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Former NDP MP Peter Julian joins The Hot Room podcast to talk about the campaign, dubbed NDP Renewal, to rebuild the party into a major player on the national scene. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | September 16, 2025
NDP interim leader Don Davies speaks at a rally put on by CUPE in front of Centre Block on Sept. 16, to support flight attendants and their right to strike on. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | September 16, 2025
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | September 16, 2025
NDP interim leader Don Davies speaks at a rally put on by CUPE in front of Centre Block on Sept. 16, to support flight attendants and their right to strike on. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP JENNY KWAN | September 15, 2025
Canadians need a strong and principled government at a time of multiple crises unfolding domestically and internationally, writes NDP MP Jenny Kwan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP JENNY KWAN | September 15, 2025
Opinion | BY NDP MP JENNY KWAN | September 15, 2025
Canadians need a strong and principled government at a time of multiple crises unfolding domestically and internationally, writes NDP MP Jenny Kwan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP DON DAVIES | September 15, 2025
A cyclist rides past the Parliament Hill in downtown in Ottawa on Aug. 7, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP DON DAVIES | September 15, 2025
Opinion | BY NDP MP DON DAVIES | September 15, 2025
A cyclist rides past the Parliament Hill in downtown in Ottawa on Aug. 7, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 13, 2025
Don Davies
The NDP, led by interim leader Don Davies, is over a week into its seven-month leadership race, and only two candidates have officially entered the race. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 13, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 13, 2025
Don Davies
The NDP, led by interim leader Don Davies, is over a week into its seven-month leadership race, and only two candidates have officially entered the race. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BRAD LAVIGNE | September 11, 2025
Interim NDP leader Don Davies will be among the seven NDP MPs who will be representing their ridings when Parliament returns on Sept. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BRAD LAVIGNE | September 11, 2025
Opinion | BY BRAD LAVIGNE | September 11, 2025
Interim NDP leader Don Davies will be among the seven NDP MPs who will be representing their ridings when Parliament returns on Sept. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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 TIM POWERS | September 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies. The fall has the potential to be an interesting one, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 3, 2025
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies. The fall has the potential to be an interesting one, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 29, 2025
After the NDP suffered its worst-ever election defeat in April, resulting in lost recognized party status in the House and the appointment of interim leader Don Davies, the party is destined for a leadership race, which could shape its future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 29, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 29, 2025
After the NDP suffered its worst-ever election defeat in April, resulting in lost recognized party status in the House and the appointment of interim leader Don Davies, the party is destined for a leadership race, which could shape its future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | August 25, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, will return to the House of Commons this September where he will face a different prime minister in Mark Carney, not pictured. Interim NDP Leader Don Davies leads a much smaller caucus of seven members after his party lost more than half of its MPs in the 2025 election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | August 25, 2025
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | August 25, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, will return to the House of Commons this September where he will face a different prime minister in Mark Carney, not pictured. Interim NDP Leader Don Davies leads a much smaller caucus of seven members after his party lost more than half of its MPs in the 2025 election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 4, 2025
Then-NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and NDP MP Don Davies on the Hill on May 21, 2024. Singh resigned as party leader after he lost his own seat and the party was reduced to seven seats from 24 seats in the House in the April 28, 2025, federal election. Davies is now the interim leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 4, 2025
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 4, 2025
Then-NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and NDP MP Don Davies on the Hill on May 21, 2024. Singh resigned as party leader after he lost his own seat and the party was reduced to seven seats from 24 seats in the House in the April 28, 2025, federal election. Davies is now the interim leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 31, 2025
Avi Lewis, left, Heather McPherson, and Nathan Cullen.
Who qualify as early potential contenders? I see three: Avi Lewis, left, son of former Ontario NDP leader Stephen and grandson of former federal leader David, NDP MP Heather McPherson, the party’s foreign affairs critic, and former B.C. MP Nathan Cullen, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 31, 2025
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 31, 2025
Avi Lewis, left, Heather McPherson, and Nathan Cullen.
Who qualify as early potential contenders? I see three: Avi Lewis, left, son of former Ontario NDP leader Stephen and grandson of former federal leader David, NDP MP Heather McPherson, the party’s foreign affairs critic, and former B.C. MP Nathan Cullen, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 23, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies have some work to do this summer to pull their parties ahead, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies have some work to do this summer to pull their parties ahead, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
NDP interim leader Don Davies, left, and Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani, who won New York City's mayoral primary race last week, may have dramatically changed the dynamics of left-wing politics in the U.S., writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
NDP interim leader Don Davies, left, and Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani, who won New York City's mayoral primary race last week, may have dramatically changed the dynamics of left-wing politics in the U.S., writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade