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…
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Once vaccines get rolling, that’s the moment to trigger an election
Voters are always happier in the spring and the economic fallout won’t yet be felt. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on February 8, 2021. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has to keep saying…
Trudeau needs to move quickly to deny any pension or remuneration to former disgraced GG
When the law is an ass, it should be amended. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on February 1, 2021. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to move quickly to deny any pension or…
Post-COVID world will change us all forever
By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on January 18, 2021. Just as the post-Trump America is a very different place, the post-COVID world will change us all forever. Virtual meetings have gone from…
Trudeau pulls a huge rabbit out of his hat
By procuring almost one-quarter million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the government will be able to start distribution immediately so that frontline workers and the vulnerable elderly will get protection. And once the procurement deal…
Federal Election cat and mouse games begin
In a minority situation, an election can happen at any time if parties clash on spending priorities. But these are not ordinary times. In the middle of a pandemic, even getting to the polls is…
The death of WE in Canada is shameful
The death of WE in Canada will kill any momentum that the opposition parties are seeking to pump up. But don’t expect them to stop trying. The program was killed, the finance minister is gone,…
Morneau-Trudeau was no Martin-Chrétien
Bill Morneau was never after Justin Trudeau’s job. From the beginning, Morneau seemed ill at ease with the thrust and parry of political life. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on August 24,…
Trudeau needs to learn a valuable lesson from WE scandal
Canadians are miffed by the WE mess, but they are still willing to give the prime minister the benefit of the doubt. Their patience is wearing thin. The opposition parties will continue to push for…
COVID-19 political bump has bounced Liberals back into majority government territory
But the full return of Parliament will also focus more attention on Liberal mistakes, as the opposition parties will do their best to change the channel away from COVID solidarity. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in…