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NDP MPs Jenny Kwan, left, and Heather McPherson will be returning to Parliament alongside five others in the shrunken New Democrat caucus. Kwan says the party will continue to fight for Canadians in Parliament 'no matter our number.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Never say never’: NDP MPs Kwan and McPherson won’t rule out leadership bids, but say that’s not the focus right now

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND
  • With the fewest seats ever won, the NDP is destined for a leadership race—something some political players say presents a chance for the party to reposition itself after a devastating election defeat.

‘Never say never’: NDP MPs Kwan and McPherson won’t rule out leadership bids, but say that’s not the focus right now

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND
  • With the fewest seats ever won, the NDP is destined for a leadership race—something some political players say presents a chance for the party to reposition itself after a devastating election defeat.
Mark Carney, left, and Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘If you’ve got the money, spend it’: three major parties boost digital ad buys to define Prime Minister Carney’s brand

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Carney promises more ‘investing,’ less spending, bigger role for PBO

  • Mark Carney says he wants to split government operating and capital budgets, and bank on the Parliamentary Budget Officer to oversee that effort.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 20, 2025
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney at the Riverview Park Winter Carnival in Ottawa on Feb. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney promises more ‘investing,’ less spending, bigger role for PBO

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 20, 2025
  • Mark Carney says he wants to split government operating and capital budgets, and bank on the Parliamentary Budget Officer to oversee that effort.

Carney promises more ‘investing,’ less spending, bigger role for PBO

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 20, 2025
  • Mark Carney says he wants to split government operating and capital budgets, and bank on the Parliamentary Budget Officer to oversee that effort.
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney at the Riverview Park Winter Carnival in Ottawa on Feb. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public Safety Minister McGuinty endorses Mark Carney’s ‘quiet competence’ to lead Grits

  • Public Safety Minister David McGuinty has endorsed Mark Carney for the Liberal leadership, telling The Hill Times that the former Bank of Canada Governor
News | BY STUART BENSON, ANDREW MEADE | February 9, 2025
Mark Carney and MP David McGuinty
Mark Carney and MP David McGuinty
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, left, and Public Safety Minister David McGuinty visit the Riverview Park Winter Carnival in Ottawa South on Feb. 9, prior to McGuinty's official endorsement of Carney in the Liberal leadership race later that day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public Safety Minister McGuinty endorses Mark Carney’s ‘quiet competence’ to lead Grits

News | BY STUART BENSON, ANDREW MEADE | February 9, 2025
  • Public Safety Minister David McGuinty has endorsed Mark Carney for the Liberal leadership, telling The Hill Times that the former Bank of Canada Governor

Public Safety Minister McGuinty endorses Mark Carney’s ‘quiet competence’ to lead Grits

News | BY STUART BENSON, ANDREW MEADE | February 9, 2025
  • Public Safety Minister David McGuinty has endorsed Mark Carney for the Liberal leadership, telling The Hill Times that the former Bank of Canada Governor
Mark Carney and MP David McGuinty
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, left, and Public Safety Minister David McGuinty visit the Riverview Park Winter Carnival in Ottawa South on Feb. 9, prior to McGuinty's official endorsement of Carney in the Liberal leadership race later that day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds can do plenty during prorogation to take on Trump trade threats, say experts

  • Former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick says opposition leaders calling for Parliament to resume need to ‘retract the threat to immediately stab the government
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 8, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on Feb. 1 to address Canada's retaliatory response, which was put on pause after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day tariff reprieve on Feb. 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds can do plenty during prorogation to take on Trump trade threats, say experts

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 8, 2025
  • Former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick says opposition leaders calling for Parliament to resume need to ‘retract the threat to immediately stab the government

Feds can do plenty during prorogation to take on Trump trade threats, say experts

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 8, 2025
  • Former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick says opposition leaders calling for Parliament to resume need to ‘retract the threat to immediately stab the government
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on Feb. 1 to address Canada's retaliatory response, which was put on pause after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day tariff reprieve on Feb. 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ontario embarks on snap election as pundits say provincial leaders will distance themselves from federal counterparts

  • Ontarians will head to the polls in a snap provincial election on Feb. 27, just over a week before federal Liberal Party members choose
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 30, 2025
From top left: Premier and Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford, Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles, and Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner. From bottom left: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Leader Elizabeth May. Photos courtesy of Ontario Liberals, Ontario Greens, and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Ontario embarks on snap election as pundits say provincial leaders will distance themselves from federal counterparts

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 30, 2025
  • Ontarians will head to the polls in a snap provincial election on Feb. 27, just over a week before federal Liberal Party members choose

Ontario embarks on snap election as pundits say provincial leaders will distance themselves from federal counterparts

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 30, 2025
  • Ontarians will head to the polls in a snap provincial election on Feb. 27, just over a week before federal Liberal Party members choose
From top left: Premier and Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford, Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles, and Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner. From bottom left: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Leader Elizabeth May. Photos courtesy of Ontario Liberals, Ontario Greens, and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Conservative politicos say carbon tax still a ballot-box issue in next election, despite Liberals’ proposed policy flip-flop

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre indicates he won’t change his ‘axe the tax’ messaging in light of some Liberal leadership candidates planning to drop the
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 29, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre reiterates his calls for an ‘axe the tax’ federal election while at a news conference in Ottawa on Jan. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservative politicos say carbon tax still a ballot-box issue in next election, despite Liberals’ proposed policy flip-flop

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 29, 2025
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre indicates he won’t change his ‘axe the tax’ messaging in light of some Liberal leadership candidates planning to drop the

Conservative politicos say carbon tax still a ballot-box issue in next election, despite Liberals’ proposed policy flip-flop

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 29, 2025
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre indicates he won’t change his ‘axe the tax’ messaging in light of some Liberal leadership candidates planning to drop the
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre reiterates his calls for an ‘axe the tax’ federal election while at a news conference in Ottawa on Jan. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Has O’Toole hired an enforcer?

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—It looks like Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole might be getting ready for a rumble. I say that because, according to a recent
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 25, 2021
Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole, left, might be getting ready for a rumble. He's added Jeff Ballingall, creator of the right-wing social media network Canada Proud, to his 'election readiness' team, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and courtesy Twitter

Has O’Toole hired an enforcer?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 25, 2021
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—It looks like Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole might be getting ready for a rumble. I say that because, according to a recent

Has O’Toole hired an enforcer?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 25, 2021
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—It looks like Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole might be getting ready for a rumble. I say that because, according to a recent
Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole, left, might be getting ready for a rumble. He's added Jeff Ballingall, creator of the right-wing social media network Canada Proud, to his 'election readiness' team, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and courtesy Twitter

Into the unknowns of the 44th Parliament

  • OTTAWA—After a five-month absence, the House of Commons has begun sitting again and MPs are back to work in Ottawa. With a Speaker now
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 24, 2021
Some of the issues to watch during this parliamentary session are how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, co-operates with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and dodges attacks from Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole’s party. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Into the unknowns of the 44th Parliament

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 24, 2021
  • OTTAWA—After a five-month absence, the House of Commons has begun sitting again and MPs are back to work in Ottawa. With a Speaker now

Into the unknowns of the 44th Parliament

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 24, 2021
  • OTTAWA—After a five-month absence, the House of Commons has begun sitting again and MPs are back to work in Ottawa. With a Speaker now
Some of the issues to watch during this parliamentary session are how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, co-operates with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and dodges attacks from Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole’s party. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘This is just Maxime Bernier’s vanity project’: don’t expect surprises from PPC leadership review, say politicos

  • The leadership review that the People’s Party of Canada is currently running is a vanity project for founder Maxime Bernier, say critics, while Mr.
News | BY ALICE CHEN | November 19, 2021
People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier, pictured on April 15, 2021, with Ontario MPP Randy Hillier after they held a press conference in West Block to protest provincial and federal restrictions in the fight against COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘This is just Maxime Bernier’s vanity project’: don’t expect surprises from PPC leadership review, say politicos

News | BY ALICE CHEN | November 19, 2021
  • The leadership review that the People’s Party of Canada is currently running is a vanity project for founder Maxime Bernier, say critics, while Mr.

‘This is just Maxime Bernier’s vanity project’: don’t expect surprises from PPC leadership review, say politicos

News | BY ALICE CHEN | November 19, 2021
  • The leadership review that the People’s Party of Canada is currently running is a vanity project for founder Maxime Bernier, say critics, while Mr.
People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier, pictured on April 15, 2021, with Ontario MPP Randy Hillier after they held a press conference in West Block to protest provincial and federal restrictions in the fight against COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

O’Toole’s fundraising challenge

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—When it comes to the “horse race” aspect of politics, pundits don’t just focus on who’s ahead and who’s behind in the latest
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 27, 2021
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured Aug. 21, 2021, in Ottawa. Fundraising might be a serious challenge for all of Canada’s political parties in the upcoming months. With all the scary talk about a 'supply chain crisis' and soaring energy prices and 'hyperinflation,' we seem to be entering a period where economic anxiety will dominate the public consciousness. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

O’Toole’s fundraising challenge

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 27, 2021
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—When it comes to the “horse race” aspect of politics, pundits don’t just focus on who’s ahead and who’s behind in the latest

O’Toole’s fundraising challenge

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 27, 2021
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—When it comes to the “horse race” aspect of politics, pundits don’t just focus on who’s ahead and who’s behind in the latest
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured Aug. 21, 2021, in Ottawa. Fundraising might be a serious challenge for all of Canada’s political parties in the upcoming months. With all the scary talk about a 'supply chain crisis' and soaring energy prices and 'hyperinflation,' we seem to be entering a period where economic anxiety will dominate the public consciousness. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Will O’Toole rethink his stance on carbon taxes?

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—I wonder if Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole is thinking about backtracking his support for carbon taxes? That’s the question I pondered this
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 13, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured Oct. 5, 2021, at the Conservative national caucus meeting on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Will O’Toole rethink his stance on carbon taxes?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 13, 2021
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—I wonder if Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole is thinking about backtracking his support for carbon taxes? That’s the question I pondered this

Will O’Toole rethink his stance on carbon taxes?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 13, 2021
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—I wonder if Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole is thinking about backtracking his support for carbon taxes? That’s the question I pondered this
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured Oct. 5, 2021, at the Conservative national caucus meeting on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Serial rotation’ of opposition leaders ‘unhealthy’ for parties, say political insiders

  • Erin O’Toole’s fate as Conservative leader is hanging in the balance after he failed to win power in the Sept. 20 election, but political
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 1, 2021
The federal Conservative caucus will decide Erin O'Toole's fate as party leader on Oct. 5. This is the first meeting of the national caucus after the election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Serial rotation’ of opposition leaders ‘unhealthy’ for parties, say political insiders

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 1, 2021
  • Erin O’Toole’s fate as Conservative leader is hanging in the balance after he failed to win power in the Sept. 20 election, but political

‘Serial rotation’ of opposition leaders ‘unhealthy’ for parties, say political insiders

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 1, 2021
  • Erin O’Toole’s fate as Conservative leader is hanging in the balance after he failed to win power in the Sept. 20 election, but political
The federal Conservative caucus will decide Erin O'Toole's fate as party leader on Oct. 5. This is the first meeting of the national caucus after the election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservatives have a serious problem, and it’s Erin O’Toole

  • Since Aug. 24, 2020, the Conservative Party of Canada has faced a serious problem. The problem, unfortunately for Erin O’Toole, is Erin O’Toole. Since
Opinion | BY CLINTON DESVEAUX | May 10, 2021
Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole, pictured Oct. 28, 2020, in Ottawa. The Conservative Party of Canada needs to get back to being a national political party that is capable of winning government. Between the past disaster of Andrew Scheer in 2019, and the impending disaster this year, the Conservative Party of Canada may remain in opposition for generations, writes Clinton Desveaux. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives have a serious problem, and it’s Erin O’Toole

Opinion | BY CLINTON DESVEAUX | May 10, 2021
  • Since Aug. 24, 2020, the Conservative Party of Canada has faced a serious problem. The problem, unfortunately for Erin O’Toole, is Erin O’Toole. Since

Conservatives have a serious problem, and it’s Erin O’Toole

Opinion | BY CLINTON DESVEAUX | May 10, 2021
  • Since Aug. 24, 2020, the Conservative Party of Canada has faced a serious problem. The problem, unfortunately for Erin O’Toole, is Erin O’Toole. Since
Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole, pictured Oct. 28, 2020, in Ottawa. The Conservative Party of Canada needs to get back to being a national political party that is capable of winning government. Between the past disaster of Andrew Scheer in 2019, and the impending disaster this year, the Conservative Party of Canada may remain in opposition for generations, writes Clinton Desveaux. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thousands of expiring Conservative Party memberships this month throwing a wrench in nominations, say Conservatives

  • The thousands of Conservative Party memberships expiring this month are adding another layer of complexity in the nomination process as candidates are already facing an
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 10, 2021
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole, left, pictured Sept. 9, 2020, with chief of staff Tausha Michaud and campaign manager Fred DeLorey on the Hill. In May of last year, 269,500 Conservative Party members had signed up to vote in the leadership election and thousands of those memberships will expire at the end of this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thousands of expiring Conservative Party memberships this month throwing a wrench in nominations, say Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 10, 2021
  • The thousands of Conservative Party memberships expiring this month are adding another layer of complexity in the nomination process as candidates are already facing an

Thousands of expiring Conservative Party memberships this month throwing a wrench in nominations, say Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 10, 2021
  • The thousands of Conservative Party memberships expiring this month are adding another layer of complexity in the nomination process as candidates are already facing an
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole, left, pictured Sept. 9, 2020, with chief of staff Tausha Michaud and campaign manager Fred DeLorey on the Hill. In May of last year, 269,500 Conservative Party members had signed up to vote in the leadership election and thousands of those memberships will expire at the end of this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

O’Toole’s leadership election win strategy a lesson for all politicians of how not to do politics

  • Erin O’Toole’s come-from-behind victory in last year’s leadership election was a surprise for most, especially for the front-runner, Peter MacKay, and his supporters. When
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 10, 2021
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured in the House on April 29, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

O’Toole’s leadership election win strategy a lesson for all politicians of how not to do politics

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 10, 2021
  • Erin O’Toole’s come-from-behind victory in last year’s leadership election was a surprise for most, especially for the front-runner, Peter MacKay, and his supporters. When

O’Toole’s leadership election win strategy a lesson for all politicians of how not to do politics

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 10, 2021
  • Erin O’Toole’s come-from-behind victory in last year’s leadership election was a surprise for most, especially for the front-runner, Peter MacKay, and his supporters. When
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured in the House on April 29, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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