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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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Hillier is the right choice to lead Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution

  • OTTAWA—Much like General Douglas MacArthur returning to the Philippines during the Second World War when the beleaguered nation needed rescue, Gen. Rick Hillier has
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 25, 2020
With COVID fatigue and hope bundled in the eventual relief a distributed vaccine will provide, Gen. Rick Hillier, pictured in 2016, will be an important voice in motivating Ontarians and Canadians to get through the next phase of this pandemic odyssey, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph

Hillier is the right choice to lead Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 25, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Much like General Douglas MacArthur returning to the Philippines during the Second World War when the beleaguered nation needed rescue, Gen. Rick Hillier has

Hillier is the right choice to lead Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 25, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Much like General Douglas MacArthur returning to the Philippines during the Second World War when the beleaguered nation needed rescue, Gen. Rick Hillier has
With COVID fatigue and hope bundled in the eventual relief a distributed vaccine will provide, Gen. Rick Hillier, pictured in 2016, will be an important voice in motivating Ontarians and Canadians to get through the next phase of this pandemic odyssey, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph

Don’t put yourselves in knots over all political family ties

  • OTTAWA—Time for a true confession. My first job on Parliament Hill was given to me by my cousin, John Crosbie. He gave me an
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 18, 2020
MP Yasmin Ratansi’s sister was rehired to work as her constituency assistant in 2017—a clear violation of the 2012 rule, and she should be called out, writes Tim Powers, but an overdone course correction is not needed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t put yourselves in knots over all political family ties

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 18, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Time for a true confession. My first job on Parliament Hill was given to me by my cousin, John Crosbie. He gave me an

Don’t put yourselves in knots over all political family ties

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 18, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Time for a true confession. My first job on Parliament Hill was given to me by my cousin, John Crosbie. He gave me an
MP Yasmin Ratansi’s sister was rehired to work as her constituency assistant in 2017—a clear violation of the 2012 rule, and she should be called out, writes Tim Powers, but an overdone course correction is not needed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s stain on the office of the president will be hard to scrub out

  • OTTAWA—The United States presidential election is sort of over. By now, readers will know Joe Biden is the president-elect and Donald Trump is on
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 11, 2020
By refusing to accept defeat and peddling extreme propaganda about the election process, U.S. President Donald Trump continues to demonstrate he is a self-centred phoney, writes Tim Powers. Flickr photograph by Vinnie Langdon III

Trump’s stain on the office of the president will be hard to scrub out

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 11, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The United States presidential election is sort of over. By now, readers will know Joe Biden is the president-elect and Donald Trump is on

Trump’s stain on the office of the president will be hard to scrub out

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 11, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The United States presidential election is sort of over. By now, readers will know Joe Biden is the president-elect and Donald Trump is on
By refusing to accept defeat and peddling extreme propaganda about the election process, U.S. President Donald Trump continues to demonstrate he is a self-centred phoney, writes Tim Powers. Flickr photograph by Vinnie Langdon III

Remembering the ‘Minister of Everything’ Don Mazankowski

  • OTTAWA—Another Canadian political legend died last week. Don Mazankowski, the former deputy prime minister and so-called “Minister of Everything” in Brian Mulroney’s governments, passed
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 4, 2020
It is more important now than ever to recognize that to be a successful politician, as Don Mazankowksi was, you do not need to be an uber-partisan, venom-spewing ass, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph

Remembering the ‘Minister of Everything’ Don Mazankowski

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 4, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Another Canadian political legend died last week. Don Mazankowski, the former deputy prime minister and so-called “Minister of Everything” in Brian Mulroney’s governments, passed

Remembering the ‘Minister of Everything’ Don Mazankowski

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 4, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Another Canadian political legend died last week. Don Mazankowski, the former deputy prime minister and so-called “Minister of Everything” in Brian Mulroney’s governments, passed
It is more important now than ever to recognize that to be a successful politician, as Don Mazankowksi was, you do not need to be an uber-partisan, venom-spewing ass, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph

Given the givens, it’s no wonder Trudeau Liberals would eye election call

  • OTTAWA—Maybe it is the pandemic prison we have been in for a while that has limited travel out of Ottawa. Maybe we are all
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 28, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 23. The government's perspective has changed on trying to trigger an election sooner, writes Tim Powers. For one, a pattern has emerged in three provincial elections held during the pandemic. In both New Brunswick and B.C., the winners went from minority to majority. That would be appealing to the Trudeau brain trust. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Given the givens, it’s no wonder Trudeau Liberals would eye election call

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 28, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Maybe it is the pandemic prison we have been in for a while that has limited travel out of Ottawa. Maybe we are all

Given the givens, it’s no wonder Trudeau Liberals would eye election call

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 28, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Maybe it is the pandemic prison we have been in for a while that has limited travel out of Ottawa. Maybe we are all
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 23. The government's perspective has changed on trying to trigger an election sooner, writes Tim Powers. For one, a pattern has emerged in three provincial elections held during the pandemic. In both New Brunswick and B.C., the winners went from minority to majority. That would be appealing to the Trudeau brain trust. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Political accountability needs to be bigger than politician posturing

  • OTTAWA—At a time when serious discourse is required, partisanship and populism pollute our environment. The only polluter pay system that works in an election.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 21, 2020
Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are pictured at an Ottawa press conference on Oct. 16. In Ottawa, a raging debate is brewing about parliamentary accountability related to the federal government’s pandemic spending, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Political accountability needs to be bigger than politician posturing

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 21, 2020
  • OTTAWA—At a time when serious discourse is required, partisanship and populism pollute our environment. The only polluter pay system that works in an election.

Political accountability needs to be bigger than politician posturing

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 21, 2020
  • OTTAWA—At a time when serious discourse is required, partisanship and populism pollute our environment. The only polluter pay system that works in an election.
Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are pictured at an Ottawa press conference on Oct. 16. In Ottawa, a raging debate is brewing about parliamentary accountability related to the federal government’s pandemic spending, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Erin O’Toole, you might just have a shot at this

  • OTTAWA—The early days of Erin O’Toole’s leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada seem to be going well. The roughest patch he has had
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 7, 2020
New Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole, left, and his team look like they’ve so far handled the transition into the Opposition Leader’s Office well, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Erin O’Toole, you might just have a shot at this

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 7, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The early days of Erin O’Toole’s leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada seem to be going well. The roughest patch he has had

Erin O’Toole, you might just have a shot at this

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 7, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The early days of Erin O’Toole’s leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada seem to be going well. The roughest patch he has had
New Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole, left, and his team look like they’ve so far handled the transition into the Opposition Leader’s Office well, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Our COVID-19 journey seems infinite, but remember to check in on the mental health of others

  • OTTAWA—How are you doing? Thankfully, that’s a question I believe people are genuinely asking as they do a check on the mental health of
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 5, 2020
Tim Powers, pictured with his son, Patrick McCarthy Powers. 'I have embraced the additional time that has been given back to me by not sitting on planes or not rushing off to endless meetings and am instead grabbing every moment I can to be with my son. He is my fountain of eternal hope and happiness. He grounds me. He gives me balance and unconditional love. Talk about a mental health mega-boost and the power of human contact.' Photograph courtesy of Tim Powers

Our COVID-19 journey seems infinite, but remember to check in on the mental health of others

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 5, 2020
  • OTTAWA—How are you doing? Thankfully, that’s a question I believe people are genuinely asking as they do a check on the mental health of

Our COVID-19 journey seems infinite, but remember to check in on the mental health of others

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 5, 2020
  • OTTAWA—How are you doing? Thankfully, that’s a question I believe people are genuinely asking as they do a check on the mental health of
Tim Powers, pictured with his son, Patrick McCarthy Powers. 'I have embraced the additional time that has been given back to me by not sitting on planes or not rushing off to endless meetings and am instead grabbing every moment I can to be with my son. He is my fountain of eternal hope and happiness. He grounds me. He gives me balance and unconditional love. Talk about a mental health mega-boost and the power of human contact.' Photograph courtesy of Tim Powers

Let’s not turn COVID-19 fight into Canadian versus Canadian

  • OTTAWA—Last week in this space, I wrote about the need to consider gradually opening the Atlantic Bubble. Let me just say, the reaction from
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 30, 2020
A woman wearing a mask is pictured walking in downtown Ottawa in April. It is shocking that any effort to have a bigger dialogue about how we can live through the next year or more of this pandemic is met with virulent strains of disgust, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s not turn COVID-19 fight into Canadian versus Canadian

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 30, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Last week in this space, I wrote about the need to consider gradually opening the Atlantic Bubble. Let me just say, the reaction from

Let’s not turn COVID-19 fight into Canadian versus Canadian

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 30, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Last week in this space, I wrote about the need to consider gradually opening the Atlantic Bubble. Let me just say, the reaction from
A woman wearing a mask is pictured walking in downtown Ottawa in April. It is shocking that any effort to have a bigger dialogue about how we can live through the next year or more of this pandemic is met with virulent strains of disgust, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Atlantic bubble needs to burst

  • OTTAWA—This year has been brutal for so many people and we still have nearly 4 months to go before 2021 is upon us. While
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 23, 2020
The Confederation Bridge, which connects Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick, is pictured in 2019. Atlantic Canada is putting itself in a fiscally unsustainable position by shutting itself off to the rest of the world, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The Atlantic bubble needs to burst

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 23, 2020
  • OTTAWA—This year has been brutal for so many people and we still have nearly 4 months to go before 2021 is upon us. While

The Atlantic bubble needs to burst

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 23, 2020
  • OTTAWA—This year has been brutal for so many people and we still have nearly 4 months to go before 2021 is upon us. While
The Confederation Bridge, which connects Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick, is pictured in 2019. Atlantic Canada is putting itself in a fiscally unsustainable position by shutting itself off to the rest of the world, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Some advice for party leaders in much-anticipated fall session

  • Parliament returns this week with Wednesday’s much-anticipated Throne Speech. Shortly thereafter, there will be at least one confidence vote, which will determine if there
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 21, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference after the Liberal cabinet retreat Ottawa on Sept. 16, 2020. The prime minister should not weaponize the Throne Speech to antagonize the opposition parties to collectively vote against the governing Liberals, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Some advice for party leaders in much-anticipated fall session

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 21, 2020
  • Parliament returns this week with Wednesday’s much-anticipated Throne Speech. Shortly thereafter, there will be at least one confidence vote, which will determine if there

Some advice for party leaders in much-anticipated fall session

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 21, 2020
  • Parliament returns this week with Wednesday’s much-anticipated Throne Speech. Shortly thereafter, there will be at least one confidence vote, which will determine if there
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference after the Liberal cabinet retreat Ottawa on Sept. 16, 2020. The prime minister should not weaponize the Throne Speech to antagonize the opposition parties to collectively vote against the governing Liberals, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals still struggling to outrun WE blame game

  • OTTAWA—It has been a week since the WE Charity announced it was going to close its Canadian operations and lay off more than 100
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 16, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters in the West Block on Aug. 18. The prorogation of Parliament was an effort to bury the WE Charity story, but the Liberals still are having trouble out running the blame, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals still struggling to outrun WE blame game

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 16, 2020
  • OTTAWA—It has been a week since the WE Charity announced it was going to close its Canadian operations and lay off more than 100

Liberals still struggling to outrun WE blame game

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 16, 2020
  • OTTAWA—It has been a week since the WE Charity announced it was going to close its Canadian operations and lay off more than 100
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters in the West Block on Aug. 18. The prorogation of Parliament was an effort to bury the WE Charity story, but the Liberals still are having trouble out running the blame, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Key chapter in Canada’s COVID story begins as kids return to school

  • OTTAWA—Yes, yes, the speech from the throne coming on Sept. 23 is fast approaching and we will see if, somehow, we get catapulted into
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 9, 2020
With kids returning to school, it is hard not to feel right now as if we are about to begin a key chapter in our story of how we coped with this pandemic, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Key chapter in Canada’s COVID story begins as kids return to school

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 9, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Yes, yes, the speech from the throne coming on Sept. 23 is fast approaching and we will see if, somehow, we get catapulted into

Key chapter in Canada’s COVID story begins as kids return to school

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 9, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Yes, yes, the speech from the throne coming on Sept. 23 is fast approaching and we will see if, somehow, we get catapulted into
With kids returning to school, it is hard not to feel right now as if we are about to begin a key chapter in our story of how we coped with this pandemic, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

A fall election has few benefits, so don’t hold your breath for its call

  • OTTAWA—Making predictions is often a fool’s errand. But, being a fool, I am prepared to make the leap. There will be no election this
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 2, 2020
Forcing an election now, when there is so much multi-layered anxiety in the land, would look like a self-interested ploy and Canadians may punish whoever they feel put their interests ahead of them, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A fall election has few benefits, so don’t hold your breath for its call

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 2, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Making predictions is often a fool’s errand. But, being a fool, I am prepared to make the leap. There will be no election this

A fall election has few benefits, so don’t hold your breath for its call

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 2, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Making predictions is often a fool’s errand. But, being a fool, I am prepared to make the leap. There will be no election this
Forcing an election now, when there is so much multi-layered anxiety in the land, would look like a self-interested ploy and Canadians may punish whoever they feel put their interests ahead of them, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

So you’ve won the Conservative Party leadership race—now what?

  • OTTAWA—Erin O’Toole, the determined underdog, is now the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. He soundly defeated the originally heavily favoured Peter MacKay
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 26, 2020
If the new leader wants to become more than a caretaker, he will need to be bold, brave, and take risks. Erin O'Toole has given some early indications he gets this, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Erin O’Toole

So you’ve won the Conservative Party leadership race—now what?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 26, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Erin O’Toole, the determined underdog, is now the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. He soundly defeated the originally heavily favoured Peter MacKay

So you’ve won the Conservative Party leadership race—now what?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 26, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Erin O’Toole, the determined underdog, is now the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. He soundly defeated the originally heavily favoured Peter MacKay
If the new leader wants to become more than a caretaker, he will need to be bold, brave, and take risks. Erin O'Toole has given some early indications he gets this, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Erin O’Toole

The tale of Bill Morneau becoming a well-tread Liberal story

  • OTTAWA—Have you heard the fable of Bill Morneau’s resignation? It goes something like this: after dedicating five years of his life to public service
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 19, 2020
Bill Morneau is a decent man, but as he demonstrated over his five years in public office, political judgement was not his strong suit, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The tale of Bill Morneau becoming a well-tread Liberal story

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 19, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Have you heard the fable of Bill Morneau’s resignation? It goes something like this: after dedicating five years of his life to public service

The tale of Bill Morneau becoming a well-tread Liberal story

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 19, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Have you heard the fable of Bill Morneau’s resignation? It goes something like this: after dedicating five years of his life to public service
Bill Morneau is a decent man, but as he demonstrated over his five years in public office, political judgement was not his strong suit, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘How are you doing?’ Finding a way through during troubled times

  • OTTAWA—It has been almost five months of living with COVID-19 and all the changes it has brought to our lives. The degree of struggle
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 12, 2020
It is not easy out there for anyone right now, so hang in there as best you can, and talk and share as best you can, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

‘How are you doing?’ Finding a way through during troubled times

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 12, 2020
  • OTTAWA—It has been almost five months of living with COVID-19 and all the changes it has brought to our lives. The degree of struggle

‘How are you doing?’ Finding a way through during troubled times

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 12, 2020
  • OTTAWA—It has been almost five months of living with COVID-19 and all the changes it has brought to our lives. The degree of struggle
It is not easy out there for anyone right now, so hang in there as best you can, and talk and share as best you can, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Newfoundland and Labrador’s new premier is one to watch

  • OTTAWA—Newfoundland and Labrador has a new premier. This past weekend the governing Liberal Party elected Dr. Andrew Furey as its leader. In the next
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 5, 2020
Incoming N.L. premier Andrew Furey, pictured with his family after winning leadership of the provincial Liberal Party. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Newfoundland and Labrador’s new premier is one to watch

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 5, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Newfoundland and Labrador has a new premier. This past weekend the governing Liberal Party elected Dr. Andrew Furey as its leader. In the next

Newfoundland and Labrador’s new premier is one to watch

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 5, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Newfoundland and Labrador has a new premier. This past weekend the governing Liberal Party elected Dr. Andrew Furey as its leader. In the next
Incoming N.L. premier Andrew Furey, pictured with his family after winning leadership of the provincial Liberal Party. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Why is Morneau still the finance minister? Strategy over common sense

  • OTTAWA—Why don’t ministers resign anymore when they clearly have erred in judgement and broken their own rules? That is the polite version of the
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 29, 2020
Finance Minister Bill Morneau is wise enough to know how his actions look to the real world, not the partisan flock. But even a blind man can see the glaring resignation-worthy mistakes that were made, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why is Morneau still the finance minister? Strategy over common sense

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 29, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Why don’t ministers resign anymore when they clearly have erred in judgement and broken their own rules? That is the polite version of the

Why is Morneau still the finance minister? Strategy over common sense

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 29, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Why don’t ministers resign anymore when they clearly have erred in judgement and broken their own rules? That is the polite version of the
Finance Minister Bill Morneau is wise enough to know how his actions look to the real world, not the partisan flock. But even a blind man can see the glaring resignation-worthy mistakes that were made, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sports need to get back in the game to help boost Canada’s post-COVID recovery

  • OTTAWA—The Trudeau government has done it again—created a giant mess of their own making. Of course, I am referring to the Liberals’ extremely ill-conceived
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 22, 2020
Not permitting the Toronto Blue Jays to play their home games in Canada during the shortened Major League Baseball season was the right call, from both a public health perspective and a public optics one, writes Tim Powers. Flickr photograph by Grid Engine

Sports need to get back in the game to help boost Canada’s post-COVID recovery

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 22, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The Trudeau government has done it again—created a giant mess of their own making. Of course, I am referring to the Liberals’ extremely ill-conceived

Sports need to get back in the game to help boost Canada’s post-COVID recovery

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 22, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The Trudeau government has done it again—created a giant mess of their own making. Of course, I am referring to the Liberals’ extremely ill-conceived
Not permitting the Toronto Blue Jays to play their home games in Canada during the shortened Major League Baseball season was the right call, from both a public health perspective and a public optics one, writes Tim Powers. Flickr photograph by Grid Engine

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