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Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals are leading by between four and 15 points in national public opinion polls. It would be strategically smart to capitalize on this advantage by going to the polls early, says Nik Nanos, chief data scientist for Nanos Research. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Election buzz ramps up with Liberals poaching candidates from opposition parties and Conservatives starting nomination process

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  • The Conservative Party of Canada has started the candidate nomination process across the country, according to an internal memo.

Election buzz ramps up with Liberals poaching candidates from opposition parties and Conservatives starting nomination process

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  • The Conservative Party of Canada has started the candidate nomination process across the country, according to an internal memo.
President of the Treasury Board Shafqat Ali and Minister of Government Transformation Public Works and Procurement Joël Lightbound appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates on Oct. 30, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New in-office mandate could send more public servants out the door, union says

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Early retirement offer to federal public servants causing ‘chaos’ in public service: union

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‘Premature’ to call NDP leadership race for top fundraiser Lewis, say politicos, with ranked ballot giving McPherson the edge

Purchasing F-35s from the U.S. would render Canada more vulnerable to American pressure, say NDP interim leader Don Davies, right, and the defence critic Lori Idlout, left. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP calls for feds to pull the plug on American F-35 order, and buy Swedish Gripen planes instead

NewsBY IREM KOCA
  • Moving ahead with the contracted F-35 purchase in the face of aggression by U.S. President Donald Trump 'is fraught with risk, economically damaging to Canada, and contrary to the Carney government's own express policies,' say New Democrats.

NDP calls for feds to pull the plug on American F-35 order, and buy Swedish Gripen planes instead

NewsBY IREM KOCA
  • Moving ahead with the contracted F-35 purchase in the face of aggression by U.S. President Donald Trump 'is fraught with risk, economically damaging to Canada, and contrary to the Carney government's own express policies,' say New Democrats.
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GG Mary Simon wraps six-day Nordic tour on Feb. 7

Bell Media president Sean Cohan, left, and Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller at the Canadian Media Producers Association's annual Prime Time conference on Jan. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Culture Minister Miller says Canada can’t cross CanCon ‘red lines’ in U.S. trade negotiations

NewsBY STUART BENSON
  • Heated Rivalry creator Jacob Tierney says he is 'strangely confident' the prime minister 'knows what he's doing' in U.S. trade negotiations as the Online Streaming Act remains under fire.

Culture Minister Miller says Canada can’t cross CanCon ‘red lines’ in U.S. trade negotiations

NewsBY STUART BENSON
  • Heated Rivalry creator Jacob Tierney says he is 'strangely confident' the prime minister 'knows what he's doing' in U.S. trade negotiations as the Online Streaming Act remains under fire.
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Harper’s official portrait to be unveiled on Tuesday, Feb. 3

Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre received a commanding 87.4 per cent support on Jan. 30, 2026, from more than 2,600 delegates at the policy conference in Calgary. The delegates elected a 20-member new national council on Jan. 31. The Hill Times photograph by Amir Said

Delegates tap eight new Conservative Party national councillors, as 10 incumbents are re-elected or acclaimed

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  • All national councillors serve on a volunteer basis, but their roles are extremely influential as they are responsible for overseeing the management of the party’s affairs with the exception of fundraising and spending, which is overseen by the powerful Conservative Fund.
Pierre Poilievre

Delegates tap eight new Conservative Party national councillors, as 10 incumbents are re-elected or acclaimed

NewsBY ABBAS RANA
  • All national councillors serve on a volunteer basis, but their roles are extremely influential as they are responsible for overseeing the management of the party’s affairs with the exception of fundraising and spending, which is overseen by the powerful Conservative Fund.
More than 2,500 Conservative delegates will vote this evening on whether Pierre Poilievre should lead the party into the next election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives ‘ready to go’ in case of a snap election, says Conservative Fund chair Staley and MP Cooper

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  • Conservatives are preparing for an election in case one is called this year, says Lionel Loganath, an Ontario candidate of record.

Conservatives ‘ready to go’ in case of a snap election, says Conservative Fund chair Staley and MP Cooper

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  • Conservatives are preparing for an election in case one is called this year, says Lionel Loganath, an Ontario candidate of record.

Industrial benefits policy needs a ‘relook,’ says ex-senior public servant, as Conservative MP pushes for contract records

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Industrial benefits policy needs a ‘relook,’ says ex-senior public servant, as Conservative MP pushes for contract records

NewsBY IREM KOCA

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