Conservative MP Jamil Jivani pleaded to Liberals for inter-party unity, but said the ‘timing and spectacle of recent floor-crossings appears to many Canadians as an effort from you (PM) to demoralize Conservatives and the millions of…
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Sergio Marchi confirms ‘Operation Citizenship’ happened in lead-up to Quebec referendum
While Philippe Léger and others beat the drum to reopen questions around federal interference in the 1995 vote, nobody is asking how provincial agencies and Crown corporations received cash to spend on Parti Québécois propaganda…
Thirty years ago last week, Canada’s future hung in the balance
With referendums now being threatened in Alberta and Quebec, the current prime minister and his cabinet should remember what we almost forgot: ‘Les absents ont toujours tort.’ By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times…
Summer’s over, and a possibly raucous House awaits
Experienced MP and current Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia will have to use all his wiles to ensure the fall session does not descend into chaos. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on September 1,…
Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot deliver. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on May…
Incumbent syndrome is sweeping across the country
But the warning bells sounding for Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick Liberals are not currently tolling for the federal party. By Sheila Copps First published in The Hill Times on October 8, 2018. The phrase…