Ht-Logo-gigapixel-icon
Ht-Logo-gigapixel-icon
Saturday, April 5, 2025

Canada’s Politics and Government News Source Since 1989

Latest Paper

Read the latest Election 2025 stories

Saturday, April 5, 2025 | Latest Paper
Subscribe Now

TRENDING:

Tim Powers

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

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

I know what political parties should do this summer

  • The Liberals need to show proof of life, the Conservatives need to stay vigilant, and the NDP have to show they matter.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 26, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh still have lots to do now that the House has risen for the summer, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

I know what political parties should do this summer

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 26, 2024
  • The Liberals need to show proof of life, the Conservatives need to stay vigilant, and the NDP have to show they matter.

I know what political parties should do this summer

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 26, 2024
  • The Liberals need to show proof of life, the Conservatives need to stay vigilant, and the NDP have to show they matter.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh still have lots to do now that the House has risen for the summer, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Action, not avoidance, necessary on foreign interference

  • Instead of fuelling chatter and wannabe Joe McCarthys, political leaders should be taking a united approach to addressing whatever security challenges we may be
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 19, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is doing nothing more than the bare minimum of public disclosure, and Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives have avoided digging their teeth into the NSICOP report in a constructive manner that could be constructive, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Action, not avoidance, necessary on foreign interference

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 19, 2024
  • Instead of fuelling chatter and wannabe Joe McCarthys, political leaders should be taking a united approach to addressing whatever security challenges we may be

Action, not avoidance, necessary on foreign interference

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 19, 2024
  • Instead of fuelling chatter and wannabe Joe McCarthys, political leaders should be taking a united approach to addressing whatever security challenges we may be
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is doing nothing more than the bare minimum of public disclosure, and Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives have avoided digging their teeth into the NSICOP report in a constructive manner that could be constructive, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
More Stories

You never know who’s listening when the old guard speaks

  • OTTAWA—It has been a busy two weeks on multiple political fronts. Over the past 14 days, we have seen two successful former prime ministers
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 3, 2021
Not every former prime minister who offers public commentary causes a party’s leadership concern. But in the case of both Jean Chrétien and Brian Mulroney, they remain deeply connected to their tribal politics, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

You never know who’s listening when the old guard speaks

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 3, 2021
  • OTTAWA—It has been a busy two weeks on multiple political fronts. Over the past 14 days, we have seen two successful former prime ministers

You never know who’s listening when the old guard speaks

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 3, 2021
  • OTTAWA—It has been a busy two weeks on multiple political fronts. Over the past 14 days, we have seen two successful former prime ministers
Not every former prime minister who offers public commentary causes a party’s leadership concern. But in the case of both Jean Chrétien and Brian Mulroney, they remain deeply connected to their tribal politics, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Cabinet chips have fallen, with symbolism in the settling

  • OTTAWA—So, how did you make out in that cabinet speculation game we played last week? Did you make enough money to retire? The cabinet
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 27, 2021
Finance Minister and Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault are the big winners in this new cabinet, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Cabinet chips have fallen, with symbolism in the settling

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 27, 2021
  • OTTAWA—So, how did you make out in that cabinet speculation game we played last week? Did you make enough money to retire? The cabinet

Cabinet chips have fallen, with symbolism in the settling

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 27, 2021
  • OTTAWA—So, how did you make out in that cabinet speculation game we played last week? Did you make enough money to retire? The cabinet
Finance Minister and Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault are the big winners in this new cabinet, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Cast your lots on cabinet making

  • OTTAWA—One of Ottawa’s favourite games is cabinet making. The one person who decides membership in cabinet is the prime minister. But for now, let
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 20, 2021
Tim Powers ponders whether new cabinet roles be in the future for Liberals like Marc Miller, left, Steven Guilbeault, Ginette Petitpas Taylor, and Randy Boissonnault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

Cast your lots on cabinet making

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 20, 2021
  • OTTAWA—One of Ottawa’s favourite games is cabinet making. The one person who decides membership in cabinet is the prime minister. But for now, let

Cast your lots on cabinet making

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 20, 2021
  • OTTAWA—One of Ottawa’s favourite games is cabinet making. The one person who decides membership in cabinet is the prime minister. But for now, let
Tim Powers ponders whether new cabinet roles be in the future for Liberals like Marc Miller, left, Steven Guilbeault, Ginette Petitpas Taylor, and Randy Boissonnault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

Conservatives should embrace vaccine mandate now, not wait to be forced

  • OTTAWA—This isn’t a column calling for Erin O’Toole to resign. To the contrary, Conservatives should give him the opportunity to move forward and bring
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 13, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is pictured on his way into his first post-election caucus meeting in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Oct. 5. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservatives should embrace vaccine mandate now, not wait to be forced

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 13, 2021
  • OTTAWA—This isn’t a column calling for Erin O’Toole to resign. To the contrary, Conservatives should give him the opportunity to move forward and bring

Conservatives should embrace vaccine mandate now, not wait to be forced

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 13, 2021
  • OTTAWA—This isn’t a column calling for Erin O’Toole to resign. To the contrary, Conservatives should give him the opportunity to move forward and bring
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is pictured on his way into his first post-election caucus meeting in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Oct. 5. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Lessons to be learned from Indigenous courage, compassion, and leadership

  • OTTAWA—On Sept. 30, Canada observes its first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. While it is classified as a statutory federal holiday and in
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 29, 2021
Former MP and cabinet minister Peter Penashue and former Indspire head Roberta Jamieson. Be thankful for Canada’s Indigenous peoples, their courage, compassion, and leadership in trying to make us all better, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photographs

Lessons to be learned from Indigenous courage, compassion, and leadership

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 29, 2021
  • OTTAWA—On Sept. 30, Canada observes its first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. While it is classified as a statutory federal holiday and in

Lessons to be learned from Indigenous courage, compassion, and leadership

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 29, 2021
  • OTTAWA—On Sept. 30, Canada observes its first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. While it is classified as a statutory federal holiday and in
Former MP and cabinet minister Peter Penashue and former Indspire head Roberta Jamieson. Be thankful for Canada’s Indigenous peoples, their courage, compassion, and leadership in trying to make us all better, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photographs

Election returns a familiar Parliament, but it won’t be so friendly for some

  • OTTAWA—Quick. What does $600-million get you? A doppelganger Parliament. Some 36-plus days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called an election, it has ended with
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 22, 2021
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole. We aren’t quite back to a Canada circa 2019, we all have the scares of the pandemic to prove that, but we do have a Parliament that looks eerily familiar, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Election returns a familiar Parliament, but it won’t be so friendly for some

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 22, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Quick. What does $600-million get you? A doppelganger Parliament. Some 36-plus days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called an election, it has ended with

Election returns a familiar Parliament, but it won’t be so friendly for some

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 22, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Quick. What does $600-million get you? A doppelganger Parliament. Some 36-plus days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called an election, it has ended with
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole. We aren’t quite back to a Canada circa 2019, we all have the scares of the pandemic to prove that, but we do have a Parliament that looks eerily familiar, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

What we’ve got here is failure to connect

  • OTTAWA—As we enter the last days of Election 2021, I suspect many of us are still struggling to figure out what this election is
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 15, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, middle, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, right, have run strong, solid campaigns evidenced by recent public polls that show Justin Trudeau’s Liberals and Conservatives tied in national support with the NDP solidly in third. But those same research samplings show them currently stalled, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

What we’ve got here is failure to connect

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 15, 2021
  • OTTAWA—As we enter the last days of Election 2021, I suspect many of us are still struggling to figure out what this election is

What we’ve got here is failure to connect

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 15, 2021
  • OTTAWA—As we enter the last days of Election 2021, I suspect many of us are still struggling to figure out what this election is
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, middle, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, right, have run strong, solid campaigns evidenced by recent public polls that show Justin Trudeau’s Liberals and Conservatives tied in national support with the NDP solidly in third. But those same research samplings show them currently stalled, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Rock ramblings: skeptical but steady support for the Liberals

  • OTTAWA—Over summer’s last weekend, I got the chance to spend some time at home in St. John’s. Mostly I was with people removed from
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 8, 2021
Had the prime minister not done a $5-billion deal on Muskrat Falls electricity rate mitigation with the government of Newfoundland and Labrador before the campaign, he might have had more difficulties in my home province, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Rock ramblings: skeptical but steady support for the Liberals

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 8, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Over summer’s last weekend, I got the chance to spend some time at home in St. John’s. Mostly I was with people removed from

Rock ramblings: skeptical but steady support for the Liberals

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 8, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Over summer’s last weekend, I got the chance to spend some time at home in St. John’s. Mostly I was with people removed from
Had the prime minister not done a $5-billion deal on Muskrat Falls electricity rate mitigation with the government of Newfoundland and Labrador before the campaign, he might have had more difficulties in my home province, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

O’Toole proving to be key player, not political prop

  • OTTAWA—As we hit the halfway mark of the 2021 campaign, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is so far demonstrating, yet again, he should not be
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 1, 2021
With public opinion polls showing the Liberals and Conservatives in a tight neck-and-neck race—with the NDP keeping solid numbers—musing has begun on what an Erin O’Toole government might look like, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

O’Toole proving to be key player, not political prop

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 1, 2021
  • OTTAWA—As we hit the halfway mark of the 2021 campaign, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is so far demonstrating, yet again, he should not be

O’Toole proving to be key player, not political prop

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 1, 2021
  • OTTAWA—As we hit the halfway mark of the 2021 campaign, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is so far demonstrating, yet again, he should not be
With public opinion polls showing the Liberals and Conservatives in a tight neck-and-neck race—with the NDP keeping solid numbers—musing has begun on what an Erin O’Toole government might look like, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Isn’t an election the time to talk about health-care reform?

  • OTTAWA—It’s best to start with a full disclaimer before some eager Liberal or NDP war room staffer decides to run with the following as
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 25, 2021
In the campaign’s second week, the Liberals, via Chrystia Freeland, went on the attack over what they called a Conservative attempt to privatize the country’s health-care system. Utter the word ‘private’ and your head will be lopped off as if you were some sort of traitor of yesteryear looking to destabilize the Crown. When will it ever be time, asks Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Isn’t an election the time to talk about health-care reform?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 25, 2021
  • OTTAWA—It’s best to start with a full disclaimer before some eager Liberal or NDP war room staffer decides to run with the following as

Isn’t an election the time to talk about health-care reform?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 25, 2021
  • OTTAWA—It’s best to start with a full disclaimer before some eager Liberal or NDP war room staffer decides to run with the following as
In the campaign’s second week, the Liberals, via Chrystia Freeland, went on the attack over what they called a Conservative attempt to privatize the country’s health-care system. Utter the word ‘private’ and your head will be lopped off as if you were some sort of traitor of yesteryear looking to destabilize the Crown. When will it ever be time, asks Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Early campaign messages are stuck on repeat

  • OTTAWA—The least surprising development of the summer happened on Aug. 15. The federal election was called. Breaking news it was not. The soil had
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 18, 2021
There was no originality in the early hours of this campaign. It was a download of Spotify’s Summer’s Most Predictable Talking Point Tracks from our political leaders. Can you get a concussion from having your head slammed by this awful audio, asks Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Early campaign messages are stuck on repeat

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 18, 2021
  • OTTAWA—The least surprising development of the summer happened on Aug. 15. The federal election was called. Breaking news it was not. The soil had

Early campaign messages are stuck on repeat

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 18, 2021
  • OTTAWA—The least surprising development of the summer happened on Aug. 15. The federal election was called. Breaking news it was not. The soil had
There was no originality in the early hours of this campaign. It was a download of Spotify’s Summer’s Most Predictable Talking Point Tracks from our political leaders. Can you get a concussion from having your head slammed by this awful audio, asks Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Survey says: health care, COVID benefits, affordability, and climate change top of mind for voters

  • OTTAWA—Over the past two weeks, I have had the great pleasure of guest hosting VOCM’s Openline program in Newfoundland and Labrador. Openline is a
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 11, 2021
Natural Resources Minister and N.L. Liberal MP Seamus O'Regan, pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on July 28 to announce the government's $5.2-billion Muskrat Falls hyrdo dam deal. Canada and the government of Newfoundland and Labrador have argued that this latest assistance package will help mitigate or cap the rates consumers pay for power, while at the same time staving off provincial bankruptcy, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/CPAC

Survey says: health care, COVID benefits, affordability, and climate change top of mind for voters

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 11, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Over the past two weeks, I have had the great pleasure of guest hosting VOCM’s Openline program in Newfoundland and Labrador. Openline is a

Survey says: health care, COVID benefits, affordability, and climate change top of mind for voters

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 11, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Over the past two weeks, I have had the great pleasure of guest hosting VOCM’s Openline program in Newfoundland and Labrador. Openline is a
Natural Resources Minister and N.L. Liberal MP Seamus O'Regan, pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on July 28 to announce the government's $5.2-billion Muskrat Falls hyrdo dam deal. Canada and the government of Newfoundland and Labrador have argued that this latest assistance package will help mitigate or cap the rates consumers pay for power, while at the same time staving off provincial bankruptcy, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/CPAC

Low public appetite for a federal election could still work in Liberals’ favour

  • OTTAWA—For the last few weeks, I have had some time off to recharge and reflect. I was lucky enough to get home to Newfoundland
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 4, 2021
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. If a lacklustre lure is the fare of the election, that potentially benefits an incumbent who has more standing organizational capacity than those in opposition, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Low public appetite for a federal election could still work in Liberals’ favour

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 4, 2021
  • OTTAWA—For the last few weeks, I have had some time off to recharge and reflect. I was lucky enough to get home to Newfoundland

Low public appetite for a federal election could still work in Liberals’ favour

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 4, 2021
  • OTTAWA—For the last few weeks, I have had some time off to recharge and reflect. I was lucky enough to get home to Newfoundland
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. If a lacklustre lure is the fare of the election, that potentially benefits an incumbent who has more standing organizational capacity than those in opposition, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

In politics, you have to know when to fold them

  • OTTAWA—A tale of two ministers. Carolyn Bennett, the minister of Crown-Indigenous relations, who refuses to step down over an ill-timed and offensive comment she
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 30, 2021
In this tale of two ministers, Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, left, demonstrates how it’s better to bow out before the clock runs out, something, Tim Powers writes, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett should be considering. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

In politics, you have to know when to fold them

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 30, 2021
  • OTTAWA—A tale of two ministers. Carolyn Bennett, the minister of Crown-Indigenous relations, who refuses to step down over an ill-timed and offensive comment she

In politics, you have to know when to fold them

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 30, 2021
  • OTTAWA—A tale of two ministers. Carolyn Bennett, the minister of Crown-Indigenous relations, who refuses to step down over an ill-timed and offensive comment she
In this tale of two ministers, Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, left, demonstrates how it’s better to bow out before the clock runs out, something, Tim Powers writes, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett should be considering. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Channeling JoJo Savard: why an election call this August is likely

  • OTTAWA—Here is one phrase you have never heard before: “Ottawa is abuzz with rumours of an election sometime this fall.” The golden shovels never
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 23, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a media availability on June 8. Like every provincial incumbent premier that has gone to the electorate during the pandemic, Trudeau is hoping to be rewarded for his leadership during this crisis, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Channeling JoJo Savard: why an election call this August is likely

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 23, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Here is one phrase you have never heard before: “Ottawa is abuzz with rumours of an election sometime this fall.” The golden shovels never

Channeling JoJo Savard: why an election call this August is likely

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 23, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Here is one phrase you have never heard before: “Ottawa is abuzz with rumours of an election sometime this fall.” The golden shovels never
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a media availability on June 8. Like every provincial incumbent premier that has gone to the electorate during the pandemic, Trudeau is hoping to be rewarded for his leadership during this crisis, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Parliament will be a little lesser of a place without Harris and Easter

  • OTTAWA—When two hardened political veterans announce their pending retirements, their “intention not to run in the next election,” you can be pretty sure that
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 16, 2021
Outgoing NDP MP Jack Harris, left, and Liberal MP Wayne Easter. When a new Parliament eventually settles in, it will be a little lesser of a place without these two characters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph and photograph by Andrew Meade

Parliament will be a little lesser of a place without Harris and Easter

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 16, 2021
  • OTTAWA—When two hardened political veterans announce their pending retirements, their “intention not to run in the next election,” you can be pretty sure that

Parliament will be a little lesser of a place without Harris and Easter

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 16, 2021
  • OTTAWA—When two hardened political veterans announce their pending retirements, their “intention not to run in the next election,” you can be pretty sure that
Outgoing NDP MP Jack Harris, left, and Liberal MP Wayne Easter. When a new Parliament eventually settles in, it will be a little lesser of a place without these two characters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph and photograph by Andrew Meade

Kamloops discovery should propel us to learn, not stand on guard for an incomplete history

  • OTTAWA—The discovery of the mass grave of 215 Indigenous children, students at a residential school, in Kamloops has shocked us all. It should upset
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 9, 2021
Children's shoes, stuffed animals, and posters at the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill are part of a memorial to the remains of 215 Indigenous children recently uncovered at Kamloops Residential School. To be a better society and empowered nation, we can’t run away from the tough exploration of previously held truths, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Kamloops discovery should propel us to learn, not stand on guard for an incomplete history

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 9, 2021
  • OTTAWA—The discovery of the mass grave of 215 Indigenous children, students at a residential school, in Kamloops has shocked us all. It should upset

Kamloops discovery should propel us to learn, not stand on guard for an incomplete history

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 9, 2021
  • OTTAWA—The discovery of the mass grave of 215 Indigenous children, students at a residential school, in Kamloops has shocked us all. It should upset
Children's shoes, stuffed animals, and posters at the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill are part of a memorial to the remains of 215 Indigenous children recently uncovered at Kamloops Residential School. To be a better society and empowered nation, we can’t run away from the tough exploration of previously held truths, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

More than a game: hockey fans in stands offer post-pandemic hope

  • OTTAWA—The healing and hope that sport provides was on full display over the last week. In both Montreal and Toronto, people, in small numbers,
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 2, 2021
Having hockey fans at games is arguably more valuable than the prime minister or a premier standing on a stage telling us on Date X we can do this because the rules have changed, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of Sportsnet

More than a game: hockey fans in stands offer post-pandemic hope

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 2, 2021
  • OTTAWA—The healing and hope that sport provides was on full display over the last week. In both Montreal and Toronto, people, in small numbers,

More than a game: hockey fans in stands offer post-pandemic hope

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 2, 2021
  • OTTAWA—The healing and hope that sport provides was on full display over the last week. In both Montreal and Toronto, people, in small numbers,
Having hockey fans at games is arguably more valuable than the prime minister or a premier standing on a stage telling us on Date X we can do this because the rules have changed, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of Sportsnet

On O’Toole’s post-run beverages, and why this pandemic needs to end

  • OTTAWA—Victoria Day weekend has come and gone. But one thing remains, an ongoing discussion, if you can call it that, about a photo Conservative
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 26, 2021
Erin O'Toole's recent post-run beverage tweets prompted arguably the most attention the Conservative leader has gotten in a long time, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On O’Toole’s post-run beverages, and why this pandemic needs to end

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 26, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Victoria Day weekend has come and gone. But one thing remains, an ongoing discussion, if you can call it that, about a photo Conservative

On O’Toole’s post-run beverages, and why this pandemic needs to end

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 26, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Victoria Day weekend has come and gone. But one thing remains, an ongoing discussion, if you can call it that, about a photo Conservative
Erin O'Toole's recent post-run beverage tweets prompted arguably the most attention the Conservative leader has gotten in a long time, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As military allegations mount, real change is needed at the top

  • OTTAWA—Another week and unfortunately another controversy involving a Canadian military leader. This time, it’s Major-General Dany Fortin. Fortin, of course, was the face of
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 19, 2021
Major-General Dany Fortin was the face of the federal government’s vaccine rollout, but is now sidelined after an allegation has been made about him dating back more than 30 years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As military allegations mount, real change is needed at the top

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 19, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Another week and unfortunately another controversy involving a Canadian military leader. This time, it’s Major-General Dany Fortin. Fortin, of course, was the face of

As military allegations mount, real change is needed at the top

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 19, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Another week and unfortunately another controversy involving a Canadian military leader. This time, it’s Major-General Dany Fortin. Fortin, of course, was the face of
Major-General Dany Fortin was the face of the federal government’s vaccine rollout, but is now sidelined after an allegation has been made about him dating back more than 30 years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

News

Get free news updates

Opinion

Submit a guest opinion article

resources

Follow us

Advertise

get help

Subscribe
CloseMenu