Mark Carney needs something to show that Liberals don’t just care about mega-projects. No tax on food could be a good place to start. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on October 6, 2025.…
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Until recently, I had never heard of Charlie Kirk
Those of us who were ignorant of Charlie Kirk expected that his background would back up the posthumous honorifics. Instead, what we see is the story of a man who went out of his way…
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,…
Pierre Poilievre is riding the wrong horse
The Conservative leader is having trouble getting support, especially from women, partly because he is seen to be too much of an attack dog. If he is going to be successful, that approach must soften. …
Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem
It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is being fed to Albertans regularly by their own government. By Sheila…
Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story
Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management. By Sheila CoppsFirst published in The Hill Times on July 7, 2025. To cave or not to…
This summer, Poilievre will be campaigning for his survival
As well as preparing for his own future in an Alberta byelection, Pierre Poilievre will be using the season to reinforce his level of support among the rank and file in preparation for a review…
Poilievre picks Scheer over Lantsman
Pierre Poilievre’s decision to select Andrew Scheer as the interim opposition leader shows that he does not want any competition in the temporary job that he would like to fill permanently following an Alberta byelection.…
Note to Poilievre: the election is over
The country is in a tariff war with Trump and we need all hands deck to save Canadian jobs and industries. If he insists on continuing the election fight against the Liberals, Poilievre is never going to increase…
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…
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