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Prime Minister Mark Carney is stepping into a political climate where patience is measured in weeks, not years, writes Darrell Bricker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference on Parliament Hill on April 3. Since January, the Liberals' polling numbers have enjoyed a 'Lazarus-like ascent,' says pollster Frank Graves. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 14, 2025
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference on Parliament Hill on April 3. Since January, the Liberals' polling numbers have enjoyed a 'Lazarus-like ascent,' says pollster Frank Graves. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney took over the Liberal Party on March 9 and was sworn in as prime minister on March 14 following Justin Trudeau's resignation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 27, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney took over the Liberal Party on March 9 and was sworn in as prime minister on March 14 following Justin Trudeau's resignation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 24, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a 10-point lead over Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as preferred prime minister, according to the most recent Ipsos poll. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 24, 2025
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 24, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a 10-point lead over Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as preferred prime minister, according to the most recent Ipsos poll. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 3, 2025
Andrew Furey,
Andrew Furey, on resigning last week as Newfoundland and Labrador premier to return to his pre-politics career as a surgeon, was moving from one of Canada's least-trusted to most-trusted professions, according to Proof Strategies' CanTrust Index. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 3, 2025
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 3, 2025
Andrew Furey,
Andrew Furey, on resigning last week as Newfoundland and Labrador premier to return to his pre-politics career as a surgeon, was moving from one of Canada's least-trusted to most-trusted professions, according to Proof Strategies' CanTrust Index. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 26, 2025
Jagmeet Singh
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he 'won't back down' in the party's first 'pre-election' advertising campaign released on Feb. 24, which the party says will begin airing on TV screens by the end of the week. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 26, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 26, 2025
Jagmeet Singh
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he 'won't back down' in the party's first 'pre-election' advertising campaign released on Feb. 24, which the party says will begin airing on TV screens by the end of the week. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 8, 2019
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May—pictured in Ottawa in March—has a lot to smile about. Her party gained its second seat in the House following a May 6 by-election, and a recent Abacus poll shows 40 per cent of Canadians would consider voting for the party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 8, 2019
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 8, 2019
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May—pictured in Ottawa in March—has a lot to smile about. Her party gained its second seat in the House following a May 6 by-election, and a recent Abacus poll shows 40 per cent of Canadians would consider voting for the party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 2, 2019, with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, in the Prime Minister's Office on the Hill. Mr. Trudeau's Liberals have been trailing the Conservatives in recent public opinion polls. Pollsters are saying Liberals should be very concerned about this trend as the starting line of the election campaign approaches. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2019
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 2, 2019, with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, in the Prime Minister's Office on the Hill. Mr. Trudeau's Liberals have been trailing the Conservatives in recent public opinion polls. Pollsters are saying Liberals should be very concerned about this trend as the starting line of the election campaign approaches. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 17, 2019
Independent Sen. Donna Dasko commissioned a Nanos Research poll that suggests the majority of respondents support the Trudeau government’s changes to the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 17, 2019
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 17, 2019
Independent Sen. Donna Dasko commissioned a Nanos Research poll that suggests the majority of respondents support the Trudeau government’s changes to the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 15, 2019
Attorney General David Lametti, pictured on Feb. 21, 2019, arriving at the House Justice and Human Rights Committee meeting where he testified as a witness on the Jody Wilson-Raybould SNC-Lavalin affair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 15, 2019
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 15, 2019
Attorney General David Lametti, pictured on Feb. 21, 2019, arriving at the House Justice and Human Rights Committee meeting where he testified as a witness on the Jody Wilson-Raybould SNC-Lavalin affair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 12, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's, left, party is polling just ahead of the governing Liberals led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and well ahead of Jagmeet Singh's NDP. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 12, 2019
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 12, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's, left, party is polling just ahead of the governing Liberals led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and well ahead of Jagmeet Singh's NDP. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 3, 2019
Liberal Dwight Ball has been premier of Newfoundland and Labrador since 2015. If historical norms were to continue, he might be more assured of another election victory this year. But like many other parts of Atlantic Canada, traditional patterns are now far from certain on the Rock, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 3, 2019
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 3, 2019
Liberal Dwight Ball has been premier of Newfoundland and Labrador since 2015. If historical norms were to continue, he might be more assured of another election victory this year. But like many other parts of Atlantic Canada, traditional patterns are now far from certain on the Rock, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY JOLSON LIM, NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2019
Left to right, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Mr. Trudeau's polling numbers have taken a hit in the wake of the SNC-Lavalin story. Mr. Scheer shouldn’t have called for Mr. Trudeau’s head so early in the game, says ex-Conservative adviser Tim Powers, while pollster Frank Graves says Mr. Singh could benefit from focusing on the corporate accountability aspects of the SNC-Lavalin affair. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM, NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2019
News | BY JOLSON LIM, NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2019
Left to right, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Mr. Trudeau's polling numbers have taken a hit in the wake of the SNC-Lavalin story. Mr. Scheer shouldn’t have called for Mr. Trudeau’s head so early in the game, says ex-Conservative adviser Tim Powers, while pollster Frank Graves says Mr. Singh could benefit from focusing on the corporate accountability aspects of the SNC-Lavalin affair. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 4, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 20, 2019, on his way into a cabinet meeting in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 4, 2019
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 4, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 20, 2019, on his way into a cabinet meeting in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 27, 2019
A Cuban doctor vaccinates a child in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in a camp for displaced persons after a major 2010 earthquake there. Sophia Paris photograph courtesy of the UN
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 27, 2019
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 27, 2019
A Cuban doctor vaccinates a child in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in a camp for displaced persons after a major 2010 earthquake there. Sophia Paris photograph courtesy of the UN
Opinion | February 4, 2019
Opinion | February 4, 2019
Opinion | February 4, 2019
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | January 30, 2019
People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier says he’s doing things differently by ‘doing politics by conviction.’ A full-time staff of four people help run the show from the party's Gatineau, Que., headquarters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | January 30, 2019
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | January 30, 2019
People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier says he’s doing things differently by ‘doing politics by conviction.’ A full-time staff of four people help run the show from the party's Gatineau, Que., headquarters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 28, 2019
Finance Minister Bill Morneau was in Toronto’s 905 region to make sure, as we head into this year’s federal election, that local business leaders were aware of the success of the Trudeau government’s economic policies, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 28, 2019
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 28, 2019
Finance Minister Bill Morneau was in Toronto’s 905 region to make sure, as we head into this year’s federal election, that local business leaders were aware of the success of the Trudeau government’s economic policies, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade