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Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 23, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says his party will not attend the upcoming Speech from the Throne, saying Carney's decision to invite King Charles to open Parliament lacks a 'relevant reading of Quebec's sensibility.' The Hill Times Photograph By Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 23, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 23, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says his party will not attend the upcoming Speech from the Throne, saying Carney's decision to invite King Charles to open Parliament lacks a 'relevant reading of Quebec's sensibility.' The Hill Times Photograph By Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 30, 2025
Yves-Francois Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet’s recent comments calling Canada an ‘artificial country’ were unwelcome at a time of the country’s existential crisis, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 30, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 30, 2025
Yves-Francois Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet’s recent comments calling Canada an ‘artificial country’ were unwelcome at a time of the country’s existential crisis, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 23, 2025
Party leaders are in agreement that supply management won't be on the agenda in future trade talks. Pixabay photograph by Waldo93
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 23, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 23, 2025
Party leaders are in agreement that supply management won't be on the agenda in future trade talks. Pixabay photograph by Waldo93
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 17, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Mark Carney spar on the debate stage at the English-language debate on April 17. Pool photograph by Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 17, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 17, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Mark Carney spar on the debate stage at the English-language debate on April 17. Pool photograph by Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Angus Reid's poll on April 7 found that 46 per cent of respondents planned to vote Liberal compared to 36 per cent who would cast their ballots for the Conservatives, but other polls are showing the gap is tightening between the two parties. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 14, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Angus Reid's poll on April 7 found that 46 per cent of respondents planned to vote Liberal compared to 36 per cent who would cast their ballots for the Conservatives, but other polls are showing the gap is tightening between the two parties. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 20, 2022
Wouldn’t it be a great idea if Justin Trudeau, Erin O’Toole, Yves-François Blanchet, Jagmeet Singh, and Amita Kuttner got together once in a while just to have a friendly televised conversation, asks Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 20, 2022
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 20, 2022
Wouldn’t it be a great idea if Justin Trudeau, Erin O’Toole, Yves-François Blanchet, Jagmeet Singh, and Amita Kuttner got together once in a while just to have a friendly televised conversation, asks Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 22, 2021
Ready for the new Parliament? Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 22, 2021
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 22, 2021
Ready for the new Parliament? Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY VALERE GASPARD | September 29, 2021
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Leader Annamie Paul participated in two televised leaders' debates during the 2021 election campaign. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY VALERE GASPARD | September 29, 2021
Opinion | BY VALERE GASPARD | September 29, 2021
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Leader Annamie Paul participated in two televised leaders' debates during the 2021 election campaign. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CARDOZO | September 23, 2021
Justin Trudeau, Erin O'Toole, Jagmeet Singh, Yves-François Blanchet, and Annamie Paul, picture. While Trudeau does not have a majority government, the case can be made that what he did get was a majority in effect, with opposition parties that may goad him here or there, but who have been forced into a compliant relationship, writes Andrew Cardozo. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CARDOZO | September 23, 2021
Opinion | BY ANDREW CARDOZO | September 23, 2021
Justin Trudeau, Erin O'Toole, Jagmeet Singh, Yves-François Blanchet, and Annamie Paul, picture. While Trudeau does not have a majority government, the case can be made that what he did get was a majority in effect, with opposition parties that may goad him here or there, but who have been forced into a compliant relationship, writes Andrew Cardozo. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 22, 2021
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole. We aren’t quite back to a Canada circa 2019, we all have the scares of the pandemic to prove that, but we do have a Parliament that looks eerily familiar, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 22, 2021
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 22, 2021
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole. We aren’t quite back to a Canada circa 2019, we all have the scares of the pandemic to prove that, but we do have a Parliament that looks eerily familiar, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
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 NEIL MOSS | August 27, 2021
Concessions to Canada's supply-managed dairy sector has long been a sensitive political issue for parties wanting to win strategically important ridings in Quebec and Ontario. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 27, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 27, 2021
Concessions to Canada's supply-managed dairy sector has long been a sensitive political issue for parties wanting to win strategically important ridings in Quebec and Ontario. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 23, 2021
The five federal party leaders will take part in the leaders' debates in both official languages on Sept. 8 and Sept. 9. The Hill Times file photographs
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 23, 2021
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 23, 2021
The five federal party leaders will take part in the leaders' debates in both official languages on Sept. 8 and Sept. 9. The Hill Times file photographs
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 18, 2021
Party leaders are in a race against the clock to fill their slate of candidates in time for the Sept. 20 election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 18, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 18, 2021
Party leaders are in a race against the clock to fill their slate of candidates in time for the Sept. 20 election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 26, 2021
Stakes are high for all federal party leaders in the next election but Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole is the 'most under pressure,' to perform well or he will have to leave, say political insiders The Hill Times file photographs
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 26, 2021
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 26, 2021
Stakes are high for all federal party leaders in the next election but Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole is the 'most under pressure,' to perform well or he will have to leave, say political insiders The Hill Times file photographs
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 21, 2021
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, far left, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. Compared to 2018, the Bloc still saw significant growth in 2020, with donations almost tripled and donors more than doubled. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 21, 2021
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 21, 2021
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, far left, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. Compared to 2018, the Bloc still saw significant growth in 2020, with donations almost tripled and donors more than doubled. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 29, 2021
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Nov. 23, 2020, will release the federal government's first budget in more than two years on April 19 at 4 p.m. (EDT). Budget preparation is not just about the spending priorities of the government. It is also about crafting a plan that would be election-ready should the opposition parties decide to defeat the government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 29, 2021
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 29, 2021
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Nov. 23, 2020, will release the federal government's first budget in more than two years on April 19 at 4 p.m. (EDT). Budget preparation is not just about the spending priorities of the government. It is also about crafting a plan that would be election-ready should the opposition parties decide to defeat the government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade