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NDP leadership contender Rob Ashton, left, recently proved that starting a fight can lead to media coverage after he accused Avi Lewis, right, of undermining provincial NDP governments, Gerry Nicholls writes. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 22, 2026
NDP leadership candidate Heather McPherson, centre, is leading in endorsements, followed by Avi Lewis, left, and Rob Ashton. New Democrats will select their new leader at the end of March at the party's convention in Winnipeg, Man. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Neena Singhal
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 22, 2026
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 22, 2026
NDP leadership candidate Heather McPherson, centre, is leading in endorsements, followed by Avi Lewis, left, and Rob Ashton. New Democrats will select their new leader at the end of March at the party's convention in Winnipeg, Man. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Neena Singhal
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | December 18, 2025
The five NDP leadership contenders take to the stage on Oct. 22. The contest should be a chance for the diminished New Democratic Party to rediscover its roots, but it's failing that task, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | December 18, 2025
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | December 18, 2025
The five NDP leadership contenders take to the stage on Oct. 22. The contest should be a chance for the diminished New Democratic Party to rediscover its roots, but it's failing that task, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY STUART BENSON | October 30, 2025
Feature | BY 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
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 28, 2025
NDP leadership candidates Heather McPherson, left, Rob Ashton, and Avi Lewis addressed the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation gala as part of a panel in Ottawa on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 28, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 28, 2025
NDP leadership candidates Heather McPherson, left, Rob Ashton, and Avi Lewis addressed the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation gala as part of a panel in Ottawa on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 22, 2025
NDP leadership candidates Tanille Johnston, left, Avi Lewis, Tony McQuail, Heather McPherson, and Rob Ashton stand with with CLC president Bea Bruske at a forum hosted by the Canadian Labour Congress in Ottawa on Oct. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 22, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 22, 2025
NDP leadership candidates Tanille Johnston, left, Avi Lewis, Tony McQuail, Heather McPherson, and Rob Ashton stand with with CLC president Bea Bruske at a forum hosted by the Canadian Labour Congress in Ottawa on Oct. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 4, 2022
Conservative MP Scott Reid, chair of the Conservative national caucus, pictured on March 22, 2022, on his way into the West Block. The Conservative party has already announced the nomination rules for incumbent MPs but would finalize the rules for unheld ridings after consulting the new leader and his team. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 4, 2022
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 4, 2022
Conservative MP Scott Reid, chair of the Conservative national caucus, pictured on March 22, 2022, on his way into the West Block. The Conservative party has already announced the nomination rules for incumbent MPs but would finalize the rules for unheld ridings after consulting the new leader and his team. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 31, 2022
This is me: Conservative MP Pierre Poillievre, pictured Feb. 14, 2022, speaking with reporters outside the House of Commons before Question Period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 31, 2022
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 31, 2022
This is me: Conservative MP Pierre Poillievre, pictured Feb. 14, 2022, speaking with reporters outside the House of Commons before Question Period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | March 30, 2022
Pierre Poilievre, left, Jean Charest, Leslyn Lewis, and Patrick Brown, who some call the four frontrunners in the Conservative leadership race, are faced with the challenge of whether to change their approach in an increasingly crowded field. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, file photographs, and courtesy of Twitter
News | BY ALICE CHEN | March 30, 2022
News | BY ALICE CHEN | March 30, 2022
Pierre Poilievre, left, Jean Charest, Leslyn Lewis, and Patrick Brown, who some call the four frontrunners in the Conservative leadership race, are faced with the challenge of whether to change their approach in an increasingly crowded field. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, file photographs, and courtesy of Twitter
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 28, 2022
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney could lose the May 18 leadership review. Originally, the vote was scheduled for April 9 but sensing a defeat, Kenney changed the rules from in person voting to mail in ballot. Everyone who was a party member by March 19 can vote in this leadership review. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 28, 2022
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 28, 2022
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney could lose the May 18 leadership review. Originally, the vote was scheduled for April 9 but sensing a defeat, Kenney changed the rules from in person voting to mail in ballot. Everyone who was a party member by March 19 can vote in this leadership review. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | March 28, 2022
Former Quebec premier Jean Charest and Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown have reportedly formed a pact in the federal leadership race, according to The Toronto Star, that could make one of them the next leader of the Conservative party. On the surface, it makes little sense why a former short-time Ontario provincial leader and now Brampton mayor, known for running the show there, is coming forward to throw his hat into the race. But Brown has politics in his blood and greater ambitions, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times file photographs
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | March 28, 2022
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | March 28, 2022
Former Quebec premier Jean Charest and Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown have reportedly formed a pact in the federal leadership race, according to The Toronto Star, that could make one of them the next leader of the Conservative party. On the surface, it makes little sense why a former short-time Ontario provincial leader and now Brampton mayor, known for running the show there, is coming forward to throw his hat into the race. But Brown has politics in his blood and greater ambitions, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times file photographs
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | March 24, 2022
Lobbyists and politicians of all stripes packed the spacious Metropolitain Brasserie Restaurant on March 23. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | March 24, 2022
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | March 24, 2022
Lobbyists and politicians of all stripes packed the spacious Metropolitain Brasserie Restaurant on March 23. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 23, 2022
Jean Charest’s attempt to offer Conservative Party members policies aimed at winning over moderate voters is clearly a waste of energy if messaging from current leadership frontrunner Pierre Poilievre holds sway, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 23, 2022
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 23, 2022
Jean Charest’s attempt to offer Conservative Party members policies aimed at winning over moderate voters is clearly a waste of energy if messaging from current leadership frontrunner Pierre Poilievre holds sway, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | March 23, 2022
The Conservative leadership candidates may vary widely in their approach to LGBTQ2S+ policies: (clockwise from top left) Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis, former Quebec premier Jean Charest; Brampton, Ont., Mayor Patrick Brown, Conservative MP Scott Aitchison, Saskatchewan businessman Joseph Bourgault, and Independent Ontario MPP Roman Baber. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, handouts, and compilation by Neena Singhal
News | BY ALICE CHEN | March 23, 2022
News | BY ALICE CHEN | March 23, 2022
The Conservative leadership candidates may vary widely in their approach to LGBTQ2S+ policies: (clockwise from top left) Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis, former Quebec premier Jean Charest; Brampton, Ont., Mayor Patrick Brown, Conservative MP Scott Aitchison, Saskatchewan businessman Joseph Bourgault, and Independent Ontario MPP Roman Baber. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, handouts, and compilation by Neena Singhal
Feature | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | March 21, 2022
The federal Conservative leadership contenders: Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown, centre, and from clockwise, Saskatchewan businessman Joseph Bourgault, Independent Ontario MPP Roman Baber, Conservative MP Scott Aitchison, Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis, and former Quebec premier Jean Charest. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, handouts, and compilation by Neena Singhal.
Feature | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | March 21, 2022
Feature | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | March 21, 2022
The federal Conservative leadership contenders: Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown, centre, and from clockwise, Saskatchewan businessman Joseph Bourgault, Independent Ontario MPP Roman Baber, Conservative MP Scott Aitchison, Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis, and former Quebec premier Jean Charest. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, handouts, and compilation by Neena Singhal.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 21, 2022
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will be into a provincial election in less than two months, smack in the middle of a national Conservative leadership race. Federal and provincial parties are separate, but the voting public sees them all as a single, homogenous mass, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 21, 2022
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 21, 2022
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will be into a provincial election in less than two months, smack in the middle of a national Conservative leadership race. Federal and provincial parties are separate, but the voting public sees them all as a single, homogenous mass, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 21, 2022
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, top left, Conservative MP Scott Aitchison, former Quebec premier Jean Charest, Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis, above left, Independent Ontario MPP Roman Baber, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown and Saskatchewan businessman Joseph Bourgault have announced their candidacies for the leadership of the Conservative Party. The Hill Times file photographs and courtesy of House of Commons and YouTube
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 21, 2022
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 21, 2022
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, top left, Conservative MP Scott Aitchison, former Quebec premier Jean Charest, Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis, above left, Independent Ontario MPP Roman Baber, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown and Saskatchewan businessman Joseph Bourgault have announced their candidacies for the leadership of the Conservative Party. The Hill Times file photographs and courtesy of House of Commons and YouTube
Opinion | BY JOE JORDAN | March 21, 2022
The contenders: Pierre Poilievre, Jean Charest, Leslyn Lewis, and Patrick Brown are all running for the federal Conservative leadership, which will be decided on Sept. 10, still six months away. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, file photo, and handouts
Opinion | BY JOE JORDAN | March 21, 2022
Opinion | BY JOE JORDAN | March 21, 2022
The contenders: Pierre Poilievre, Jean Charest, Leslyn Lewis, and Patrick Brown are all running for the federal Conservative leadership, which will be decided on Sept. 10, still six months away. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, file photo, and handouts