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Conservatives look to ‘slice’ off worker vote from NDP as economy puts Liberals in ‘a very tight spot,’ say strategists

  • The Conservative strategy is based on building a 'continual narrative' of getting officials 'on the record' agreeing to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s past statements
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 30, 2022
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilieve, left, has been continuing efforts to appeal to working-class voters, leading NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to focus on shoring up his party's support in that area, says Conservative strategist Shakir Chambers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Conservatives look to ‘slice’ off worker vote from NDP as economy puts Liberals in ‘a very tight spot,’ say strategists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 30, 2022
  • The Conservative strategy is based on building a 'continual narrative' of getting officials 'on the record' agreeing to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s past statements

Conservatives look to ‘slice’ off worker vote from NDP as economy puts Liberals in ‘a very tight spot,’ say strategists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 30, 2022
  • The Conservative strategy is based on building a 'continual narrative' of getting officials 'on the record' agreeing to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s past statements
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilieve, left, has been continuing efforts to appeal to working-class voters, leading NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to focus on shoring up his party's support in that area, says Conservative strategist Shakir Chambers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

May says she’ll lead Greens in a snap election, but wants Pedneault centre stage by 2025

  • Elizabeth May's running mate Jonathan Pedneault says he does not plan to seek a seat before the next general election, at which time he
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 25, 2022
Jonathan Pedneault, left, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May ran as a slate in the Green Party leadership race, seeking to move the party to a model of co-leadership. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

May says she’ll lead Greens in a snap election, but wants Pedneault centre stage by 2025

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 25, 2022
  • Elizabeth May's running mate Jonathan Pedneault says he does not plan to seek a seat before the next general election, at which time he

May says she’ll lead Greens in a snap election, but wants Pedneault centre stage by 2025

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 25, 2022
  • Elizabeth May's running mate Jonathan Pedneault says he does not plan to seek a seat before the next general election, at which time he
Jonathan Pedneault, left, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May ran as a slate in the Green Party leadership race, seeking to move the party to a model of co-leadership. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Committee treating MAID as ‘beneficial solution to all forms of suffering’ despite ‘deeply problematic reports’ of its use, warn disability advocates

  • Conservative Senator Yonah Martin says witness testimony shows the ‘worst fears’ expressed by disability advocates in previous MAID studies ‘have become a reality.'
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 23, 2022
Independent Senator Chantal Petitclerc, left, says she is watching the work of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying. Conservative Senator Yonah Martin, centre, and NDP MP Alistair MacGregor, right, are members of the committee which wraps up witness testimony this week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Samantha Wright Allen, and Aidan Chamandy

Committee treating MAID as ‘beneficial solution to all forms of suffering’ despite ‘deeply problematic reports’ of its use, warn disability advocates

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 23, 2022
  • Conservative Senator Yonah Martin says witness testimony shows the ‘worst fears’ expressed by disability advocates in previous MAID studies ‘have become a reality.'

Committee treating MAID as ‘beneficial solution to all forms of suffering’ despite ‘deeply problematic reports’ of its use, warn disability advocates

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 23, 2022
  • Conservative Senator Yonah Martin says witness testimony shows the ‘worst fears’ expressed by disability advocates in previous MAID studies ‘have become a reality.'
Independent Senator Chantal Petitclerc, left, says she is watching the work of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying. Conservative Senator Yonah Martin, centre, and NDP MP Alistair MacGregor, right, are members of the committee which wraps up witness testimony this week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Samantha Wright Allen, and Aidan Chamandy

‘A quiet killing of the Charter’: experts debate spirit and letter of notwithstanding clause’s pre-emptive use

  • Despite the federal government's rhetoric, the Liberals may be reluctant to seek limits on the section's pre-emptive use and leave Ottawa ‘out of a
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 20, 2022
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Ford used the notwithstanding clause in back-to-work legislation to prevent thousands of Ontario education workers from going on strike. After backlash, the government repealed the anti-strike law. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A quiet killing of the Charter’: experts debate spirit and letter of notwithstanding clause’s pre-emptive use

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 20, 2022
  • Despite the federal government's rhetoric, the Liberals may be reluctant to seek limits on the section's pre-emptive use and leave Ottawa ‘out of a

‘A quiet killing of the Charter’: experts debate spirit and letter of notwithstanding clause’s pre-emptive use

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 20, 2022
  • Despite the federal government's rhetoric, the Liberals may be reluctant to seek limits on the section's pre-emptive use and leave Ottawa ‘out of a
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Ford used the notwithstanding clause in back-to-work legislation to prevent thousands of Ontario education workers from going on strike. After backlash, the government repealed the anti-strike law. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian response to U.S. Inflation Reduction Act should seek to boost ‘certainty’ for investors, says advocacy group

  • The new American law could ‘attract a lot of capital’ that ‘might otherwise go to Canada,' because it offers companies investing south of the
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 17, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland walks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on her way to give the fall economic statement on Nov. 3. While the federal government took some steps to respond to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, there are more policy measures they can implement, says Canadians for Clean Prosperity's Michael Bernstein. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian response to U.S. Inflation Reduction Act should seek to boost ‘certainty’ for investors, says advocacy group

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 17, 2022
  • The new American law could ‘attract a lot of capital’ that ‘might otherwise go to Canada,' because it offers companies investing south of the

Canadian response to U.S. Inflation Reduction Act should seek to boost ‘certainty’ for investors, says advocacy group

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 17, 2022
  • The new American law could ‘attract a lot of capital’ that ‘might otherwise go to Canada,' because it offers companies investing south of the
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland walks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on her way to give the fall economic statement on Nov. 3. While the federal government took some steps to respond to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, there are more policy measures they can implement, says Canadians for Clean Prosperity's Michael Bernstein. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Remarkable showing of co-operation’ from MPs on amendments to create ‘historic’ National Council for Reconciliation

  • Native Women’s Association of Canada president Carol McBride says she received a personal phone call from Minister Marc Miller telling her that an amendment
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 16, 2022
Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski, left, NDP MP Lori Idlout, and Conservative MP Gary Vidal are members of the House Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, which is studying Bill C-29, an act to create a National Council for Reconciliation. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Remarkable showing of co-operation’ from MPs on amendments to create ‘historic’ National Council for Reconciliation

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 16, 2022
  • Native Women’s Association of Canada president Carol McBride says she received a personal phone call from Minister Marc Miller telling her that an amendment

‘Remarkable showing of co-operation’ from MPs on amendments to create ‘historic’ National Council for Reconciliation

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 16, 2022
  • Native Women’s Association of Canada president Carol McBride says she received a personal phone call from Minister Marc Miller telling her that an amendment
Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski, left, NDP MP Lori Idlout, and Conservative MP Gary Vidal are members of the House Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, which is studying Bill C-29, an act to create a National Council for Reconciliation. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

At Centre Ice event, Liberal, Conservative, NDP pundits look to ‘build bridges’ in federal politics, don’t like ‘ugly divide’ right now

  • Given the balance of Conservatives at a recent Centre Ice Canadians event, panelist and Liberal strategist Amanda Alvaro says organizer will have to decide
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 14, 2022
Conservative strategist Tasha Kheiriddin, left, NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, and Liberal strategist Amanda Alvaro appeared on an Oct. 28 panel in Halifax, titled 'How to work through politics to develop good policy,' presented by Centre Ice Canadians. Photos courtesy of Amanda Alvaro, Kathleen Monk, and Tasha Kheiriddin's LinkedIns

At Centre Ice event, Liberal, Conservative, NDP pundits look to ‘build bridges’ in federal politics, don’t like ‘ugly divide’ right now

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 14, 2022
  • Given the balance of Conservatives at a recent Centre Ice Canadians event, panelist and Liberal strategist Amanda Alvaro says organizer will have to decide

At Centre Ice event, Liberal, Conservative, NDP pundits look to ‘build bridges’ in federal politics, don’t like ‘ugly divide’ right now

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 14, 2022
  • Given the balance of Conservatives at a recent Centre Ice Canadians event, panelist and Liberal strategist Amanda Alvaro says organizer will have to decide
Conservative strategist Tasha Kheiriddin, left, NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, and Liberal strategist Amanda Alvaro appeared on an Oct. 28 panel in Halifax, titled 'How to work through politics to develop good policy,' presented by Centre Ice Canadians. Photos courtesy of Amanda Alvaro, Kathleen Monk, and Tasha Kheiriddin's LinkedIns

Twitter plays a ‘significant’ role in Canada’s democracy, and government must do more to regulate in face of Musk’s ‘roller-coaster,’ say observers

  • A researcher from an organization that teaches civic literacy says that changes to the verification system on Twitter are one of the 'most urgent'
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 11, 2022
Since concluding his $44-billion acquisition of Twitter on Oct. 27, Elon Musk's Twitter feed has been 'a roller-coaster' of new ideas and directions that he may take the company, say observers. Photograph by Daniel Oberhaus courtesy of Flickr

Twitter plays a ‘significant’ role in Canada’s democracy, and government must do more to regulate in face of Musk’s ‘roller-coaster,’ say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 11, 2022
  • A researcher from an organization that teaches civic literacy says that changes to the verification system on Twitter are one of the 'most urgent'

Twitter plays a ‘significant’ role in Canada’s democracy, and government must do more to regulate in face of Musk’s ‘roller-coaster,’ say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 11, 2022
  • A researcher from an organization that teaches civic literacy says that changes to the verification system on Twitter are one of the 'most urgent'
Since concluding his $44-billion acquisition of Twitter on Oct. 27, Elon Musk's Twitter feed has been 'a roller-coaster' of new ideas and directions that he may take the company, say observers. Photograph by Daniel Oberhaus courtesy of Flickr

‘High expectations’ for upcoming National Reconciliation Council, but amendments on governance needed first, say MPs across party lines

  • The chair of the governing circle for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says that organization would like to play a larger role
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 9, 2022
NDP MP Lori Idlout, left, Conservative MP Gary Vidal, and Liberal MP Jenica Atwin are members of the House Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, which has been studying Bill C-29. The bill would establish a National Council for Reconciliation, which was called for under the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report. House of Commons photographs by Mélanie Provencher and Bernard Thibodeau

‘High expectations’ for upcoming National Reconciliation Council, but amendments on governance needed first, say MPs across party lines

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 9, 2022
  • The chair of the governing circle for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says that organization would like to play a larger role

‘High expectations’ for upcoming National Reconciliation Council, but amendments on governance needed first, say MPs across party lines

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 9, 2022
  • The chair of the governing circle for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says that organization would like to play a larger role
NDP MP Lori Idlout, left, Conservative MP Gary Vidal, and Liberal MP Jenica Atwin are members of the House Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, which has been studying Bill C-29. The bill would establish a National Council for Reconciliation, which was called for under the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report. House of Commons photographs by Mélanie Provencher and Bernard Thibodeau

Drummond applauds ‘realistic’ economic forecast, but urges spending restraint, while others praise mini-budget’s targeted affordability measures

  • Pollster Greg Lyle says Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's fiscal update gives opposition parties ‘all they need’ to attack the government, and affordability will remain
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 7, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa on Nov. 3, before tabling her third fall economic statement in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Drummond applauds ‘realistic’ economic forecast, but urges spending restraint, while others praise mini-budget’s targeted affordability measures

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 7, 2022
  • Pollster Greg Lyle says Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's fiscal update gives opposition parties ‘all they need’ to attack the government, and affordability will remain

Drummond applauds ‘realistic’ economic forecast, but urges spending restraint, while others praise mini-budget’s targeted affordability measures

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 7, 2022
  • Pollster Greg Lyle says Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's fiscal update gives opposition parties ‘all they need’ to attack the government, and affordability will remain
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa on Nov. 3, before tabling her third fall economic statement in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘All in the manner of how it was posed’: MPs, experts split on Lucki testimony and whether a question constitutes political pressure

  • NDP MP Alistair MacGregor introduced a new private member's bill the day following the meeting, seeking to address a ‘vague’ section in the RCMP
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 3, 2022
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki told the House Public Safety Committee on Oct. 31 that she did not believe a question she received from the office of then-public safety minister Bill Blair during the investigation into the Nova Scotia mass shooting constituted political interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘All in the manner of how it was posed’: MPs, experts split on Lucki testimony and whether a question constitutes political pressure

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 3, 2022
  • NDP MP Alistair MacGregor introduced a new private member's bill the day following the meeting, seeking to address a ‘vague’ section in the RCMP

‘All in the manner of how it was posed’: MPs, experts split on Lucki testimony and whether a question constitutes political pressure

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 3, 2022
  • NDP MP Alistair MacGregor introduced a new private member's bill the day following the meeting, seeking to address a ‘vague’ section in the RCMP
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki told the House Public Safety Committee on Oct. 31 that she did not believe a question she received from the office of then-public safety minister Bill Blair during the investigation into the Nova Scotia mass shooting constituted political interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates embrace potential for ‘systemic changes’ stemming from House committee report on health and IP, but opponents question study’s ‘premise’

  • Advocates for reducing intellectual property rules to promote access to medicines see a report issued by the House Foreign Affairs Committee last week as
FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | November 2, 2022
Now that a House of Commons committee has issued a report on vaccine equity and intellectual property, the federal government will have 120 days to table a response to key recommendations, such as the possible extension of an IP waiver related to COVID-19. Trade Minister Mary Ng has previously kept the door open to supporting an extension of the waiver, but has not committed to it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates embrace potential for ‘systemic changes’ stemming from House committee report on health and IP, but opponents question study’s ‘premise’

FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | November 2, 2022
  • Advocates for reducing intellectual property rules to promote access to medicines see a report issued by the House Foreign Affairs Committee last week as

Advocates embrace potential for ‘systemic changes’ stemming from House committee report on health and IP, but opponents question study’s ‘premise’

FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | November 2, 2022
  • Advocates for reducing intellectual property rules to promote access to medicines see a report issued by the House Foreign Affairs Committee last week as
Now that a House of Commons committee has issued a report on vaccine equity and intellectual property, the federal government will have 120 days to table a response to key recommendations, such as the possible extension of an IP waiver related to COVID-19. Trade Minister Mary Ng has previously kept the door open to supporting an extension of the waiver, but has not committed to it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MP Gladu ‘cherry picked’ items ‘people could absolutely agree on’ to craft private member’s bill on pensions

  • When crafting a private member’s bill to protect pensioners when companies go bankrupt, Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu said she looked at several attempts to
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 28, 2022
Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu is working on steering her private members' bill, C-228, the Pension Protection Act, through the House Finance committee, after gaining near unanimous support for it at second reading in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MP Gladu ‘cherry picked’ items ‘people could absolutely agree on’ to craft private member’s bill on pensions

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 28, 2022
  • When crafting a private member’s bill to protect pensioners when companies go bankrupt, Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu said she looked at several attempts to

MP Gladu ‘cherry picked’ items ‘people could absolutely agree on’ to craft private member’s bill on pensions

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 28, 2022
  • When crafting a private member’s bill to protect pensioners when companies go bankrupt, Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu said she looked at several attempts to
Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu is working on steering her private members' bill, C-228, the Pension Protection Act, through the House Finance committee, after gaining near unanimous support for it at second reading in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opposition parties can’t ignore Liberal ‘own goal’ in Nova Scotia shooting inquiry, but must show ‘discipline,’ says NDP strategist

  • Given Justin Trudeau's track record of standing by his ministers, Bill Blair may keep his job despite allegations of political interference, says Liberal strategist
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 26, 2022
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair, pictured, has been called to appear before the House Public Safety Committee by Nov. 4, alongside RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opposition parties can’t ignore Liberal ‘own goal’ in Nova Scotia shooting inquiry, but must show ‘discipline,’ says NDP strategist

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 26, 2022
  • Given Justin Trudeau's track record of standing by his ministers, Bill Blair may keep his job despite allegations of political interference, says Liberal strategist

Opposition parties can’t ignore Liberal ‘own goal’ in Nova Scotia shooting inquiry, but must show ‘discipline,’ says NDP strategist

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 26, 2022
  • Given Justin Trudeau's track record of standing by his ministers, Bill Blair may keep his job despite allegations of political interference, says Liberal strategist
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair, pictured, has been called to appear before the House Public Safety Committee by Nov. 4, alongside RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Committee report on vaccine equity calls for immediate review of Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime

  • The federal government should move quickly to consult Canadians on the rules surrounding when generic drug makers can manufacture and send patented medicines to
FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | October 26, 2022
Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi, left, Conservative MP Garnett Genuis, and NDP MP Heather McPherson, members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, tabled reports and opinions on Oct. 25 related the committee's study on vaccine equity and intellectual property. Photograph courtesy of Ali Ehsassi, The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, and Hill Times file photograph

Committee report on vaccine equity calls for immediate review of Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime

FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | October 26, 2022
  • The federal government should move quickly to consult Canadians on the rules surrounding when generic drug makers can manufacture and send patented medicines to

Committee report on vaccine equity calls for immediate review of Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime

FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | October 26, 2022
  • The federal government should move quickly to consult Canadians on the rules surrounding when generic drug makers can manufacture and send patented medicines to
Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi, left, Conservative MP Garnett Genuis, and NDP MP Heather McPherson, members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, tabled reports and opinions on Oct. 25 related the committee's study on vaccine equity and intellectual property. Photograph courtesy of Ali Ehsassi, The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, and Hill Times file photograph

Poilievre needs to do more to bring ‘definitive closure’ to #mgtow issue, say Hill observers

  • With the Liberals calling for an investigation into misogynist tags found in Pierre Poilievre’s YouTube videos, observers say this is an issue that may
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 24, 2022
A Global News investigation released on Oct. 6 found that Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre's YouTube videos contained the misogynist #mgtow tag. On Oct. 20, the Liberals called for the Speaker to investigate the matter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre needs to do more to bring ‘definitive closure’ to #mgtow issue, say Hill observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 24, 2022
  • With the Liberals calling for an investigation into misogynist tags found in Pierre Poilievre’s YouTube videos, observers say this is an issue that may

Poilievre needs to do more to bring ‘definitive closure’ to #mgtow issue, say Hill observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 24, 2022
  • With the Liberals calling for an investigation into misogynist tags found in Pierre Poilievre’s YouTube videos, observers say this is an issue that may
A Global News investigation released on Oct. 6 found that Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre's YouTube videos contained the misogynist #mgtow tag. On Oct. 20, the Liberals called for the Speaker to investigate the matter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hybrid Parliament an opportunity to ‘create a truly 21st century House of Commons,’ witnesses tell PROC

  • A Parliament that uses a “one-size-fits-all approach” by allowing only in-person proceedings “is the enemy of diversity,” Catherine Clark, host of the Honest Talk
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 21, 2022
At an Oct. 20 meeting of the Procedural and House Affairs Committee, witnesses Jennifer Stewart, left, and Catherine Clark speak with committee members Liberal MP Greg Fergus and Bloc MP Marie-Hélène Gaudreau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hybrid Parliament an opportunity to ‘create a truly 21st century House of Commons,’ witnesses tell PROC

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 21, 2022
  • A Parliament that uses a “one-size-fits-all approach” by allowing only in-person proceedings “is the enemy of diversity,” Catherine Clark, host of the Honest Talk

Hybrid Parliament an opportunity to ‘create a truly 21st century House of Commons,’ witnesses tell PROC

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 21, 2022
  • A Parliament that uses a “one-size-fits-all approach” by allowing only in-person proceedings “is the enemy of diversity,” Catherine Clark, host of the Honest Talk
At an Oct. 20 meeting of the Procedural and House Affairs Committee, witnesses Jennifer Stewart, left, and Catherine Clark speak with committee members Liberal MP Greg Fergus and Bloc MP Marie-Hélène Gaudreau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A difficult and delicate thing’: the complex history of health equity fuels coming House committee report

  • At a May 9 meeting of the House Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee, NDP MP Heather McPherson has only a few seconds left
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 19, 2022
NDP MP Heather McPherson attends a House Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee meeting on Sept. 26. The committee is set to deliver a report later this fall on its study of vaccine equity and intellectual property. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A difficult and delicate thing’: the complex history of health equity fuels coming House committee report

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 19, 2022
  • At a May 9 meeting of the House Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee, NDP MP Heather McPherson has only a few seconds left

‘A difficult and delicate thing’: the complex history of health equity fuels coming House committee report

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 19, 2022
  • At a May 9 meeting of the House Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee, NDP MP Heather McPherson has only a few seconds left
NDP MP Heather McPherson attends a House Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee meeting on Sept. 26. The committee is set to deliver a report later this fall on its study of vaccine equity and intellectual property. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’re a long way from that’: replacing Hockey Canada a difficult process, but experts say other levers can address the ‘deeply rooted culture of misogyny’

  • Replacing Hockey Canada with a new organization entirely would be a difficult—though not impossible—process, but there remain many other steps that can be taken
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 7, 2022
Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge, left, pictured on July 26, 2022, with Isabelle Mondou, deputy minister at Canadian Heritage, at the House Canadian Heritage Committee to answer questions about Hockey Canada's sexual misconduct scandal. St-Onge has been ramping up pressure on Hockey Canada to address how the organization is governed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’re a long way from that’: replacing Hockey Canada a difficult process, but experts say other levers can address the ‘deeply rooted culture of misogyny’

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 7, 2022
  • Replacing Hockey Canada with a new organization entirely would be a difficult—though not impossible—process, but there remain many other steps that can be taken

‘We’re a long way from that’: replacing Hockey Canada a difficult process, but experts say other levers can address the ‘deeply rooted culture of misogyny’

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 7, 2022
  • Replacing Hockey Canada with a new organization entirely would be a difficult—though not impossible—process, but there remain many other steps that can be taken
Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge, left, pictured on July 26, 2022, with Isabelle Mondou, deputy minister at Canadian Heritage, at the House Canadian Heritage Committee to answer questions about Hockey Canada's sexual misconduct scandal. St-Onge has been ramping up pressure on Hockey Canada to address how the organization is governed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau-Poilievre talking point fact check: do Canadians pay more for EI today than they did in 2015?

  • Some Canadians are paying slightly higher employment insurance premiums in nominal dollars than they were in 2015, while many others are seeing a reduction
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 6, 2022
In Question Period on Sept. 22, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre (left) and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau each said that EI premiums had been higher under the other's government. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trudeau-Poilievre talking point fact check: do Canadians pay more for EI today than they did in 2015?

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 6, 2022
  • Some Canadians are paying slightly higher employment insurance premiums in nominal dollars than they were in 2015, while many others are seeing a reduction

Trudeau-Poilievre talking point fact check: do Canadians pay more for EI today than they did in 2015?

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 6, 2022
  • Some Canadians are paying slightly higher employment insurance premiums in nominal dollars than they were in 2015, while many others are seeing a reduction
In Question Period on Sept. 22, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre (left) and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau each said that EI premiums had been higher under the other's government. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Keep going’: Legault’s victory message suggests he’ll seek ‘more liberty’ and ‘more leeway’ with Ottawa, say observers

  • Quebec Premier François Legault swept into a second term on the evening of Oct. 3, and took to the stage for his victory speech
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 4, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault was re-elected on Oct. 3 for his second term, securing a massive majority in Quebec's National Assembly. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Keep going’: Legault’s victory message suggests he’ll seek ‘more liberty’ and ‘more leeway’ with Ottawa, say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 4, 2022
  • Quebec Premier François Legault swept into a second term on the evening of Oct. 3, and took to the stage for his victory speech

‘Keep going’: Legault’s victory message suggests he’ll seek ‘more liberty’ and ‘more leeway’ with Ottawa, say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 4, 2022
  • Quebec Premier François Legault swept into a second term on the evening of Oct. 3, and took to the stage for his victory speech
Quebec Premier François Legault was re-elected on Oct. 3 for his second term, securing a massive majority in Quebec's National Assembly. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Official languages bill reveals ‘shift in the sands’ on Liberals’ approach to modernizing the act, say C-13 critics

  • A group strongly opposed to new legislation amending the federal Official Languages Act is keeping up its fight against the bill on the grounds
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 30, 2022
Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor's mandate letter tasks her with introducing a bill to reform the Official Languages Act, 'taking into consideration the pressing need to protect and promote French.' Bill C-13 was introduced by the federal government in March 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Official languages bill reveals ‘shift in the sands’ on Liberals’ approach to modernizing the act, say C-13 critics

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 30, 2022
  • A group strongly opposed to new legislation amending the federal Official Languages Act is keeping up its fight against the bill on the grounds

Official languages bill reveals ‘shift in the sands’ on Liberals’ approach to modernizing the act, say C-13 critics

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 30, 2022
  • A group strongly opposed to new legislation amending the federal Official Languages Act is keeping up its fight against the bill on the grounds
Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor's mandate letter tasks her with introducing a bill to reform the Official Languages Act, 'taking into consideration the pressing need to protect and promote French.' Bill C-13 was introduced by the federal government in March 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s executive director pick hints new data system a ‘primary focus’ for Conservatives

  • Pierre Poilievre’s choice of a new Conservative Party executive director indicates that improving the use of data modelling will be a “primary focus” of
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 27, 2022
While the federal Tories were ahead of the pack when it came to voter ID and management in the early Harper years, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre takes over a party that has fallen behind the Liberals in this area. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s executive director pick hints new data system a ‘primary focus’ for Conservatives

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 27, 2022
  • Pierre Poilievre’s choice of a new Conservative Party executive director indicates that improving the use of data modelling will be a “primary focus” of

Poilievre’s executive director pick hints new data system a ‘primary focus’ for Conservatives

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 27, 2022
  • Pierre Poilievre’s choice of a new Conservative Party executive director indicates that improving the use of data modelling will be a “primary focus” of
While the federal Tories were ahead of the pack when it came to voter ID and management in the early Harper years, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre takes over a party that has fallen behind the Liberals in this area. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New NDP attack ad against Poilievre part of its ‘fight to be relevant,’ says pollster

  • A new ad released by the NDP attacking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has garnered significant media attention since it first appeared online, and is
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2022
On Sept. 20, the NDP released an online ad titled 'Pierre Poilievre—Not In It For You.' Screenshot courtesy of NDP YouTube channel

New NDP attack ad against Poilievre part of its ‘fight to be relevant,’ says pollster

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2022
  • A new ad released by the NDP attacking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has garnered significant media attention since it first appeared online, and is

New NDP attack ad against Poilievre part of its ‘fight to be relevant,’ says pollster

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2022
  • A new ad released by the NDP attacking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has garnered significant media attention since it first appeared online, and is
On Sept. 20, the NDP released an online ad titled 'Pierre Poilievre—Not In It For You.' Screenshot courtesy of NDP YouTube channel

Media must ‘prove its relevance’ by finding other ways to hold accountable politicians who won’t answer questions, say journalists

  • Journalists may have to look for other ways of holding officials accountable when faced with politicians who refuse to face media scrutiny, say current
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 20, 2022
Newly elected Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (right) had a testy exchange with Global News' David Akin (far left) during a scrum in the House of Commons foyer on Sept. 13, with Poilievre calling Akin 'a Liberal heckler' and skirting his questions for a few minutes into the media availability. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Media must ‘prove its relevance’ by finding other ways to hold accountable politicians who won’t answer questions, say journalists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 20, 2022
  • Journalists may have to look for other ways of holding officials accountable when faced with politicians who refuse to face media scrutiny, say current

Media must ‘prove its relevance’ by finding other ways to hold accountable politicians who won’t answer questions, say journalists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 20, 2022
  • Journalists may have to look for other ways of holding officials accountable when faced with politicians who refuse to face media scrutiny, say current
Newly elected Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (right) had a testy exchange with Global News' David Akin (far left) during a scrum in the House of Commons foyer on Sept. 13, with Poilievre calling Akin 'a Liberal heckler' and skirting his questions for a few minutes into the media availability. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Reserved’ yet ‘powerful’ Queen Elizabeth II had a special relationship with Canada, say officials

  • Canada’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ralph Goodale, who will be attending Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral on Sept. 19 in London, U.K.,
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 19, 2022
Then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau, left, sits next to Queen Elizabeth II while she signs the Constitution Act of 1982. Photograph courtesy of Robert Cooper/Library and Archives Canada

‘Reserved’ yet ‘powerful’ Queen Elizabeth II had a special relationship with Canada, say officials

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 19, 2022
  • Canada’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ralph Goodale, who will be attending Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral on Sept. 19 in London, U.K.,

‘Reserved’ yet ‘powerful’ Queen Elizabeth II had a special relationship with Canada, say officials

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 19, 2022
  • Canada’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ralph Goodale, who will be attending Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral on Sept. 19 in London, U.K.,
Then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau, left, sits next to Queen Elizabeth II while she signs the Constitution Act of 1982. Photograph courtesy of Robert Cooper/Library and Archives Canada

Internal strife has ‘held Canadians back’ from voting Green, say candidates looking to revitalize party governance

  • A potential delay of the Green Party leadership race was averted by a recent vote of the party’s federal council, but the issue of
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 15, 2022
Green MP and former leader Elizabeth May is running to become co-leader of the Green Party, alongside her running mate Jonathan Pedneault. May is one of six candidates in the race, four of whom are seeking co-leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Internal strife has ‘held Canadians back’ from voting Green, say candidates looking to revitalize party governance

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 15, 2022
  • A potential delay of the Green Party leadership race was averted by a recent vote of the party’s federal council, but the issue of

Internal strife has ‘held Canadians back’ from voting Green, say candidates looking to revitalize party governance

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 15, 2022
  • A potential delay of the Green Party leadership race was averted by a recent vote of the party’s federal council, but the issue of
Green MP and former leader Elizabeth May is running to become co-leader of the Green Party, alongside her running mate Jonathan Pedneault. May is one of six candidates in the race, four of whom are seeking co-leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Federal parties should take the long view and avoid ‘shock and awe’ if proposed Alberta sovereignty act comes to pass, say politicos

  • With perceived United Conservative Party leadership front-runner Danielle Smith doubling down on her plans to introduce an Alberta sovereignty act if she becomes premier,
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 13, 2022
Former Wildrose Party leader Danielle Smith has become the perceived front-runner in the UCP leadership campaign, largely because of her proposed Alberta sovereignty act, which would essentially let the province opt out from federal laws. Hill Times file photograph

Federal parties should take the long view and avoid ‘shock and awe’ if proposed Alberta sovereignty act comes to pass, say politicos

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 13, 2022
  • With perceived United Conservative Party leadership front-runner Danielle Smith doubling down on her plans to introduce an Alberta sovereignty act if she becomes premier,

Federal parties should take the long view and avoid ‘shock and awe’ if proposed Alberta sovereignty act comes to pass, say politicos

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 13, 2022
  • With perceived United Conservative Party leadership front-runner Danielle Smith doubling down on her plans to introduce an Alberta sovereignty act if she becomes premier,
Former Wildrose Party leader Danielle Smith has become the perceived front-runner in the UCP leadership campaign, largely because of her proposed Alberta sovereignty act, which would essentially let the province opt out from federal laws. Hill Times file photograph

Skating down the middle: Centre Ice Canadians look to ‘take action’ despite trope of ‘malleable’ centrists, with name change as first step

  • Organizers of the newly renamed Centre Ice Canadians say they will be raising issues that have not been a focus for “any political party
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 8, 2022
When the Centre Ice Conservatives rebranded as Centre Ice Canadians last week during the final stretch of the Conservative leadership race, it drew questions whether the timing was linked to moderate Conservatives fleeing the party in advance of an expected win by front-running candidate Pierre Poilievre over the more moderate Jean Charest. But multiple Centre Ice organizers interviewed by The Hill Times insist this is not the case. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Skating down the middle: Centre Ice Canadians look to ‘take action’ despite trope of ‘malleable’ centrists, with name change as first step

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 8, 2022
  • Organizers of the newly renamed Centre Ice Canadians say they will be raising issues that have not been a focus for “any political party

Skating down the middle: Centre Ice Canadians look to ‘take action’ despite trope of ‘malleable’ centrists, with name change as first step

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 8, 2022
  • Organizers of the newly renamed Centre Ice Canadians say they will be raising issues that have not been a focus for “any political party
When the Centre Ice Conservatives rebranded as Centre Ice Canadians last week during the final stretch of the Conservative leadership race, it drew questions whether the timing was linked to moderate Conservatives fleeing the party in advance of an expected win by front-running candidate Pierre Poilievre over the more moderate Jean Charest. But multiple Centre Ice organizers interviewed by The Hill Times insist this is not the case. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP upped pressure on Liberals to meet deal deadlines due to communications ‘bottleneck,’ says NDP House leader

  • The NDP’s recent public pressure demanding Liberal progress on supply-and-confidence deal promises was to address a “bottleneck” in communications between the two parties, according
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 25, 2022
In recent weeks, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, right, and other New Democrats have increased public pressure on the Liberal government to meet the first set of targets their agreement requires by the end of the year. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

NDP upped pressure on Liberals to meet deal deadlines due to communications ‘bottleneck,’ says NDP House leader

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 25, 2022
  • The NDP’s recent public pressure demanding Liberal progress on supply-and-confidence deal promises was to address a “bottleneck” in communications between the two parties, according

NDP upped pressure on Liberals to meet deal deadlines due to communications ‘bottleneck,’ says NDP House leader

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 25, 2022
  • The NDP’s recent public pressure demanding Liberal progress on supply-and-confidence deal promises was to address a “bottleneck” in communications between the two parties, according
In recent weeks, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, right, and other New Democrats have increased public pressure on the Liberal government to meet the first set of targets their agreement requires by the end of the year. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Pope’s apology disappointing, but opens a never-imagined conversation, like ‘when the Berlin Wall came down,’ say Indigenous Parliamentarians

  • For Senator Mary Jane McCallum⁠—the only residential school survivor in the Red Chamber⁠—the Pope’s apology in Canada left her disappointed for its failure to
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 5, 2022
Pope Francis issued an official apology on July 25, 2022, in Maskwacîs, Alta., to residential school survivors for the Catholic Church's role in running the majority of the schools in Canada for more than a century. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Pope’s apology disappointing, but opens a never-imagined conversation, like ‘when the Berlin Wall came down,’ say Indigenous Parliamentarians

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 5, 2022
  • For Senator Mary Jane McCallum⁠—the only residential school survivor in the Red Chamber⁠—the Pope’s apology in Canada left her disappointed for its failure to

Pope’s apology disappointing, but opens a never-imagined conversation, like ‘when the Berlin Wall came down,’ say Indigenous Parliamentarians

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 5, 2022
  • For Senator Mary Jane McCallum⁠—the only residential school survivor in the Red Chamber⁠—the Pope’s apology in Canada left her disappointed for its failure to
Pope Francis issued an official apology on July 25, 2022, in Maskwacîs, Alta., to residential school survivors for the Catholic Church's role in running the majority of the schools in Canada for more than a century. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

While Poilievre, Lewis each pay $50,000 to snub last leadership debate, Charest shows up, but optics weren’t great ‘with the tier-two leadership aspirants,’ says Nanos

  • Without ever naming his chief rival for the leadership of the Conservative Party, Jean Charest attacked Pierre Poilievre from his opening remarks of the
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 5, 2022
Conservative leadership candidates Pierre Poilievre, left, and Leslyn Lewis took a pass on the campaign’s third and final official leadership debate on Aug. 3, while Jean Charest, Roman Baber, and Scott Aitchison met at a roundtable in Ottawa for the event. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handouts

While Poilievre, Lewis each pay $50,000 to snub last leadership debate, Charest shows up, but optics weren’t great ‘with the tier-two leadership aspirants,’ says Nanos

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 5, 2022
  • Without ever naming his chief rival for the leadership of the Conservative Party, Jean Charest attacked Pierre Poilievre from his opening remarks of the

While Poilievre, Lewis each pay $50,000 to snub last leadership debate, Charest shows up, but optics weren’t great ‘with the tier-two leadership aspirants,’ says Nanos

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 5, 2022
  • Without ever naming his chief rival for the leadership of the Conservative Party, Jean Charest attacked Pierre Poilievre from his opening remarks of the
Conservative leadership candidates Pierre Poilievre, left, and Leslyn Lewis took a pass on the campaign’s third and final official leadership debate on Aug. 3, while Jean Charest, Roman Baber, and Scott Aitchison met at a roundtable in Ottawa for the event. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handouts

‘A disastrous error’: Pope Francis issues apology to residential school survivors in Canada

  • The residential school system was “a disastrous error incompatible with the gospels of Jesus Christ,” said Pope Francis as part of a historic apology
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 25, 2022
Pope Francis, centre, issued an apology on behalf of the Catholic Church to residential school survivors on June 25 at the site of the former Ermineskin Residential School in Maskwacis, Alta. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

‘A disastrous error’: Pope Francis issues apology to residential school survivors in Canada

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 25, 2022
  • The residential school system was “a disastrous error incompatible with the gospels of Jesus Christ,” said Pope Francis as part of a historic apology

‘A disastrous error’: Pope Francis issues apology to residential school survivors in Canada

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 25, 2022
  • The residential school system was “a disastrous error incompatible with the gospels of Jesus Christ,” said Pope Francis as part of a historic apology
Pope Francis, centre, issued an apology on behalf of the Catholic Church to residential school survivors on June 25 at the site of the former Ermineskin Residential School in Maskwacis, Alta. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Poilievre’s ‘post-partisan’ front-runner campaign reminds observers of Trudeau’s 2013 Liberal leadership bid

  • Pierre Poilievre’s aggressive Conservative leadership campaign, which has left opponents “no room to breathe,” is very different from a traditional front-runner candidate bid for
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 20, 2022
Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre, right, pictured with Jean Charest on May 5, 2022, at the Canada Strong and Free Network's leadership debate, has waged an aggressive campaign against his opponents, raising questions about whether he can lead a unified party if he wins. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s ‘post-partisan’ front-runner campaign reminds observers of Trudeau’s 2013 Liberal leadership bid

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 20, 2022
  • Pierre Poilievre’s aggressive Conservative leadership campaign, which has left opponents “no room to breathe,” is very different from a traditional front-runner candidate bid for

Poilievre’s ‘post-partisan’ front-runner campaign reminds observers of Trudeau’s 2013 Liberal leadership bid

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 20, 2022
  • Pierre Poilievre’s aggressive Conservative leadership campaign, which has left opponents “no room to breathe,” is very different from a traditional front-runner candidate bid for
Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre, right, pictured with Jean Charest on May 5, 2022, at the Canada Strong and Free Network's leadership debate, has waged an aggressive campaign against his opponents, raising questions about whether he can lead a unified party if he wins. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘That bar is pretty high’: Reform Act provides ‘counterbalance’ to party leader power despite workplace concerns raised by Rempel Garner, politicos say

  • Questions raised by Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner about whether the Reform Act violates workplace harassment laws or the House of Commons harassment policy
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 6, 2022
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner submitted a question on the order papers in June asking if the Reform Act 'could contradict … House of Commons harassment policy, or any other piece of federal or provincial legislation regarding workplace harassment.' The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

‘That bar is pretty high’: Reform Act provides ‘counterbalance’ to party leader power despite workplace concerns raised by Rempel Garner, politicos say

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 6, 2022
  • Questions raised by Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner about whether the Reform Act violates workplace harassment laws or the House of Commons harassment policy

‘That bar is pretty high’: Reform Act provides ‘counterbalance’ to party leader power despite workplace concerns raised by Rempel Garner, politicos say

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 6, 2022
  • Questions raised by Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner about whether the Reform Act violates workplace harassment laws or the House of Commons harassment policy
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner submitted a question on the order papers in June asking if the Reform Act 'could contradict … House of Commons harassment policy, or any other piece of federal or provincial legislation regarding workplace harassment.' The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

Charest’s route to Conservative leader ‘very similar to the party’s path to victory,’ says Kheiriddin

  • As the Conservative Party leadership campaign shifts from membership sales to persuasion and mobilizing the vote, Jean Charest’s campaign says it will focus on
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 23, 2022
Jean Charest's campaign says it will not be 'disabusing people' of specific conspiracy theories, which an Abacus survey found are prominent amongst Pierre Poilievre's supporters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Charest’s route to Conservative leader ‘very similar to the party’s path to victory,’ says Kheiriddin

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 23, 2022
  • As the Conservative Party leadership campaign shifts from membership sales to persuasion and mobilizing the vote, Jean Charest’s campaign says it will focus on

Charest’s route to Conservative leader ‘very similar to the party’s path to victory,’ says Kheiriddin

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 23, 2022
  • As the Conservative Party leadership campaign shifts from membership sales to persuasion and mobilizing the vote, Jean Charest’s campaign says it will focus on
Jean Charest's campaign says it will not be 'disabusing people' of specific conspiracy theories, which an Abacus survey found are prominent amongst Pierre Poilievre's supporters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative leadership campaigns in ‘white-knuckle’ mode as they await membership list, shift gears to direct voter contact and persuasion

  • The Conservative leadership campaigns are entering a phase of research, direct voter contact, and persuasion once they can “tear through” the membership list, but
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 8, 2022
The campaigns of Conservative leadership candidates Pierre Poilievre, clockwise from top left, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Roman Baber are entering a new phase focused on persuasion and direct voter contact, following the June 3 cut-off for membership sales. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handouts

Conservative leadership campaigns in ‘white-knuckle’ mode as they await membership list, shift gears to direct voter contact and persuasion

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 8, 2022
  • The Conservative leadership campaigns are entering a phase of research, direct voter contact, and persuasion once they can “tear through” the membership list, but

Conservative leadership campaigns in ‘white-knuckle’ mode as they await membership list, shift gears to direct voter contact and persuasion

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 8, 2022
  • The Conservative leadership campaigns are entering a phase of research, direct voter contact, and persuasion once they can “tear through” the membership list, but
The campaigns of Conservative leadership candidates Pierre Poilievre, clockwise from top left, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Roman Baber are entering a new phase focused on persuasion and direct voter contact, following the June 3 cut-off for membership sales. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handouts

Brown leads charge against Poilievre in French debate, but stakes highest for ‘combative’ Charest, say strategists

  • Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest is widely regarded as having delivered the best performance of the night in a French-language debate on May 25
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 27, 2022
Strategists say Conservative leadership candidates Patrick Brown, left, Pierre Poilievre, and Jean Charest made the biggest mark on stage at the party’s official French-language debate, held on May 25 in Laval, Que. The Hill Times file photographs

Brown leads charge against Poilievre in French debate, but stakes highest for ‘combative’ Charest, say strategists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 27, 2022
  • Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest is widely regarded as having delivered the best performance of the night in a French-language debate on May 25

Brown leads charge against Poilievre in French debate, but stakes highest for ‘combative’ Charest, say strategists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 27, 2022
  • Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest is widely regarded as having delivered the best performance of the night in a French-language debate on May 25
Strategists say Conservative leadership candidates Patrick Brown, left, Pierre Poilievre, and Jean Charest made the biggest mark on stage at the party’s official French-language debate, held on May 25 in Laval, Que. The Hill Times file photographs

Poilievre’s YouTube channel a way to talk directly to voters, but the platform may build ‘deeper popularity in a smaller group’

  • Pierre Poilievre’s heavy use of online video on platforms like YouTube is part of a “bottom-up approach” that the perceived Conservative leadership front-runner is
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 19, 2022
Canada’s Conservatives have a larger following on YouTube compared to their rivals in other political parties, and leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre has made online video a central part of his campaign. In one recent video, Poilievre appeared in front of Sudbury’s iconic Big Nickel to talk about inflation. Image courtesy of Pierre Poilievre’s YouTube channel

Poilievre’s YouTube channel a way to talk directly to voters, but the platform may build ‘deeper popularity in a smaller group’

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 19, 2022
  • Pierre Poilievre’s heavy use of online video on platforms like YouTube is part of a “bottom-up approach” that the perceived Conservative leadership front-runner is

Poilievre’s YouTube channel a way to talk directly to voters, but the platform may build ‘deeper popularity in a smaller group’

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 19, 2022
  • Pierre Poilievre’s heavy use of online video on platforms like YouTube is part of a “bottom-up approach” that the perceived Conservative leadership front-runner is
Canada’s Conservatives have a larger following on YouTube compared to their rivals in other political parties, and leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre has made online video a central part of his campaign. In one recent video, Poilievre appeared in front of Sudbury’s iconic Big Nickel to talk about inflation. Image courtesy of Pierre Poilievre’s YouTube channel