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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, at a April 27 rally in Edwards, Ont., ran an election campaign on change—a message that resonated with younger voters, who, unlike boomers, were less motivated by threats from the U.S. this election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 4, 2025
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 2, 2025
Despite spending more than $100,000 monthly since January to advertise on Meta platforms, and millions more on YouTube, Google, and TV spots, third-party political groups like Protecting Canada are choosing to stay quiet rather than register with Elections Canada. Screenshot courtesy of Protecting Canada.ca
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 2, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 2, 2025
Despite spending more than $100,000 monthly since January to advertise on Meta platforms, and millions more on YouTube, Google, and TV spots, third-party political groups like Protecting Canada are choosing to stay quiet rather than register with Elections Canada. Screenshot courtesy of Protecting Canada.ca
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, and PPC Leader Maxime Bernier. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 28, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, and PPC Leader Maxime Bernier. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and his Liberal Party kicked off the first official day of the writ period with over $118,000 in Meta ads, 14 times more than the Conservatives led by Pierre Poilievre, who spent over $500,000 in the previous week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 27, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and his Liberal Party kicked off the first official day of the writ period with over $118,000 in Meta ads, 14 times more than the Conservatives led by Pierre Poilievre, who spent over $500,000 in the previous week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, spent just shy of $300,000 during Liberal leadership race to introduce himself to the party membership and Canadians at large, while the Pierre Poilievre-led Conservatives approach $200,000 per week to define him in at least three different languages. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 18, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, spent just shy of $300,000 during Liberal leadership race to introduce himself to the party membership and Canadians at large, while the Pierre Poilievre-led Conservatives approach $200,000 per week to define him in at least three different languages. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 7, 2018
Acting Democratic Institutions Minister Scott Brison introduced the Elections Modernization Act into the House of Commons April 30. The wide-ranging bill changes rules for privacy, campaigning, and advertising for political parties and other organizations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 7, 2018
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 7, 2018
Acting Democratic Institutions Minister Scott Brison introduced the Elections Modernization Act into the House of Commons April 30. The wide-ranging bill changes rules for privacy, campaigning, and advertising for political parties and other organizations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 2, 2018
The office of Acting Democratic Institutions Minister Scott Brison is promising the government will close loopholes related to election advertising spending by third parties. Digital strategists say digital platforms like Facebook have made it easier than ever to run political advertising campaigns that skirt election finance laws. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 2, 2018
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 2, 2018
The office of Acting Democratic Institutions Minister Scott Brison is promising the government will close loopholes related to election advertising spending by third parties. Digital strategists say digital platforms like Facebook have made it easier than ever to run political advertising campaigns that skirt election finance laws. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 13, 2017
Opinion | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 13, 2017
Opinion | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 13, 2017
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 4, 2017
Sen. Nancy Greene Raine, centre, holds a press conference in Ottawa on Sept. 28, 2016, after introducing Bill S-228, the Child Health Protection Act, with Manuel Arango, director of health policy and advocacy at the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and Corinne Voyer, director of Coalition québécoise sur la problématique du poids. Photograph courtesy of Sen. Nancy Greene Raine
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 4, 2017
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 4, 2017
Sen. Nancy Greene Raine, centre, holds a press conference in Ottawa on Sept. 28, 2016, after introducing Bill S-228, the Child Health Protection Act, with Manuel Arango, director of health policy and advocacy at the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and Corinne Voyer, director of Coalition québécoise sur la problématique du poids. Photograph courtesy of Sen. Nancy Greene Raine
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 15, 2016
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne will soon be getting results from a study into the reasons behind the pay gap between men and women, a gap that's been closing more slowly in recent years. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 15, 2016
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 15, 2016
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne will soon be getting results from a study into the reasons behind the pay gap between men and women, a gap that's been closing more slowly in recent years. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 18, 2016
Left: Treasury Board President Scott Brison, Advertising Standards Canada vice-president Janet Feasby, and Democracy Watch co-founder Duff Conacher. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and Cynthia Munster, photograph courtesy of Janet Feasby
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 18, 2016
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 18, 2016
Left: Treasury Board President Scott Brison, Advertising Standards Canada vice-president Janet Feasby, and Democracy Watch co-founder Duff Conacher. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and Cynthia Munster, photograph courtesy of Janet Feasby
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