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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill. No matter how many punches Poilievre throws at the Liberal government, nothing seems to change; he doesn’t seem to be having any impact. The reason for that, I’d argue, is that Prime Minister Mark Carney has basically adopted Conservative-style policies, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 17, 2025
Ahead of Conservative Pierre Poilievre’s leadership review, he has shown more pugnacity than the kind of reasonableness with which his opponent seems to be scoring well with the public, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 17, 2025
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 17, 2025
Ahead of Conservative Pierre Poilievre’s leadership review, he has shown more pugnacity than the kind of reasonableness with which his opponent seems to be scoring well with the public, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON, MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | December 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, welcomes new Liberal MP Michael Ma to the stage at the Liberals' holiday party, just a few hours after Ma announced he was crossing the floor from the Conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
News | BY STUART BENSON, MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | December 12, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON, MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | December 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, welcomes new Liberal MP Michael Ma to the stage at the Liberals' holiday party, just a few hours after Ma announced he was crossing the floor from the Conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured at a Conservative caucus meeting on the Hill. The new nomination rules for held and unheld ridings are for minority governments, only, and in majority governments, nominations in all ridings will be open, say Conservative sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 8, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured at a Conservative caucus meeting on the Hill. The new nomination rules for held and unheld ridings are for minority governments, only, and in majority governments, nominations in all ridings will be open, say Conservative sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 6, 2025
The Conservative Party’s national council has authorized Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, to appoint eight candidates in the next election cycle, say Conservative sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 6, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 6, 2025
The Conservative Party’s national council has authorized Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, to appoint eight candidates in the next election cycle, say Conservative sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured greeting caucus members in Ottawa. The party is currently investigating who is behind a recent data breach affecting at least 15 Conservative MPs but could actually extend to hundreds of potential nomination candidates and candidates of record. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 5, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured greeting caucus members in Ottawa. The party is currently investigating who is behind a recent data breach affecting at least 15 Conservative MPs but could actually extend to hundreds of potential nomination candidates and candidates of record. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | September 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters as he leaves the Metis Major Projects Summit in Ottawa on Aug. 7, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | September 15, 2025
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | September 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters as he leaves the Metis Major Projects Summit in Ottawa on Aug. 7, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The House returned on Sept. 15 following the summer break, while the Senate is scheduled to come back on Sept. 23. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 15, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The House returned on Sept. 15 following the summer break, while the Senate is scheduled to come back on Sept. 23. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 15, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will undergo a leadership review at the party's next convention, the same meeting where the Burnaby North-Seymour, B.C., riding association plans to propose an amendment calling for more grassroots influence in the candidate nomination process. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 15, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 15, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will undergo a leadership review at the party's next convention, the same meeting where the Burnaby North-Seymour, B.C., riding association plans to propose an amendment calling for more grassroots influence in the candidate nomination process. 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 SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN | September 12, 2025
ISG Senator Éric Forest arrives for the Senate sitting on June 25, 2025. Senators need to find the courage to question the government in responsible and responsive ways, writes Senator Marilou McPhedran. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN | September 12, 2025
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN | September 12, 2025
ISG Senator Éric Forest arrives for the Senate sitting on June 25, 2025. Senators need to find the courage to question the government in responsible and responsive ways, writes Senator Marilou McPhedran. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 8, 2025
In order to escape the political box in which Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre finds himself, he needs to find issues that will galvanize his base and also divide Liberals, Gerry Nicholls writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 8, 2025
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 8, 2025
In order to escape the political box in which Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre finds himself, he needs to find issues that will galvanize his base and also divide Liberals, Gerry Nicholls writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 8, 2025
Each of the 343 ridings across the country can send up to 12 delegates to the Jan. 29-31, 2026, biennial policy convention in Calgary, Alta. These delegates will vote on the leadership of Pierre Poilievre, centre, and take part in policy debates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 8, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 8, 2025
Each of the 343 ridings across the country can send up to 12 delegates to the Jan. 29-31, 2026, biennial policy convention in Calgary, Alta. These delegates will vote on the leadership of Pierre Poilievre, centre, and take part in policy debates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies. The fall has the potential to be an interesting one, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 3, 2025
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies. The fall has the potential to be an interesting one, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade