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The leader's tour for Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, during last year's election cost $1.2-million less than that of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, but the Liberals spent nearly twice as much on salaries and benefits during the 37-day campaign. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Conservatives outspent Liberals by $1.2-million during the 2025 election

NewsBY STUART BENSON
  • Advertising made up two-thirds of the $96-million in combined campaign expenses by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, and Bloc Québécois, with television and digital drawing the biggest payouts.

Conservatives outspent Liberals by $1.2-million during the 2025 election

NewsBY STUART BENSON
  • Advertising made up two-thirds of the $96-million in combined campaign expenses by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, and Bloc Québécois, with television and digital drawing the biggest payouts.
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Sidhu leads a trade mission to the Gulf

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Four jobs, two countries, one problem

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Where is the real threat to Canadian security coming from?

OpinionBY CHRISTOPHER INGRAM, ERROL MENDES, JOSEPH INGRAM
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Next year ‘an important one for Quebec’ as possibility of referendum looms, say Bloc MP, politicos

Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre reflect on the past year and offer a look-ahead for 2026 in their multiple year-end interviews.

A ‘laser-focused’ Carney and ‘embattled’ Poilievre share contrasting messages in year-end interviews

NewsBY IREM KOCA
  • When asked by the CBC about the floor-crossing Conservatives, Leader Pierre Poilievre framed the issue as 'a problem of [Mark] Carney’s leadership,' accusing the prime minister of 'trying to manipulate his way through backroom deals to get that majority.'

A ‘laser-focused’ Carney and ‘embattled’ Poilievre share contrasting messages in year-end interviews

NewsBY IREM KOCA
  • When asked by the CBC about the floor-crossing Conservatives, Leader Pierre Poilievre framed the issue as 'a problem of [Mark] Carney’s leadership,' accusing the prime minister of 'trying to manipulate his way through backroom deals to get that majority.'
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Decked halls of Parliament on pause until House returns on Jan. 26

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U.S. President Donald Trump, clockwise from top, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Quebec Premier François Legault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Gurney, Harris, and Whittington rank as most-read columns of 2025

OpinionBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF
  • This year, readers were most interested in analysis of Mark Carney as prime minister, Pierre Poilievre's caucus control, and the upheaval caused by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Gurney, Harris, and Whittington rank as most-read columns of 2025

OpinionBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF
  • This year, readers were most interested in analysis of Mark Carney as prime minister, Pierre Poilievre's caucus control, and the upheaval caused by U.S. President Donald Trump.

A Faustian climate bargain

OpinionBY DOREEN BARRIE

A Faustian climate bargain

OpinionBY DOREEN BARRIE
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty announced a new plan for bolstering funding for child services for First Nations yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds pursuing new plan for funding First Nations’ child services

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW
  • Plus, activist groups will call on the government to ‘enforce the ceasefire’ in Gaza today.

Feds pursuing new plan for funding First Nations’ child services

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW
  • Plus, activist groups will call on the government to ‘enforce the ceasefire’ in Gaza today.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre celebrates winning the byelection in Battle River–Crowfoot, Alta., on Aug. 18. His campaign posted nearly $190,000 in expenses, relying on party and riding association transfers to cover the difference between his $2,800 in fundraising from four contributors. Photograph courtesy of X

Conservatives’ $189K Alberta byelection spend ‘left nothing to chance’ on leader’s return to Parliament, say strategists

NewsBY STUART BENSON
  • The ‘all-in’ bet on Pierre Poilievre’s August byelection campaign paid off, but the 24-to-1 fundraising deficit to his right-flank reveals an 'undercurrent’ that could snowball if left unchecked, says Liberal strategist Dan Arnold.

Conservatives’ $189K Alberta byelection spend ‘left nothing to chance’ on leader’s return to Parliament, say strategists

NewsBY STUART BENSON
  • The ‘all-in’ bet on Pierre Poilievre’s August byelection campaign paid off, but the 24-to-1 fundraising deficit to his right-flank reveals an 'undercurrent’ that could snowball if left unchecked, says Liberal strategist Dan Arnold.

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