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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.

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
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Sharpening of cabinet-making tools a portent of an election to come

  • OTTAWA—If, as the Ottawa gossip mill suggests (notably it never gets dampened by even a pandemic), that the prime minister is planning an election
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 12, 2021
It is not unusual for a prime minister to do some cabinet-making before heading to the polls. If it does happen this summer, it will be yet another sign an election is coming, writes Tim Powers, who agrees Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, left, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, Health Minister Patty Hajdu, and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair should be on their way out. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Sharpening of cabinet-making tools a portent of an election to come

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 12, 2021
  • OTTAWA—If, as the Ottawa gossip mill suggests (notably it never gets dampened by even a pandemic), that the prime minister is planning an election

Sharpening of cabinet-making tools a portent of an election to come

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 12, 2021
  • OTTAWA—If, as the Ottawa gossip mill suggests (notably it never gets dampened by even a pandemic), that the prime minister is planning an election
It is not unusual for a prime minister to do some cabinet-making before heading to the polls. If it does happen this summer, it will be yet another sign an election is coming, writes Tim Powers, who agrees Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, left, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, Health Minister Patty Hajdu, and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair should be on their way out. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Recuperating from the pandemic-wrought mental health blows

  • OTTAWA—May is Mental Health Month. It feels as good a time as any to revisit mental wellness, particularly as many Canadians continue to battle
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 5, 2021
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization, led by Dr. Caroline Quach-Thahn, chucked a hand grenade into a public mine field already littered with anxiety with its latest communications about the AstraZeneca vaccine, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Recuperating from the pandemic-wrought mental health blows

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 5, 2021
  • OTTAWA—May is Mental Health Month. It feels as good a time as any to revisit mental wellness, particularly as many Canadians continue to battle

Recuperating from the pandemic-wrought mental health blows

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 5, 2021
  • OTTAWA—May is Mental Health Month. It feels as good a time as any to revisit mental wellness, particularly as many Canadians continue to battle
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization, led by Dr. Caroline Quach-Thahn, chucked a hand grenade into a public mine field already littered with anxiety with its latest communications about the AstraZeneca vaccine, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Partisan pile-ons won’t get us through this pandemic

  • OTTAWA—April and the third wave of the pandemic here in Ontario have been the most brutal of this 14-month journey. Provincewide, of course, intensive-care-unit
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 28, 2021
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured speaking to reporters on the Hill pre-COVID on Nov. 21, 2019. Ford himself has become the lightning rod for many peoples’ COVID-19 anxiety and anger. His opponents are smiling and gleeful, which is sadly predictable and not going to get us through the pandemic, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Partisan pile-ons won’t get us through this pandemic

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 28, 2021
  • OTTAWA—April and the third wave of the pandemic here in Ontario have been the most brutal of this 14-month journey. Provincewide, of course, intensive-care-unit

Partisan pile-ons won’t get us through this pandemic

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 28, 2021
  • OTTAWA—April and the third wave of the pandemic here in Ontario have been the most brutal of this 14-month journey. Provincewide, of course, intensive-care-unit
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured speaking to reporters on the Hill pre-COVID on Nov. 21, 2019. Ford himself has become the lightning rod for many peoples’ COVID-19 anxiety and anger. His opponents are smiling and gleeful, which is sadly predictable and not going to get us through the pandemic, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

O’Toole’s bold carbon pricing pitch shows he’s willing to take risks to win

  • OTTAWA—Erin O’Toole made a bold move last week. He became the first leader of the modern Conservative Party of Canada to acknowledge that consumers
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 21, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured during a March 23 press conference following the Conservative Party's policy convention, and the Conservative Party have lots of work to do to be competitive against the Liberals in the next election. But what O’Toole did on carbon pricing was his first major significant action, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

O’Toole’s bold carbon pricing pitch shows he’s willing to take risks to win

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 21, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Erin O’Toole made a bold move last week. He became the first leader of the modern Conservative Party of Canada to acknowledge that consumers

O’Toole’s bold carbon pricing pitch shows he’s willing to take risks to win

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 21, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Erin O’Toole made a bold move last week. He became the first leader of the modern Conservative Party of Canada to acknowledge that consumers
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured during a March 23 press conference following the Conservative Party's policy convention, and the Conservative Party have lots of work to do to be competitive against the Liberals in the next election. But what O’Toole did on carbon pricing was his first major significant action, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Like a fourth wave of COVID, an election call is always lurking

  • OTTAWA—Is the possibility of a federal spring election dead? Based on the intensity of the COVID-19 variant outbreaks in provinces like Ontario, Alberta, and
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 7, 2021
Any overtly self-interested politician or political party could get one hell of a whipping if they disregard the fact public anxiety and irritability are high for their own gain. But Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a wily and cunning politician who is still likely to keep as many options open as he can, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Like a fourth wave of COVID, an election call is always lurking

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 7, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Is the possibility of a federal spring election dead? Based on the intensity of the COVID-19 variant outbreaks in provinces like Ontario, Alberta, and

Like a fourth wave of COVID, an election call is always lurking

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 7, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Is the possibility of a federal spring election dead? Based on the intensity of the COVID-19 variant outbreaks in provinces like Ontario, Alberta, and
Any overtly self-interested politician or political party could get one hell of a whipping if they disregard the fact public anxiety and irritability are high for their own gain. But Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a wily and cunning politician who is still likely to keep as many options open as he can, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Languishing in lockdown: mental strain ramps up as third wave of COVID crests

  • OTTAWA—Here we go again. Ontario is apparently being slammed by the third wave of this pandemic. And as surely as the sun rises, many
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 31, 2021
It is hard not to wonder if many of the physicians get the full degree of suffering that happens when they call for and have lockdowns transpire, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Languishing in lockdown: mental strain ramps up as third wave of COVID crests

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 31, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Here we go again. Ontario is apparently being slammed by the third wave of this pandemic. And as surely as the sun rises, many

Languishing in lockdown: mental strain ramps up as third wave of COVID crests

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 31, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Here we go again. Ontario is apparently being slammed by the third wave of this pandemic. And as surely as the sun rises, many
It is hard not to wonder if many of the physicians get the full degree of suffering that happens when they call for and have lockdowns transpire, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

To tackle Trudeau, O’Toole needs to go after Conservative sacred cows

  • OTTAWA—Where to start? So much has been written about the recently held virtual Conservative Party convention. The obvious takeaway is the leader is calling
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 24, 2021
Erin O’Toole, pictured in Ottawa on March 23, is going to have more tough days ahead. He is the chief dietician of a party that hasn’t yet fully accepted it is time to lose some weight, writes Tim Powers.

To tackle Trudeau, O’Toole needs to go after Conservative sacred cows

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 24, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Where to start? So much has been written about the recently held virtual Conservative Party convention. The obvious takeaway is the leader is calling

To tackle Trudeau, O’Toole needs to go after Conservative sacred cows

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 24, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Where to start? So much has been written about the recently held virtual Conservative Party convention. The obvious takeaway is the leader is calling
Erin O’Toole, pictured in Ottawa on March 23, is going to have more tough days ahead. He is the chief dietician of a party that hasn’t yet fully accepted it is time to lose some weight, writes Tim Powers.

In playing the political blame game, WE founders won’t find many on their team

  • OTTAWA—Charities are vital to Canadian society. Across many spheres, they create opportunity, address community needs, perform services others cannot, and, among other things, help
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 17, 2021
Since last April, WE and its leaders Craig and Marc Kielburger have been embroiled in a national mess and the thrust of their pushback during a virtual committee appearance, along with legal counsel William McDowell, left, on March 15 was it was the dastardly politicians who undid WE, not any action of the self-righteous and always-certain-of-their-choices brothers, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In playing the political blame game, WE founders won’t find many on their team

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 17, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Charities are vital to Canadian society. Across many spheres, they create opportunity, address community needs, perform services others cannot, and, among other things, help

In playing the political blame game, WE founders won’t find many on their team

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 17, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Charities are vital to Canadian society. Across many spheres, they create opportunity, address community needs, perform services others cannot, and, among other things, help
Since last April, WE and its leaders Craig and Marc Kielburger have been embroiled in a national mess and the thrust of their pushback during a virtual committee appearance, along with legal counsel William McDowell, left, on March 15 was it was the dastardly politicians who undid WE, not any action of the self-righteous and always-certain-of-their-choices brothers, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Newfoundland and Labrador’s suspended animation continues, raising new questions

  • OTTAWA—As the self-appointed Hill Times correspondent for Newfoundland and Labrador, it is my duty to report to you that our provincial election is still
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 10, 2021
Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie, left, and Liberal Leader Andrew Furey. Newfoundland and Labrador is effectively in suspended political animation until the chief electoral officer Bruce Chaulk, arguably right now the most powerful person in N.L., gets all his mail-in ballots counted, writes Tim Powers.  Photographs courtesy of Ches Crosbie's campaign and Andrew Furey's Facebook

Newfoundland and Labrador’s suspended animation continues, raising new questions

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 10, 2021
  • OTTAWA—As the self-appointed Hill Times correspondent for Newfoundland and Labrador, it is my duty to report to you that our provincial election is still

Newfoundland and Labrador’s suspended animation continues, raising new questions

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 10, 2021
  • OTTAWA—As the self-appointed Hill Times correspondent for Newfoundland and Labrador, it is my duty to report to you that our provincial election is still
Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie, left, and Liberal Leader Andrew Furey. Newfoundland and Labrador is effectively in suspended political animation until the chief electoral officer Bruce Chaulk, arguably right now the most powerful person in N.L., gets all his mail-in ballots counted, writes Tim Powers.  Photographs courtesy of Ches Crosbie's campaign and Andrew Furey's Facebook

Roll down your sleeves—no need to inoculate against Tory syndrome just yet

  • OTTAWA—It is that time again, approaching the Conservative Party of Canada’s 2021 policy convention happening in two weeks, when stories start to appear that
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 3, 2021
In the lead up to this month’s policy convention, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole has to find a way to use the virtual to keep his members motivated and focused on their opponents, not on his navel, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Roll down your sleeves—no need to inoculate against Tory syndrome just yet

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 3, 2021
  • OTTAWA—It is that time again, approaching the Conservative Party of Canada’s 2021 policy convention happening in two weeks, when stories start to appear that

Roll down your sleeves—no need to inoculate against Tory syndrome just yet

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 3, 2021
  • OTTAWA—It is that time again, approaching the Conservative Party of Canada’s 2021 policy convention happening in two weeks, when stories start to appear that
In the lead up to this month’s policy convention, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole has to find a way to use the virtual to keep his members motivated and focused on their opponents, not on his navel, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives deserve applause for China push, but call to move Olympics is misguided

  • OTTAWA—Partisans of any party tend to be an unforgiving lot. And if they believe you are representing their party’s interest on television or in
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 24, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured Feb. 18 during a press conference on his party's opposition day motion to have the House of Commons declare China's treatment of Uighur Muslims a genocide and call on the federal government to do the same. The Conservatives should be applauded for forcing the Trudeau government to take a harder line on China, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives deserve applause for China push, but call to move Olympics is misguided

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 24, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Partisans of any party tend to be an unforgiving lot. And if they believe you are representing their party’s interest on television or in

Conservatives deserve applause for China push, but call to move Olympics is misguided

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 24, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Partisans of any party tend to be an unforgiving lot. And if they believe you are representing their party’s interest on television or in
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured Feb. 18 during a press conference on his party's opposition day motion to have the House of Commons declare China's treatment of Uighur Muslims a genocide and call on the federal government to do the same. The Conservatives should be applauded for forcing the Trudeau government to take a harder line on China, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

N.L. election chaos a case study in COVID campaigning

  • OTTAWA—Even for Newfoundland and Labrador, a place with a colourful and controversial political history, the latest electoral plot twist enters Twilight Zone levels. You
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 17, 2021
Newfoundland and Labrador Chief Electoral Officer Bruce Chaulk has had to change the guidelines for the still-ongoing provincial election multiple times since a COVID-19 outbreak swept the province ahead of voting day. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

N.L. election chaos a case study in COVID campaigning

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 17, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Even for Newfoundland and Labrador, a place with a colourful and controversial political history, the latest electoral plot twist enters Twilight Zone levels. You

N.L. election chaos a case study in COVID campaigning

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 17, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Even for Newfoundland and Labrador, a place with a colourful and controversial political history, the latest electoral plot twist enters Twilight Zone levels. You
Newfoundland and Labrador Chief Electoral Officer Bruce Chaulk has had to change the guidelines for the still-ongoing provincial election multiple times since a COVID-19 outbreak swept the province ahead of voting day. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Big outbreak of partisan positioning not helpful for pandemic problem solving

  • OTTAWA—While driving through Ottawa last week, of course on an essential journey, I was listening to my friend Evan Solomon’s show on CFRA. It
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 3, 2021
For now, political leaders like Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole, right, need to keep rowing in the same direction—anything else is a disservice to us. Fix the problems, don’t just exacerbate them for short-term political gain, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Big outbreak of partisan positioning not helpful for pandemic problem solving

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 3, 2021
  • OTTAWA—While driving through Ottawa last week, of course on an essential journey, I was listening to my friend Evan Solomon’s show on CFRA. It

Big outbreak of partisan positioning not helpful for pandemic problem solving

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 3, 2021
  • OTTAWA—While driving through Ottawa last week, of course on an essential journey, I was listening to my friend Evan Solomon’s show on CFRA. It
For now, political leaders like Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole, right, need to keep rowing in the same direction—anything else is a disservice to us. Fix the problems, don’t just exacerbate them for short-term political gain, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Play celebrity games, win celebrity-scandal prizes

  • OTTAWA—Goodbye, governor general Julie Payette, we hardly knew you. Well, in fact that was the case of those who apparently were tasked with vetting
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 27, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s celebrity blind spot has produced more than a few embarrassments for the government, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Play celebrity games, win celebrity-scandal prizes

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 27, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Goodbye, governor general Julie Payette, we hardly knew you. Well, in fact that was the case of those who apparently were tasked with vetting

Play celebrity games, win celebrity-scandal prizes

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 27, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Goodbye, governor general Julie Payette, we hardly knew you. Well, in fact that was the case of those who apparently were tasked with vetting
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s celebrity blind spot has produced more than a few embarrassments for the government, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Consequential election on the Rock worth watching

  • OTTAWA—Canada is now in the midst of its fourth pandemic election. Following the lead of New Brunswick, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 20, 2021
Voters in Newfoundland and Labrador will go to the polls on Feb. 13. Premier Andrew Furey, left, is hoping for a majority, while Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie and NDP Leader Alison Coffin are hoping Furey will make mistakes in his first provincial election campaign, writes Tim Powers. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador photograph and House of Assembly photographs

Consequential election on the Rock worth watching

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 20, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Canada is now in the midst of its fourth pandemic election. Following the lead of New Brunswick, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador

Consequential election on the Rock worth watching

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 20, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Canada is now in the midst of its fourth pandemic election. Following the lead of New Brunswick, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador
Voters in Newfoundland and Labrador will go to the polls on Feb. 13. Premier Andrew Furey, left, is hoping for a majority, while Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie and NDP Leader Alison Coffin are hoping Furey will make mistakes in his first provincial election campaign, writes Tim Powers. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador photograph and House of Assembly photographs

Liberals may want early election, but COVID will be the real decider

  • OTTAWA—Signs are everywhere that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is setting the stage for an election this year. On Jan. 12, he shuffled his cabinet,
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 13, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured outside Rideau Cottage for a press conference on Jan. 8. With Quebec currently a province with a mandated public curfew and Ontario back in a state of emergency, there will not be, and should not be, an election until circumstances dramatically improve, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals may want early election, but COVID will be the real decider

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 13, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Signs are everywhere that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is setting the stage for an election this year. On Jan. 12, he shuffled his cabinet,

Liberals may want early election, but COVID will be the real decider

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 13, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Signs are everywhere that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is setting the stage for an election this year. On Jan. 12, he shuffled his cabinet,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured outside Rideau Cottage for a press conference on Jan. 8. With Quebec currently a province with a mandated public curfew and Ontario back in a state of emergency, there will not be, and should not be, an election until circumstances dramatically improve, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Jet-setting politicians shouldn’t be surprised when the public asks for heads to roll

  • OTTAWA—“Do as I say, not as I do” seems like an apt proverb for the times as more stories emerge about politicians who, during
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 5, 2021
Provincial politicians who chose to leave the country for tropical holidays found themselves with different jobs when they came home, including former Ontario finance minister Rod Phillips, left, former Alberta municipal affairs minister Tracy Allard, and former Quebec Liberal critic Pierre Arcand. Wikimedia Commons photograph, Facebook photograph, and Quebec UK Flickr photograph

Jet-setting politicians shouldn’t be surprised when the public asks for heads to roll

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 5, 2021
  • OTTAWA—“Do as I say, not as I do” seems like an apt proverb for the times as more stories emerge about politicians who, during

Jet-setting politicians shouldn’t be surprised when the public asks for heads to roll

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 5, 2021
  • OTTAWA—“Do as I say, not as I do” seems like an apt proverb for the times as more stories emerge about politicians who, during
Provincial politicians who chose to leave the country for tropical holidays found themselves with different jobs when they came home, including former Ontario finance minister Rod Phillips, left, former Alberta municipal affairs minister Tracy Allard, and former Quebec Liberal critic Pierre Arcand. Wikimedia Commons photograph, Facebook photograph, and Quebec UK Flickr photograph

There are lessons to be learned from this annus horribilis

  • OTTAWA—It is not an understatement to say 2020 has been a year like no other for almost all of us. Since March, we have
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 16, 2020
Giants who fell in 2020 included political heavyweight John Crosbie, left, Summa Strategies’ Tracey Hubley, and former prime minister John Turner. The Hill Times file photographs and courtesy of Summa Strategies

There are lessons to be learned from this annus horribilis

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 16, 2020
  • OTTAWA—It is not an understatement to say 2020 has been a year like no other for almost all of us. Since March, we have

There are lessons to be learned from this annus horribilis

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 16, 2020
  • OTTAWA—It is not an understatement to say 2020 has been a year like no other for almost all of us. Since March, we have
Giants who fell in 2020 included political heavyweight John Crosbie, left, Summa Strategies’ Tracey Hubley, and former prime minister John Turner. The Hill Times file photographs and courtesy of Summa Strategies

On COVID, Conservatives are getting outflanked by Liberals

  • OTTAWA—On Dec. 8, history was made as Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother from Northern Ireland became the first person in the world, outside of
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 9, 2020
Conservative health critic Michelle Rempel Garner, Leader Erin O'Toole, and Deputy Leader Candice Bergen are pictured at a press conference on Oct. 22. Conservatives will now move, as they have, to critiquing the pace of distribution and its methods of allocation. The latter has all sorts of challenges around the stoking of division while trying to act responsibly in a crisis, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On COVID, Conservatives are getting outflanked by Liberals

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 9, 2020
  • OTTAWA—On Dec. 8, history was made as Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother from Northern Ireland became the first person in the world, outside of

On COVID, Conservatives are getting outflanked by Liberals

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 9, 2020
  • OTTAWA—On Dec. 8, history was made as Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother from Northern Ireland became the first person in the world, outside of
Conservative health critic Michelle Rempel Garner, Leader Erin O'Toole, and Deputy Leader Candice Bergen are pictured at a press conference on Oct. 22. Conservatives will now move, as they have, to critiquing the pace of distribution and its methods of allocation. The latter has all sorts of challenges around the stoking of division while trying to act responsibly in a crisis, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland’s economic plan puts a chicken in every pot

  • OTTAWA—The Trudeau government brought down its long-awaited economic statement earlier this week and history was made as it was delivered by Canada’s first-ever female
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 2, 2020
The smaller numbers in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's economic statement may be more revealing than the staggering $381-billion deficit and another potential $100-billion stimulus program, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland’s economic plan puts a chicken in every pot

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 2, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The Trudeau government brought down its long-awaited economic statement earlier this week and history was made as it was delivered by Canada’s first-ever female

Freeland’s economic plan puts a chicken in every pot

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 2, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The Trudeau government brought down its long-awaited economic statement earlier this week and history was made as it was delivered by Canada’s first-ever female
The smaller numbers in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's economic statement may be more revealing than the staggering $381-billion deficit and another potential $100-billion stimulus program, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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