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Under leader Pierre Poilievre, right, the Conservatives spent more than $16-million on ads attacking the former prime minister and the carbon tax in 2024. The Liberals' 'lean, digital first' focus left enough gas in the tank for Prime Minister Mark Carney's success in 2025, say strategists. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 9, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Political parties may have their differences, but when it comes to fundraising, they all share the same principles, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 9, 2025
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 9, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Political parties may have their differences, but when it comes to fundraising, they all share the same principles, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 6, 2025
The Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre, centre, had another massive first-quarter fundraising total, but their war chest was outnumbered by the Liberals' haul from small donors led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, as the NDP under Jagmeet Singh lagged behind. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 6, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 6, 2025
The Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre, centre, had another massive first-quarter fundraising total, but their war chest was outnumbered by the Liberals' haul from small donors led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, as the NDP under Jagmeet Singh lagged behind. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | March 12, 2025
Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland, and Karina Gould.
Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland, and Karina Gould. All three raised some of their top dollars in Toronto and Ottawa, though winner Carney raised much more. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | March 12, 2025
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | March 12, 2025
Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland, and Karina Gould.
Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland, and Karina Gould. All three raised some of their top dollars in Toronto and Ottawa, though winner Carney raised much more. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
List | BY STUART BENSON | February 5, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. Poilievre continues to dominate his rivals in fundraising since in late 2022. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
List | BY STUART BENSON | February 5, 2025
List | BY STUART BENSON | February 5, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. Poilievre continues to dominate his rivals in fundraising since in late 2022. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's, left, second full year as leader set another historic fundraising record in 2024, more than doubling the $15.1-million raised by the governing Liberals in what would be Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's last year as leader. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 5, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's, left, second full year as leader set another historic fundraising record in 2024, more than doubling the $15.1-million raised by the governing Liberals in what would be Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's last year as leader. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 17, 2018
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh greets delegates after his speech at the NDP policy convention in Ottawa on Feb. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 17, 2018
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 17, 2018
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh greets delegates after his speech at the NDP policy convention in Ottawa on Feb. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 14, 2018
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's ability to connect with people in the room, like at this event in Brampton, Ont., last year, has a direct impact on the dollars his campaign brings in, says his former fundraiser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 14, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 14, 2018
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's ability to connect with people in the room, like at this event in Brampton, Ont., last year, has a direct impact on the dollars his campaign brings in, says his former fundraiser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 12, 2018
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, former Senator Irving Gerstein, chair of the Conservative Party's fundraising arm, and former prime minister Stephen Harper, who was appointed to the fund’s six-member board in 2017. A Hill Times study of Elections Canada numbers show the Conservatives raised more money than any other party between 2015 and 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photographs
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 12, 2018
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 12, 2018
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, former Senator Irving Gerstein, chair of the Conservative Party's fundraising arm, and former prime minister Stephen Harper, who was appointed to the fund’s six-member board in 2017. A Hill Times study of Elections Canada numbers show the Conservatives raised more money than any other party between 2015 and 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photographs
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 12, 2018
Conservative Senators Don Plett and Elizabeth Marshall chat during a committee meeting last year. The Conservative Senate caucus is up in arms over the way the National Anthem Bill was passed in the Senate at the end of last month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 12, 2018
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 12, 2018
Conservative Senators Don Plett and Elizabeth Marshall chat during a committee meeting last year. The Conservative Senate caucus is up in arms over the way the National Anthem Bill was passed in the Senate at the end of last month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 7, 2018
Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with the media after the January NDP caucus retreat in Ottawa. The mood in caucus is energized and positive, MPs say. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 7, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 7, 2018
Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with the media after the January NDP caucus retreat in Ottawa. The mood in caucus is energized and positive, MPs say. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | January 31, 2018
The federal Conservatives, led by Andrew Scheer, pictured, raised more money than the governing Liberals in all four quarters of 2017. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | January 31, 2018
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | January 31, 2018
The federal Conservatives, led by Andrew Scheer, pictured, raised more money than the governing Liberals in all four quarters of 2017. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | January 30, 2018
A new report from the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, headed by Jean-Denis Fréchette, pictured, projects that a private member’s bill reintroducing public financing for political parties and slashing the maximum limit on individual donations will cost taxpayers around $45-million each year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | January 30, 2018
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | January 30, 2018
A new report from the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, headed by Jean-Denis Fréchette, pictured, projects that a private member’s bill reintroducing public financing for political parties and slashing the maximum limit on individual donations will cost taxpayers around $45-million each year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 17, 2018
Proof Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has a pulse and a chance comes from following the money, writes Tim Powers. The Conservatives have been out-fundraising the Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 17, 2018
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 17, 2018
Proof Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has a pulse and a chance comes from following the money, writes Tim Powers. The Conservatives have been out-fundraising the Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | November 20, 2017
Opinion | November 20, 2017
Opinion | November 20, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 8, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, with businessperson and Liberal Party revenue chair Stephen Bronfman, pictured at a fundraising event earlier this year. Mr. Trudeau's Liberals have been under fire for allegations that Mr. Bronfman is connected to an offshore tax-avoidance scheme, while the government has promised to crack down on tax avoidance. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 8, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 8, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, with businessperson and Liberal Party revenue chair Stephen Bronfman, pictured at a fundraising event earlier this year. Mr. Trudeau's Liberals have been under fire for allegations that Mr. Bronfman is connected to an offshore tax-avoidance scheme, while the government has promised to crack down on tax avoidance. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 31, 2017
In the first full quarter under new leader Andrew Scheer, the federal Conservatives managed to maintain their fundraising lead over the governing Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 31, 2017
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 31, 2017
In the first full quarter under new leader Andrew Scheer, the federal Conservatives managed to maintain their fundraising lead over the governing Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 23, 2017
Federal Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson arrives at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee on Oct. 17. The committee made fast work of its study of Bill C-50, which seeks to introduce changes Ms. Dawson lauded as 'beneficial,' completing clause-by-clause considerations last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 23, 2017
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 23, 2017
Federal Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson arrives at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee on Oct. 17. The committee made fast work of its study of Bill C-50, which seeks to introduce changes Ms. Dawson lauded as 'beneficial,' completing clause-by-clause considerations last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade