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Mark Carney
The 'slight' boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney's polling numbers may be due to the 'hope' the budget offered to Canadians that he 'might have a plan,' says Abacus Data CEO David Coletto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 14, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney will be facing off in the House this week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 14, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 14, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney will be facing off in the House this week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
Opinion | BY DARRELL BRICKER | August 20, 2025
Mark Carney
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
Opinion | BY DARRELL BRICKER | August 20, 2025
Opinion | BY DARRELL BRICKER | August 20, 2025
Mark Carney
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
Opinion | BY GREG LYLE | August 20, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney faces five serious public opinion hurdles in the upcoming sitting of Parliament, writes Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GREG LYLE | August 20, 2025
Opinion | BY GREG LYLE | August 20, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney faces five serious public opinion hurdles in the upcoming sitting of Parliament, writes Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 9, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal party caucus meeting in the West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 9, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 9, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal party caucus meeting in the West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 17, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, at a April 27 rally in Edwards, Ont., ran an election campaign on change—a message that resonated with younger voters, who, unlike boomers, were less motivated by threats from the U.S. this election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 17, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 17, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, at a April 27 rally in Edwards, Ont., ran an election campaign on change—a message that resonated with younger voters, who, unlike boomers, were less motivated by threats from the U.S. this election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | December 17, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland was named the most valuable politician, according to The Hill Times' 22nd Annual All Politics Poll. Also on the short list are Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier, and Conservative MPs Michelle Rempel and Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | December 17, 2018
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | December 17, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland was named the most valuable politician, according to The Hill Times' 22nd Annual All Politics Poll. Also on the short list are Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier, and Conservative MPs Michelle Rempel and Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | December 4, 2018
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa Centre, Ont.) next week will travel to Katowice, Poland, the heart of the country’s coal region, for the COP24 climate conference, which is underway. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | December 4, 2018
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | December 4, 2018
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa Centre, Ont.) next week will travel to Katowice, Poland, the heart of the country’s coal region, for the COP24 climate conference, which is underway. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | December 3, 2018
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured recently on the Hill. According to last week's Nanos poll, the NDP is at 14.5 per cent nationally and he's the preferred choice for prime minister by 5.8 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | December 3, 2018
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | December 3, 2018
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured recently on the Hill. According to last week's Nanos poll, the NDP is at 14.5 per cent nationally and he's the preferred choice for prime minister by 5.8 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 1, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters before caucus on Oct. 17. Six days later, he announced a rebate of carbon-pricing revenue directly to Canadians, which a new Angus Reid survey says appears to have 'mollified' some Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 1, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 1, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters before caucus on Oct. 17. Six days later, he announced a rebate of carbon-pricing revenue directly to Canadians, which a new Angus Reid survey says appears to have 'mollified' some Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 31, 2018
The Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) has been selected as the name for the new polling association that is replacing the now-defunct MRIA. Nik Nanos, pictured, sits on its interim board. The Hill Time file photograph
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 31, 2018
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 31, 2018
The Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) has been selected as the name for the new polling association that is replacing the now-defunct MRIA. Nik Nanos, pictured, sits on its interim board. The Hill Time file photograph
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | September 10, 2018
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor's department topped the list of big spenders on public opinion research. Health Canada topped the list, spending $2.8-million. Some of the projects included testing concepts for public-education campaigns on cannabis, probing Canadians’ awareness on opioids, and gauging communication strategies for its healthy-eating strategy. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | September 10, 2018
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | September 10, 2018
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor's department topped the list of big spenders on public opinion research. Health Canada topped the list, spending $2.8-million. Some of the projects included testing concepts for public-education campaigns on cannabis, probing Canadians’ awareness on opioids, and gauging communication strategies for its healthy-eating strategy. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 5, 2018
Nik Nanos, pictured, and fellow polling industry leaders have teamed up to start a new polling association. The Hill Times file photograph
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 5, 2018
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 5, 2018
Nik Nanos, pictured, and fellow polling industry leaders have teamed up to start a new polling association. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 22, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has said Canada stands by its comments and is 'very comfortable' calling for Saudi Arabia to release women's rights activists from jail, despite diplomatic sanctions from the Arab nation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 22, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 22, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has said Canada stands by its comments and is 'very comfortable' calling for Saudi Arabia to release women's rights activists from jail, despite diplomatic sanctions from the Arab nation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 22, 2018
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 22, 2018
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 22, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 15, 2018
Abacus Data head David Coletto says membership in the polling industry’s recently shuttered professional association wasn’t exactly a big draw for his clientele. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 15, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 15, 2018
Abacus Data head David Coletto says membership in the polling industry’s recently shuttered professional association wasn’t exactly a big draw for his clientele. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 13, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, centre, are polling in a dead heat, as NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, right, could be fighting for his political life in the upcoming by-election in Burnaby South, B.C. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 13, 2018
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 13, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, centre, are polling in a dead heat, as NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, right, could be fighting for his political life in the upcoming by-election in Burnaby South, B.C. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 8, 2018
Pollsters such as Corporate Research Associates CEO Don Mills, left, Campaign Research principal Richard Ciano, centre, and Insights West president Steve Mossop, right, say something has to fill the void left behind by the MRIA going out of business. Photographs courtesy of Don Mills, Richard Ciano and Steve Mossop
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 8, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 8, 2018
Pollsters such as Corporate Research Associates CEO Don Mills, left, Campaign Research principal Richard Ciano, centre, and Insights West president Steve Mossop, right, say something has to fill the void left behind by the MRIA going out of business. Photographs courtesy of Don Mills, Richard Ciano and Steve Mossop