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Chantal Hébert is a national affairs writer for The Toronto Star.

Politicians might not be keen for 2019

  • This year was a bad year for provincial incumbents in Canada. In Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick, voters fired their premiers after single terms
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 17, 2018
In the event that the New Democrats do find a way to climb out of their current hole, the Liberal prospects of a second majority mandate could diminish greatly, writes columnist Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politicians might not be keen for 2019

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 17, 2018
  • This year was a bad year for provincial incumbents in Canada. In Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick, voters fired their premiers after single terms

Politicians might not be keen for 2019

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 17, 2018
  • This year was a bad year for provincial incumbents in Canada. In Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick, voters fired their premiers after single terms
In the event that the New Democrats do find a way to climb out of their current hole, the Liberal prospects of a second majority mandate could diminish greatly, writes columnist Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politicians might not be keen for 2019

  • This year was a bad year for provincial incumbents in Canada. In Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick, voters fired their premiers after single terms
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 17, 2018
In the event that the New Democrats do find a way to climb out of their current hole, the Liberal prospects of a second majority mandate could diminish greatly, writes columnist Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politicians might not be keen for 2019

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 17, 2018
  • This year was a bad year for provincial incumbents in Canada. In Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick, voters fired their premiers after single terms

Politicians might not be keen for 2019

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 17, 2018
  • This year was a bad year for provincial incumbents in Canada. In Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick, voters fired their premiers after single terms
In the event that the New Democrats do find a way to climb out of their current hole, the Liberal prospects of a second majority mandate could diminish greatly, writes columnist Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Betting on an eventful campaign year

  • The end of the last full parliamentary year before a general election finds the NDP in dire straits, the Conservatives in dubious company and
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 17, 2018

Betting on an eventful campaign year

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 17, 2018
  • The end of the last full parliamentary year before a general election finds the NDP in dire straits, the Conservatives in dubious company and

Betting on an eventful campaign year

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 17, 2018
  • The end of the last full parliamentary year before a general election finds the NDP in dire straits, the Conservatives in dubious company and

Pipeline politics will keep Ottawa, Alberta divided

  • All is far from well between Rachel Notley’s Alberta government and Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. With the prime minister in the eye of the storm
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 6, 2018
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is calling on Ottawa to address the 'crisis' facing the energy industry as the country's oil prices plunge. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pipeline politics will keep Ottawa, Alberta divided

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 6, 2018
  • All is far from well between Rachel Notley’s Alberta government and Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. With the prime minister in the eye of the storm

Pipeline politics will keep Ottawa, Alberta divided

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 6, 2018
  • All is far from well between Rachel Notley’s Alberta government and Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. With the prime minister in the eye of the storm
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is calling on Ottawa to address the 'crisis' facing the energy industry as the country's oil prices plunge. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CAQ’s agenda could challenge federal parties

  • For the first time in 42 years, the curtain rose on the opening speech of a new party governing in Quebec’s National Assembly on
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 3, 2018
Little drama attended the delivery by Quebec Premier François Legault of his Coalition Avenir Québec government’s opening speech on Nov. 28. The next Quebec/Canada chapter is to be written by federalists at both the provincial and federal levels. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

CAQ’s agenda could challenge federal parties

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 3, 2018
  • For the first time in 42 years, the curtain rose on the opening speech of a new party governing in Quebec’s National Assembly on

CAQ’s agenda could challenge federal parties

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 3, 2018
  • For the first time in 42 years, the curtain rose on the opening speech of a new party governing in Quebec’s National Assembly on
Little drama attended the delivery by Quebec Premier François Legault of his Coalition Avenir Québec government’s opening speech on Nov. 28. The next Quebec/Canada chapter is to be written by federalists at both the provincial and federal levels. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

To save a buck, Ford triggers waves of indignation

  • Make no mistake. By putting Ontario’s francophone minority on his fiscal hit list this week, Premier Doug Ford has placed his federal ally Andrew
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 19, 2018
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer can stick with his Ontario ally and try to take cover under the rationale that it is not his place to question provincial choices. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

To save a buck, Ford triggers waves of indignation

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 19, 2018
  • Make no mistake. By putting Ontario’s francophone minority on his fiscal hit list this week, Premier Doug Ford has placed his federal ally Andrew

To save a buck, Ford triggers waves of indignation

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 19, 2018
  • Make no mistake. By putting Ontario’s francophone minority on his fiscal hit list this week, Premier Doug Ford has placed his federal ally Andrew
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer can stick with his Ontario ally and try to take cover under the rationale that it is not his place to question provincial choices. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Demand for action on climate change shatters Scheer’s hopes in Quebec

  • MONTREAL—Tens of thousands of Quebecers took to the streets on Nov. 10 to call for more decisive action on climate change. In Montreal alone,
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 19, 2018
Conservative party Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured on Oct. 21, 2018, at a rally in Ottawa. Some of the activism and the passion that for so many decades attended the debate over the province’s political future has shifted to the environmental front. That shift is not happening in a vacuum, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Demand for action on climate change shatters Scheer’s hopes in Quebec

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 19, 2018
  • MONTREAL—Tens of thousands of Quebecers took to the streets on Nov. 10 to call for more decisive action on climate change. In Montreal alone,

Demand for action on climate change shatters Scheer’s hopes in Quebec

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 19, 2018
  • MONTREAL—Tens of thousands of Quebecers took to the streets on Nov. 10 to call for more decisive action on climate change. In Montreal alone,
Conservative party Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured on Oct. 21, 2018, at a rally in Ottawa. Some of the activism and the passion that for so many decades attended the debate over the province’s political future has shifted to the environmental front. That shift is not happening in a vacuum, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bernier still looking for a vein to tap into

  • As he travels west in search of support for his breakaway conservative party, Maxime Bernier has taken to introducing himself as “the Albertan from
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 15, 2018
Claims that Maxime Bernier’s party will split the conservative vote may be exaggerated, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Bernier still looking for a vein to tap into

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 15, 2018
  • As he travels west in search of support for his breakaway conservative party, Maxime Bernier has taken to introducing himself as “the Albertan from

Bernier still looking for a vein to tap into

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 15, 2018
  • As he travels west in search of support for his breakaway conservative party, Maxime Bernier has taken to introducing himself as “the Albertan from
Claims that Maxime Bernier’s party will split the conservative vote may be exaggerated, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s the trouble with PM’s debate plan

  • It is not necessary to doubt the independence of former governor-general David Johnston to find that the optics of his nomination as Canada’s first
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 5, 2018
It is not necessary to doubt the independence of former governor-general David Johnston to find that the optics of his nomination as Canada’s first debates commissioner were less than optimal, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s the trouble with PM’s debate plan

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 5, 2018
  • It is not necessary to doubt the independence of former governor-general David Johnston to find that the optics of his nomination as Canada’s first

Here’s the trouble with PM’s debate plan

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 5, 2018
  • It is not necessary to doubt the independence of former governor-general David Johnston to find that the optics of his nomination as Canada’s first
It is not necessary to doubt the independence of former governor-general David Johnston to find that the optics of his nomination as Canada’s first debates commissioner were less than optimal, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau plays waiting game with Singh

  • By sitting on a byelection call for the B.C. riding of Burnaby South, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is deliberately stalling NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 30, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is merely using his prerogative to wait up to six months after a vacancy occurs to set a date to fill the seat that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, right, is eyeing, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trudeau plays waiting game with Singh

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 30, 2018
  • By sitting on a byelection call for the B.C. riding of Burnaby South, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is deliberately stalling NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s

Trudeau plays waiting game with Singh

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 30, 2018
  • By sitting on a byelection call for the B.C. riding of Burnaby South, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is deliberately stalling NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is merely using his prerogative to wait up to six months after a vacancy occurs to set a date to fill the seat that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, right, is eyeing, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberals stake party’s future on pricing pollution, for second time in a decade

  • Is a carbon tax a hill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is willing to die on? That question had been in the back of many
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 29, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured, won't be retreating from the climate-change framework he negotiated with provinces in the early days of taking office, writes columnist Chantal Hébert. Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer, also pictured, has seized on the carbon-tax plan as an opportunity to cut into Trudeau's base. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberals stake party’s future on pricing pollution, for second time in a decade

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 29, 2018
  • Is a carbon tax a hill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is willing to die on? That question had been in the back of many

Liberals stake party’s future on pricing pollution, for second time in a decade

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 29, 2018
  • Is a carbon tax a hill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is willing to die on? That question had been in the back of many
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured, won't be retreating from the climate-change framework he negotiated with provinces in the early days of taking office, writes columnist Chantal Hébert. Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer, also pictured, has seized on the carbon-tax plan as an opportunity to cut into Trudeau's base. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Every federal party sees opportunity in Quebec government

  • In the wake of the election earlier this month of a Coalition Avenir Québec government, Parliament Hill insiders and Quebec watchers have been scrambling
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 22, 2018
In Quebec Premier François Legault, the Liberals see a pro-carbon pricing cat about to be set loose among the conservative provincial pigeons, writes Chantal Hébert. Photograph courtesy of François Legault's Instagram

Every federal party sees opportunity in Quebec government

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 22, 2018
  • In the wake of the election earlier this month of a Coalition Avenir Québec government, Parliament Hill insiders and Quebec watchers have been scrambling

Every federal party sees opportunity in Quebec government

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 22, 2018
  • In the wake of the election earlier this month of a Coalition Avenir Québec government, Parliament Hill insiders and Quebec watchers have been scrambling
In Quebec Premier François Legault, the Liberals see a pro-carbon pricing cat about to be set loose among the conservative provincial pigeons, writes Chantal Hébert. Photograph courtesy of François Legault's Instagram

It’s too late to turn back legalization

  • It is not a drill. When legal cannabis hits the shelves in Canada on Wednesday, it will be there to stay. Come next year’s
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 22, 2018
Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair, pictured in a Hill scrum, is the government's point person on the legalization of recreational cannabis. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s too late to turn back legalization

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 22, 2018
  • It is not a drill. When legal cannabis hits the shelves in Canada on Wednesday, it will be there to stay. Come next year’s

It’s too late to turn back legalization

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 22, 2018
  • It is not a drill. When legal cannabis hits the shelves in Canada on Wednesday, it will be there to stay. Come next year’s
Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair, pictured in a Hill scrum, is the government's point person on the legalization of recreational cannabis. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Post-NAFTA fight is Trudeau’s to lose

  • If Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are defeated in next fall’s federal election, it will almost certainly not be on account of their management of the
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 8, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on Oct. 1, 2018, walking up to Parliament Hill after holding a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Post-NAFTA fight is Trudeau’s to lose

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 8, 2018
  • If Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are defeated in next fall’s federal election, it will almost certainly not be on account of their management of the

Post-NAFTA fight is Trudeau’s to lose

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 8, 2018
  • If Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are defeated in next fall’s federal election, it will almost certainly not be on account of their management of the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on Oct. 1, 2018, walking up to Parliament Hill after holding a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Surprising takeaways from Quebec’s vote

  • To fully measure the electoral earthquake that left Quebec’s once-dominant parties in shambles on Monday, consider that 84 of the 125 members of the
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 3, 2018
Notwithstanding Francois Legault’s past sovereigntist credentials, he is beholden for his majority mandate to federalist supporters, writes columnist Chantal Hébert. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

Surprising takeaways from Quebec’s vote

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 3, 2018
  • To fully measure the electoral earthquake that left Quebec’s once-dominant parties in shambles on Monday, consider that 84 of the 125 members of the

Surprising takeaways from Quebec’s vote

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 3, 2018
  • To fully measure the electoral earthquake that left Quebec’s once-dominant parties in shambles on Monday, consider that 84 of the 125 members of the
Notwithstanding Francois Legault’s past sovereigntist credentials, he is beholden for his majority mandate to federalist supporters, writes columnist Chantal Hébert. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

Post-NAFTA fight is Trudeau’s to lose

  • If Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are defeated in next fall’s federal election, it will almost certainly not be on account of their management of the
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 2, 2018
It's unlikely that any of them really expected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, to choose the integrity of the supply management system over the continuance of a trilateral trade arrangement between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Post-NAFTA fight is Trudeau’s to lose

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 2, 2018
  • If Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are defeated in next fall’s federal election, it will almost certainly not be on account of their management of the

Post-NAFTA fight is Trudeau’s to lose

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 2, 2018
  • If Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are defeated in next fall’s federal election, it will almost certainly not be on account of their management of the
It's unlikely that any of them really expected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, to choose the integrity of the supply management system over the continuance of a trilateral trade arrangement between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Quebec may face same situation as N.B.

  • Is Quebec about to follow in New Brunswick’s footsteps and become the second province to hold a fall election that fails to sort out
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 1, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard in Ottawa on Oct. 3, 2017, at the First Ministers' meeting. Quebecers go to the polls on Monday, Oct. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Quebec may face same situation as N.B.

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 1, 2018
  • Is Quebec about to follow in New Brunswick’s footsteps and become the second province to hold a fall election that fails to sort out

Quebec may face same situation as N.B.

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 1, 2018
  • Is Quebec about to follow in New Brunswick’s footsteps and become the second province to hold a fall election that fails to sort out
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard in Ottawa on Oct. 3, 2017, at the First Ministers' meeting. Quebecers go to the polls on Monday, Oct. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Are Liberals and the PQ running on empty?

  • This is the time in past election campaigns when the Quebec Liberals would set aside their platform to focus single-mindedly on the Parti Québécois’
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 25, 2018
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard led the Liberals back to power by tapping into the reluctance of a majority of Quebecers to revisit the issue of their political future, writes columnist Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times file photo

Are Liberals and the PQ running on empty?

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 25, 2018
  • This is the time in past election campaigns when the Quebec Liberals would set aside their platform to focus single-mindedly on the Parti Québécois’

Are Liberals and the PQ running on empty?

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 25, 2018
  • This is the time in past election campaigns when the Quebec Liberals would set aside their platform to focus single-mindedly on the Parti Québécois’
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard led the Liberals back to power by tapping into the reluctance of a majority of Quebecers to revisit the issue of their political future, writes columnist Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times file photo

CAQ’s immigration plan a caution to Scheer

  • Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives may want to push pause on plans to make immigration a signature federal campaign theme next fall long enough to take
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 24, 2018
Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives may want to push pause on plans to make immigration a signature federal campaign theme next fall long enough to take stock of the turn in the Quebec election conversation, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CAQ’s immigration plan a caution to Scheer

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 24, 2018
  • Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives may want to push pause on plans to make immigration a signature federal campaign theme next fall long enough to take

CAQ’s immigration plan a caution to Scheer

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 24, 2018
  • Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives may want to push pause on plans to make immigration a signature federal campaign theme next fall long enough to take
Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives may want to push pause on plans to make immigration a signature federal campaign theme next fall long enough to take stock of the turn in the Quebec election conversation, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Playing politics with Quebec’s future

  • Among Canada’s larger provinces, none is greying faster than Quebec. For the first time in its modern history, the province is struggling with labour
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 17, 2018
If CAQ Leader FrançoisLegault does become premier this fall, he might want to question the wisdom of shining a spotlight on the Quebec/Canada immigration accord, especially in a federal election year, writes Chantal Hébert. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Playing politics with Quebec’s future

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 17, 2018
  • Among Canada’s larger provinces, none is greying faster than Quebec. For the first time in its modern history, the province is struggling with labour

Playing politics with Quebec’s future

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 17, 2018
  • Among Canada’s larger provinces, none is greying faster than Quebec. For the first time in its modern history, the province is struggling with labour
If CAQ Leader FrançoisLegault does become premier this fall, he might want to question the wisdom of shining a spotlight on the Quebec/Canada immigration accord, especially in a federal election year, writes Chantal Hébert. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Singh’s leadership has set the NDP back

  • Were the federal New Democrats to conduct a leadership review this fall, Jagmeet Singh would likely be handed his walking papers. Over his first
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 13, 2018
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has become persona non grata in party circles in Saskatchewan, the provincial cradle of the NDP, writes columnist Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times file photo by Andrew Meade

Singh’s leadership has set the NDP back

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 13, 2018
  • Were the federal New Democrats to conduct a leadership review this fall, Jagmeet Singh would likely be handed his walking papers. Over his first

Singh’s leadership has set the NDP back

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 13, 2018
  • Were the federal New Democrats to conduct a leadership review this fall, Jagmeet Singh would likely be handed his walking papers. Over his first
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has become persona non grata in party circles in Saskatchewan, the provincial cradle of the NDP, writes columnist Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times file photo by Andrew Meade

For now, it is Trump not Trudeau who will take the heat if NAFTA talks fail

  • MONTREAL—If U.S. president Donald Trump’s threat to exclude Canada from a post-NAFTA U.S.-Mexico trade deal was meant to drive a wedge within Justin Trudeau’s
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 10, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photo in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The latest polls suggest Mr. Trudeau still very much enjoys the benefit of the doubt in his dealings with U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

For now, it is Trump not Trudeau who will take the heat if NAFTA talks fail

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 10, 2018
  • MONTREAL—If U.S. president Donald Trump’s threat to exclude Canada from a post-NAFTA U.S.-Mexico trade deal was meant to drive a wedge within Justin Trudeau’s

For now, it is Trump not Trudeau who will take the heat if NAFTA talks fail

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 10, 2018
  • MONTREAL—If U.S. president Donald Trump’s threat to exclude Canada from a post-NAFTA U.S.-Mexico trade deal was meant to drive a wedge within Justin Trudeau’s
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photo in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The latest polls suggest Mr. Trudeau still very much enjoys the benefit of the doubt in his dealings with U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pipeline politics won’t help Scheer in Quebec

  • OTTAWA—It is not a Maxime Bernier-led breakaway party that stands to most damage Conservative prospects in Quebec in next year’s federal election, but rather
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 3, 2018
Andrew Scheer, centre, and his Conservative caucus are hoping to add seats in Quebec in the next election, but campaigning against a carbon tax and in favour of pipelines won't help them in that province, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Pipeline politics won’t help Scheer in Quebec

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 3, 2018
  • OTTAWA—It is not a Maxime Bernier-led breakaway party that stands to most damage Conservative prospects in Quebec in next year’s federal election, but rather

Pipeline politics won’t help Scheer in Quebec

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 3, 2018
  • OTTAWA—It is not a Maxime Bernier-led breakaway party that stands to most damage Conservative prospects in Quebec in next year’s federal election, but rather
Andrew Scheer, centre, and his Conservative caucus are hoping to add seats in Quebec in the next election, but campaigning against a carbon tax and in favour of pipelines won't help them in that province, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Hope isn’t yet lost for the Quebec Liberals

  • If the Quebec election were held tomorrow, François Legault would become the first leader since René Lévesque to bring a new party to power
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | August 27, 2018
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard has consistently trailed in the polls to CAQ leader François Legault. The Hill Times file photograph

Hope isn’t yet lost for the Quebec Liberals

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | August 27, 2018
  • If the Quebec election were held tomorrow, François Legault would become the first leader since René Lévesque to bring a new party to power

Hope isn’t yet lost for the Quebec Liberals

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | August 27, 2018
  • If the Quebec election were held tomorrow, François Legault would become the first leader since René Lévesque to bring a new party to power
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard has consistently trailed in the polls to CAQ leader François Legault. The Hill Times file photograph

Bernier’s diversity rant adds to Scheer’s headaches

  • OTTAWA—One week before the first Conservative national convention on Andrew Scheer’s leadership watch—and the last such gathering before the next federal election—one would not
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | August 20, 2018
Conservative MP Maxime Bernier, left, lost to party Leader Andrew Scheer, right, by a slim margin in the 2017 leadership contest. Since then he has publicly contradicted the party's stance under Mr. Scheer on supply management and multiculturalism. The Hill Times file photograph

Bernier’s diversity rant adds to Scheer’s headaches

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | August 20, 2018
  • OTTAWA—One week before the first Conservative national convention on Andrew Scheer’s leadership watch—and the last such gathering before the next federal election—one would not

Bernier’s diversity rant adds to Scheer’s headaches

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | August 20, 2018
  • OTTAWA—One week before the first Conservative national convention on Andrew Scheer’s leadership watch—and the last such gathering before the next federal election—one would not
Conservative MP Maxime Bernier, left, lost to party Leader Andrew Scheer, right, by a slim margin in the 2017 leadership contest. Since then he has publicly contradicted the party's stance under Mr. Scheer on supply management and multiculturalism. The Hill Times file photograph

Like father, like son? Is Justin Trudeau the keeper of his father’s legacy?

  • MONTREAL—To mark the 50th anniversary of the election of Pierre Trudeau’s first government, Radio-Canada’s version of CBC’s The Current set out to look back
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | July 2, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 20, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. Over his first years in office, he has revealed himself to be a risk-taker, a prime minister willing to pursue what he believes to be sound policy even when it is not obvious that it makes for good politics, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Like father, like son? Is Justin Trudeau the keeper of his father’s legacy?

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | July 2, 2018
  • MONTREAL—To mark the 50th anniversary of the election of Pierre Trudeau’s first government, Radio-Canada’s version of CBC’s The Current set out to look back

Like father, like son? Is Justin Trudeau the keeper of his father’s legacy?

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | July 2, 2018
  • MONTREAL—To mark the 50th anniversary of the election of Pierre Trudeau’s first government, Radio-Canada’s version of CBC’s The Current set out to look back
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 20, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. Over his first years in office, he has revealed himself to be a risk-taker, a prime minister willing to pursue what he believes to be sound policy even when it is not obvious that it makes for good politics, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives best placed to continue to benefit from Bloc’s demise

  • Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives are not going to allow Justin Trudeau to rebuild a Liberal fortress in Quebec without a fight: that’s just one of
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | June 25, 2018
Conservatives welcomed newly-elected Conservative MP Richard Martel at last week's caucus meeting on the Hill. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Scheer's Twitter

Conservatives best placed to continue to benefit from Bloc’s demise

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | June 25, 2018
  • Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives are not going to allow Justin Trudeau to rebuild a Liberal fortress in Quebec without a fight: that’s just one of

Conservatives best placed to continue to benefit from Bloc’s demise

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | June 25, 2018
  • Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives are not going to allow Justin Trudeau to rebuild a Liberal fortress in Quebec without a fight: that’s just one of
Conservatives welcomed newly-elected Conservative MP Richard Martel at last week's caucus meeting on the Hill. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Scheer's Twitter

Quebec Liberals won’t suffer Wynne’s fate

  • As the last national assembly sitting before the Oct. 1 provincial vote was winding down last week, a brief encounter with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard yielded
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | June 19, 2018
Former Liberal leader Kathleen Wynne, pictured at Ottawa's Pride parade in 2017. Photo courtesy of Twitter

Quebec Liberals won’t suffer Wynne’s fate

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | June 19, 2018
  • As the last national assembly sitting before the Oct. 1 provincial vote was winding down last week, a brief encounter with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard yielded

Quebec Liberals won’t suffer Wynne’s fate

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | June 19, 2018
  • As the last national assembly sitting before the Oct. 1 provincial vote was winding down last week, a brief encounter with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard yielded
Former Liberal leader Kathleen Wynne, pictured at Ottawa's Pride parade in 2017. Photo courtesy of Twitter
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Canadian politicians have been using ‘alternative facts’ for years

  • MONTREAL—Contrary to an increasingly popular Canadian belief, the Trump administration does not have a monopoly on so-called alternative facts. Nor did it invent the
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | March 8, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spun his share of ‘alternative facts’ on pipelines and electoral reform, argues Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Canadian politicians have been using ‘alternative facts’ for years

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | March 8, 2017
  • MONTREAL—Contrary to an increasingly popular Canadian belief, the Trump administration does not have a monopoly on so-called alternative facts. Nor did it invent the

Canadian politicians have been using ‘alternative facts’ for years

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | March 8, 2017
  • MONTREAL—Contrary to an increasingly popular Canadian belief, the Trump administration does not have a monopoly on so-called alternative facts. Nor did it invent the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spun his share of ‘alternative facts’ on pipelines and electoral reform, argues Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Policy should drive the NDP leadership race

  • Almost a year after the New Democrats made history of a kind by showing Thomas Mulcair the door, the party has finally corralled enough
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | March 6, 2017
The entries of MPs Peter Julian, Charlie Angus and Guy Caron in the race should put to rest, once and for all, the notion that it is possible or even desirable for the party to reverse last spring's non-confidence vote in Mulcair's leadership. That ship sailed or, in this case, sank at the Edmonton convention in April. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Policy should drive the NDP leadership race

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | March 6, 2017
  • Almost a year after the New Democrats made history of a kind by showing Thomas Mulcair the door, the party has finally corralled enough

Policy should drive the NDP leadership race

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | March 6, 2017
  • Almost a year after the New Democrats made history of a kind by showing Thomas Mulcair the door, the party has finally corralled enough
The entries of MPs Peter Julian, Charlie Angus and Guy Caron in the race should put to rest, once and for all, the notion that it is possible or even desirable for the party to reverse last spring's non-confidence vote in Mulcair's leadership. That ship sailed or, in this case, sank at the Edmonton convention in April. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Trudeau will have a close eye on B.C.’s spring election

  • VANCOUVER—With all hands on deck on Parliament Hill to keep Canada/United States relations on as even a keel as possible, the last thing Justin
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | March 1, 2017
A Liberal government in Ottawa would not usually be adverse to the election of a New Democrat government in B.C. But Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has gambled an uncommon amount of political capital on Liberal Premier Christy Clark, pictured. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Trudeau will have a close eye on B.C.’s spring election

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | March 1, 2017
  • VANCOUVER—With all hands on deck on Parliament Hill to keep Canada/United States relations on as even a keel as possible, the last thing Justin

Trudeau will have a close eye on B.C.’s spring election

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | March 1, 2017
  • VANCOUVER—With all hands on deck on Parliament Hill to keep Canada/United States relations on as even a keel as possible, the last thing Justin
A Liberal government in Ottawa would not usually be adverse to the election of a New Democrat government in B.C. But Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has gambled an uncommon amount of political capital on Liberal Premier Christy Clark, pictured. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Five byelections won’t be a test of Trudeau but do mark end of an era: Hébert

  • Under the guise of the first large set of byelections since Justin Trudeau became prime minister, voters are about to turn a definitive corner
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 27, 2017
Former prime minister Stephen Harper, pictured in the 2015 election campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Five byelections won’t be a test of Trudeau but do mark end of an era: Hébert

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 27, 2017
  • Under the guise of the first large set of byelections since Justin Trudeau became prime minister, voters are about to turn a definitive corner

Five byelections won’t be a test of Trudeau but do mark end of an era: Hébert

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 27, 2017
  • Under the guise of the first large set of byelections since Justin Trudeau became prime minister, voters are about to turn a definitive corner
Former prime minister Stephen Harper, pictured in the 2015 election campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What took Charles Taylor so long to reverse his positions on Quebec’s religious restrictions?

  •   MONTREAL—Almost a decade ago, Montreal philosopher Charles Taylor—one of Canada’s leading intellectuals—co-presided over a provincial commission on religious accommodation that recommended, among other
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 20, 2017

What took Charles Taylor so long to reverse his positions on Quebec’s religious restrictions?

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 20, 2017
  •   MONTREAL—Almost a decade ago, Montreal philosopher Charles Taylor—one of Canada’s leading intellectuals—co-presided over a provincial commission on religious accommodation that recommended, among other

What took Charles Taylor so long to reverse his positions on Quebec’s religious restrictions?

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 20, 2017
  •   MONTREAL—Almost a decade ago, Montreal philosopher Charles Taylor—one of Canada’s leading intellectuals—co-presided over a provincial commission on religious accommodation that recommended, among other

Census takeaways: influx and integration key

  • MONTREAL—The population of every province west of Ontario is growing at a faster rate than the national average. The reverse is true of the five provinces east of Ontario. In the case of Atlantic Canada, the demographic shortfall is acute. New Brunswick’s population shrank between
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 15, 2017
Over the past five years, immigration has accounted for two-thirds of Canada's population growth. Based on current trends, it will account for 80 per cent in less than 20 years. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Census takeaways: influx and integration key

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 15, 2017
  • MONTREAL—The population of every province west of Ontario is growing at a faster rate than the national average. The reverse is true of the five provinces east of Ontario. In the case of Atlantic Canada, the demographic shortfall is acute. New Brunswick’s population shrank between

Census takeaways: influx and integration key

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 15, 2017
  • MONTREAL—The population of every province west of Ontario is growing at a faster rate than the national average. The reverse is true of the five provinces east of Ontario. In the case of Atlantic Canada, the demographic shortfall is acute. New Brunswick’s population shrank between
Over the past five years, immigration has accounted for two-thirds of Canada's population growth. Based on current trends, it will account for 80 per cent in less than 20 years. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trump’s bouquet may be hiding thorns

  • In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, Donald Trump handed Justin Trudeau the rose he coveted on Monday in Washington. Like all roses, it comes
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 14, 2017
For his first face-to-face meeting with his new American counterpart, Trudeau had brought along a gaggle of senior cabinet ministers and advisers. Rarely has Canada had as much face time on a single day with as many members of a rookie American administration. Photograph courtesy of the PMO

Trump’s bouquet may be hiding thorns

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 14, 2017
  • In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, Donald Trump handed Justin Trudeau the rose he coveted on Monday in Washington. Like all roses, it comes

Trump’s bouquet may be hiding thorns

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 14, 2017
  • In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, Donald Trump handed Justin Trudeau the rose he coveted on Monday in Washington. Like all roses, it comes
For his first face-to-face meeting with his new American counterpart, Trudeau had brought along a gaggle of senior cabinet ministers and advisers. Rarely has Canada had as much face time on a single day with as many members of a rookie American administration. Photograph courtesy of the PMO

Conservative leadership race flips into high gear

  • MONTREAL—With Kevin O’Leary on stage, the Conservatives had their first chance to watch the full slate of leadership hopefuls in action Saturday night. Here
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 13, 2017
Conservative leadership candidates Chris Alexander, Maxime Bernier, Andrew Scheer, Erin O'Toole, Lisa Raitt, Andrew Saxton, Michael Chong, Brad Trost, and Deepak Obhrai, pictured in November at a leadership debate organized by Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservative leadership race flips into high gear

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 13, 2017
  • MONTREAL—With Kevin O’Leary on stage, the Conservatives had their first chance to watch the full slate of leadership hopefuls in action Saturday night. Here

Conservative leadership race flips into high gear

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 13, 2017
  • MONTREAL—With Kevin O’Leary on stage, the Conservatives had their first chance to watch the full slate of leadership hopefuls in action Saturday night. Here
Conservative leadership candidates Chris Alexander, Maxime Bernier, Andrew Scheer, Erin O'Toole, Lisa Raitt, Andrew Saxton, Michael Chong, Brad Trost, and Deepak Obhrai, pictured in November at a leadership debate organized by Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Tragedy will only pause divisive debate on minority rights

  • For more than a decade, Quebec has been the scene of a divisive and, so far, sterile debate as to what constitutes the reasonable
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 6, 2017
A group demonstrates against U.S. President Donald Trump's newly proposed immigration ban that targets seven predominantly Muslim countries. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Tragedy will only pause divisive debate on minority rights

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 6, 2017
  • For more than a decade, Quebec has been the scene of a divisive and, so far, sterile debate as to what constitutes the reasonable

Tragedy will only pause divisive debate on minority rights

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 6, 2017
  • For more than a decade, Quebec has been the scene of a divisive and, so far, sterile debate as to what constitutes the reasonable
A group demonstrates against U.S. President Donald Trump's newly proposed immigration ban that targets seven predominantly Muslim countries. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Electoral reform continues to be Trudeau’s curse

  • MONTREAL—With every new development on the electoral-reform front, the disconnect between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s words on the promised introduction of a new voting
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | January 30, 2017
Chances are Karina Gould, right, pictured Jan. 10 at the cabinet shuffle, does not know herself or at least she did not at the time of her appointment. On the heels of her accession to cabinet, the rookie minister refused to repeat Trudeau’s promise that the 2015 election would be the last to be held under the first-past-the-post system. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Electoral reform continues to be Trudeau’s curse

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | January 30, 2017
  • MONTREAL—With every new development on the electoral-reform front, the disconnect between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s words on the promised introduction of a new voting

Electoral reform continues to be Trudeau’s curse

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | January 30, 2017
  • MONTREAL—With every new development on the electoral-reform front, the disconnect between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s words on the promised introduction of a new voting
Chances are Karina Gould, right, pictured Jan. 10 at the cabinet shuffle, does not know herself or at least she did not at the time of her appointment. On the heels of her accession to cabinet, the rookie minister refused to repeat Trudeau’s promise that the 2015 election would be the last to be held under the first-past-the-post system. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trump changed the game for Trudeau, but the heavy lifting is just beginning

  • MONTREAL—Stéphane Dion was the first Canadian political casualty of the Donald Trump era. Significant parts of Justin Trudeau’s agenda could yet be next. Dion’s
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | January 25, 2017
Stephen Harper had a recession and Jean Chrétien a referendum. Now Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at this month's cabinet shuffle, has been thrown a curve ball too, with Donald Trump's presidency. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trump changed the game for Trudeau, but the heavy lifting is just beginning

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | January 25, 2017
  • MONTREAL—Stéphane Dion was the first Canadian political casualty of the Donald Trump era. Significant parts of Justin Trudeau’s agenda could yet be next. Dion’s

Trump changed the game for Trudeau, but the heavy lifting is just beginning

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | January 25, 2017
  • MONTREAL—Stéphane Dion was the first Canadian political casualty of the Donald Trump era. Significant parts of Justin Trudeau’s agenda could yet be next. Dion’s
Stephen Harper had a recession and Jean Chrétien a referendum. Now Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at this month's cabinet shuffle, has been thrown a curve ball too, with Donald Trump's presidency. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservatives are lost in translation

  • For a measure of how bad Tuesday’s French-language Conservative leadership debate actually was, consider that Kevin O’Leary—the reality-show personality who has just joined the
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | January 19, 2017
Conservative leadership contenders at a debate held in Greely, Ont., in November 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservatives are lost in translation

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | January 19, 2017
  • For a measure of how bad Tuesday’s French-language Conservative leadership debate actually was, consider that Kevin O’Leary—the reality-show personality who has just joined the

Conservatives are lost in translation

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | January 19, 2017
  • For a measure of how bad Tuesday’s French-language Conservative leadership debate actually was, consider that Kevin O’Leary—the reality-show personality who has just joined the
Conservative leadership contenders at a debate held in Greely, Ont., in November 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Because it’s 2016

  • From leading the official Opposition to playing the lead role on files central to the government’s agenda, women finally made their way to centre
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 15, 2016
Rona Ambrose is not the first woman to serve as interim leader of the official Opposition. That title belongs to former Reform MP Deborah Grey. But in comparison to her predecessors—male and female—Ambrose is more than a caretaker, writes Hébert. Photograph courtesy of Rona Ambrose's office, by Jason Ransom

Because it’s 2016

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 15, 2016
  • From leading the official Opposition to playing the lead role on files central to the government’s agenda, women finally made their way to centre

Because it’s 2016

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 15, 2016
  • From leading the official Opposition to playing the lead role on files central to the government’s agenda, women finally made their way to centre
Rona Ambrose is not the first woman to serve as interim leader of the official Opposition. That title belongs to former Reform MP Deborah Grey. But in comparison to her predecessors—male and female—Ambrose is more than a caretaker, writes Hébert. Photograph courtesy of Rona Ambrose's office, by Jason Ransom

Trudeau needs Tory voice for climate action

  • MONTREAL—Consider this: The first federal-led attempt to put in place a pan-Canadian climate framework got off the ground a bit more than 12 months
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 14, 2016
On climate action, Progressive Conservative Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister, not pictured, has more in common with Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, left, than with Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Trudeau. Liberal B.C. Premier Christy Clark, right, is also taking her distance from her federal counterpart, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Trudeau needs Tory voice for climate action

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 14, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Consider this: The first federal-led attempt to put in place a pan-Canadian climate framework got off the ground a bit more than 12 months

Trudeau needs Tory voice for climate action

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 14, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Consider this: The first federal-led attempt to put in place a pan-Canadian climate framework got off the ground a bit more than 12 months
On climate action, Progressive Conservative Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister, not pictured, has more in common with Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, left, than with Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Trudeau. Liberal B.C. Premier Christy Clark, right, is also taking her distance from her federal counterpart, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Weak French alienates crucial Quebec support

  • If the federal Conservatives are looking for a leader liable to hold his or her own against Justin Trudeau in a French-language election debate
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 12, 2016
Conservative candidates Chris Alexander, Maxime Bernier, Andrew Scheer, Erin O'Toole, Lisa Raitt, Andrew Saxton, Michael Chong, Brad Trost, and Deepak Obhrai. If the federal Conservatives are looking for a leader liable to hold his or her own against Justin Trudeau in a French-language election debate in 2019, then more than half of the current contenders for Stephen Harper's succession are wasting their time, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Weak French alienates crucial Quebec support

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 12, 2016
  • If the federal Conservatives are looking for a leader liable to hold his or her own against Justin Trudeau in a French-language election debate

Weak French alienates crucial Quebec support

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 12, 2016
  • If the federal Conservatives are looking for a leader liable to hold his or her own against Justin Trudeau in a French-language election debate
Conservative candidates Chris Alexander, Maxime Bernier, Andrew Scheer, Erin O'Toole, Lisa Raitt, Andrew Saxton, Michael Chong, Brad Trost, and Deepak Obhrai. If the federal Conservatives are looking for a leader liable to hold his or her own against Justin Trudeau in a French-language election debate in 2019, then more than half of the current contenders for Stephen Harper's succession are wasting their time, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Electoral reform: MPs failed to rise above partisan self-interest

  • MONTREAL—Cut through the spin that has attended the publication last week of the much-awaited conclusions of a special parliamentary committee on electoral reform and
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 7, 2016
Members of the House Special Electoral Reform Committee at a news conference in Ottawa last week. From left: Bloc Québécois MP Luc Thériault, Conservative MP Scott Reid, Liberal MP and committee chair Francis Scarpaleggia, NDP MP Nathan Cullen, Green MP Elizabeth May, and moderator Elizabeth Thompson, a reporter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Electoral reform: MPs failed to rise above partisan self-interest

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 7, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Cut through the spin that has attended the publication last week of the much-awaited conclusions of a special parliamentary committee on electoral reform and

Electoral reform: MPs failed to rise above partisan self-interest

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 7, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Cut through the spin that has attended the publication last week of the much-awaited conclusions of a special parliamentary committee on electoral reform and
Members of the House Special Electoral Reform Committee at a news conference in Ottawa last week. From left: Bloc Québécois MP Luc Thériault, Conservative MP Scott Reid, Liberal MP and committee chair Francis Scarpaleggia, NDP MP Nathan Cullen, Green MP Elizabeth May, and moderator Elizabeth Thompson, a reporter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Oil pipeline offers Trudeau little political gain

  • MONTREAL—It is a rare government decision that involves a lot of predictable political pain for little obvious electoral gain. For better or for worse,
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 5, 2016
B.C. Premier Christy Clark will be campaigning for re-election in the spring. If she supports Trudeau's move, it will be her provincial Liberals who will first test the post-announcement waters. She could be in for a choppy crossing, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Oil pipeline offers Trudeau little political gain

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 5, 2016
  • MONTREAL—It is a rare government decision that involves a lot of predictable political pain for little obvious electoral gain. For better or for worse,

Oil pipeline offers Trudeau little political gain

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | December 5, 2016
  • MONTREAL—It is a rare government decision that involves a lot of predictable political pain for little obvious electoral gain. For better or for worse,
B.C. Premier Christy Clark will be campaigning for re-election in the spring. If she supports Trudeau's move, it will be her provincial Liberals who will first test the post-announcement waters. She could be in for a choppy crossing, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Deadlines loom on three potentially tough fronts for Liberals

  • MONTREAL—If you have been enjoying Canada’s comparatively cool political climate since Justin Trudeau became prime minister, make the most of what may be the
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 23, 2016
The potential for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at a Canadian Labour Congress conference last month, to forge consensus in Parliament and, possibly, within his own caucus will be tested on some key campaign commitments before the end of the year, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Deadlines loom on three potentially tough fronts for Liberals

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 23, 2016
  • MONTREAL—If you have been enjoying Canada’s comparatively cool political climate since Justin Trudeau became prime minister, make the most of what may be the

Deadlines loom on three potentially tough fronts for Liberals

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 23, 2016
  • MONTREAL—If you have been enjoying Canada’s comparatively cool political climate since Justin Trudeau became prime minister, make the most of what may be the
The potential for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at a Canadian Labour Congress conference last month, to forge consensus in Parliament and, possibly, within his own caucus will be tested on some key campaign commitments before the end of the year, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Popular vote is not all-powerful in Conservative race

  • MONTREAL—It is not just in the United States that one can secure a strong leadership position with fewer votes than the runner-up. It has
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 21, 2016
Former labour minister Kellie Leitch has attracted a lot of attention and a fair amount of controversy with a proposal to vet the values of prospective immigrants and, more recently, with an attempt to cherry-pick some of the winning elements of Trump's campaign. But she can only win if, within the ranks of the party, there is broad support that crosses regional and language lines for the notions she is defending. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Popular vote is not all-powerful in Conservative race

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 21, 2016
  • MONTREAL—It is not just in the United States that one can secure a strong leadership position with fewer votes than the runner-up. It has

Popular vote is not all-powerful in Conservative race

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 21, 2016
  • MONTREAL—It is not just in the United States that one can secure a strong leadership position with fewer votes than the runner-up. It has
Former labour minister Kellie Leitch has attracted a lot of attention and a fair amount of controversy with a proposal to vet the values of prospective immigrants and, more recently, with an attempt to cherry-pick some of the winning elements of Trump's campaign. But she can only win if, within the ranks of the party, there is broad support that crosses regional and language lines for the notions she is defending. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trump casts pall over PM’s Latin American trip

  • MONTREAL—One can run but not hide from the aftershocks of Donald Trump’s presidential victory. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is finding that out first-hand this
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 17, 2016
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Cuban President Raúl Castro in Cuba during Mr. Trudeau's visit this week. Photograph courtesy of the PMO

Trump casts pall over PM’s Latin American trip

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 17, 2016
  • MONTREAL—One can run but not hide from the aftershocks of Donald Trump’s presidential victory. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is finding that out first-hand this

Trump casts pall over PM’s Latin American trip

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 17, 2016
  • MONTREAL—One can run but not hide from the aftershocks of Donald Trump’s presidential victory. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is finding that out first-hand this
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Cuban President Raúl Castro in Cuba during Mr. Trudeau's visit this week. Photograph courtesy of the PMO

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