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For any of us in leadership, part of our responsibility is to build a team so strong that it can function without us—because one day it will have to, writes Chris Evelyn.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CHRIS EVELYN

September 16, 2026

September marks my last month on the Hill after an incredible 11-year run. It has been the honour of a lifetime for a boy from Barbados who created heads of government summits with his Ninja Turtles to have the opportunity to serve Canadians at the highest levels of the fede...

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