The U.S. president-elect’s instability is something Canadians will have to live with. But we cannot be bullied into submission by denying our status as an independent country. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on…
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Smith’s government moves to limit transgender rights in Alberta
One bill is designed to prohibit transgender pronoun choices by minors, another restricts transgender access to human rights support. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on December 9, 2024. OTTAWA—While governments are focusing…
Liberals should be advertising GST break and new national school food program
Justin Trudeau continues to make announcements about good public policy with zero supportive government advertising. It is almost as though Trudeau wants to lose the next election. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times…
Identity politics run amok
At the conclusion of the anti-Boissonnault attack, there’s only one question that matters: which political party has a plan to tackle the gross injustices Indigenous People have faced since colonization? By Sheila CoppsFirst published in…
Canada goes Swiftie
When a musician can invoke that much good in the world, it is worth a deeper dive into understanding why. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on November 18, 2024. OTTAWA—Canada has gone…
Kamala Harris hits the concrete ceiling
Once again, a woman for president was just too much for Americans to bear. Kamala Harris was soundly beaten by an angry white man. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on November 11,…
Trump alienates women and Puerto Rican voters
Pennsylvania is a pivotal state because of the electoral college system, and the majority of the state’s 580,000 eligible Latino voters are from Puerto Rico. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on November…
Don’t expect Trudeau to follow in his father’s footsteps and take a walk in the snow this week
In last week’s palace revolt, there is no heir apparent standing in the wings. Although several candidates are already preparing, including some in cabinet, there is no single juggernaut organizationally. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The…
Trump’s support among young men in Canada is troubling
It may also be a reflection of how young men feel they are the forgotten generation. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on October 21, 2024. OTTAWA—It has been 95 years, on Oct.…
Canada needs its own Marshall Plan for refugee resettlement
The idea behind the Marshall Plan could be applied to a world approach to resettlement of refugees. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on October 14, 2024. OTTAWA—Donald Trump and Pierre Poilievre are…
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