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Pierre and Anaida Poilievre at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa on April 28, 2025, after the Conservative leader lost his seat in the general election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, spent just shy of $300,000 during Liberal leadership race to introduce himself to the party membership and Canadians at large, while the Pierre Poilievre-led Conservatives approach $200,000 per week to define him in at least three different languages. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 18, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, spent just shy of $300,000 during Liberal leadership race to introduce himself to the party membership and Canadians at large, while the Pierre Poilievre-led Conservatives approach $200,000 per week to define him in at least three different languages. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 5, 2025
The Liberals and Conservatives are spending big on competing ads to paint either Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, or Liberal hopeful Mark Carney, centre, as the worst foil against the U.S. president, while NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, right, is fighting by himself to remind Canadians he's still a contender. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 5, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 5, 2025
The Liberals and Conservatives are spending big on competing ads to paint either Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, or Liberal hopeful Mark Carney, centre, as the worst foil against the U.S. president, while NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, right, is fighting by himself to remind Canadians he's still a contender. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 28, 2025
Montreal’s skyline from Mont Royal, in the heart of the city. The four Liberal leadership candidates faced-off in a series of debates held in the Montreal riding of Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs, which encompasses Mont Royal’s lookout, downtown Montreal, and neighbourhoods by the Lachine Canal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 28, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 28, 2025
Montreal’s skyline from Mont Royal, in the heart of the city. The four Liberal leadership candidates faced-off in a series of debates held in the Montreal riding of Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs, which encompasses Mont Royal’s lookout, downtown Montreal, and neighbourhoods by the Lachine Canal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 20, 2025
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge unveils her government’s ‘vision’ for the future of public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada on Feb. 20. St-Onge also announced she will not be seeking re-election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 20, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 20, 2025
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge unveils her government’s ‘vision’ for the future of public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada on Feb. 20. St-Onge also announced she will not be seeking re-election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 20, 2025
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
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
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 1, 2021
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
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
Opinion | BY CLINTON DESVEAUX | May 10, 2021
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
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
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 10, 2021
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
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
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 10, 2021
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
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 10, 2021
The Conservative Party of Canada, led by Erin O'Toole, will, in the next federal election, find itself battling the Liberals, the NDP, the Maverick Party, and the People’s Party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 10, 2021
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 10, 2021
The Conservative Party of Canada, led by Erin O'Toole, will, in the next federal election, find itself battling the Liberals, the NDP, the Maverick Party, and the People’s Party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 3, 2021
Here in Canada, Erin O’Toole’s leadership has taken the CPC backwards. Instead of making the tent bigger, as leadership candidate O’Toole promised, some of the existing members of the party are running for the exits. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 3, 2021
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 3, 2021
Here in Canada, Erin O’Toole’s leadership has taken the CPC backwards. Instead of making the tent bigger, as leadership candidate O’Toole promised, some of the existing members of the party are running for the exits. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 14, 2021
if public opinion polls are anything to go by, current Conservative Party leader, Erin O’Toole, pictured on the Hill on Feb. 18, 2021, isn’t exactly wowing the country with his leadership skills, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 14, 2021
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 14, 2021
if public opinion polls are anything to go by, current Conservative Party leader, Erin O’Toole, pictured on the Hill on Feb. 18, 2021, isn’t exactly wowing the country with his leadership skills, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 25, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured April 20, 2020, in the House. The Conservatives don’t need to change who they are, they just need to change how voters perceive the Liberals, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 25, 2021
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 25, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured April 20, 2020, in the House. The Conservatives don’t need to change who they are, they just need to change how voters perceive the Liberals, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 18, 2021
The national council of the Conservative Party has rejected Ontario MP Derek Sloan's appeal to allow him to carry the party's banner in the next federal election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 18, 2021
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 18, 2021
The national council of the Conservative Party has rejected Ontario MP Derek Sloan's appeal to allow him to carry the party's banner in the next federal election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 8, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is putting his stamp on the party by moving closer to the political centre, but some of his MPs and long-time party members are unhappy with this realignment effort. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 8, 2021
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 8, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is putting his stamp on the party by moving closer to the political centre, but some of his MPs and long-time party members are unhappy with this realignment effort. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 16, 2020
If Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole is looking for New Year’s resolution suggestions, I’d advocate he pledge to emulate former U.S. president Ronald Reagan.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 16, 2020
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 16, 2020
If Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole is looking for New Year’s resolution suggestions, I’d advocate he pledge to emulate former U.S. president Ronald Reagan.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 10, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 10, 2020
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 10, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade