So, we are languishing on the vaccination rollout and medical doctors who are working in intensive care units filled with COVID carriers are not even allowed to get the second vaccine, which has greater protection…
Tagged By Chrystia Freeland
Who’s going to blink first on Freeland’s budget?
All budget positioning will be the precursor to a likely election and who blinks first may well end up the loser. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on March 29, 2021. Budget preparation…
Sloan should be tossed from Conservative caucus
The anti-gay and anti-choice views that formed the basis of his campaign for the Conservative leadership were bad enough. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on December 7, 2020. OTTAWA—Derek Sloan should be…
O’Toole’s dilemma
If Erin O’Toole really wants to appeal to non-traditional Conservatives, he will have to cut ties with social conservatives and the far right. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on August 31, 2020.…
Maybe all-hands-on deck should be the new watchword for Canada’s foreign policy
Our failing grade on international aid and peacekeeping were part of the reason that Canada did not succeed. The other part had to do with strategy. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on…
Liberal COVID-fighting honeymoon is over
The longer we are in lockdown, the more Liberals will lose. With an under-functioning Parliament and a flattened COVID curve, the government needs to pivot quickly, or any hope of an early election majority may…
Garneau must step in on behalf of air travellers
The government has done a lot right since this crisis began, but letting airlines keep Canadians’ money isn’t right. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on April 13, 2020. OTTAWA—Most people just want…
The president of the United States is no friend of ours
As long as Donald Trump is in office, he will continue to promote despots and dictators over democrats. He would rather befriend Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. By Sheila…
Time to find a solution to Canada-China mess
Canadians trapped in the epicentre of the coronavirus in China had to wait in line behind the United States, Japan, South Korea, Jordan, Britain, Portugal, Bangladesh, Egypt, Thailand, and Indonesia to even land a plan in…
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…