According to the study by the Canadian Institute for Health Information, 69 per cent of Canada’s COVID-related deaths occurred in long-term care. That represents one of the highest mortality rates in the world. The international…
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Who’s going to blink first on Freeland’s budget?
All budget positioning will be the precursor to a likely election and who blinks first may well end up the loser. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on March 29, 2021. Budget preparation…
O’Toole makes his bed with social conservatives
And it appears as though Erin O’Toole is about to make the same mistake as his predecessor, Andrew Scheer. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on March 22, 2021. Leslyn Lewis is no…
Canada would not be the first Commonwealth country to consider a break with the motherland
And if Canada decided to go the route of monarchical abolition, we would face the same question. If not the monarchy, how would we structure a republic? By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times…
In a COVID election, all bets are off now
If the prime minister’s team thought an early election could move the Liberals into majority territory, the uncertainty in Newfoundland may give them pause. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on March 8,…
It’s time for a private-sector sunshine law
Public-sector employers are under more pressure from voters to even the odds for women and minorities; not so for the private sector. Their veil of secrecy needs to be lifted. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in…
Joly treading on dangerous ground with white paper on official languages
Quebecers will band together to promote French and governments need to have their back. But not at the expense of francophones in the rest of Canada. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on…
In retrospect, Duffy probably didn’t realize how rough politics could turn out to be
Whatever happens in the RCMP action, Senator Mike Duffy considers this public pursuit of justice the cornerstone of his time in Parliament, which will come to end in the Upper Chamber on May 27 when…
Once vaccines get rolling, that’s the moment to trigger an election
Voters are always happier in the spring and the economic fallout won’t yet be felt. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on February 8, 2021. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has to keep saying…
Trudeau needs to move quickly to deny any pension or remuneration to former disgraced GG
When the law is an ass, it should be amended. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on February 1, 2021. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to move quickly to deny any pension or…
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