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If party platforms come after advance voting and leaders’ debates, are they still relevant? 

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• The policy documents don’t ‘move the needle’ for voters and offer ‘a really big target for opponents,’ so they may be on their way out, say strategists.

If party platforms come after advance voting and leaders’ debates, are they still relevant? 

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

• The policy documents don’t ‘move the needle’ for voters and offer ‘a really big target for opponents,’ so they may be on their way out, say strategists.

Poilievre’s ethics pitch more about framing Carney as a ‘corrupt politician’ than attempt at reform, but some ideas are good, say observers

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Parties’ housing platforms unlikely to significantly improve affordability: experts

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Trump top of mind in Ottawa Centre as Liberals fight to keep riding red

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Read it on Reddit? Project looks to help Canadians navigate online political conversations

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Election ad men: Carney, Trudeau, and Trump play starring roles in the party’s biggest hits, say digital advertising experts

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Housing needs industrial strategy, not ideology

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‘I want to feel part of this moment’: Trump effect spurs expats to cast ballots from abroad

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‘I can’t go back and I can’t go forward’: Sudanese mothers struggle with delays to bring Canadian children home

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Supply management consensus emerges but Grits, Tories accuse each other of past capitulation

In ‘classic 905-swing riding’ of Burlington North–Milton West, Ont., Conservative and Liberal candidates going ‘all-in’ on get-out-the-vote efforts

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

• Burlington North–Milton West is home to new Canadians and car-commuting suburbanites, and ‘as Milton goes, so goes much of the 905,’ says Ipsos pollster Darrell Bricker.

In ‘classic 905-swing riding’ of Burlington North–Milton West, Ont., Conservative and Liberal candidates going ‘all-in’ on get-out-the-vote efforts

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• Burlington North–Milton West is home to new Canadians and car-commuting suburbanites, and ‘as Milton goes, so goes much of the 905,’ says Ipsos pollster Darrell Bricker.

Carney plays defence as leaders hit debate stage for English rerun

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Carleton remains a stronghold for Poilievre, but with some uncertainty from changed boundaries, says strategist

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Nepean a Liberal stronghold with urban areas and federal public servants, say strategists

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Liberals’ recycled plan to fix ‘badly busted’ defence procurement can take root in Trump era, say experts

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Canada Growth Summit dives into unleashing country’s potential in Toronto on April 24

Podcast

What you need to know about the party platforms, with Kevin Page

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists in 2025: lobbyists prepare for ‘significant reset’ as federal election begins

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Election promise tracker: key pledges parties are making this campaign

Podcast

Why you should believe the polls, with Frank Graves

‘I want to be the proof that the Canadian dream is alive,’ says country’s first female Turkish Canadian federal candidate

NewsBY IREM KOCA

• Sima Acan’s candidacy is seen as a milestone by some Turkish Canadians who say the diaspora's issues as well as its contributions have long gone unrecognized in Ottawa.

‘I want to be the proof that the Canadian dream is alive,’ says country’s first female Turkish Canadian federal candidate

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• Sima Acan’s candidacy is seen as a milestone by some Turkish Canadians who say the diaspora's issues as well as its contributions have long gone unrecognized in Ottawa.

Project competence, avoid silly dances: parties seek balance with social media strategies

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Trade talks more opaque after Canada’s foreign ministry cuts live briefings in wake of media leaks

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Canadian election outcome not of ‘pivotal strategic importance’ for China and India, say observers 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Election platform release a ‘pass/fail’ exercise with little reward for expedience, say politicos

NewsBY STUART BENSON

NDP has a familiar team fighting to keep its presence in the House

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Carney’s driving Grits’ momentum, but polls suggest Tories hold upper hand in ‘commitment gap’

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

Parliamentary Calendar

Obed to talk about ‘Charting Canada’s Arctic Future’ in Toronto on April 23

Podcast

Hot Room explainer: The ‘third party’ advertisers filling up your screens

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2024

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The federal public servants running in election 2025

Podcast

‘No magic math’—Why cutting waste won’t fund election promises

No ‘perfect’ solution in Carney asset disclosure calls, say law and political science experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

• 'If we believe as a society that the system doesn't work ... then we need to have a policy conversation,' says York University's Ian Stedman.

No ‘perfect’ solution in Carney asset disclosure calls, say law and political science experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

• 'If we believe as a society that the system doesn't work ... then we need to have a policy conversation,' says York University's Ian Stedman.

Despite dip in polls, Conservative path to victory remains possible, say political players

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Liberals’ lead could change if domestic concerns surpass U.S. tensions, says pundits, pollster

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Cost of living, housing the top priority for young voters, not Trump

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Campaigns quick to cut ties with candidates, have ‘less tolerance’ for controversy, in the age of social media, say politicos

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Canada Strong and Free Network looks beyond federal issues as campaign forces national Tories away from conference

NewsBY STUART BENSON

• Federal Conservative candidates stay away, but lineup includes swathe of provincial premiers, ex-politicians, and American speakers.

Canada Strong and Free Network looks beyond federal issues as campaign forces national Tories away from conference

NewsBY STUART BENSON

• Federal Conservative candidates stay away, but lineup includes swathe of provincial premiers, ex-politicians, and American speakers.

Alberta Premier Smith calls retaliatory tariffs ‘most harmful’ to Canadian business, wants CUSMA negotiation after federal election

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Alberta Premier Smith calls retaliatory tariffs ‘most harmful’ to Canadian business, wants CUSMA negotiation after federal election

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Canada ‘isolated’ as most nations rebuff retaliatory tariffs on America, says former CUSMA negotiator Verheul

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Canada ‘isolated’ as most nations rebuff retaliatory tariffs on America, says former CUSMA negotiator Verheul

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Public sector unions raise spectre of Trump, Musk in election campaign against cuts

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Public sector unions raise spectre of Trump, Musk in election campaign against cuts

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Politics This Morning

Day 34: Poilievre returns to Vancouver Island, Carney speaks at First Nations conference on last campaign Friday

Day 33: Sure, but are they funny?

Day 32: Poilievre in Nova Scotia

Day 31: Carney in Quebec, Poilievre sets out to take back Vaughan, and Singh campaigns with a former Alberta premier

COVID-19

Canada needs a complete pandemic preparedness strategy

DND and CAF ‘exempt’ from further spending cuts, says Blair after department was asked to find $900-million a year in savings

A reluctance for post-pandemic learning

Federal overtime payments on decline, but total paid out still tops $1-billion mark

Election

A new voting strategy: prevent a Liberal majority

Pundit panel: what closing messages should the leaders make to voters?

Shut out from Tory nominations in Calgary, ex-Conservative joins Liberals while another runs as Independent

Mark Carney puts it all on the line

Politics

Election campaign got it wrong, new government must get it right

Canada, the European Union, and the Eurozone

To err is human, to predict malign

‘Trump effect’ galvanizing Grit Guilbeault’s prospects in rematch against NDP’s Machouf

Foreign Policy

Treat Africa as part of Canada’s trade war response

The Canadian dream doesn’t have to be built, we are already living it

Canada needs an economic and social council to tackle trade war

Trump-era elections in the Anglosphere

Finance and Budget

Canada’s national security depends on a productive economy

Canada’s productivity is declining. So how do we fix it?

The world waits to see how long Trump’s attack on the global economy can last

Grits lead in polls for new Canadians’ support, but Tories can still gain traction as loyalties remain up for grabs, say researchers

Lobbying

Mexico and the U.S. play rough with public records and information regulators. What about Canada?

Trade tensions with U.S. motivate economic lobbying in January

Manufacturing sector and others lobbying hard for federal government support during 30-day tariff pause

Taiwan the top destination in quieter year for MPs’ sponsored travel

Legislation

Time for Canada to strengthen its digital sovereignty

MP Serré reups call for extra funds, legislation to address northern Ontario seat loss

Why Indigenous rights must be integrated into Canada’s regulatory process

Canada holds a valuable bargaining chip in trade talks with Trump

Public Service

Does size really matter? Rethinking public service reform

Anti-Black racism complaint bound for Canadian Human Rights Commission after court denies public service class action

Phoenix pay system: the real story of a public servant

Are unions braced for the storm ahead?

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