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Ontario ISG Senator Donna Dasko tabled Bill S-213 with proposed reforms to the Canada Elections Act on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative leader in the House Andrew Scheer, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet all got a salary increase under the Parliament of Canada Act, effective April 1, 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative leader in the House Andrew Scheer, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet all got a salary increase under the Parliament of Canada Act, effective April 1, 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
Conservative and Liberal supporters in Montreal ahead of the April 17 English-language leaders' debate. It is a major disservice to voters if party platforms are released mere days before ballots are cast, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
Conservative and Liberal supporters in Montreal ahead of the April 17 English-language leaders' debate. It is a major disservice to voters if party platforms are released mere days before ballots are cast, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 21, 2025
Whichever way you cast your vote in the coming election, do not believe the promises made regarding defence investment, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Corporal Alana Morin
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 21, 2025
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 21, 2025
Whichever way you cast your vote in the coming election, do not believe the promises made regarding defence investment, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Corporal Alana Morin
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 15, 2025
Jagmeet Singh
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is backed by a team of experienced, and familiar, party organizers this election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 15, 2025
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 15, 2025
Jagmeet Singh
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is backed by a team of experienced, and familiar, party organizers this election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 1, 2018
Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics Committee chair Bob Zimmer checks his watch ahead of the committee's meeting on Sept. 27, during which committee members heard much-anticipated testimony from AggregateIQ chief executive officer Zack Massingham, via videolink, as part of its ongoing study into the Cambridge Analytica-Facebook data breach. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 1, 2018
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 1, 2018
Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics Committee chair Bob Zimmer checks his watch ahead of the committee's meeting on Sept. 27, during which committee members heard much-anticipated testimony from AggregateIQ chief executive officer Zack Massingham, via videolink, as part of its ongoing study into the Cambridge Analytica-Facebook data breach. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 29, 2018
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured greeting a supporter at his party's national convention on Aug. 24 in Halifax, handled Maxime Bernier’s departure well, argues Tim Powers, by letting him leave on his own. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 29, 2018
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 29, 2018
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured greeting a supporter at his party's national convention on Aug. 24 in Halifax, handled Maxime Bernier’s departure well, argues Tim Powers, by letting him leave on his own. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, CHARELLE EVELYN, JOLSON LIM | August 29, 2018
Clockwise from left: MP Maxime Bernier, pictured in 2016, says he's working on Elections Canada documents to launch a new party, meanwhile anti-supply management proponent Clint Desveaux is organizing for Mr. Bernier, and Conservative convention delegate Nathan Weber has left the party and was asked to join Mr. Bernier's camp. The Hill Times file photograph, photograph courtesy of Twitter, The Hill Times photograph by Charelle Evelyn
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, CHARELLE EVELYN, JOLSON LIM | August 29, 2018
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, CHARELLE EVELYN, JOLSON LIM | August 29, 2018
Clockwise from left: MP Maxime Bernier, pictured in 2016, says he's working on Elections Canada documents to launch a new party, meanwhile anti-supply management proponent Clint Desveaux is organizing for Mr. Bernier, and Conservative convention delegate Nathan Weber has left the party and was asked to join Mr. Bernier's camp. The Hill Times file photograph, photograph courtesy of Twitter, The Hill Times photograph by Charelle Evelyn
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 29, 2018
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer gives a keynote speech at the 2018 Conservative national policy convention in Halifax on Aug. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 29, 2018
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 29, 2018
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer gives a keynote speech at the 2018 Conservative national policy convention in Halifax on Aug. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 29, 2018
Conservative national campaign manager Hamish Marshall, pictured in Ottawa in February, says candidates in 2019 don't need to have a long history with the party to be considered viable options. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 29, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 29, 2018
Conservative national campaign manager Hamish Marshall, pictured in Ottawa in February, says candidates in 2019 don't need to have a long history with the party to be considered viable options. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 27, 2018
With Maxime Bernier, left, out of the Conservative Party, Tory caucus members said they weren’t concerned party members would abandon the leadership of Andrew Scheer, right. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 27, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 27, 2018
With Maxime Bernier, left, out of the Conservative Party, Tory caucus members said they weren’t concerned party members would abandon the leadership of Andrew Scheer, right. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 25, 2018
Conservative Party delegates voted on 30 policy resolutions on the third and final day of the party's national convention in Halifax on Saturday. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 25, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 25, 2018
Conservative Party delegates voted on 30 policy resolutions on the third and final day of the party's national convention in Halifax on Saturday. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 25, 2018
From left, Toronto Conservative convention delegate William Luke, president of the Saskatchewan Party Youth Tye Hapke, University of Waterloo student Alexander Corelli, and University of Lethbridge student Emily Gilroy. The Hill Times photographs by Samantha Wright Allen
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 25, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 25, 2018
From left, Toronto Conservative convention delegate William Luke, president of the Saskatchewan Party Youth Tye Hapke, University of Waterloo student Alexander Corelli, and University of Lethbridge student Emily Gilroy. The Hill Times photographs by Samantha Wright Allen
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 25, 2018
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, centre, with wife Jill and former Tory cabinet minister Peter MacKay. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 25, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 25, 2018
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, centre, with wife Jill and former Tory cabinet minister Peter MacKay. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 24, 2018
Conservative Party delegates sat down to cast their votes in the first round of policy debate at their national convention in Halifax Friday. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 24, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 24, 2018
Conservative Party delegates sat down to cast their votes in the first round of policy debate at their national convention in Halifax Friday. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 24, 2018
Montreal-area delegate Tanya Eickhoff supported former Tory Maxime Bernier's ideas, but said she was angered by 'gadfly' actions that serve to distract the Conservative Party. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 24, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 24, 2018
Montreal-area delegate Tanya Eickhoff supported former Tory Maxime Bernier's ideas, but said she was angered by 'gadfly' actions that serve to distract the Conservative Party. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, CHARELLE EVELYN | August 23, 2018
Quebec MP Maxime Bernier announced in a Parliament Hill press conference that he is leaving the Conservative Party Thursday. The Hill Times photograph by Beatrice Paez
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, CHARELLE EVELYN | August 23, 2018
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, CHARELLE EVELYN | August 23, 2018
Quebec MP Maxime Bernier announced in a Parliament Hill press conference that he is leaving the Conservative Party Thursday. The Hill Times photograph by Beatrice Paez