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Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 25, 2024
Then-employment minister Randy Boissonnault speaks with reporters in West Block on Oct. 29, 2024. He resigned from cabinet on Nov. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 25, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 25, 2024
Then-employment minister Randy Boissonnault speaks with reporters in West Block on Oct. 29, 2024. He resigned from cabinet on Nov. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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 | August 3, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on July 30, 2020, testifying virtually before the House Finance Committee, which is looking into the WE Charity controversy. Screen capture courtesy of CBC News
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 3, 2020
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 3, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on July 30, 2020, testifying virtually before the House Finance Committee, which is looking into the WE Charity controversy. Screen capture courtesy of CBC News
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 27, 2020
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured in Ottawa on March 18, 2020. Mr. Morneau would do everyone a favour if he decided to take one for the team. It may not be fair, but in the world of politics, this growing problem will not go away until a senior member of the government pays a heavy price by resigning, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 27, 2020
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 27, 2020
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured in Ottawa on March 18, 2020. Mr. Morneau would do everyone a favour if he decided to take one for the team. It may not be fair, but in the world of politics, this growing problem will not go away until a senior member of the government pays a heavy price by resigning, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 20, 2020
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, pictured in Hull on Aug. 8, 2019, denied sexual misconduct allegations last week posted on social media alleging an incident from 1999. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 20, 2020
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 20, 2020
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, pictured in Hull on Aug. 8, 2019, denied sexual misconduct allegations last week posted on social media alleging an incident from 1999. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 13, 2020
The rise in online shopping during the pandemic could cut down our transportation footprint and help the environment, writes Sheila Copps. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 13, 2020
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 13, 2020
The rise in online shopping during the pandemic could cut down our transportation footprint and help the environment, writes Sheila Copps. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 6, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 16, 2020, arriving for the Special Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic meeting in the House Chamber. The Liberal Party is enjoying quite a comeback from a time when the party literally limped into power following a gaffe-filled election campaign last fall, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 6, 2020
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 6, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 16, 2020, arriving for the Special Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic meeting in the House Chamber. The Liberal Party is enjoying quite a comeback from a time when the party literally limped into power following a gaffe-filled election campaign last fall, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 29, 2020
It's getting dirty: Conservative leadership candidates Peter MacKay and Erin O'Toole. Accusations of espionage surfaced last week when an unnamed student employee of Erin O’Toole was fired for allegedly leaking information to the Peter MacKay camp. The stakes are high, so both sides are baring their knuckles. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 29, 2020
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 29, 2020
It's getting dirty: Conservative leadership candidates Peter MacKay and Erin O'Toole. Accusations of espionage surfaced last week when an unnamed student employee of Erin O’Toole was fired for allegedly leaking information to the Peter MacKay camp. The stakes are high, so both sides are baring their knuckles. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 22, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 18, 2020, at the Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. The bruising his reputation will take is likely only an international blemish, not a domestic disaster. But on the home front, the government really needs to undertake a major review of our foreign policy, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 22, 2020
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 22, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 18, 2020, at the Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. The bruising his reputation will take is likely only an international blemish, not a domestic disaster. But on the home front, the government really needs to undertake a major review of our foreign policy, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 15, 2020
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured May 14, 2020, on the Hill. When asked about the continuing travel ban last week, Ms. Freeland said, 'The arrangement we have today is working and it is working very well.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 15, 2020
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 15, 2020
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured May 14, 2020, on the Hill. When asked about the continuing travel ban last week, Ms. Freeland said, 'The arrangement we have today is working and it is working very well.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 8, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured April 7, 2020, speaking with the press in the White House Press Briefing Room. Photograph courtesy of White House/Andrea Hanks
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 8, 2020
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 8, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured April 7, 2020, speaking with the press in the White House Press Briefing Room. Photograph courtesy of White House/Andrea Hanks
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 1, 2020
Master Cpl. Véronique Blouin-Lepage, who is a dental technician with the Valcartier Detachment, pictured on May 19, 2020, helps a resident at the Centre d'hébergement Nazaire-Piché during Operation Laser in Montreal. With the high ratio of deaths in vulnerable populations, it is shameful that we need the military to expose germ-infested, understaffed conditions in health facilities, writes Sheila Copps. Photograph courtesy of DND/ Aviator Zamir Muminiar
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 1, 2020
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 1, 2020
Master Cpl. Véronique Blouin-Lepage, who is a dental technician with the Valcartier Detachment, pictured on May 19, 2020, helps a resident at the Centre d'hébergement Nazaire-Piché during Operation Laser in Montreal. With the high ratio of deaths in vulnerable populations, it is shameful that we need the military to expose germ-infested, understaffed conditions in health facilities, writes Sheila Copps. Photograph courtesy of DND/ Aviator Zamir Muminiar