‘Wild, wacky, and wonderful’: Unparliamentary dives into the Hill’s infamous and untold stories

‘To me, Parliament is a fun place. … I wanted to celebrate the ridiculous, the fun, the quirky, the human side of it,’  says author and federal public servant Charlie Feldman of his new book. 

‘Totally unsustainable and ineffective’: Senators consider lottery system, time limits in wake of ‘massive increase’ in public bills

The ‘marked increases’ in Senate public bills reflects a Chamber that’s moved from its ‘traditional role as the Chamber of sober second thought’ into one ‘of first thoughts,’ says former Liberal MP and current Senator Rodger Cuzner.

The Hill Times’ 100 Most Influential People in Politics and Government in 2026

The Hill Times spoke with political insiders over the last month to nail down the list of people who are leading and influencing federal government policy and shaping public opinion this year. Here is our Top 100 Most Influential People in Government and Politics in 2026, organized by politicians, pollsters, political influencers, staffers, public servants, and media.

Federal parties dismiss ‘bogeyman’ privacy concerns baked into affordability bill, as Senators consider major amendments 

The Liberal, NDP, and Conservative parties say Parliament must assert its jurisdiction over regulating federal parties, as privacy and data advocates urge Senators to pull parts of the ‘privacy-busting bill’ C-4.

Depicting ‘Dad’ Carney, ‘angry face’ Poilievre, and Trump’s ‘bizarre’ brand of ‘chaos’: de Adder’s top cartoons of 2025

‘For a cartoonist, when the world burns we are at our most successful,’ says Michael de Adder, who rounds up his top picks of political cartoons for The Hill Times.

‘Treating politics as a system of balance, not battle’: new book brings fresh insights into Mackenzie King and lessons for today’s leaders

Editor Patrice Dutil’s collection of essays in ‘The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King’ dives into the former prime minister’s personality, relationship with society, and policies—and why Canadian politicians ‘need to re-learn King’s statecraft.’

‘A big, big if’: ex-PBO questions Carney’s deficit projections as Liberal spending track keeps being ‘revised upwards’

‘We keep shifting the goalposts as we miss the goalpost,’ says Yves Giroux of the Liberal government’s fiscal anchors that seem to move based on ‘where the wind was blowing.’

Women’s groups hail ongoing funding for gender-equality programs, but warn the ‘devil is in the details’

After fears of sizable cutbacks, the money only came ‘because frontline organizations fought for it,’ says NDP MP Leah Gazan of the $660.5-million coming in the budget for Women and Gender Equality Canada.

Senate exempt from Carney’s spending review, but opts to launch own program audit 

‘It seems there’s a new government in place that wants to be fiscally more responsible,’ says Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos, and the Red Chamber ‘can help them achieve those goals.’

Military justice reform bill ‘a major step forward,’ but needs work at committee, say Bloc MPs as Tories favour more debate

Bill C-11, which strips military jurisdiction over the investigation of sexual offences and puts them under civilian authority, is long overdue, say opposition MPs.

Senate changes language-study trip rules, cancels perk permitting spouses to claim classes

Senators also agreed to review the ‘co-ordinated travel’ policy to potentially bring in new rules after recent ‘familiarization’ tours to provinces during peak tourism season drew media attention. 

Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators

Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: ‘It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s national trade policy to such an extent, and at the expense of Western Canadian producers and agricultural exporters.’

Military police chief is ignoring the law, shutting down probes into complaints: watchdog report

In its 2024 annual report, the Military Police Complaints Commission urges the government to change the laws governing the office of the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal.

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

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.