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Sheila Copps on Hill Times podcast, The Hot Room with Peter Mazereeuw
The return of Parliament, with Sheila Copps Peter Mazereeuw and Sheila Copps dig into the return of Parliament, how Mark Carney might handle Question Period, whether the Liberals should elect a Conservative House speaker, and…
Trudeau’s horrible summer
Last week’s revelation of a former Nazi soldier getting a standing ovation in the House was the final nail in the coffin of a bad political season for the Liberal leader. By Sheila CoppsFirst published…
Sheila Copps on The Hill Times Hot Room podcast with Peter Mazereeuw
Sizing up the next Parliament, with Sheila Copps
Sheila Copps on The Hill Times Hot Room podcast with Peter Mazereeuw
The return of Parliament, with Sheila Copps Former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps joins the podcast to talk about election preparation and the return of Parliament following its winter break.
Hockey players should stay out of politics
Carey Price learned that lesson last week when he weighed in on the current anti-gun debate roiling in the House of Commons. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on December 12, 2022. OTTAWA—Hockey…
Michael Chong should reconsider his crusade for reform: Copps
The veteran MP from Wellington-Halton Hills is touting a trio of reforms that he claims will take power away from the prime minister and give it to members of Parliament. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in…
Expect abortion bombshell to dominate the fall agenda
The only party that must navigate this issue with great difficulty is the Conservative Party. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on May 9, 2022. OTTAWA—The f-bomb was allegedly dropped in the House…
House return will be a welcome channel changer
Time to move on from COVID. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on January 24, 2022. The return of Parliament should provide a much-anticipated channel-changer from the constant barrage of COVID news that…
Christmas used to be a time when MPs on all sides of the House got together in the holiday spirit
In the old days, the House Speaker would host a Christmas party for all MPs, with plenty of carols sung to ring in the holiday season, and MPs really were friends, even those on opposite…