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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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Former cabinet minister Sohi to officially launch Edmonton mayoral bid soon, sources say

  • Former natural resources minister Amarjeet Sohi is eyeing the job of Edmonton mayor in the upcoming October municipal election, sources told The Hill Times. 
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2021
Former natural resources minister Amarjeet Sohi, pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former Governor General Julie Payette in 2018, is expected to run for Edmonton mayor in the October municipal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former cabinet minister Sohi to officially launch Edmonton mayoral bid soon, sources say

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2021
  • Former natural resources minister Amarjeet Sohi is eyeing the job of Edmonton mayor in the upcoming October municipal election, sources told The Hill Times. 

Former cabinet minister Sohi to officially launch Edmonton mayoral bid soon, sources say

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2021
  • Former natural resources minister Amarjeet Sohi is eyeing the job of Edmonton mayor in the upcoming October municipal election, sources told The Hill Times. 
Former natural resources minister Amarjeet Sohi, pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former Governor General Julie Payette in 2018, is expected to run for Edmonton mayor in the October municipal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s potential run for office has Liberals talking

  • If Mark Carney is going to run anywhere in the next election it will probably be in Ottawa South, say political insiders, but the
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 3, 2021
Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England, is expected by some to run for the Liberals in the next federal election, but he has not confirmed or denied whether he will do so. The Hill Times file photograph

Carney’s potential run for office has Liberals talking

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 3, 2021
  • If Mark Carney is going to run anywhere in the next election it will probably be in Ottawa South, say political insiders, but the

Carney’s potential run for office has Liberals talking

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 3, 2021
  • If Mark Carney is going to run anywhere in the next election it will probably be in Ottawa South, say political insiders, but the
Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England, is expected by some to run for the Liberals in the next federal election, but he has not confirmed or denied whether he will do so. The Hill Times file photograph

O’Toole’s pivot to the centre and carbon pricing calculated risks to win next election, say pollsters

  • By introducing policies like carbon pricing and pivoting to the political centre, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is taking a calculated risk to expand and
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 3, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's pivot to the centre is not a mistake, but a calculated risk to expand and build his party's support base, though it remains to be seen if it will work, say pollsters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

O’Toole’s pivot to the centre and carbon pricing calculated risks to win next election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 3, 2021
  • By introducing policies like carbon pricing and pivoting to the political centre, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is taking a calculated risk to expand and

O’Toole’s pivot to the centre and carbon pricing calculated risks to win next election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 3, 2021
  • By introducing policies like carbon pricing and pivoting to the political centre, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is taking a calculated risk to expand and
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's pivot to the centre is not a mistake, but a calculated risk to expand and build his party's support base, though it remains to be seen if it will work, say pollsters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Aspiring Liberal candidates for Don Valley East campaigning by phone, social media

  • With retail politics put on hold in Ontario by the third wave of COVID-19, potential candidates for the federal Liberal nomination in the coveted
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 26, 2021
The federal Toronto riding of Don Valley East has opened up for a Liberal nomination contest after five-term MP Yasmin Ratansi stepped down from the Liberal caucus in November. She is still serving as an Independent MP. Three-term Ontario MPP Michael Coteau, centre, and global public health specialist Hafeez Ladha are duking it out to be the Liberal candidate in the coveted riding in the next election. The Hil Times file photograph, photographs courtesy of Michael Coteau and Hafeez Ladha

Aspiring Liberal candidates for Don Valley East campaigning by phone, social media

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 26, 2021
  • With retail politics put on hold in Ontario by the third wave of COVID-19, potential candidates for the federal Liberal nomination in the coveted

Aspiring Liberal candidates for Don Valley East campaigning by phone, social media

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 26, 2021
  • With retail politics put on hold in Ontario by the third wave of COVID-19, potential candidates for the federal Liberal nomination in the coveted
The federal Toronto riding of Don Valley East has opened up for a Liberal nomination contest after five-term MP Yasmin Ratansi stepped down from the Liberal caucus in November. She is still serving as an Independent MP. Three-term Ontario MPP Michael Coteau, centre, and global public health specialist Hafeez Ladha are duking it out to be the Liberal candidate in the coveted riding in the next election. The Hil Times file photograph, photographs courtesy of Michael Coteau and Hafeez Ladha

‘Choose your poison’ will be westerners’ election dilemma, it could be an opportunity for Maverick Party, say insiders

  • The next election will be a choice between Justin Trudeau and an “imperfect” Erin O’Toole for many western Canadians disappointed with the Conservative leader’s
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 26, 2021
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole is receiving an enormous amount of pushback from western Canadians about his climate change plan, unveiled two weeks ago. Some Western Canadian political observers say this will create an opening for the upstart Maverick Party to win seats in the next election. The Hill Times photogram by Andrew Meade

‘Choose your poison’ will be westerners’ election dilemma, it could be an opportunity for Maverick Party, say insiders

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 26, 2021
  • The next election will be a choice between Justin Trudeau and an “imperfect” Erin O’Toole for many western Canadians disappointed with the Conservative leader’s

‘Choose your poison’ will be westerners’ election dilemma, it could be an opportunity for Maverick Party, say insiders

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 26, 2021
  • The next election will be a choice between Justin Trudeau and an “imperfect” Erin O’Toole for many western Canadians disappointed with the Conservative leader’s
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole is receiving an enormous amount of pushback from western Canadians about his climate change plan, unveiled two weeks ago. Some Western Canadian political observers say this will create an opening for the upstart Maverick Party to win seats in the next election. The Hill Times photogram by Andrew Meade

Toronto ‘getting shortchanged’ on vaccine distribution, say some Toronto Grit MPs

  • Toronto Liberal MPs are accusing Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative provincial government of playing politics with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, demanding more detail about the
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 19, 2021
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured Sept. 18, 2020, at a press conference in Ottawa after a meeting with Canada’s premiers who met to discuss the federal government's support to provinces during the ongoing COIVD crisis. The Hill Times photogram by Andrew Meade

Toronto ‘getting shortchanged’ on vaccine distribution, say some Toronto Grit MPs

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 19, 2021
  • Toronto Liberal MPs are accusing Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative provincial government of playing politics with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, demanding more detail about the

Toronto ‘getting shortchanged’ on vaccine distribution, say some Toronto Grit MPs

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 19, 2021
  • Toronto Liberal MPs are accusing Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative provincial government of playing politics with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, demanding more detail about the
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured Sept. 18, 2020, at a press conference in Ottawa after a meeting with Canada’s premiers who met to discuss the federal government's support to provinces during the ongoing COIVD crisis. The Hill Times photogram by Andrew Meade

‘There’s so much at stake with this’: Liberal MPs want landmark federal budget focused on economics, not politics

  • The government’s April 19 federal budget, the first one to be released in more than two years, will lay the foundation for the next
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 18, 2021
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will table the Justin Trudeau government's high stakes first budget in two years on April 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘There’s so much at stake with this’: Liberal MPs want landmark federal budget focused on economics, not politics

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 18, 2021
  • The government’s April 19 federal budget, the first one to be released in more than two years, will lay the foundation for the next

‘There’s so much at stake with this’: Liberal MPs want landmark federal budget focused on economics, not politics

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 18, 2021
  • The government’s April 19 federal budget, the first one to be released in more than two years, will lay the foundation for the next
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will table the Justin Trudeau government's high stakes first budget in two years on April 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thirteen suburban ridings will be key battlegrounds in next election, say former Liberal MPs and pollsters

  • The 13 suburban ridings that were decided with the closest margin in 2019 will be the battleground ridings in the next election, and winning
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 12, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured at the Jan. 23, 2020 caucus meeting in Ottawa. The Liberal Party could win a majority government in the next election if they win 13 suburban ridings decided by the closest margins in 2019. The Liberals won 10 of these 13 ridings in the 2015 election. The Hill Times photogram by Andrew Meade

Thirteen suburban ridings will be key battlegrounds in next election, say former Liberal MPs and pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 12, 2021
  • The 13 suburban ridings that were decided with the closest margin in 2019 will be the battleground ridings in the next election, and winning

Thirteen suburban ridings will be key battlegrounds in next election, say former Liberal MPs and pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 12, 2021
  • The 13 suburban ridings that were decided with the closest margin in 2019 will be the battleground ridings in the next election, and winning
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured at the Jan. 23, 2020 caucus meeting in Ottawa. The Liberal Party could win a majority government in the next election if they win 13 suburban ridings decided by the closest margins in 2019. The Liberals won 10 of these 13 ridings in the 2015 election. The Hill Times photogram by Andrew Meade

Canadians are ‘confused and anxious’: COVID-19’s third wave making Trudeau Liberals ‘vulnerable,’ say pollsters

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are becoming politically “vulnerable” as the country is being hit by a serious third wave of COVID-19 along with
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 12, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 6, 2021, in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building. With the COVID-19 variants hitting Canada hard, the PM's Liberals could become politically vulnerable as the electorate is 'unhappy and confused,' say pollsters. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canadians are ‘confused and anxious’: COVID-19’s third wave making Trudeau Liberals ‘vulnerable,’ say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 12, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are becoming politically “vulnerable” as the country is being hit by a serious third wave of COVID-19 along with

Canadians are ‘confused and anxious’: COVID-19’s third wave making Trudeau Liberals ‘vulnerable,’ say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 12, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are becoming politically “vulnerable” as the country is being hit by a serious third wave of COVID-19 along with
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 6, 2021, in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building. With the COVID-19 variants hitting Canada hard, the PM's Liberals could become politically vulnerable as the electorate is 'unhappy and confused,' say pollsters. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Trudeau’s Liberals behind or in toss-ups in 13 of 14 rural ridings that reduced them to minority in 2019, say pollsters

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are either behind or in two-way or three-way dead heats in 13 of the 14 rural ridings that reduced
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 5, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 30, 2021, on the Hill. The Liberals have some work to do if they want to win more than a dozen rural ridings that may have cost them their majority government in 2019, say pollsters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s Liberals behind or in toss-ups in 13 of 14 rural ridings that reduced them to minority in 2019, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 5, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are either behind or in two-way or three-way dead heats in 13 of the 14 rural ridings that reduced

Trudeau’s Liberals behind or in toss-ups in 13 of 14 rural ridings that reduced them to minority in 2019, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 5, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are either behind or in two-way or three-way dead heats in 13 of the 14 rural ridings that reduced
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 30, 2021, on the Hill. The Liberals have some work to do if they want to win more than a dozen rural ridings that may have cost them their majority government in 2019, say pollsters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Inside Grit caucus: Trudeau ‘emphatic’ no spring election unless opposition parties trigger one, say Liberal MPs

  • Barring a major surprise from opposition parties, a potential spring election is now off the table on the upcoming budget because of the spread
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 29, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's message to the Liberal caucus, last week, was not to expect an election on the budget unless the opposition parties defeat the government, Liberal MPs told The Hill Times. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Inside Grit caucus: Trudeau ‘emphatic’ no spring election unless opposition parties trigger one, say Liberal MPs

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 29, 2021
  • Barring a major surprise from opposition parties, a potential spring election is now off the table on the upcoming budget because of the spread

Inside Grit caucus: Trudeau ‘emphatic’ no spring election unless opposition parties trigger one, say Liberal MPs

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 29, 2021
  • Barring a major surprise from opposition parties, a potential spring election is now off the table on the upcoming budget because of the spread
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's message to the Liberal caucus, last week, was not to expect an election on the budget unless the opposition parties defeat the government, Liberal MPs told The Hill Times. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The 13 ridings that denied Liberals majority in 2019 still too close to call, say pollsters

  • The 13 ridings that deprived the Liberals of winning a majority government in the last federal election are still too close to call and
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 22, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 12, 2021, with his security detail on Wellington Street in Ottawa. The Liberals could have won a majority government in 2019 if they had received 22,590 more votes in 13 ridings they lost by close margins. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The 13 ridings that denied Liberals majority in 2019 still too close to call, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 22, 2021
  • The 13 ridings that deprived the Liberals of winning a majority government in the last federal election are still too close to call and

The 13 ridings that denied Liberals majority in 2019 still too close to call, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 22, 2021
  • The 13 ridings that deprived the Liberals of winning a majority government in the last federal election are still too close to call and
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 12, 2021, with his security detail on Wellington Street in Ottawa. The Liberals could have won a majority government in 2019 if they had received 22,590 more votes in 13 ridings they lost by close margins. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives elect former Hill staffer, two-term Nova Scotia national councillor Batherson as party president, ‘and now the work begins’

  • Robert Batherson, a two-term national councillor and a former Hill staffer, was elected president of the Conservative Party of Canada on Sunday after the
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 21, 2021
Robert Batherson was elected as the Conservative Party president. He's the party's first ever president, since it was founded in 2003, from Atlantic Canada. Photograph courtesy of Rob Batherson

Conservatives elect former Hill staffer, two-term Nova Scotia national councillor Batherson as party president, ‘and now the work begins’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 21, 2021
  • Robert Batherson, a two-term national councillor and a former Hill staffer, was elected president of the Conservative Party of Canada on Sunday after the

Conservatives elect former Hill staffer, two-term Nova Scotia national councillor Batherson as party president, ‘and now the work begins’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 21, 2021
  • Robert Batherson, a two-term national councillor and a former Hill staffer, was elected president of the Conservative Party of Canada on Sunday after the
Robert Batherson was elected as the Conservative Party president. He's the party's first ever president, since it was founded in 2003, from Atlantic Canada. Photograph courtesy of Rob Batherson

Conservative Party initiates proceedings to dissolve Sloan’s riding association

  • The Conservatives have started the proceedings to dissolve the Ontario federal riding association that had endorsed ex-Conservative MP Derek Sloan during his 2019 election
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 17, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole will headline his first policy convention this week since winning the party's leadership race last summer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative Party initiates proceedings to dissolve Sloan’s riding association

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 17, 2021
  • The Conservatives have started the proceedings to dissolve the Ontario federal riding association that had endorsed ex-Conservative MP Derek Sloan during his 2019 election

Conservative Party initiates proceedings to dissolve Sloan’s riding association

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 17, 2021
  • The Conservatives have started the proceedings to dissolve the Ontario federal riding association that had endorsed ex-Conservative MP Derek Sloan during his 2019 election
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole will headline his first policy convention this week since winning the party's leadership race last summer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ontario MPP Coteau ‘very open’ to seeking federal Liberal nomination in Don Valley East

  • Previously unsure about seeking the federal Liberal nomination in the coveted Toronto riding of Don Valley East, Michael Coteau, who was the runner-up in
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 17, 2021
Three-term Ontario Liberal MPP Michael Coteau, left, is 'very open' to seeking the Liberal nomination in Don Valley East, currently represented by Ind. MP Yasmin Ratansi, right. Toronto lawyer and senior TD Bank executive Paul Saguil, middle, will also throw his hat in the ring if and when the nomination contest opens up. The Hill Times file photograph, photographs courtesy of Paul Saguil, and Ontario legislature website

Ontario MPP Coteau ‘very open’ to seeking federal Liberal nomination in Don Valley East

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 17, 2021
  • Previously unsure about seeking the federal Liberal nomination in the coveted Toronto riding of Don Valley East, Michael Coteau, who was the runner-up in

Ontario MPP Coteau ‘very open’ to seeking federal Liberal nomination in Don Valley East

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 17, 2021
  • Previously unsure about seeking the federal Liberal nomination in the coveted Toronto riding of Don Valley East, Michael Coteau, who was the runner-up in
Three-term Ontario Liberal MPP Michael Coteau, left, is 'very open' to seeking the Liberal nomination in Don Valley East, currently represented by Ind. MP Yasmin Ratansi, right. Toronto lawyer and senior TD Bank executive Paul Saguil, middle, will also throw his hat in the ring if and when the nomination contest opens up. The Hill Times file photograph, photographs courtesy of Paul Saguil, and Ontario legislature website

Vaccine rollout revives Libs’ fortunes, but WE Charity scandal still an ‘open wound,’ say political players

  • The recent ramping up of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout has triggered an upward trend for the Liberals, but the WE Charity controversy is still
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 15, 2021
The recent ramping up of the COVID-19 vaccine has revived the Liberals' fortunes in public opinion polls, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should watch out for the WE Charity scandal which caused considerable political damage to his party in the summer and could do the same again now, say political insiders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vaccine rollout revives Libs’ fortunes, but WE Charity scandal still an ‘open wound,’ say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 15, 2021
  • The recent ramping up of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout has triggered an upward trend for the Liberals, but the WE Charity controversy is still

Vaccine rollout revives Libs’ fortunes, but WE Charity scandal still an ‘open wound,’ say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 15, 2021
  • The recent ramping up of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout has triggered an upward trend for the Liberals, but the WE Charity controversy is still
The recent ramping up of the COVID-19 vaccine has revived the Liberals' fortunes in public opinion polls, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should watch out for the WE Charity scandal which caused considerable political damage to his party in the summer and could do the same again now, say political insiders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anti-abortion group wants Conservatives to give riding associations power to fire MPs, to veto leadership’s call on nomination contests 

  • A prominent anti-abortion group is vying to get support from elected delegates across the country to force a vote on a constitutional amendment at
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 10, 2021
More than 3,000 delegates are expected to attend the March 18-20 virtual convention of the Conservative Party. Around 4,100 delegates are eligible to attend as voting delegates. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Anti-abortion group wants Conservatives to give riding associations power to fire MPs, to veto leadership’s call on nomination contests 

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 10, 2021
  • A prominent anti-abortion group is vying to get support from elected delegates across the country to force a vote on a constitutional amendment at

Anti-abortion group wants Conservatives to give riding associations power to fire MPs, to veto leadership’s call on nomination contests 

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 10, 2021
  • A prominent anti-abortion group is vying to get support from elected delegates across the country to force a vote on a constitutional amendment at
More than 3,000 delegates are expected to attend the March 18-20 virtual convention of the Conservative Party. Around 4,100 delegates are eligible to attend as voting delegates. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Thirty-seven candidates vying for Conservative Party’s powerful 20-member national council

  • With the Conservative Party’s “record-setting convention” only 10 days away, the campaign for the highest elected governing body of the party is in full
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 8, 2021
Stewart Kiff, left, Colette Stang, Gord Elliott, and Bruce Yu are running for the national council of the Conservative party. Photographs courtesy of candidates

Thirty-seven candidates vying for Conservative Party’s powerful 20-member national council

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 8, 2021
  • With the Conservative Party’s “record-setting convention” only 10 days away, the campaign for the highest elected governing body of the party is in full

Thirty-seven candidates vying for Conservative Party’s powerful 20-member national council

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 8, 2021
  • With the Conservative Party’s “record-setting convention” only 10 days away, the campaign for the highest elected governing body of the party is in full
Stewart Kiff, left, Colette Stang, Gord Elliott, and Bruce Yu are running for the national council of the Conservative party. Photographs courtesy of candidates

Potential candidates in four winnable Liberal ridings eagerly awaiting timeline for nomination contests

  • Would-be replacements for four ousted or departing Ontario Liberal MPs say they want to know when the party will release details about the nomination
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 8, 2021
Shawky Fahel, Valerie Bradford, and Elizabeth Quinto are planning on running for the Liberal nomination in the riding of Kitchener South-Hespeler. All three have submitted their nomination papers to the party for vetting. Photographs courtesy of candidates

Potential candidates in four winnable Liberal ridings eagerly awaiting timeline for nomination contests

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 8, 2021
  • Would-be replacements for four ousted or departing Ontario Liberal MPs say they want to know when the party will release details about the nomination

Potential candidates in four winnable Liberal ridings eagerly awaiting timeline for nomination contests

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 8, 2021
  • Would-be replacements for four ousted or departing Ontario Liberal MPs say they want to know when the party will release details about the nomination
Shawky Fahel, Valerie Bradford, and Elizabeth Quinto are planning on running for the Liberal nomination in the riding of Kitchener South-Hespeler. All three have submitted their nomination papers to the party for vetting. Photographs courtesy of candidates

After Scheer’s expenses controversy, Conservatives want party to stop spending donor dollars on personal expenses

  • In the aftermath of outgoing Conservative leader Andrew Scheer’s expenses controversy in 2019, members of an Edmonton Conservative riding association have proposed a constitutional
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 1, 2021
Gordon Elliott, left, is seeking a national council position from Alberta, and Bruce Yu is running for the national council from Ontario. Both support the Edmonton West riding's constitutional amendment that would require donor money to only be used for the advancement of the party's electoral and political interests. Photographs courtesy of Bruce You and Gordon Elliott

After Scheer’s expenses controversy, Conservatives want party to stop spending donor dollars on personal expenses

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 1, 2021
  • In the aftermath of outgoing Conservative leader Andrew Scheer’s expenses controversy in 2019, members of an Edmonton Conservative riding association have proposed a constitutional

After Scheer’s expenses controversy, Conservatives want party to stop spending donor dollars on personal expenses

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 1, 2021
  • In the aftermath of outgoing Conservative leader Andrew Scheer’s expenses controversy in 2019, members of an Edmonton Conservative riding association have proposed a constitutional
Gordon Elliott, left, is seeking a national council position from Alberta, and Bruce Yu is running for the national council from Ontario. Both support the Edmonton West riding's constitutional amendment that would require donor money to only be used for the advancement of the party's electoral and political interests. Photographs courtesy of Bruce You and Gordon Elliott

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