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Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland stepped down from cabinet as transport and internal trade minister on Sept. 16 to take up the role of Canada’s special representative for the reconstruction of Ukraine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 8, 2025
Liberal MPs Jaime Battiste, left, and Mike Kelloway
Liberal MPs Jaime Battiste, left, says he is the incumbent for the newly-formed Sydney-Glace Bay, N.S., riding given it contains much of his current riding, while Mike Kelloway says the new electoral boundaries mean there are no incumbents. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson, photograph courtesy of X
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 8, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 8, 2025
Liberal MPs Jaime Battiste, left, and Mike Kelloway
Liberal MPs Jaime Battiste, left, says he is the incumbent for the newly-formed Sydney-Glace Bay, N.S., riding given it contains much of his current riding, while Mike Kelloway says the new electoral boundaries mean there are no incumbents. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson, photograph courtesy of X
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
Outgoing housing minister Sean Fraser leads the pack in the 2024 All Politics Poll survey, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has respondents divided. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia and photo illustration by Joey Sabourin
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
Outgoing housing minister Sean Fraser leads the pack in the 2024 All Politics Poll survey, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has respondents divided. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia and photo illustration by Joey Sabourin
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 3, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is currently the only party leader in the House to not have a security clearance, which has left him open to criticism from other parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 3, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 3, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is currently the only party leader in the House to not have a security clearance, which has left him open to criticism from other parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2024
Stéphane Perrault
On Sept. 24, Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault told the Public Inquiry on Foreign Interference that Elections Canada should not administer nomination races, but he would propose tighter rules on how parties choose their leaders and candidates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2024
Stéphane Perrault
On Sept. 24, Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault told the Public Inquiry on Foreign Interference that Elections Canada should not administer nomination races, but he would propose tighter rules on how parties choose their leaders and candidates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, ABBAS RANA | September 6, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the Liberal caucus in West Block on April 17, 2024. Top party officials benefit from having a high degree of control over nominations, say veteran political insiders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, ABBAS RANA | September 6, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, ABBAS RANA | September 6, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the Liberal caucus in West Block on April 17, 2024. Top party officials benefit from having a high degree of control over nominations, say veteran political insiders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 30, 2021
Former party president Anna Gainey, left, pictured withJustin Trudeau in May 2016 at the party's Winnipeg convention, could run for the Liberal nomination in the safe Quebec Liberal riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, say Liberal sources. But Ms. Gainey told The Hill Times she has no plans to run at this time. Photograph courtesy PMO/Adam Scotti
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 30, 2021
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 30, 2021
Former party president Anna Gainey, left, pictured withJustin Trudeau in May 2016 at the party's Winnipeg convention, could run for the Liberal nomination in the safe Quebec Liberal riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, say Liberal sources. But Ms. Gainey told The Hill Times she has no plans to run at this time. Photograph courtesy PMO/Adam Scotti
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 2, 2021
Preet Pannu, top left, Daniella Johnson, Shafqat Ali, Amin Dhillon, above left, Paul Saguil, S.P. Singh, and Jasdev Bhatti are running for Liberal nomination in the coveted riding of Brampton Centre. The winner is almost guaranteed a seat in the House of Commons. Photographs courtesy of candidates
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 2, 2021
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 2, 2021
Preet Pannu, top left, Daniella Johnson, Shafqat Ali, Amin Dhillon, above left, Paul Saguil, S.P. Singh, and Jasdev Bhatti are running for Liberal nomination in the coveted riding of Brampton Centre. The winner is almost guaranteed a seat in the House of Commons. Photographs courtesy of candidates
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 30, 2021
Two-term Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon is not expected to run in the next election.. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 30, 2021
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 30, 2021
Two-term Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon is not expected to run in the next election.. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | July 28, 2021
NDP MP Charlie Angus says he's strongly against the use of facial recognition technology in government or politics, at least until there's boundaries and proper processes set in place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | July 28, 2021
News | BY ALICE CHEN | July 28, 2021
NDP MP Charlie Angus says he's strongly against the use of facial recognition technology in government or politics, at least until there's boundaries and proper processes set in place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 10, 2021
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole, left, pictured Sept. 9, 2020, with chief of staff Tausha Michaud and campaign manager Fred DeLorey on the Hill. In May of last year, 269,500 Conservative Party members had signed up to vote in the leadership election and thousands of those memberships will expire at the end of this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 10, 2021
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 10, 2021
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole, left, pictured Sept. 9, 2020, with chief of staff Tausha Michaud and campaign manager Fred DeLorey on the Hill. In May of last year, 269,500 Conservative Party members had signed up to vote in the leadership election and thousands of those memberships will expire at the end of this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 10, 2021
More than 3,000 delegates are expected to attend the March 18-20 virtual convention of the Conservative Party. Around 4,100 delegates are eligible to attend as voting delegates. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 10, 2021
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 10, 2021
More than 3,000 delegates are expected to attend the March 18-20 virtual convention of the Conservative Party. Around 4,100 delegates are eligible to attend as voting delegates. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 24, 2021
Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef, pictured on Nov. 9, 2020, recently bade farewell to her senior rural affairs adviser Mike Bossio, but has also welcomed a new regional affairs adviser for the West and North. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 24, 2021
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 24, 2021
Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef, pictured on Nov. 9, 2020, recently bade farewell to her senior rural affairs adviser Mike Bossio, but has also welcomed a new regional affairs adviser for the West and North. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 1, 2021
As of last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals had nominated candidates in 62 of 338 ridings across the country, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's Conservatives had nominated 140 and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's New Democrats had nominated 11 candidates. The Hill Times file photographs
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 1, 2021
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 1, 2021
As of last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals had nominated candidates in 62 of 338 ridings across the country, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's Conservatives had nominated 140 and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's New Democrats had nominated 11 candidates. The Hill Times file photographs
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 20, 2021
The parties of, from left, Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh have already gotten candidate nominations underway in anticipation of a snap election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 20, 2021
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 20, 2021
The parties of, from left, Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh have already gotten candidate nominations underway in anticipation of a snap election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 27, 2020
Erin O'Toole's Conservatives have finalized the nomination rules for the party's 217 upheld ridings, according to Conservative sources. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 27, 2020
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 27, 2020
Erin O'Toole's Conservatives have finalized the nomination rules for the party's 217 upheld ridings, according to Conservative sources. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 7, 2020
Erin O'Toole, pictured with Conservative MP James Bezan, won the Conservative Party's leadership last month. Now, the Conservatives are making preparations for the nomination process for 217 unheld ridings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 7, 2020
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 7, 2020
Erin O'Toole, pictured with Conservative MP James Bezan, won the Conservative Party's leadership last month. Now, the Conservatives are making preparations for the nomination process for 217 unheld ridings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 31, 2020
Former senior Conservative Hill staffer Melissa Lantsman, left, Ontario PC MPP Roman Baber, and former Tory candidate Rachel Willson are said to be considering a run for the Conservative nomination in the recently opened GTA riding of York Centre. As of deadline last week, the party had not announced publicly when the nomination will be held. Photograph courtesy of twitter, LinkedIn, and Wikipedia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 31, 2020
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 31, 2020
Former senior Conservative Hill staffer Melissa Lantsman, left, Ontario PC MPP Roman Baber, and former Tory candidate Rachel Willson are said to be considering a run for the Conservative nomination in the recently opened GTA riding of York Centre. As of deadline last week, the party had not announced publicly when the nomination will be held. Photograph courtesy of twitter, LinkedIn, and Wikipedia