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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Political parties may have their differences, but when it comes to fundraising, they all share the same principles, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 22, 2025
Justin Trudeau
The price of entry into the contest to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has more than quadrupled since the last race in 2013, which strategists say will provide a needed boost to the party's war chest and keep any frivolous candidates out of consideration. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 22, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 22, 2025
Justin Trudeau
The price of entry into the contest to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has more than quadrupled since the last race in 2013, which strategists say will provide a needed boost to the party's war chest and keep any frivolous candidates out of consideration. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 6, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Since he became leader in late 2022, the Conservative Party under Pierre Poilievre has raised more than $73.9-million in donations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 6, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 6, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Since he became leader in late 2022, the Conservative Party under Pierre Poilievre has raised more than $73.9-million in donations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 26, 2024
Election signs posted in Ottawa Centre, Ont., during the 2019 election. Political parties don't need to have a registered electoral district association in order to run a candidate in a riding, but they do if they want local campaigns to be able to fundraise or undertake other activities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 26, 2024
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 26, 2024
Election signs posted in Ottawa Centre, Ont., during the 2019 election. Political parties don't need to have a registered electoral district association in order to run a candidate in a riding, but they do if they want local campaigns to be able to fundraise or undertake other activities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 22, 2024
The Conservative Party has spent millions of dollars on building up the image of their leader, Pierre Poilievre, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 22, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 22, 2024
The Conservative Party has spent millions of dollars on building up the image of their leader, Pierre Poilievre, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 6, 2024
The Conservative Party has raised more than $65-million since Pierre Poilievre, second left, became leader in September 2022, including more than $20-million in the first half of 2024, which is $9-million more than the parties of Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Neena Singhal
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 6, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 6, 2024
The Conservative Party has raised more than $65-million since Pierre Poilievre, second left, became leader in September 2022, including more than $20-million in the first half of 2024, which is $9-million more than the parties of Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Neena Singhal
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party lagged behind the Conservative Party, led by Andrew Scheer, in fundraising for the second year in a row in 2017. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2018
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party lagged behind the Conservative Party, led by Andrew Scheer, in fundraising for the second year in a row in 2017. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | June 13, 2018
Liberal Senator Serge Joyal, right, who served as parliamentary secretary from 1980 to 1981, says MPs serving in that role should be regulated by rules in the political financing bill, C-50. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | June 13, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | June 13, 2018
Liberal Senator Serge Joyal, right, who served as parliamentary secretary from 1980 to 1981, says MPs serving in that role should be regulated by rules in the political financing bill, C-50. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | April 23, 2018
New Liberal Party president Suzanne Cowan speaks to a crowded room of party delegates at the Liberal convention in her hometown of Halifax. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Munster
News | BY JOLSON LIM | April 23, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | April 23, 2018
New Liberal Party president Suzanne Cowan speaks to a crowded room of party delegates at the Liberal convention in her hometown of Halifax. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Munster
News | BY JOLSON LIM | April 21, 2018
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured at the Liberals' policy convention in Halifax. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Munster
News | BY JOLSON LIM | April 21, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | April 21, 2018
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured at the Liberals' policy convention in Halifax. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Munster
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 9, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, and other senior Liberals sent out emails, late last month, to rank and file members, asking them to donate money to the party. The Hill Times file photographs
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 9, 2018
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 9, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, and other senior Liberals sent out emails, late last month, to rank and file members, asking them to donate money to the party. The Hill Times file photographs
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 21, 2018
New rules to ‘strengthen’ laws around third-party election activity are coming, says the office of Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, left, pictured in June 2017. Treasury Board President Scott Brison is filling in for Ms. Gould while she is on maternity leave. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 21, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 21, 2018
New rules to ‘strengthen’ laws around third-party election activity are coming, says the office of Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, left, pictured in June 2017. Treasury Board President Scott Brison is filling in for Ms. Gould while she is on maternity leave. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY DANIEL GREEN | March 21, 2018
MP Michel Boudrias, with the breakaway Bloc Québécois caucus, has proposed a private member's bill to limit donations to political parties. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY DANIEL GREEN | March 21, 2018
Opinion | BY DANIEL GREEN | March 21, 2018
MP Michel Boudrias, with the breakaway Bloc Québécois caucus, has proposed a private member's bill to limit donations to political parties. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 17, 2018
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh greets delegates after his speech at the NDP policy convention in Ottawa on Feb. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 17, 2018
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 17, 2018
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh greets delegates after his speech at the NDP policy convention in Ottawa on Feb. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 14, 2018
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's ability to connect with people in the room, like at this event in Brampton, Ont., last year, has a direct impact on the dollars his campaign brings in, says his former fundraiser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 14, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 14, 2018
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's ability to connect with people in the room, like at this event in Brampton, Ont., last year, has a direct impact on the dollars his campaign brings in, says his former fundraiser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 12, 2018
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, former Senator Irving Gerstein, chair of the Conservative Party's fundraising arm, and former prime minister Stephen Harper, who was appointed to the fund’s six-member board in 2017. A Hill Times study of Elections Canada numbers show the Conservatives raised more money than any other party between 2015 and 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photographs
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 12, 2018
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 12, 2018
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, former Senator Irving Gerstein, chair of the Conservative Party's fundraising arm, and former prime minister Stephen Harper, who was appointed to the fund’s six-member board in 2017. A Hill Times study of Elections Canada numbers show the Conservatives raised more money than any other party between 2015 and 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photographs
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 12, 2018
Conservative Senators Don Plett and Elizabeth Marshall chat during a committee meeting last year. The Conservative Senate caucus is up in arms over the way the National Anthem Bill was passed in the Senate at the end of last month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 12, 2018
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 12, 2018
Conservative Senators Don Plett and Elizabeth Marshall chat during a committee meeting last year. The Conservative Senate caucus is up in arms over the way the National Anthem Bill was passed in the Senate at the end of last month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 7, 2018
Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with the media after the January NDP caucus retreat in Ottawa. The mood in caucus is energized and positive, MPs say. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 7, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 7, 2018
Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with the media after the January NDP caucus retreat in Ottawa. The mood in caucus is energized and positive, MPs say. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade