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The crowd at the Politics & the Pen at the Château Laurier on Sept. 24 for this year’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
News | BY ABBAS RANA, MARLO GLASS | September 1, 2025
Jenni Byrne, who managed the Conservatives' 2024 election campaign, has yet to speak directly to the national council or the national caucus about the party’s election loss or her future plans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA, MARLO GLASS | September 1, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA, MARLO GLASS | September 1, 2025
Jenni Byrne, who managed the Conservatives' 2024 election campaign, has yet to speak directly to the national council or the national caucus about the party’s election loss or her future plans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 1, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is so detached from any ideological moorings that he’ll even attack his own base if he thinks it will help him score political points, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 1, 2025
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 1, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is so detached from any ideological moorings that he’ll even attack his own base if he thinks it will help him score political points, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | August 25, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, will return to the House of Commons this September where he will face a different prime minister in Mark Carney, not pictured. Interim NDP Leader Don Davies leads a much smaller caucus of seven members after his party lost more than half of its MPs in the 2025 election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | August 25, 2025
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | August 25, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, will return to the House of Commons this September where he will face a different prime minister in Mark Carney, not pictured. Interim NDP Leader Don Davies leads a much smaller caucus of seven members after his party lost more than half of its MPs in the 2025 election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | August 13, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his front-bench leadership team have spent the barbecue circuit testing a slew of messages in legacy media and alternative platforms, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | August 13, 2025
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | August 13, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his front-bench leadership team have spent the barbecue circuit testing a slew of messages in legacy media and alternative platforms, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 13, 2025
Capital Pride and Liberal Party organizers are attempting to ‘lower the temperature’ ahead of Ottawa’s annual parade on Aug. 24 to avoid last year's turbulence. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 13, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 13, 2025
Capital Pride and Liberal Party organizers are attempting to ‘lower the temperature’ ahead of Ottawa’s annual parade on Aug. 24 to avoid last year's turbulence. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 4, 2024
Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The politically homeless won't necessarily be attracted to the main parties if they move to the centre, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia/illustration by Neena Singhal
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 4, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 4, 2024
Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The politically homeless won't necessarily be attracted to the main parties if they move to the centre, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia/illustration by Neena Singhal
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 ABBAS RANA | October 28, 2024
The national Liberal caucus, pictured here on April 17, is set to receive a briefing on Wednesday from the party's national campaign director, Andrew Bevan, outlining his strategy for the next federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 28, 2024
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 28, 2024
The national Liberal caucus, pictured here on April 17, is set to receive a briefing on Wednesday from the party's national campaign director, Andrew Bevan, outlining his strategy for the next federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEVEN CHAPLIN | October 28, 2024
House Speaker Greg Fergus agreed with the Conservatives last month that parliamentary privilege had been violated because the government didn’t comply with a vote approved by MPs to release all SDTC documents to the House law clerk within 30 days. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEVEN CHAPLIN | October 28, 2024
Opinion | BY STEVEN CHAPLIN | October 28, 2024
House Speaker Greg Fergus agreed with the Conservatives last month that parliamentary privilege had been violated because the government didn’t comply with a vote approved by MPs to release all SDTC documents to the House law clerk within 30 days. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 21, 2024
Liberal MP Yvan Baker, left, has accused Deputy Speaker Chris d'Entremont of being pressured by Conservative MPs when he barred Baker from speaking in the Chamber, a charge that d'Entremont denies. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Cynthia Münster
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 21, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 21, 2024
Liberal MP Yvan Baker, left, has accused Deputy Speaker Chris d'Entremont of being pressured by Conservative MPs when he barred Baker from speaking in the Chamber, a charge that d'Entremont denies. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Cynthia Münster
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 16, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the Liberal caucus on the Hill with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, April 17, 2024, a day after she released the budget. A group of more than 20 Liberal MPs the prime minister to step down as party leader ahead of the next election, but two MPs argue the timing is not good for such a significant shift. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 16, 2024
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 16, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the Liberal caucus on the Hill with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, April 17, 2024, a day after she released the budget. A group of more than 20 Liberal MPs the prime minister to step down as party leader ahead of the next election, but two MPs argue the timing is not good for such a significant shift. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 13, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia, left, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer and NDP MP Charlie Angus. UBC's Stewart Prest describes the current political environment in the House as 'unstable stability,' where parties are continually trying to jockey themselves for position. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 13, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 13, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia, left, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer and NDP MP Charlie Angus. UBC's Stewart Prest describes the current political environment in the House as 'unstable stability,' where parties are continually trying to jockey themselves for position. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 7, 2024
Survivor Keith Chiefmoon speaks at the Truth and Reconciliation Day event on Parliament Hill on Sept. 30, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 7, 2024
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 7, 2024
Survivor Keith Chiefmoon speaks at the Truth and Reconciliation Day event on Parliament Hill on Sept. 30, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 7, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre has given his caucus the green light to speak to CTV News after his party boycotted the network for airing an altered clip of his words. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 7, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 7, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre has given his caucus the green light to speak to CTV News after his party boycotted the network for airing an altered clip of his words. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 30, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. After years on the fringes of every consequential election in this country, perhaps the moment has finally come for 'none-of-the-above,' writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 30, 2024
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 30, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. After years on the fringes of every consequential election in this country, perhaps the moment has finally come for 'none-of-the-above,' writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 16, 2024
Government House Leader Karina Gould calls out the carbon tax stances of the Conservative and NDP leaders, as MPs return for the fall sitting of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 16, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 16, 2024
Government House Leader Karina Gould calls out the carbon tax stances of the Conservative and NDP leaders, as MPs return for the fall sitting of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 16, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. It's going to be a tense few months in the House. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 16, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 16, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. It's going to be a tense few months in the House. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade