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https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mashup-carney-poilievreRev-300x150.jpg 300w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mashup-carney-poilievreRev-768x384.jpg 768w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mashup-carney-poilievreRev-50x25.jpg 50w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mashup-carney-poilievreRev-600x300.jpg 600w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mashup-carney-poilievreRev.jpg 1250w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" data-eio="l" /></noscript> </a> <figcaption class="widget-image-caption wp-caption-text">Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, left, would bring his party to a dead heat against the Conservative Party under leader Pierre Poilievre, right, a new Leger poll suggests, amid growing Canadian anger at U.S. President Donald Trump. <em>The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, graphic by Neena Singhal</em></figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7c6a645 font_22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading" data-id="7c6a645" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-title.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h1 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/02/17/rising-patriotism-anger-at-trump-propel-carney-campaign-to-competitive-position-polls-suggest/451097/">Rising patriotism, anger at Trump propel Carney campaign to competitive position, polls suggest</a></h1> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3a2400b red_tag_fix elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="3a2400b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"><a class="text_red" href="/news/">News</a>BY <span class='author-page-title-span'><a href="https://www.hilltimes.com/ht_author/stephen-jeffery/">STEPHEN JEFFERY</a></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2ca362c elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info" data-id="2ca362c" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="post-info.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <ul class="elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info"> <li class="elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-41273d3 elementor-inline-item"> <span class="elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom"> A series of polls show the Liberals have cut the Conservatives' lead to single digits, while one Leger survey suggested a dead heat if Mark Carney were to become prime minister. </span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90b5f3d elementor-hidden-desktop 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class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/01/09/canada-needs-a-comprehensive-pandemic-preparedness-strategy/447035/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="150" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAASwAAACWAQMAAABelSeRAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAABxJREFUGBntwQENAAAAwiD7p34ON2AAAAAAAHAlFtoAAdSpSpMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-446296 lazyload" alt="Mark Holland" data-src="https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/6L8A2841_1.t65ba9517.m2048.xq3aAfB2Z-e1734720204346-300x150.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/6L8A2841_1.t65ba9517.m2048.xq3aAfB2Z-e1734720204346-300x150.jpg 300w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/6L8A2841_1.t65ba9517.m2048.xq3aAfB2Z-e1734720204346-1024x512.jpg 1024w, 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class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-446296" alt="Mark Holland" srcset="https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/6L8A2841_1.t65ba9517.m2048.xq3aAfB2Z-e1734720204346-300x150.jpg 300w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/6L8A2841_1.t65ba9517.m2048.xq3aAfB2Z-e1734720204346-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/6L8A2841_1.t65ba9517.m2048.xq3aAfB2Z-e1734720204346-768x384.jpg 768w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/6L8A2841_1.t65ba9517.m2048.xq3aAfB2Z-e1734720204346-50x25.jpg 50w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/6L8A2841_1.t65ba9517.m2048.xq3aAfB2Z-e1734720204346-1600x800.jpg 1600w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/6L8A2841_1.t65ba9517.m2048.xq3aAfB2Z-e1734720204346-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/6L8A2841_1.t65ba9517.m2048.xq3aAfB2Z-e1734720204346-600x300.jpg 600w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/6L8A2841_1.t65ba9517.m2048.xq3aAfB2Z-e1734720204346.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-eio="l" /></noscript></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/01/09/canada-needs-a-comprehensive-pandemic-preparedness-strategy/447035/" > Canada needs a complete pandemic preparedness strategy </a> </h3> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-443372 news_opinion_list_pc type-news_opinion_list_pc status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry story_types-news beats-armed-forces beats-budget beats-cabinet beats-cannabis beats-conservative-politics beats-covid-19 beats-defence-security beats-estimates-and-accounts beats-finance-budget beats-fiscal-policy beats-health beats-justin-trudeau beats-liberal-politics beats-ndp-politics beats-pharma beats-pierre-poilievre beats-politics beats-public-service beats-public-works-and-procurement beats-treasury-board beats-veterans"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/11/28/dnd-and-caf-exempt-from-further-spending-cuts-says-blair-after-dept-was-tasked-to-find-900m-year-in-savings/443372/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="150" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAASwAAACWAQMAAABelSeRAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAABxJREFUGBntwQENAAAAwiD7p34ON2AAAAAAAHAlFtoAAdSpSpMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-443270 lazyload" alt="Bill Blair" data-src="https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/6L8A3223_1-e1732738172353-300x150.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/6L8A3223_1-e1732738172353-300x150.jpg 300w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/6L8A3223_1-e1732738172353-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/6L8A3223_1-e1732738172353-768x384.jpg 768w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/6L8A3223_1-e1732738172353-50x25.jpg 50w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/6L8A3223_1-e1732738172353-1600x800.jpg 1600w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/6L8A3223_1-e1732738172353-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/6L8A3223_1-e1732738172353-600x300.jpg 600w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/6L8A3223_1-e1732738172353.jpg 1920w" data-sizes="auto" data-eio-rwidth="300" data-eio-rheight="150" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="150" src="https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/6L8A3223_1-e1732738172353-300x150.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-443270" alt="Bill Blair" srcset="https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/6L8A3223_1-e1732738172353-300x150.jpg 300w, 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and CAF ‘exempt’ from further spending cuts, says Blair after department was asked to find $900-million a year in savings </a> </h3> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-441967 news_opinion_list_pc type-news_opinion_list_pc status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry story_types-opinion beats-covid-19 beats-health beats-politics"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/11/18/a-reluctance-for-post-pandemic-learning/441967/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="150" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAASwAAACWAQMAAABelSeRAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAABxJREFUGBntwQENAAAAwiD7p34ON2AAAAAAAHAlFtoAAdSpSpMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-441970 lazyload" alt="" 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news_opinion_list_pc type-news_opinion_list_pc status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry story_types-news beats-budget beats-conservative-politics beats-covid-19 beats-defence-security beats-environment-and-climate-change beats-expenses-politics beats-finance-budget beats-health beats-immigration beats-justice beats-liberal-politics beats-pierre-poilievre beats-political-staff-politics beats-politics beats-public-safety-and-emergency-preparedness beats-public-service beats-public-works-and-procurement beats-rcmp beats-refugees-immigration beats-statscan-and-census beats-treasury-board"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/10/03/federal-overtime-payments-on-decline-but-total-paid-out-still-tops-1-billion-mark/436353/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="150" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAASwAAACWAQMAAABelSeRAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAABxJREFUGBntwQENAAAAwiD7p34ON2AAAAAAAHAlFtoAAdSpSpMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-436355 lazyload ewww_webp_lazy_load" alt="Dominic Leblanc" data-src="https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/568A0008_56-e1727822239479-300x150.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/568A0008_56-e1727822239479-300x150.jpg 300w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/568A0008_56-e1727822239479-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/568A0008_56-e1727822239479-768x384.jpg 768w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/568A0008_56-e1727822239479-50x25.jpg 50w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/568A0008_56-e1727822239479-1600x800.jpg 1600w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/568A0008_56-e1727822239479-1536x768.jpg 1536w, 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href="https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/02/13/buy-indigenous-is-buy-canada/451095/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="150" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAASwAAACWAQMAAABelSeRAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAABxJREFUGBntwQENAAAAwiD7p34ON2AAAAAAAHAlFtoAAdSpSpMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-451117 lazyload" alt="Senator PJ Prosper" data-src="https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20240519_181609.t67ae153e.m2048.x0YdkxQwG-e1739466028587-300x150.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20240519_181609.t67ae153e.m2048.x0YdkxQwG-e1739466028587-300x150.jpg 300w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20240519_181609.t67ae153e.m2048.x0YdkxQwG-e1739466028587-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20240519_181609.t67ae153e.m2048.x0YdkxQwG-e1739466028587-768x384.jpg 768w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20240519_181609.t67ae153e.m2048.x0YdkxQwG-e1739466028587-50x25.jpg 50w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20240519_181609.t67ae153e.m2048.x0YdkxQwG-e1739466028587-1600x800.jpg 1600w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20240519_181609.t67ae153e.m2048.x0YdkxQwG-e1739466028587-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20240519_181609.t67ae153e.m2048.x0YdkxQwG-e1739466028587-600x300.jpg 600w, https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20240519_181609.t67ae153e.m2048.x0YdkxQwG-e1739466028587.jpg 1920w" data-sizes="auto" data-eio-rwidth="300" data-eio-rheight="150" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="150" src="https://www.hilltimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20240519_181609.t67ae153e.m2048.x0YdkxQwG-e1739466028587-300x150.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-451117" alt="Senator PJ Prosper" 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