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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
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 9, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party Leader Annamie Paul could be headed out on the hustings soon for a pandemic election. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 9, 2021
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 9, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party Leader Annamie Paul could be headed out on the hustings soon for a pandemic election. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 2, 2021
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, pictured March 11, 2021, on the Hill. While Ms. Paul is an articulate and intelligent debater, intent on expanding her party’s reach in urban ridings and among racialized communities—all good things—her focus on other issues, including a recent anti-Semitism conference and a roundtable on illicit drugs, leaves climate issues in the dust, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 2, 2021
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 2, 2021
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, pictured March 11, 2021, on the Hill. While Ms. Paul is an articulate and intelligent debater, intent on expanding her party’s reach in urban ridings and among racialized communities—all good things—her focus on other issues, including a recent anti-Semitism conference and a roundtable on illicit drugs, leaves climate issues in the dust, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | July 21, 2021
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | July 21, 2021
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | July 21, 2021
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 21, 2021
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, far left, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. Compared to 2018, the Bloc still saw significant growth in 2020, with donations almost tripled and donors more than doubled. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 21, 2021
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 21, 2021
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, far left, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. Compared to 2018, the Bloc still saw significant growth in 2020, with donations almost tripled and donors more than doubled. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | July 14, 2021
Conservative Party president Robert Batherson, left, Liberal Party president Suzanne Cowan, and NDP president Dhananjai Kohli are volunteers-in-chief for their respective parties, a role they and other party officials say requires organization, flexibility, and a little bit of eccentricity. Photographs courtesy of Robert Batherson, Matteo Rossi, and Dhananjai Kohli
News | BY ALICE CHEN | July 14, 2021
News | BY ALICE CHEN | July 14, 2021
Conservative Party president Robert Batherson, left, Liberal Party president Suzanne Cowan, and NDP president Dhananjai Kohli are volunteers-in-chief for their respective parties, a role they and other party officials say requires organization, flexibility, and a little bit of eccentricity. Photographs courtesy of Robert Batherson, Matteo Rossi, and Dhananjai Kohli
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2021
Following the announcement that Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured far left, won't seek re-election, former Ontario cabinet minister Yasir Naqvi jumped in the Ottawa Centre Liberal nomination race. There has been speculation that past Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, centre, will seek the nomination. For the NDP, school board trustee Lyra Evans and economist Angella MacEwen, pictured far right, are seeking their party's nomination. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Twitter/Wikimedia Commons/Facebook
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2021
Following the announcement that Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured far left, won't seek re-election, former Ontario cabinet minister Yasir Naqvi jumped in the Ottawa Centre Liberal nomination race. There has been speculation that past Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, centre, will seek the nomination. For the NDP, school board trustee Lyra Evans and economist Angella MacEwen, pictured far right, are seeking their party's nomination. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Twitter/Wikimedia Commons/Facebook
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 5, 2021
Former senior intelligence officer with CSIS Huda Mukbil is seeking the nomination of the NDP to run in the next federal election in Ottawa South. Photograph courtesy of Twitter
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 5, 2021
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 5, 2021
Former senior intelligence officer with CSIS Huda Mukbil is seeking the nomination of the NDP to run in the next federal election in Ottawa South. Photograph courtesy of Twitter
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 1, 2021
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured April 14, 2021, on the Hill. If the New Democrats can’t afford to undertake such rapid polling, they’ll basically be flying partially blind. In a sense, the NDP might be playing the game short-handed. Doesn’t mean they can’t score, but it’ll be much more difficult, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 1, 2021
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 1, 2021
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured April 14, 2021, on the Hill. If the New Democrats can’t afford to undertake such rapid polling, they’ll basically be flying partially blind. In a sense, the NDP might be playing the game short-handed. Doesn’t mean they can’t score, but it’ll be much more difficult, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Former Conservative MP Tim Uppal, left, who was the spokesperson for the niqab ban as the minister of state of multiculturalism in the Harper cabinet, apologized for not pushing back at the time against his party's culturally divisive policies. He was joined by Calgary-Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel Garner. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has refused to do the same, despite being the immigration minister responsible for the policy change. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Former Conservative MP Tim Uppal, left, who was the spokesperson for the niqab ban as the minister of state of multiculturalism in the Harper cabinet, apologized for not pushing back at the time against his party's culturally divisive policies. He was joined by Calgary-Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel Garner. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has refused to do the same, despite being the immigration minister responsible for the policy change. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 21, 2021
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, pictured June 7, 2021, on the Hill. So far she has endorsed MPs Elizabeth May and Paul Manly, but is still mulling over what to do about the key request to publicly repudiate her former spokesperson and adviser.  The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 21, 2021
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 21, 2021
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, pictured June 7, 2021, on the Hill. So far she has endorsed MPs Elizabeth May and Paul Manly, but is still mulling over what to do about the key request to publicly repudiate her former spokesperson and adviser.  The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY ALICE CHEN | June 16, 2021
Liberal MP Julie Dzerowicz participated in an open Ask Me Anything thread on Reddit. The results were mixed. Photograph courtesy of the office of Julie Dzerowicz
FeatureBY ALICE CHEN | June 16, 2021
FeatureBY ALICE CHEN | June 16, 2021
Liberal MP Julie Dzerowicz participated in an open Ask Me Anything thread on Reddit. The results were mixed. Photograph courtesy of the office of Julie Dzerowicz
News | BY ALICE CHEN | June 2, 2021
Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough, pictured right with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland in August 2020, was directed by the prime minister in her January mandate letter to bring about a plan to modernize the country’s employment insurance system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | June 2, 2021
News | BY ALICE CHEN | June 2, 2021
Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough, pictured right with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland in August 2020, was directed by the prime minister in her January mandate letter to bring about a plan to modernize the country’s employment insurance system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade