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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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On the bubble: Atlantic Canada’s plan getting mixed reviews

  • OTTAWA—The premiers of Canada’s four Atlantic provinces are opening the region up for interprovincial travel among themselves this Friday, July 3. It could be
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 1, 2020
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball, pictured in Ottawa in November 2019, told Tim Powers he’s hoping the opening does not lead to an invasion of COVID-19 while at the same time hoping that comfort can be built among residents that this is the way forward. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On the bubble: Atlantic Canada’s plan getting mixed reviews

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 1, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The premiers of Canada’s four Atlantic provinces are opening the region up for interprovincial travel among themselves this Friday, July 3. It could be

On the bubble: Atlantic Canada’s plan getting mixed reviews

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 1, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The premiers of Canada’s four Atlantic provinces are opening the region up for interprovincial travel among themselves this Friday, July 3. It could be
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball, pictured in Ottawa in November 2019, told Tim Powers he’s hoping the opening does not lead to an invasion of COVID-19 while at the same time hoping that comfort can be built among residents that this is the way forward. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public in-fighting a bad look for a Conservative Party that’s already on the polling ropes

  • OTTAWA—The federal Conservative leadership race has gone from boring to utterly bizarre. Erin O’Toole’s campaign is accusing an operative in Peter MacKay’s campaign of
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 24, 2020
For Conservative leadership contenders Peter MacKay, left, and Erin O’Toole, right, a joint remedy rather than a family feud for a party struggling to regain its place with Canadian voters is a better path, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph and photograph by Andrew Meade

Public in-fighting a bad look for a Conservative Party that’s already on the polling ropes

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 24, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The federal Conservative leadership race has gone from boring to utterly bizarre. Erin O’Toole’s campaign is accusing an operative in Peter MacKay’s campaign of

Public in-fighting a bad look for a Conservative Party that’s already on the polling ropes

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 24, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The federal Conservative leadership race has gone from boring to utterly bizarre. Erin O’Toole’s campaign is accusing an operative in Peter MacKay’s campaign of
For Conservative leadership contenders Peter MacKay, left, and Erin O’Toole, right, a joint remedy rather than a family feud for a party struggling to regain its place with Canadian voters is a better path, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph and photograph by Andrew Meade

Avoid painting all police officers with the same brush in push for reform

  • OTTAWA—Racism is pervasive in Canada. It is found almost everywhere. We can all do better to stamp it out and make meaningful personal, as
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 17, 2020
Policing cultures and structures should be assessed, but that also requires wisdom, not just acting as a response to the immediate challenges of the day, writes Tim Powers.

Avoid painting all police officers with the same brush in push for reform

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 17, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Racism is pervasive in Canada. It is found almost everywhere. We can all do better to stamp it out and make meaningful personal, as

Avoid painting all police officers with the same brush in push for reform

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 17, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Racism is pervasive in Canada. It is found almost everywhere. We can all do better to stamp it out and make meaningful personal, as
Policing cultures and structures should be assessed, but that also requires wisdom, not just acting as a response to the immediate challenges of the day, writes Tim Powers.

Scheer’s gotcha attacks on Trudeau’s march attendance another losing strategy

  • OTTAWA—Some days I am just utterly baffled by Andrew Scheer and the way he approaches issues. For example, with just more than two months
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 10, 2020
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured in the House of Commons Chamber on April 29. With just more than two months to go before the Conservatives choose a new leader, Scheer is back in the soup again, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scheer’s gotcha attacks on Trudeau’s march attendance another losing strategy

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 10, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Some days I am just utterly baffled by Andrew Scheer and the way he approaches issues. For example, with just more than two months

Scheer’s gotcha attacks on Trudeau’s march attendance another losing strategy

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 10, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Some days I am just utterly baffled by Andrew Scheer and the way he approaches issues. For example, with just more than two months
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured in the House of Commons Chamber on April 29. With just more than two months to go before the Conservatives choose a new leader, Scheer is back in the soup again, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Creating a better world for future generations means speaking out on racism now

  • OTTAWA—It will shock nobody who reads this column to learn that I am a slow learner. Specifically, I always thought it quaint, but attached
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 3, 2020
A demonstrator participates in an anti-racism rally at the Vancouver Art Gallery in B.C. on May 31. As noted, Canada is not free of racism, anti-Black or otherwise, writes Tim Powers. Flickr photograph by GoToVan

Creating a better world for future generations means speaking out on racism now

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 3, 2020
  • OTTAWA—It will shock nobody who reads this column to learn that I am a slow learner. Specifically, I always thought it quaint, but attached

Creating a better world for future generations means speaking out on racism now

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 3, 2020
  • OTTAWA—It will shock nobody who reads this column to learn that I am a slow learner. Specifically, I always thought it quaint, but attached
A demonstrator participates in an anti-racism rally at the Vancouver Art Gallery in B.C. on May 31. As noted, Canada is not free of racism, anti-Black or otherwise, writes Tim Powers. Flickr photograph by GoToVan

Party leaders putting party staffers in dicey position by taking wrong-smelling wage subsidy

  • OTTAWA—On the surface, it is symbolically stupid for Canadian political parties—including the federal Liberals, Conservatives, and New Democrats—to be claiming the Canada Emergency Wage
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 27, 2020
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh should not be putting party employees in a disadvantageous position by turning the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy into a discussion about the fate of employees; rather, they should be looking to lead with other solutions, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Party leaders putting party staffers in dicey position by taking wrong-smelling wage subsidy

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 27, 2020
  • OTTAWA—On the surface, it is symbolically stupid for Canadian political parties—including the federal Liberals, Conservatives, and New Democrats—to be claiming the Canada Emergency Wage

Party leaders putting party staffers in dicey position by taking wrong-smelling wage subsidy

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 27, 2020
  • OTTAWA—On the surface, it is symbolically stupid for Canadian political parties—including the federal Liberals, Conservatives, and New Democrats—to be claiming the Canada Emergency Wage
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh should not be putting party employees in a disadvantageous position by turning the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy into a discussion about the fate of employees; rather, they should be looking to lead with other solutions, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Big ideas needed in CPC’s snoozefest of a leadership race

  • OTTAWA—A key date has been passed in the Conservative Party’s leadership race. Friday, May 15 was the last day for people to join the
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 20, 2020
CPC leadership contenders Peter MacKay, Erin O'Toole, Leslyn Lewis, and Derek Sloan. The Conservative Party's leadership campaign to date has been an utter snooze fest. Of course, it is difficult to capture much of the public conscience during the pandemic, but still, there are three months ahead to hope for better, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, file photo, and photographs courtesy of Twitter

Big ideas needed in CPC’s snoozefest of a leadership race

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 20, 2020
  • OTTAWA—A key date has been passed in the Conservative Party’s leadership race. Friday, May 15 was the last day for people to join the

Big ideas needed in CPC’s snoozefest of a leadership race

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 20, 2020
  • OTTAWA—A key date has been passed in the Conservative Party’s leadership race. Friday, May 15 was the last day for people to join the
CPC leadership contenders Peter MacKay, Erin O'Toole, Leslyn Lewis, and Derek Sloan. The Conservative Party's leadership campaign to date has been an utter snooze fest. Of course, it is difficult to capture much of the public conscience during the pandemic, but still, there are three months ahead to hope for better, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, file photo, and photographs courtesy of Twitter

To err is human; to be relatable, politically wise

  • OTTAWA—“To err is human; to forgive, divine,” or so goes the well-known English proverb. Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford are living embodiments of that
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 13, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured addressing media on May 7 and Nov. 21, 2019, respectively. Both are making a virtue of behaving like some of the rest of us have in this crisis, and demonstrating that highly valuable political tool of relatability, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

To err is human; to be relatable, politically wise

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 13, 2020
  • OTTAWA—“To err is human; to forgive, divine,” or so goes the well-known English proverb. Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford are living embodiments of that

To err is human; to be relatable, politically wise

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 13, 2020
  • OTTAWA—“To err is human; to forgive, divine,” or so goes the well-known English proverb. Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford are living embodiments of that
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured addressing media on May 7 and Nov. 21, 2019, respectively. Both are making a virtue of behaving like some of the rest of us have in this crisis, and demonstrating that highly valuable political tool of relatability, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Tough questions, and no easy answers, for how best to bounce back from COVID-19

  • OTTAWA—To open or not to open? At what pace? What happens if we get it wrong? These questions on transitioning back to something resembling
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 6, 2020
Political leaders like Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in the West Block on April 30, are facing tough questions over how best to bounce back after COVID-19. Some political careers may be defined by the answers, particularly if it all goes badly wrong, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tough questions, and no easy answers, for how best to bounce back from COVID-19

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 6, 2020
  • OTTAWA—To open or not to open? At what pace? What happens if we get it wrong? These questions on transitioning back to something resembling

Tough questions, and no easy answers, for how best to bounce back from COVID-19

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 6, 2020
  • OTTAWA—To open or not to open? At what pace? What happens if we get it wrong? These questions on transitioning back to something resembling
Political leaders like Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in the West Block on April 30, are facing tough questions over how best to bounce back after COVID-19. Some political careers may be defined by the answers, particularly if it all goes badly wrong, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From MP Sloan’s comments to PM briefings, tiresome patterns amid COVID-19

  • OTTAWA—Tiresome is a sentiment that has more potency in this time of COVID-19 containment. Many of us are tired of our house-bound routine and
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 29, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during his daily COVID-19 briefing outside of Rideau Cottage on April 14. These daily sessions are now starting to feel like a little bit of overkill and a vehicle to brandish the prime minister’s image, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From MP Sloan’s comments to PM briefings, tiresome patterns amid COVID-19

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 29, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Tiresome is a sentiment that has more potency in this time of COVID-19 containment. Many of us are tired of our house-bound routine and

From MP Sloan’s comments to PM briefings, tiresome patterns amid COVID-19

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 29, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Tiresome is a sentiment that has more potency in this time of COVID-19 containment. Many of us are tired of our house-bound routine and
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during his daily COVID-19 briefing outside of Rideau Cottage on April 14. These daily sessions are now starting to feel like a little bit of overkill and a vehicle to brandish the prime minister’s image, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Accountability matters, but Conservatives should reconsider clumsy crusade

  • OTTAWA—Normally it is not my wont to quote leaders of the Bloc Québécois, but I must admit a bit of personal fondness for Yves-François
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 22, 2020
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured during a press conference in the West Block during the House of Commons' brief return on April 20. Maybe Scheer did provide a service in ensuring a parliamentary routine was set, but getting there was via a clumsy crusade, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Accountability matters, but Conservatives should reconsider clumsy crusade

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 22, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Normally it is not my wont to quote leaders of the Bloc Québécois, but I must admit a bit of personal fondness for Yves-François

Accountability matters, but Conservatives should reconsider clumsy crusade

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 22, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Normally it is not my wont to quote leaders of the Bloc Québécois, but I must admit a bit of personal fondness for Yves-François
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured during a press conference in the West Block during the House of Commons' brief return on April 20. Maybe Scheer did provide a service in ensuring a parliamentary routine was set, but getting there was via a clumsy crusade, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s talk about it: COVID-19 is a mental wellness challenge for all

  • OTTAWA—Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic is tough on everyone. First and foremost, for all the families who have lost loved ones to this
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 15, 2020
A woman wearing a mask walks through downtown Ottawa on April 8. It is okay to talk about how being isolated makes you feel. You are not showing cowardice or taking recognition away from front-line workers. Talking helps address the mental obstacles COVID-19 is creating in all our lives, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s talk about it: COVID-19 is a mental wellness challenge for all

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 15, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic is tough on everyone. First and foremost, for all the families who have lost loved ones to this

Let’s talk about it: COVID-19 is a mental wellness challenge for all

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 15, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic is tough on everyone. First and foremost, for all the families who have lost loved ones to this
A woman wearing a mask walks through downtown Ottawa on April 8. It is okay to talk about how being isolated makes you feel. You are not showing cowardice or taking recognition away from front-line workers. Talking helps address the mental obstacles COVID-19 is creating in all our lives, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Team Canada shows co-operation pays after 3M mask supply threatened

  • OTTAWA—As Canada’s COVID-19 containment enters its fourth week, with many weeks still likely to go, a bouquet to some of our political leaders for
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 8, 2020
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The efforts of the premiers, the prime minister’s managed public utterances, and backroom diplomacy must have helped in resolving the log jam around 3M's masks, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Team Canada shows co-operation pays after 3M mask supply threatened

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 8, 2020
  • OTTAWA—As Canada’s COVID-19 containment enters its fourth week, with many weeks still likely to go, a bouquet to some of our political leaders for

Team Canada shows co-operation pays after 3M mask supply threatened

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 8, 2020
  • OTTAWA—As Canada’s COVID-19 containment enters its fourth week, with many weeks still likely to go, a bouquet to some of our political leaders for
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The efforts of the premiers, the prime minister’s managed public utterances, and backroom diplomacy must have helped in resolving the log jam around 3M's masks, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Pausing CPC race was the right move, and campaigns should seize the chance to retool

  • OTTAWA—The Leadership Election Organization Committee (LEOC) of the Conservative Party eventually made the right decision last week in deciding to postpone the leadership vote
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 1, 2020
Conservative leadership contenders Peter MacKay, Erin O'Toole, Leslyn Lewis, and Derek Sloan. They should all park the notion floated prior to the pandemic that in the fall the first order of business will be a confidence vote, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Twitter and Facebook

Pausing CPC race was the right move, and campaigns should seize the chance to retool

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 1, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The Leadership Election Organization Committee (LEOC) of the Conservative Party eventually made the right decision last week in deciding to postpone the leadership vote

Pausing CPC race was the right move, and campaigns should seize the chance to retool

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 1, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The Leadership Election Organization Committee (LEOC) of the Conservative Party eventually made the right decision last week in deciding to postpone the leadership vote
Conservative leadership contenders Peter MacKay, Erin O'Toole, Leslyn Lewis, and Derek Sloan. They should all park the notion floated prior to the pandemic that in the fall the first order of business will be a confidence vote, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Twitter and Facebook

COVID-19 is affecting us all, and CPC leadership race shouldn’t be exception

  • OTTAWA—COVID-19 may be the challenge of our time. One hopes its impact ends as quickly as it arrived, but none of us will be
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 25, 2020
Outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured addressing media in the West Block on March 24. Amid COVID-19, the Leadership Election Organizing Committee of the Conservative Party of Canada should also move to delay their vote, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

COVID-19 is affecting us all, and CPC leadership race shouldn’t be exception

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 25, 2020
  • OTTAWA—COVID-19 may be the challenge of our time. One hopes its impact ends as quickly as it arrived, but none of us will be

COVID-19 is affecting us all, and CPC leadership race shouldn’t be exception

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 25, 2020
  • OTTAWA—COVID-19 may be the challenge of our time. One hopes its impact ends as quickly as it arrived, but none of us will be
Outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured addressing media in the West Block on March 24. Amid COVID-19, the Leadership Election Organizing Committee of the Conservative Party of Canada should also move to delay their vote, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Remembering Tracey Hubley: a straight-talking, life-loving, humble girl from the Island

  • OTTAWA—Last week, my work wife, friend of 20 years, and the president of Summa Strategies, Tracey Hubley, died unexpectedly. Many have already shared wonderful
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 18, 2020
Summa Strategies president Tracey Hubley, who died March 5, was truly one of a kind, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/SummaStrategies

Remembering Tracey Hubley: a straight-talking, life-loving, humble girl from the Island

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 18, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Last week, my work wife, friend of 20 years, and the president of Summa Strategies, Tracey Hubley, died unexpectedly. Many have already shared wonderful

Remembering Tracey Hubley: a straight-talking, life-loving, humble girl from the Island

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 18, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Last week, my work wife, friend of 20 years, and the president of Summa Strategies, Tracey Hubley, died unexpectedly. Many have already shared wonderful
Summa Strategies president Tracey Hubley, who died March 5, was truly one of a kind, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/SummaStrategies

CPC leadership contenders’ vows for fall election call are questionable strategy

  • OTTAWA—If there was ever any doubt that the Conservative leadership race was about candidates appealing to anyone beyond hard core Conservative voters, that uncertainty
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 4, 2020
Conservative leadership contenders Peter MacKay, left, Conservative MP Erin O'Toole, and Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu. MacKay, O’Toole, and Gladu might want to freshen up on some recent history, and could do that by giving Stockwell Day a call, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph and photographs by Andrew Meade

CPC leadership contenders’ vows for fall election call are questionable strategy

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 4, 2020
  • OTTAWA—If there was ever any doubt that the Conservative leadership race was about candidates appealing to anyone beyond hard core Conservative voters, that uncertainty

CPC leadership contenders’ vows for fall election call are questionable strategy

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 4, 2020
  • OTTAWA—If there was ever any doubt that the Conservative leadership race was about candidates appealing to anyone beyond hard core Conservative voters, that uncertainty
Conservative leadership contenders Peter MacKay, left, Conservative MP Erin O'Toole, and Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu. MacKay, O’Toole, and Gladu might want to freshen up on some recent history, and could do that by giving Stockwell Day a call, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph and photographs by Andrew Meade

Missing in action: political maturity needed to address Canada’s complex challenges

  • OTTAWA—Maybe I am now of a certain age where I find predictable political rhetoric tiresome. It is not like rhetoric is new—hello, Greek philosophers—or
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 26, 2020
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured in the West Block on Feb. 18 speaking with media about Wet'suwet'en solidarity protests across Canada. The social-media appealing call to send in the cops to crack some heads that different Conservative politicians and some premiers have mimicked was no A-plus moment of leadership, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Missing in action: political maturity needed to address Canada’s complex challenges

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 26, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Maybe I am now of a certain age where I find predictable political rhetoric tiresome. It is not like rhetoric is new—hello, Greek philosophers—or

Missing in action: political maturity needed to address Canada’s complex challenges

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 26, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Maybe I am now of a certain age where I find predictable political rhetoric tiresome. It is not like rhetoric is new—hello, Greek philosophers—or
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured in the West Block on Feb. 18 speaking with media about Wet'suwet'en solidarity protests across Canada. The social-media appealing call to send in the cops to crack some heads that different Conservative politicians and some premiers have mimicked was no A-plus moment of leadership, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Political rumbles on the horizon for Newfoundland and Labrador

  • OTTAWA—Politics in Newfoundland and Labrador is never dull at the best times. Dwight Ball just upped the ante. To the surprise of some, Premier
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 19, 2020
Outgoing Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball, pictured meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Nov. 26, 2019. One potential contender to replace Ball as leader is Dr. Andrew Furey, son of Senate Speaker George Furey, who helped Trudeau with his leadership and election campaigns, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Political rumbles on the horizon for Newfoundland and Labrador

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 19, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Politics in Newfoundland and Labrador is never dull at the best times. Dwight Ball just upped the ante. To the surprise of some, Premier

Political rumbles on the horizon for Newfoundland and Labrador

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 19, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Politics in Newfoundland and Labrador is never dull at the best times. Dwight Ball just upped the ante. To the surprise of some, Premier
Outgoing Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball, pictured meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Nov. 26, 2019. One potential contender to replace Ball as leader is Dr. Andrew Furey, son of Senate Speaker George Furey, who helped Trudeau with his leadership and election campaigns, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public patience wearing thin in labour dispute between Ontario government, teachers

  • OTTAWA—Another week goes by here in Ontario with another set of rotating strike actions by Ontario’s teachers, who are in a labour dispute with
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 12, 2020
Education Minister Stephen Lecce, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured in December at the site of the new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital that's currently under construction. To date, no full-on strike has occurred, but neither has a negotiated settlement been reached between the government and Ontario's teachers, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Public patience wearing thin in labour dispute between Ontario government, teachers

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 12, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Another week goes by here in Ontario with another set of rotating strike actions by Ontario’s teachers, who are in a labour dispute with

Public patience wearing thin in labour dispute between Ontario government, teachers

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 12, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Another week goes by here in Ontario with another set of rotating strike actions by Ontario’s teachers, who are in a labour dispute with
Education Minister Stephen Lecce, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured in December at the site of the new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital that's currently under construction. To date, no full-on strike has occurred, but neither has a negotiated settlement been reached between the government and Ontario's teachers, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

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