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Abbas Rana is the assistant deputy editor at The Hill Times. He reports on parliamentary caucuses, nomination contests, party leadership campaigns, Prime Minister’s Office, and cabinet. Rana loves to chat with sources on the record or on a not-for-attribution basis, especially when they have verifiable story tips that could be followed as news stories. Born and raised in Pakistan, Rana speaks Punjabi, Urdu, and Hindi. You can reach him with news tips or comments at arana@hilltimes.com.

With threats to Canada’s sovereignty and mounting economic challenges, MPs should work together or face an early election, says Coteau

  • Ontario Liberal caucus chair and MP Michael Coteau is urging MPs from all political stripes to work together at this critical time.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 26, 2026
Canadians are looking for ‘stability so the prime minister and the administration can get the job done,’ says Ontario Liberal caucus chair Michael Coteau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With threats to Canada’s sovereignty and mounting economic challenges, MPs should work together or face an early election, says Coteau

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 26, 2026
  • Ontario Liberal caucus chair and MP Michael Coteau is urging MPs from all political stripes to work together at this critical time.

With threats to Canada’s sovereignty and mounting economic challenges, MPs should work together or face an early election, says Coteau

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 26, 2026
  • Ontario Liberal caucus chair and MP Michael Coteau is urging MPs from all political stripes to work together at this critical time.
Canadians are looking for ‘stability so the prime minister and the administration can get the job done,’ says Ontario Liberal caucus chair Michael Coteau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ontario national councillor Mitas expected to challenge Barber for Conservative Party presidency

  • Senior Conservative sources tell The Hill Times that current party president Stephen Barber and Christina Mitas have been strategizing and reaching out to potential
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 25, 2026
Ontario national councillor Christina Mitas, right, is expected to run against Stephen Barber for the position of Conservative Party president at the Jan. 29-31 biennial policy convention in Calgary. Barber was elected president in 2023. Stephen Barber photograph courtesy of LinkedIn, Christina Mitas photograph courtesy of Facebook

Ontario national councillor Mitas expected to challenge Barber for Conservative Party presidency

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 25, 2026
  • Senior Conservative sources tell The Hill Times that current party president Stephen Barber and Christina Mitas have been strategizing and reaching out to potential

Ontario national councillor Mitas expected to challenge Barber for Conservative Party presidency

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 25, 2026
  • Senior Conservative sources tell The Hill Times that current party president Stephen Barber and Christina Mitas have been strategizing and reaching out to potential
Ontario national councillor Christina Mitas, right, is expected to run against Stephen Barber for the position of Conservative Party president at the Jan. 29-31 biennial policy convention in Calgary. Barber was elected president in 2023. Stephen Barber photograph courtesy of LinkedIn, Christina Mitas photograph courtesy of Facebook

‘We’re in real trouble’: Carney faces historic crisis amid trade war, U.S. annexation threat, and two potential separatist referendums, say politicos

  • When MPs return next week for the winter sitting, the House of Commons should pass a motion condemning ‘imperialism coming out of the Trump
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 19, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s handling of the challenges coming out of the U.S. is ‘technocratic,’ and the prime minister should engage Canadians in sharing how he's handling Canada-U.S. relations, says former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’re in real trouble’: Carney faces historic crisis amid trade war, U.S. annexation threat, and two potential separatist referendums, say politicos

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 19, 2026
  • When MPs return next week for the winter sitting, the House of Commons should pass a motion condemning ‘imperialism coming out of the Trump

‘We’re in real trouble’: Carney faces historic crisis amid trade war, U.S. annexation threat, and two potential separatist referendums, say politicos

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 19, 2026
  • When MPs return next week for the winter sitting, the House of Commons should pass a motion condemning ‘imperialism coming out of the Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s handling of the challenges coming out of the U.S. is ‘technocratic,’ and the prime minister should engage Canadians in sharing how he's handling Canada-U.S. relations, says former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative national council confirms Kurek as candidate in Battle River-Crowfoot, Poilievre to run in a different riding in next election

  • The Conservative Party’s national council chose to pass a motion formally declaring that the riding's former MP would return even though Damien Kurek had
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 18, 2026
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured right on June 22, 2025, will not run in Battle River-Crowfoot, Alta., in the next election, but the party is not saying where he will run. The national council passed a motion on Dec. 5, 2025, confirming Damien Kurek, left, as the official candidate in Battle River-Crowfoot for the next campaign. Photograph courtesy of X/Twitter

Conservative national council confirms Kurek as candidate in Battle River-Crowfoot, Poilievre to run in a different riding in next election

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 18, 2026
  • The Conservative Party’s national council chose to pass a motion formally declaring that the riding's former MP would return even though Damien Kurek had

Conservative national council confirms Kurek as candidate in Battle River-Crowfoot, Poilievre to run in a different riding in next election

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 18, 2026
  • The Conservative Party’s national council chose to pass a motion formally declaring that the riding's former MP would return even though Damien Kurek had
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured right on June 22, 2025, will not run in Battle River-Crowfoot, Alta., in the next election, but the party is not saying where he will run. The national council passed a motion on Dec. 5, 2025, confirming Damien Kurek, left, as the official candidate in Battle River-Crowfoot for the next campaign. Photograph courtesy of X/Twitter

Carney’s position on Trump’s Venezuela strike ‘a little wimpy’ in tone, but likely to benefit Liberals in short term, say political players

  • The Liberals will most likely use Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s statement backing U.S. President Donald Trump's action in attack ads in the next election,
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 12, 2026
The Liberals under Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, will highlight Pierre Poilievre’s full-throated support for Donald Trump on U.S. strikes in Venezuela attack ads during the next election, says pollster Greg Lyle The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s position on Trump’s Venezuela strike ‘a little wimpy’ in tone, but likely to benefit Liberals in short term, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 12, 2026
  • The Liberals will most likely use Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s statement backing U.S. President Donald Trump's action in attack ads in the next election,

Carney’s position on Trump’s Venezuela strike ‘a little wimpy’ in tone, but likely to benefit Liberals in short term, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 12, 2026
  • The Liberals will most likely use Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s statement backing U.S. President Donald Trump's action in attack ads in the next election,
The Liberals under Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, will highlight Pierre Poilievre’s full-throated support for Donald Trump on U.S. strikes in Venezuela attack ads during the next election, says pollster Greg Lyle The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Holding two elected positions, B.C. Conservative MP Au is the highest paid backbencher in the House

  • Conservative MP Chak Au is estimated to be earning a total of $314,757 as both an MP and British Columbia City Councillor.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 11, 2026
Conservative MP Chak Au, right, pictured with Conservative MP Tako Van Popta, left, and Young-Has Lee, president of the Canada-Korea Society, at Korea's National and Armed Forces Day on the Hill on Oct. 8, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Holding two elected positions, B.C. Conservative MP Au is the highest paid backbencher in the House

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 11, 2026
  • Conservative MP Chak Au is estimated to be earning a total of $314,757 as both an MP and British Columbia City Councillor.

Holding two elected positions, B.C. Conservative MP Au is the highest paid backbencher in the House

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 11, 2026
  • Conservative MP Chak Au is estimated to be earning a total of $314,757 as both an MP and British Columbia City Councillor.
Conservative MP Chak Au, right, pictured with Conservative MP Tako Van Popta, left, and Young-Has Lee, president of the Canada-Korea Society, at Korea's National and Armed Forces Day on the Hill on Oct. 8, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

To trigger a nomination election in a Conservative-held riding in the next election cycle, 51 per cent of the membership must vote for one, according to Conservative sources

  • According to new nomination rules, if a Conservative candidate lost two consecutive elections, they will no longer need a waiver from the party to
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured at a Conservative caucus meeting on the Hill. The new nomination rules for held and unheld ridings are for minority governments, only, and in majority governments, nominations in all ridings will be open, say Conservative sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

To trigger a nomination election in a Conservative-held riding in the next election cycle, 51 per cent of the membership must vote for one, according to Conservative sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 8, 2025
  • According to new nomination rules, if a Conservative candidate lost two consecutive elections, they will no longer need a waiver from the party to

To trigger a nomination election in a Conservative-held riding in the next election cycle, 51 per cent of the membership must vote for one, according to Conservative sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 8, 2025
  • According to new nomination rules, if a Conservative candidate lost two consecutive elections, they will no longer need a waiver from the party to
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured at a Conservative caucus meeting on the Hill. The new nomination rules for held and unheld ridings are for minority governments, only, and in majority governments, nominations in all ridings will be open, say Conservative sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I was speaking to a group of high school students, and none of them knew who Lester B. Pearson was’: historian J.D.M. Stewart hopes to change that with his new book, The Prime Ministers

  • Learning and understanding Canada’s political history is ‘part of being an informed and civic minded citizen,' says author and historian J.D.M. Stewart of his
Feature | BY ABBAS RANA | December 8, 2025
Author J.D.M. Stewart says he decided to write his book, The Prime Ministers: Canada’s Leaders and the Nation They Shaped, after meeting a group of Ontario high school students who didn’t know who Lester Pearson was. This experience alarmed him because Ontario requires students to take history in Grade 10. Photograph courtesy of Sutherland House

‘I was speaking to a group of high school students, and none of them knew who Lester B. Pearson was’: historian J.D.M. Stewart hopes to change that with his new book, The Prime Ministers

Feature | BY ABBAS RANA | December 8, 2025
  • Learning and understanding Canada’s political history is ‘part of being an informed and civic minded citizen,' says author and historian J.D.M. Stewart of his

‘I was speaking to a group of high school students, and none of them knew who Lester B. Pearson was’: historian J.D.M. Stewart hopes to change that with his new book, The Prime Ministers

Feature | BY ABBAS RANA | December 8, 2025
  • Learning and understanding Canada’s political history is ‘part of being an informed and civic minded citizen,' says author and historian J.D.M. Stewart of his
Author J.D.M. Stewart says he decided to write his book, The Prime Ministers: Canada’s Leaders and the Nation They Shaped, after meeting a group of Ontario high school students who didn’t know who Lester Pearson was. This experience alarmed him because Ontario requires students to take history in Grade 10. Photograph courtesy of Sutherland House

In precarious economic times, Carney goes all in on oil pipeline, leaving some B.C. Liberal MPs nervous

  • Several MPs told The Hill Times that they wished the government had consulted them before finalizing the details of the MOU. Instead, they learned
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 8, 2025
By signing the oil pipeline MOU with the Alberta government, Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has given an opening to the left-of-centre parties in British Columbia and Quebec, says pollster Darrell Bricker. Carney is pictured Dec. 2, 2025, speaking with a delegate at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In precarious economic times, Carney goes all in on oil pipeline, leaving some B.C. Liberal MPs nervous

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 8, 2025
  • Several MPs told The Hill Times that they wished the government had consulted them before finalizing the details of the MOU. Instead, they learned

In precarious economic times, Carney goes all in on oil pipeline, leaving some B.C. Liberal MPs nervous

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 8, 2025
  • Several MPs told The Hill Times that they wished the government had consulted them before finalizing the details of the MOU. Instead, they learned
By signing the oil pipeline MOU with the Alberta government, Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has given an opening to the left-of-centre parties in British Columbia and Quebec, says pollster Darrell Bricker. Carney is pictured Dec. 2, 2025, speaking with a delegate at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New rules authorize Poilievre to appoint eight candidates next election in ‘substantially revamped nomination process,’ say Conservative sources

  • At the Dec. 5 quarterly meeting, the Conservative Party’s national council approved nomination rules for the next election cycle, according to Conservative sources.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 6, 2025
The Conservative Party’s national council has authorized Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, to appoint eight candidates in the next election cycle, say Conservative sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New rules authorize Poilievre to appoint eight candidates next election in ‘substantially revamped nomination process,’ say Conservative sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 6, 2025
  • At the Dec. 5 quarterly meeting, the Conservative Party’s national council approved nomination rules for the next election cycle, according to Conservative sources.

New rules authorize Poilievre to appoint eight candidates next election in ‘substantially revamped nomination process,’ say Conservative sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 6, 2025
  • At the Dec. 5 quarterly meeting, the Conservative Party’s national council approved nomination rules for the next election cycle, according to Conservative sources.
The Conservative Party’s national council has authorized Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, to appoint eight candidates in the next election cycle, say Conservative sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hundreds of application packages from prospective nomination candidates, actual candidates, and MPs said to be compromised in recent cyber hack, say Conservative sources

  • The Conservative Party must release the findings of its internal investigation, including how the data breach occurred, who was responsible, and what accountability measures
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured greeting caucus members in Ottawa. The party is currently investigating who is behind a recent data breach affecting at least 15 Conservative MPs but could actually extend to hundreds of potential nomination candidates and candidates of record. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hundreds of application packages from prospective nomination candidates, actual candidates, and MPs said to be compromised in recent cyber hack, say Conservative sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 5, 2025
  • The Conservative Party must release the findings of its internal investigation, including how the data breach occurred, who was responsible, and what accountability measures

Hundreds of application packages from prospective nomination candidates, actual candidates, and MPs said to be compromised in recent cyber hack, say Conservative sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 5, 2025
  • The Conservative Party must release the findings of its internal investigation, including how the data breach occurred, who was responsible, and what accountability measures
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured greeting caucus members in Ottawa. The party is currently investigating who is behind a recent data breach affecting at least 15 Conservative MPs but could actually extend to hundreds of potential nomination candidates and candidates of record. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Women hold powerful roles in Carney’s cabinet and PMO, but none are in prime minister’s inner circle, say some Liberals 

  • Vandana Kattar, a former senior adviser to Justin Trudeau, says it ‘folklore’ that Prime Minister Mark Carney has no women in his inner circle,
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 1, 2025
Pictured from top left and clockwise: Mark-André Blanchard, Michael Sabia, Braeden Caley, Tom Pitfield, Gerry Butts, and Bruce Anderson are all considered to be part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's inner circle. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Stuart Benson, Jake Wright, and courtesy of Instagram

Women hold powerful roles in Carney’s cabinet and PMO, but none are in prime minister’s inner circle, say some Liberals 

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 1, 2025
  • Vandana Kattar, a former senior adviser to Justin Trudeau, says it ‘folklore’ that Prime Minister Mark Carney has no women in his inner circle,

Women hold powerful roles in Carney’s cabinet and PMO, but none are in prime minister’s inner circle, say some Liberals 

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 1, 2025
  • Vandana Kattar, a former senior adviser to Justin Trudeau, says it ‘folklore’ that Prime Minister Mark Carney has no women in his inner circle,
Pictured from top left and clockwise: Mark-André Blanchard, Michael Sabia, Braeden Caley, Tom Pitfield, Gerry Butts, and Bruce Anderson are all considered to be part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's inner circle. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Stuart Benson, Jake Wright, and courtesy of Instagram

‘Many hundreds’ expected to attend Ottawa gala marking Harper Conservatives’ 20th anniversary of 2006 election win

  • The 2006 election win was a ‘life-changing’ experience, says former Conservative Senate leader and cabinet minister Marjory LeBreton.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 1, 2025
Former prime minister Stephen Harper, pictured, will attend a gala dinner in Ottawa on Feb. 4, 2026, to mark the 20th anniversary of the Conservative Party's first election win. Hundreds of current and former Hill staffers, MPs, Senators, political insiders, diplomats, and former public servants are expected to attend, says Ray Novak. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Many hundreds’ expected to attend Ottawa gala marking Harper Conservatives’ 20th anniversary of 2006 election win

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 1, 2025
  • The 2006 election win was a ‘life-changing’ experience, says former Conservative Senate leader and cabinet minister Marjory LeBreton.

‘Many hundreds’ expected to attend Ottawa gala marking Harper Conservatives’ 20th anniversary of 2006 election win

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 1, 2025
  • The 2006 election win was a ‘life-changing’ experience, says former Conservative Senate leader and cabinet minister Marjory LeBreton.
Former prime minister Stephen Harper, pictured, will attend a gala dinner in Ottawa on Feb. 4, 2026, to mark the 20th anniversary of the Conservative Party's first election win. Hundreds of current and former Hill staffers, MPs, Senators, political insiders, diplomats, and former public servants are expected to attend, says Ray Novak. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

True representation of constituents requires MPs to take principled positions even if it risks caucus expulsion or floor crossing, says Bill Casey

  • MPs are in the House of Commons to represent their constituents, and if they believe their party's positions run counter to those interests, they
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 24, 2025
Former Conservative-turned-Liberal MP Bill Casey, centre, told The Hill Times that it was ‘very stressful,’ but he has ‘no regrets’ about breaking ranks and voting against the 2007 budget. The Hill Times file photograph

True representation of constituents requires MPs to take principled positions even if it risks caucus expulsion or floor crossing, says Bill Casey

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 24, 2025
  • MPs are in the House of Commons to represent their constituents, and if they believe their party's positions run counter to those interests, they

True representation of constituents requires MPs to take principled positions even if it risks caucus expulsion or floor crossing, says Bill Casey

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 24, 2025
  • MPs are in the House of Commons to represent their constituents, and if they believe their party's positions run counter to those interests, they
Former Conservative-turned-Liberal MP Bill Casey, centre, told The Hill Times that it was ‘very stressful,’ but he has ‘no regrets’ about breaking ranks and voting against the 2007 budget. The Hill Times file photograph

Bloc Leader Blanchet’s expletive about government’s budget negotiation strategy ‘not suitable for work,’ says Government House Leader MacKinnon

  • The Liberals are polling much higher than the Bloc Québécois, and time will tell ‘whose ass get bitten here,’ says Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 23, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, centre, drew significant media attention last week after telling reporters that the government’s strategy of offering no concessions while still expecting support will 'come bite their ass' in the coming weeks and months. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bloc Leader Blanchet’s expletive about government’s budget negotiation strategy ‘not suitable for work,’ says Government House Leader MacKinnon

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 23, 2025
  • The Liberals are polling much higher than the Bloc Québécois, and time will tell ‘whose ass get bitten here,’ says Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski.

Bloc Leader Blanchet’s expletive about government’s budget negotiation strategy ‘not suitable for work,’ says Government House Leader MacKinnon

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 23, 2025
  • The Liberals are polling much higher than the Bloc Québécois, and time will tell ‘whose ass get bitten here,’ says Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, centre, drew significant media attention last week after telling reporters that the government’s strategy of offering no concessions while still expecting support will 'come bite their ass' in the coming weeks and months. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre should take a page out of Brian Mulroney’s playbook on caucus management, say political players: ‘an absolute master,’ it was his ‘secret sauce’

  • David McLaughlin says building and maintaining trust requires two-way communication. It's also political capital that leaders can draw upon in tough times. Conservative Leader
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 17, 2025
To effectively manage his 143-member caucus, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured shaking hands with Conservative MP Laila Goodridge and Marilyn Gladu, left, on the Hill on Sept. 14, 2025, must build mutual trust and have regular two-way communication with MPs, says David McLaughlin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre should take a page out of Brian Mulroney’s playbook on caucus management, say political players: ‘an absolute master,’ it was his ‘secret sauce’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 17, 2025
  • David McLaughlin says building and maintaining trust requires two-way communication. It's also political capital that leaders can draw upon in tough times. Conservative Leader

Poilievre should take a page out of Brian Mulroney’s playbook on caucus management, say political players: ‘an absolute master,’ it was his ‘secret sauce’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 17, 2025
  • David McLaughlin says building and maintaining trust requires two-way communication. It's also political capital that leaders can draw upon in tough times. Conservative Leader
To effectively manage his 143-member caucus, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured shaking hands with Conservative MP Laila Goodridge and Marilyn Gladu, left, on the Hill on Sept. 14, 2025, must build mutual trust and have regular two-way communication with MPs, says David McLaughlin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House Speaker Scarpaleggia residing at an Ottawa hotel instead of official residence, ‘The Farm,’ for family reasons

  • It’s more economical for the Speaker to live at a hotel than at the official residence in Gatineau Hills, says spokesman Olivier Duhaime.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 16, 2025
House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia, who was elected to the role in May, has chosen not to live at his official residence for family reasons, says Olivier Duhaime, director of outreach and media relation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House Speaker Scarpaleggia residing at an Ottawa hotel instead of official residence, ‘The Farm,’ for family reasons

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 16, 2025
  • It’s more economical for the Speaker to live at a hotel than at the official residence in Gatineau Hills, says spokesman Olivier Duhaime.

House Speaker Scarpaleggia residing at an Ottawa hotel instead of official residence, ‘The Farm,’ for family reasons

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 16, 2025
  • It’s more economical for the Speaker to live at a hotel than at the official residence in Gatineau Hills, says spokesman Olivier Duhaime.
House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia, who was elected to the role in May, has chosen not to live at his official residence for family reasons, says Olivier Duhaime, director of outreach and media relation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative MP Bragdon ousts Liberal MP Duguid as co-chair of ‘influential’ Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group: Grits are ‘kicking ourselves’

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and almost all members of his caucus on the Canada-U.S. Inter-parliamentary Group turned out to vote for Conservative MP Richard
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 10, 2025
Conservative MP Richard Bragdon, pictured May 7, 2024, at a National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa, secured a significant internal victory on Oct. 29, defeating incumbent Liberal MP Terry Duguid as co-chair of the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative MP Bragdon ousts Liberal MP Duguid as co-chair of ‘influential’ Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group: Grits are ‘kicking ourselves’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 10, 2025
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and almost all members of his caucus on the Canada-U.S. Inter-parliamentary Group turned out to vote for Conservative MP Richard

Conservative MP Bragdon ousts Liberal MP Duguid as co-chair of ‘influential’ Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group: Grits are ‘kicking ourselves’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 10, 2025
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and almost all members of his caucus on the Canada-U.S. Inter-parliamentary Group turned out to vote for Conservative MP Richard
Conservative MP Richard Bragdon, pictured May 7, 2024, at a National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa, secured a significant internal victory on Oct. 29, defeating incumbent Liberal MP Terry Duguid as co-chair of the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Things are crumbling’: changing caucus landscape, external pressures spell bad news for Poilievre’s leadership review, say Conservatives

  • If the Liberals were to gain majority status amid the ongoing floor-crossing speculation, it would spell bad news for Pierre Poilievre’s leadership review, says
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 7, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill, lost one MP to the Liberals and another one who resigned last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Things are crumbling’: changing caucus landscape, external pressures spell bad news for Poilievre’s leadership review, say Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 7, 2025
  • If the Liberals were to gain majority status amid the ongoing floor-crossing speculation, it would spell bad news for Pierre Poilievre’s leadership review, says

‘Things are crumbling’: changing caucus landscape, external pressures spell bad news for Poilievre’s leadership review, say Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 7, 2025
  • If the Liberals were to gain majority status amid the ongoing floor-crossing speculation, it would spell bad news for Pierre Poilievre’s leadership review, says
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill, lost one MP to the Liberals and another one who resigned last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If Poilievre goes down as party leader, it will be due to external pressure, not caucus dissent, say senior Conservatives

  • To stop outside sniping, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will have to get more than 80-per-cent support in the upcoming leadership review, says Keith Beardsley,
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 3, 2025
If Pierre Poilievre is forced out as leader, it won’t be because of internal caucus dissent, but rather mounting criticism from outside of the party, say Conservative sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If Poilievre goes down as party leader, it will be due to external pressure, not caucus dissent, say senior Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 3, 2025
  • To stop outside sniping, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will have to get more than 80-per-cent support in the upcoming leadership review, says Keith Beardsley,

If Poilievre goes down as party leader, it will be due to external pressure, not caucus dissent, say senior Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 3, 2025
  • To stop outside sniping, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will have to get more than 80-per-cent support in the upcoming leadership review, says Keith Beardsley,
If Pierre Poilievre is forced out as leader, it won’t be because of internal caucus dissent, but rather mounting criticism from outside of the party, say Conservative sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Game of chicken:’ amid ongoing election speculation, Liberal and Conservative MPs are preparing, just in case

  • There’s no ‘appetite’ for a Christmas election, says Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured May 25, 2025, addressing the Liberal caucus on the Hill almost after the April 28 federal election. Liberal MPs say they don't want an election, but will be ready if the opposition parties trigger one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Game of chicken:’ amid ongoing election speculation, Liberal and Conservative MPs are preparing, just in case

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 2, 2025
  • There’s no ‘appetite’ for a Christmas election, says Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux.

‘Game of chicken:’ amid ongoing election speculation, Liberal and Conservative MPs are preparing, just in case

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 2, 2025
  • There’s no ‘appetite’ for a Christmas election, says Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured May 25, 2025, addressing the Liberal caucus on the Hill almost after the April 28 federal election. Liberal MPs say they don't want an election, but will be ready if the opposition parties trigger one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative B.C. riding association launches confidential survey to gauge Poilievre’s support

  • The survey, launched three days after Pierre Poilievre’s controversial remarks, is ‘Just to confirm the support that I know is already there,’ EDA president
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 27, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured in the West Block on Oct. 23, faced criticism last week from within and outside his caucus for his remarks about RCMP leadership during a recent YouTube interview. He later said that his comments were about former RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki, and not about the current leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative B.C. riding association launches confidential survey to gauge Poilievre’s support

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 27, 2025
  • The survey, launched three days after Pierre Poilievre’s controversial remarks, is ‘Just to confirm the support that I know is already there,’ EDA president

Conservative B.C. riding association launches confidential survey to gauge Poilievre’s support

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 27, 2025
  • The survey, launched three days after Pierre Poilievre’s controversial remarks, is ‘Just to confirm the support that I know is already there,’ EDA president
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured in the West Block on Oct. 23, faced criticism last week from within and outside his caucus for his remarks about RCMP leadership during a recent YouTube interview. He later said that his comments were about former RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki, and not about the current leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Too early to tell’ how British-inspired secretary of state model performing in Carney’s cabinet, says Savoie

  • Donald Savoie says he expects Prime Minister Mark Carney will issue individual mandate letters to all ministers once the trade issue with the U.S.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 27, 2025
After winning the April 28 election, Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, centre, with his cabinet on May 13, 2025, appointed 28 cabinet ministers and 10 secretaries of state. The secretaries of state can attend cabinet meetings by invitation only. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Too early to tell’ how British-inspired secretary of state model performing in Carney’s cabinet, says Savoie

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 27, 2025
  • Donald Savoie says he expects Prime Minister Mark Carney will issue individual mandate letters to all ministers once the trade issue with the U.S.

‘Too early to tell’ how British-inspired secretary of state model performing in Carney’s cabinet, says Savoie

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 27, 2025
  • Donald Savoie says he expects Prime Minister Mark Carney will issue individual mandate letters to all ministers once the trade issue with the U.S.
After winning the April 28 election, Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, centre, with his cabinet on May 13, 2025, appointed 28 cabinet ministers and 10 secretaries of state. The secretaries of state can attend cabinet meetings by invitation only. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservative Party faces conflict-of-interest allegation over hiring of Alberta national councillor Feldbusch’s husband as regional organizer

  • The Conservative Party is a ‘close-knit’ group and it's not ‘uncommon’ for family members, including those of national councillors, to work for the party
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 20, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured recently. At the January 2026 biennial policy convention in Calgary, elected Conservative Party delegates will vote for national councillors, review Poilievre's leadership and vote on policy resolutions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative Party faces conflict-of-interest allegation over hiring of Alberta national councillor Feldbusch’s husband as regional organizer

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 20, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is a ‘close-knit’ group and it's not ‘uncommon’ for family members, including those of national councillors, to work for the party

Conservative Party faces conflict-of-interest allegation over hiring of Alberta national councillor Feldbusch’s husband as regional organizer

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 20, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is a ‘close-knit’ group and it's not ‘uncommon’ for family members, including those of national councillors, to work for the party
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured recently. At the January 2026 biennial policy convention in Calgary, elected Conservative Party delegates will vote for national councillors, review Poilievre's leadership and vote on policy resolutions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Most ministers still trying to navigate how to ‘keep their jobs’ in Carney’s cabinet: Liberal sources

  • Ottawa lobbyists say ministerial staffers aren’t returning their calls, but Liberal sources say it’s because ministers and their political aides are still trying to
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 20, 2025
Most ministers in Mark Carney's cabinet, pictured here after being sworn in on May 13, 2025, are still trying to grasp the prime minister’s leadership style and priorities, with most treading carefully to secure their place in the new prime minister’s front bench, say current and former senior Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Most ministers still trying to navigate how to ‘keep their jobs’ in Carney’s cabinet: Liberal sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 20, 2025
  • Ottawa lobbyists say ministerial staffers aren’t returning their calls, but Liberal sources say it’s because ministers and their political aides are still trying to

Most ministers still trying to navigate how to ‘keep their jobs’ in Carney’s cabinet: Liberal sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 20, 2025
  • Ottawa lobbyists say ministerial staffers aren’t returning their calls, but Liberal sources say it’s because ministers and their political aides are still trying to
Most ministers in Mark Carney's cabinet, pictured here after being sworn in on May 13, 2025, are still trying to grasp the prime minister’s leadership style and priorities, with most treading carefully to secure their place in the new prime minister’s front bench, say current and former senior Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

PM Carney risks trouble without loyal ‘palace guard,’ say political players

  • Every new prime minister eventually faces turbulence, and that’s when a strong and trusted palace guard is ‘essential,’ says political historian and former Liberal
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 13, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Like his predecessors, Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on Oct. 8, 2025, on Parliament Hill, needs a loyal ‘palace guard’ within his office who can watch his back when, as with every government, controversy inevitably arises, say veteran political observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM Carney risks trouble without loyal ‘palace guard,’ say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 13, 2025
  • Every new prime minister eventually faces turbulence, and that’s when a strong and trusted palace guard is ‘essential,’ says political historian and former Liberal

PM Carney risks trouble without loyal ‘palace guard,’ say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 13, 2025
  • Every new prime minister eventually faces turbulence, and that’s when a strong and trusted palace guard is ‘essential,’ says political historian and former Liberal
Mark Carney
Like his predecessors, Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on Oct. 8, 2025, on Parliament Hill, needs a loyal ‘palace guard’ within his office who can watch his back when, as with every government, controversy inevitably arises, say veteran political observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It would be ‘idiotic’ for any party to topple government on budget vote only seven months after election, say some Liberal MPs

  • Interim NDP Leader Don Davies and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May recently met with Prime Minister Mark Carney, but won’t comment on how they'll
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 12, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is set to table his budget on Nov. 4. Liberal MPs warn it would be a mistake for opposition parties to topple the government so soon after the last election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It would be ‘idiotic’ for any party to topple government on budget vote only seven months after election, say some Liberal MPs

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 12, 2025
  • Interim NDP Leader Don Davies and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May recently met with Prime Minister Mark Carney, but won’t comment on how they'll

It would be ‘idiotic’ for any party to topple government on budget vote only seven months after election, say some Liberal MPs

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 12, 2025
  • Interim NDP Leader Don Davies and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May recently met with Prime Minister Mark Carney, but won’t comment on how they'll
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is set to table his budget on Nov. 4. Liberal MPs warn it would be a mistake for opposition parties to topple the government so soon after the last election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Ongoing standoff over O’Toole’s leadership review ‘unsustainable,’ causing deep fissures in the party, say Conservatives

  • Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole should call an early leadership review because if he waits until the scheduled August 2023 biennial convention it will
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 13, 2021
Some caucus members and longtime Conservative Party members want Erin O'Toole to agree to an early leadership review as the ongoing tension between the two sides is hurting the party's unity. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ongoing standoff over O’Toole’s leadership review ‘unsustainable,’ causing deep fissures in the party, say Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 13, 2021
  • Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole should call an early leadership review because if he waits until the scheduled August 2023 biennial convention it will

Ongoing standoff over O’Toole’s leadership review ‘unsustainable,’ causing deep fissures in the party, say Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 13, 2021
  • Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole should call an early leadership review because if he waits until the scheduled August 2023 biennial convention it will
Some caucus members and longtime Conservative Party members want Erin O'Toole to agree to an early leadership review as the ongoing tension between the two sides is hurting the party's unity. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘This is a screwed up system’: frustrated Liberal MPs want to slash immigration processing times

  • Backbench Liberal MPs say they’re frustrated over extended delays in the processing of immigration and citizenship applications and they want new Immigration Minister Sean
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 13, 2021
Liberal MPs representing major urban centres want new Immigration Minister Sean Fraser to fix the issue of long wait times for immigration applicants. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘This is a screwed up system’: frustrated Liberal MPs want to slash immigration processing times

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 13, 2021
  • Backbench Liberal MPs say they’re frustrated over extended delays in the processing of immigration and citizenship applications and they want new Immigration Minister Sean

‘This is a screwed up system’: frustrated Liberal MPs want to slash immigration processing times

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 13, 2021
  • Backbench Liberal MPs say they’re frustrated over extended delays in the processing of immigration and citizenship applications and they want new Immigration Minister Sean
Liberal MPs representing major urban centres want new Immigration Minister Sean Fraser to fix the issue of long wait times for immigration applicants. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Two former Tory national councillors push back on party’s ruling of early leadership review

  • Two former national councillors, who are pushing for an early review of Erin O’Toole’s leadership, are challenging party president Robert Batherson’s ruling that Conservative
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 6, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole has come under fire from some in his own party after making an ideological pivot, then failing to gain any ground in the last election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Two former Tory national councillors push back on party’s ruling of early leadership review

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 6, 2021
  • Two former national councillors, who are pushing for an early review of Erin O’Toole’s leadership, are challenging party president Robert Batherson’s ruling that Conservative

Two former Tory national councillors push back on party’s ruling of early leadership review

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 6, 2021
  • Two former national councillors, who are pushing for an early review of Erin O’Toole’s leadership, are challenging party president Robert Batherson’s ruling that Conservative
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole has come under fire from some in his own party after making an ideological pivot, then failing to gain any ground in the last election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives’ survey has would-be candidates worried O’Toole will change nomination rules to reward loyalists

  • A survey sent by the Conservative Party to its members has some would-be candidates and senior Tories worried that Leader Erin O’Toole is laying
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 29, 2021
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured Nov. 18, 2021, on the Hill, is now facing allegations of 'conditioning' party members to change the nomination process to reward his loyalists outside of the caucus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives’ survey has would-be candidates worried O’Toole will change nomination rules to reward loyalists

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 29, 2021
  • A survey sent by the Conservative Party to its members has some would-be candidates and senior Tories worried that Leader Erin O’Toole is laying

Conservatives’ survey has would-be candidates worried O’Toole will change nomination rules to reward loyalists

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 29, 2021
  • A survey sent by the Conservative Party to its members has some would-be candidates and senior Tories worried that Leader Erin O’Toole is laying
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured Nov. 18, 2021, on the Hill, is now facing allegations of 'conditioning' party members to change the nomination process to reward his loyalists outside of the caucus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative Senate Leader Plett taking ‘a few weeks’ off for ‘personal health reasons,’ Sen. Housakos taking over as interim leader

  • Conservative Senate Leader Don Pett is taking a few weeks off for medical reasons and said he intends to be back on the job
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 25, 2021
Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett, right, is taking a few weeks off for medical reasons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative Senate Leader Plett taking ‘a few weeks’ off for ‘personal health reasons,’ Sen. Housakos taking over as interim leader

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 25, 2021
  • Conservative Senate Leader Don Pett is taking a few weeks off for medical reasons and said he intends to be back on the job

Conservative Senate Leader Plett taking ‘a few weeks’ off for ‘personal health reasons,’ Sen. Housakos taking over as interim leader

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 25, 2021
  • Conservative Senate Leader Don Pett is taking a few weeks off for medical reasons and said he intends to be back on the job
Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett, right, is taking a few weeks off for medical reasons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives raise questions of privilege about House clerk Robert and Hill-mandated vaccination rules

  • The Erin O’Toole Conservatives have received an unwelcome response to their questions of privilege about House Clerk Charles Robert and the Commons Board of
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 23, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's party is expected to raise questions of privilege in the House about House Clerk Charles Robert and the mandated vaccination rules for the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives raise questions of privilege about House clerk Robert and Hill-mandated vaccination rules

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 23, 2021
  • The Erin O’Toole Conservatives have received an unwelcome response to their questions of privilege about House Clerk Charles Robert and the Commons Board of

Conservatives raise questions of privilege about House clerk Robert and Hill-mandated vaccination rules

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 23, 2021
  • The Erin O’Toole Conservatives have received an unwelcome response to their questions of privilege about House Clerk Charles Robert and the Commons Board of
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's party is expected to raise questions of privilege in the House about House Clerk Charles Robert and the mandated vaccination rules for the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Riding boundary changes could pit some MPs from same parties in nomination races, say politicos

  • The upcoming redistribution of Canada’s electoral boundaries could pit some incumbent MPs from the same parties to run against each other for the nominations
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 22, 2021
Expanding: The ongoing redistribution of electoral boundaries process, that will add four new seats to the House, is expected to conclude in April 2024. This means if the next election is called after after the new boundaries in place, there will be 342 ridings up for grabs, as opposed to 338 now. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Riding boundary changes could pit some MPs from same parties in nomination races, say politicos

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 22, 2021
  • The upcoming redistribution of Canada’s electoral boundaries could pit some incumbent MPs from the same parties to run against each other for the nominations

Riding boundary changes could pit some MPs from same parties in nomination races, say politicos

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 22, 2021
  • The upcoming redistribution of Canada’s electoral boundaries could pit some incumbent MPs from the same parties to run against each other for the nominations
Expanding: The ongoing redistribution of electoral boundaries process, that will add four new seats to the House, is expected to conclude in April 2024. This means if the next election is called after after the new boundaries in place, there will be 342 ridings up for grabs, as opposed to 338 now. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative Party’s national council to discuss Batters’ early leadership review petition at Dec. 10-12 meeting, if not before, says party president Batherson

  • The Conservative Party’s powerful 21-member national council, the top elected body of the party, will discuss Senator Denise Batters’ petition for Erin O’Toole’s early
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 22, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, pictured on Nov. 18, 2021, followed by reporters and after finishing his national caucus meeting in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative Party’s national council to discuss Batters’ early leadership review petition at Dec. 10-12 meeting, if not before, says party president Batherson

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 22, 2021
  • The Conservative Party’s powerful 21-member national council, the top elected body of the party, will discuss Senator Denise Batters’ petition for Erin O’Toole’s early

Conservative Party’s national council to discuss Batters’ early leadership review petition at Dec. 10-12 meeting, if not before, says party president Batherson

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 22, 2021
  • The Conservative Party’s powerful 21-member national council, the top elected body of the party, will discuss Senator Denise Batters’ petition for Erin O’Toole’s early
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, pictured on Nov. 18, 2021, followed by reporters and after finishing his national caucus meeting in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative Sen. Batters launches petition for O’Toole leadership review

  • Saskatchewan Conservative Senator Denise Batters has launched a petition for a review of Erin O’Toole’s leadership review within six months. “O’Toole won the leadership
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 15, 2021
Conservative Senator Denise Batters has launched an e-petition for a review of Erin O’Toole’s leadership. The Hill Times file photograph

Conservative Sen. Batters launches petition for O’Toole leadership review

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 15, 2021
  • Saskatchewan Conservative Senator Denise Batters has launched a petition for a review of Erin O’Toole’s leadership review within six months. “O’Toole won the leadership

Conservative Sen. Batters launches petition for O’Toole leadership review

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 15, 2021
  • Saskatchewan Conservative Senator Denise Batters has launched a petition for a review of Erin O’Toole’s leadership review within six months. “O’Toole won the leadership
Conservative Senator Denise Batters has launched an e-petition for a review of Erin O’Toole’s leadership. The Hill Times file photograph

Conservatives’ national council strikes candidate nomination rules committee for next election, says Batherson

  • The Conservative Party’s national council, the highest elected governing body of the party, has set up a six-member ad hoc committee of councillors from
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 15, 2021
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured Nov. 9, 2021, on the Hill. The Conservative party's national council will finalize the nomination rules after receiving recommendations from the ad hoc committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives’ national council strikes candidate nomination rules committee for next election, says Batherson

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 15, 2021
  • The Conservative Party’s national council, the highest elected governing body of the party, has set up a six-member ad hoc committee of councillors from

Conservatives’ national council strikes candidate nomination rules committee for next election, says Batherson

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 15, 2021
  • The Conservative Party’s national council, the highest elected governing body of the party, has set up a six-member ad hoc committee of councillors from
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured Nov. 9, 2021, on the Hill. The Conservative party's national council will finalize the nomination rules after receiving recommendations from the ad hoc committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative Party now says Bert Chen’s suspension is indefinite, not ‘up to 60 days’

  • The president of the federal Conservative Party now says there is “no end date” for the suspension of the Ontario national councillor Bert Chen
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 15, 2021
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole is a member of the powerful 21-member national council that suspended Ontario national councillor Bert Chen on Oct. 13 for launching an online petition against the leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative Party now says Bert Chen’s suspension is indefinite, not ‘up to 60 days’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 15, 2021
  • The president of the federal Conservative Party now says there is “no end date” for the suspension of the Ontario national councillor Bert Chen

Conservative Party now says Bert Chen’s suspension is indefinite, not ‘up to 60 days’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 15, 2021
  • The president of the federal Conservative Party now says there is “no end date” for the suspension of the Ontario national councillor Bert Chen
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole is a member of the powerful 21-member national council that suspended Ontario national councillor Bert Chen on Oct. 13 for launching an online petition against the leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Quebec Liberal MP Shanahan running for national Liberal caucus chair

  • Three-term Quebec Liberal MP Brenda Shanahan, who won her seat in the last election by just 12 votes, is running to serve as the
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 8, 2021
By last week, Liberal MP Brenda Shanahan, pictured, was the only candidate running for the position of the Liberals' national caucus chair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Quebec Liberal MP Shanahan running for national Liberal caucus chair

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 8, 2021
  • Three-term Quebec Liberal MP Brenda Shanahan, who won her seat in the last election by just 12 votes, is running to serve as the

Quebec Liberal MP Shanahan running for national Liberal caucus chair

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 8, 2021
  • Three-term Quebec Liberal MP Brenda Shanahan, who won her seat in the last election by just 12 votes, is running to serve as the
By last week, Liberal MP Brenda Shanahan, pictured, was the only candidate running for the position of the Liberals' national caucus chair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In a move pollster calls ‘a direct challenge’ to O’Toole’s leadership, 15 to 30 Tory MPs and Senators starting new caucus to speak up for anti-vaxxers losing jobs

  • Erin O’Toole’s stance on COVID-19 vaccinations hurt the Conservative Party’s recent election campaign and remains a divisive internal issue as a group of 15
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 4, 2021
Three-term Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu and a group of 15 to 30 Conservative MPs and Senators are starting a caucus called the 'Civil Liberties Caucus' to advocate for 'reasonable accommodation' for anti-vaxxers who are losing their jobs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In a move pollster calls ‘a direct challenge’ to O’Toole’s leadership, 15 to 30 Tory MPs and Senators starting new caucus to speak up for anti-vaxxers losing jobs

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 4, 2021
  • Erin O’Toole’s stance on COVID-19 vaccinations hurt the Conservative Party’s recent election campaign and remains a divisive internal issue as a group of 15

In a move pollster calls ‘a direct challenge’ to O’Toole’s leadership, 15 to 30 Tory MPs and Senators starting new caucus to speak up for anti-vaxxers losing jobs

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 4, 2021
  • Erin O’Toole’s stance on COVID-19 vaccinations hurt the Conservative Party’s recent election campaign and remains a divisive internal issue as a group of 15
Three-term Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu and a group of 15 to 30 Conservative MPs and Senators are starting a caucus called the 'Civil Liberties Caucus' to advocate for 'reasonable accommodation' for anti-vaxxers who are losing their jobs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No honeymoon for Trudeau cabinet in third mandate, say prominent pollsters

  • Justin Trudeau’s Liberals will have no margin for error in their third mandate—second as a minority— and no goodwill in the new Parliament, say
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 1, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled his 39-member cabinet last week. Pollsters say that women and Atlantic Canada—both part of the Liberal coalition—are the two winners of this shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No honeymoon for Trudeau cabinet in third mandate, say prominent pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 1, 2021
  • Justin Trudeau’s Liberals will have no margin for error in their third mandate—second as a minority— and no goodwill in the new Parliament, say

No honeymoon for Trudeau cabinet in third mandate, say prominent pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 1, 2021
  • Justin Trudeau’s Liberals will have no margin for error in their third mandate—second as a minority— and no goodwill in the new Parliament, say
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled his 39-member cabinet last week. Pollsters say that women and Atlantic Canada—both part of the Liberal coalition—are the two winners of this shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Six ministers’ chiefs of staff set to leave, staffing to be ‘massive’ challenge in new government, say political players

  • With three chiefs of staff to high-profile senior cabinet ministers leaving the Hill and more expected to follow suit, staffing ministerial offices with experienced
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 1, 2021
National Defence Anita Anand, pictured Oct. 27, 2021, leaving a cabinet meeting held at 111 Sussex Dr., followed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Six ministers’ chiefs of staff set to leave, staffing to be ‘massive’ challenge in new government, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 1, 2021
  • With three chiefs of staff to high-profile senior cabinet ministers leaving the Hill and more expected to follow suit, staffing ministerial offices with experienced

Six ministers’ chiefs of staff set to leave, staffing to be ‘massive’ challenge in new government, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 1, 2021
  • With three chiefs of staff to high-profile senior cabinet ministers leaving the Hill and more expected to follow suit, staffing ministerial offices with experienced
National Defence Anita Anand, pictured Oct. 27, 2021, leaving a cabinet meeting held at 111 Sussex Dr., followed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former Liberal Party president Gainey could run for Liberal nomination in coveted Quebec riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, say Liberal sources

  • Former Liberal Party president Anna Gainey could run for the Liberal nomination in the safe and coveted Quebec Liberal riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que., say
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 30, 2021
Former party president Anna Gainey, left, pictured withJustin Trudeau in May 2016 at the party's Winnipeg convention, could run for the Liberal nomination in the safe Quebec Liberal riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, say Liberal sources. But Ms. Gainey told The Hill Times she has no plans to run at this time. Photograph courtesy PMO/Adam Scotti

Former Liberal Party president Gainey could run for Liberal nomination in coveted Quebec riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, say Liberal sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 30, 2021
  • Former Liberal Party president Anna Gainey could run for the Liberal nomination in the safe and coveted Quebec Liberal riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que., say

Former Liberal Party president Gainey could run for Liberal nomination in coveted Quebec riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, say Liberal sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 30, 2021
  • Former Liberal Party president Anna Gainey could run for the Liberal nomination in the safe and coveted Quebec Liberal riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que., say
Former party president Anna Gainey, left, pictured withJustin Trudeau in May 2016 at the party's Winnipeg convention, could run for the Liberal nomination in the safe Quebec Liberal riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, say Liberal sources. But Ms. Gainey told The Hill Times she has no plans to run at this time. Photograph courtesy PMO/Adam Scotti

PM Trudeau makes changes in senior ranks of PMO, according to an internal PMO memo

  • Only a day ahead of unveiling his cabinet after the Sept. 20 election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made changes in the senior ranks
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 25, 2021
Brian Clow and Marjorie Michel have been appointed as deputy chiefs of staff in the PMO. The Hill Times file photograph and courtesy of Marjorie Michel

PM Trudeau makes changes in senior ranks of PMO, according to an internal PMO memo

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 25, 2021
  • Only a day ahead of unveiling his cabinet after the Sept. 20 election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made changes in the senior ranks

PM Trudeau makes changes in senior ranks of PMO, according to an internal PMO memo

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 25, 2021
  • Only a day ahead of unveiling his cabinet after the Sept. 20 election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made changes in the senior ranks
Brian Clow and Marjorie Michel have been appointed as deputy chiefs of staff in the PMO. The Hill Times file photograph and courtesy of Marjorie Michel

Three more MPs say they’re running in House Speaker’s election

  • Three more MPs have thrown their hats into the ring for the job of the Speaker of the House, which comes with an annual
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 25, 2021
As of last week, five MPs are running for the coveted position of House Speaker, including incumbent Speaker Anthony Rota, left, Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès, Conservative MP Joël Godin, Conservative MP Marc Dalton, and NDP MP Carol Hughes. The Hill Times file photographs, and photograph courtesy of Alexandra Mendès

Three more MPs say they’re running in House Speaker’s election

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 25, 2021
  • Three more MPs have thrown their hats into the ring for the job of the Speaker of the House, which comes with an annual

Three more MPs say they’re running in House Speaker’s election

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 25, 2021
  • Three more MPs have thrown their hats into the ring for the job of the Speaker of the House, which comes with an annual
As of last week, five MPs are running for the coveted position of House Speaker, including incumbent Speaker Anthony Rota, left, Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès, Conservative MP Joël Godin, Conservative MP Marc Dalton, and NDP MP Carol Hughes. The Hill Times file photographs, and photograph courtesy of Alexandra Mendès

Liberal MPs want to know why leadership taking their ‘sweet-ass time’ to call first post-election caucus meeting, say Liberal sources

  • Liberal MPs say their leadership should call the first-post election national caucus meeting as soon as possible to discuss why their party again failed
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 25, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill in January 2020, with the Liberal caucus. Liberal MPs told The Hill Times that they want the leadership to call a caucus meeting to review the last federal election and to talk about the government's strategy in the new minority government. As of last Friday, no meeting had been called. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MPs want to know why leadership taking their ‘sweet-ass time’ to call first post-election caucus meeting, say Liberal sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 25, 2021
  • Liberal MPs say their leadership should call the first-post election national caucus meeting as soon as possible to discuss why their party again failed

Liberal MPs want to know why leadership taking their ‘sweet-ass time’ to call first post-election caucus meeting, say Liberal sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 25, 2021
  • Liberal MPs say their leadership should call the first-post election national caucus meeting as soon as possible to discuss why their party again failed
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill in January 2020, with the Liberal caucus. Liberal MPs told The Hill Times that they want the leadership to call a caucus meeting to review the last federal election and to talk about the government's strategy in the new minority government. As of last Friday, no meeting had been called. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

O’Toole’s Conservatives missed winning government by 98,740 votes in 42 ridings, Hill Times analysis

  • Erin O’Toole’s Conservatives could have unseated Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals and formed government after the Sept. 20 election if they had won 98,740
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 18, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured Oct. 5, 2021, at his party's first in-person national caucus meeting since the Sept. 20 general election. The Conservatives won 119 seats. They could have won the plurality of seats if they had won 98,740 more votes in 42 ridings spread across the country. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

O’Toole’s Conservatives missed winning government by 98,740 votes in 42 ridings, Hill Times analysis

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 18, 2021
  • Erin O’Toole’s Conservatives could have unseated Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals and formed government after the Sept. 20 election if they had won 98,740

O’Toole’s Conservatives missed winning government by 98,740 votes in 42 ridings, Hill Times analysis

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 18, 2021
  • Erin O’Toole’s Conservatives could have unseated Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals and formed government after the Sept. 20 election if they had won 98,740
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured Oct. 5, 2021, at his party's first in-person national caucus meeting since the Sept. 20 general election. The Conservatives won 119 seats. They could have won the plurality of seats if they had won 98,740 more votes in 42 ridings spread across the country. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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