office size for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s fleet of junior cabinet members.

Switzerland hosts September soirée

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA

Senator Richards leaves the Red Chamber with only a few regrets

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Canada eyes more agriculture trade with Mexico

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

MPs, Senators race to see who’s the slowest in Bike on the Hill

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

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heard on the hill

The Poilievres guest star on a pair of podcasts

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Ramadan, MacMillan, Kaur, Highway and Boulianne-Tremblay to be honoured at Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards on Oct. 22

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Verbal fight night: Chrétien and Harper to spar at Regent Debate on Oct. 21

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Giddy-up: more than a dozen RCMP-bred horses galloping to an auction near you

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Dr. Theresa Tam to give inaugural Monique Bégin lecture next month

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

the hill times photo gallery

PHOTO GALLERY

Van Koeverden strikes gold again at Bike Day on the Hill

PHOTO GALLERY

This is 36: pages from The Hill Times’ early years

PHOTO GALLERY

NDP, Bloc Québécois join rally for postal union workers

photo of the day

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Convoy protest organizers Lich, Barber sentenced to house arrest

Chris Barber and Tamara Lich were sentenced to 12 months of house arrest, followed by six months under curfew, for their roles in organizing the 2022 trucker convoy protest that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for weeks.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives

BOOKS, BIG IDEAS, Q&AS

Q&A | Reviving a ‘bold and unapologetic’ NDP after a ‘timid’ 2025 platform, with Peter Julian

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

• ‘We have to be bold and unapologetic about what we propose to make a difference in people's lives,’ says former NDP MP Peter Julian. 

Q&A | Reviving a ‘bold and unapologetic’ NDP after a ‘timid’ 2025 platform, with Peter Julian

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

• ‘We have to be bold and unapologetic about what we propose to make a difference in people's lives,’ says former NDP MP Peter Julian. 

Q&A | The legal battle over the ‘notwithstanding’ clause, explained 

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Q&A | MP Sodhi on forming a Liberal youth caucus and bringing ‘back that youth vote’

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Is Finland a model for Canada to counter disinformation?

FeatureBY ALICIA WANLESS

Q&A | Carney’s ‘balancing act’ keeping the ‘elbows up’ crowd happy, with Sheila Copps

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Diplomatic Circles

‘Canada is getting more and more important for us,’ says visiting German Bundestag member

How a former Hill staffer is lionizing a Canadian that helped end the Troubles 

‘I’ve had to run to keep up’: U.K. envoy trumpets ‘new energy’ in Canadian relationship, but questions loom over trade talks

Rules being replaced by deals on the international stage, says past Bundestag president 

hill climbers

Breaking down the offices of secretaries of state Gainey, Long

Women fill most senior staff roles in WAGE minister Valdez’s office

Meet the staffers supporting secretaries of state Sarai, van Koeverden 

A dive into Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Chartrand’s office

party central

CPAC celebrates more than three decades of ‘unconditional neutrality’ 

Taiwan’s Birthday, a CMPA wrap-party, and a Prairie premier leave no vacancy at the Château

20th Century Boys play tribute to former bandmate Peter Linkletter

Women ‘Out Standing’ on the Hill

civil circles

Large shuffle to public service expected once Sabia takes PCO reins

The federal public servants running in election 2025

Fisher to lead new water agency, while ministers announce raft of new Crown corp board chairs

PacifiCan has new president after Jones departs

photo gallery

Parliamentarians take part in Survivors’ Flag raising

Turkey marks Victory Day

Mexico shouts out independence

Ottawa marks Truth and Reconciliation Day

photo of the day

Michel confirms national dental program to be spared from cuts

Carney convenes cabinet forum

Canada’s health-care system ‘in a tough spot,’ says Singh

Rempel Garner calls on Carney to disclose corporate interests ahead of possible snap election

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From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives

From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives

From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives

From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives

book review

The impossible office: why Canadian prime ministers fail

For democracy, we have to make public life appealing again

Shaughnessy Cohen Prize finalists talk about their books

From power corridors to fiction world: former deputy minister Sheikh pens second novel

top 100 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

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

100 most influential in government and politics

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

top 25 staffer survey

Telford three-peats at the top of the 20th Terrific 25 Staffers list, LRB’s Wendy Wu voted Best All-Round

Telford tops 19th annual Terrific 25 Staffer list, NDP’s Salloum voted Best All-Round

Kurusamy sweeps three categories and ranks as the top Terrific Staffer

PMO stalwarts Butts, Telford claim top spots in The Hill Times’ 17th annual Terrific 25 Staffers Survey

top 100 lobbyist

Top 100 Lobbyists in 2023: green tech and economy boosting set for top advocacy priorities in 2023, say lobbyists

Top 100 Lobbyists 2022: Hybrid model is new norm for lobbyists tired of virtual meetings

Top 100 Lobbyists: Pandemic ushers in explosion of lobbying activity

Lobbying the money man: Morneau draws interest from wide range of government-relations practitioners

the insiders guide to parliament

Government should be ‘pretty pleased’ with first session of Parliament, but summer will be ‘the calm before the storm,’ say observers

Winter House sitting will be like ‘political hunger games’ between O’Toole and Trudeau, say pollsters

A parliamentary session like no other

Into the unknowns of the 44th Parliament

all politics poll: best and worst 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

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