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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 ABBAS RANA | April 2, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently on the Hill. The Liberals have, so far, failed to communicate their message on economic management effectively, say pollsters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 2, 2018
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 2, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently on the Hill. The Liberals have, so far, failed to communicate their message on economic management effectively, say pollsters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 21, 2018
Part of Scheer’s strategy at the moment appears to be staying out of trouble—something his opponents haven’t been doing, writes strategist Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 21, 2018
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 21, 2018
Part of Scheer’s strategy at the moment appears to be staying out of trouble—something his opponents haven’t been doing, writes strategist Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 19, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently on the Hill. National polls are showing the prime minister's majority governing party is losing ground to the opposition parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 19, 2018
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 19, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently on the Hill. National polls are showing the prime minister's majority governing party is losing ground to the opposition parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 26, 2018
Far fewer people approve of the job Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is doing than did last May, but his governing Liberal Party has yet to be seriously affected by that drop. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 26, 2018
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 26, 2018
Far fewer people approve of the job Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is doing than did last May, but his governing Liberal Party has yet to be seriously affected by that drop. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 26, 2018
Protesters, pictured Dec. 5, 2016, on Parliament Hill opposing the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 26, 2018
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 26, 2018
Protesters, pictured Dec. 5, 2016, on Parliament Hill opposing the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 5, 2018
Pollster Nik Nanos says there is one number the Liberals can't ignore as they head into the next election. Mr. Nanos is launching a new book on anti-establishment politics in Canada, the U.S., and Europe. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 5, 2018
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 5, 2018
Pollster Nik Nanos says there is one number the Liberals can't ignore as they head into the next election. Mr. Nanos is launching a new book on anti-establishment politics in Canada, the U.S., and Europe. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 2, 2018
In a new national Forum Research poll, only 40 per cent of respondents said they trust pre-election promises, with a meagre three per cent saying they have a lot of trust in them. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 2, 2018
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 2, 2018
In a new national Forum Research poll, only 40 per cent of respondents said they trust pre-election promises, with a meagre three per cent saying they have a lot of trust in them. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 1, 2018
Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, has been both derided as an 'architect of genocide' and praised as one of Canada's founding fathers. George Lancefield photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 1, 2018
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 1, 2018
Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, has been both derided as an 'architect of genocide' and praised as one of Canada's founding fathers. George Lancefield photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | January 29, 2018
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is staring down a limited and narrow path to victory in 2019 if he can't reshape his party's standing with women, millennials, and Quebecers, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | January 29, 2018
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | January 29, 2018
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is staring down a limited and narrow path to victory in 2019 if he can't reshape his party's standing with women, millennials, and Quebecers, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | January 16, 2018
The federal Conservatives, led by Andrew Scheer, pictured here in the House foyer, are polling only three points behind the governing Liberals in the latest Nanos weekly tracking poll. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | January 16, 2018
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | January 16, 2018
The federal Conservatives, led by Andrew Scheer, pictured here in the House foyer, are polling only three points behind the governing Liberals in the latest Nanos weekly tracking poll. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | December 18, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer were voted the top three most valuable politicians in Ottawa in this year's All Politics Poll. The Hill Times file photographs
News | BY JOLSON LIM | December 18, 2017
News | BY JOLSON LIM | December 18, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer were voted the top three most valuable politicians in Ottawa in this year's All Politics Poll. The Hill Times file photographs
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 18, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals will battle Jagmeet Singh's New Democratic Party for progressive voters in the next federal election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 18, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 18, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals will battle Jagmeet Singh's New Democratic Party for progressive voters in the next federal election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade