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Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 18, 2024
TAYLOR SWIFT
Taylor Swift is playing six shows in Toronto between Nov. 14 and Nov. 23. Perhaps her music won't last for a half-century like that of the iconic Beatles. But the Swiftie Moment is here to stay, writes Sheila Copps. Photograph courtesy of Flickr
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 18, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 18, 2024
TAYLOR SWIFT
Taylor Swift is playing six shows in Toronto between Nov. 14 and Nov. 23. Perhaps her music won't last for a half-century like that of the iconic Beatles. But the Swiftie Moment is here to stay, writes Sheila Copps. Photograph courtesy of Flickr
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 11, 2024
Kamala Harris
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris faced a double whammy. As a racialized woman, she fought prejudice against her gender and her race, writes Sheila Copps. Wikimedia Commons photograph
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 11, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 11, 2024
Kamala Harris
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris faced a double whammy. As a racialized woman, she fought prejudice against her gender and her race, writes Sheila Copps. Wikimedia Commons photograph
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 4, 2024
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio (aka rapper Bad Bunny), top left, Ricky Martin, top right, Donald Trump, and Kamala Harris. A comedian at a Trump rally called Puerto Rico a 'floating island of garbage' last week. Ocasio and Martin are both from Puerto Rico, have millions of followers, and subsequently endorsed Harris for president. Images courtesy of Wikimedia Commons & Flickr
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 4, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 4, 2024
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio (aka rapper Bad Bunny), top left, Ricky Martin, top right, Donald Trump, and Kamala Harris. A comedian at a Trump rally called Puerto Rico a 'floating island of garbage' last week. Ocasio and Martin are both from Puerto Rico, have millions of followers, and subsequently endorsed Harris for president. Images courtesy of Wikimedia Commons & Flickr
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 28, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Oct. 23, after the morning's caucus meeting where he was told that 24 Liberal MPs want him to go by Oct. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 28, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 28, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Oct. 23, after the morning's caucus meeting where he was told that 24 Liberal MPs want him to go by Oct. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 21, 2024
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured on June 15, 2024. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 21, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 21, 2024
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured on June 15, 2024. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 14, 2024
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller, pictured recently on the Hill. The Canadian government could take the lead in the Americas to develop an economic-funded resettlement plan that would not cannibalize borders but would rather co-operate in the challenge of resettling the millions of global citizens, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 14, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 14, 2024
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller, pictured recently on the Hill. The Canadian government could take the lead in the Americas to develop an economic-funded resettlement plan that would not cannibalize borders but would rather co-operate in the challenge of resettling the millions of global citizens, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 7, 2024
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left; Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was recently killed by Israeli bombs; Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; and Iran's Supreme Commander Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 7, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 7, 2024
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left; Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was recently killed by Israeli bombs; Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; and Iran's Supreme Commander Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 30, 2024
Stephen Colbert, left, and Pierre Poilievre
Stephen Colbert, left, called Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre a 'Canadian Trump' during his interview with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 30, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 30, 2024
Stephen Colbert, left, and Pierre Poilievre
Stephen Colbert, left, called Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre a 'Canadian Trump' during his interview with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 23, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ignores reporters questions as he walks through the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Sept. 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 23, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 23, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ignores reporters questions as he walks through the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Sept. 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 16, 2024
Former U.S. Republican president Donald Trump, left, and U.S. Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris. Photographs courtesy Wikimedia Commons/Flickr
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 16, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 16, 2024
Former U.S. Republican president Donald Trump, left, and U.S. Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris. Photographs courtesy Wikimedia Commons/Flickr
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 9, 2024
Kamala Harris
If U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris makes mistakes that can be magnified by her opponents, her post-convention momentum could be stopped in its tracks, writes Sheila Copps. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 9, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 9, 2024
Kamala Harris
If U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris makes mistakes that can be magnified by her opponents, her post-convention momentum could be stopped in its tracks, writes Sheila Copps. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 2, 2024
The decision by U.S. President Joe Biden, left, to step down from the 2024 presidential campaign has given his party a bump in the polls, but Liberals would not follow the American example and force Prime Minister Justin Trudeau out, writes Sheila Coops. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 2, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 2, 2024
The decision by U.S. President Joe Biden, left, to step down from the 2024 presidential campaign has given his party a bump in the polls, but Liberals would not follow the American example and force Prime Minister Justin Trudeau out, writes Sheila Coops. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 26, 2024
Kamala Harris
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has been in politics a long time, and no doubt will not be cowed by the attacks she will face because of her gender and race, writes Sheila Coops. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 26, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 26, 2024
Kamala Harris
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has been in politics a long time, and no doubt will not be cowed by the attacks she will face because of her gender and race, writes Sheila Coops. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 19, 2024
Dominic Cardy, right, interim leader of the Canadian Future Party, and Tara McPhail, interim national council president, hold a press conference in Ottawa on Aug. 14, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 19, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 19, 2024
Dominic Cardy, right, interim leader of the Canadian Future Party, and Tara McPhail, interim national council president, hold a press conference in Ottawa on Aug. 14, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 12, 2024
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez, centre, with Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, Laura Scaffidi, Rodriguez's D-comms, right, and Rodriguez's press secretary Laurent de Casanove, pictured May 7, 2024, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 12, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 12, 2024
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez, centre, with Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, Laura Scaffidi, Rodriguez's D-comms, right, and Rodriguez's press secretary Laurent de Casanove, pictured May 7, 2024, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 5, 2024
Sport Minister Carla Qualtrough moved quickly to stem the controversy by announcing that the federal government would be suspending funding of coaching salaries. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 5, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 5, 2024
Sport Minister Carla Qualtrough moved quickly to stem the controversy by announcing that the federal government would be suspending funding of coaching salaries. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 29, 2024
Two of the seven crew members of the Elite Navigator, pictured last week, were rescued after more than two days adrift in a life raft on the Atlantic Ocean. They were welcomed home in New-Wes-Valley, N.L., on July 22, 2024. Screen shot courtesy of CBC News
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 29, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 29, 2024
Two of the seven crew members of the Elite Navigator, pictured last week, were rescued after more than two days adrift in a life raft on the Atlantic Ocean. They were welcomed home in New-Wes-Valley, N.L., on July 22, 2024. Screen shot courtesy of CBC News
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 22, 2024
Former U.S. president Donald Trump at a rally at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 6, 2024. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 22, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 22, 2024
Former U.S. president Donald Trump at a rally at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 6, 2024. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 15, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under pressure to step down before the next election. The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 15, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 15, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under pressure to step down before the next election. The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 4, 2024
Donald Trump, left, British Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer, and Pierre Poilievre. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 4, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 4, 2024
Donald Trump, left, British Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer, and Pierre Poilievre. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 1, 2024
Liberal insiders knew it would be a tough fight, but they thought the tide was turning in their favour in the last few days. Caucus successors to Justin Trudeau are already quietly organizing, although most pledge public support for the beleaguered leader. Something dramatic needs to happen to turn this ship around, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 1, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 1, 2024
Liberal insiders knew it would be a tough fight, but they thought the tide was turning in their favour in the last few days. Caucus successors to Justin Trudeau are already quietly organizing, although most pledge public support for the beleaguered leader. Something dramatic needs to happen to turn this ship around, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 24, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre have been sparring about the capital gains tax changes in the House. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 24, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 24, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre have been sparring about the capital gains tax changes in the House. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 17, 2024
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc told a House committee that it would be illegal to release names from the parliamentary foreign activity report, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 17, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 17, 2024
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc told a House committee that it would be illegal to release names from the parliamentary foreign activity report, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 10, 2024
Claudia Sheinbaum made history last week as the first woman president of Mexico.  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 10, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 10, 2024
Claudia Sheinbaum made history last week as the first woman president of Mexico.  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 3, 2024
Federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser at a press conference at the National Press Theatre on April 30, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 3, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 3, 2024
Federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser at a press conference at the National Press Theatre on April 30, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 27, 2024
House Speaker Greg Fergus should spend the summer months nurturing government and opposition relationships, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 27, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 27, 2024
House Speaker Greg Fergus should spend the summer months nurturing government and opposition relationships, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 20, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Donald Trump. The first debate will be on June 27 on CNN and three more will be held by the Commission on Presidential Debates in September and October in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Utah. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 20, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 20, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Donald Trump. The first debate will be on June 27 on CNN and three more will be held by the Commission on Presidential Debates in September and October in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Utah. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 7, 2022
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, pictured Nov. 8, 2021, has been working feverishly to find a solution to the dilemma, and artists who are out on the streets once again because of COVID lockdowns are lobbying furiously for a return to a full Canadian Emergency Response Benefit for their sector. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 7, 2022
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 7, 2022
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, pictured Nov. 8, 2021, has been working feverishly to find a solution to the dilemma, and artists who are out on the streets once again because of COVID lockdowns are lobbying furiously for a return to a full Canadian Emergency Response Benefit for their sector. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 30, 2021
A pedestrian, pictured Jan. 11, 2021, walking past a COVID-19-themed mural outside Ottawa City Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 30, 2021
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 30, 2021
A pedestrian, pictured Jan. 11, 2021, walking past a COVID-19-themed mural outside Ottawa City Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 23, 2021
Members of Parliament, directed by Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault and pictured on Dec. 10, 2018, singing Christmas carols in gather in Centre Block's Rotunda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 23, 2021
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 23, 2021
Members of Parliament, directed by Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault and pictured on Dec. 10, 2018, singing Christmas carols in gather in Centre Block's Rotunda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 20, 2021
One heck of a year: Justin Trudeau, Erin O'Toole, Jagmeet Singh, Yves-François Blanchet, and Annamie Paul. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 20, 2021
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 20, 2021
One heck of a year: Justin Trudeau, Erin O'Toole, Jagmeet Singh, Yves-François Blanchet, and Annamie Paul. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 13, 2021
An Ontario provincial court judgment just muzzled Doug Ford’s greatest opposition voice, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 13, 2021
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 13, 2021
An Ontario provincial court judgment just muzzled Doug Ford’s greatest opposition voice, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 6, 2021
Justice Minister David Lametti, pictured on Nov. 26, 2021, on the Hill, is the minister responsible for the ban on conversion therapy bill. The bill was passed last week unanimously by the House and will now go to the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 6, 2021
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 6, 2021
Justice Minister David Lametti, pictured on Nov. 26, 2021, on the Hill, is the minister responsible for the ban on conversion therapy bill. The bill was passed last week unanimously by the House and will now go to the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 29, 2021
Conservative Deputy Leader Candice Bergen, pictured Oct. 21, 2021, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 29, 2021
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 29, 2021
Conservative Deputy Leader Candice Bergen, pictured Oct. 21, 2021, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 22, 2021
Senator Denise Batters, pictured left, at a Senate committee meeting in 2014, is using her efforts to secure the firing of her leader, who has actually gone through a convention and an election, where his right to a seat in Parliament was affirmed. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 22, 2021
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 22, 2021
Senator Denise Batters, pictured left, at a Senate committee meeting in 2014, is using her efforts to secure the firing of her leader, who has actually gone through a convention and an election, where his right to a seat in Parliament was affirmed. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 15, 2021
Defence Minister Anita Anand, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, and Families Minister Karina Gould. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 15, 2021
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 15, 2021
Defence Minister Anita Anand, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, and Families Minister Karina Gould. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 8, 2021
Quebec Premier François Legault, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured. In both Ontario and Quebec, the politicians have ignored advice from public health officials to promote mandatory vaccinations in settings dealing with vulnerable, hospitalized people. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 8, 2021
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 8, 2021
Quebec Premier François Legault, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured. In both Ontario and Quebec, the politicians have ignored advice from public health officials to promote mandatory vaccinations in settings dealing with vulnerable, hospitalized people. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade