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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 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 | June 16, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Writer Gerry Nicholls argues that in politics, division is often better than unity, and that it's better for the Liberals to remain a separate political entity from the NDP. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 16, 2022
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 16, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Writer Gerry Nicholls argues that in politics, division is often better than unity, and that it's better for the Liberals to remain a separate political entity from the NDP. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 19, 2022
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca, and Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath are running to win the June 2 election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 19, 2022
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 19, 2022
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca, and Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath are running to win the June 2 election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOEL LEXCHIN | May 11, 2022
The 2022 budget tabled by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on April 7, barely mentioned pharmacare, prompting more than 1,000 experts in health care and public policy to sign a letter calling on the government to increase the pace and scope of its commitment to national pharmacare. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY JOEL LEXCHIN | May 11, 2022
Opinion | BY JOEL LEXCHIN | May 11, 2022
The 2022 budget tabled by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on April 7, barely mentioned pharmacare, prompting more than 1,000 experts in health care and public policy to sign a letter calling on the government to increase the pace and scope of its commitment to national pharmacare. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 2, 2022
Recent additions to Transport Minister Omar Alghabra's team include Ontario regional affairs adviser Ayesha Khan and issues manager Nadine Ramadan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 2, 2022
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 2, 2022
Recent additions to Transport Minister Omar Alghabra's team include Ontario regional affairs adviser Ayesha Khan and issues manager Nadine Ramadan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | April 21, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. There is both more and less to the Liberal-NDP confidence-and-supply deal than meets the eye, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | April 21, 2022
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | April 21, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. There is both more and less to the Liberal-NDP confidence-and-supply deal than meets the eye, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 11, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government will spend $5.3-billion on the dental care plan over the next five years. Dental care is one of the key parts of the Liberal-NDP confidence-and-supply agreement that will allow Liberals to govern the country until 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 11, 2022
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 11, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government will spend $5.3-billion on the dental care plan over the next five years. Dental care is one of the key parts of the Liberal-NDP confidence-and-supply agreement that will allow Liberals to govern the country until 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 7, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, both pictured at separate press conferences on the Hill on March 22, after the prime minister officially announced that the New Democrats had agreed to tentatively support the Liberal government on confidence votes until the next fixed election in October 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 7, 2022
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 7, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, both pictured at separate press conferences on the Hill on March 22, after the prime minister officially announced that the New Democrats had agreed to tentatively support the Liberal government on confidence votes until the next fixed election in October 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 4, 2022
Clockwise from top left: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Government House Leader Mark Holland, Government Whip Steven MacKinnon, NDP Whip Rachel Blaney, NDP House Leader Peter Julian, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 4, 2022
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 4, 2022
Clockwise from top left: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Government House Leader Mark Holland, Government Whip Steven MacKinnon, NDP Whip Rachel Blaney, NDP House Leader Peter Julian, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 4, 2022
Let's do this: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau does not deliver on the promises in the confidence and supply agreement, his party will pull out. Former NDP MPs say their MPs and the leader will keep a close eye to ensure the Liberals fulfill their commitments in the agreement. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 4, 2022
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 4, 2022
Let's do this: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau does not deliver on the promises in the confidence and supply agreement, his party will pull out. Former NDP MPs say their MPs and the leader will keep a close eye to ensure the Liberals fulfill their commitments in the agreement. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 3, 2022
Former NDP leader Ed Broadbent, pictured with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in 2019, says the NDP shouldn't trust the Liberals, and must keep pushing to ensure the terms of the confidence and supply agreement are met. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 3, 2022
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 3, 2022
Former NDP leader Ed Broadbent, pictured with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in 2019, says the NDP shouldn't trust the Liberals, and must keep pushing to ensure the terms of the confidence and supply agreement are met. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NAV PERSAUD | March 31, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have each got a lot of political mileage out of past pharmacare announcements. Last week's vague joint announcement continued the positive coverage, writes Nav Persaud. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NAV PERSAUD | March 31, 2022
Opinion | BY NAV PERSAUD | March 31, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have each got a lot of political mileage out of past pharmacare announcements. Last week's vague joint announcement continued the positive coverage, writes Nav Persaud. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BEA BRUSKE | March 30, 2022
Watching Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announce their confidence and supply agreement last week was a welcome antidote to the noxious partisan rhetoric of recent weeks and months, writes Bea Bruske. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY BEA BRUSKE | March 30, 2022
Opinion | BY BEA BRUSKE | March 30, 2022
Watching Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announce their confidence and supply agreement last week was a welcome antidote to the noxious partisan rhetoric of recent weeks and months, writes Bea Bruske. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia