Air crashes are so rare that few families have undergone the heartbreak of experiencing the loss of their dear ones to an aeronautical incident. By Sheila Copps First published in The Hill Times on January…
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Scheer’s departure is good news for his party
But it is not good news for the minority Liberal government. By Sheila Copps First published in The Hill Times on December 16, 2019. OTTAWA—Even in resignation, Andrew Scheer was unable to muster kind words…
Ranked preferential ballot is the way to go if we want to elect a government supported by majority of Canadians
The in-house method of choosing the Speaker is of little interest to the broad Canadian public. That’s a pity because the ranked preferential ballot could fix one of the major problems in Canada’s modern, fragmented…
Liberals can manage this minority, but sunny ways must end
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau obviously got the message that was delivered in the minority victory. He needs to reach out to Team Liberal, instead of simply selling the country on Team Trudeau. By Sheila Copps…
Freeland may have just bitten off more than she can chew
And her success or failure could determine the fate of this minority government. By Sheila Copps First published in The Hill Times on November 25, 2019. OTTAWA—Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland may have just bitten…
Pain of presidential impeachment hearings is palpable
The American political system is so broken that intelligent citizens are already turning a deaf ear to testimony they do not want to hear. By Sheila Copps First published in The Hill Times on November…
Scheer has caucus support, for now
Andrew Scheer has more than a communications problem. He has a substance problem and so does his party. The April reckoning in Toronto will bring it to a head. By Sheila Copps First published in…
Scheer has time on his side, a short time
The party that Peter MacKay built is not the party that will be voting on the leadership review next spring. Some left politics altogether (including MacKay), and some switched parties, like Scott Brison, André Bachand,…
Goodbye for now Twitter, it’s been real
I never was much of a tweeter until earlier this year, when another columnist accused me of taking my marching orders from the Prime Minister’s Office. The attacks were in the Twittersphere, so I decided…
This campaign has been getting odder by the day
The bottom line is that when you are literally one turkey dinner away from the vote, the last thing Andrew Scheer needs is public speculation about who will replace him when he loses. By Sheila…
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