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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
Opinion | BY JOHN HEPBURN | October 25, 2021
Enhancing access to skilled talent, both national and international, to support innovation projects from inception all the way to commercialization and adoption is core to increasing Canada’s productivity and prosperity, writes John Hepburn. Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY JOHN HEPBURN | October 25, 2021
Opinion | BY JOHN HEPBURN | October 25, 2021
Enhancing access to skilled talent, both national and international, to support innovation projects from inception all the way to commercialization and adoption is core to increasing Canada’s productivity and prosperity, writes John Hepburn. Image courtesy of Pixabay
News | BY ALICE CHEN | October 6, 2021
Tania Cameron, the Indigenous Get Out the Vote co-ordinator for the NDP campaign, says efforts to rectify the situation in the Ontario riding of Kenora for First Nations communities were not successful. She's sent a five-page letter of complaint to Elections Canada. Photograph courtesy of Twitter, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | October 6, 2021
News | BY ALICE CHEN | October 6, 2021
Tania Cameron, the Indigenous Get Out the Vote co-ordinator for the NDP campaign, says efforts to rectify the situation in the Ontario riding of Kenora for First Nations communities were not successful. She's sent a five-page letter of complaint to Elections Canada. Photograph courtesy of Twitter, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | September 22, 2021
Protesters react to the announcement that a scheduled Liberal campaign event featuring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had been cancelled for safety reasons on Aug. 27, in Bolton, Ont. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | September 22, 2021
Feature | BY ALICE CHEN | September 22, 2021
Protesters react to the announcement that a scheduled Liberal campaign event featuring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had been cancelled for safety reasons on Aug. 27, in Bolton, Ont. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | September 9, 2021
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | September 9, 2021
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | September 9, 2021
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 1, 2021
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole is on the rise in Quebec in a new Leger Marketing poll released on Aug. 31. Observers of Quebec politics warn, however, that it is still early days in the campaign. Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 1, 2021
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 1, 2021
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole is on the rise in Quebec in a new Leger Marketing poll released on Aug. 31. Observers of Quebec politics warn, however, that it is still early days in the campaign. Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 31, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau triggered the election on Aug. 15 in the hopes of winning a majority in Parliament. Based on the current polling numbers, the hopes of a majority appear to be vanishing. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 31, 2021
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 31, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau triggered the election on Aug. 15 in the hopes of winning a majority in Parliament. Based on the current polling numbers, the hopes of a majority appear to be vanishing. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 26, 2021
What is it about Justin Trudeau that bothers men? There’s no question that some men are put off by the Liberals’ progressive agenda and the Trudeau government’s willingness to use debt financing to pay for more generous funding programs, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 26, 2021
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 26, 2021
What is it about Justin Trudeau that bothers men? There’s no question that some men are put off by the Liberals’ progressive agenda and the Trudeau government’s willingness to use debt financing to pay for more generous funding programs, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 24, 2021
Some current and former Liberal MPs are saying that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with his family on Aug. 15, could have done a better job in making the case why he called the election now. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 24, 2021
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 24, 2021
Some current and former Liberal MPs are saying that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with his family on Aug. 15, could have done a better job in making the case why he called the election now. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 19, 2021
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured above at an Aug. 18 announcement in Vancouver. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is pictured below at an Aug. 16 announcement in Toronto. With three dominant parties, there’s always the possibility that a strong showing by the NDP could cut into the Liberal vote, possibly being the deciding factor in what could be a volatile outcome, writes Les Whittington. Photographs courtesy of Twitter/JoyceMurray and Twitter/theJagmeetSingh
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 19, 2021
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 19, 2021
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured above at an Aug. 18 announcement in Vancouver. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is pictured below at an Aug. 16 announcement in Toronto. With three dominant parties, there’s always the possibility that a strong showing by the NDP could cut into the Liberal vote, possibly being the deciding factor in what could be a volatile outcome, writes Les Whittington. Photographs courtesy of Twitter/JoyceMurray and Twitter/theJagmeetSingh
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 2, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured July 26, 2021, arriving at the Senate of Canada building for the GG's official installation, is expected to ask Governor General Mary Simon this month to call an election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 2, 2021
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 2, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured July 26, 2021, arriving at the Senate of Canada building for the GG's official installation, is expected to ask Governor General Mary Simon this month to call an election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ZAINAB AL-MEHDAR | June 24, 2021
The 215 pairs of shoes, pictured June 3, 2021, placed on Parliament Hill in honour of the estimated 215 children whose remains were found on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ZAINAB AL-MEHDAR | June 24, 2021
News | BY ZAINAB AL-MEHDAR | June 24, 2021
The 215 pairs of shoes, pictured June 3, 2021, placed on Parliament Hill in honour of the estimated 215 children whose remains were found on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 7, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured. Political insiders expect the next election to happen between August and October and say the Liberals would have an opportunity between that time to convert their minority into a majority government. If that doesn't happen, a vote may not come until 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 7, 2021
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 7, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured. Political insiders expect the next election to happen between August and October and say the Liberals would have an opportunity between that time to convert their minority into a majority government. If that doesn't happen, a vote may not come until 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade