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Will the Liberals develop sharper labour pains?

  • Governments pick winners and losers in labour disputes. Who do you think they align with? Hint: it’s not you.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 20, 2024
Canada Post workers picket outside the postal service’s Station T location in Ottawa on Nov. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the Liberals develop sharper labour pains?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 20, 2024
  • Governments pick winners and losers in labour disputes. Who do you think they align with? Hint: it’s not you.

Will the Liberals develop sharper labour pains?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 20, 2024
  • Governments pick winners and losers in labour disputes. Who do you think they align with? Hint: it’s not you.
Canada Post workers picket outside the postal service’s Station T location in Ottawa on Nov. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the Liberals develop sharper labour pains?

  • Governments pick winners and losers in labour disputes. Who do you think they align with? Hint: it’s not you.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 20, 2024
Canada Post workers picket outside the postal service’s Station T location in Ottawa on Nov. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the Liberals develop sharper labour pains?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 20, 2024
  • Governments pick winners and losers in labour disputes. Who do you think they align with? Hint: it’s not you.

Will the Liberals develop sharper labour pains?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 20, 2024
  • Governments pick winners and losers in labour disputes. Who do you think they align with? Hint: it’s not you.
Canada Post workers picket outside the postal service’s Station T location in Ottawa on Nov. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Turnout for what?

  • Liberal America failed hard because they all talk down to us, gaslight us, and want to push neoliberalism down our throats.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 13, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party elite relied on a typical neoliberal spiel, and were soundly rebuked, writes Erica Ifill. White House photograph by Lawrence Jackson

Turnout for what?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 13, 2024
  • Liberal America failed hard because they all talk down to us, gaslight us, and want to push neoliberalism down our throats.

Turnout for what?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 13, 2024
  • Liberal America failed hard because they all talk down to us, gaslight us, and want to push neoliberalism down our throats.
Kamala Harris
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party elite relied on a typical neoliberal spiel, and were soundly rebuked, writes Erica Ifill. White House photograph by Lawrence Jackson

The gender-gap election

  • While women flocked to Kamala Harris, men afraid of losing their benefits bestowed upon them by patriarchy found solace in Donald Trump.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 6, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
She may have won the TikTok campaign, but Vice-President Kamala Harris faltered by consistently ignoring and insulting Arab Americans in the must-win state of Michigan, writes Erica Ifill. White House photograph by Lawrence Jackson

The gender-gap election

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 6, 2024
  • While women flocked to Kamala Harris, men afraid of losing their benefits bestowed upon them by patriarchy found solace in Donald Trump.

The gender-gap election

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 6, 2024
  • While women flocked to Kamala Harris, men afraid of losing their benefits bestowed upon them by patriarchy found solace in Donald Trump.
Kamala Harris
She may have won the TikTok campaign, but Vice-President Kamala Harris faltered by consistently ignoring and insulting Arab Americans in the must-win state of Michigan, writes Erica Ifill. White House photograph by Lawrence Jackson

India interference allegations exposing who’s not ride-or-die for Canada

  • There are too many ops in the Canadian media and the political class, and they need to be flushed out into the septic tank
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 23, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—and some members of the media—have been playing fast and loose with the need to consistently dunk on the Liberals, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

India interference allegations exposing who’s not ride-or-die for Canada

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 23, 2024
  • There are too many ops in the Canadian media and the political class, and they need to be flushed out into the septic tank

India interference allegations exposing who’s not ride-or-die for Canada

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 23, 2024
  • There are too many ops in the Canadian media and the political class, and they need to be flushed out into the septic tank
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—and some members of the media—have been playing fast and loose with the need to consistently dunk on the Liberals, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Want to find the real boogeymen? Look to the banks

  • While real wages stagnate, bankers and shareholders are getting rich by doing worse things than would land the average person in prison for life.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 16, 2024
Toronto-Dominion Bank has been ordered to pay a US$3.09-billion fine for violating the United States’ Bank Secrecy Act, and money laundering. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Want to find the real boogeymen? Look to the banks

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 16, 2024
  • While real wages stagnate, bankers and shareholders are getting rich by doing worse things than would land the average person in prison for life.

Want to find the real boogeymen? Look to the banks

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 16, 2024
  • While real wages stagnate, bankers and shareholders are getting rich by doing worse things than would land the average person in prison for life.
Toronto-Dominion Bank has been ordered to pay a US$3.09-billion fine for violating the United States’ Bank Secrecy Act, and money laundering. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who has the right to safety?

  • Safety is an imperative for societies to function, and to ensure participation in civic life—but it’s not equally applied.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 9, 2024
Protesters march during a pro-Palestine rally on Nov. 25, 2023. The weaponization of safety is actively being used to limit our Charter rights, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who has the right to safety?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 9, 2024
  • Safety is an imperative for societies to function, and to ensure participation in civic life—but it’s not equally applied.

Who has the right to safety?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 9, 2024
  • Safety is an imperative for societies to function, and to ensure participation in civic life—but it’s not equally applied.
Protesters march during a pro-Palestine rally on Nov. 25, 2023. The weaponization of safety is actively being used to limit our Charter rights, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Drip dropped: Canadian Olympic team gear doesn’t measure up on the world stage

  • Canadian athletes sailed down the Seine River to claim their prize as the tackiest fit of the ceremonies.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 31, 2024
We have a few designers that could’ve been called upon to create fashions that would put Canada in the realm of the respectability that you all fight for. Instead, we got stylistic cheapness, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Drip dropped: Canadian Olympic team gear doesn’t measure up on the world stage

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 31, 2024
  • Canadian athletes sailed down the Seine River to claim their prize as the tackiest fit of the ceremonies.

Drip dropped: Canadian Olympic team gear doesn’t measure up on the world stage

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 31, 2024
  • Canadian athletes sailed down the Seine River to claim their prize as the tackiest fit of the ceremonies.
We have a few designers that could’ve been called upon to create fashions that would put Canada in the realm of the respectability that you all fight for. Instead, we got stylistic cheapness, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Kamala Harris has entered the chat

  • There is now a responsibility on white liberals, moderates, and centrists to practice what they preach, and vote to save democracy.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 24, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
Vice-President Kamala Harris has excited the Democratic base, which will ostensibly affect turnout in the U.S. presidential election. No one was excited about Sleepy Joe. White House photograph by Lawrence Jackson

Kamala Harris has entered the chat

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 24, 2024
  • There is now a responsibility on white liberals, moderates, and centrists to practice what they preach, and vote to save democracy.

Kamala Harris has entered the chat

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 24, 2024
  • There is now a responsibility on white liberals, moderates, and centrists to practice what they preach, and vote to save democracy.
Kamala Harris
Vice-President Kamala Harris has excited the Democratic base, which will ostensibly affect turnout in the U.S. presidential election. No one was excited about Sleepy Joe. White House photograph by Lawrence Jackson

Is the girl-boss era coming to an ignoble end?

  • The Liberals are never held accountable for the female sacrificial lambs they send out for slaughter to save the position of a mediocre man.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 17, 2024
In weekend social media posts, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau played nice with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, right, despite recent Globe and Mail reporting that he’s looking to replace her. Screenshot courtesy of X/@JustinTrudeau

Is the girl-boss era coming to an ignoble end?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 17, 2024
  • The Liberals are never held accountable for the female sacrificial lambs they send out for slaughter to save the position of a mediocre man.

Is the girl-boss era coming to an ignoble end?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 17, 2024
  • The Liberals are never held accountable for the female sacrificial lambs they send out for slaughter to save the position of a mediocre man.
In weekend social media posts, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau played nice with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, right, despite recent Globe and Mail reporting that he’s looking to replace her. Screenshot courtesy of X/@JustinTrudeau

L on wheels: liberals and centrists paving the runway for fascism to take hold

  • Political humiliation looms on both sides of the 49th parallel as strongholds are breached, and lies are allowed to run rampant.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 3, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are both under fire for poor political performances last week, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

L on wheels: liberals and centrists paving the runway for fascism to take hold

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 3, 2024
  • Political humiliation looms on both sides of the 49th parallel as strongholds are breached, and lies are allowed to run rampant.

L on wheels: liberals and centrists paving the runway for fascism to take hold

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 3, 2024
  • Political humiliation looms on both sides of the 49th parallel as strongholds are breached, and lies are allowed to run rampant.
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are both under fire for poor political performances last week, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Gains change a capital idea

  • The macro result of these preferential tax policies is that wealth inequality has ballooned, and contributed to our political instability and revolts.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 26, 2024
If Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s capital gains inclusion rate change that went into effect on June 25 brings down wealth inequality as intended, that can only be a good thing, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gains change a capital idea

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 26, 2024
  • The macro result of these preferential tax policies is that wealth inequality has ballooned, and contributed to our political instability and revolts.

Gains change a capital idea

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 26, 2024
  • The macro result of these preferential tax policies is that wealth inequality has ballooned, and contributed to our political instability and revolts.
If Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s capital gains inclusion rate change that went into effect on June 25 brings down wealth inequality as intended, that can only be a good thing, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The far-right ties that bind

  • The results of the European Parliament elections are just one of many signposts along the path to nationalism on which Canada finds itself.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 12, 2024
Europe is falling apart, threatening western hegemonic liberal democratic structures, policies, and values, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of the European Parliament/Flickr

The far-right ties that bind

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 12, 2024
  • The results of the European Parliament elections are just one of many signposts along the path to nationalism on which Canada finds itself.

The far-right ties that bind

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 12, 2024
  • The results of the European Parliament elections are just one of many signposts along the path to nationalism on which Canada finds itself.
Europe is falling apart, threatening western hegemonic liberal democratic structures, policies, and values, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of the European Parliament/Flickr

Rafah massacre lays bare domestic media shortcomings

  • The devil in the details as to whom legacy media choose to dehumanize, betraying their own journalistic principles to do so.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 29, 2024
There are two distinct conversations happening between those who get their news from social media where independent news organizations flourish, and those who get their news from traditional media, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Camilo Jimenez

Rafah massacre lays bare domestic media shortcomings

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 29, 2024
  • The devil in the details as to whom legacy media choose to dehumanize, betraying their own journalistic principles to do so.

Rafah massacre lays bare domestic media shortcomings

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 29, 2024
  • The devil in the details as to whom legacy media choose to dehumanize, betraying their own journalistic principles to do so.
There are two distinct conversations happening between those who get their news from social media where independent news organizations flourish, and those who get their news from traditional media, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Camilo Jimenez

2024 leaving no wig unsnatched

  • Between climate change standing on our necks, and alleged war criminals getting gathered, the world is literally burning.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 22, 2024
On May 19, International Criminal Court head prosecutor Karim Khan, left, applied for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

2024 leaving no wig unsnatched

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 22, 2024
  • Between climate change standing on our necks, and alleged war criminals getting gathered, the world is literally burning.

2024 leaving no wig unsnatched

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 22, 2024
  • Between climate change standing on our necks, and alleged war criminals getting gathered, the world is literally burning.
On May 19, International Criminal Court head prosecutor Karim Khan, left, applied for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Police brutality is a feature of democratic Canada, not a bug

  • Once the ruling class sniffs change and dissent, they send in their goons to force those opposing actors to fall in line.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 15, 2024
It is quite plausible that the police in both Edmonton and Calgary violated the students’ Charter rights by forcibly removing them from their university campus encampments, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Police brutality is a feature of democratic Canada, not a bug

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 15, 2024
  • Once the ruling class sniffs change and dissent, they send in their goons to force those opposing actors to fall in line.

Police brutality is a feature of democratic Canada, not a bug

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 15, 2024
  • Once the ruling class sniffs change and dissent, they send in their goons to force those opposing actors to fall in line.
It is quite plausible that the police in both Edmonton and Calgary violated the students’ Charter rights by forcibly removing them from their university campus encampments, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

No bars, just bad vibes

  • The April 30 circus in the House of Commons featured no lyrical flow, no beat, just insults.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 8, 2024
A note to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre: B.C.’s drug decriminalization policy is not wacko, you’re just wack. Much like Drake, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No bars, just bad vibes

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 8, 2024
  • The April 30 circus in the House of Commons featured no lyrical flow, no beat, just insults.

No bars, just bad vibes

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 8, 2024
  • The April 30 circus in the House of Commons featured no lyrical flow, no beat, just insults.
A note to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre: B.C.’s drug decriminalization policy is not wacko, you’re just wack. Much like Drake, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Campus crackdowns earning a failing grade

  • Student encampments protesting the genocide in Gaza will surely pack a political punch that will rankle the sensitivities of the Laurentian elites.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 1, 2024
A student encampment at McGill University, joining others across the continent. The next generation of power concentration is using its privilege to fight for the lives of people being slaughtered halfway across the globe, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of CTV News

Campus crackdowns earning a failing grade

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 1, 2024
  • Student encampments protesting the genocide in Gaza will surely pack a political punch that will rankle the sensitivities of the Laurentian elites.

Campus crackdowns earning a failing grade

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 1, 2024
  • Student encampments protesting the genocide in Gaza will surely pack a political punch that will rankle the sensitivities of the Laurentian elites.
A student encampment at McGill University, joining others across the continent. The next generation of power concentration is using its privilege to fight for the lives of people being slaughtered halfway across the globe, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of CTV News

Feds’ groceries bill is worth less than the paper on which it’s printed

  • Relief requires a short-term solution because an election is coming, and Bill C-56 ain’t it. In fact, I would go as far as calling
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 24, 2024
It is so Canadian to amend a bill to give Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne the power to demand an inquiry and to compel answers, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ groceries bill is worth less than the paper on which it’s printed

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 24, 2024
  • Relief requires a short-term solution because an election is coming, and Bill C-56 ain’t it. In fact, I would go as far as calling

Feds’ groceries bill is worth less than the paper on which it’s printed

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 24, 2024
  • Relief requires a short-term solution because an election is coming, and Bill C-56 ain’t it. In fact, I would go as far as calling
It is so Canadian to amend a bill to give Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne the power to demand an inquiry and to compel answers, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Getting hosed on housing

  • The feds are relying on neoliberal economic policies of letting the market decide to build affordable housing. Well, the market decided we should all
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 20, 2024
Critiques of the Liberals’ National Housing Strategy highlight that it has been great for profiteers, but not for affordable housing, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Getting hosed on housing

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 20, 2024
  • The feds are relying on neoliberal economic policies of letting the market decide to build affordable housing. Well, the market decided we should all

Getting hosed on housing

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 20, 2024
  • The feds are relying on neoliberal economic policies of letting the market decide to build affordable housing. Well, the market decided we should all
Critiques of the Liberals’ National Housing Strategy highlight that it has been great for profiteers, but not for affordable housing, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Katestagate: a case study in the loss of institutional credibility

  • When the standing of authority is threatened by its own deception, the coalescence of public trust around that authority disintegrates.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 13, 2024
The firestorm surrounding a manipulated photo circulated by Kensington Palace of Catherine, Princess of Wales, and her three children, Louis, left, George, and Charlotte, is emblematic of the noticeable rift between the perception of power and the public’s confidence in those who wield it, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Kensington Palace

Katestagate: a case study in the loss of institutional credibility

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 13, 2024
  • When the standing of authority is threatened by its own deception, the coalescence of public trust around that authority disintegrates.

Katestagate: a case study in the loss of institutional credibility

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 13, 2024
  • When the standing of authority is threatened by its own deception, the coalescence of public trust around that authority disintegrates.
The firestorm surrounding a manipulated photo circulated by Kensington Palace of Catherine, Princess of Wales, and her three children, Louis, left, George, and Charlotte, is emblematic of the noticeable rift between the perception of power and the public’s confidence in those who wield it, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Kensington Palace

Paying the price for a false promise of prosperity

  • The supply-side neoliberal economic thinking favoured by the likes of Brian Mulroney, Ronald Reagan, and Margaret Thatcher is driving today’s shifting political winds towards
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 6, 2024
The triumvirate of Anglo colonialism—led by then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, then-Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney, and then-U.K. prime minister Margaret Thatcher—were mainly of one mind when it came to laying the groundwork for today’s world, writes Erica Ifill. Photographs courtesy of Library and Archives Canada and U.S. National Archives

Paying the price for a false promise of prosperity

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 6, 2024
  • The supply-side neoliberal economic thinking favoured by the likes of Brian Mulroney, Ronald Reagan, and Margaret Thatcher is driving today’s shifting political winds towards

Paying the price for a false promise of prosperity

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 6, 2024
  • The supply-side neoliberal economic thinking favoured by the likes of Brian Mulroney, Ronald Reagan, and Margaret Thatcher is driving today’s shifting political winds towards
The triumvirate of Anglo colonialism—led by then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, then-Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney, and then-U.K. prime minister Margaret Thatcher—were mainly of one mind when it came to laying the groundwork for today’s world, writes Erica Ifill. Photographs courtesy of Library and Archives Canada and U.S. National Archives

New bill pushes for accountability from platforms that won’t police themselves

  • The Online Harms Act would create room for the government to step in to the mess that is online forums, where people can hurl
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 28, 2024
There have been a few instances in Canada where legislation like this could’ve saved a young girl’s life, writes Erica Ifill. Pexels photograph by Alex Green

New bill pushes for accountability from platforms that won’t police themselves

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 28, 2024
  • The Online Harms Act would create room for the government to step in to the mess that is online forums, where people can hurl

New bill pushes for accountability from platforms that won’t police themselves

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 28, 2024
  • The Online Harms Act would create room for the government to step in to the mess that is online forums, where people can hurl
There have been a few instances in Canada where legislation like this could’ve saved a young girl’s life, writes Erica Ifill. Pexels photograph by Alex Green

Pay-to-play only works when the value for money is airtight

  • Local and/or niche news publishers show that people are willing to pay for journalism that aligns with their values and principles, and stories in
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 21, 2024
While many decry the expectation of free news, a model whereby the financing of journalism was downloaded from advertising dollars to consumer dollars was unsustainable, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Priscilla Du Preez

Pay-to-play only works when the value for money is airtight

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 21, 2024
  • Local and/or niche news publishers show that people are willing to pay for journalism that aligns with their values and principles, and stories in

Pay-to-play only works when the value for money is airtight

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 21, 2024
  • Local and/or niche news publishers show that people are willing to pay for journalism that aligns with their values and principles, and stories in
While many decry the expectation of free news, a model whereby the financing of journalism was downloaded from advertising dollars to consumer dollars was unsustainable, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Priscilla Du Preez

Deepfake inaction exposes more women to online abuse

  • The proliferation of fake sexual imagery mostly targets women, and it creates a new gender-based bias online.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 14, 2024
The European Union, United Kingdom, and the United States are all working on bills to make deepfake porn a criminal offence, but Canada is falling behind, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Romina Farías

Deepfake inaction exposes more women to online abuse

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 14, 2024
  • The proliferation of fake sexual imagery mostly targets women, and it creates a new gender-based bias online.

Deepfake inaction exposes more women to online abuse

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 14, 2024
  • The proliferation of fake sexual imagery mostly targets women, and it creates a new gender-based bias online.
The European Union, United Kingdom, and the United States are all working on bills to make deepfake porn a criminal offence, but Canada is falling behind, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Romina Farías

Parental rights battle cry is turning private grievance into public policy

  • What we’re seeing from Smith is another iteration of far-right hate being normalized to the point where it has seeped into policy through a
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 7, 2024
Make no mistake, the parental rights battle cry championed by the likes of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is about surveillance and control of those who are already marginalized, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parental rights battle cry is turning private grievance into public policy

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 7, 2024
  • What we’re seeing from Smith is another iteration of far-right hate being normalized to the point where it has seeped into policy through a

Parental rights battle cry is turning private grievance into public policy

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 7, 2024
  • What we’re seeing from Smith is another iteration of far-right hate being normalized to the point where it has seeped into policy through a
Make no mistake, the parental rights battle cry championed by the likes of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is about surveillance and control of those who are already marginalized, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The heavy hand of the ruling class is muffling dissent

  • Those in positions of authority are punching down on anyone who doesn’t perpetuate their criminalization of brown lives.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 31, 2024
Demonstrators participate in a pro-Palestinian rally in Ottawa on Nov. 25, 2023. Many of those punished are people of colour who had the nerve to use their Charter right of free expression to present their views relating to the genocide of the Palestinians, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The heavy hand of the ruling class is muffling dissent

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 31, 2024
  • Those in positions of authority are punching down on anyone who doesn’t perpetuate their criminalization of brown lives.

The heavy hand of the ruling class is muffling dissent

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 31, 2024
  • Those in positions of authority are punching down on anyone who doesn’t perpetuate their criminalization of brown lives.
Demonstrators participate in a pro-Palestinian rally in Ottawa on Nov. 25, 2023. Many of those punished are people of colour who had the nerve to use their Charter right of free expression to present their views relating to the genocide of the Palestinians, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The jig is up on western imperialism

  • The western messaging on this war has fallen flat, sowing more distrust in our institutions, politics, and media.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 24, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom are giving the impression they have lost the plot, making up their plan for Gaza as they go along, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade, and No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

The jig is up on western imperialism

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 24, 2024
  • The western messaging on this war has fallen flat, sowing more distrust in our institutions, politics, and media.

The jig is up on western imperialism

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 24, 2024
  • The western messaging on this war has fallen flat, sowing more distrust in our institutions, politics, and media.
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom are giving the impression they have lost the plot, making up their plan for Gaza as they go along, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade, and No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson
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In wake of blackface scandal, actual Black Canadians left in out-of-cabinet cold

  • OTTAWA—Justin Trudeau doesn’t care about Black people. In a post-blackface Canada, with a post-blackface prime minister, Black representation in the House of Commons, the
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 27, 2019
After being trotted out to defend the prime minister during the campaign, at a press conference with Catherine McKenna, why wasn’t Greg Fergus, awarded a cabinet position like his white counterparts for his unwavering loyalty, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of CBC

In wake of blackface scandal, actual Black Canadians left in out-of-cabinet cold

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 27, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Justin Trudeau doesn’t care about Black people. In a post-blackface Canada, with a post-blackface prime minister, Black representation in the House of Commons, the

In wake of blackface scandal, actual Black Canadians left in out-of-cabinet cold

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 27, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Justin Trudeau doesn’t care about Black people. In a post-blackface Canada, with a post-blackface prime minister, Black representation in the House of Commons, the
After being trotted out to defend the prime minister during the campaign, at a press conference with Catherine McKenna, why wasn’t Greg Fergus, awarded a cabinet position like his white counterparts for his unwavering loyalty, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of CBC

Because it’s 2019, let’s stop using feminism as a not-truly-equal cabinet crutch

  • OTTAWA—Gender parity, once on-trend in 2015, is now merely a passing thought just four years later. Cabinet announcements will be made today and not
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 20, 2019
In 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau explained his gender-balanced cabinet with the viral line ‘Because it’s 2015.’ In 2019, discussion about women leadership in cabinet is scarce, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Because it’s 2019, let’s stop using feminism as a not-truly-equal cabinet crutch

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 20, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Gender parity, once on-trend in 2015, is now merely a passing thought just four years later. Cabinet announcements will be made today and not

Because it’s 2019, let’s stop using feminism as a not-truly-equal cabinet crutch

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 20, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Gender parity, once on-trend in 2015, is now merely a passing thought just four years later. Cabinet announcements will be made today and not
In 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau explained his gender-balanced cabinet with the viral line ‘Because it’s 2015.’ In 2019, discussion about women leadership in cabinet is scarce, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

OK, Boomer: The problem with analogue politicians in a digital world

  • OTTAWA—OK, Boomer. The fundamental lack of understanding of technology, paired with the complete disinterest in learning about it and how it affects our lives,
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 13, 2019
Unlike her older peers, 30-year-old Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, pictured, understands how technology and social media work and skewered Mark Zuckerburg about his new cryptocurrency, Libra, during a recent visit to Washington to testify before the House Financial Services Committee, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

OK, Boomer: The problem with analogue politicians in a digital world

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 13, 2019
  • OTTAWA—OK, Boomer. The fundamental lack of understanding of technology, paired with the complete disinterest in learning about it and how it affects our lives,

OK, Boomer: The problem with analogue politicians in a digital world

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 13, 2019
  • OTTAWA—OK, Boomer. The fundamental lack of understanding of technology, paired with the complete disinterest in learning about it and how it affects our lives,
Unlike her older peers, 30-year-old Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, pictured, understands how technology and social media work and skewered Mark Zuckerburg about his new cryptocurrency, Libra, during a recent visit to Washington to testify before the House Financial Services Committee, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Western alienation is real, but Kenney, Moe grievances are about entitlement

  • OTTAWA—Never in the annals of history have white men been so oppressed and subjugated—or that’s what Jason Kenney and Scott Moe would have us
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 6, 2019
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, left, and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. The grievances that Alberta and Saskatchewan seem to have are no different from the entitlement of the white men who lead them, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Western alienation is real, but Kenney, Moe grievances are about entitlement

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 6, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Never in the annals of history have white men been so oppressed and subjugated—or that’s what Jason Kenney and Scott Moe would have us

Western alienation is real, but Kenney, Moe grievances are about entitlement

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 6, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Never in the annals of history have white men been so oppressed and subjugated—or that’s what Jason Kenney and Scott Moe would have us
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, left, and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. The grievances that Alberta and Saskatchewan seem to have are no different from the entitlement of the white men who lead them, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

This just in: Canadians get carpal tunnel from handwringing over unsurprising domestic divisions

  • OTTAWA—Well, at least the Liberals had the decency to legalize weed for this toxic election. I’m not here to spit hot fire about how
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 23, 2019
The successful campaigns of Jody Wilson-Raybould in Vancouver Granville and Mumilaaq Qaqqaq in Nunavut were among the few bright spots in this toxic election, writes Erica Ifill. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and Facebook

This just in: Canadians get carpal tunnel from handwringing over unsurprising domestic divisions

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 23, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Well, at least the Liberals had the decency to legalize weed for this toxic election. I’m not here to spit hot fire about how

This just in: Canadians get carpal tunnel from handwringing over unsurprising domestic divisions

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 23, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Well, at least the Liberals had the decency to legalize weed for this toxic election. I’m not here to spit hot fire about how
The successful campaigns of Jody Wilson-Raybould in Vancouver Granville and Mumilaaq Qaqqaq in Nunavut were among the few bright spots in this toxic election, writes Erica Ifill. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and Facebook

Pass on the gaslighting, and ignore parties’ petty strategic vote scare tactics

  • OTTAWA—In true Canadian fashion, with just days left in the election, the political calculations of strategic voting are being trotted out. The problem is,
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | October 16, 2019
Both Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, left, spent the Thanksgiving weekend stumping on the dangers of not electing their respective parties to a majority government. But strategic voting isn’t an actual strategy for political change, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Photographs courtesy of Twitter

Pass on the gaslighting, and ignore parties’ petty strategic vote scare tactics

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | October 16, 2019
  • OTTAWA—In true Canadian fashion, with just days left in the election, the political calculations of strategic voting are being trotted out. The problem is,

Pass on the gaslighting, and ignore parties’ petty strategic vote scare tactics

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | October 16, 2019
  • OTTAWA—In true Canadian fashion, with just days left in the election, the political calculations of strategic voting are being trotted out. The problem is,
Both Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, left, spent the Thanksgiving weekend stumping on the dangers of not electing their respective parties to a majority government. But strategic voting isn’t an actual strategy for political change, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Photographs courtesy of Twitter

Singh’s Atwater Market encounter became about comforting the comfortable

  • OTTAWA—The tenor of this election has abruptly and sharply turned towards race, and with every incident, we choose to stick our heads in the
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | October 9, 2019
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh boards his campaign bus in Ottawa on Oct. 6. There is an undue expectation imposed on people of colour to show grace and forgiveness without being asked, and to be polite when faced with racism, big and small, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Singh’s Atwater Market encounter became about comforting the comfortable

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | October 9, 2019
  • OTTAWA—The tenor of this election has abruptly and sharply turned towards race, and with every incident, we choose to stick our heads in the

Singh’s Atwater Market encounter became about comforting the comfortable

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | October 9, 2019
  • OTTAWA—The tenor of this election has abruptly and sharply turned towards race, and with every incident, we choose to stick our heads in the
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh boards his campaign bus in Ottawa on Oct. 6. There is an undue expectation imposed on people of colour to show grace and forgiveness without being asked, and to be polite when faced with racism, big and small, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The future of work is upon us, and it’s being overlooked this election

  • OTTAWA—Trudeau in blackface aside, this is one of the most uninspired elections to date, yet also one of the most important ones. Nationally, we
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | October 2, 2019
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Leader Elizabeth May. Only one candidate is currently talking about the future of work; unfortunately, that candidate is running in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The future of work is upon us, and it’s being overlooked this election

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | October 2, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Trudeau in blackface aside, this is one of the most uninspired elections to date, yet also one of the most important ones. Nationally, we

The future of work is upon us, and it’s being overlooked this election

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | October 2, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Trudeau in blackface aside, this is one of the most uninspired elections to date, yet also one of the most important ones. Nationally, we
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Leader Elizabeth May. Only one candidate is currently talking about the future of work; unfortunately, that candidate is running in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Not so woke: Trudeau’s use of blackface should prompt a second look at his governance

  • OTTAWA—“Diversity is our costume” would be a more appropriate catchphrase for our so-called woke bae prime minister. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made a
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | September 25, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a press conference in Winnipeg, Man., on Sept. 19, 2019, at which he apologized for a second time and took questions from media about having donned blackface and brownface. Screenshot courtesy of Global News

Not so woke: Trudeau’s use of blackface should prompt a second look at his governance

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | September 25, 2019
  • OTTAWA—“Diversity is our costume” would be a more appropriate catchphrase for our so-called woke bae prime minister. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made a

Not so woke: Trudeau’s use of blackface should prompt a second look at his governance

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | September 25, 2019
  • OTTAWA—“Diversity is our costume” would be a more appropriate catchphrase for our so-called woke bae prime minister. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made a
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a press conference in Winnipeg, Man., on Sept. 19, 2019, at which he apologized for a second time and took questions from media about having donned blackface and brownface. Screenshot courtesy of Global News

Election direction: front-runners are shying away from bold ideas, harsh realities

  • OTTAWA—We’re a week into campaign season and we know one thing for sure: we’re not supposed to talk about some of the most glaring
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | September 18, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s response to questions on Bill 21 during the Sept. 12 Maclean's/CityTV debate was akin to the ubiquitous corporate employment equity statement that every job hunter is bombarded with, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Election direction: front-runners are shying away from bold ideas, harsh realities

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | September 18, 2019
  • OTTAWA—We’re a week into campaign season and we know one thing for sure: we’re not supposed to talk about some of the most glaring

Election direction: front-runners are shying away from bold ideas, harsh realities

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | September 18, 2019
  • OTTAWA—We’re a week into campaign season and we know one thing for sure: we’re not supposed to talk about some of the most glaring
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s response to questions on Bill 21 during the Sept. 12 Maclean's/CityTV debate was akin to the ubiquitous corporate employment equity statement that every job hunter is bombarded with, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

True, Patriot Act love was a glorious demo of what a free press could be

  • OTTAWA—Traditional media needs to get its act together for the upcoming election. This has never been more apparent than last week, when Canadians found
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | September 11, 2019
Comedian Hasan Minhaj sat down with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Aug. 12 for a recent episode of his Netflix show Patriot Act, and in the process, not only dunked on the prime minister’s record, but also the Canadian media establishment, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

True, Patriot Act love was a glorious demo of what a free press could be

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | September 11, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Traditional media needs to get its act together for the upcoming election. This has never been more apparent than last week, when Canadians found

True, Patriot Act love was a glorious demo of what a free press could be

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | September 11, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Traditional media needs to get its act together for the upcoming election. This has never been more apparent than last week, when Canadians found
Comedian Hasan Minhaj sat down with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Aug. 12 for a recent episode of his Netflix show Patriot Act, and in the process, not only dunked on the prime minister’s record, but also the Canadian media establishment, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

The audacity of the inclusivity trope

  • OTTAWA—A week after the Liberals were caught with their proverbial hands in the cookie jar of yet another ethics violation, they dropped a new
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | September 4, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and the Liberals have been trying to paint Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, right, as unfit to govern for all Canadians, but hasn’t exactly been leading the charge against discrimination in Quebec, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The audacity of the inclusivity trope

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | September 4, 2019
  • OTTAWA—A week after the Liberals were caught with their proverbial hands in the cookie jar of yet another ethics violation, they dropped a new

The audacity of the inclusivity trope

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | September 4, 2019
  • OTTAWA—A week after the Liberals were caught with their proverbial hands in the cookie jar of yet another ethics violation, they dropped a new
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and the Liberals have been trying to paint Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, right, as unfit to govern for all Canadians, but hasn’t exactly been leading the charge against discrimination in Quebec, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

#NotSoEqualVoice: the race for equality can’t be completed wearing blinders

  • OTTAWA—Equal Voice, an organization “dedicated to electing more women to all levels of political office in Canada,” has spent the better part of the
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | August 7, 2019
Leila Moumouni-Tchouassi, left, Shanese Indoowaaboo Steele, centre, and Cherie Wong say they were abruptly dismissed by Equal Voice for allegedly harassing the group's executive director. Their dismissal points to larger, systemic problems within the organization, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Photographs courtesy of Cherie Wong, Shanese Indoowaaboo Steele, and Leila Moumouni-Tchouassi

#NotSoEqualVoice: the race for equality can’t be completed wearing blinders

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | August 7, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Equal Voice, an organization “dedicated to electing more women to all levels of political office in Canada,” has spent the better part of the

#NotSoEqualVoice: the race for equality can’t be completed wearing blinders

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | August 7, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Equal Voice, an organization “dedicated to electing more women to all levels of political office in Canada,” has spent the better part of the
Leila Moumouni-Tchouassi, left, Shanese Indoowaaboo Steele, centre, and Cherie Wong say they were abruptly dismissed by Equal Voice for allegedly harassing the group's executive director. Their dismissal points to larger, systemic problems within the organization, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Photographs courtesy of Cherie Wong, Shanese Indoowaaboo Steele, and Leila Moumouni-Tchouassi

Canadians deserve more than a white-bread response to racism

  • OTTAWA—“That’s not how we do things in Canada.” Are you sure about that? This was the statement our racially unsavvy prime minister gave to
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | July 24, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, could take a lesson in how to respond to racism from U.S. congresswoman Ilhan Omar and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and Flickr photograph by Paris Malone

Canadians deserve more than a white-bread response to racism

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | July 24, 2019
  • OTTAWA—“That’s not how we do things in Canada.” Are you sure about that? This was the statement our racially unsavvy prime minister gave to

Canadians deserve more than a white-bread response to racism

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | July 24, 2019
  • OTTAWA—“That’s not how we do things in Canada.” Are you sure about that? This was the statement our racially unsavvy prime minister gave to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, could take a lesson in how to respond to racism from U.S. congresswoman Ilhan Omar and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and Flickr photograph by Paris Malone

Green Party engaging in politics of bygone era with new war room hire

  • OTTAWA—What is Elizabeth May thinking? Bob Fife tweeted that Warren Kinsella, former Liberal surrogate, will be joining the war room of the Green Party
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | July 17, 2019
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Warren Kinsella isn’t running their campaign and committed to keeping to the party’s values of respect. That sounds like a Herculean task, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Green Party engaging in politics of bygone era with new war room hire

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | July 17, 2019
  • OTTAWA—What is Elizabeth May thinking? Bob Fife tweeted that Warren Kinsella, former Liberal surrogate, will be joining the war room of the Green Party

Green Party engaging in politics of bygone era with new war room hire

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | July 17, 2019
  • OTTAWA—What is Elizabeth May thinking? Bob Fife tweeted that Warren Kinsella, former Liberal surrogate, will be joining the war room of the Green Party
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Warren Kinsella isn’t running their campaign and committed to keeping to the party’s values of respect. That sounds like a Herculean task, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Mainstream media already has itself on the ropes in the fake news fight

  • OTTAWA—Months after the 2019 budget announced the details $600-million bailout meant to help the fledgling and inflexible Canadian news media industry, they’ve been complicit
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | July 10, 2019
The image that launched a thousand tweets, even if it didn’t tell the whole story. That video of a seeming snub of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro went wild online before it was debunked, shows the media isn’t ready for the fake-news fight, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Screenshot courtesy of Global News

Mainstream media already has itself on the ropes in the fake news fight

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | July 10, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Months after the 2019 budget announced the details $600-million bailout meant to help the fledgling and inflexible Canadian news media industry, they’ve been complicit

Mainstream media already has itself on the ropes in the fake news fight

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | July 10, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Months after the 2019 budget announced the details $600-million bailout meant to help the fledgling and inflexible Canadian news media industry, they’ve been complicit
The image that launched a thousand tweets, even if it didn’t tell the whole story. That video of a seeming snub of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro went wild online before it was debunked, shows the media isn’t ready for the fake-news fight, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Screenshot courtesy of Global News

Feds making a wreck of reconciliation

  • OTTAWA—Now that the hysteria over the audacity of a national inquiry’s use of the word “genocide” has died down, let’s take stock of how
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 26, 2019
Despite rhetoric from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, concrete reconcilation with Indigenous people is stalled after the Trans Mountain pipeline approval and inaction on removing sex discrimination in the Indian Act, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds making a wreck of reconciliation

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 26, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Now that the hysteria over the audacity of a national inquiry’s use of the word “genocide” has died down, let’s take stock of how

Feds making a wreck of reconciliation

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 26, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Now that the hysteria over the audacity of a national inquiry’s use of the word “genocide” has died down, let’s take stock of how
Despite rhetoric from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, concrete reconcilation with Indigenous people is stalled after the Trans Mountain pipeline approval and inaction on removing sex discrimination in the Indian Act, write Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

#LivingWhileBlack: High stakes on basketball court, school campus, or Parliament Hill

  • OTTAWA—There is a virulent strain of anti-Black racism spreading through the “I don’t see colour” racial Canadian landscape. Anti-Black racism is distinct and stubborn
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 19, 2019
The Parliamentary Protective Service apologized after a group of young people attending a Black Voices on the Hill lobby day were racially profiled in Confederation Building in February. These encounters are not minor, and they’re not isolated. Instead, they rob you of your value, write Amy Kishek and Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

#LivingWhileBlack: High stakes on basketball court, school campus, or Parliament Hill

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 19, 2019
  • OTTAWA—There is a virulent strain of anti-Black racism spreading through the “I don’t see colour” racial Canadian landscape. Anti-Black racism is distinct and stubborn

#LivingWhileBlack: High stakes on basketball court, school campus, or Parliament Hill

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 19, 2019
  • OTTAWA—There is a virulent strain of anti-Black racism spreading through the “I don’t see colour” racial Canadian landscape. Anti-Black racism is distinct and stubborn
The Parliamentary Protective Service apologized after a group of young people attending a Black Voices on the Hill lobby day were racially profiled in Confederation Building in February. These encounters are not minor, and they’re not isolated. Instead, they rob you of your value, write Amy Kishek and Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives haven’t quite learned their lines in the theatre of inclusivity

  • OTTAWA—If you are a member of a marginalized community in Canada, the Conservatives have trolled you over the last couple of weeks with the
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 12, 2019
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer might not be ready to take on the task of standing up for all Canadians, write Amy Kishek and Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives haven’t quite learned their lines in the theatre of inclusivity

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 12, 2019
  • OTTAWA—If you are a member of a marginalized community in Canada, the Conservatives have trolled you over the last couple of weeks with the

Conservatives haven’t quite learned their lines in the theatre of inclusivity

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 12, 2019
  • OTTAWA—If you are a member of a marginalized community in Canada, the Conservatives have trolled you over the last couple of weeks with the
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer might not be ready to take on the task of standing up for all Canadians, write Amy Kishek and Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Doing politics differently? Sure, Jan

  • OTTAWA—Often considered to be the season of change and rebirth, spring has finally arrived in the capital and that is evident for no party
Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 5, 2019
Former Liberal, turned-Independent MPs Jane Philpott, Jody Wilson-Raybould, and Celina Caesar-Chavannes were promptly set aside when they actively exercised a modicum of independence in carrying out their duties, say Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Now, shadowy Liberal insiders are looking to king a new member of the Old Boys’ Club as the new party leader. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Doing politics differently? Sure, Jan

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 5, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Often considered to be the season of change and rebirth, spring has finally arrived in the capital and that is evident for no party

Doing politics differently? Sure, Jan

Opinion | BY AMY KISHEK, ERICA IFILL | June 5, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Often considered to be the season of change and rebirth, spring has finally arrived in the capital and that is evident for no party
Former Liberal, turned-Independent MPs Jane Philpott, Jody Wilson-Raybould, and Celina Caesar-Chavannes were promptly set aside when they actively exercised a modicum of independence in carrying out their duties, say Erica Ifill and Amy Kishek. Now, shadowy Liberal insiders are looking to king a new member of the Old Boys’ Club as the new party leader. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

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