John Delacourt’s advice for new Hill staffers

Here are three modest suggestions for potential staffers, which may be equally useful to newcomers to the Hill and seasoned political and policy professionals who have held senior roles in the past. These are not wardrobe tips, or insider intelligence on which cafeteria has the best burritos. Think of them as introductory guidelines for living in a very particular ecosystem.

Hill staffers and Hill journalists, pictured at D'Arcy McGee's Irish Pub in Ottawa, on Oct. 30, 2008, after then prime minister Stephen Harper's cabinet was sworn in that day. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY JOHN DELACOURT

May 22, 2025

This opinion piece was first published in Policy Magazine on May 8.

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