Summer stakes are high for Carney, Poilievre, and Lewis

The old sporting adage that the best defence is a good offence is applicable here for the three main federal parties.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Avi Lewis. The Conservatives need help from the NDP, and Lewis has an opportunity this summer to start to carve out some of the traditional ground his party has lost, writes Tim Powers.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

June 24, 2026

OTTAWA—Parliament has risen for the summer, and it is yet again a key time for political parties to tend to all-important local political concerns that ultimately drive the successes or failures of Members of Parliament.

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