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It will take a while for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to change Canadians’ impression of him, says pollster Darrell Bricker. That initial impression is ‘quite powerful in an election campaign. If it's the wrong one, then it takes an equally long period of time to change it. And sometimes it never changes.' The Hill Times photograph by Amir Said
Canadian soldiers, pictured in March 2014 in Ottawa after returning home from Afghanistan. Veterans and advocates are raising issues with the private administration of rehabilitation services due to what they say are lingering delays, arbitrary decisions, and a cumbersome process. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Independent Senator Rosemary Moodie, chair of the Senate Social Affairs, Science, and Technology Committee, says the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has refocused attention on 'holding [AI] platforms accountable and preventing future harms.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
A motion from Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, left, asking the government to limit the health-care benefits available to asylum claimants was defeated on Feb. 25 as scrutiny on Immigration Minister Lena Diab ramps up. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a MOU on Nov. 27, 2025, that set a series of conditions that could result in a private-sector proponent bringing forward a proposal for a pipeline from the province’s oil patch to British Columbia’s coast. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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Monday, March 9, 2026