The Quebec byelection in a bellwether riding that has voted for every party in the 93 years since it was created, should ring alarm bells for the federal Liberals. By SHEILA COPPS First published in…
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Shot across the bow by Canada’s top bureaucrat will likely not be the last
Michael Wernick has also decided to engage in a high-risk, high return game of ‘gotcha’ with the country’s most powerful number-cruncher. By SHEILA COPPS First published in The Hill Times on June 18, 2018. OTTAWA—Two…
When the going got tough, the tough bowed out
But once the writ was dropped, that door was closed. So given Wynne’s personal numbers, why was campaign messaging all about her? By SHEILA COPPS First published in The Hill Times on June 11, 2018.…
Wynne bearing brunt of change theme that plagues all incumbent politicians
Kathleen Wynne’s unpopularity is palpable, whether deserved or not. In reality, she has done a pretty decent job as a leader. But her enemies have been very successful in casting her as the source of…
Bizarre juxtaposition of death and celebration was no accident in Israel and Gaza strip
The bizarre juxtaposition of death and celebration was no accident. Israeli Minister of Public Security, Strategic Affairs and Information Gilad Erdan defended the deaths, telling Ynet News: ‘We need to go back to targeted killings,…
Trump has been largely successful in feeding public skepticism about the fourth estate
While Donald Trump is slagging the media and creating his alternate fact universe, journalists around the globe are risking life and limb in multiple hot spots to get the story out. By SHEILA COPPS First…
Nation-to-nation status sounds good in principle
What actually happens in practice is another matter. By SHEILA COPPS First published in The Hill Times on May 7, 2018. OTTAWA—Nation-to-nation status sounds good in principle. What actually happens in practice is another matter.…
Misogyny lives, and the internet is giving it too much oxygen
The only way to stop poison spewing from hate sites is to shut them down and deny the cover of anonymity to potential perpetrators. That would be a noble outcome of the horrific Toronto tragedy.…
Politics can be a four-letter word, last week’s was ugly
Political disputes between Alberta and British Columbia and the opening salvos of the Ontario election left most spectators wondering how low politics could go. By SHEILA COPPS First published on Monday, April 23, 2018 in…
Convention designed to rev Grits up for 2019, election win or bust
Reading post-convention tea leaves will be the job of bureaucrats, lobbyists, opposition parties and policy makers. The aftermath of the weekend will focus on which parts of the policy platform will make the election cut.…