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All parties have a chance to right their respective ships in 2022
In the end, the only party that really ended up ahead at year’s end is the Bloc. But this party also has the benefit of never having to be held accountable for what it might…
Ford breathes easier today
Working Families, an anti-Conservative coalition of public and private-sector unions and individuals, failed to overturn legislation reining in third-party capacity to advertise. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on December 13, 2021. OTTAWA—An…
Canada’s conversion therapy ban was a stellar political moment for Parliament
In Canada’s case, the unanimous view of Parliament sends a message to the world that trying to educate someone into a change in their sexual preference just does not work. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in…
Politicians should save their personal attacks for elections
The Throne Speech made it clear that management of the pandemic was front and centre on the Liberal agenda. To date, that has been a winner for them. For the official opposition to continue to…
Senator Batters leads a fight for democracy, from her unelected seat
It is rather an odd position for someone who has never been elected and stands to keep her job for a total of 33 years without a single review by anyone. Senator Denise Batters is…
Trudeau proves his feminist credentials with cabinet picks
For the first time in the history of Canada, we have women in the majority of the top spots in government. From foreign affairs, to finance, from the deputy prime minister, to defence, the face…
O’Toole has friends in high places
Doug Ford is banking on the fact that as the threat wanes, so will the political power of the vaccine question and he wants anti-vaxxers on his side in next June’s provincial election. By Sheila…
By all accounts, Guilbeault knows his stuff
Alberta believes the best way to tackle climate change is to appoint a minister who knows nothing about it. How else to explain the chorus of criticism levelled at the prime minister for appointing Steven…
Deaths in U.K. and Washington harbingers of what could easily happen in Canada
In my day, threats were few and far between. Today, they are becoming commonplace, and almost expected or socially acceptable. But the viral load on the shoulders of every Member of Parliament should cause us…
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