So, we are languishing on the vaccination rollout and medical doctors who are working in intensive care units filled with COVID carriers are not even allowed to get the second vaccine, which has greater protection…
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Canada’s doomsday approach a stark contrast to what’s happening in other parts of the world
As medical specialists ratchet up the message of concern around the virulent spread of the COVID variants, the public is simply not listening. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on April 19, 2021.…
The Rainmaker made it rain, Trudeau’s got to keep loyal Liberals loyal
It would be dangerous for Liberals to skew their campaign to millennial voters. That cohort was a winner in 2015, delivering a solid majority to the Liberals. But it is not likely to be as…
Canada has suffered the worst record for COVID-19 deaths in long-term care homes compared with other wealthy countries
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…
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…