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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
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 8, 2025
NDP interim leader Don Davies, centre, and NDP House Leader Alexandre Boulerice are two of seven NDP MPs in the House of Commons after a dramatic election loss. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 8, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 8, 2025
NDP interim leader Don Davies, centre, and NDP House Leader Alexandre Boulerice are two of seven NDP MPs in the House of Commons after a dramatic election loss. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 25, 2025
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
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 25, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 25, 2025
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 ABBAS RANA | August 25, 2025
Potential candidates have lobbed complaints about the way the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Poilievre, held their nomination contests, saying they were unfair and opaque. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 25, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 25, 2025
Potential candidates have lobbed complaints about the way the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Poilievre, held their nomination contests, saying they were unfair and opaque. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 23, 2025
Heather McPherson
NDP MP Heather McPherson is considering a leadership run. The party has to decide what it wants to be, in an era where political branding, not base-building, is the shortcut to survival, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 23, 2025
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 23, 2025
Heather McPherson
NDP MP Heather McPherson is considering a leadership run. The party has to decide what it wants to be, in an era where political branding, not base-building, is the shortcut to survival, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 10, 2025
Don Davies
After April’s election resulted in a devastating loss for the NDP, the party appointed Don Davies as interim leader. Now, New Democrats prepare for a leadership race while battling infighting among party management and grassroots supporters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 10, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 10, 2025
Don Davies
After April’s election resulted in a devastating loss for the NDP, the party appointed Don Davies as interim leader. Now, New Democrats prepare for a leadership race while battling infighting among party management and grassroots supporters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 22, 2023
In the 2021 election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals won 15 of the 18 ridings with 20 per cent or more Chinese-Canadians. Next time, all three parties are expected to target these ridings and it could prove to be the final outcome's deciding factor, says Frank Graves, president of Ekos Research. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 22, 2023
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 22, 2023
In the 2021 election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals won 15 of the 18 ridings with 20 per cent or more Chinese-Canadians. Next time, all three parties are expected to target these ridings and it could prove to be the final outcome's deciding factor, says Frank Graves, president of Ekos Research. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 16, 2022
Interim leader Amita Kuttner, right, takes part in a press conference with Green MP Mike Morrice on May 17. After a year as interim leader, Kuttner says they feel confident they're leaving the Green Party in good hands with a new executive director, party president, and leader—or leaders—as of Nov. 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 16, 2022
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 16, 2022
Interim leader Amita Kuttner, right, takes part in a press conference with Green MP Mike Morrice on May 17. After a year as interim leader, Kuttner says they feel confident they're leaving the Green Party in good hands with a new executive director, party president, and leader—or leaders—as of Nov. 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 24, 2022
If the next election happens after April 2024, the nomination rules for incumbent Conservative Party MPs will change. In that case, the new national council of the Conservative Party—to be elected in Sept. 2023 in Québec City—will decide new rules. Pictured: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 24, 2022
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 24, 2022
If the next election happens after April 2024, the nomination rules for incumbent Conservative Party MPs will change. In that case, the new national council of the Conservative Party—to be elected in Sept. 2023 in Québec City—will decide new rules. Pictured: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 10, 2022
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on Sept. 12, 2022, with his wife Anaida and their son Cruz, is expected to unveil his shadow cabinet this week, after taking some time to consult with his caucus members and with transition chair Jenni Byrne. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 10, 2022
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 10, 2022
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on Sept. 12, 2022, with his wife Anaida and their son Cruz, is expected to unveil his shadow cabinet this week, after taking some time to consult with his caucus members and with transition chair Jenni Byrne. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | September 21, 2022
New Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. From these two, don't expect any meaningful debates to overhaul the way we do policy and run our institutions in Canada, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | September 21, 2022
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | September 21, 2022
New Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. From these two, don't expect any meaningful debates to overhaul the way we do policy and run our institutions in Canada, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA, CHELSEA NASH | September 19, 2022
Buckle up: Prime Minster Justin Trudeau, left, and new Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Political insiders are expecting hard-hitting exchanges between the Liberals and the Conservatives in the daily Question Period and on social media starting this fall. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA, CHELSEA NASH | September 19, 2022
News | BY ABBAS RANA, CHELSEA NASH | September 19, 2022
Buckle up: Prime Minster Justin Trudeau, left, and new Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Political insiders are expecting hard-hitting exchanges between the Liberals and the Conservatives in the daily Question Period and on social media starting this fall. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 19, 2022
Since his decisive win on Sept. 10, newly minted Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured with his wife Anaida at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, has been busy choosing his team for the most senior party and parliamentary positions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 19, 2022
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 19, 2022
Since his decisive win on Sept. 10, newly minted Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured with his wife Anaida at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, has been busy choosing his team for the most senior party and parliamentary positions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID BOUDEWEEL-LEFEBVRE | September 15, 2022
Newly elected Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured Sept. 12, 2022, arrives for the Conservative caucus with his wife, Anaida, and their son, Cruz. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID BOUDEWEEL-LEFEBVRE | September 15, 2022
Opinion | BY DAVID BOUDEWEEL-LEFEBVRE | September 15, 2022
Newly elected Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured Sept. 12, 2022, arrives for the Conservative caucus with his wife, Anaida, and their son, Cruz. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 14, 2022
New Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre won 330 out of 338 ridings across the country in the recent leadership race, brushing aside suggestions that his support was concentrated in some regions of the country. 'This is, of course, the biggest membership vote in Canadian political history, by a country mile,' said Gary Keller. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 14, 2022
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 14, 2022
New Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre won 330 out of 338 ridings across the country in the recent leadership race, brushing aside suggestions that his support was concentrated in some regions of the country. 'This is, of course, the biggest membership vote in Canadian political history, by a country mile,' said Gary Keller. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 14, 2022
Pierre Poilievre and his wife Anaida greet the audience after he becomes the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on Sept. 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 14, 2022
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 14, 2022
Pierre Poilievre and his wife Anaida greet the audience after he becomes the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on Sept. 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 14, 2022
While Pierre Poilievre can be accused of offering a lot of empty rhetoric, it would be a fool’s errand to discount the connection he has made with different swaths of Canadians, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 14, 2022
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 14, 2022
While Pierre Poilievre can be accused of offering a lot of empty rhetoric, it would be a fool’s errand to discount the connection he has made with different swaths of Canadians, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON | September 14, 2022
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