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Tim Powers is vice-chairman of Summa Strategies and managing director of Abacus Data. He is a former adviser to Conservative political leaders.

Is Mark Carney the valium for Canada’s Trump-induced anxiety?

  • OTTAWA—Just before this election began, it was billed as one of—if not the—most consequential of our time. Indeed, it may be, given the threat
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
While the team running Prime Minister Mark Carney’s campaign may deserve credit when all said and done, character and circumstance have played a big role to date—not Liberal strategic brilliance, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Mark Carney the valium for Canada’s Trump-induced anxiety?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 16, 2025
  • OTTAWA—Just before this election began, it was billed as one of—if not the—most consequential of our time. Indeed, it may be, given the threat

Is Mark Carney the valium for Canada’s Trump-induced anxiety?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 16, 2025
  • OTTAWA—Just before this election began, it was billed as one of—if not the—most consequential of our time. Indeed, it may be, given the threat
Mark Carney
While the team running Prime Minister Mark Carney’s campaign may deserve credit when all said and done, character and circumstance have played a big role to date—not Liberal strategic brilliance, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The West wants out? That’s not how this works

  • If you want to see how well breaking things up for the sake of it goes, take a look down south.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 9, 2025
Preston Manning
Preston Manning
Preston Manning’s forecast of national disharmony should the Liberals remain in office seems selfish, and ignores the reality of the human-to-human respect we demonstrate as a nation, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The West wants out? That’s not how this works

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 9, 2025
  • If you want to see how well breaking things up for the sake of it goes, take a look down south.

The West wants out? That’s not how this works

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 9, 2025
  • If you want to see how well breaking things up for the sake of it goes, take a look down south.
Preston Manning
Preston Manning’s forecast of national disharmony should the Liberals remain in office seems selfish, and ignores the reality of the human-to-human respect we demonstrate as a nation, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s predicament: can he wait out the Carney-public puppy love?

  • The force of personality that some found so compelling in the Conservative leader isn’t penetrating to the degree the party now wants as infighting
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 2, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre still has a path to victory, but all of his political polish and pitches are working against him now, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s predicament: can he wait out the Carney-public puppy love?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 2, 2025
  • The force of personality that some found so compelling in the Conservative leader isn’t penetrating to the degree the party now wants as infighting

Poilievre’s predicament: can he wait out the Carney-public puppy love?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 2, 2025
  • The force of personality that some found so compelling in the Conservative leader isn’t penetrating to the degree the party now wants as infighting
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre still has a path to victory, but all of his political polish and pitches are working against him now, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gaming out the first period

  • Some important things could be revealed over the course of the first two weeks of the 45th election campaign.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 26, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump are two factors who may help shape an outcome for this election, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Gaming out the first period

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 26, 2025
  • Some important things could be revealed over the course of the first two weeks of the 45th election campaign.

Gaming out the first period

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 26, 2025
  • Some important things could be revealed over the course of the first two weeks of the 45th election campaign.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump are two factors who may help shape an outcome for this election, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

As the pendulum swings, Tories should be ready to pivot

  • The Conservative leader need not be who he isn’t, but he might want to show and talk more about where he would take Canada
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 19, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is a skilled politician with smart, able advisers who must see that the field they set to win the 2025 election is not the one where the current game is being played, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As the pendulum swings, Tories should be ready to pivot

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 19, 2025
  • The Conservative leader need not be who he isn’t, but he might want to show and talk more about where he would take Canada

As the pendulum swings, Tories should be ready to pivot

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 19, 2025
  • The Conservative leader need not be who he isn’t, but he might want to show and talk more about where he would take Canada
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is a skilled politician with smart, able advisers who must see that the field they set to win the 2025 election is not the one where the current game is being played, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Furey has the right prescription for politics

  • Premier Andrew Furey’s tenure in provincial politics featured decency as the hallmark of his approach.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 5, 2025
Andrew Furey
Andrew Furey
There are capable people putting their hand up to succeed Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, but his service won’t be forgotten, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Furey has the right prescription for politics

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 5, 2025
  • Premier Andrew Furey’s tenure in provincial politics featured decency as the hallmark of his approach.

Furey has the right prescription for politics

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 5, 2025
  • Premier Andrew Furey’s tenure in provincial politics featured decency as the hallmark of his approach.
Andrew Furey
There are capable people putting their hand up to succeed Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, but his service won’t be forgotten, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Investing in sport an open net for boosting bilateral relations

  • Success in sport has currency, particularly for a president who has a simple application for winners and losers.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 26, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump likes winners, so let’s use sports to Canada’s global benefit, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/NHL

Investing in sport an open net for boosting bilateral relations

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 26, 2025
  • Success in sport has currency, particularly for a president who has a simple application for winners and losers.

Investing in sport an open net for boosting bilateral relations

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 26, 2025
  • Success in sport has currency, particularly for a president who has a simple application for winners and losers.
U.S. President Donald Trump likes winners, so let’s use sports to Canada’s global benefit, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/NHL

Don’t count your ballot-box questions before they’ve hatched

  • Despite the best efforts of political parties, aided by media narratives, one simple question doesn’t influence the entirety of the electorate.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 12, 2025
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland has positioned herself as being the best foil for the U.S. president, but that may be too premature a posture, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t count your ballot-box questions before they’ve hatched

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 12, 2025
  • Despite the best efforts of political parties, aided by media narratives, one simple question doesn’t influence the entirety of the electorate.

Don’t count your ballot-box questions before they’ve hatched

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 12, 2025
  • Despite the best efforts of political parties, aided by media narratives, one simple question doesn’t influence the entirety of the electorate.
Chrystia Freeland
Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland has positioned herself as being the best foil for the U.S. president, but that may be too premature a posture, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The inconceivable transformation of Chrystia Freeland

  • With revolutionary zeal, or poor driving skills, Freeland has done what other politicians rarely do: she has driven the bus over herself.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 29, 2025
Chrystia Freeland's rebrand may be liberating for her and her supporters, but for a politician whose cornerstone was credibility, her political currency is evaporating, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The inconceivable transformation of Chrystia Freeland

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 29, 2025
  • With revolutionary zeal, or poor driving skills, Freeland has done what other politicians rarely do: she has driven the bus over herself.

The inconceivable transformation of Chrystia Freeland

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 29, 2025
  • With revolutionary zeal, or poor driving skills, Freeland has done what other politicians rarely do: she has driven the bus over herself.
Chrystia Freeland's rebrand may be liberating for her and her supporters, but for a politician whose cornerstone was credibility, her political currency is evaporating, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Grits’ grasping for anti-Trump bonafides a ‘hail Mary’ tactic in leadership race

  • The push by the main candidates to make the U.S. president the Canadian campaign issue is the one you choose when there’s nothing else
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 22, 2025
There’s a determined effort from Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, left, Chrystia Freeland, and Karina Gould to define the national ballot question as who is best able to deal with United States President Donald Trump, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Grits’ grasping for anti-Trump bonafides a ‘hail Mary’ tactic in leadership race

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 22, 2025
  • The push by the main candidates to make the U.S. president the Canadian campaign issue is the one you choose when there’s nothing else

Grits’ grasping for anti-Trump bonafides a ‘hail Mary’ tactic in leadership race

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 22, 2025
  • The push by the main candidates to make the U.S. president the Canadian campaign issue is the one you choose when there’s nothing else
There’s a determined effort from Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, left, Chrystia Freeland, and Karina Gould to define the national ballot question as who is best able to deal with United States President Donald Trump, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

New year, new anxieties

  • There is being angry, and wanting change to something better—and then there is the place in which we now find ourselves.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 15, 2025
Amid the ongoing chaos, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, went to Florida to meet with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort, also joined by Kevin O’Leary. Photograph courtesy of X/ABDanielleSmith

New year, new anxieties

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 15, 2025
  • There is being angry, and wanting change to something better—and then there is the place in which we now find ourselves.

New year, new anxieties

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 15, 2025
  • There is being angry, and wanting change to something better—and then there is the place in which we now find ourselves.
Amid the ongoing chaos, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, went to Florida to meet with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort, also joined by Kevin O’Leary. Photograph courtesy of X/ABDanielleSmith

Trudeau has lost the room

  • Chrystia Freeland gave us all a valuable lesson on what happens when you lose the support of your star players.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 18, 2024
Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland
Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and then-finance minister Chrystia Freeland present the 2024 budget on April 16. Freeland's resignation has wobbled Trudeau's government and his leadership to the point that it might not be redeemable, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau has lost the room

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 18, 2024
  • Chrystia Freeland gave us all a valuable lesson on what happens when you lose the support of your star players.

Trudeau has lost the room

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 18, 2024
  • Chrystia Freeland gave us all a valuable lesson on what happens when you lose the support of your star players.
Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and then-finance minister Chrystia Freeland present the 2024 budget on April 16. Freeland's resignation has wobbled Trudeau's government and his leadership to the point that it might not be redeemable, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Waiting to exhale

  • While the government certainly has the right to try to extend its useful life until October 2025, Canadians might like to hit the reset
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 11, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government screams exhaustion, and this current lethargy is crippling, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Waiting to exhale

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 11, 2024
  • While the government certainly has the right to try to extend its useful life until October 2025, Canadians might like to hit the reset

Waiting to exhale

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 11, 2024
  • While the government certainly has the right to try to extend its useful life until October 2025, Canadians might like to hit the reset
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government screams exhaustion, and this current lethargy is crippling, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Canadians buy the Liberals’ self-interested survival plan?

  • The Liberal government is well past the point of hoping that sprinkling a few bucks here and there will fix what ails both them
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 27, 2024
Ya’ara Saks
Ya’ara Saks
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks, centre, speaks at an announcement about the government’s sales tax holiday on essential items at Sherwood Deli in Ottawa on Nov. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Canadians buy the Liberals’ self-interested survival plan?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 27, 2024
  • The Liberal government is well past the point of hoping that sprinkling a few bucks here and there will fix what ails both them

Will Canadians buy the Liberals’ self-interested survival plan?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 27, 2024
  • The Liberal government is well past the point of hoping that sprinkling a few bucks here and there will fix what ails both them
Ya’ara Saks
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks, centre, speaks at an announcement about the government’s sales tax holiday on essential items at Sherwood Deli in Ottawa on Nov. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s ride out the Trump circus by giving him some mutually beneficial wins

  • Keep the incoming U.S. president focused on himself so that he stays away from things that could hurt us.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 20, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Canada should be taking another tack instead of reinvigorating the old cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations—chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland—from Trump’s first reign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s ride out the Trump circus by giving him some mutually beneficial wins

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 20, 2024
  • Keep the incoming U.S. president focused on himself so that he stays away from things that could hurt us.

Let’s ride out the Trump circus by giving him some mutually beneficial wins

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 20, 2024
  • Keep the incoming U.S. president focused on himself so that he stays away from things that could hurt us.
Chrystia Freeland
Canada should be taking another tack instead of reinvigorating the old cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations—chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland—from Trump’s first reign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Read the room. Know your audience. Get a grip

  • The Democrats got lost on a moral crusade as Trump successfully peddled shopping-channel solutions.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 13, 2024
Canadians looking for lessons from the contest between Donald Trump, left, and Kamala Harris should key in on the importance of acknowledging voters’ economic pain points, writes Tim Powers. White House photographs by D. Myles Cullen and Lawrence Jackson

Read the room. Know your audience. Get a grip

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 13, 2024
  • The Democrats got lost on a moral crusade as Trump successfully peddled shopping-channel solutions.

Read the room. Know your audience. Get a grip

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 13, 2024
  • The Democrats got lost on a moral crusade as Trump successfully peddled shopping-channel solutions.
Canadians looking for lessons from the contest between Donald Trump, left, and Kamala Harris should key in on the importance of acknowledging voters’ economic pain points, writes Tim Powers. White House photographs by D. Myles Cullen and Lawrence Jackson

Apocalyptic or appealing? Conservative policies not slotting into Liberal trap

  • As the Liberals push the narrative that Pierre Poilievre poses a threat to the country, the Conservatives are pushing out policy items that don’t
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 30, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced a new policy plank to scrap the GST on new homes sold for less than $1-million on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Apocalyptic or appealing? Conservative policies not slotting into Liberal trap

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 30, 2024
  • As the Liberals push the narrative that Pierre Poilievre poses a threat to the country, the Conservatives are pushing out policy items that don’t

Apocalyptic or appealing? Conservative policies not slotting into Liberal trap

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 30, 2024
  • As the Liberals push the narrative that Pierre Poilievre poses a threat to the country, the Conservatives are pushing out policy items that don’t
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced a new policy plank to scrap the GST on new homes sold for less than $1-million on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Where are the sharp edges in the Liberals’ Cotton Revolution?

  • Knives seem to have been replaced by quills in this gentle revolt to oust the prime minister.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 23, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
As a boxer, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau might be somehow disappointed that his timid opponents didn’t throw a real punch at him, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Where are the sharp edges in the Liberals’ Cotton Revolution?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 23, 2024
  • Knives seem to have been replaced by quills in this gentle revolt to oust the prime minister.

Where are the sharp edges in the Liberals’ Cotton Revolution?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 23, 2024
  • Knives seem to have been replaced by quills in this gentle revolt to oust the prime minister.
Justin Trudeau
As a boxer, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau might be somehow disappointed that his timid opponents didn’t throw a real punch at him, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is the Liberal ‘Light Brigade’ following their leader into disaster?

  • Are the Liberals content to walk into the political valley of Death as the Light Brigade did in Alfred Tennyson’s poem?
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 9, 2024
Ultimately, Liberal caucus members need to decide if they will be complicit in accepting the terms and conditions of an almost-certain political defeat, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is the Liberal ‘Light Brigade’ following their leader into disaster?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 9, 2024
  • Are the Liberals content to walk into the political valley of Death as the Light Brigade did in Alfred Tennyson’s poem?

Is the Liberal ‘Light Brigade’ following their leader into disaster?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 9, 2024
  • Are the Liberals content to walk into the political valley of Death as the Light Brigade did in Alfred Tennyson’s poem?
Ultimately, Liberal caucus members need to decide if they will be complicit in accepting the terms and conditions of an almost-certain political defeat, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This isn’t the halcyon era of heckling

  • We have moved from the days of parliamentary plays to an environment rife with true personal animus, and collective disdain.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 2, 2024
Conservative MP Garnett Genuis speaks in the House on Sept. 26. Parliament is meant to be passionate, but the personal attacks need to stop, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

This isn’t the halcyon era of heckling

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 2, 2024
  • We have moved from the days of parliamentary plays to an environment rife with true personal animus, and collective disdain.

This isn’t the halcyon era of heckling

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 2, 2024
  • We have moved from the days of parliamentary plays to an environment rife with true personal animus, and collective disdain.
Conservative MP Garnett Genuis speaks in the House on Sept. 26. Parliament is meant to be passionate, but the personal attacks need to stop, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

Setting the stage for a proper parliamentary rumble

  • Just like the wrestling pros, politicians on Parliament Hill are posturing for a prime position come election time.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 18, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Setting the stage for a proper parliamentary rumble

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 18, 2024
  • Just like the wrestling pros, politicians on Parliament Hill are posturing for a prime position come election time.

Setting the stage for a proper parliamentary rumble

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 18, 2024
  • Just like the wrestling pros, politicians on Parliament Hill are posturing for a prime position come election time.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Learning from Gaudreau

  • The deaths of hockey players Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau give us all the chance to reflect on how they brought people together during their
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 11, 2024
As we grieve the Gaudreaus, let us remember the simple lessons their lives taught us, and that they are transferable beyond the ice, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of CityNews

Learning from Gaudreau

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 11, 2024
  • The deaths of hockey players Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau give us all the chance to reflect on how they brought people together during their

Learning from Gaudreau

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 11, 2024
  • The deaths of hockey players Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau give us all the chance to reflect on how they brought people together during their
As we grieve the Gaudreaus, let us remember the simple lessons their lives taught us, and that they are transferable beyond the ice, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of CityNews

It’s the prime minister’s ship, and everyone is just along for the ride

  • It is hard to conceive that any other organization would mimic the approach of the current government to right its ship.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 28, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves the Liberal party caucus meeting in West Block on Sept. 27, 2023.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves the Liberal party caucus meeting in West Block on Sept. 27, 2023.
Perhaps Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his team have their path perfectly mapped out, but right now they look like their strategy is to put their heads in the sand and hope for the best, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s the prime minister’s ship, and everyone is just along for the ride

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 28, 2024
  • It is hard to conceive that any other organization would mimic the approach of the current government to right its ship.

It’s the prime minister’s ship, and everyone is just along for the ride

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 28, 2024
  • It is hard to conceive that any other organization would mimic the approach of the current government to right its ship.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves the Liberal party caucus meeting in West Block on Sept. 27, 2023.
Perhaps Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his team have their path perfectly mapped out, but right now they look like their strategy is to put their heads in the sand and hope for the best, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Remembering Chuck Strahl and his lessons of leadership

  • The late MP was a true model for how to be both a good family man, and a committed public servant.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 21, 2024
Chuck Strahl
Chuck Strahl
While he never sought the credit, Chuck Strahl was a key figure in ending the conservative wars of the 1990s and early 2000s, and putting conservatives on the path to one unified entity, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph

Remembering Chuck Strahl and his lessons of leadership

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 21, 2024
  • The late MP was a true model for how to be both a good family man, and a committed public servant.

Remembering Chuck Strahl and his lessons of leadership

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 21, 2024
  • The late MP was a true model for how to be both a good family man, and a committed public servant.
Chuck Strahl
While he never sought the credit, Chuck Strahl was a key figure in ending the conservative wars of the 1990s and early 2000s, and putting conservatives on the path to one unified entity, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph

Paris Olympics reaffirmed the power of sport

  • We should be thanking Canada's Olympians for the way they've lifted the country, and showed the true potency and goodness of the power of
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 14, 2024
The cost of hosting the games and the real day-to-day policy needs of people means we are unlikely to see an Olympics in Canada anytime soon. But the world still needs a platform to come together through sport for our collective betterment, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Paris Olympics reaffirmed the power of sport

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 14, 2024
  • We should be thanking Canada's Olympians for the way they've lifted the country, and showed the true potency and goodness of the power of

Paris Olympics reaffirmed the power of sport

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 14, 2024
  • We should be thanking Canada's Olympians for the way they've lifted the country, and showed the true potency and goodness of the power of
The cost of hosting the games and the real day-to-day policy needs of people means we are unlikely to see an Olympics in Canada anytime soon. But the world still needs a platform to come together through sport for our collective betterment, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Hold the hypocrisy: Canadian leaders not practising what they preach on political rhetoric

  • Playing people off of one another, and exploiting collective anxiety is a common practice among the major party leaders, and is tip-toeing to something
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 17, 2024
Pierre Poilievre and Justin Trudeau
Pierre Poilievre and Justin Trudeau
The calls from parties led by Conservative Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for ending violence and it having no place in our democracies will take likely take a back seat to whatever appears to be the best electoral strategy of the moment, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Hold the hypocrisy: Canadian leaders not practising what they preach on political rhetoric

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 17, 2024
  • Playing people off of one another, and exploiting collective anxiety is a common practice among the major party leaders, and is tip-toeing to something

Hold the hypocrisy: Canadian leaders not practising what they preach on political rhetoric

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 17, 2024
  • Playing people off of one another, and exploiting collective anxiety is a common practice among the major party leaders, and is tip-toeing to something
Pierre Poilievre and Justin Trudeau
The calls from parties led by Conservative Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for ending violence and it having no place in our democracies will take likely take a back seat to whatever appears to be the best electoral strategy of the moment, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Snap out of it: hair-trigger elections won’t save you

  • Strategy can’t outplay the public’s deeply entrenched, times-up temperament.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 10, 2024
Canadian political parties will find different lessons in the campaigns led by U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron, writes Tim Powers. 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Snap out of it: hair-trigger elections won’t save you

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 10, 2024
  • Strategy can’t outplay the public’s deeply entrenched, times-up temperament.

Snap out of it: hair-trigger elections won’t save you

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 10, 2024
  • Strategy can’t outplay the public’s deeply entrenched, times-up temperament.
Canadian political parties will find different lessons in the campaigns led by U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron, writes Tim Powers. 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Plots thicken, storylines unfold as choose-your-own election adventure kicks off

  • OTTAWA—This time next week, we will be officially in the midst of the federal election campaign. The Oct. 21 finish line will almost be
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 11, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Green Leader Elizabeth May will all be trying to channel the electorate’s mood to their benefit for the best possible Oct. 22. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Plots thicken, storylines unfold as choose-your-own election adventure kicks off

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 11, 2019
  • OTTAWA—This time next week, we will be officially in the midst of the federal election campaign. The Oct. 21 finish line will almost be

Plots thicken, storylines unfold as choose-your-own election adventure kicks off

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 11, 2019
  • OTTAWA—This time next week, we will be officially in the midst of the federal election campaign. The Oct. 21 finish line will almost be
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Green Leader Elizabeth May will all be trying to channel the electorate’s mood to their benefit for the best possible Oct. 22. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberal agitation on social issues predictable, but still exposed Scheer’s vulnerabilities

  • OTTAWA—While the official election call still looms, there is no doubt we are in the throes of political warfare. Witness last week’s battle lines,
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 4, 2019
Liberals' raising of social issues, like abortion and same-sex marriage, is part of the most predictable political play in election season, but Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer nonetheless exposed two areas of vulnerability in his responses to the grenades that were recently thrown his way, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal agitation on social issues predictable, but still exposed Scheer’s vulnerabilities

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 4, 2019
  • OTTAWA—While the official election call still looms, there is no doubt we are in the throes of political warfare. Witness last week’s battle lines,

Liberal agitation on social issues predictable, but still exposed Scheer’s vulnerabilities

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 4, 2019
  • OTTAWA—While the official election call still looms, there is no doubt we are in the throes of political warfare. Witness last week’s battle lines,
Liberals' raising of social issues, like abortion and same-sex marriage, is part of the most predictable political play in election season, but Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer nonetheless exposed two areas of vulnerability in his responses to the grenades that were recently thrown his way, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fearing the Seinfeld election campaign

  • OTTAWA—Maybe it is the result of being a little bit older or having been in the political arena for a while, but there doesn’t
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 28, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, above, and Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, below, are seen in new campaign ads put out by their respective parties Aug. 26. Tim Powers writes that he fears a dreary, predictable campaign about going forwards or backwards that will have been focus-tested up the wazoo and won’t touch the big issues of the day. Screenshots via YouTube

Fearing the Seinfeld election campaign

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 28, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Maybe it is the result of being a little bit older or having been in the political arena for a while, but there doesn’t

Fearing the Seinfeld election campaign

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 28, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Maybe it is the result of being a little bit older or having been in the political arena for a while, but there doesn’t
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, above, and Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, below, are seen in new campaign ads put out by their respective parties Aug. 26. Tim Powers writes that he fears a dreary, predictable campaign about going forwards or backwards that will have been focus-tested up the wazoo and won’t touch the big issues of the day. Screenshots via YouTube

Ethics watchdog’s SNC-Lavalin report a replay of Trudeau, Liberal Party’s greatest rule-flouting hits

  • OTTAWA—I don’t want to moralize, and I don’t want to be partisan as it relates to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent second sanctioning by
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 21, 2019
Former ethics commissioner Mary Dawson, left, found Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke the country’s conflict of interest law in 2017, a groundbreaking finding repeated by her successor, Mario Dion, right, in August. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ethics watchdog’s SNC-Lavalin report a replay of Trudeau, Liberal Party’s greatest rule-flouting hits

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 21, 2019
  • OTTAWA—I don’t want to moralize, and I don’t want to be partisan as it relates to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent second sanctioning by

Ethics watchdog’s SNC-Lavalin report a replay of Trudeau, Liberal Party’s greatest rule-flouting hits

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 21, 2019
  • OTTAWA—I don’t want to moralize, and I don’t want to be partisan as it relates to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent second sanctioning by
Former ethics commissioner Mary Dawson, left, found Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke the country’s conflict of interest law in 2017, a groundbreaking finding repeated by her successor, Mario Dion, right, in August. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Late MP Obhrai demonstrated the good that can still be found in federal politics

  • OTTAWA—One of Canada’s most genuine and likeable political figures, Deepak Obhrai, died Aug. 2 of an aggressive form of liver cancer. He was only
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 14, 2019
Long-time Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai never appeared to have the capacity to slow down, writes Tim Powers. The Conservative Party ought to always remember his approach and his call for a more open party. The Hill Times file photograph

Late MP Obhrai demonstrated the good that can still be found in federal politics

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 14, 2019
  • OTTAWA—One of Canada’s most genuine and likeable political figures, Deepak Obhrai, died Aug. 2 of an aggressive form of liver cancer. He was only

Late MP Obhrai demonstrated the good that can still be found in federal politics

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 14, 2019
  • OTTAWA—One of Canada’s most genuine and likeable political figures, Deepak Obhrai, died Aug. 2 of an aggressive form of liver cancer. He was only
Long-time Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai never appeared to have the capacity to slow down, writes Tim Powers. The Conservative Party ought to always remember his approach and his call for a more open party. The Hill Times file photograph

Trudeau government’s effort to control message on China another clumsy hit

  • OTTAWA—As predicted, the “Gerry Butts returning to the Liberals” news cycle has passed, and this week’s obsession is that the Trudeau government has apparently
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 31, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denied his government directed former ambassador to China David Mulroney be pressured over his comments on China. Whatever happened here was at a minimum clumsy, perhaps conspiratorial, and ultimately more beneficial to the Chinese, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau government’s effort to control message on China another clumsy hit

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 31, 2019
  • OTTAWA—As predicted, the “Gerry Butts returning to the Liberals” news cycle has passed, and this week’s obsession is that the Trudeau government has apparently

Trudeau government’s effort to control message on China another clumsy hit

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 31, 2019
  • OTTAWA—As predicted, the “Gerry Butts returning to the Liberals” news cycle has passed, and this week’s obsession is that the Trudeau government has apparently
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denied his government directed former ambassador to China David Mulroney be pressured over his comments on China. Whatever happened here was at a minimum clumsy, perhaps conspiratorial, and ultimately more beneficial to the Chinese, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pulling Butts off the bench too early may cause Liberals to commit a foul

  • OTTAWA—According to numerous media reports this past week, Gerald Butts is back providing advice to the prime minister and the Liberal Party. That this
News | BY TIM POWERS | July 24, 2019
Gerald Butts, former principal secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 6, 2019, appeared as a witness before the House Justice Committee to testify about the SNC-Lavalin scandal. Mr. Butts, who resigned in February, would still be having a timeout if the PM didn’t think the electoral waters ahead weren’t choppy, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pulling Butts off the bench too early may cause Liberals to commit a foul

News | BY TIM POWERS | July 24, 2019
  • OTTAWA—According to numerous media reports this past week, Gerald Butts is back providing advice to the prime minister and the Liberal Party. That this

Pulling Butts off the bench too early may cause Liberals to commit a foul

News | BY TIM POWERS | July 24, 2019
  • OTTAWA—According to numerous media reports this past week, Gerald Butts is back providing advice to the prime minister and the Liberal Party. That this
Gerald Butts, former principal secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 6, 2019, appeared as a witness before the House Justice Committee to testify about the SNC-Lavalin scandal. Mr. Butts, who resigned in February, would still be having a timeout if the PM didn’t think the electoral waters ahead weren’t choppy, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Take a lesson, premiers: women’s soccer leading the charge on gender equality

  • OTTAWA—If you only followed last week’s Council of the Federation meeting, you might believe that political gender equality and equity were in retreat. The
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 17, 2019
The official photo from the recent summer meeting of Canada's premiers in Saskatoon July 9 to 11. The annual premier’s meeting was notable not for its pronouncements, but for its pictures, with each shot featuring all male leaders, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of the Council of the Federation

Take a lesson, premiers: women’s soccer leading the charge on gender equality

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 17, 2019
  • OTTAWA—If you only followed last week’s Council of the Federation meeting, you might believe that political gender equality and equity were in retreat. The

Take a lesson, premiers: women’s soccer leading the charge on gender equality

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 17, 2019
  • OTTAWA—If you only followed last week’s Council of the Federation meeting, you might believe that political gender equality and equity were in retreat. The
The official photo from the recent summer meeting of Canada's premiers in Saskatoon July 9 to 11. The annual premier’s meeting was notable not for its pronouncements, but for its pictures, with each shot featuring all male leaders, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of the Council of the Federation

Heading into October, gone are the halcyon days of the NDP ‘Orange Crush’

  • OTTAWA—One of the strangest things heading into the 2019 federal election is the lack of conversation surrounding the NDP. Not since the last days
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 10, 2019
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured speaking to media in the West Block. Singh comes across as genuine and that could come through in the election, or voters may see him as too much of a carbon copy of the prime minister, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Heading into October, gone are the halcyon days of the NDP ‘Orange Crush’

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 10, 2019
  • OTTAWA—One of the strangest things heading into the 2019 federal election is the lack of conversation surrounding the NDP. Not since the last days

Heading into October, gone are the halcyon days of the NDP ‘Orange Crush’

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 10, 2019
  • OTTAWA—One of the strangest things heading into the 2019 federal election is the lack of conversation surrounding the NDP. Not since the last days
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured speaking to media in the West Block. Singh comes across as genuine and that could come through in the election, or voters may see him as too much of a carbon copy of the prime minister, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Scheer win big? Will Greens get party status? Our politics are too wily to see clearly

  • While enjoying Canada Day 2019 this week I was left to ponder what Canada’s federal political and policy landscape will look like a year
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 3, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Leader Elizabeth May. Does Scheer have the political skills and playbook to knock Trudeau out of the big chair? Can Elizabeth May finally get her Green Party official party status after the next election? Tim Powers ponders these questions, and more. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Will Scheer win big? Will Greens get party status? Our politics are too wily to see clearly

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 3, 2019
  • While enjoying Canada Day 2019 this week I was left to ponder what Canada’s federal political and policy landscape will look like a year

Will Scheer win big? Will Greens get party status? Our politics are too wily to see clearly

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 3, 2019
  • While enjoying Canada Day 2019 this week I was left to ponder what Canada’s federal political and policy landscape will look like a year
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Leader Elizabeth May. Does Scheer have the political skills and playbook to knock Trudeau out of the big chair? Can Elizabeth May finally get her Green Party official party status after the next election? Tim Powers ponders these questions, and more. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Details aside, Scheer’s climate change nod an important step forward

  • OTTAWA—Last week, Andrew Scheer gave the last of his series of major policy speeches designed to give voters a sense of some of his
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 26, 2019
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer speaks to supporters at an October 2018 rally. Tim Powers writes that he said a quiet ‘hallelujah’ when Mr. Scheer said climate change was real and needs addressing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Details aside, Scheer’s climate change nod an important step forward

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 26, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Last week, Andrew Scheer gave the last of his series of major policy speeches designed to give voters a sense of some of his

Details aside, Scheer’s climate change nod an important step forward

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 26, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Last week, Andrew Scheer gave the last of his series of major policy speeches designed to give voters a sense of some of his
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer speaks to supporters at an October 2018 rally. Tim Powers writes that he said a quiet ‘hallelujah’ when Mr. Scheer said climate change was real and needs addressing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pharmacare debate a symptom of chronic electoral grandstanding

  • OTTAWA—On June 12, an advisory council appointed by the Trudeau government recommended the establishment of a universal, single-payer public pharmacare system. When fully actualized
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 19, 2019
Dr. Eric Hoskins, chair of the Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare, and Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor speak to the media in June 2018. The group's June 12 final report will become a political football heading into the fall election, write Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pharmacare debate a symptom of chronic electoral grandstanding

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 19, 2019
  • OTTAWA—On June 12, an advisory council appointed by the Trudeau government recommended the establishment of a universal, single-payer public pharmacare system. When fully actualized

Pharmacare debate a symptom of chronic electoral grandstanding

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 19, 2019
  • OTTAWA—On June 12, an advisory council appointed by the Trudeau government recommended the establishment of a universal, single-payer public pharmacare system. When fully actualized
Dr. Eric Hoskins, chair of the Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare, and Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor speak to the media in June 2018. The group's June 12 final report will become a political football heading into the fall election, write Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau may be guilty of over-reaching, but Scheer needs to reach further

  • Over the last week, Canadians saw the two main federal party leaders make mistakes which showcased some of their key vulnerabilities. Both Prime Minister
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 12, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the closing ceremonies of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls June 3. In his rush to show empathy, be healer-in-chief, trying to react to the mood of a particular group in the moment, Trudeau over-reached in his response to the inquiry's findings, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau may be guilty of over-reaching, but Scheer needs to reach further

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 12, 2019
  • Over the last week, Canadians saw the two main federal party leaders make mistakes which showcased some of their key vulnerabilities. Both Prime Minister

Trudeau may be guilty of over-reaching, but Scheer needs to reach further

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 12, 2019
  • Over the last week, Canadians saw the two main federal party leaders make mistakes which showcased some of their key vulnerabilities. Both Prime Minister
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the closing ceremonies of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls June 3. In his rush to show empathy, be healer-in-chief, trying to react to the mood of a particular group in the moment, Trudeau over-reached in his response to the inquiry's findings, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

For he’s a jolly good fellow: an ode to the best cabinet minister there never was

  • OTTAWA—Rodger Cuzner, the Member of Parliament for Cape Breton–Canso, N.S., is retiring this year. It is a damn shame—a loss for Parliament, and Cape
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 5, 2019
Retiring Nova Scotia MP Rodger Cuzner has shown what it means to serve with a smile, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph

For he’s a jolly good fellow: an ode to the best cabinet minister there never was

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 5, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Rodger Cuzner, the Member of Parliament for Cape Breton–Canso, N.S., is retiring this year. It is a damn shame—a loss for Parliament, and Cape

For he’s a jolly good fellow: an ode to the best cabinet minister there never was

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 5, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Rodger Cuzner, the Member of Parliament for Cape Breton–Canso, N.S., is retiring this year. It is a damn shame—a loss for Parliament, and Cape
Retiring Nova Scotia MP Rodger Cuzner has shown what it means to serve with a smile, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph

The Jane and Jody show gets picked up for another season and it’s going to be worth watching

  • OTTAWA—The Jody and Jane show lives on. Earlier this week, former Liberal cabinet ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott announced they would in fact
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 29, 2019
Former Liberal cabinet ministers Jane Philpott and Jody Wilson-Raybould speak with reporters in Ottawa in April. On May 27, the pair announced their plans to run as Independent candidates in October’s election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Jane and Jody show gets picked up for another season and it’s going to be worth watching

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 29, 2019
  • OTTAWA—The Jody and Jane show lives on. Earlier this week, former Liberal cabinet ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott announced they would in fact

The Jane and Jody show gets picked up for another season and it’s going to be worth watching

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 29, 2019
  • OTTAWA—The Jody and Jane show lives on. Earlier this week, former Liberal cabinet ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott announced they would in fact
Former Liberal cabinet ministers Jane Philpott and Jody Wilson-Raybould speak with reporters in Ottawa in April. On May 27, the pair announced their plans to run as Independent candidates in October’s election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justice Clément Gascon’s frank admission to mental health challenges leaves a legacy worth celebrating

  • OTTAWA—Supreme Court Justice Clément Gascon is a brave man and a role model, whether he views himself as one or not (I don’t know
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 22, 2019
Times have changed at the Supreme Court of Canada from the 1980s when Justice Gerald Le Dain took an early retirement from the bench with no public acknowledgement of his mental health challenges or support from the institution, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justice Clément Gascon’s frank admission to mental health challenges leaves a legacy worth celebrating

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 22, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Supreme Court Justice Clément Gascon is a brave man and a role model, whether he views himself as one or not (I don’t know

Justice Clément Gascon’s frank admission to mental health challenges leaves a legacy worth celebrating

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 22, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Supreme Court Justice Clément Gascon is a brave man and a role model, whether he views himself as one or not (I don’t know
Times have changed at the Supreme Court of Canada from the 1980s when Justice Gerald Le Dain took an early retirement from the bench with no public acknowledgement of his mental health challenges or support from the institution, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If this week’s dumb shrieking battles are any sign, this election won’t be pretty

  • OTTAWA—The past week provided a sadly predictable look ahead at this fall’s federal election. Dynamism was eschewed for dumb shrieking battles that we have
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 15, 2019
Conservative MP Brad Trost and his daughter, Helena, on Parliament Hill at the annual March for Life rally on May 9. Liberals and Conservatives sniped about whether some MPs’ presence at the event meant women's reproductive rights were in peril if Conservatives came to power. It’s just a matter of Liberals trying to inflame a faux drama, says Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If this week’s dumb shrieking battles are any sign, this election won’t be pretty

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 15, 2019
  • OTTAWA—The past week provided a sadly predictable look ahead at this fall’s federal election. Dynamism was eschewed for dumb shrieking battles that we have

If this week’s dumb shrieking battles are any sign, this election won’t be pretty

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 15, 2019
  • OTTAWA—The past week provided a sadly predictable look ahead at this fall’s federal election. Dynamism was eschewed for dumb shrieking battles that we have
Conservative MP Brad Trost and his daughter, Helena, on Parliament Hill at the annual March for Life rally on May 9. Liberals and Conservatives sniped about whether some MPs’ presence at the event meant women's reproductive rights were in peril if Conservatives came to power. It’s just a matter of Liberals trying to inflame a faux drama, says Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We don’t need Brexit or Trump to make Canadian politicians up their games

  • OTTAWA—If you didn’t believe it before, you should know there is some sort of political turbulence or disruption at play in the land. How
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 8, 2019
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May—pictured in Ottawa in March—has a lot to smile about. Her party gained its second seat in the House following a May 6 by-election, and a recent Abacus poll shows 40 per cent of Canadians would consider voting for the party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We don’t need Brexit or Trump to make Canadian politicians up their games

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 8, 2019
  • OTTAWA—If you didn’t believe it before, you should know there is some sort of political turbulence or disruption at play in the land. How

We don’t need Brexit or Trump to make Canadian politicians up their games

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 8, 2019
  • OTTAWA—If you didn’t believe it before, you should know there is some sort of political turbulence or disruption at play in the land. How
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May—pictured in Ottawa in March—has a lot to smile about. Her party gained its second seat in the House following a May 6 by-election, and a recent Abacus poll shows 40 per cent of Canadians would consider voting for the party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If businesses want to stop being seen as the enemy, they need to up their advocacy game

  • OTTAWA—Last week, The Globe and Mail brought to life the story of a number of oil industry leaders who had met in Alberta with
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 1, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer was criticized last week when The Globe and Mail reported he met with oil-industry executives at a private meeting in Alberta to map out ways to get rid of Justin Trudeau's Liberal government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If businesses want to stop being seen as the enemy, they need to up their advocacy game

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 1, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Last week, The Globe and Mail brought to life the story of a number of oil industry leaders who had met in Alberta with

If businesses want to stop being seen as the enemy, they need to up their advocacy game

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 1, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Last week, The Globe and Mail brought to life the story of a number of oil industry leaders who had met in Alberta with
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer was criticized last week when The Globe and Mail reported he met with oil-industry executives at a private meeting in Alberta to map out ways to get rid of Justin Trudeau's Liberal government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Name calling (on either side) isn’t going to help fix our immigration issues

  • OTTAWA—The 2019 federal election is one where the issue of immigration will feature prominently both with open debate and, unfortunately, a slew of coded
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 24, 2019
Far-right anti-migration groups gather on Parliament Hill on Dec. 8, 2018, to protest Canada signing the UN Global Compact on Migration. Canadians still have a long way to go to have a responsible dialogue about much-needed immigration in our country, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Name calling (on either side) isn’t going to help fix our immigration issues

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 24, 2019
  • OTTAWA—The 2019 federal election is one where the issue of immigration will feature prominently both with open debate and, unfortunately, a slew of coded

Name calling (on either side) isn’t going to help fix our immigration issues

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 24, 2019
  • OTTAWA—The 2019 federal election is one where the issue of immigration will feature prominently both with open debate and, unfortunately, a slew of coded
Far-right anti-migration groups gather on Parliament Hill on Dec. 8, 2018, to protest Canada signing the UN Global Compact on Migration. Canadians still have a long way to go to have a responsible dialogue about much-needed immigration in our country, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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