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Stuart Benson began covering Parliament Hill in early 2022, reporting on political party apparatuses and fundraising, policing and public safety, women and youth, marijuana, heritage, the Bloc Québécois, and the Green Party. He is also The Hill Times’ regular Party Central columnist. Benson previously covered local news and municipal politics at The Low Down to Hull and Back News in Wakefield, Que., where he began his professional journalism career in February 2020. He also won a Quebec Community Newspaper Award in 2021 for Best News Story and Best Agricultural Story, as well as winning a Canadian Community Newspaper award for Best Campus News story in 2020.

Post-election donation dip deepens as Grits and Tories deadlocked at $4M range in third quarter

  • Despite quarterly fundraising falling to levels unseen since 2022, the Liberals’ overall $23.7-million and the Conservatives’ $41.6-million take for 2025 already represent historic records
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has led the Liberal Party to a reversal of fortunes in fundraising this year, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's three-quarter total is just shy of his party's historic 2024 total. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Post-election donation dip deepens as Grits and Tories deadlocked at $4M range in third quarter

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 31, 2025
  • Despite quarterly fundraising falling to levels unseen since 2022, the Liberals’ overall $23.7-million and the Conservatives’ $41.6-million take for 2025 already represent historic records

Post-election donation dip deepens as Grits and Tories deadlocked at $4M range in third quarter

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 31, 2025
  • Despite quarterly fundraising falling to levels unseen since 2022, the Liberals’ overall $23.7-million and the Conservatives’ $41.6-million take for 2025 already represent historic records
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has led the Liberal Party to a reversal of fortunes in fundraising this year, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's three-quarter total is just shy of his party's historic 2024 total. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

McPherson, Ashton, Lewis pitch anti-cat credentials in Mouseland

  • Hundreds of New Democrats painted SJAM orange on Oct. 28 at the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation’s annual gala.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 30, 2025
NDP leadership candidates Rob Ashton, left, MP Heather McPherson, and Avi Lewis participated in a panel discussion, moderated by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung's Jordan Leichnitz on Oct. 28, at the third annual Mouseland Gala. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

McPherson, Ashton, Lewis pitch anti-cat credentials in Mouseland

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 30, 2025
  • Hundreds of New Democrats painted SJAM orange on Oct. 28 at the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation’s annual gala.

McPherson, Ashton, Lewis pitch anti-cat credentials in Mouseland

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 30, 2025
  • Hundreds of New Democrats painted SJAM orange on Oct. 28 at the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation’s annual gala.
NDP leadership candidates Rob Ashton, left, MP Heather McPherson, and Avi Lewis participated in a panel discussion, moderated by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung's Jordan Leichnitz on Oct. 28, at the third annual Mouseland Gala. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

‘Prices have to go down’: housing experts say new agency’s success must be measured in cost, not construction outcomes

  • Though the housing minister sidestepped direct answers on falling prices, policy expert Mike Moffatt says Ottawa can’t meet its targets without lowering home values.
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 29, 2025
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, pictured with Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, says the Build Canada Homes initiative will 'help transform Canada’s housing industry,' but experts warn that scaling up from construction to manufacturing is easier said than done. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Prices have to go down’: housing experts say new agency’s success must be measured in cost, not construction outcomes

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 29, 2025
  • Though the housing minister sidestepped direct answers on falling prices, policy expert Mike Moffatt says Ottawa can’t meet its targets without lowering home values.

‘Prices have to go down’: housing experts say new agency’s success must be measured in cost, not construction outcomes

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 29, 2025
  • Though the housing minister sidestepped direct answers on falling prices, policy expert Mike Moffatt says Ottawa can’t meet its targets without lowering home values.
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, pictured with Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, says the Build Canada Homes initiative will 'help transform Canada’s housing industry,' but experts warn that scaling up from construction to manufacturing is easier said than done. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opposition parties can’t afford to call Liberals’ bluff on budget vote, say pollsters

  • 'If the budget falls, it needs to be seen as the fault of the opposition,' but Carney needs to do more to prime Canadians
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 28, 2025
Prime Minister Carney, left, may be willing to walk away from 'horse trading' with the opposition parties of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, and Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet to pass his budget, says Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opposition parties can’t afford to call Liberals’ bluff on budget vote, say pollsters

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 28, 2025
  • 'If the budget falls, it needs to be seen as the fault of the opposition,' but Carney needs to do more to prime Canadians

Opposition parties can’t afford to call Liberals’ bluff on budget vote, say pollsters

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 28, 2025
  • 'If the budget falls, it needs to be seen as the fault of the opposition,' but Carney needs to do more to prime Canadians
Prime Minister Carney, left, may be willing to walk away from 'horse trading' with the opposition parties of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, and Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet to pass his budget, says Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

From pen to paper to permanent record: Highway, Kaur, Ramadan, MacMillan, and Boulianne-Tremblay head to the Archives

  • Library and Archives Canada honoured five of this country's literary luminaries on Oct. 22 at the 2025 LAC Foundation Scholars Awards.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 24, 2025
The 2025 Library and Archives' Scholars: Tomson Highway, left, Danny Ramadan, Rupi Kaur, Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay, and Margaret MacMillan at the LAC Foundation's award ceremony on Oct. 22, at Library and Archives headquarters in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

From pen to paper to permanent record: Highway, Kaur, Ramadan, MacMillan, and Boulianne-Tremblay head to the Archives

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 24, 2025
  • Library and Archives Canada honoured five of this country's literary luminaries on Oct. 22 at the 2025 LAC Foundation Scholars Awards.

From pen to paper to permanent record: Highway, Kaur, Ramadan, MacMillan, and Boulianne-Tremblay head to the Archives

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 24, 2025
  • Library and Archives Canada honoured five of this country's literary luminaries on Oct. 22 at the 2025 LAC Foundation Scholars Awards.
The 2025 Library and Archives' Scholars: Tomson Highway, left, Danny Ramadan, Rupi Kaur, Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay, and Margaret MacMillan at the LAC Foundation's award ceremony on Oct. 22, at Library and Archives headquarters in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Broadcasters on the Hill enjoy chill fall vibes at the National Arts Centre

  • The Canadian Association of Broadcasters capped off a two-day conference with a low-key reception on Oct. 21 in the NAC’s panoramic O’Born Room.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 23, 2025
CPAC's Jeremy Clark, left, Canadian Heritage Deputy Minister Isabelle Mondou, and Kevin Desjardins, president of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, attend the annual Broadcasters on the Hill Reception at the National Arts Centre on Oct. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Broadcasters on the Hill enjoy chill fall vibes at the National Arts Centre

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 23, 2025
  • The Canadian Association of Broadcasters capped off a two-day conference with a low-key reception on Oct. 21 in the NAC’s panoramic O’Born Room.

Broadcasters on the Hill enjoy chill fall vibes at the National Arts Centre

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 23, 2025
  • The Canadian Association of Broadcasters capped off a two-day conference with a low-key reception on Oct. 21 in the NAC’s panoramic O’Born Room.
CPAC's Jeremy Clark, left, Canadian Heritage Deputy Minister Isabelle Mondou, and Kevin Desjardins, president of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, attend the annual Broadcasters on the Hill Reception at the National Arts Centre on Oct. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Conservative attacks on DEI are nothing new, but fighting past battles risks future growth, say politicos

  • The Tories' latest salvo on DEI policies and Trudeau-era grievances appeals to ‘the basest of the base,’ but could alienate potential new voters, says
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 22, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's recent call for federal spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion 'to die' is a renewal of his party's campaign promise to end 'failed policies with little resonance for average Canadians,' says Crestview Strategy's Ashton Arsenault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative attacks on DEI are nothing new, but fighting past battles risks future growth, say politicos

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 22, 2025
  • The Tories' latest salvo on DEI policies and Trudeau-era grievances appeals to ‘the basest of the base,’ but could alienate potential new voters, says

Conservative attacks on DEI are nothing new, but fighting past battles risks future growth, say politicos

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 22, 2025
  • The Tories' latest salvo on DEI policies and Trudeau-era grievances appeals to ‘the basest of the base,’ but could alienate potential new voters, says
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's recent call for federal spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion 'to die' is a renewal of his party's campaign promise to end 'failed policies with little resonance for average Canadians,' says Crestview Strategy's Ashton Arsenault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lack of foreign interference registry ‘mystifying’ as Canada attempts diplomatic reset with primary culprits, says NDP MP Jenny Kwan

  • The delay in naming a commissioner to lead the foreign interference registry is 'clearly linked' to the foreign minister's recent travel to India and
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 22, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said in August he planned to consult recognized party leaders on candidates for the promised Foreign Interference Transparency Registry before Parliament returned, but neither those consultations nor the registry have materialized. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lack of foreign interference registry ‘mystifying’ as Canada attempts diplomatic reset with primary culprits, says NDP MP Jenny Kwan

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 22, 2025
  • The delay in naming a commissioner to lead the foreign interference registry is 'clearly linked' to the foreign minister's recent travel to India and

Lack of foreign interference registry ‘mystifying’ as Canada attempts diplomatic reset with primary culprits, says NDP MP Jenny Kwan

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 22, 2025
  • The delay in naming a commissioner to lead the foreign interference registry is 'clearly linked' to the foreign minister's recent travel to India and
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said in August he planned to consult recognized party leaders on candidates for the promised Foreign Interference Transparency Registry before Parliament returned, but neither those consultations nor the registry have materialized. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Culture is not on the table’ in trade talks amid film tariff threats and domestic digital policy uncertainty, says Guilbeault

  • The Canadian Media Producers Association is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to ‘rethink’ any potential of using the Online Streaming Act as a ‘bargaining
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 15, 2025
Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault told a gathering of media producers that streaming services have a role to play in investing in the success and sustainability of the country's cultural sectors. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Culture is not on the table’ in trade talks amid film tariff threats and domestic digital policy uncertainty, says Guilbeault

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 15, 2025
  • The Canadian Media Producers Association is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to ‘rethink’ any potential of using the Online Streaming Act as a ‘bargaining

‘Culture is not on the table’ in trade talks amid film tariff threats and domestic digital policy uncertainty, says Guilbeault

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 15, 2025
  • The Canadian Media Producers Association is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to ‘rethink’ any potential of using the Online Streaming Act as a ‘bargaining
Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault told a gathering of media producers that streaming services have a role to play in investing in the success and sustainability of the country's cultural sectors. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Culture is not on the table’ in trade talks amid film tariff threats and domestic digital policy uncertainty, says Guilbeault

  • The Canadian Media Producers Association is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to ‘rethink’ any potential of using the Online Streaming Act as a ‘bargaining
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 15, 2025
Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault told a gathering of media producers that streaming services have a role to play in investing in the success and sustainability of the country's cultural sectors. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Culture is not on the table’ in trade talks amid film tariff threats and domestic digital policy uncertainty, says Guilbeault

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 15, 2025
  • The Canadian Media Producers Association is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to ‘rethink’ any potential of using the Online Streaming Act as a ‘bargaining

‘Culture is not on the table’ in trade talks amid film tariff threats and domestic digital policy uncertainty, says Guilbeault

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 15, 2025
  • The Canadian Media Producers Association is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to ‘rethink’ any potential of using the Online Streaming Act as a ‘bargaining
Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault told a gathering of media producers that streaming services have a role to play in investing in the success and sustainability of the country's cultural sectors. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

CPAC celebrates more than three decades of ‘unconditional neutrality’ 

  • Canada’s public affairs channel hosted a classy fall reception on Oct. 9 in the Sir John A Macdonald Building.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 14, 2025
Olivia Cannings, left, CPAC's Michael Serapio, and Julie Van Dusen at CPAC's Fall reception on Oct. 9 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

CPAC celebrates more than three decades of ‘unconditional neutrality’ 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 14, 2025
  • Canada’s public affairs channel hosted a classy fall reception on Oct. 9 in the Sir John A Macdonald Building.

CPAC celebrates more than three decades of ‘unconditional neutrality’ 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 14, 2025
  • Canada’s public affairs channel hosted a classy fall reception on Oct. 9 in the Sir John A Macdonald Building.
Olivia Cannings, left, CPAC's Michael Serapio, and Julie Van Dusen at CPAC's Fall reception on Oct. 9 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Taiwan’s Birthday, a CMPA wrap-party, and a Prairie premier leave no vacancy at the Château

  • The Château Laurier hosted a plethora of parties on Oct. 7, including Taiwan’s 114th National Day, the Canadian Media Producers’ Association’s Hill Day reception,
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 9, 2025
Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi, left, Senators Salma Ataullahjan and Michael Macdonald; representative Harry H.J. Tseng, Liberal MP Judy Sgro, and Conservative MP Michael Cooper cut Taiwan's 114th birthday cake at the National Day reception on Oct. 7 at Château Laurier. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Taiwan’s Birthday, a CMPA wrap-party, and a Prairie premier leave no vacancy at the Château

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 9, 2025
  • The Château Laurier hosted a plethora of parties on Oct. 7, including Taiwan’s 114th National Day, the Canadian Media Producers’ Association’s Hill Day reception,

Taiwan’s Birthday, a CMPA wrap-party, and a Prairie premier leave no vacancy at the Château

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 9, 2025
  • The Château Laurier hosted a plethora of parties on Oct. 7, including Taiwan’s 114th National Day, the Canadian Media Producers’ Association’s Hill Day reception,
Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi, left, Senators Salma Ataullahjan and Michael Macdonald; representative Harry H.J. Tseng, Liberal MP Judy Sgro, and Conservative MP Michael Cooper cut Taiwan's 114th birthday cake at the National Day reception on Oct. 7 at Château Laurier. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Middle East experts ‘cautiously optimistic’ over Trump’s Gaza peace plan, but see little role for Canada to play

  • ‘Anything that stops the war’ is a net benefit, no matter who’s involved, says former Canadian ambassador to Israel Jon Allen.
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 8, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump announce Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan at the White House on Sept. 29. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Middle East experts ‘cautiously optimistic’ over Trump’s Gaza peace plan, but see little role for Canada to play

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 8, 2025
  • ‘Anything that stops the war’ is a net benefit, no matter who’s involved, says former Canadian ambassador to Israel Jon Allen.

Middle East experts ‘cautiously optimistic’ over Trump’s Gaza peace plan, but see little role for Canada to play

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 8, 2025
  • ‘Anything that stops the war’ is a net benefit, no matter who’s involved, says former Canadian ambassador to Israel Jon Allen.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump announce Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan at the White House on Sept. 29. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Prime Minister Carney’s $5M Liberal leadership war chest fuelled by billionaires, bankers, and Canada’s wealthiest neighbourhoods

  • From Rockcliffe to Rosedale: Carney's campaign received over $5-million from more than 25,000 donations during the 45-day Liberal leadership race, and nearly half a
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney spent just shy of $3.9-million to win the Liberal Party leadership race earlier this year, including nearly $1-million on advertising and more than $261,000 on travel and hotels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Carney’s $5M Liberal leadership war chest fuelled by billionaires, bankers, and Canada’s wealthiest neighbourhoods

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 8, 2025
  • From Rockcliffe to Rosedale: Carney's campaign received over $5-million from more than 25,000 donations during the 45-day Liberal leadership race, and nearly half a

Prime Minister Carney’s $5M Liberal leadership war chest fuelled by billionaires, bankers, and Canada’s wealthiest neighbourhoods

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 8, 2025
  • From Rockcliffe to Rosedale: Carney's campaign received over $5-million from more than 25,000 donations during the 45-day Liberal leadership race, and nearly half a
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney spent just shy of $3.9-million to win the Liberal Party leadership race earlier this year, including nearly $1-million on advertising and more than $261,000 on travel and hotels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

20th Century Boys play tribute to former bandmate Peter Linkletter

  • A year after his death, Linkletter’s bandmates, friends, and family packed the Rainbow Bistro on Oct. 2 to raise more than $3,000 in his
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 6, 2025
McMillan Vantage's Richard Mahoney, left, and OpenText's Scott Bradley perform at a special 20th Century Boys tribute concert for their late bandmate Peter Linkletter at The Rainbow Bistro on Oct. 2. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

20th Century Boys play tribute to former bandmate Peter Linkletter

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 6, 2025
  • A year after his death, Linkletter’s bandmates, friends, and family packed the Rainbow Bistro on Oct. 2 to raise more than $3,000 in his

20th Century Boys play tribute to former bandmate Peter Linkletter

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 6, 2025
  • A year after his death, Linkletter’s bandmates, friends, and family packed the Rainbow Bistro on Oct. 2 to raise more than $3,000 in his
McMillan Vantage's Richard Mahoney, left, and OpenText's Scott Bradley perform at a special 20th Century Boys tribute concert for their late bandmate Peter Linkletter at The Rainbow Bistro on Oct. 2. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s winning Liberal leadership run cost $3.9M, and posts $1.2M surplus

  • According to Elections Canada, Carney’s campaign raised just more than $5-million from more than 25,000 donations over the 45-day Liberal leadership race.
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney spent just shy of $3.9-million to win the Liberal Party leadership race earlier this year, including nearly $1-million on advertising and more than $261,000 on travel and hotels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s winning Liberal leadership run cost $3.9M, and posts $1.2M surplus

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 2, 2025
  • According to Elections Canada, Carney’s campaign raised just more than $5-million from more than 25,000 donations over the 45-day Liberal leadership race.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s winning Liberal leadership run cost $3.9M, and posts $1.2M surplus

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 2, 2025
  • According to Elections Canada, Carney’s campaign raised just more than $5-million from more than 25,000 donations over the 45-day Liberal leadership race.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney spent just shy of $3.9-million to win the Liberal Party leadership race earlier this year, including nearly $1-million on advertising and more than $261,000 on travel and hotels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Without clarity, Kneecap ban appears as a ‘politically motivated PR stunt,’ say critics, civil liberties, and immigration experts

  • 'At a time when people's constitutional rights are under threat and routinely stripped ... Canada must be vigilant in protecting our freedoms and not
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
Liam Óg Ó aHnnaidh, centre, a member of the Irish rap trio Kneecap, leaves a U.K. court on Sept. 26, following the dismissal of his terrorism charges for waving a Hezbollah flag. Photograph courtesy of X

Without clarity, Kneecap ban appears as a ‘politically motivated PR stunt,’ say critics, civil liberties, and immigration experts

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
  • 'At a time when people's constitutional rights are under threat and routinely stripped ... Canada must be vigilant in protecting our freedoms and not

Without clarity, Kneecap ban appears as a ‘politically motivated PR stunt,’ say critics, civil liberties, and immigration experts

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
  • 'At a time when people's constitutional rights are under threat and routinely stripped ... Canada must be vigilant in protecting our freedoms and not
Liam Óg Ó aHnnaidh, centre, a member of the Irish rap trio Kneecap, leaves a U.K. court on Sept. 26, following the dismissal of his terrorism charges for waving a Hezbollah flag. Photograph courtesy of X

Conservatives seize on Liberals’ ‘law-and-order vacuum’ as Trump anxiety wanes, but ‘MAGA North’ comparisons still a concern, say strategists

  • Pierre Poilievre will remain in a difficult spot since the U.S. is touchy for many Canadians while Trump is backed by some Tory supporters,
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
More than half of the 19 bills Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his House caucus have introduced so far in the 45th Parliament have focused on crime and public safety. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives seize on Liberals’ ‘law-and-order vacuum’ as Trump anxiety wanes, but ‘MAGA North’ comparisons still a concern, say strategists

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre will remain in a difficult spot since the U.S. is touchy for many Canadians while Trump is backed by some Tory supporters,

Conservatives seize on Liberals’ ‘law-and-order vacuum’ as Trump anxiety wanes, but ‘MAGA North’ comparisons still a concern, say strategists

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre will remain in a difficult spot since the U.S. is touchy for many Canadians while Trump is backed by some Tory supporters,
More than half of the 19 bills Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his House caucus have introduced so far in the 45th Parliament have focused on crime and public safety. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Women ‘Out Standing’ on the Hill

  • Week two of the fall social calendar capped off with Ladies Night on the Hill on Sept. 25, with the NAC's red carpet rolled
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 30, 2025
Minister David McGuinty, left, actress Nina Kiri, Honorary Col. Sandra Perron, Liberal MP David Myles, and director Mélanie Charbonneau, pose for photos on the red carpet at the exclusive preview of Perron's new biopic Outstanding, based on her novel detailing her times as Canada's first female infantry officer. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Women ‘Out Standing’ on the Hill

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 30, 2025
  • Week two of the fall social calendar capped off with Ladies Night on the Hill on Sept. 25, with the NAC's red carpet rolled

Women ‘Out Standing’ on the Hill

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 30, 2025
  • Week two of the fall social calendar capped off with Ladies Night on the Hill on Sept. 25, with the NAC's red carpet rolled
Minister David McGuinty, left, actress Nina Kiri, Honorary Col. Sandra Perron, Liberal MP David Myles, and director Mélanie Charbonneau, pose for photos on the red carpet at the exclusive preview of Perron's new biopic Outstanding, based on her novel detailing her times as Canada's first female infantry officer. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

‘I get it’: Pete Buttigieg talks cross-border tiff at Canada 2020 dinner

  • Canada 2020 hosted a pre-summit dinner and reception at the Westin on Sept. 22, featuring a fireside chat with former U.S. transportation secretary Pete
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 24, 2025
Former Liberal minister Seamus O'Regan, right, hosted a friendly 'fireside chat' with former U.S. transport secretary Pete Buttigieg at Canada 2020's pre-summit dinner and reception inside a packed ballroom at the Westin Hotel on Sept. 22, filled with past and present Liberals and progressive politicians from across the country. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

‘I get it’: Pete Buttigieg talks cross-border tiff at Canada 2020 dinner

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 24, 2025
  • Canada 2020 hosted a pre-summit dinner and reception at the Westin on Sept. 22, featuring a fireside chat with former U.S. transportation secretary Pete

‘I get it’: Pete Buttigieg talks cross-border tiff at Canada 2020 dinner

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 24, 2025
  • Canada 2020 hosted a pre-summit dinner and reception at the Westin on Sept. 22, featuring a fireside chat with former U.S. transportation secretary Pete
Former Liberal minister Seamus O'Regan, right, hosted a friendly 'fireside chat' with former U.S. transport secretary Pete Buttigieg at Canada 2020's pre-summit dinner and reception inside a packed ballroom at the Westin Hotel on Sept. 22, filled with past and present Liberals and progressive politicians from across the country. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Disability advocates launch ‘Canada Disability Benefit diet’ to highlight ‘impossible choices’ recipients face

  • NDP MP Leah Gazan says the federal government is ignoring concerns over its ‘totally inadequate’ disability benefit.
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 24, 2025
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu's office told The Hill Times the government is determined to 'get this right,' and is committed to making the Canada Disability Benefit's eligibility and accessibility 'as barrier-free and straightforward as possible.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Disability advocates launch ‘Canada Disability Benefit diet’ to highlight ‘impossible choices’ recipients face

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 24, 2025
  • NDP MP Leah Gazan says the federal government is ignoring concerns over its ‘totally inadequate’ disability benefit.

Disability advocates launch ‘Canada Disability Benefit diet’ to highlight ‘impossible choices’ recipients face

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 24, 2025
  • NDP MP Leah Gazan says the federal government is ignoring concerns over its ‘totally inadequate’ disability benefit.
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu's office told The Hill Times the government is determined to 'get this right,' and is committed to making the Canada Disability Benefit's eligibility and accessibility 'as barrier-free and straightforward as possible.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada remains at the ‘wrong end of the data vacuum,’ says Sen. Colin Deacon as Liberals preview AI, privacy legislation reboot

  • Civil liberties groups are urging the need for greater penalties for corporate non-compliance, and for recognition of the human right to privacy in new
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 24, 2025
Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon, pictured on June 10, told reporters last week that his government plans to resurrect, in part, the last government's failed attempt to update Canada's privacy regime, establish a Consumer Privacy Protection Act, and regulate AI some time later this fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada remains at the ‘wrong end of the data vacuum,’ says Sen. Colin Deacon as Liberals preview AI, privacy legislation reboot

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 24, 2025
  • Civil liberties groups are urging the need for greater penalties for corporate non-compliance, and for recognition of the human right to privacy in new

Canada remains at the ‘wrong end of the data vacuum,’ says Sen. Colin Deacon as Liberals preview AI, privacy legislation reboot

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 24, 2025
  • Civil liberties groups are urging the need for greater penalties for corporate non-compliance, and for recognition of the human right to privacy in new
Evan Solomon
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon, pictured on June 10, told reporters last week that his government plans to resurrect, in part, the last government's failed attempt to update Canada's privacy regime, establish a Consumer Privacy Protection Act, and regulate AI some time later this fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Earnscliffe and Politico pack the Mét for second 2025 Housewarming, and a plethora of Hill parties happen in one night

  • The annual post-summer reunion had stiff competition for attendees on Sept. 16, including a British High Commission barbecue, Mexico’s Independence Day, and Catherine McKenna's
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 17, 2025
With plenty of options around the Hill and across the city, hundreds of staffers, politicos, and politicians still packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on Sept. 16 for a nearly six-hour parliamentary Housewarming rager, hosted by Politico and Earnscliffe Strategies. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Earnscliffe and Politico pack the Mét for second 2025 Housewarming, and a plethora of Hill parties happen in one night

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 17, 2025
  • The annual post-summer reunion had stiff competition for attendees on Sept. 16, including a British High Commission barbecue, Mexico’s Independence Day, and Catherine McKenna's

Earnscliffe and Politico pack the Mét for second 2025 Housewarming, and a plethora of Hill parties happen in one night

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 17, 2025
  • The annual post-summer reunion had stiff competition for attendees on Sept. 16, including a British High Commission barbecue, Mexico’s Independence Day, and Catherine McKenna's
With plenty of options around the Hill and across the city, hundreds of staffers, politicos, and politicians still packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on Sept. 16 for a nearly six-hour parliamentary Housewarming rager, hosted by Politico and Earnscliffe Strategies. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Party Central’s declassified shindig survival guide

  • With the return of Parliament comes the return to life of the Hill social calendar, and not all parties are created equal.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 17, 2025
The iPolitics post-budget day party at the Métropolitain Brasserie in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Party Central’s declassified shindig survival guide

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 17, 2025
  • With the return of Parliament comes the return to life of the Hill social calendar, and not all parties are created equal.

Party Central’s declassified shindig survival guide

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 17, 2025
  • With the return of Parliament comes the return to life of the Hill social calendar, and not all parties are created equal.
The iPolitics post-budget day party at the Métropolitain Brasserie in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Party Central’s declassified shindig survival guide

  • With the return of Parliament comes the return to life of the Hill social calendar, and not all parties are created equal.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 17, 2025
The iPolitics post-budget day party at the Métropolitain Brasserie in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Party Central’s declassified shindig survival guide

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 17, 2025
  • With the return of Parliament comes the return to life of the Hill social calendar, and not all parties are created equal.

Party Central’s declassified shindig survival guide

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 17, 2025
  • With the return of Parliament comes the return to life of the Hill social calendar, and not all parties are created equal.
The iPolitics post-budget day party at the Métropolitain Brasserie in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Belonging is a two-way street’: New study examines immigrant retention as Canada loses one in five newcomers

  • Immigration is investment in economic ambition, not charity, says Institute for Canadian Citizenship CEO Daniel Bernhard.
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 16, 2025
New Canadians take part in a citizenship ceremony at the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada office in Ottawa as part of Citizenship Week celebrations on Oct. 12, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Belonging is a two-way street’: New study examines immigrant retention as Canada loses one in five newcomers

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 16, 2025
  • Immigration is investment in economic ambition, not charity, says Institute for Canadian Citizenship CEO Daniel Bernhard.

‘Belonging is a two-way street’: New study examines immigrant retention as Canada loses one in five newcomers

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 16, 2025
  • Immigration is investment in economic ambition, not charity, says Institute for Canadian Citizenship CEO Daniel Bernhard.
New Canadians take part in a citizenship ceremony at the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada office in Ottawa as part of Citizenship Week celebrations on Oct. 12, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Escalation of political violence is keeping good people out of politics, says former Liberal MP after Charlie Kirk shot dead in Utah

  • The controversial Republican personality and ally of U.S. President Donald Trump was shot dead at a university speaking event on Sept. 10 in Utah.
News | BY STUART BENSON, MARLO GLASS | September 11, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, fist-bumps Charlie Kirk at Turning Point Action's 'Rally to Protect Our Elections' in 2021. Following Kirk's murder on Sept. 10, Trump called the right-wing commentator a 'martyr for truth and freedom.' Photograph by Gage Skidmore and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Escalation of political violence is keeping good people out of politics, says former Liberal MP after Charlie Kirk shot dead in Utah

News | BY STUART BENSON, MARLO GLASS | September 11, 2025
  • The controversial Republican personality and ally of U.S. President Donald Trump was shot dead at a university speaking event on Sept. 10 in Utah.

Escalation of political violence is keeping good people out of politics, says former Liberal MP after Charlie Kirk shot dead in Utah

News | BY STUART BENSON, MARLO GLASS | September 11, 2025
  • The controversial Republican personality and ally of U.S. President Donald Trump was shot dead at a university speaking event on Sept. 10 in Utah.
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, fist-bumps Charlie Kirk at Turning Point Action's 'Rally to Protect Our Elections' in 2021. Following Kirk's murder on Sept. 10, Trump called the right-wing commentator a 'martyr for truth and freedom.' Photograph by Gage Skidmore and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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Parliamentary party people: packed receptions at the Métropolitain and high class at British high commissioner’s

  • Week one of the Parliamentary social calendar welcomed MPs, Senators, staffers, lobbyists, and the media back with three nights of back-to-back parties. There were
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 26, 2022
Abby Tait, left, Delaney Cullinan, Sophie Laghi-ford, and Alicia Adams of the Earnscliffe Strategy Group, pictured Sept. 19, 2022, at the iPolitics/Earnscliffe Housewarming shindig at the Métropolitain Brasserie in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parliamentary party people: packed receptions at the Métropolitain and high class at British high commissioner’s

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 26, 2022
  • Week one of the Parliamentary social calendar welcomed MPs, Senators, staffers, lobbyists, and the media back with three nights of back-to-back parties. There were

Parliamentary party people: packed receptions at the Métropolitain and high class at British high commissioner’s

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 26, 2022
  • Week one of the Parliamentary social calendar welcomed MPs, Senators, staffers, lobbyists, and the media back with three nights of back-to-back parties. There were
Abby Tait, left, Delaney Cullinan, Sophie Laghi-ford, and Alicia Adams of the Earnscliffe Strategy Group, pictured Sept. 19, 2022, at the iPolitics/Earnscliffe Housewarming shindig at the Métropolitain Brasserie in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

RCMP’s penchant to ‘deny, discredit, and dig in’ contributing to erosion of public trust: NDP ethics critic

  • From its use of facial recognition technology, to its handling of the “Freedom Convoy” protests, the Nova Scotia mass shooting, and its treatment of
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 21, 2022
NDP MP Matthew Green, pictured during a House Ethics Committee meeting in July 2020, argues there should be a moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology in Canada until legislation can appropriately protect citizens' privacy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

RCMP’s penchant to ‘deny, discredit, and dig in’ contributing to erosion of public trust: NDP ethics critic

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 21, 2022
  • From its use of facial recognition technology, to its handling of the “Freedom Convoy” protests, the Nova Scotia mass shooting, and its treatment of

RCMP’s penchant to ‘deny, discredit, and dig in’ contributing to erosion of public trust: NDP ethics critic

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 21, 2022
  • From its use of facial recognition technology, to its handling of the “Freedom Convoy” protests, the Nova Scotia mass shooting, and its treatment of
NDP MP Matthew Green, pictured during a House Ethics Committee meeting in July 2020, argues there should be a moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology in Canada until legislation can appropriately protect citizens' privacy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Party Central’s guide to fall session’s shindigs and soirées

  • For ease of reporting, Party Central will be inquiring about a permanent office inside the Métropolitain Brasserie for the month of September.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 19, 2022
If you're hoping to get the most out of this fall's hottest social events, you'll need to pace yourself, schedule carefully, and get really used to seeing the inside of the Métropolitain Brasserie, where Earnscliffe will host its 'Housewarming' reception on Sept. 19. The Hill Times Photograph by Cynthia Munster

Party Central’s guide to fall session’s shindigs and soirées

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 19, 2022
  • For ease of reporting, Party Central will be inquiring about a permanent office inside the Métropolitain Brasserie for the month of September.

Party Central’s guide to fall session’s shindigs and soirées

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 19, 2022
  • For ease of reporting, Party Central will be inquiring about a permanent office inside the Métropolitain Brasserie for the month of September.
If you're hoping to get the most out of this fall's hottest social events, you'll need to pace yourself, schedule carefully, and get really used to seeing the inside of the Métropolitain Brasserie, where Earnscliffe will host its 'Housewarming' reception on Sept. 19. The Hill Times Photograph by Cynthia Munster

Politics This Morning: Liberals unveil affordability plan, declare national day of mourning for Queen’s funeral on Sept. 19

  • Happy Humpday Hill-Heads, PETER MAZEREEUW, The Hill Times’ executive editor and the one who normally writes the Politics This Morning newsletter every Tuesday to Friday
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 14, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and son Hadrien arrive at Rideau Hall on Sept. 10, 2022, for a ceremony to proclaim the accession of the new Sovereign, King Charles III. Yesterday, Trudeau declared a federal holiday on Sept. 19, to mark a national day of mourning which will coincide with Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in London, U.K. on the same day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Liberals unveil affordability plan, declare national day of mourning for Queen’s funeral on Sept. 19

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 14, 2022
  • Happy Humpday Hill-Heads, PETER MAZEREEUW, The Hill Times’ executive editor and the one who normally writes the Politics This Morning newsletter every Tuesday to Friday

Politics This Morning: Liberals unveil affordability plan, declare national day of mourning for Queen’s funeral on Sept. 19

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 14, 2022
  • Happy Humpday Hill-Heads, PETER MAZEREEUW, The Hill Times’ executive editor and the one who normally writes the Politics This Morning newsletter every Tuesday to Friday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and son Hadrien arrive at Rideau Hall on Sept. 10, 2022, for a ceremony to proclaim the accession of the new Sovereign, King Charles III. Yesterday, Trudeau declared a federal holiday on Sept. 19, to mark a national day of mourning which will coincide with Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in London, U.K. on the same day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Amid ‘brutal’ week, Green interim leader Kuttner remains hopeful for party’s future

  • On what should have been a day of celebration for the federal Green Party during an event to officially launch its leadership contest, a
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 14, 2022
Green Party interim leader Amita Kuttner says being misgendered was 'reflective of a larger pattern of behaviour' perpetuated by a few members in positions of power, but that the specific incident was a 'screw up' that shouldn't have spiralled into the latest round of resignations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Amid ‘brutal’ week, Green interim leader Kuttner remains hopeful for party’s future

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 14, 2022
  • On what should have been a day of celebration for the federal Green Party during an event to officially launch its leadership contest, a

Amid ‘brutal’ week, Green interim leader Kuttner remains hopeful for party’s future

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 14, 2022
  • On what should have been a day of celebration for the federal Green Party during an event to officially launch its leadership contest, a
Green Party interim leader Amita Kuttner says being misgendered was 'reflective of a larger pattern of behaviour' perpetuated by a few members in positions of power, but that the specific incident was a 'screw up' that shouldn't have spiralled into the latest round of resignations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finding his voice: Poilievre’s refined tone paves way for transition to broader audience, say politicos

  • After a landslide victory, missing from new Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s celebratory speech were some of his more controversial proposals and incendiary political slogans,
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON | September 14, 2022
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre left out some of his more charged political taglines in his victory speech on Sept. 10 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, but that doesn't mean the core message has shifted, say observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finding his voice: Poilievre’s refined tone paves way for transition to broader audience, say politicos

News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON | September 14, 2022
  • After a landslide victory, missing from new Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s celebratory speech were some of his more controversial proposals and incendiary political slogans,

Finding his voice: Poilievre’s refined tone paves way for transition to broader audience, say politicos

News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON | September 14, 2022
  • After a landslide victory, missing from new Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s celebratory speech were some of his more controversial proposals and incendiary political slogans,
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre left out some of his more charged political taglines in his victory speech on Sept. 10 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, but that doesn't mean the core message has shifted, say observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Year-long deadlock between Libs and Tories could be ‘new normal,’ but ‘perfect storm’ of inflation and health-care crisis creates a ‘windfall’ for opposition parties this fall: Coletto, Nanos

  • A week out from the official return of Parliament on Sept. 19, the Liberals and Conservatives appear deadlocked in the polls, and analysts predict
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 12, 2022
It's on: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and newly elected Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Trudeau has reportedly told his cabinet that he will be staying on as leader to fight in the next election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Year-long deadlock between Libs and Tories could be ‘new normal,’ but ‘perfect storm’ of inflation and health-care crisis creates a ‘windfall’ for opposition parties this fall: Coletto, Nanos

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 12, 2022
  • A week out from the official return of Parliament on Sept. 19, the Liberals and Conservatives appear deadlocked in the polls, and analysts predict

Year-long deadlock between Libs and Tories could be ‘new normal,’ but ‘perfect storm’ of inflation and health-care crisis creates a ‘windfall’ for opposition parties this fall: Coletto, Nanos

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 12, 2022
  • A week out from the official return of Parliament on Sept. 19, the Liberals and Conservatives appear deadlocked in the polls, and analysts predict
It's on: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and newly elected Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Trudeau has reportedly told his cabinet that he will be staying on as leader to fight in the next election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Poilievre wins Conservative leadership with commanding 68.1 per cent of the points on first ballot, pledges focus on pocketbook issues; party promises unity, downplays division 

  • Seeking to rebuild a Conservative Party that has been relegated to the opposition benches in three straight federal elections, Pierre Poilievre convincingly won the
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON | September 11, 2022
Veteran Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, pictured on Sept. 10, 2022, with his wife Anaida Poilievre, shortly after winning the party's leadership on the first ballot with 68.15 per cent of the points. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre wins Conservative leadership with commanding 68.1 per cent of the points on first ballot, pledges focus on pocketbook issues; party promises unity, downplays division 

News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON | September 11, 2022
  • Seeking to rebuild a Conservative Party that has been relegated to the opposition benches in three straight federal elections, Pierre Poilievre convincingly won the

Poilievre wins Conservative leadership with commanding 68.1 per cent of the points on first ballot, pledges focus on pocketbook issues; party promises unity, downplays division 

News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON | September 11, 2022
  • Seeking to rebuild a Conservative Party that has been relegated to the opposition benches in three straight federal elections, Pierre Poilievre convincingly won the
Veteran Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, pictured on Sept. 10, 2022, with his wife Anaida Poilievre, shortly after winning the party's leadership on the first ballot with 68.15 per cent of the points. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Small army’ on hand to ensure no repeat of 2020 Tory leader vote-counting drama

  • With the deadline to return Conservative leadership race ballots now passed, the main challenge will be ensuring those hard-fought votes get counted in time
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 7, 2022
The ballots have poured in to Ottawa and those in the running to be the Conservative Party leader—Conservative MPs Pierre Poilievre, left, and Leslyn Lewis, former Quebec premier Jean Charest, former Ontario MPP Roman Baber, and Conservative MP Scott Aitchison—await the Sept. 10 unveiling of the votes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

‘Small army’ on hand to ensure no repeat of 2020 Tory leader vote-counting drama

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 7, 2022
  • With the deadline to return Conservative leadership race ballots now passed, the main challenge will be ensuring those hard-fought votes get counted in time

‘Small army’ on hand to ensure no repeat of 2020 Tory leader vote-counting drama

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 7, 2022
  • With the deadline to return Conservative leadership race ballots now passed, the main challenge will be ensuring those hard-fought votes get counted in time
The ballots have poured in to Ottawa and those in the running to be the Conservative Party leader—Conservative MPs Pierre Poilievre, left, and Leslyn Lewis, former Quebec premier Jean Charest, former Ontario MPP Roman Baber, and Conservative MP Scott Aitchison—await the Sept. 10 unveiling of the votes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

Feds vs. the federalist: lacking any serious competition in the province, Legault may cast Trudeau as boogeyman to motivate his base

  • As Quebec officially entered campaign season on Aug. 28, most experts and early polls seem to agree Premier François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ)
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 5, 2022
With the Coalition Avenir Québec's François Legault polling higher than both of his party's closest two rivals combined, the CAQ is expected to take a second majority government on Oct. 3. The Hill Times file photograph

Feds vs. the federalist: lacking any serious competition in the province, Legault may cast Trudeau as boogeyman to motivate his base

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 5, 2022
  • As Quebec officially entered campaign season on Aug. 28, most experts and early polls seem to agree Premier François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ)

Feds vs. the federalist: lacking any serious competition in the province, Legault may cast Trudeau as boogeyman to motivate his base

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 5, 2022
  • As Quebec officially entered campaign season on Aug. 28, most experts and early polls seem to agree Premier François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ)
With the Coalition Avenir Québec's François Legault polling higher than both of his party's closest two rivals combined, the CAQ is expected to take a second majority government on Oct. 3. The Hill Times file photograph

Advocates, politicos urge feds to lead on ending ‘appalling practice’ of immigrant detention in provincial jails

  • Human rights advocates are hopeful last month’s announcement that British Columbia is ending its contract with the Canada Border Services Agency to detain immigrants
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 23, 2022
RCMP officers direct asylum seekers from an irregular border crossing at Roxham Road in Quebec in August 2017. In 2019-20, the Canada Border Services Agency detained 8,825 people, including 1,932 in provincial jails, according to a report by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, who launched a campaign urging provinces and the federal government to end the practice. Wikimedia Commons photograph courtesy of Daniel Case

Advocates, politicos urge feds to lead on ending ‘appalling practice’ of immigrant detention in provincial jails

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 23, 2022
  • Human rights advocates are hopeful last month’s announcement that British Columbia is ending its contract with the Canada Border Services Agency to detain immigrants

Advocates, politicos urge feds to lead on ending ‘appalling practice’ of immigrant detention in provincial jails

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 23, 2022
  • Human rights advocates are hopeful last month’s announcement that British Columbia is ending its contract with the Canada Border Services Agency to detain immigrants
RCMP officers direct asylum seekers from an irregular border crossing at Roxham Road in Quebec in August 2017. In 2019-20, the Canada Border Services Agency detained 8,825 people, including 1,932 in provincial jails, according to a report by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, who launched a campaign urging provinces and the federal government to end the practice. Wikimedia Commons photograph courtesy of Daniel Case

‘These are real people’: medical ethicist urges Parliamentarians to dig deeper on inappropriate MAiD applications

  • As reports about Canada’s medical assistance in dying law garner ever more attention from international human rights organizations, disability advocates and academics are urging
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 22, 2022
Trudo Lemmens, a University of Toronto Scholl Chair in Health Law and Policy, has testified before Parliament's special joint committee on medical assistance in dying and says he's concerned by the 'hostile' attitude he and his other colleagues have experienced while providing testimony critical of the current legislation and the planned expansion to Canadians solely diagnosed with a mental illness next year. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

‘These are real people’: medical ethicist urges Parliamentarians to dig deeper on inappropriate MAiD applications

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 22, 2022
  • As reports about Canada’s medical assistance in dying law garner ever more attention from international human rights organizations, disability advocates and academics are urging

‘These are real people’: medical ethicist urges Parliamentarians to dig deeper on inappropriate MAiD applications

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 22, 2022
  • As reports about Canada’s medical assistance in dying law garner ever more attention from international human rights organizations, disability advocates and academics are urging
Trudo Lemmens, a University of Toronto Scholl Chair in Health Law and Policy, has testified before Parliament's special joint committee on medical assistance in dying and says he's concerned by the 'hostile' attitude he and his other colleagues have experienced while providing testimony critical of the current legislation and the planned expansion to Canadians solely diagnosed with a mental illness next year. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

‘We’re prepared to step in’: church occupants readying ‘private security force,’ deny convoy links as community groups push back

  • The area MP is keeping an eye on things as the controversial new occupants of St. Brigid’s church in Ottawa’s Lowertown neighbourhood say their
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 17, 2022
The United People of Canada's 'private security force' is fully compliant with the law, according to the organization's director William Komer, who said that the security guards would have the 'right to arrest' those suspected of trespassing at St. Brigid's Church, which they're in the process of buying. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’re prepared to step in’: church occupants readying ‘private security force,’ deny convoy links as community groups push back

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 17, 2022
  • The area MP is keeping an eye on things as the controversial new occupants of St. Brigid’s church in Ottawa’s Lowertown neighbourhood say their

‘We’re prepared to step in’: church occupants readying ‘private security force,’ deny convoy links as community groups push back

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 17, 2022
  • The area MP is keeping an eye on things as the controversial new occupants of St. Brigid’s church in Ottawa’s Lowertown neighbourhood say their
The United People of Canada's 'private security force' is fully compliant with the law, according to the organization's director William Komer, who said that the security guards would have the 'right to arrest' those suspected of trespassing at St. Brigid's Church, which they're in the process of buying. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government should ‘hold firm’ on compliance with emissions caps and reduction deadlines for oil and gas sector, say environmentalists

  • As Canada’s four biggest oil companies reported a nearly threefold increase in Q2 profits over last year, environmentalists are calling on the government to
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 15, 2022
Canada's four biggest oil companies reported over $12-billion in combined profits for the second quarter of 2022, a nearly threefold increase from the same time last year. Environmentalists argue the oil and gas companies don't need more time to meet the government's emission reduction goals. Alberta's oil sands, pictured, circa 2008. Photograph courtesy of Jake Wright

Government should ‘hold firm’ on compliance with emissions caps and reduction deadlines for oil and gas sector, say environmentalists

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 15, 2022
  • As Canada’s four biggest oil companies reported a nearly threefold increase in Q2 profits over last year, environmentalists are calling on the government to

Government should ‘hold firm’ on compliance with emissions caps and reduction deadlines for oil and gas sector, say environmentalists

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 15, 2022
  • As Canada’s four biggest oil companies reported a nearly threefold increase in Q2 profits over last year, environmentalists are calling on the government to
Canada's four biggest oil companies reported over $12-billion in combined profits for the second quarter of 2022, a nearly threefold increase from the same time last year. Environmentalists argue the oil and gas companies don't need more time to meet the government's emission reduction goals. Alberta's oil sands, pictured, circa 2008. Photograph courtesy of Jake Wright

Closing in on party totals, Poilievre leadership win would put Tory fundraising juggernaut ‘on steroids,’ says Powers

  • The Conservative Party’s fundraising juggernaut continues to pull ahead of its main political rivals—raising more money than the Liberals and NDP combined for the
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 10, 2022
Conservative MP and leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre, pictured on stage during a rally in Ottawa on March 31. According to Elections Canada's numbers, Poilievre raised a total of $4,042,717 during the second quarter of 2022, coming close to the Conservative Party's total haul of $4,431,464 for the same period. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Closing in on party totals, Poilievre leadership win would put Tory fundraising juggernaut ‘on steroids,’ says Powers

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 10, 2022
  • The Conservative Party’s fundraising juggernaut continues to pull ahead of its main political rivals—raising more money than the Liberals and NDP combined for the

Closing in on party totals, Poilievre leadership win would put Tory fundraising juggernaut ‘on steroids,’ says Powers

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 10, 2022
  • The Conservative Party’s fundraising juggernaut continues to pull ahead of its main political rivals—raising more money than the Liberals and NDP combined for the
Conservative MP and leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre, pictured on stage during a rally in Ottawa on March 31. According to Elections Canada's numbers, Poilievre raised a total of $4,042,717 during the second quarter of 2022, coming close to the Conservative Party's total haul of $4,431,464 for the same period. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Who’s who’ on the Conservative leadership campaign teams

  • Team Pierre Poilievre Veteran Conservative strategist Jenni Byrne is a senior adviser on Poilievre’s campaign team. Byrne, who previously served as an adviser to
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STUART BENSON | August 8, 2022
These are the teams that will be taking Pierre Poilievre, left, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, and Roman Baber into the final stretch of the Conservative Leadership race. Scott Aitchison did not respond to The Hill Times by publication deadline. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Who’s who’ on the Conservative leadership campaign teams

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STUART BENSON | August 8, 2022
  • Team Pierre Poilievre Veteran Conservative strategist Jenni Byrne is a senior adviser on Poilievre’s campaign team. Byrne, who previously served as an adviser to

‘Who’s who’ on the Conservative leadership campaign teams

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STUART BENSON | August 8, 2022
  • Team Pierre Poilievre Veteran Conservative strategist Jenni Byrne is a senior adviser on Poilievre’s campaign team. Byrne, who previously served as an adviser to
These are the teams that will be taking Pierre Poilievre, left, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, and Roman Baber into the final stretch of the Conservative Leadership race. Scott Aitchison did not respond to The Hill Times by publication deadline. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Everybody’s going to be at risk’: some public health advocates warn against focusing monkeypox messaging on GBTQ+ men

  • Canada’s top health officials are urging gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer men to get vaccinated and limit their sexual activity, following the World Health
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 3, 2022
Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, pictured during a December 2020 press conference, is urging those at the highest risk of the monkeypox virus—including gay, bisexual, and transgender men who have sex with men—to increase their uptake of the available vaccine and practice safer sex by limiting sexual partners. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Everybody’s going to be at risk’: some public health advocates warn against focusing monkeypox messaging on GBTQ+ men

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 3, 2022
  • Canada’s top health officials are urging gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer men to get vaccinated and limit their sexual activity, following the World Health

‘Everybody’s going to be at risk’: some public health advocates warn against focusing monkeypox messaging on GBTQ+ men

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 3, 2022
  • Canada’s top health officials are urging gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer men to get vaccinated and limit their sexual activity, following the World Health
Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, pictured during a December 2020 press conference, is urging those at the highest risk of the monkeypox virus—including gay, bisexual, and transgender men who have sex with men—to increase their uptake of the available vaccine and practice safer sex by limiting sexual partners. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hockey Canada was told to inform sports minister of cases involving ‘harassment, abuse or discrimination’ on same day it learned of assault allegations in 2018

  • Hockey Canada was explicitly directed to inform the federal minister of sport of any incidents of sexual abuse on the same day it learned
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 1, 2022
Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge appears before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage on July 26, 2022, with Michel Ruest, senior director, programs, Sport Canada Branch, and Deputy Minister of Heritage Isabelle Mondou to answer questions about the investigation of sexual misconduct scandal plaguing Hockey Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hockey Canada was told to inform sports minister of cases involving ‘harassment, abuse or discrimination’ on same day it learned of assault allegations in 2018

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 1, 2022
  • Hockey Canada was explicitly directed to inform the federal minister of sport of any incidents of sexual abuse on the same day it learned

Hockey Canada was told to inform sports minister of cases involving ‘harassment, abuse or discrimination’ on same day it learned of assault allegations in 2018

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 1, 2022
  • Hockey Canada was explicitly directed to inform the federal minister of sport of any incidents of sexual abuse on the same day it learned
Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge appears before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage on July 26, 2022, with Michel Ruest, senior director, programs, Sport Canada Branch, and Deputy Minister of Heritage Isabelle Mondou to answer questions about the investigation of sexual misconduct scandal plaguing Hockey Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau Liberals should be ‘worried’ about bleeding support to Conservatives, say veteran pollsters

  • With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau losing ground in national public opinion polls, and the Conservatives gaining traction even though they are in the midst
News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | August 1, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals are losing support to the Conservatives, according to recent national public opinion polls. Pollsters say the Liberals should be worried about it, as the next election will be the governing Liberals' fourth, and it's a serious challenge for any government to win four in a row. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Trudeau Liberals should be ‘worried’ about bleeding support to Conservatives, say veteran pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | August 1, 2022
  • With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau losing ground in national public opinion polls, and the Conservatives gaining traction even though they are in the midst

Trudeau Liberals should be ‘worried’ about bleeding support to Conservatives, say veteran pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | August 1, 2022
  • With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau losing ground in national public opinion polls, and the Conservatives gaining traction even though they are in the midst
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals are losing support to the Conservatives, according to recent national public opinion polls. Pollsters say the Liberals should be worried about it, as the next election will be the governing Liberals' fourth, and it's a serious challenge for any government to win four in a row. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canadian Greens concerned federal party establishment ‘disenfranchising’ potential new leaders and hurting its chances to grow

  • With just a little more than a week before the application deadline to run in the Green Party of Canada’s leadership election, strict bilingualism
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 27, 2022
Green parliamentary leader Elizabeth May looks on as then-Green Party leader Annamie Paul speaks in Ottawa in October 2020. The race to replace Paul, who officially resigned in November 2021 after an acrimonious tenure, opened at the end of June. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian Greens concerned federal party establishment ‘disenfranchising’ potential new leaders and hurting its chances to grow

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 27, 2022
  • With just a little more than a week before the application deadline to run in the Green Party of Canada’s leadership election, strict bilingualism

Canadian Greens concerned federal party establishment ‘disenfranchising’ potential new leaders and hurting its chances to grow

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 27, 2022
  • With just a little more than a week before the application deadline to run in the Green Party of Canada’s leadership election, strict bilingualism
Green parliamentary leader Elizabeth May looks on as then-Green Party leader Annamie Paul speaks in Ottawa in October 2020. The race to replace Paul, who officially resigned in November 2021 after an acrimonious tenure, opened at the end of June. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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