‘Historic’ election campaign a referendum on Trump tariffs and cost-of-living crisis, say political players

Pollster Greg Lyle says this election will likely be remembered as the greatest turnaround in Canadian political history.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Liberal Leader Mark Carney, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. If the Liberals were to win, it would signal that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats are the top concern for most Canadians, says pollster David Coletto. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Historic’ election campaign a referendum on Trump tariffs and cost-of-living crisis, say political players

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Pollster Greg Lyle says this election will likely be remembered as the greatest turnaround in Canadian political history.

‘Historic’ election campaign a referendum on Trump tariffs and cost-of-living crisis, say political players

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Pollster Greg Lyle says this election will likely be remembered as the greatest turnaround in Canadian political history.

THE LATEST

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David Coletto said the Liberals held a far greater advantage among those who wanted action on the U.S. president’s threats.

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David

Housing needs industrial strategy, not ideology

Election ads: from Conservatives’ ‘dark,’ ‘dramatic’ approach to Liberal and NDP’s ‘classic’ and ‘tried and true’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Election Day is April 28. To sway voters, the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP have released ads ranging from 'classic' to 'cringe-worthy,' according to digital communication experts.

Election Day is April 28. To sway voters, the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP have released ads ranging from 'classic' to 'cringe-worthy,' according to digital

Public servants running in record numbers flip partisan assumptions as most offer under Tory banner

NewsBY KATHRYN MAY

With 24 candidates across nine parties and Conservatives leading the way with nine, the surge of bureaucrat participation in this election shows how public service is changing.

With 24 candidates across nine parties and Conservatives leading the way with nine, the surge of bureaucrat participation in this election shows how public

Leaders’ Debates Commission’s future queried after Montreal scrum cancelled

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

The commission told The Hill Times that it 'is doing an assessment of its federal election experience for its final report and will not be commenting publicly at this time.'

The commission told The Hill Times that it 'is doing an assessment of its federal election experience for its final report and will not be commenting

POLITICS THIS MORNING

Day 37: The election ball is in Canada’s court

Plus, federal party leaders to appear at election night celebrations and sobfests.

BY RIDDHI KACHHELA

OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Farewell to the old order

With a brand new leader at the Liberal Party helm and with the distinct chance of new leadership in all the main federal parties, the old order of national politics could change faster than Newfoundland and Labrador weather.

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

Opinion

BY LORI TURNBULL

No matter what, it will be a ‘change’ election for the federal public service

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

What a difference two months make

Opinion

BY MATT CHILLIAK

A new voting strategy: prevent a Liberal majority

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

Election campaign got it wrong, new government must get it right

NEWS

If party platforms come after advance voting and leaders’ debates, are they still relevant?

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

The policy documents don’t ‘move the needle’ for voters and offer ‘a really big target for opponents,’ so they may be on their way out, say strategists.

If party platforms come after advance voting and leaders’ debates, are they still relevant?

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

The policy documents don’t ‘move the needle’ for voters and offer ‘a really big target for opponents,’ so they may be on their way out, say strategists.

Poilievre’s ethics pitch more about framing Carney as a ‘corrupt politician’ than attempt at reform, but some ideas are good, say observers

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Parties’ housing platforms unlikely to significantly improve affordability: experts

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Political players predict Carney to win, but questions linger about minority or majority outcome

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Trump top of mind in Ottawa Centre as Liberals fight to keep riding red

NewsBY IREM KOCA

HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

Parliamentary Calendar

McKay to host panel on ‘Rethinking the One China Policy’ on April 30 in Ottawa

Podcast

What you need to know about the party platforms, with Kevin Page

News

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

List

Election promise tracker: key pledges parties are making this campaign

Podcast

Why you should believe the polls, with Frank Graves

Daily leader itineraries

Tracking federal parties’ Meta spending in the campaign

MPs not running in the next election

New riding map gives Tories slight boost compared to 2021 election

HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

Houston, Tim has no problem with the timing of this ad

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Plus: Ralph Goodale gets an award from a U.K. magazine, Charlie Angus gets stylish, Steve Paikin to end 'The Agenda' on June 27, and Canadian-American actor Kim Coates supports the CBC.

Houston, Tim has no problem with the timing of this ad

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Plus: Ralph Goodale gets an award from a U.K. magazine, Charlie Angus gets stylish, Steve Paikin to end 'The Agenda' on June 27, and Canadian-American actor Kim Coates supports the CBC.

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Day 34: Poilievre returns to Vancouver Island, Carney speaks at First Nations conference on last campaign Friday

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW

Day 33: Sure, but are they funny?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Day 32: Poilievre in Nova Scotia

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

POLITICS

Canada Growth Summit dives into unleashing country’s potential in Toronto on April 24

‘I want to feel part of this moment’: Trump effect spurs expats to cast ballots from abroad

NewsBY JARED HILLEL

'Turnout tends to go up for elections that are seen as highly consequential, and this one is shaping up to be among the most important in our lifetimes,' says Dalhousie professor Lori Turnbull.

‘I want to feel part of this moment’: Trump effect spurs expats to cast ballots from abroad

NewsBY JARED HILLEL

'Turnout tends to go up for elections that are seen as highly consequential, and this one is shaping up to be among the most important in our lifetimes,' says Dalhousie professor Lori Turnbull.

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OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Opinion

Gratitude for Pope Francis’ witness to the world

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

How to face defeat

Opinion

BY NELSON WISEMAN

Canada, the European Union, and the Eurozone

The Canadian dream doesn’t have to be built, we are already living it

OpinionBY AL ETMANSKI

The basic unit of Canadian democracy is a caring relationship. It’s the ethic of care that unites us. Our elbows are up. Our eyes are open. Our hearts are even wider.

Health care matters at the federal ballot box

OpinionBY JOSS REIMER, ELIZABETH MYLES

Digging up a hidden election issue: development and control of critical minerals

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

At issue is whether a part of our sovereignty is about to be given up with a lopsided ‘agreement’ that gives the U.S. access to and control of Canada’s critical minerals with little to no regard for Indigenous rights and the environment.

Digging up a hidden election issue: development and control of critical minerals

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

At issue is whether a part of our sovereignty is about to be given up with a lopsided ‘agreement’ that gives the U.S. access to and control of Canada’s critical minerals with little to no regard for Indigenous rights and the environment.

Canada’s economic future depends on women—the next government has an opportunity to deliver

OpinionBY MITZIE HUNTER

The federal election will affect more than just the domestic front

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL CARTOON BY DE ADDER

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Environment & Climate Change

Why health, environment, and justice must be centred in election platforms

We need parties to commit to preserving and expanding the health benefits and avoided health-care costs of current and proposed environmental regulations.

BY TRIYA TESSA RAMBURN, KRISTINA SWAIN

Recreation and parks: infrastructure Canada can’t afford to ignore

In uncertain economic times, a bold federal push to build and renew recreation infrastructure would fuel economic growth—just like Centennial-era investments did.

BY MARTIN SAMPSON

Unlocking the economic potential in Canada’s lands, forests, and waters

Natural Climate Solutions provide cost-effective ways to conserve and restore the ability of ecosystems to store carbon at a fraction of the cost of technological alternatives.

BY JASON RASEVYCH, MICHAEL TWIGG, SHAUGHN MCARTHUR

Trump: a suite of global dangers

The DOGE initiative is an ideological wrecking ball set to destroy the U.S. government—arguably the most important government in the world— and threatening the health and security of the majority of Americans, along with multitudes globally.

BY BILL HENDERSON

Trade war could ‘upend’ EV sector, Canada must argue for integrated market, says CEO of vehicle manufacturing group

There are signs of pushback against measures by the Trump administration that threaten clean energy development, according to Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association head Flavio Volpe.

BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

FOREIGN POLICY

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Treat Africa as part of Canada’s trade war response

OpinionBY NDIDI OKONKWO NWUNELI, DOROTHY NYAMBE

Trump-era elections in the Anglosphere

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Canada needs an economic and social council to tackle trade war

OpinionBY DIANE BELLEMARE

Supply management consensus emerges but Grits, Tories accuse each other of past capitulation

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

‘I can’t go back and I can’t go forward’: Sudanese mothers struggle with delays to bring Canadian children home

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Canadian officials have yet to create a pathway for Sudanese mothers to come to Canada with their children, who are citizens.

‘I can’t go back and I can’t go forward’: Sudanese mothers struggle with delays to bring Canadian children home

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Canadian officials have yet to create a pathway for Sudanese mothers to come to Canada with their children, who are citizens.

BOOKS, BIG IDEAS, Q&As

Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics today.

Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics today.

Author of Trudeau biography says he doesn’t think Trudeau will run again, but Lanthier says ‘even if he might lose, he wants to go down fighting against Pierre Poilievre’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Exploring the legacy of COVID pandemic panic

FeatureBY JOANNA BARON, CHRISTINE VAN GEYN

Getting everyone a ‘front door into the health system’: Jane Philpott weighs in on fixing health care, and her future in politics

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

U.S. election preoccupies Canada’s top 50 foreign influencers as feds’ focus gets pulled from Asia strategy

NewsBY NEIL MOSS, STEPHEN JEFFERY, STUART BENSON, JONAH GRIGNON

Vote to end gender-based violence

OpinionBY ERIN LEE, JULIE LALONDE, HEATHER MCGREGOR

Intimate partner violence is widely understood to be an epidemic in Canada. It represents a very real threat to our collective safety, and must be addressed as the public health emergency that it is.

Gender-based violence is fundamentally intertwined with public safety, write Erin Lee, Julie Lalonde, and Heather McGregor. Unsplash photograph by Jason Leung

Vote to end gender-based violence

OpinionBY ERIN LEE, JULIE LALONDE, HEATHER MCGREGOR

Intimate partner violence is widely understood to be an epidemic in Canada. It represents a very real threat to our collective safety, and must be addressed as the public health emergency that it is.

Vote to end gender-based violence

OpinionBY ERIN LEE, JULIE LALONDE, HEATHER MCGREGOR

Intimate partner violence is widely understood to be an epidemic in Canada. It represents a very real threat to our collective safety, and must be addressed as the public health emergency that it is.

‘This is a book about gender-based violence, with a focus on intimate partner abuse,’ says Donner-nominated author of And Sometimes They Kill You

FeatureBY PAMELA CROSS

The following is an excerpt from And Sometimes They Kill You: Confronting the Epidemic of Intimate Partner Violence, by Pamela Cross, nominated for this year's Donner Prize, one the best public policy books of the year.

Canada’s national security depends on a productive economy

OpinionBY SENATOR KRISTA ANN ROSS

Sourcing products from new suppliers, finding new markets for our domestic products, being conscious of foreign investment, and increasing our digital security is not an easy task.

Canada can be an agriculture powerhouse if we meet the moment

OpinionBY SENATOR MARY ROBINSON

While the country invests significantly in innovation, it lags in translating those inputs into tangible, high-quality outputs.

Canada can capitalize on untapped agriculture and agri-food potential if we boost productivity, invest in infrastructure capacity, and address chronic labour disruptions, writes Senator Mary Robinson. Pexels photograph by Jannis Knorr

Canada can be an agriculture powerhouse if we meet the moment

OpinionBY SENATOR MARY ROBINSON

While the country invests significantly in innovation, it lags in translating those inputs into tangible, high-quality outputs.

Canada can be an agriculture powerhouse if we meet the moment

OpinionBY SENATOR MARY ROBINSON

While the country invests significantly in innovation, it lags in translating those inputs into tangible, high-quality outputs.

Collaboration is Canada’s innovation superpower

OpinionBY ANDREA NEMTIN

This approach is hard. It’s slow. It challenges egos and requires patience. But it’s also the only way we’ll achieve systems-level change

CBC/Radio-Canada is an essential service worth protecting

OpinionBY PSG SENATOR ANDREW CARDOZO

There is a definite need to reform the public broadcaster, but a failure to preserve it would remove a cornerstone of our country when we need to build it up.

Federal election brings new crop of defence promises to break

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Both governing parties have a proven track record of neglecting Canada's national defence and veterans.

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features

‘A very classy man’: Ex-Trudeau and Turner minister Ed Lumley has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Plus, journalist groups hand out this year's Code of Silence Awards, a former PMO staffer launches his own polling firm, and a new book on medical assistance in dying is out this week.

‘A very classy man’: Ex-Trudeau and Turner minister Ed Lumley has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Plus, journalist groups hand out this year's Code of Silence Awards, a former PMO staffer launches his own polling firm, and a new book on medical assistance in dying is out this week.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Day 31: Carney in Quebec, Poilievre sets out to take back Vaughan, and Singh campaigns with a former Alberta premier

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Obed to talk about ‘Charting Canada’s Arctic Future’ in Toronto on April 23

Day 27: Carney in Niagara, Poilievre eyes Vancouver

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Day 26: Round two in Montreal

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

‘These books all contribute to the national debate of headline issues’: Donner Prize nominees include titles on COVID response, intimate partner violence, corporate governance, and judicial power

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Day 25: Leaders debate en français

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Ex-PC MP Bob Corbett has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Parliamentary Calendar

Party leaders face off on Montreal debate stage April 16 and 17

Podcast

Hot Room explainer: The ‘third party’ advertisers filling up your screens

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2024

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The federal public servants running in election 2025

Podcast

‘No magic math’—Why cutting waste won’t fund election promises

Health Policy in the 44th Parliament

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Pierre Poilievre: Politics, Policy, People and Leadership

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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Finance & Budget

Canada’s national security depends on a productive economy

Sourcing products from new suppliers, finding new markets for our domestic products, being conscious of foreign investment, and increasing our digital security is not an easy task.

BY SENATOR KRISTA ANN ROSS

Cost of living, housing the top priority for young voters, not Trump

In a federal election dominated by trade and sovereignty, generation Z is prioritizing affordability when casting their ballots, a recent Abacus Data poll suggests.

BY ELEANOR WAND

Grits lead in polls for new Canadians’ support, but Tories can still gain traction as loyalties remain up for grabs, say researchers

'Newcomers are clearly focused on making ends meet, and building a stable future,' says Daniel Bernhard, CEO of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship.

BY IREM KOCA

Real chance of global recession due to U.S. trade war, say economists

U.S. President Donald Trump is ‘playing with matches and gasoline when it comes to trade wars,’ according to Fen Hampson, professor of international affairs with Carleton University.

BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Canada needs a national strategy for security, trade, and economy to contend with Trump, say political science experts

'A royal commission on securing Canada’s future is not optional. It is essential,' reads a March 24 open letter to the prime minister, signed by almost 100 experts in political science and other fields.

BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez said the national supply chain office “will enhance the resilience, efficiency, and reliability of our transportation systems,” in a Transport Canada press release on Dec. 1, 2023.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.