When one part of Canada is hurting, we all hurt. Parochial provincialism did not build this country in the first place. When the times come to move energy east, we need to figure out the…
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Trudeau needs to rebrand Canada, quickly
The challenge is to change Canada’s image, at home and abroad. Modern hewers of Canadian wood are actually designing products for the world. By Sheila Copps First published in The Hill Times on January 25,…
All is outwardly calm in good ship New Democrat By Sheila Copps
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair has three months to ponder his future before he goes before a scheduled confirmation vote in April. Chances are Mulcair will receive enough support from his party to fight another election.…
Trudeau should welcome opportunity to turn Senate on its head
For the same reasons Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chose to embrace parity in his Cabinet, he should welcome the opportunity to turn the Senate on its head, and its body. By Sheila Copps First published…
What a difference a year makes
At the beginning of 2015, who would have predicted that the also-ran third party in Parliament would form a solid majority government with a leader who is making international waves? By SHEILA COPPS First published…
Real Senate scandal? Senators who sit on private boards, it’s a huge conflict
Notwithstanding all Sen. Nancy Ruth’s good work, last week’s cheese outburst will sadly constitute her Senate legacy. By Sheila Copps First published in The Hill Times on April 2, 2015. Notwithstanding all Sen. Nancy Ruth’s…
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