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B.C. premier-designate Lorne Doerkson took over the B.C. Conservatives just a day before the election call and the party won 62 of the province’s 93 ridings. The NDP now hold 28 seats, and the Greens hold two. Photograph courtesy of LDoerkson/X

B.C. voters back ‘chill guy’ Doerkson, punish Eby for ‘cynicism’ in election call, say politicos

The B.C. Conservatives should create the ‘David Eby Award, for single-handedly rescuing the Conservative Party and putting them in power with a majority government. Who would have imagined it?’ says Green Leader Elizabeth May.

Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters on Oct. 20 that the federal government would take Albertans' votes on the other nine questions included in the referendum ‘into account,’ adding his government has already taken steps to lower immigration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals tout support for Alberta after decisive vote rejecting separation referendum

‘Albertans are very pragmatic people. We want to see real, tangible results for Alberta,’ says Tory MP and referendum lead Dane Lloyd.


Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at separate press conferences, their photographs overlaid via editing. Poilievre says Conservatives have knocked on 'thousands' of doors campaigning for Canadian unity, and Carney says the Oct. 19 vote needs a ‘decisive result … to settle this question.’ The Hill Times photograph by Aidan Raynor

‘Late to the party’ or ‘asleep at the switch’? Carney, Poilievre make last pitches for unity in Alberta

Despite representing nearly 90 per cent of Alberta’s ridings, Conservatives have been ‘largely silent’ during the referendum, said Duanne Bratt, a Calgary-based political science professor, while the province’s lone NDP MP made a failed bid for an emergency debate in the House.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney has attended 21 registered fundraising events since the beginning of 2025, representing an overall value of $3-million, roughly one-fifth those of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who has attended 119 valued at an estimated maximum value of $16.9-million since late 2022. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

The numbers game: Liberals leading fundraising circuit since 2019, but Tories charge more

In the first part of a series on political fundraising, The Hill Times explores eight years of data showcasing that the Liberals have hosted 430 fundraisers representing $40-million in potential value. That’s more than twice the official opposition in tally and totals, but Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre ranks No. 1 in both attendance and estimated value since November 2022.

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