Conservative MP Michelle Rempel’s abrasive questioning made for great television. But her vitriol actually detracted from any political message. By Sheila Copps First published in The Hill Times on July 30, 2018. OTTAWA—The lazy days…
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Balance of cabinet excellence tipped in favour of women
The good news is that the majority of his ministerial choices have been sound. With a few exceptions, most ministers have been able to move forward on an activist government agenda. His female roster is…
Trump alienates allies on his own calling for defence boost
Donald Trump’s slash-and-burn geopolitics stokes the sort of chaos that drives the defence spending he has called for. By Sheila Copps First published in The Hill Times on July 16, 2018. OTTAWA—Politics is about making…
Ford’s move serves to sabotage environmental responsibility
By cutting government taxes on gasoline, Doug Ford is actually decreasing the envelope available for investment in public transit expansion across the province. By Sheila Copps First published in The Hill Times on July 9,…
What if you threw a party and nobody came?
When the mayor of Canada’s capital city decides to boycott the American ambassador’s annual Fourth of July picnic, you know the jig is up with the Yanks. By SHEILA COPPS First published in The Hill…
What last week’s Conservative byelection win in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord could mean for Grits, Tories, and NDP
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…
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,…
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