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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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Assisted-dying bill fails test of human compassion: Hébert

  • MONTREAL—A Conservative government could have written the Liberal assisted-dying legislation introduced last week in the House of Commons. It reads like a bill Justice
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | April 20, 2016
The bill sponsored by Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, right, lacks the proactive rights bias that the prime minister so often boasts about, says Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Assisted-dying bill fails test of human compassion: Hébert

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | April 20, 2016
  • MONTREAL—A Conservative government could have written the Liberal assisted-dying legislation introduced last week in the House of Commons. It reads like a bill Justice

Assisted-dying bill fails test of human compassion: Hébert

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | April 20, 2016
  • MONTREAL—A Conservative government could have written the Liberal assisted-dying legislation introduced last week in the House of Commons. It reads like a bill Justice
The bill sponsored by Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, right, lacks the proactive rights bias that the prime minister so often boasts about, says Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Mulcair’s irrational road to nowhere

  • MONTREAL—By the time he stood at the podium to address the NDP convention Sunday morning, Thomas Mulcair must have known he was in deep
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | April 13, 2016
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and his wife Catherine Pinhas, pictured April 10 arriving at the convention. The Hill Times photograph by Laura Ryckewaert

Mulcair’s irrational road to nowhere

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | April 13, 2016
  • MONTREAL—By the time he stood at the podium to address the NDP convention Sunday morning, Thomas Mulcair must have known he was in deep

Mulcair’s irrational road to nowhere

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | April 13, 2016
  • MONTREAL—By the time he stood at the podium to address the NDP convention Sunday morning, Thomas Mulcair must have known he was in deep
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and his wife Catherine Pinhas, pictured April 10 arriving at the convention. The Hill Times photograph by Laura Ryckewaert

NDP has leadership crisis on its hands: Hébert

  • MONTREAL—As the New Democrats prepare to pronounce on Thomas Mulcair’s leadership, here is a prediction: Regardless of how the NDP leader scores on a
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | April 7, 2016
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, pictured on the 2015 election campaign trail in New Brunswick. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

NDP has leadership crisis on its hands: Hébert

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | April 7, 2016
  • MONTREAL—As the New Democrats prepare to pronounce on Thomas Mulcair’s leadership, here is a prediction: Regardless of how the NDP leader scores on a

NDP has leadership crisis on its hands: Hébert

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | April 7, 2016
  • MONTREAL—As the New Democrats prepare to pronounce on Thomas Mulcair’s leadership, here is a prediction: Regardless of how the NDP leader scores on a
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, pictured on the 2015 election campaign trail in New Brunswick. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Three inconvenient truths for the NDP

  • As the New Democrats ponder the future of their federal party and its leadership, here are a few inconvenient truths they might have to
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | March 17, 2016
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair will face a leadership review at the New Democrats' policy convention in April. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Three inconvenient truths for the NDP

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | March 17, 2016
  • As the New Democrats ponder the future of their federal party and its leadership, here are a few inconvenient truths they might have to

Three inconvenient truths for the NDP

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | March 17, 2016
  • As the New Democrats ponder the future of their federal party and its leadership, here are a few inconvenient truths they might have to
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair will face a leadership review at the New Democrats' policy convention in April. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Funds key to clinching Conservative leadership

  • MONTREAL—It is a political rule of thumb that defeated incumbents tend to drown their sorrows in money and it turns out the federal Conservatives
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | March 14, 2016

Funds key to clinching Conservative leadership

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | March 14, 2016
  • MONTREAL—It is a political rule of thumb that defeated incumbents tend to drown their sorrows in money and it turns out the federal Conservatives

Funds key to clinching Conservative leadership

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | March 14, 2016
  • MONTREAL—It is a political rule of thumb that defeated incumbents tend to drown their sorrows in money and it turns out the federal Conservatives

East, West on same side of pipeline debate

  • When all is said and done, there is no rational reason for this week’s climate-change gathering of first ministers in Vancouver to feature an
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | March 7, 2016
B.C. Premier Christy Clark ran into problems when her province left it up to the National Energy Board to decide the status of the Northern Gateway pipeline. Quebec's Philippe Couillard is trying to avoid that with the proposed Energy East project, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

East, West on same side of pipeline debate

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | March 7, 2016
  • When all is said and done, there is no rational reason for this week’s climate-change gathering of first ministers in Vancouver to feature an

East, West on same side of pipeline debate

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | March 7, 2016
  • When all is said and done, there is no rational reason for this week’s climate-change gathering of first ministers in Vancouver to feature an
B.C. Premier Christy Clark ran into problems when her province left it up to the National Energy Board to decide the status of the Northern Gateway pipeline. Quebec's Philippe Couillard is trying to avoid that with the proposed Energy East project, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservative leadership race could be crowded

  • MONTREAL—Depending on the day of the week there are no less than eight and as many as a dozen Conservatives testing the federal leadership
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 29, 2016

Conservative leadership race could be crowded

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 29, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Depending on the day of the week there are no less than eight and as many as a dozen Conservatives testing the federal leadership

Conservative leadership race could be crowded

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 29, 2016
  • MONTREAL—Depending on the day of the week there are no less than eight and as many as a dozen Conservatives testing the federal leadership

Ending airstrikes needs rationale

  • Over his first three months in power, Justin Trudeau has undone many of Stephen Harper’s policies but until this past week, he had not
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 15, 2016

Ending airstrikes needs rationale

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 15, 2016
  • Over his first three months in power, Justin Trudeau has undone many of Stephen Harper’s policies but until this past week, he had not

Ending airstrikes needs rationale

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 15, 2016
  • Over his first three months in power, Justin Trudeau has undone many of Stephen Harper’s policies but until this past week, he had not

How is it possible Conservative brain trust underestimated ‘change’ force in 2015 election?

  • MONTREAL—On a week that marks the passing of Justin Trudeau’s 100th day in power, key Conservative and NDP insiders have been delivering some preliminary
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 11, 2016
Former prime minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party's Election 2015 campaign manager Jenni Byrne. 'The Liberals won because Canadians had an overwhelming desire for change, the extent to which wasn’t fully appreciated until after the campaign had started,' Ms. Byrne wrote in a recent op-ed. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

How is it possible Conservative brain trust underestimated ‘change’ force in 2015 election?

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 11, 2016
  • MONTREAL—On a week that marks the passing of Justin Trudeau’s 100th day in power, key Conservative and NDP insiders have been delivering some preliminary

How is it possible Conservative brain trust underestimated ‘change’ force in 2015 election?

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 11, 2016
  • MONTREAL—On a week that marks the passing of Justin Trudeau’s 100th day in power, key Conservative and NDP insiders have been delivering some preliminary
Former prime minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party's Election 2015 campaign manager Jenni Byrne. 'The Liberals won because Canadians had an overwhelming desire for change, the extent to which wasn’t fully appreciated until after the campaign had started,' Ms. Byrne wrote in a recent op-ed. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Mayoral support crucial for pipelines

  • EDMONTON—Kudos to Justin Trudeau and Alberta’s Rachel Notley for taking the time to talk face to face about the province’s economic challenges on Wednesday.
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 8, 2016

Mayoral support crucial for pipelines

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 8, 2016
  • EDMONTON—Kudos to Justin Trudeau and Alberta’s Rachel Notley for taking the time to talk face to face about the province’s economic challenges on Wednesday.

Mayoral support crucial for pipelines

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | February 8, 2016
  • EDMONTON—Kudos to Justin Trudeau and Alberta’s Rachel Notley for taking the time to talk face to face about the province’s economic challenges on Wednesday.

Electoral reform more controversial than one would think

  • Justin Trudeau’s government will not lack for hard choices to make between now and the summer adjournment of Parliament. In most cases though, the
News | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | January 27, 2016
'Justin Trudeau has promised to deliver a different voting system in time for the 2019 election so speed is presumably of the essence. But there is no ready-made process to deliver as major an electoral reform in a manner that inspires confidence in its legitimacy,' writes Chantal Hebert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Electoral reform more controversial than one would think

News | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | January 27, 2016
  • Justin Trudeau’s government will not lack for hard choices to make between now and the summer adjournment of Parliament. In most cases though, the

Electoral reform more controversial than one would think

News | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | January 27, 2016
  • Justin Trudeau’s government will not lack for hard choices to make between now and the summer adjournment of Parliament. In most cases though, the
'Justin Trudeau has promised to deliver a different voting system in time for the 2019 election so speed is presumably of the essence. But there is no ready-made process to deliver as major an electoral reform in a manner that inspires confidence in its legitimacy,' writes Chantal Hebert. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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