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…
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The Rainmaker made it rain, Trudeau’s got to keep loyal Liberals loyal
It would be dangerous for Liberals to skew their campaign to millennial voters. That cohort was a winner in 2015, delivering a solid majority to the Liberals. But it is not likely to be as…
In a COVID election, all bets are off now
If the prime minister’s team thought an early election could move the Liberals into majority territory, the uncertainty in Newfoundland may give them pause. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on March 8,…
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…
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…
We need a made-in-Canada pandemic strategy, stat!
Putting Canadian jobs first would also ensure that when it comes to vaccines, we are not at the back of the line. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on November 30, 2020. Now…
Winter’s coming, I’m in Mexico
Notwithstanding government advice, I have travelled south and am currently coviding in 30-degree temperatures on the sunny beaches of Mexico. To be clear, we left home two weeks before the government issued an anti-travel advisory…
Twists and turns in upcoming U.S. election never ending
The COVID-19 story could spawn sympathy for the president. More likely, it will simply reinforce Donald Trump’s disastrous response to a world pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 of his fellow citizens. By Sheila…
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…
O’Toole’s CERB stumbles a tough way to make a first impression
Fiscal conservatism may be a Tory badge of honour, but Erin O’Toole’s challenge is to reach Canadians in the moderate middle. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on September 7, 2020. OTTAWA—You never…
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