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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is actively managing the growing pains of the election loss within his caucus, while keeping the party infrastructure on a steady footing, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, may have already set in motion the events that will decide the fate of his government's first budget in the weeks prior to the document being tabled in the House, say strategists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 12, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, may have already set in motion the events that will decide the fate of his government's first budget in the weeks prior to the document being tabled in the House, say strategists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 12, 2025
Zohran Mamdani
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani gave people something to vote for. Canadian politicians should take notes, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 12, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 12, 2025
Zohran Mamdani
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani gave people something to vote for. Canadian politicians should take notes, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HUENEFELD | November 11, 2025
After the merger of the Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parties, then-leader Stephen Harper took control of the Conservative brand and eliminated a historical institution that had stood in their way, writes Michael Huenefeld. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HUENEFELD | November 11, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HUENEFELD | November 11, 2025
After the merger of the Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parties, then-leader Stephen Harper took control of the Conservative brand and eliminated a historical institution that had stood in their way, writes Michael Huenefeld. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | November 10, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer of Oct. 23, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | November 10, 2025
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | November 10, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer of Oct. 23, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 10, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Chris d'Entremont, who crossed the floor from the Conservatives to the Liberals on Nov. 4, the same day the budget was released in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Stuart Benson
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 10, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 10, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Chris d'Entremont, who crossed the floor from the Conservatives to the Liberals on Nov. 4, the same day the budget was released in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Stuart Benson
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 22, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's recent call for federal spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion 'to die' is a renewal of his party's campaign promise to end 'failed policies with little resonance for average Canadians,' says Crestview Strategy's Ashton Arsenault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 22, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 22, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's recent call for federal spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion 'to die' is a renewal of his party's campaign promise to end 'failed policies with little resonance for average Canadians,' says Crestview Strategy's Ashton Arsenault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 20, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured Oct. 9, 2025, on the Hill. The voices which once mainly focused on pushing economic issues are fading away, which will likely have at least some influence on the direction the Conservative party will take under Poilievre, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 20, 2025
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 20, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured Oct. 9, 2025, on the Hill. The voices which once mainly focused on pushing economic issues are fading away, which will likely have at least some influence on the direction the Conservative party will take under Poilievre, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | October 15, 2025
Garnett Genuis
Conservative employment critic Garnett Genuis speaks to reporters on Oct. 15 about his plan to address youth unemployment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | October 15, 2025
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | October 15, 2025
Garnett Genuis
Conservative employment critic Garnett Genuis speaks to reporters on Oct. 15 about his plan to address youth unemployment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 7, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has called for increasing the number of signatures required for candidates to run for office and limiting voters’ signatures to one candidate's nomination form. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 7, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 7, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has called for increasing the number of signatures required for candidates to run for office and limiting voters’ signatures to one candidate's nomination form. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | October 6, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney heads into Question Period on Sept. 24, 2025. It's worth remembering that Carney is a PM who is lopsidedly putting his chips down on his ties to and skill with foreign leaders, particularly Europeans. It's clearly something that he himself sees as one of his strong suits, writes Matt Gurney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | October 6, 2025
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | October 6, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney heads into Question Period on Sept. 24, 2025. It's worth remembering that Carney is a PM who is lopsidedly putting his chips down on his ties to and skill with foreign leaders, particularly Europeans. It's clearly something that he himself sees as one of his strong suits, writes Matt Gurney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 6, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference at the Fire of God Ministries food bank in Ottawa on Sept. 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 6, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 6, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference at the Fire of God Ministries food bank in Ottawa on Sept. 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 6, 2025
Despite Canadians’ grave, enduring doubts about Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney's upcoming budget could work to his advantage. The pre-budget speculation has focused on two politically volatile issues: the nature of cuts the government will impose, and the size of the federal deficit, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 6, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 6, 2025
Despite Canadians’ grave, enduring doubts about Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney's upcoming budget could work to his advantage. The pre-budget speculation has focused on two politically volatile issues: the nature of cuts the government will impose, and the size of the federal deficit, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 6, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The two parties are currently pursuing a different kind of communication strategy to reflect political circumstances, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 6, 2025
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 6, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The two parties are currently pursuing a different kind of communication strategy to reflect political circumstances, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 5, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
More than half of the 19 bills Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his House caucus have introduced so far in the 45th Parliament have focused on crime and public safety. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
More than half of the 19 bills Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his House caucus have introduced so far in the 45th Parliament have focused on crime and public safety. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KATE HARRISON | September 15, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his MPs have an opportunity heading into the fall parliamentary session as recent polling data that shows many Canadians believe the Liberals are too focused on Trump, writes Kate Harrison, vice-chair and partner at Summa Strategies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KATE HARRISON | September 15, 2025
Opinion | BY KATE HARRISON | September 15, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his MPs have an opportunity heading into the fall parliamentary session as recent polling data that shows many Canadians believe the Liberals are too focused on Trump, writes Kate Harrison, vice-chair and partner at Summa Strategies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY YAROSLAV BARAN | September 15, 2025
The October federal budget will be the policy focal point of the season, and programs that no longer deliver will be pared back, writes Yaroslav Baran, co-founder of Pendulum. 15BacktoParliament.Baran
Opinion | BY YAROSLAV BARAN | September 15, 2025
Opinion | BY YAROSLAV BARAN | September 15, 2025
The October federal budget will be the policy focal point of the season, and programs that no longer deliver will be pared back, writes Yaroslav Baran, co-founder of Pendulum. 15BacktoParliament.Baran