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Pierre Poilievre will have his leadership reviewed at the Conservative Party's biennial policy convention in Calgary, Alta., between Jan. 29-31, 2026. The party will also elect new 20 national councillors at the event. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 9, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Political parties may have their differences, but when it comes to fundraising, they all share the same principles, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 9, 2025
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 9, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Political parties may have their differences, but when it comes to fundraising, they all share the same principles, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 30, 2025
Don Davies
Interim NDP leader Don Davies says the party is pushing for additional resources amidst return to Parliament without recognized House status and the fewest seats ever won in the party’s history. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 30, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 30, 2025
Don Davies
Interim NDP leader Don Davies says the party is pushing for additional resources amidst return to Parliament without recognized House status and the fewest seats ever won in the party’s history. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 26, 2025
Even though the Conservatives lost the April 28 federal election, Pierre Poilievre, pictured right with his wife Anaida Poilievre, still appears to maintain strong control over his party. Leading up to the election, most political observers anticipated a Liberal majority, yet the Conservatives managed to hold them to a minority. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 26, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 26, 2025
Even though the Conservatives lost the April 28 federal election, Pierre Poilievre, pictured right with his wife Anaida Poilievre, still appears to maintain strong control over his party. Leading up to the election, most political observers anticipated a Liberal majority, yet the Conservatives managed to hold them to a minority. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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
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
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 22, 2018
Conservatives will be hashing out items that may make it on the party’s 2019 election platform at their convention in Halifax this weekend. Pictured, delegates vote during a plenary session in Calgary in 2013. The Hill Times photograph by Daniel Leon Rodriguez
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 22, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 22, 2018
Conservatives will be hashing out items that may make it on the party’s 2019 election platform at their convention in Halifax this weekend. Pictured, delegates vote during a plenary session in Calgary in 2013. The Hill Times photograph by Daniel Leon Rodriguez
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | August 22, 2018
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | August 22, 2018
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | August 22, 2018
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 22, 2018
If party leader Andrew Scheer wants the Conservatives to succeed in 2019, he has to step outside the Tory base and find a small foothold among other voters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 22, 2018
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 22, 2018
If party leader Andrew Scheer wants the Conservatives to succeed in 2019, he has to step outside the Tory base and find a small foothold among other voters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 22, 2018
After stirring up controversy on Twitter, Tory MP Maxime Bernier, left, is pulling focus from Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer’s, right, first policy convention as leader. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 22, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 22, 2018
After stirring up controversy on Twitter, Tory MP Maxime Bernier, left, is pulling focus from Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer’s, right, first policy convention as leader. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 22, 2018
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 22, 2018
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 22, 2018
Opinion | August 1, 2018
Opinion | August 1, 2018
Opinion | August 1, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | July 31, 2018
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, speaking to reporters in the House foyer, on May 29. With 16 months or so left before the next election, the party has been slow to increase its fundraising. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | July 31, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | July 31, 2018
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, speaking to reporters in the House foyer, on May 29. With 16 months or so left before the next election, the party has been slow to increase its fundraising. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | July 11, 2018
Delegates participate in a plenary session at the Conservative convention in Calgary in 2013. Organizers of this August's convention hope to match the record number of delegates, about 2,300, who attended the last one in 2016 in Vancouver. The Hill Times photograph by Daniel Leon Rodriguez
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | July 11, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | July 11, 2018
Delegates participate in a plenary session at the Conservative convention in Calgary in 2013. Organizers of this August's convention hope to match the record number of delegates, about 2,300, who attended the last one in 2016 in Vancouver. The Hill Times photograph by Daniel Leon Rodriguez
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 4, 2018
Canadian whistleblower Chris Wylie testified before the House Ethics Committee via video link on May 29, and offered up a number of suggestions and points for consideration for MPs as they work to recommend legislative changes to address issues raised around the use of personal data in politics. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 4, 2018
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 4, 2018
Canadian whistleblower Chris Wylie testified before the House Ethics Committee via video link on May 29, and offered up a number of suggestions and points for consideration for MPs as they work to recommend legislative changes to address issues raised around the use of personal data in politics. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu