The re-establishment of a federal role for housing makes sense and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is the right vehicle to affirm national leadership. The same holds true for training investment. By SHEILA COPPS…
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Politics at its worst in political parties
Retroactive cutoffs, and green light committees with no public transparency or accountability, turn voters off. More important, they turn party members off. As a volunteer, if you are not allowed to participate in a nomination,…
Trump effect is sweeping across Europe
All eyes on the first round of the French elections next month. By SHEILA COPPS First published in The Hill Times on Monday, March 13, 2017. OTTAWA—The Trump effect is sweeping across Europe, with all…
Parliament Hill will be overrun by women this week
This time, 338 young women will be taking seats in the House of Commons. Daughters of the Vote, a major national gathering spearheaded by the multi-partisan Equal Voice, will be debating key issues facing Canada…
Five byelections will be first real test for Liberal government
Ottawa-Vanier has never voted anything but Grit. However, large margins have a way of evaporating in by-elections where voters can register dissatisfaction without turfing a government. That is what makes byelections so tricky. By SHEILA…
Ongoing chaos in Washington could actually work in Canada’s favour
While Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington praising up Trump on the art of the deal, Trudeau was actually getting a bigger deal done. By SHEILA COPPS First published in The Hill Times…
There’s considerable risk attached to Trudeau’s meeting with Trump in Washington
If Justin Trudeau is too aggressive, he could become another high-profile target in Donald Trump’s world tweet war. If Trudeau is too accommodating, he risks facing the ire of a considerable number of citizens back…
Sometimes ambiguity can be a blueprint for survival
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau displayed no such ambiguity when he launched a plan for electoral reform during the last election, boldly proclaiming that 2015 would be the last vote under the current system. By SHEILA…
Trump’s only venture into theatre was a bust
Donald Trump is preparing to use an extraordinarily powerful bully pulpit to promote the Trump legacy as a blue-collar billionaire. What better way to drain the swamp than hitting out at left-wing media and cultural…
Language politics return to Canada
Justin Trudeau not speaking English during a town hall in Quebec is less of a political problem than Conservative leadership candidate O’Leary not being able to speak French. By SHEILA COPPS Published first on Monday,…
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