Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Canada’s Politics and Government News Source Since 1989

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | Latest Paper

Elections

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne was in no hurry to explain how Bill C-4's proposed changes to the Elections Act and how political parties handle Canadians' private information will help make their lives more affordable. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 19, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida Poilievre, pictured April 28, 2025, on election night. Some senior Tories are internally discussing the possibility of moving their policy convention up to this fall, Conservative sources told The Hill Times. Poilievre will face a mandatory review at the convention. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 19, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 19, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida Poilievre, pictured April 28, 2025, on election night. Some senior Tories are internally discussing the possibility of moving their policy convention up to this fall, Conservative sources told The Hill Times. Poilievre will face a mandatory review at the convention. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 17, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, at a April 27 rally in Edwards, Ont., ran an election campaign on change—a message that resonated with younger voters, who, unlike boomers, were less motivated by threats from the U.S. this election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 17, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 17, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, at a April 27 rally in Edwards, Ont., ran an election campaign on change—a message that resonated with younger voters, who, unlike boomers, were less motivated by threats from the U.S. this election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin speak about their experiences moving out of public office following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin speak about their experiences moving out of public office following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
The story of this election isn’t that young Canadians abandoned progressivism. It’s that they’re more open to political alternatives than they’ve been in years, writes Josh Marando. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
The story of this election isn’t that young Canadians abandoned progressivism. It’s that they’re more open to political alternatives than they’ve been in years, writes Josh Marando. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois
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