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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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Trump’s win: Trudeau has no choice but to play the long game

  • MONTREAL—Behind the stiff upper lip that Justin Trudeau has been keeping in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential victory, he and his government are
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 16, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s reaction to Donald Trump’s presidential election win could almost be described as a non-reaction, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trump’s win: Trudeau has no choice but to play the long game

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 16, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Behind the stiff upper lip that Justin Trudeau has been keeping in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential victory, he and his government are

Trump’s win: Trudeau has no choice but to play the long game

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 16, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Behind the stiff upper lip that Justin Trudeau has been keeping in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential victory, he and his government are
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s reaction to Donald Trump’s presidential election win could almost be described as a non-reaction, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trump need not be a curse for Trudeau

  • Until this week, Justin Trudeau was as much in command of his government’s agenda as a majority prime minister could hope to be. In
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 10, 2016
It is a rare prime-ministerial agenda that is not at the mercy of events beyond a federal government's control, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trump need not be a curse for Trudeau

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 10, 2016
  • Until this week, Justin Trudeau was as much in command of his government’s agenda as a majority prime minister could hope to be. In

Trump need not be a curse for Trudeau

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 10, 2016
  • Until this week, Justin Trudeau was as much in command of his government’s agenda as a majority prime minister could hope to be. In
It is a rare prime-ministerial agenda that is not at the mercy of events beyond a federal government's control, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Spying on Quebec journalists exposes weak-kneed judges

  • MONTREAL—Connect the dots between Quebec’s police corps and the half-dozen or more investigative journalists who were put under surveillance over the past decade and
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 9, 2016
Patrick Lagacé, a La Presse columnist, was revealed to have been under surveillance by the Montreal police last week The Hill Times photograph by Kristen Shane

Spying on Quebec journalists exposes weak-kneed judges

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 9, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Connect the dots between Quebec’s police corps and the half-dozen or more investigative journalists who were put under surveillance over the past decade and

Spying on Quebec journalists exposes weak-kneed judges

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 9, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Connect the dots between Quebec’s police corps and the half-dozen or more investigative journalists who were put under surveillance over the past decade and
Patrick Lagacé, a La Presse columnist, was revealed to have been under surveillance by the Montreal police last week The Hill Times photograph by Kristen Shane

Rowe’s Supreme Court appointment shows bilingualism requirement not unreasonable

  • MONTREAL—As Justice Malcolm Rowe—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first appointee to the Supreme Court—fielded a barrage of questions from MPs and senators on Tuesday, there
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 31, 2016
There's no reason to expect that qualified Supreme Court judges who are bilingual cannot be found from any region in Canada, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Rowe’s Supreme Court appointment shows bilingualism requirement not unreasonable

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 31, 2016
  • MONTREAL—As Justice Malcolm Rowe—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first appointee to the Supreme Court—fielded a barrage of questions from MPs and senators on Tuesday, there

Rowe’s Supreme Court appointment shows bilingualism requirement not unreasonable

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 31, 2016
  • MONTREAL—As Justice Malcolm Rowe—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first appointee to the Supreme Court—fielded a barrage of questions from MPs and senators on Tuesday, there
There's no reason to expect that qualified Supreme Court judges who are bilingual cannot be found from any region in Canada, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

One year on: promises, what promises?

  • MONTREAL—Much celebration, for the most part justified, is attending the first anniversary of Justin Trudeau’s election victory. Twelve months later, polls elicit no buyer’s
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 26, 2016
When one connects the dots between the PM's interventions on three of this fall's time-sensitive files, one finds little evidence of the collegiality Justin Trudeau promised last year, argues Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

One year on: promises, what promises?

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 26, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Much celebration, for the most part justified, is attending the first anniversary of Justin Trudeau’s election victory. Twelve months later, polls elicit no buyer’s

One year on: promises, what promises?

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 26, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Much celebration, for the most part justified, is attending the first anniversary of Justin Trudeau’s election victory. Twelve months later, polls elicit no buyer’s
When one connects the dots between the PM's interventions on three of this fall's time-sensitive files, one finds little evidence of the collegiality Justin Trudeau promised last year, argues Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Diversity approach should be defended

  • OTTAWA—Here is a much abbreviated list of the current and former Canadian politicians who believe that when it comes to cultural diversity, Canada should
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 24, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photo, sees cultural diversity as one of the great strengths of modern-day Canada. From his perspective, the Canadian identity is a fluid work in progress, not a static feature in need of proactive measures to ensure its preservation. He thinks of it as a living tree, not a dried flower stuck between two pages of history. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Diversity approach should be defended

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 24, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Here is a much abbreviated list of the current and former Canadian politicians who believe that when it comes to cultural diversity, Canada should

Diversity approach should be defended

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 24, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Here is a much abbreviated list of the current and former Canadian politicians who believe that when it comes to cultural diversity, Canada should
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photo, sees cultural diversity as one of the great strengths of modern-day Canada. From his perspective, the Canadian identity is a fluid work in progress, not a static feature in need of proactive measures to ensure its preservation. He thinks of it as a living tree, not a dried flower stuck between two pages of history. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

While key issues divide other societies, Canada has consensus

  • MONTREAL—Looking back on the year since voters handed Justin Trudeau a majority mandate, it is impossible to overstate the contrast between post-election Canada and
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 19, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau intends to set a floor price on carbon so as to try to live up to the Paris climate change pact. That raised hackles in some provincial capitals and in Parliament. But no party is arguing that Canada shouldn't adhere to the Paris agreement. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

While key issues divide other societies, Canada has consensus

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 19, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Looking back on the year since voters handed Justin Trudeau a majority mandate, it is impossible to overstate the contrast between post-election Canada and

While key issues divide other societies, Canada has consensus

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 19, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Looking back on the year since voters handed Justin Trudeau a majority mandate, it is impossible to overstate the contrast between post-election Canada and
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau intends to set a floor price on carbon so as to try to live up to the Paris climate change pact. That raised hackles in some provincial capitals and in Parliament. But no party is arguing that Canada shouldn't adhere to the Paris agreement. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

NDP brief keeps electoral reform wide open

  • If one had to take away just one thing from the NDP’s just-released submission on electoral reform, it is that it strenuously avoids tracing
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 17, 2016
If one had to take away just one thing from the NDP's just-released submission on electoral reform, it is that it strenuously avoids tracing a party line in the sand. As leader, Thomas Mulcair campaigned on a mixed-member proportional system. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

NDP brief keeps electoral reform wide open

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 17, 2016
  • If one had to take away just one thing from the NDP’s just-released submission on electoral reform, it is that it strenuously avoids tracing

NDP brief keeps electoral reform wide open

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 17, 2016
  • If one had to take away just one thing from the NDP’s just-released submission on electoral reform, it is that it strenuously avoids tracing
If one had to take away just one thing from the NDP's just-released submission on electoral reform, it is that it strenuously avoids tracing a party line in the sand. As leader, Thomas Mulcair campaigned on a mixed-member proportional system. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Health talks feel like Groundhog Day

  • MONTREAL—A bit more than a decade ago, Canada’s first ministers struck what they grandly billed as a health accord designed to “fix medicare for
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 5, 2016
Health Minister Jane Philpott is widely seen as a promising cabinet rookie. But when it comes to federal power on health, the buck stops with the finance minister and the PM, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Health talks feel like Groundhog Day

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 5, 2016
  • MONTREAL—A bit more than a decade ago, Canada’s first ministers struck what they grandly billed as a health accord designed to “fix medicare for

Health talks feel like Groundhog Day

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 5, 2016
  • MONTREAL—A bit more than a decade ago, Canada’s first ministers struck what they grandly billed as a health accord designed to “fix medicare for
Health Minister Jane Philpott is widely seen as a promising cabinet rookie. But when it comes to federal power on health, the buck stops with the finance minister and the PM, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Carbon tax fills vacuum, not coffers

  • In an ideal world—at least from the federal perspective—the carbon tax Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Oct. 3 is one that he would be
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 4, 2016
In an ideal world, the carbon tax Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Oct. 3 is one that he would be happy enough to never have to collect anywhere in the country. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Carbon tax fills vacuum, not coffers

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 4, 2016
  • In an ideal world—at least from the federal perspective—the carbon tax Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Oct. 3 is one that he would be

Carbon tax fills vacuum, not coffers

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 4, 2016
  • In an ideal world—at least from the federal perspective—the carbon tax Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Oct. 3 is one that he would be
In an ideal world, the carbon tax Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Oct. 3 is one that he would be happy enough to never have to collect anywhere in the country. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

What pipeline approval tells us about the Liberals

  • MONTREAL—As Liberal leader and subsequently as prime minister, Justin Trudeau has talked in the abstract of the need to secure a social licence prior
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 3, 2016
Pacific Northwest LNG would entail a pipeline across the province and a terminal to export liquefied natural gas from northern British Columbia. It has been billed as the largest private-sector development in the country's history. It is the first energy megaproject to be approved on Trudeau's watch and it provides a tentative template for upcoming decisions on the merits of a set of controversial pipeline projects designed to bring Alberta oil to tidewater. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

What pipeline approval tells us about the Liberals

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 3, 2016
  • MONTREAL—As Liberal leader and subsequently as prime minister, Justin Trudeau has talked in the abstract of the need to secure a social licence prior

What pipeline approval tells us about the Liberals

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | October 3, 2016
  • MONTREAL—As Liberal leader and subsequently as prime minister, Justin Trudeau has talked in the abstract of the need to secure a social licence prior
Pacific Northwest LNG would entail a pipeline across the province and a terminal to export liquefied natural gas from northern British Columbia. It has been billed as the largest private-sector development in the country's history. It is the first energy megaproject to be approved on Trudeau's watch and it provides a tentative template for upcoming decisions on the merits of a set of controversial pipeline projects designed to bring Alberta oil to tidewater. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Carbon tax keeps Liberals ahead

  • With Green Party Leader Elizabeth May leading the charge, there will be no lack of Canadians disappointed by the Liberal decision to stick with
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 26, 2016
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured in a Hill scrum. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Carbon tax keeps Liberals ahead

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 26, 2016
  • With Green Party Leader Elizabeth May leading the charge, there will be no lack of Canadians disappointed by the Liberal decision to stick with

Carbon tax keeps Liberals ahead

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 26, 2016
  • With Green Party Leader Elizabeth May leading the charge, there will be no lack of Canadians disappointed by the Liberal decision to stick with
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured in a Hill scrum. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

MacKay’s opt-out likely benefits Bernier most

  • MONTREAL—With Peter MacKay and Jason Kenney on the sidelines of the Conservative leadership battle, a critical number of votes are up for grabs in
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 21, 2016
Peter MacKay's decision not to enter the Conservative leadership race may help Maxime Bernier, pictured, but Mr. Bernier’s Quebec colleagues have not rushed to line up behind him. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

MacKay’s opt-out likely benefits Bernier most

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 21, 2016
  • MONTREAL—With Peter MacKay and Jason Kenney on the sidelines of the Conservative leadership battle, a critical number of votes are up for grabs in

MacKay’s opt-out likely benefits Bernier most

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 21, 2016
  • MONTREAL—With Peter MacKay and Jason Kenney on the sidelines of the Conservative leadership battle, a critical number of votes are up for grabs in
Peter MacKay's decision not to enter the Conservative leadership race may help Maxime Bernier, pictured, but Mr. Bernier’s Quebec colleagues have not rushed to line up behind him. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Mulroney’s unhelpful advice

  • Once in a blue moon, or maybe a bit more often than that, someone who should know better, offers the prime minister of the
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 19, 2016
Brian Mulroney recommended that Justin Trudeau personally take charge of the controversial Energy East pipeline file. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Mulroney’s unhelpful advice

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 19, 2016
  • Once in a blue moon, or maybe a bit more often than that, someone who should know better, offers the prime minister of the

Mulroney’s unhelpful advice

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 19, 2016
  • Once in a blue moon, or maybe a bit more often than that, someone who should know better, offers the prime minister of the
Brian Mulroney recommended that Justin Trudeau personally take charge of the controversial Energy East pipeline file. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Tories can learn from PQ’s charter bungle

  • MONTREAL—Three years ago this fall, the Parti Québécois set out to affirm Quebec’s secular character through a so-called charter of values and the imposition
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 14, 2016
Former Parti Québécois premier Pauline Marois made the so-called values charter a centrepiece of her re-election platform and led the party back to opposition after only 18 months in power. The Hill Times photograph by Ally Foster

Tories can learn from PQ’s charter bungle

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 14, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Three years ago this fall, the Parti Québécois set out to affirm Quebec’s secular character through a so-called charter of values and the imposition

Tories can learn from PQ’s charter bungle

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 14, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Three years ago this fall, the Parti Québécois set out to affirm Quebec’s secular character through a so-called charter of values and the imposition
Former Parti Québécois premier Pauline Marois made the so-called values charter a centrepiece of her re-election platform and led the party back to opposition after only 18 months in power. The Hill Times photograph by Ally Foster

A candidate’s baffling request

  • MONTREAL—Growing up in the late 1960s in Toronto, one commonly ran into otherwise well-meaning people who claimed that francophone parents who sought to have
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 12, 2016
To this day, many of the supporters Kellie Leitch might hope to attract with her proposal to vet immigrants for purported anti-Canadian values would be hard-pressed to agree on what those could be. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

A candidate’s baffling request

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 12, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Growing up in the late 1960s in Toronto, one commonly ran into otherwise well-meaning people who claimed that francophone parents who sought to have

A candidate’s baffling request

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | September 12, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Growing up in the late 1960s in Toronto, one commonly ran into otherwise well-meaning people who claimed that francophone parents who sought to have
To this day, many of the supporters Kellie Leitch might hope to attract with her proposal to vet immigrants for purported anti-Canadian values would be hard-pressed to agree on what those could be. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservative party should worry it’s attracting more than its share of haters

  • MONTREAL—While scores of Canadians were spending the summer smugly lamenting the ugly tone of the American presidential campaign, Canada’s Conservative party was allowing calls
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | August 31, 2016
A link posted this month by interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose on her party's Facebook page to the broadcast of the Tragically Hip finale attracted a steady flow of negative comments about the CBC, Trudeau’s attendance at the concert, and the band itself. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservative party should worry it’s attracting more than its share of haters

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | August 31, 2016
  • MONTREAL—While scores of Canadians were spending the summer smugly lamenting the ugly tone of the American presidential campaign, Canada’s Conservative party was allowing calls

Conservative party should worry it’s attracting more than its share of haters

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | August 31, 2016
  • MONTREAL—While scores of Canadians were spending the summer smugly lamenting the ugly tone of the American presidential campaign, Canada’s Conservative party was allowing calls
A link posted this month by interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose on her party's Facebook page to the broadcast of the Tragically Hip finale attracted a steady flow of negative comments about the CBC, Trudeau’s attendance at the concert, and the band itself. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

What Jack Layton would have thought of the NDP now

  • MONTREAL—Five years on, what would Jack Layton make of the Canadian political landscape and the gloomy state of the party he led to unprecedented
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | August 24, 2016
Jack Layton, pictured two months before his August 2011 death, would have found that Justin Trudeau’s victory—as bittersweet as it may have been for the NDP—validated his conviction for a big-tent approach to politics, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

What Jack Layton would have thought of the NDP now

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | August 24, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Five years on, what would Jack Layton make of the Canadian political landscape and the gloomy state of the party he led to unprecedented

What Jack Layton would have thought of the NDP now

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | August 24, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Five years on, what would Jack Layton make of the Canadian political landscape and the gloomy state of the party he led to unprecedented
Jack Layton, pictured two months before his August 2011 death, would have found that Justin Trudeau’s victory—as bittersweet as it may have been for the NDP—validated his conviction for a big-tent approach to politics, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Bélanger left his mark on minority-language rights

  • MONTREAL—All Canadians will remember Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger, who passed away Aug. 15 at 61, for his grace under the cruel duress of ALS. In
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | August 22, 2016
Recently deceased Mauril Bélanger, the longtime MP for Ottawa-Vanier, Ont., fought hard for francophone rights in Ontario, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Bélanger left his mark on minority-language rights

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | August 22, 2016
  • MONTREAL—All Canadians will remember Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger, who passed away Aug. 15 at 61, for his grace under the cruel duress of ALS. In

Bélanger left his mark on minority-language rights

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | August 22, 2016
  • MONTREAL—All Canadians will remember Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger, who passed away Aug. 15 at 61, for his grace under the cruel duress of ALS. In
Recently deceased Mauril Bélanger, the longtime MP for Ottawa-Vanier, Ont., fought hard for francophone rights in Ontario, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

May hasn’t advanced fortunes of Greens

  • MONTREAL—Since her election as MP in 2011, Elizabeth May has been a force for good in what at times is a toxic workplace. From
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | August 17, 2016
The Green party almost certainly needs Leader Elizabeth May, pictured speaking to members at the party convention in Ottawa on Aug. 6, more than she needs it, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

May hasn’t advanced fortunes of Greens

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | August 17, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Since her election as MP in 2011, Elizabeth May has been a force for good in what at times is a toxic workplace. From

May hasn’t advanced fortunes of Greens

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | August 17, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Since her election as MP in 2011, Elizabeth May has been a force for good in what at times is a toxic workplace. From
The Green party almost certainly needs Leader Elizabeth May, pictured speaking to members at the party convention in Ottawa on Aug. 6, more than she needs it, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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