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Keshav Mandadi, left, Murarilal Thapliyal, Nikki Kaur, and Ranbir Parmar are some of the potential candidates who say they have been shut out of the nomination process by the Conservative Party. Photographs courtesy of Keshav Mandadi, Murarilal Thapliyal, Nikki Kaur, and Ranbir Parmar
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured holding a presser on the Hill on March 4, 2025. If the American vote was held between March 7 and 10, when the Leger survey was conducted, 33 per cent of Conservative supporters still chose the Republican president, despite his constant attacks against Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 24, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured holding a presser on the Hill on March 4, 2025. If the American vote was held between March 7 and 10, when the Leger survey was conducted, 33 per cent of Conservative supporters still chose the Republican president, despite his constant attacks against Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured March 4, 2025, on the Hill. Most Canadians want their politicians to deal with the current U.S. president, not play partisan politics while Donald Trump pursues our demise, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 24, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured March 4, 2025, on the Hill. Most Canadians want their politicians to deal with the current U.S. president, not play partisan politics while Donald Trump pursues our demise, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | March 19, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s team should adopt an approach that takes stock of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s strengths and why he is clicking with Canadians, and then adjust their strategy, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | March 19, 2025
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | March 19, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s team should adopt an approach that takes stock of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s strengths and why he is clicking with Canadians, and then adjust their strategy, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 10, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in West Block on March 4, 2025, in reaction to the levying of 25-per-cent tariffs by the American government on Canadian exports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 10, 2025
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 10, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in West Block on March 4, 2025, in reaction to the levying of 25-per-cent tariffs by the American government on Canadian exports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 10, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Following the Feb. 27 provincial election, the Liberals hold 43 federal Ontario ridings that have Progressive Conservative representation provincially. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 10, 2025
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 10, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Following the Feb. 27 provincial election, the Liberals hold 43 federal Ontario ridings that have Progressive Conservative representation provincially. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 7, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre has given his caucus the green light to speak to CTV News after his party boycotted the network for airing an altered clip of his words. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 7, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 7, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre has given his caucus the green light to speak to CTV News after his party boycotted the network for airing an altered clip of his words. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 3, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc's portfolio includes the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 3, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 3, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc's portfolio includes the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 2, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
It would be 'foolish' for Pierre Poilievre and his Conservative Party to expand on substantive policy commitments now before the government has fallen, say strategists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 2, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 2, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
It would be 'foolish' for Pierre Poilievre and his Conservative Party to expand on substantive policy commitments now before the government has fallen, say strategists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 30, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government survived the first non-confidence motion since the NDP ended the supply-and-confidence agreement, but more motions are to come. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 30, 2024
News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 30, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government survived the first non-confidence motion since the NDP ended the supply-and-confidence agreement, but more motions are to come. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 30, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. After years on the fringes of every consequential election in this country, perhaps the moment has finally come for 'none-of-the-above,' writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 30, 2024
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 30, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. After years on the fringes of every consequential election in this country, perhaps the moment has finally come for 'none-of-the-above,' writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 30, 2024
Stephen Colbert, left, and Pierre Poilievre
Stephen Colbert, left, called Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre a 'Canadian Trump' during his interview with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 30, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 30, 2024
Stephen Colbert, left, and Pierre Poilievre
Stephen Colbert, left, called Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre a 'Canadian Trump' during his interview with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 30, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 17, 2024, has been able to position his party as 'different,' while the NDP has lost support due to its close alignment with the Liberals, says Darrell Bricker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 30, 2024
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 30, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 17, 2024, has been able to position his party as 'different,' while the NDP has lost support due to its close alignment with the Liberals, says Darrell Bricker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 29, 2024
On Sept. 19, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, left, said he was 'neither a Conservative, nor a Liberal, nor a caquiste' in response to Quebec Premier François Legault's calls for Blanchet to defeat the government. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 29, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 29, 2024
On Sept. 19, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, left, said he was 'neither a Conservative, nor a Liberal, nor a caquiste' in response to Quebec Premier François Legault's calls for Blanchet to defeat the government. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2024
Stéphane Perrault
On Sept. 24, Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault told the Public Inquiry on Foreign Interference that Elections Canada should not administer nomination races, but he would propose tighter rules on how parties choose their leaders and candidates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2024
Stéphane Perrault
On Sept. 24, Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault told the Public Inquiry on Foreign Interference that Elections Canada should not administer nomination races, but he would propose tighter rules on how parties choose their leaders and candidates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 23, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals should be worried about losing their core support ridings, say pollsters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 23, 2024
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 23, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals should be worried about losing their core support ridings, say pollsters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 23, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 17, 2024. 'It’s that swing of the historical pendulum that has so far allowed the Conservatives to wage a campaign for power largely devoid of policy, and full of the sound and fury of name-calling,' writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 23, 2024
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 23, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 17, 2024. 'It’s that swing of the historical pendulum that has so far allowed the Conservatives to wage a campaign for power largely devoid of policy, and full of the sound and fury of name-calling,' writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 23, 2024
Polling shows Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's, left, Liberals are losing ground to Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives, a situation the NDP under Jagmeet Singh could use to their advantage, say some pollsters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 23, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 23, 2024
Polling shows Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's, left, Liberals are losing ground to Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives, a situation the NDP under Jagmeet Singh could use to their advantage, say some pollsters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade