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List | BY ABBAS RANA, IAN CAMPBELL | December 11, 2024
Most of Canada's 343 ridings are considered urban at 43 per cent, followed by 24 per cent designated as rural, with the rest a mix of the two: 20 per cent urban-rural and 15 per cent rural-urban. The Hill Times photo illustration by Joey Sabourin
List | BY ABBAS RANA, IAN CAMPBELL | December 11, 2024
List | BY ABBAS RANA, IAN CAMPBELL | December 11, 2024
Most of Canada's 343 ridings are considered urban at 43 per cent, followed by 24 per cent designated as rural, with the rest a mix of the two: 20 per cent urban-rural and 15 per cent rural-urban. The Hill Times photo illustration by Joey Sabourin
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 9, 2024
Three-term Liberal MP Robert Morrissey, pictured in 2017, is the chair of the 20-member national Liberal rural caucus. He says rural ridings will play a critical role in deciding which party forms government after the next election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 9, 2024
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 9, 2024
Three-term Liberal MP Robert Morrissey, pictured in 2017, is the chair of the 20-member national Liberal rural caucus. He says rural ridings will play a critical role in deciding which party forms government after the next election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 18, 2024
Canadian Association of Professional Employees President Nathan Prier, left, and Public Service Alliance of Canada National President Sharon DeSousa say the feds could save money by allowing more telework in the civil service. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 18, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 18, 2024
Canadian Association of Professional Employees President Nathan Prier, left, and Public Service Alliance of Canada National President Sharon DeSousa say the feds could save money by allowing more telework in the civil service. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 13, 2024
Canadians looking for lessons from the contest between Donald Trump, left, and Kamala Harris should key in on the importance of acknowledging voters’ economic pain points, writes Tim Powers. White House photographs by D. Myles Cullen and Lawrence Jackson
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 13, 2024
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 13, 2024
Canadians looking for lessons from the contest between Donald Trump, left, and Kamala Harris should key in on the importance of acknowledging voters’ economic pain points, writes Tim Powers. White House photographs by D. Myles Cullen and Lawrence Jackson
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 13, 2024
Kamala Harris
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party elite relied on a typical neoliberal spiel, and were soundly rebuked, writes Erica Ifill. White House photograph by Lawrence Jackson
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 13, 2024
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 13, 2024
Kamala Harris
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party elite relied on a typical neoliberal spiel, and were soundly rebuked, writes Erica Ifill. White House photograph by Lawrence Jackson
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 12, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, needs to 'address people's worries about paying for the bills,' or he will get 'hammered' the way American Democrats were in the Nov. 5 election against President-elect Donald Trump, say observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 12, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 12, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, needs to 'address people's worries about paying for the bills,' or he will get 'hammered' the way American Democrats were in the Nov. 5 election against President-elect Donald Trump, say observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | November 11, 2024
From defence spending to border control, cybersecurity to foreign election interference, leaders should have a plan for protecting Canada from authoritarian states, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Pexels photograph by Lara Jameson
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | November 11, 2024
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | November 11, 2024
From defence spending to border control, cybersecurity to foreign election interference, leaders should have a plan for protecting Canada from authoritarian states, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Pexels photograph by Lara Jameson
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 11, 2024
Kamala Harris
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris faced a double whammy. As a racialized woman, she fought prejudice against her gender and her race, writes Sheila Copps. Wikimedia Commons photograph
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 11, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 11, 2024
Kamala Harris
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris faced a double whammy. As a racialized woman, she fought prejudice against her gender and her race, writes Sheila Copps. Wikimedia Commons photograph
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 11, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc's Bill C-65, Electoral Participation Act, is currently at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 11, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 11, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc's Bill C-65, Electoral Participation Act, is currently at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CATHERINE CORRIVEAU | November 7, 2024
Stéphane Perrault
Canada's Chief Electoral Officer Stephane Perrault. Recent Elections Canada research shows that Canadians place strong trust in their electoral institutions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CATHERINE CORRIVEAU | November 7, 2024
Opinion | BY CATHERINE CORRIVEAU | November 7, 2024
Stéphane Perrault
Canada's Chief Electoral Officer Stephane Perrault. Recent Elections Canada research shows that Canadians place strong trust in their electoral institutions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 7, 2024
A big factor in Donald Trump’s spectacular comeback—the dog-whistle racism that so many older white males responded to—is due to a period of demographic transition which will pass, writes Gwynn Dyer. Wikimedia Commons photograph
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 7, 2024
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 7, 2024
A big factor in Donald Trump’s spectacular comeback—the dog-whistle racism that so many older white males responded to—is due to a period of demographic transition which will pass, writes Gwynn Dyer. Wikimedia Commons photograph
News | BY NEIL MOSS, IAN CAMPBELL | November 6, 2024
United States president-elect Donald Trump will return to the White House in January 2025, after winning the Nov. 5 presidential election. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS, IAN CAMPBELL | November 6, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS, IAN CAMPBELL | November 6, 2024
United States president-elect Donald Trump will return to the White House in January 2025, after winning the Nov. 5 presidential election. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 4, 2024
The U.S. election results may well be world-changing if Donald Trump, right, gets in, writes Rose LeMay, adding that things are too unstable everywhere for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to call an election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons photograph
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 4, 2024
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 4, 2024
The U.S. election results may well be world-changing if Donald Trump, right, gets in, writes Rose LeMay, adding that things are too unstable everywhere for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to call an election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons photograph
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 4, 2024
Polls during the final weeks of the campaign have shown the race between U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris, left, and former president Donald Trump as a toss-up. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Gage Skidmore/Flickr
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 4, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 4, 2024
Polls during the final weeks of the campaign have shown the race between U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris, left, and former president Donald Trump as a toss-up. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Gage Skidmore/Flickr
Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 31, 2024
The Liberal National Party under David Crisafulli, left, defeated the Labor Party under Steven Miles after nine years during the Queensland election on Oct. 26. Photographs courtesy of X/@DavidCrisafulli and Government of Queensland
Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 31, 2024
Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 31, 2024
The Liberal National Party under David Crisafulli, left, defeated the Labor Party under Steven Miles after nine years during the Queensland election on Oct. 26. Photographs courtesy of X/@DavidCrisafulli and Government of Queensland
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 30, 2024
Despite growing tensions in the House of Commons, the parties of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh filed identical arguments on Oct. 9 in an ongoing legal saga over the use of voters' personal data. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 30, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 30, 2024
Despite growing tensions in the House of Commons, the parties of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh filed identical arguments on Oct. 9 in an ongoing legal saga over the use of voters' personal data. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 30, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new national campaign director will need all of his talents and experience from 30 years in federal and provincial politics to chart a path forward for the Liberals, say politicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 30, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 30, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new national campaign director will need all of his talents and experience from 30 years in federal and provincial politics to chart a path forward for the Liberals, say politicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA, IAN CAMPBELL | October 28, 2024
Pictured clockwise from top left: Liberal MP Wayne Long, Immigration Minister Marc Miller, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Liberal MP Brenda Shanahan, Treasury Board President Anita Anand, and Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA, IAN CAMPBELL | October 28, 2024
News | BY ABBAS RANA, IAN CAMPBELL | October 28, 2024
Pictured clockwise from top left: Liberal MP Wayne Long, Immigration Minister Marc Miller, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Liberal MP Brenda Shanahan, Treasury Board President Anita Anand, and Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 24, 2024
British Columbia Premier David Eby, left, and outgoing New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs both faced electorates that were looking for change in recent provincial elections. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 24, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 24, 2024
British Columbia Premier David Eby, left, and outgoing New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs both faced electorates that were looking for change in recent provincial elections. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WIL ROBERTSON | October 22, 2024
Susan Holt
On Oct. 21, Susan Holt’s Liberals won a majority of New Brunswick's 31 seats, while the PCs only garnered 16 seats, and David Coon’s Green Party held onto two seats. Photograph courtesy of X/susanholt
Opinion | BY WIL ROBERTSON | October 22, 2024
Opinion | BY WIL ROBERTSON | October 22, 2024
Susan Holt
On Oct. 21, Susan Holt’s Liberals won a majority of New Brunswick's 31 seats, while the PCs only garnered 16 seats, and David Coon’s Green Party held onto two seats. Photograph courtesy of X/susanholt
Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | October 21, 2024
Yves-François Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet would use all the levers he has as opposition leader to advance only Quebec’s interests, no matter the cost to the rest of Canada, writes Robert Sopuck. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | October 21, 2024
Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | October 21, 2024
Yves-François Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet would use all the levers he has as opposition leader to advance only Quebec’s interests, no matter the cost to the rest of Canada, writes Robert Sopuck. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 21, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are focusing primarily on their parties' own policies in digital ads, instead of purely attacking their opponents. Images courtesy of Meta Ad Library/Liberal Party and Conservative Party
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 21, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 21, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are focusing primarily on their parties' own policies in digital ads, instead of purely attacking their opponents. Images courtesy of Meta Ad Library/Liberal Party and Conservative Party
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 17, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at a Liberal caucus meeting on the Hill on April 17, 2024, is trailing in the polls across the country and facing an increasing number of open challenges to his leadership by MPs from Atlantic Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 17, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 17, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at a Liberal caucus meeting on the Hill on April 17, 2024, is trailing in the polls across the country and facing an increasing number of open challenges to his leadership by MPs from Atlantic Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 14, 2024
Of the seven swing states that could be crucial in the U.S. presidential election, Republican candidate Donald Trump, left, leads in three, while Democratic candidate Kamala Harris leads in four. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 14, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 14, 2024
Of the seven swing states that could be crucial in the U.S. presidential election, Republican candidate Donald Trump, left, leads in three, while Democratic candidate Kamala Harris leads in four. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 14, 2024
Conservative MP John Brassard chairs the House Ethics Committee, which is studying the impact of misinformation and disinformation on the work of parliamentarians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 14, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 14, 2024
Conservative MP John Brassard chairs the House Ethics Committee, which is studying the impact of misinformation and disinformation on the work of parliamentarians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 13, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia, left, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer and NDP MP Charlie Angus. UBC's Stewart Prest describes the current political environment in the House as 'unstable stability,' where parties are continually trying to jockey themselves for position. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 13, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 13, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia, left, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer and NDP MP Charlie Angus. UBC's Stewart Prest describes the current political environment in the House as 'unstable stability,' where parties are continually trying to jockey themselves for position. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 10, 2024
In an Oct. 1 podcast appearance, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he wished he had 'done things differently' so parties wouldn't 'be fighting this next election under first-past-the-post.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 10, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 10, 2024
In an Oct. 1 podcast appearance, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he wished he had 'done things differently' so parties wouldn't 'be fighting this next election under first-past-the-post.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | October 9, 2024
We may be heading in the same direction federally as in the upcoming B.C. election, where there is no discernible middle ground between David Eby’s, left, NDP and John Rustad’s Conservatives, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of the Province of B.C.
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | October 9, 2024
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | October 9, 2024
We may be heading in the same direction federally as in the upcoming B.C. election, where there is no discernible middle ground between David Eby’s, left, NDP and John Rustad’s Conservatives, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of the Province of B.C.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 7, 2024
Polls suggest that British Columbia Premier David Eby, left, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe face tight re-election contests this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 7, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 7, 2024
Polls suggest that British Columbia Premier David Eby, left, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe face tight re-election contests this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 4, 2024
The Liberals' polling numbers are tanking under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but they will still win the next election, say some of the party's MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 4, 2024
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 4, 2024
The Liberals' polling numbers are tanking under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but they will still win the next election, say some of the party's MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHINDER PUREWAL | October 2, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Before becoming prime minister, Justin Trudeau appeared to be on a path to revive the symbolic equality of Canadians championed by John Diefenbaker, writes Shinder Purewal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHINDER PUREWAL | October 2, 2024
Opinion | BY SHINDER PUREWAL | October 2, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Before becoming prime minister, Justin Trudeau appeared to be on a path to revive the symbolic equality of Canadians championed by John Diefenbaker, writes Shinder Purewal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 2, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
It would be 'foolish' for Pierre Poilievre and his Conservative Party to expand on substantive policy commitments now before the government has fallen, say strategists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 2, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 2, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
It would be 'foolish' for Pierre Poilievre and his Conservative Party to expand on substantive policy commitments now before the government has fallen, say strategists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | September 30, 2024
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Opinion | September 30, 2024
Opinion | September 30, 2024
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News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2024
Stéphane Perrault
On Sept. 24, Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault told the Public Inquiry on Foreign Interference that Elections Canada should not administer nomination races, but he would propose tighter rules on how parties choose their leaders and candidates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2024
Stéphane Perrault
On Sept. 24, Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault told the Public Inquiry on Foreign Interference that Elections Canada should not administer nomination races, but he would propose tighter rules on how parties choose their leaders and candidates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JANE COOPER | September 25, 2024
The Canada Elections Act has never been amended to encourage any observers who are not candidate representatives to be part of the process, writes Jane Cooper. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JANE COOPER | September 25, 2024
Opinion | BY JANE COOPER | September 25, 2024
The Canada Elections Act has never been amended to encourage any observers who are not candidate representatives to be part of the process, writes Jane Cooper. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 25, 2024
NDP MP Jenny Kwan speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on May 29, 2023, regarding being briefed by CSIS about her exposure to foreign interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 25, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 25, 2024
NDP MP Jenny Kwan speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on May 29, 2023, regarding being briefed by CSIS about her exposure to foreign interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 25, 2024
Yves-François Blanchet
Bloc Québécois candidate Louis-Philippe Sauvé, pictured right with Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, centre and Bloc House Leader Alain Therrien, won the LaSalle–Émard–Verdun, Que., byelection on Sept. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 25, 2024
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 25, 2024
Yves-François Blanchet
Bloc Québécois candidate Louis-Philippe Sauvé, pictured right with Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, centre and Bloc House Leader Alain Therrien, won the LaSalle–Émard–Verdun, Que., byelection on Sept. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade