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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 GERRY NICHOLLS | November 11, 2020
U.S. vice-president-elect Kamala Harris and U.S. president-elect Joe Biden, pictured Nov. 10, 2020. Photograph courtesy of Joe Biden's Twitter
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 11, 2020
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 11, 2020
U.S. vice-president-elect Kamala Harris and U.S. president-elect Joe Biden, pictured Nov. 10, 2020. Photograph courtesy of Joe Biden's Twitter
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 19, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's PMO keeps a close eye on political polling—perhaps too close, an anonymous source close to ex-finance minister Bill Morneau told Bloomberg on Aug. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 19, 2020
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 19, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's PMO keeps a close eye on political polling—perhaps too close, an anonymous source close to ex-finance minister Bill Morneau told Bloomberg on Aug. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 6, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 11, 2020, visiting an Ottawa-based business to highlight how businesses are benefitting from the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and other economic measures. An overwhelming majority of Canadians say they're satisfied with the government's efforts to fight COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 6, 2020
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 6, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 11, 2020, visiting an Ottawa-based business to highlight how businesses are benefitting from the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and other economic measures. An overwhelming majority of Canadians say they're satisfied with the government's efforts to fight COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 1, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 21, 2020, at that day's press conference at the Rideau Cottage which is on the grounds of Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 1, 2020
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 1, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 21, 2020, at that day's press conference at the Rideau Cottage which is on the grounds of Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 18, 2020
A bottle of Canadian maple syrup sits alongside a bag of Colombian coffee on the Sri Lankan desk at the UN General Assembly on Oct. 12, 2010. Maple products have long been a gift of choice for Canadian diplomats. Photograph by Evan Schneider, courtesy of the United Nations
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 18, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 18, 2020
A bottle of Canadian maple syrup sits alongside a bag of Colombian coffee on the Sri Lankan desk at the UN General Assembly on Oct. 12, 2010. Maple products have long been a gift of choice for Canadian diplomats. Photograph by Evan Schneider, courtesy of the United Nations
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 27, 2020
The daily teleconference briefing is coordinated by Health Minister Patty Hajdu’s office and takes place at 4:30 EST. The briefings, which are about 30-45 minutes long, started only a few days after the House adjourned in mid-March because of the spread of the coronavirus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 27, 2020
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 27, 2020
The daily teleconference briefing is coordinated by Health Minister Patty Hajdu’s office and takes place at 4:30 EST. The briefings, which are about 30-45 minutes long, started only a few days after the House adjourned in mid-March because of the spread of the coronavirus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 8, 2020
Shirley Douglas is pictured meeting with then-prime minister Jean Chrétien in 1997 alongside her son Kiefer Sutherland, as well as then-MPs Bill Blaikie and Peter Milliken. Photograph courtesy of Jean-Marc Carisse
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 8, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 8, 2020
Shirley Douglas is pictured meeting with then-prime minister Jean Chrétien in 1997 alongside her son Kiefer Sutherland, as well as then-MPs Bill Blaikie and Peter Milliken. Photograph courtesy of Jean-Marc Carisse
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 23, 2019
A Grade 5 student casts a ballot as part of a mock vote put on by Elections Canada on Sept. 18. The exercise was part of the agency's Student Vote program, aimed at familiarizing students with the voting process. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 23, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 23, 2019
A Grade 5 student casts a ballot as part of a mock vote put on by Elections Canada on Sept. 18. The exercise was part of the agency's Student Vote program, aimed at familiarizing students with the voting process. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GREG LYLE | October 21, 2019
At the end of the campaign, a Liberal advantage in opinion polls in Ontario may be enough to give Justin Trudeau's party another election victory. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GREG LYLE | October 21, 2019
Opinion | BY GREG LYLE | October 21, 2019
At the end of the campaign, a Liberal advantage in opinion polls in Ontario may be enough to give Justin Trudeau's party another election victory. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 21, 2019
Liberal supporters mocked Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer with a variety of creative signs, and in one case, a Doug Ford mask, outside of the French language leaders' debate in Ottawa on Oct. 10. The parties and leaders themselves have also run negative campaigns, and polling by Ipsos suggests that more Canadians are unhappy with all of their choices in this election than were in the last. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 21, 2019
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 21, 2019
Liberal supporters mocked Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer with a variety of creative signs, and in one case, a Doug Ford mask, outside of the French language leaders' debate in Ottawa on Oct. 10. The parties and leaders themselves have also run negative campaigns, and polling by Ipsos suggests that more Canadians are unhappy with all of their choices in this election than were in the last. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 16, 2019
Phillipe Fournier teaches astrophysics at Cégep de Saint-Laurent in Montreal. He says he currently spends 70 to 80 hours a week working on 338Canada. Photograph courtesy of Philippe Fournier
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 16, 2019
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 16, 2019
Phillipe Fournier teaches astrophysics at Cégep de Saint-Laurent in Montreal. He says he currently spends 70 to 80 hours a week working on 338Canada. Photograph courtesy of Philippe Fournier
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 14, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, on his way into the Oct. 7 leaders debate at the History Museum in Gatineau, Que. Mr. Trudeau is running for re-election on a plan to run deficits of more than $20-billion per year for the foreseeable future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 14, 2019
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 14, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, on his way into the Oct. 7 leaders debate at the History Museum in Gatineau, Que. Mr. Trudeau is running for re-election on a plan to run deficits of more than $20-billion per year for the foreseeable future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade