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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 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
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 24, 2025
Most polls released this month show the Conservatives, led by Pierre Poilievre, pictured with his son Cruz at a Conservative rally In Ottawa on Feb. 15, 2025, losing ground to the Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 24, 2025
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 24, 2025
Most polls released this month show the Conservatives, led by Pierre Poilievre, pictured with his son Cruz at a Conservative rally In Ottawa on Feb. 15, 2025, losing ground to the Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 19, 2025
Quebec polls have recently shifted for the parties of Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 19, 2025
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 19, 2025
Quebec polls have recently shifted for the parties of Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 17, 2025
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, left, would bring his party to a dead heat against the Conservative Party under leader Pierre Poilievre, right, a new Leger poll suggests, amid growing Canadian anger at U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, graphic by Neena Singhal
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 17, 2025
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 17, 2025
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, left, would bring his party to a dead heat against the Conservative Party under leader Pierre Poilievre, right, a new Leger poll suggests, amid growing Canadian anger at U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, graphic by Neena Singhal
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 10, 2016
A crowd in London's Trafalgar Square. Gwynne Dyer argues that a huge popular overestimate of the number of immigrants in Great Britain contributed to the Brexit victory in June. Photo courtesy of David Holt
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 10, 2016
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 10, 2016
A crowd in London's Trafalgar Square. Gwynne Dyer argues that a huge popular overestimate of the number of immigrants in Great Britain contributed to the Brexit victory in June. Photo courtesy of David Holt
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | July 13, 2016
During the debate on assisted dying, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould (left) and Health Minister Jane Philpott argued that more study needed to be done before granting access to mature minors and people with mental illness. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | July 13, 2016
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | July 13, 2016
During the debate on assisted dying, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould (left) and Health Minister Jane Philpott argued that more study needed to be done before granting access to mature minors and people with mental illness. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 11, 2016
Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef, right, and PCO's Isabelle Mondou appeared before the House of Commons' Special Committee on Electoral Reform on July 6 and the room was packed, with many eager to hear from the minister. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 11, 2016
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 11, 2016
Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef, right, and PCO's Isabelle Mondou appeared before the House of Commons' Special Committee on Electoral Reform on July 6 and the room was packed, with many eager to hear from the minister. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY GREG LYLE | April 11, 2016
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, pictured campaigning in the last federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY GREG LYLE | April 11, 2016
News | BY GREG LYLE | April 11, 2016
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, pictured campaigning in the last federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH | March 21, 2016
Ian Binnie, special arbitrator for the Senate dispute resolution process, will speak to media about his report regarding Senate expenses at 11:30 a.m. in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. Mr. Binnie, a former Supreme Court justice, provided his rulings to the Senate two weeks ago. The 14 Senators who chose to take their cases to Mr. Binnie are: Quebec Ind. Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, Quebec Conservative Sen. Jean-Guy Dagenais, New Brunswick Liberal Sen. Joseph Day, Ontario Liberal Sen. Colin Kenny, New Brunswick Liberal Sen. Sandra Lovelace Nicholas, Nova Scotia Liberal Sen. Terry Mercer, Saskatchewan Liberal Sen. Pana Merchant, Nunavut Conservative Sen. Dennis Patterson, Manitoba Conservative Sen. Donald Plett, Northwest Territories Liberal Sen. Nick Sibbeston and Saskatchewan Conservative Sen. David Tkachuk. Three former Senators—Lowell Murray, Robert Peterson and Terry Stratton also challenged Mr. Ferguson’s findings before Mr. Binnie.
News | BY BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH | March 21, 2016
News | BY BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH | March 21, 2016
Ian Binnie, special arbitrator for the Senate dispute resolution process, will speak to media about his report regarding Senate expenses at 11:30 a.m. in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. Mr. Binnie, a former Supreme Court justice, provided his rulings to the Senate two weeks ago. The 14 Senators who chose to take their cases to Mr. Binnie are: Quebec Ind. Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, Quebec Conservative Sen. Jean-Guy Dagenais, New Brunswick Liberal Sen. Joseph Day, Ontario Liberal Sen. Colin Kenny, New Brunswick Liberal Sen. Sandra Lovelace Nicholas, Nova Scotia Liberal Sen. Terry Mercer, Saskatchewan Liberal Sen. Pana Merchant, Nunavut Conservative Sen. Dennis Patterson, Manitoba Conservative Sen. Donald Plett, Northwest Territories Liberal Sen. Nick Sibbeston and Saskatchewan Conservative Sen. David Tkachuk. Three former Senators—Lowell Murray, Robert Peterson and Terry Stratton also challenged Mr. Ferguson’s findings before Mr. Binnie.
Opinion | March 14, 2016
Opinion | March 14, 2016
Opinion | March 14, 2016
FeatureBY RACHEL AIELLO | December 18, 2015
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was the most valuable politician and the most approachable Cabinet minister in The Hill Times' annual All Politics Poll for 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY RACHEL AIELLO | December 18, 2015
FeatureBY RACHEL AIELLO | December 18, 2015
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was the most valuable politician and the most approachable Cabinet minister in The Hill Times' annual All Politics Poll for 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY GREG LYLE | August 29, 2015
News | BY GREG LYLE | August 29, 2015
News | BY GREG LYLE | August 29, 2015
News | BY GREG LYLE | August 24, 2015
News | BY GREG LYLE | August 24, 2015
News | BY GREG LYLE | August 24, 2015
News | BY GREG LYLE | August 15, 2015
News | BY GREG LYLE | August 15, 2015
News | BY GREG LYLE | August 15, 2015
News | BY ÉRIC GRENIER | July 6, 2015
News | BY ÉRIC GRENIER | July 6, 2015
News | BY ÉRIC GRENIER | July 6, 2015
News | BY ÉRIC GRENIER | May 22, 2015
News | BY ÉRIC GRENIER | May 22, 2015
News | BY ÉRIC GRENIER | May 22, 2015