Life lessons for staffers at the start of a new sitting

The most basic and essential rookie advice is simple: be kind to everyone you meet.

Staffers wait for their bosses outside of a Liberal cabinet meeting in the West Block on March 10. Politics can often feel like it’s just about outmaneuvering the other side, but at its core, it’s about people, writes Marci Surkes.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MARCI SURKES

September 17, 2025

This new sitting of Parliament marks the real parliamentary kick-off of the Carney era. With Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre poised to reclaim his jousting position across the aisle at two sword lengths, the restart of committee business, and a flurry of action on a com...

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