The internecine warfare, which marked Jean Chrétien’s last two years in power, were not pretty. But by and large, Chrétien’s time was a period when politics was fun and all political parties shared a common…
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Frightening to see Trump’s alternative truth exposed on the world stage
But that is the world he lives in. By Sheila Copps First published in The Hill Times on October 1, 2018. OTTAWA—President Donald Trump’s free-range press conference last week simply confirmed the obvious.…
Trump alienates allies on his own calling for defence boost
Donald Trump’s slash-and-burn geopolitics stokes the sort of chaos that drives the defence spending he has called for. By Sheila Copps First published in The Hill Times on July 16, 2018. OTTAWA—Politics is about making…
What if you threw a party and nobody came?
When the mayor of Canada’s capital city decides to boycott the American ambassador’s annual Fourth of July picnic, you know the jig is up with the Yanks. By SHEILA COPPS First published in The Hill…
Trump has been largely successful in feeding public skepticism about the fourth estate
While Donald Trump is slagging the media and creating his alternate fact universe, journalists around the globe are risking life and limb in multiple hot spots to get the story out. By SHEILA COPPS First…
Ford could be next Ontario premier, he just has to keep his mouth closed for three months
Ontarians want change but may fear the kind of change that Doug Ford would bring. Fear and loathing will be undeniable factors in the next election. But a campaign based on policy would favour the…
Talk about draining the swamp, not
By all accounts, an Alabama senatorial candidate facing multiple harassment allegations, is successfully staring down opponents, even within his own party. By SHEILA COPPS First published on Monday, November 20, 2017 in The Hill Times.…
Weinstein story needs to move beyond egregious acts of a single predator
The Weinstein story was flavour of the week. Institutionalized inequality is not. By SHEILA COPPS First Published on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 in The Hill Times. OTTAWA—The ignominious end to Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has…
Canadians want Trudeau to offset Trump on welcoming refugees
The recent influx of asylum seekers in manageable. By SHEILA COPPS First published on Monday, August 28, 2017 in The Hill Times. OTTAWA—Damned if you do. Damned if you don’t. Such is the dilemma…
Is the alt-right movement dead in Canada, or merely sleeping?
Conservatives are backing away from The Rebel, after its coverage of Charlottesville, but anti-Muslim and anti-immigration protests continue to happen in Canada. By SHEILA COPPS First published on Monday, August 21, 2017 in The Hill…
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