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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Payette resigns after report found toxic work environment at Rideau Hall
The Governor General’s appointment, while generally time-limited, is always ‘at pleasure,’ which means the office-holder can be let go at any time. After Julie Payette stepped aside, the prime minister quickly replaced her with acting…
Post-COVID world will change us all forever
By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on January 18, 2021. Just as the post-Trump America is a very different place, the post-COVID world will change us all forever. Virtual meetings have gone from…
Trump’s ugly legacy has unleashed a venom in America
The American claim to ‘exceptionalism’ and its history of support for democracy around the world has been delivered a severe blow. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on January 11, 2021. OTTAWA—Whether or…
Two Liberal warhorses passed away recently
Without Alfonso Gagliano in Quebec and Ron Irwin in Ontario, Jean Chrétien’s almost unprecedented majority three-peat would never have happened. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on December 21, 2020. Two Liberal warhorses…
Trudeau pulls a huge rabbit out of his hat
By procuring almost one-quarter million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the government will be able to start distribution immediately so that frontline workers and the vulnerable elderly will get protection. And once the procurement deal…
Sloan should be tossed from Conservative caucus
The anti-gay and anti-choice views that formed the basis of his campaign for the Conservative leadership were bad enough. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on December 7, 2020. OTTAWA—Derek Sloan should be…
We need a made-in-Canada pandemic strategy, stat!
Putting Canadian jobs first would also ensure that when it comes to vaccines, we are not at the back of the line. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on November 30, 2020. Now…
Winter’s coming, I’m in Mexico
Notwithstanding government advice, I have travelled south and am currently coviding in 30-degree temperatures on the sunny beaches of Mexico. To be clear, we left home two weeks before the government issued an anti-travel advisory…
America’s losing its lustre as global beacon of democracy
The silence hovering over the Republican Party into the second week after Donald Trump’s loss may be working in Washington, but in the rest of the world, it is simply exposing the country’s claim to…
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