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NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis, pictured at a forum hosted by the Canadian Labour Congress on Oct. 22, 2025, joined the four other leadership hopefuls vetted to run for the party leadership in the race’s first debate on Nov. 27 in Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, top right, and interim NDP leader Don Davies. Despite quarterly fundraising falling to levels unseen since 2022, the Liberals’ and Conservatives’ three-quarter totals already represent historic records for their respective parties. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustrations by Joey Sabourin
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 5, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, top right, and interim NDP leader Don Davies. Despite quarterly fundraising falling to levels unseen since 2022, the Liberals’ and Conservatives’ three-quarter totals already represent historic records for their respective parties. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustrations by Joey Sabourin
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has led the Liberal Party to a reversal of fortunes in fundraising this year, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's three-quarter total is just shy of his party's historic 2024 total. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 31, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has led the Liberal Party to a reversal of fortunes in fundraising this year, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's three-quarter total is just shy of his party's historic 2024 total. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
Feature | BY STUART BENSON | October 30, 2025
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
Feature | BY STUART BENSON | October 30, 2025
Feature | BY STUART BENSON | October 30, 2025
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
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 28, 2025
NDP leadership candidates Heather McPherson, left, Rob Ashton, and Avi Lewis addressed the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation gala as part of a panel in Ottawa on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 28, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 28, 2025
NDP leadership candidates Heather McPherson, left, Rob Ashton, and Avi Lewis addressed the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation gala as part of a panel in Ottawa on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 27, 2025
Others have opined that there is somehow a constituency for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s policies. How does yours truly see it? Nastiness is not policy, nor will Canadians buy it, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 27, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 27, 2025
Others have opined that there is somehow a constituency for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s policies. How does yours truly see it? Nastiness is not policy, nor will Canadians buy it, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | January 13, 2022
Deleting party names from the ballot would make party leaders more responsive to their caucus and their caucus would be less fearful of their leader. It would weaken the power of the unelected apparatchiks in the Prime Minister’s Office, pictured, and strengthen the power of elected officials, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | January 13, 2022
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | January 13, 2022
Deleting party names from the ballot would make party leaders more responsive to their caucus and their caucus would be less fearful of their leader. It would weaken the power of the unelected apparatchiks in the Prime Minister’s Office, pictured, and strengthen the power of elected officials, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 20, 2021
One heck of a year: Justin Trudeau, Erin O'Toole, Jagmeet Singh, Yves-François Blanchet, and Annamie Paul. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 20, 2021
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 20, 2021
One heck of a year: Justin Trudeau, Erin O'Toole, Jagmeet Singh, Yves-François Blanchet, and Annamie Paul. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 2, 2021
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan recently told reporters that 58 per cent of working Canadians have no paid sick days, and that many take between eight and 10 sick days a year without any remuneration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 2, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 2, 2021
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan recently told reporters that 58 per cent of working Canadians have no paid sick days, and that many take between eight and 10 sick days a year without any remuneration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 24, 2021
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has led the party through two elections and hasn’t delivered, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 24, 2021
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 24, 2021
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has led the party through two elections and hasn’t delivered, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 22, 2021
Ready for the new Parliament? Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 22, 2021
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 22, 2021
Ready for the new Parliament? Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | November 3, 2021
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is pictured at an Oct. 7 West Block press conference to wrap up the first caucus meeting with new NDP MPs. He announced his party's critic assignments on Oct. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | November 3, 2021
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | November 3, 2021
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is pictured at an Oct. 7 West Block press conference to wrap up the first caucus meeting with new NDP MPs. He announced his party's critic assignments on Oct. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 28, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured in Ottawa for a post-election Conservative caucus meeting on Oct. 5. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 28, 2021
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 28, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured in Ottawa for a post-election Conservative caucus meeting on Oct. 5. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ALICE CHEN | October 20, 2021
NDP MP-elect Daniel Blaikie, left, Ontario Senator Frances Lankin, and Ontario Senator Ratna Omidvar all agreed that government action is needed to help gig workers in Canada, but varied on how best to approach doing that. Photograph courtesy of Twitter, The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | October 20, 2021
News | BY ALICE CHEN | October 20, 2021
NDP MP-elect Daniel Blaikie, left, Ontario Senator Frances Lankin, and Ontario Senator Ratna Omidvar all agreed that government action is needed to help gig workers in Canada, but varied on how best to approach doing that. Photograph courtesy of Twitter, The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | October 13, 2021
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | October 13, 2021
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | October 13, 2021
Opinion | BY JOE JORDAN | October 4, 2021
Justin Trudeau, Erin O'Toole, Jagmeet Singh, Yves-François Blanchet, Annamie Paul, and Maxime Bernier. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY JOE JORDAN | October 4, 2021
Opinion | BY JOE JORDAN | October 4, 2021
Justin Trudeau, Erin O'Toole, Jagmeet Singh, Yves-François Blanchet, Annamie Paul, and Maxime Bernier. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY DONALD WRIGHT | September 29, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trdeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, and Bloc Québécois Yves-François Blanchet. Professor Donald Wright writes that journalists, political scientists, and historians will be dissecting the 'election about nothing' in the coming days, months, and years. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DONALD WRIGHT | September 29, 2021
Opinion | BY DONALD WRIGHT | September 29, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trdeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, and Bloc Québécois Yves-François Blanchet. Professor Donald Wright writes that journalists, political scientists, and historians will be dissecting the 'election about nothing' in the coming days, months, and years. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | September 29, 2021
Indigenous MPs looking forward to taking their seats in the House of Commons during the 44th Parliament say they plan to become active members of the Indigenous caucus, push for action to ensure Indigenous people in Canada can succeed, and work to have priority issues viewed through and Indigenous lens. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | September 29, 2021
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | September 29, 2021
Indigenous MPs looking forward to taking their seats in the House of Commons during the 44th Parliament say they plan to become active members of the Indigenous caucus, push for action to ensure Indigenous people in Canada can succeed, and work to have priority issues viewed through and Indigenous lens. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade