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Trudeau won’t be able to stay out of Trump’s crosshairs this time
Canada has become the ham in the sandwich of a fight between China and the United States. By Sheila Copps First published in The Hill Times on January 28, 2019. OTTAWA—All countries regularly spy on…
It was a self-inflicted bad week for the Liberals
Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle was based on bad advice. Whoever recommended the demotion of Raybould-Wilson should bow out. Trudeau made the decision but, ultimately, hubris on the prime minister’s team is costing him. By Sheila Copps…
Brison’s departure a wake-up call for Atlantic Liberals
Scott Brison has always had a great political antenna and, while he said his decision was family-based, his reflection had to include a review of the party’s political popularity meter in Nova Scotia. By Sheila…
If only Centre Block’s walls could talk
Decisions to go to war, vigorous disagreement on whether the country should even stay together—all have provided emotional raw material for building Canada. But many of the key battles were not between parties, but between…
Stop the song-shaming of Baby, it’s Cold Outside
By pushing a timeless favourite off the Christmas playlists, those who deem the lyrics improper are applying their own narrow, sexist lens, the same lens that used to characterize society’s negative view of sexually active…
Ford’s French-language smack down has just begun
It is not just a question of prioritizing the university. The most egregious mistake by the new Ford government was the decision to eliminate the Office of the French Language Services Commissioner. By Sheila Copps…
Symbols matter when it comes to diversity
In 1946, Viola Desmond was wrongfully convicted simply because she was a black woman determined to exercise her right to full equality. Transgendered people are still denied full equality, and their cause suffered a setback…
Brexit’s Boiling Over
With or without Donald Trump and Theresa May, Asia is the way of the future. By Sheila Copps First published in The Hill Times on November 19, 2018. OTTAWA—Brexit boiling over should be no surprise…
After last week’s midterms, United States is a more deeply divided nation
Washington’s mid-course correction will make politics uglier. It’s hard to believe it could get any worse. By Sheila Copps First published in The Hill Times on November 12, 2018. OTTAWA—Last week’s midterm elections reinforced the…