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The Liberals and Conservatives are spending big on competing ads to paint either Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, or Liberal hopeful Mark Carney, centre, as the worst foil against the U.S. president, while NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, right, is fighting by himself to remind Canadians he's still a contender. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
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 ABBAS RANA | February 24, 2025
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Several senior Conservatives told The Hill Times they are concerned about the Liberals' rising support, while pollster Nik Nanos notes that around 70 per cent of Canadians have now limited their choice for the next government to the two major federal parties. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 24, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 24, 2025
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Several senior Conservatives told The Hill Times they are concerned about the Liberals' rising support, while pollster Nik Nanos notes that around 70 per cent of Canadians have now limited their choice for the next government to the two major federal parties. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 21, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Liberal leadership frontrunner Mark Carney are each targeted by their political opponents in new ads. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 21, 2025
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 21, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Liberal leadership frontrunner Mark Carney are each targeted by their political opponents in new ads. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 20, 2025
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge unveils her government’s ‘vision’ for the future of public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada on Feb. 20. St-Onge also announced she will not be seeking re-election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 20, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 20, 2025
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge unveils her government’s ‘vision’ for the future of public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada on Feb. 20. St-Onge also announced she will not be seeking re-election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 20, 2025
Pierre Poilievre and his son, Cruz, pictured Feb. 15, 2025, at the Conservative Party's rally in Ottawa at the Rogers Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 20, 2025
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 20, 2025
Pierre Poilievre and his son, Cruz, pictured Feb. 15, 2025, at the Conservative Party's rally in Ottawa at the Rogers Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 23, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's attacks on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the World Economic Forum effectively mix an 'us versus them' political ploy with a little bit of 'guilt by association,' writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 23, 2023
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 23, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's attacks on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the World Economic Forum effectively mix an 'us versus them' political ploy with a little bit of 'guilt by association,' writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 23, 2023
Senate Conservative Leader Don Plett has been calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to appoint a Conservative Senator to NSICOP in a series of letters dating back to April 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 23, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 23, 2023
Senate Conservative Leader Don Plett has been calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to appoint a Conservative Senator to NSICOP in a series of letters dating back to April 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 23, 2023
The presence of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his cabinet at the Davos, Switzerland, summits hosted by the World Economic Forum have become ripe fodder for conspiracy theorists, says University of Ottawa professor Errol Mendes. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Valeriano Di Domenico
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 23, 2023
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 23, 2023
The presence of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his cabinet at the Davos, Switzerland, summits hosted by the World Economic Forum have become ripe fodder for conspiracy theorists, says University of Ottawa professor Errol Mendes. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Valeriano Di Domenico
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 16, 2023
Conservative MP-elect Shuvaloy Majumdar, right, is the newest member of Pierre Poilievre's caucus after winning the Calgary Heritage, Alta., byelection on July 24. Photograph courtesy of Shuvaloy Majumdar's Facebook
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 16, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 16, 2023
Conservative MP-elect Shuvaloy Majumdar, right, is the newest member of Pierre Poilievre's caucus after winning the Calgary Heritage, Alta., byelection on July 24. Photograph courtesy of Shuvaloy Majumdar's Facebook
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 16, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, arrives for his first caucus meeting as party leader on Sept. 12, 2022, with his wife Anaida, and son and Cruz. Nearly a year later, Poilievre is counting on both to help him rebrand as a softer-edged family man as part of a multi-million dollar ad campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 16, 2023
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 16, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, arrives for his first caucus meeting as party leader on Sept. 12, 2022, with his wife Anaida, and son and Cruz. Nearly a year later, Poilievre is counting on both to help him rebrand as a softer-edged family man as part of a multi-million dollar ad campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | August 14, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. A run of strong survey numbers for the Conservative Party is as much about voters growing jaded with the governing Liberals and Trudeau as it is about enthusiasm for the official opposition, according to some pollsters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | August 14, 2023
News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | August 14, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. A run of strong survey numbers for the Conservative Party is as much about voters growing jaded with the governing Liberals and Trudeau as it is about enthusiasm for the official opposition, according to some pollsters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 14, 2023
For the first time since the 2018 policy convention in Halifax, the Conservatives will meet in-person for their biennial policy conference in Quebec City from Sept. 7-9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 14, 2023
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 14, 2023
For the first time since the 2018 policy convention in Halifax, the Conservatives will meet in-person for their biennial policy conference in Quebec City from Sept. 7-9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 24, 2023
The Sept. 7-9 Conservative Party policy convention will take place in Québec City, where thousands of delegates will debate and vote on policy and constitution resolutions, and elect a new national council. This is the first time since 2005 this event has taken place in Quebec. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 24, 2023
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 24, 2023
The Sept. 7-9 Conservative Party policy convention will take place in Québec City, where thousands of delegates will debate and vote on policy and constitution resolutions, and elect a new national council. This is the first time since 2005 this event has taken place in Quebec. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 19, 2023
Above left: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Eric Green wearing a 'straight pride' T-shirt during the Conservatives' annual pancake breakfast at the Calgary Stampede in Alberta on July 8. Above right: Tory MP Jasraj Singh Hallan, left, was criticized for posing with individuals wearing shirts bearing anti-LGBTQ+ slogans at the event. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and Facebook
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 19, 2023
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 19, 2023
Above left: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Eric Green wearing a 'straight pride' T-shirt during the Conservatives' annual pancake breakfast at the Calgary Stampede in Alberta on July 8. Above right: Tory MP Jasraj Singh Hallan, left, was criticized for posing with individuals wearing shirts bearing anti-LGBTQ+ slogans at the event. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and Facebook
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 12, 2023
If leader Pierre Poilievre is going to capitalize on the Conservatives’ current advantages, he will have to convince Canadians that he has the policies and mindset that make him an acceptable alternative to Justin Trudeau as prime minister, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 12, 2023
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 12, 2023
If leader Pierre Poilievre is going to capitalize on the Conservatives’ current advantages, he will have to convince Canadians that he has the policies and mindset that make him an acceptable alternative to Justin Trudeau as prime minister, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 10, 2023
The Liberals winning byelections with higher margins should be a ‘scary pattern’ for the Pierre Poilievre Conservatives, says Greg Lyle, president of Innovative Research. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 10, 2023
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 10, 2023
The Liberals winning byelections with higher margins should be a ‘scary pattern’ for the Pierre Poilievre Conservatives, says Greg Lyle, president of Innovative Research. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 5, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre used a homeless encampment in Vancouver as the backdrop for a video late last year to demonstrate what he views as a failure of B.C.'s approach to the opioid crisis, but recent data out of Alberta shows a recovery-only approach may not be working, either. Screenshot courtesy of Pierre Poilievre's YouTube
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 5, 2023
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 5, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre used a homeless encampment in Vancouver as the backdrop for a video late last year to demonstrate what he views as a failure of B.C.'s approach to the opioid crisis, but recent data out of Alberta shows a recovery-only approach may not be working, either. Screenshot courtesy of Pierre Poilievre's YouTube