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Congratulations, we played ourselves

  • OTTAWA—We got played. The Liberals talked a big game this past election, insisting that “[if] you want progressive action, you need a progressive government,
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK | October 30, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters at the National Press Theatre on Oct. 23. Mr. Trudeau’s announced plans to start with a tax cut looks like an attempt to placate Conservatives, who pose the greatest threat to the Liberals in West, writes Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Congratulations, we played ourselves

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK | October 30, 2019
  • OTTAWA—We got played. The Liberals talked a big game this past election, insisting that “[if] you want progressive action, you need a progressive government,

Congratulations, we played ourselves

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK | October 30, 2019
  • OTTAWA—We got played. The Liberals talked a big game this past election, insisting that “[if] you want progressive action, you need a progressive government,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters at the National Press Theatre on Oct. 23. Mr. Trudeau’s announced plans to start with a tax cut looks like an attempt to placate Conservatives, who pose the greatest threat to the Liberals in West, writes Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Congratulations, we played ourselves

  • OTTAWA—We got played. The Liberals talked a big game this past election, insisting that “[if] you want progressive action, you need a progressive government,
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK | October 30, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters at the National Press Theatre on Oct. 23. Mr. Trudeau’s announced plans to start with a tax cut looks like an attempt to placate Conservatives, who pose the greatest threat to the Liberals in West, writes Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Congratulations, we played ourselves

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK | October 30, 2019
  • OTTAWA—We got played. The Liberals talked a big game this past election, insisting that “[if] you want progressive action, you need a progressive government,

Congratulations, we played ourselves

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK | October 30, 2019
  • OTTAWA—We got played. The Liberals talked a big game this past election, insisting that “[if] you want progressive action, you need a progressive government,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters at the National Press Theatre on Oct. 23. Mr. Trudeau’s announced plans to start with a tax cut looks like an attempt to placate Conservatives, who pose the greatest threat to the Liberals in West, writes Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Pass on the gaslighting, and ignore parties’ petty strategic vote scare tactics

  • OTTAWA—In true Canadian fashion, with just days left in the election, the political calculations of strategic voting are being trotted out. The problem is,
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | October 16, 2019
Both Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, left, spent the Thanksgiving weekend stumping on the dangers of not electing their respective parties to a majority government. But strategic voting isn’t an actual strategy for political change, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Photographs courtesy of Twitter

Pass on the gaslighting, and ignore parties’ petty strategic vote scare tactics

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | October 16, 2019
  • OTTAWA—In true Canadian fashion, with just days left in the election, the political calculations of strategic voting are being trotted out. The problem is,

Pass on the gaslighting, and ignore parties’ petty strategic vote scare tactics

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | October 16, 2019
  • OTTAWA—In true Canadian fashion, with just days left in the election, the political calculations of strategic voting are being trotted out. The problem is,
Both Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, left, spent the Thanksgiving weekend stumping on the dangers of not electing their respective parties to a majority government. But strategic voting isn’t an actual strategy for political change, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Photographs courtesy of Twitter

Singh’s Atwater Market encounter became about comforting the comfortable

  • OTTAWA—The tenor of this election has abruptly and sharply turned towards race, and with every incident, we choose to stick our heads in the
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | October 9, 2019
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh boards his campaign bus in Ottawa on Oct. 6. There is an undue expectation imposed on people of colour to show grace and forgiveness without being asked, and to be polite when faced with racism, big and small, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Singh’s Atwater Market encounter became about comforting the comfortable

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | October 9, 2019
  • OTTAWA—The tenor of this election has abruptly and sharply turned towards race, and with every incident, we choose to stick our heads in the

Singh’s Atwater Market encounter became about comforting the comfortable

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | October 9, 2019
  • OTTAWA—The tenor of this election has abruptly and sharply turned towards race, and with every incident, we choose to stick our heads in the
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh boards his campaign bus in Ottawa on Oct. 6. There is an undue expectation imposed on people of colour to show grace and forgiveness without being asked, and to be polite when faced with racism, big and small, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The future of work is upon us, and it’s being overlooked this election

  • OTTAWA—Trudeau in blackface aside, this is one of the most uninspired elections to date, yet also one of the most important ones. Nationally, we
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | October 2, 2019
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Leader Elizabeth May. Only one candidate is currently talking about the future of work; unfortunately, that candidate is running in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The future of work is upon us, and it’s being overlooked this election

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | October 2, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Trudeau in blackface aside, this is one of the most uninspired elections to date, yet also one of the most important ones. Nationally, we

The future of work is upon us, and it’s being overlooked this election

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | October 2, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Trudeau in blackface aside, this is one of the most uninspired elections to date, yet also one of the most important ones. Nationally, we
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Leader Elizabeth May. Only one candidate is currently talking about the future of work; unfortunately, that candidate is running in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Not so woke: Trudeau’s use of blackface should prompt a second look at his governance

  • OTTAWA—“Diversity is our costume” would be a more appropriate catchphrase for our so-called woke bae prime minister. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made a
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | September 25, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a press conference in Winnipeg, Man., on Sept. 19, 2019, at which he apologized for a second time and took questions from media about having donned blackface and brownface. Screenshot courtesy of Global News

Not so woke: Trudeau’s use of blackface should prompt a second look at his governance

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | September 25, 2019
  • OTTAWA—“Diversity is our costume” would be a more appropriate catchphrase for our so-called woke bae prime minister. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made a

Not so woke: Trudeau’s use of blackface should prompt a second look at his governance

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | September 25, 2019
  • OTTAWA—“Diversity is our costume” would be a more appropriate catchphrase for our so-called woke bae prime minister. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made a
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a press conference in Winnipeg, Man., on Sept. 19, 2019, at which he apologized for a second time and took questions from media about having donned blackface and brownface. Screenshot courtesy of Global News

Election direction: front-runners are shying away from bold ideas, harsh realities

  • OTTAWA—We’re a week into campaign season and we know one thing for sure: we’re not supposed to talk about some of the most glaring
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | September 18, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s response to questions on Bill 21 during the Sept. 12 Maclean's/CityTV debate was akin to the ubiquitous corporate employment equity statement that every job hunter is bombarded with, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Election direction: front-runners are shying away from bold ideas, harsh realities

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | September 18, 2019
  • OTTAWA—We’re a week into campaign season and we know one thing for sure: we’re not supposed to talk about some of the most glaring

Election direction: front-runners are shying away from bold ideas, harsh realities

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | September 18, 2019
  • OTTAWA—We’re a week into campaign season and we know one thing for sure: we’re not supposed to talk about some of the most glaring
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s response to questions on Bill 21 during the Sept. 12 Maclean's/CityTV debate was akin to the ubiquitous corporate employment equity statement that every job hunter is bombarded with, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

True, Patriot Act love was a glorious demo of what a free press could be

  • OTTAWA—Traditional media needs to get its act together for the upcoming election. This has never been more apparent than last week, when Canadians found
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | September 11, 2019
Comedian Hasan Minhaj sat down with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Aug. 12 for a recent episode of his Netflix show Patriot Act, and in the process, not only dunked on the prime minister’s record, but also the Canadian media establishment, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

True, Patriot Act love was a glorious demo of what a free press could be

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | September 11, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Traditional media needs to get its act together for the upcoming election. This has never been more apparent than last week, when Canadians found

True, Patriot Act love was a glorious demo of what a free press could be

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | September 11, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Traditional media needs to get its act together for the upcoming election. This has never been more apparent than last week, when Canadians found
Comedian Hasan Minhaj sat down with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Aug. 12 for a recent episode of his Netflix show Patriot Act, and in the process, not only dunked on the prime minister’s record, but also the Canadian media establishment, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Time for party leaders to step up, show who’s going to be the best for public servants

  • OTTAWA—Many historians trace Labour Day celebrations back to the Nine Hour Movement, an international mobilization effort begun in 1872 to bring about standardized nine-hour
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK | August 28, 2019
Members of the Union of Taxation Employees march to the Prime Minister’s Office to deliver thousands of petitions from workers at the Canada Revenue Agency urging the government to replace the Phoenix pay system with the Corporate Administrative System on Sept. 28, 2018. The agonizing toll a disastrous pay system has had on public service workers, writes Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for party leaders to step up, show who’s going to be the best for public servants

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK | August 28, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Many historians trace Labour Day celebrations back to the Nine Hour Movement, an international mobilization effort begun in 1872 to bring about standardized nine-hour

Time for party leaders to step up, show who’s going to be the best for public servants

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK | August 28, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Many historians trace Labour Day celebrations back to the Nine Hour Movement, an international mobilization effort begun in 1872 to bring about standardized nine-hour
Members of the Union of Taxation Employees march to the Prime Minister’s Office to deliver thousands of petitions from workers at the Canada Revenue Agency urging the government to replace the Phoenix pay system with the Corporate Administrative System on Sept. 28, 2018. The agonizing toll a disastrous pay system has had on public service workers, writes Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tale as old as time: Liberal ethics breach proves politics still about comforting the comfortable

  • OTTAWA—This past April, Prime Minister Trudeau spoke to the Daughters of the Vote delegation, which included Indigenous women protesting his treatment of former justice
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK | August 21, 2019
In the wake of the ethics commissioner’s report on the SNC-Lavalin affair, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured speaking to reporters in West Block on June 19, 2019, has lost the trust of Canadians when he says he is running on a platform of ‘real change’ and ‘fair and open government,’ writes Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tale as old as time: Liberal ethics breach proves politics still about comforting the comfortable

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK | August 21, 2019
  • OTTAWA—This past April, Prime Minister Trudeau spoke to the Daughters of the Vote delegation, which included Indigenous women protesting his treatment of former justice

Tale as old as time: Liberal ethics breach proves politics still about comforting the comfortable

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK | August 21, 2019
  • OTTAWA—This past April, Prime Minister Trudeau spoke to the Daughters of the Vote delegation, which included Indigenous women protesting his treatment of former justice
In the wake of the ethics commissioner’s report on the SNC-Lavalin affair, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured speaking to reporters in West Block on June 19, 2019, has lost the trust of Canadians when he says he is running on a platform of ‘real change’ and ‘fair and open government,’ writes Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As eco-fascism takes hold, Canada’s leaders have yet to prove they’re up to the fight

  • OTTAWA—Many have been ringing the alarm about the terrifying connections between climate change, economic anxiety, and white nationalism movements and ideology. Eco-fascism, as it
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK | August 14, 2019
Patrick Crusius, 21, of Allen, Texas, was arrested in connection with an Aug. 3 mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, that killed 22 people. His online manifesto includes themes familiar to the growing eco-fascist movement that could be creeping into Canada, writes Amy Kishek. Screenshot courtesy of ABC News

As eco-fascism takes hold, Canada’s leaders have yet to prove they’re up to the fight

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK | August 14, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Many have been ringing the alarm about the terrifying connections between climate change, economic anxiety, and white nationalism movements and ideology. Eco-fascism, as it

As eco-fascism takes hold, Canada’s leaders have yet to prove they’re up to the fight

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK | August 14, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Many have been ringing the alarm about the terrifying connections between climate change, economic anxiety, and white nationalism movements and ideology. Eco-fascism, as it
Patrick Crusius, 21, of Allen, Texas, was arrested in connection with an Aug. 3 mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, that killed 22 people. His online manifesto includes themes familiar to the growing eco-fascist movement that could be creeping into Canada, writes Amy Kishek. Screenshot courtesy of ABC News

#NotSoEqualVoice: the race for equality can’t be completed wearing blinders

  • OTTAWA—Equal Voice, an organization “dedicated to electing more women to all levels of political office in Canada,” has spent the better part of the
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | August 7, 2019
Leila Moumouni-Tchouassi, left, Shanese Indoowaaboo Steele, centre, and Cherie Wong say they were abruptly dismissed by Equal Voice for allegedly harassing the group's executive director. Their dismissal points to larger, systemic problems within the organization, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Photographs courtesy of Cherie Wong, Shanese Indoowaaboo Steele, and Leila Moumouni-Tchouassi

#NotSoEqualVoice: the race for equality can’t be completed wearing blinders

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | August 7, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Equal Voice, an organization “dedicated to electing more women to all levels of political office in Canada,” has spent the better part of the

#NotSoEqualVoice: the race for equality can’t be completed wearing blinders

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | August 7, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Equal Voice, an organization “dedicated to electing more women to all levels of political office in Canada,” has spent the better part of the
Leila Moumouni-Tchouassi, left, Shanese Indoowaaboo Steele, centre, and Cherie Wong say they were abruptly dismissed by Equal Voice for allegedly harassing the group's executive director. Their dismissal points to larger, systemic problems within the organization, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Photographs courtesy of Cherie Wong, Shanese Indoowaaboo Steele, and Leila Moumouni-Tchouassi

Canadians deserve more than a white-bread response to racism

  • OTTAWA—“That’s not how we do things in Canada.” Are you sure about that? This was the statement our racially unsavvy prime minister gave to
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | July 24, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, could take a lesson in how to respond to racism from U.S. congresswoman Ilhan Omar and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and Flickr photograph by Paris Malone

Canadians deserve more than a white-bread response to racism

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | July 24, 2019
  • OTTAWA—“That’s not how we do things in Canada.” Are you sure about that? This was the statement our racially unsavvy prime minister gave to

Canadians deserve more than a white-bread response to racism

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | July 24, 2019
  • OTTAWA—“That’s not how we do things in Canada.” Are you sure about that? This was the statement our racially unsavvy prime minister gave to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, could take a lesson in how to respond to racism from U.S. congresswoman Ilhan Omar and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and Flickr photograph by Paris Malone

Green Party engaging in politics of bygone era with new war room hire

  • OTTAWA—What is Elizabeth May thinking? Bob Fife tweeted that Warren Kinsella, former Liberal surrogate, will be joining the war room of the Green Party
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | July 17, 2019
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Warren Kinsella isn’t running their campaign and committed to keeping to the party’s values of respect. That sounds like a Herculean task, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Green Party engaging in politics of bygone era with new war room hire

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | July 17, 2019
  • OTTAWA—What is Elizabeth May thinking? Bob Fife tweeted that Warren Kinsella, former Liberal surrogate, will be joining the war room of the Green Party

Green Party engaging in politics of bygone era with new war room hire

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | July 17, 2019
  • OTTAWA—What is Elizabeth May thinking? Bob Fife tweeted that Warren Kinsella, former Liberal surrogate, will be joining the war room of the Green Party
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Warren Kinsella isn’t running their campaign and committed to keeping to the party’s values of respect. That sounds like a Herculean task, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Mainstream media already has itself on the ropes in the fake news fight

  • OTTAWA—Months after the 2019 budget announced the details $600-million bailout meant to help the fledgling and inflexible Canadian news media industry, they’ve been complicit
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | July 10, 2019
The image that launched a thousand tweets, even if it didn’t tell the whole story. That video of a seeming snub of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro went wild online before it was debunked, shows the media isn’t ready for the fake-news fight, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Screenshot courtesy of Global News

Mainstream media already has itself on the ropes in the fake news fight

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | July 10, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Months after the 2019 budget announced the details $600-million bailout meant to help the fledgling and inflexible Canadian news media industry, they’ve been complicit

Mainstream media already has itself on the ropes in the fake news fight

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | July 10, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Months after the 2019 budget announced the details $600-million bailout meant to help the fledgling and inflexible Canadian news media industry, they’ve been complicit
The image that launched a thousand tweets, even if it didn’t tell the whole story. That video of a seeming snub of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro went wild online before it was debunked, shows the media isn’t ready for the fake-news fight, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Screenshot courtesy of Global News

Public servants handcuffed by unreasonable expectations of political neutrality

  • OTTAWA—On June 25, Blacklock’s Reporter broke a story that a prominent quasi-partisan Twitter personality, Neil Waytowich (a.k.a. “Neil Before Zod” on Twitter), was actually
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK | July 3, 2019
Protesters gather on Parliament Hill for the Women’s March in January 2017. For public servants, showing up at rallies, attended by partisan political leaders, holding a sign with a political slogan, shouldn’t be cause for investigation or discipline, Amy Kishek writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public servants handcuffed by unreasonable expectations of political neutrality

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK | July 3, 2019
  • OTTAWA—On June 25, Blacklock’s Reporter broke a story that a prominent quasi-partisan Twitter personality, Neil Waytowich (a.k.a. “Neil Before Zod” on Twitter), was actually

Public servants handcuffed by unreasonable expectations of political neutrality

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK | July 3, 2019
  • OTTAWA—On June 25, Blacklock’s Reporter broke a story that a prominent quasi-partisan Twitter personality, Neil Waytowich (a.k.a. “Neil Before Zod” on Twitter), was actually
Protesters gather on Parliament Hill for the Women’s March in January 2017. For public servants, showing up at rallies, attended by partisan political leaders, holding a sign with a political slogan, shouldn’t be cause for investigation or discipline, Amy Kishek writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds making a wreck of reconciliation

  • OTTAWA—Now that the hysteria over the audacity of a national inquiry’s use of the word “genocide” has died down, let’s take stock of how
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 26, 2019
Despite rhetoric from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, concrete reconcilation with Indigenous people is stalled after the Trans Mountain pipeline approval and inaction on removing sex discrimination in the Indian Act, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds making a wreck of reconciliation

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 26, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Now that the hysteria over the audacity of a national inquiry’s use of the word “genocide” has died down, let’s take stock of how

Feds making a wreck of reconciliation

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 26, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Now that the hysteria over the audacity of a national inquiry’s use of the word “genocide” has died down, let’s take stock of how
Despite rhetoric from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, concrete reconcilation with Indigenous people is stalled after the Trans Mountain pipeline approval and inaction on removing sex discrimination in the Indian Act, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

#LivingWhileBlack: High stakes on basketball court, school campus, or Parliament Hill

  • OTTAWA—There is a virulent strain of anti-Black racism spreading through the “I don’t see colour” racial Canadian landscape. Anti-Black racism is distinct and stubborn
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 19, 2019
The Parliamentary Protective Service apologized after a group of young people attending a Black Voices on the Hill lobby day were racially profiled in Confederation Building in February. These encounters are not minor, and they’re not isolated. Instead, they rob you of your value, write Amy Kishek and Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

#LivingWhileBlack: High stakes on basketball court, school campus, or Parliament Hill

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 19, 2019
  • OTTAWA—There is a virulent strain of anti-Black racism spreading through the “I don’t see colour” racial Canadian landscape. Anti-Black racism is distinct and stubborn

#LivingWhileBlack: High stakes on basketball court, school campus, or Parliament Hill

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 19, 2019
  • OTTAWA—There is a virulent strain of anti-Black racism spreading through the “I don’t see colour” racial Canadian landscape. Anti-Black racism is distinct and stubborn
The Parliamentary Protective Service apologized after a group of young people attending a Black Voices on the Hill lobby day were racially profiled in Confederation Building in February. These encounters are not minor, and they’re not isolated. Instead, they rob you of your value, write Amy Kishek and Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives haven’t quite learned their lines in the theatre of inclusivity

  • OTTAWA—If you are a member of a marginalized community in Canada, the Conservatives have trolled you over the last couple of weeks with the
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 12, 2019
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer might not be ready to take on the task of standing up for all Canadians, write Amy Kishek and Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives haven’t quite learned their lines in the theatre of inclusivity

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 12, 2019
  • OTTAWA—If you are a member of a marginalized community in Canada, the Conservatives have trolled you over the last couple of weeks with the

Conservatives haven’t quite learned their lines in the theatre of inclusivity

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 12, 2019
  • OTTAWA—If you are a member of a marginalized community in Canada, the Conservatives have trolled you over the last couple of weeks with the
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer might not be ready to take on the task of standing up for all Canadians, write Amy Kishek and Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Doing politics differently? Sure, Jan

  • OTTAWA—Often considered to be the season of change and rebirth, spring has finally arrived in the capital and that is evident for no party
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 5, 2019
Former Liberal, turned-Independent MPs Jane Philpott, Jody Wilson-Raybould, and Celina Caesar-Chavannes were promptly set aside when they actively exercised a modicum of independence in carrying out their duties, say Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Now, shadowy Liberal insiders are looking to king a new member of the Old Boys’ Club as the new party leader. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Doing politics differently? Sure, Jan

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 5, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Often considered to be the season of change and rebirth, spring has finally arrived in the capital and that is evident for no party

Doing politics differently? Sure, Jan

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 5, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Often considered to be the season of change and rebirth, spring has finally arrived in the capital and that is evident for no party
Former Liberal, turned-Independent MPs Jane Philpott, Jody Wilson-Raybould, and Celina Caesar-Chavannes were promptly set aside when they actively exercised a modicum of independence in carrying out their duties, say Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Now, shadowy Liberal insiders are looking to king a new member of the Old Boys’ Club as the new party leader. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Social media can be powerful campaign tool, but Canadian politicians have much to learn

  • OTTAWA—From the moment we heard about her, the radical young woman from New York who dared issue a primary challenge to a long-sitting House
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | May 29, 2019
U.S. House Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has demonstrated the power of social media as a campaign tool—if used correctly. But young voters won't be swayed by insincere attempts to engage online, and Canadian politicians still have plenty to learn, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Social media can be powerful campaign tool, but Canadian politicians have much to learn

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | May 29, 2019
  • OTTAWA—From the moment we heard about her, the radical young woman from New York who dared issue a primary challenge to a long-sitting House

Social media can be powerful campaign tool, but Canadian politicians have much to learn

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | May 29, 2019
  • OTTAWA—From the moment we heard about her, the radical young woman from New York who dared issue a primary challenge to a long-sitting House
U.S. House Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has demonstrated the power of social media as a campaign tool—if used correctly. But young voters won't be swayed by insincere attempts to engage online, and Canadian politicians still have plenty to learn, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Photograph courtesy of Flickr
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