Copps’ Corner
- The prime minister’s refusal to embrace a feminist foreign policy did not get him a single vote. Nor did the abolition of an ambassadorship.
- The prime minister’s refusal to embrace a feminist foreign policy did not get him a single vote. Nor did the abolition of an ambassadorship.
- The prime minister’s refusal to embrace a feminist foreign policy did not get him a single vote. Nor did the abolition of an ambassadorship.
- While Philippe Léger and others beat the drum to reopen questions around federal interference in the 1995 vote, nobody is asking how provincial agencies
- While Philippe Léger and others beat the drum to reopen questions around federal interference in the 1995 vote, nobody is asking how provincial agencies
- While Philippe Léger and others beat the drum to reopen questions around federal interference in the 1995 vote, nobody is asking how provincial agencies
- While current popular support trends remain close between the two parties, Mark Carney’s personal popularity is in the stratosphere relative to Pierre Poilievre's.
- While current popular support trends remain close between the two parties, Mark Carney’s personal popularity is in the stratosphere relative to Pierre Poilievre's.
- While current popular support trends remain close between the two parties, Mark Carney’s personal popularity is in the stratosphere relative to Pierre Poilievre's.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has not said much recently, but the number of Canadians visiting his state has hit a post-pandemic low. The drop
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has not said much recently, but the number of Canadians visiting his state has hit a post-pandemic low. The drop
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has not said much recently, but the number of Canadians visiting his state has hit a post-pandemic low. The drop
- Jean Chrétien belled the Alberta cat in a way that everyone can understand: 'They never sold as much oil as they have today and
- Jean Chrétien belled the Alberta cat in a way that everyone can understand: 'They never sold as much oil as they have today and
- Jean Chrétien belled the Alberta cat in a way that everyone can understand: 'They never sold as much oil as they have today and
- With referendums now being threatened in Alberta and Quebec, the current prime minister and his cabinet should remember what we almost forgot: 'Les absents
- With referendums now being threatened in Alberta and Quebec, the current prime minister and his cabinet should remember what we almost forgot: 'Les absents
- With referendums now being threatened in Alberta and Quebec, the current prime minister and his cabinet should remember what we almost forgot: 'Les absents
- Quebec Conservatives are now privately speaking out against their leader to the media. Whether these MPs are worried enough to organize their delegations to
- Quebec Conservatives are now privately speaking out against their leader to the media. Whether these MPs are worried enough to organize their delegations to
- Quebec Conservatives are now privately speaking out against their leader to the media. Whether these MPs are worried enough to organize their delegations to
- The message from the Newfoundland and Labrador election is loud and clear: Rural voices will not be silenced. The Canadian government needs to listen.
- The message from the Newfoundland and Labrador election is loud and clear: Rural voices will not be silenced. The Canadian government needs to listen.
- The message from the Newfoundland and Labrador election is loud and clear: Rural voices will not be silenced. The Canadian government needs to listen.
- This one-off is much more than it appears to be. Along with finalizing the fall date on a permanent basis, the government is also
- This one-off is much more than it appears to be. Along with finalizing the fall date on a permanent basis, the government is also
- This one-off is much more than it appears to be. Along with finalizing the fall date on a permanent basis, the government is also
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- How can you convince Americans that Tylenol is safe when the president says it isn’t? Again, the world is left wondering whether America is ruled
- How can you convince Americans that Tylenol is safe when the president says it isn’t? Again, the world is left wondering whether America is ruled
- How can you convince Americans that Tylenol is safe when the president says it isn’t? Again, the world is left wondering whether America is ruled
- Those of us who were ignorant of Charlie Kirk expected that his background would back up the posthumous honorifics. Instead, what we see is
- Those of us who were ignorant of Charlie Kirk expected that his background would back up the posthumous honorifics. Instead, what we see is
- Those of us who were ignorant of Charlie Kirk expected that his background would back up the posthumous honorifics. Instead, what we see is
- Every September, for the past several years, I have been getting together with women who played on my high school basketball team a half-century
- Every September, for the past several years, I have been getting together with women who played on my high school basketball team a half-century
- Every September, for the past several years, I have been getting together with women who played on my high school basketball team a half-century
- Improving the lives of Canadians didn’t reward the NDP, but instead benefitted the Liberals. New Democrats have a lot of thinking ahead of them.
- Improving the lives of Canadians didn’t reward the NDP, but instead benefitted the Liberals. New Democrats have a lot of thinking ahead of them.
- Improving the lives of Canadians didn’t reward the NDP, but instead benefitted the Liberals. New Democrats have a lot of thinking ahead of them.
- Experienced MP and current Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia will have to use all his wiles to ensure the fall session does not descend into chaos.
- Experienced MP and current Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia will have to use all his wiles to ensure the fall session does not descend into chaos.
- Experienced MP and current Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia will have to use all his wiles to ensure the fall session does not descend into chaos.
- If Pierre Poilievre does not soften his sharp edges and move to the centre, he stands zero chance of gaining support of most Canadians,
- If Pierre Poilievre does not soften his sharp edges and move to the centre, he stands zero chance of gaining support of most Canadians,
- If Pierre Poilievre does not soften his sharp edges and move to the centre, he stands zero chance of gaining support of most Canadians,
- Trump is truly delusional enough to believe he could end the war in a single day. He has repeated that enough times. But in reality, if
- Trump is truly delusional enough to believe he could end the war in a single day. He has repeated that enough times. But in reality, if
- Trump is truly delusional enough to believe he could end the war in a single day. He has repeated that enough times. But in reality, if
- The prime minister is playing defence, by making sure that tariff-affected industries have cushions in place to protect Canadian jobs. Various ministers are travelling
- The prime minister is playing defence, by making sure that tariff-affected industries have cushions in place to protect Canadian jobs. Various ministers are travelling
- The prime minister is playing defence, by making sure that tariff-affected industries have cushions in place to protect Canadian jobs. Various ministers are travelling
- The world cannot turn a blind eye to the struggle for survival that has been faced by ordinary Palestinians who were not involved in
- The world cannot turn a blind eye to the struggle for survival that has been faced by ordinary Palestinians who were not involved in
- The world cannot turn a blind eye to the struggle for survival that has been faced by ordinary Palestinians who were not involved in
- Pete Hoeskstra says Donald Trump thinks Canadians are mean and nasty for boycotting American booze and travel. But for the first time in my
- Pete Hoeskstra says Donald Trump thinks Canadians are mean and nasty for boycotting American booze and travel. But for the first time in my
- Pete Hoeskstra says Donald Trump thinks Canadians are mean and nasty for boycotting American booze and travel. But for the first time in my
- The Conservative leader is having trouble getting support, especially from women, partly because he is seen to be too much of an attack dog.
- The Conservative leader is having trouble getting support, especially from women, partly because he is seen to be too much of an attack dog.
- The Conservative leader is having trouble getting support, especially from women, partly because he is seen to be too much of an attack dog.
- It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is
- It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is
- It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is
- Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
- Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
- Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
- In this tense global environment, people around the world look to Canada as a country where people have learned to celebrate their differences, not
- In this tense global environment, people around the world look to Canada as a country where people have learned to celebrate their differences, not
- In this tense global environment, people around the world look to Canada as a country where people have learned to celebrate their differences, not
- As well as preparing for his own future in an Alberta byelection, Pierre Poilievre will be using the season to reinforce his level of
- As well as preparing for his own future in an Alberta byelection, Pierre Poilievre will be using the season to reinforce his level of
- As well as preparing for his own future in an Alberta byelection, Pierre Poilievre will be using the season to reinforce his level of
- The world needs to be seized of the emergency at hand. With thousands of hectares of our own country burning, we need to reignite
- The world needs to be seized of the emergency at hand. With thousands of hectares of our own country burning, we need to reignite
- The world needs to be seized of the emergency at hand. With thousands of hectares of our own country burning, we need to reignite
- Target three things you want to achieve for your riding, and three things you want to achieve for the country. And make sure all your
- Target three things you want to achieve for your riding, and three things you want to achieve for the country. And make sure all your
- Target three things you want to achieve for your riding, and three things you want to achieve for the country. And make sure all your
- The Public Order Emergency Commission may have been the biggest political yawn in commission history, writes Sheila Copps.
- The Public Order Emergency Commission may have been the biggest political yawn in commission history, writes Sheila Copps.
- The Public Order Emergency Commission may have been the biggest political yawn in commission history, writes Sheila Copps.
- Foreign trips usually build a politician up. When they don’t, the Prime Minister’s Office needs to know why. Justin Trudeau’s international planners should hit
- Foreign trips usually build a politician up. When they don’t, the Prime Minister’s Office needs to know why. Justin Trudeau’s international planners should hit
- Foreign trips usually build a politician up. When they don’t, the Prime Minister’s Office needs to know why. Justin Trudeau’s international planners should hit
- For the moment, Pierre Poilievre does not need to offer any solutions. But simply playing the role of the grumpy old man will not
- For the moment, Pierre Poilievre does not need to offer any solutions. But simply playing the role of the grumpy old man will not
- For the moment, Pierre Poilievre does not need to offer any solutions. But simply playing the role of the grumpy old man will not
- Announcing new ambitious immigration targets is a good thing. But being able to process the 2.7 million people who have been waiting in the
- Announcing new ambitious immigration targets is a good thing. But being able to process the 2.7 million people who have been waiting in the
- Announcing new ambitious immigration targets is a good thing. But being able to process the 2.7 million people who have been waiting in the
- OTTAWA—Not too many people seem to care about the current inquiry into the government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to end the trucker
- OTTAWA—Not too many people seem to care about the current inquiry into the government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to end the trucker
- OTTAWA—Not too many people seem to care about the current inquiry into the government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to end the trucker
- OTTAWA—What do British Tories and British Columbian New Democrats have in common? They both moved with dispatch last week to get rid of leaders
- OTTAWA—What do British Tories and British Columbian New Democrats have in common? They both moved with dispatch last week to get rid of leaders
- OTTAWA—What do British Tories and British Columbian New Democrats have in common? They both moved with dispatch last week to get rid of leaders
- OTTAWA—#ableg has taken on a whole new meeting in the Twitter world. It used to be a hashtag for the Alberta legislature. Now it
- OTTAWA—#ableg has taken on a whole new meeting in the Twitter world. It used to be a hashtag for the Alberta legislature. Now it
- OTTAWA—#ableg has taken on a whole new meeting in the Twitter world. It used to be a hashtag for the Alberta legislature. Now it
- OTTAWA—A fish stinks from the head. In order to fix the Hockey Canada mess, the organization’s president needs to go. Scott Smith has been
- OTTAWA—A fish stinks from the head. In order to fix the Hockey Canada mess, the organization’s president needs to go. Scott Smith has been
- OTTAWA—A fish stinks from the head. In order to fix the Hockey Canada mess, the organization’s president needs to go. Scott Smith has been
- OTTAWA—Not too many people are foolish enough to fly into a hurricane. Most people focus their efforts on trying to get away from them.
- OTTAWA—Not too many people are foolish enough to fly into a hurricane. Most people focus their efforts on trying to get away from them.
- OTTAWA—Not too many people are foolish enough to fly into a hurricane. Most people focus their efforts on trying to get away from them.
- OTTAWA—The Queen is dead. Long live the King. With the ultimate interment of the Queen beside her beloved partner Prince Philip, all eyes are
- OTTAWA—The Queen is dead. Long live the King. With the ultimate interment of the Queen beside her beloved partner Prince Philip, all eyes are
- OTTAWA—The Queen is dead. Long live the King. With the ultimate interment of the Queen beside her beloved partner Prince Philip, all eyes are
