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Ripper offers a detailed, accessible, engrossing look at the making of Pierre Poilievre

  • Mark Bourrie sets out to tell Pierre Poilievre’s story from the beginning, and shows not only his origins and how they shaped the man
FeatureBY JAMIE CARROLL | April 2, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre launched his campaign outside of the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on March 23. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Ripper offers a detailed, accessible, engrossing look at the making of Pierre Poilievre

FeatureBY JAMIE CARROLL | April 2, 2025
  • Mark Bourrie sets out to tell Pierre Poilievre’s story from the beginning, and shows not only his origins and how they shaped the man

Ripper offers a detailed, accessible, engrossing look at the making of Pierre Poilievre

FeatureBY JAMIE CARROLL | April 2, 2025
  • Mark Bourrie sets out to tell Pierre Poilievre’s story from the beginning, and shows not only his origins and how they shaped the man
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre launched his campaign outside of the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on March 23. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Time for Canada to consider its own nuclear deterrent

  • Without the reliable umbrella of U.S. nuclear deterrence, anything else Canada spends on updating and expanding the Canadian Armed Forces will sadly be moot
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | March 10, 2025
In 1958, John Diefenbaker's government deployed Bomarc missiles in the Canadian North. They were supposed to be nuclear-armed, but Diefenbaker refused splitting his cabinet and souring relations with the United States. Dief lost in 1963 and the Cuban Missile Crisis revived the nuclear debate, writes Jamie Carroll.   Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Time for Canada to consider its own nuclear deterrent

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | March 10, 2025
  • Without the reliable umbrella of U.S. nuclear deterrence, anything else Canada spends on updating and expanding the Canadian Armed Forces will sadly be moot

Time for Canada to consider its own nuclear deterrent

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | March 10, 2025
  • Without the reliable umbrella of U.S. nuclear deterrence, anything else Canada spends on updating and expanding the Canadian Armed Forces will sadly be moot
In 1958, John Diefenbaker's government deployed Bomarc missiles in the Canadian North. They were supposed to be nuclear-armed, but Diefenbaker refused splitting his cabinet and souring relations with the United States. Dief lost in 1963 and the Cuban Missile Crisis revived the nuclear debate, writes Jamie Carroll.   Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

This new, reinvigorated strain of nativism will not end with Trump

  • The fact is Canadians have had an easy ride on defence spending. But the ride is over. Whether Trump actually introduces tariffs or not,
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | February 19, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Liberal leadership front-runner candidate Mark Carney. Not only can we no longer rely on what was the greatest military alliance in the world to defend us writ large, we can’t be sure our former bestie won’t suddenly show up to annex us, writes Jamie Carroll. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

This new, reinvigorated strain of nativism will not end with Trump

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | February 19, 2025
  • The fact is Canadians have had an easy ride on defence spending. But the ride is over. Whether Trump actually introduces tariffs or not,

This new, reinvigorated strain of nativism will not end with Trump

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | February 19, 2025
  • The fact is Canadians have had an easy ride on defence spending. But the ride is over. Whether Trump actually introduces tariffs or not,
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Liberal leadership front-runner candidate Mark Carney. Not only can we no longer rely on what was the greatest military alliance in the world to defend us writ large, we can’t be sure our former bestie won’t suddenly show up to annex us, writes Jamie Carroll. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Singh should make up his mind, and be a leader

  • If the NDP leader just zipped it for a few weeks, made a new deal and committed to supporting the new prime minister until
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | February 10, 2025
Jagmeet Singh
Jagmeet Singh
New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh holds a press conference in the Wellington Building on Jan. 22, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Singh should make up his mind, and be a leader

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | February 10, 2025
  • If the NDP leader just zipped it for a few weeks, made a new deal and committed to supporting the new prime minister until

Singh should make up his mind, and be a leader

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | February 10, 2025
  • If the NDP leader just zipped it for a few weeks, made a new deal and committed to supporting the new prime minister until
Jagmeet Singh
New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh holds a press conference in the Wellington Building on Jan. 22, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to wrap up Liberal leadership early, before Trump’s tariffs

  • Trump's 30-day clock is a far more clear and existential political threat. The 'framers' of the Liberal constitution gave the board tools to deal with
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | February 6, 2025
Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, left, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould, Ruby Dhalla, and Frank Baylis. Robust leadership races are normally a good thing, but these aren't normal times, writes Jamie Carroll, former national director of the Liberal Party of Canada. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and handouts

Time to wrap up Liberal leadership early, before Trump’s tariffs

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | February 6, 2025
  • Trump's 30-day clock is a far more clear and existential political threat. The 'framers' of the Liberal constitution gave the board tools to deal with

Time to wrap up Liberal leadership early, before Trump’s tariffs

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | February 6, 2025
  • Trump's 30-day clock is a far more clear and existential political threat. The 'framers' of the Liberal constitution gave the board tools to deal with
Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, left, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould, Ruby Dhalla, and Frank Baylis. Robust leadership races are normally a good thing, but these aren't normal times, writes Jamie Carroll, former national director of the Liberal Party of Canada. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and handouts

Liberal leadership normally a three-to-six-month race, but under party constitution’s ‘political circumstances,’ it could be a 30-to-45-day contest

  • Thanks to the necessity of prime minister’s departure now, the only way to provide stability to this nation is allowing a new Liberal leader
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | January 6, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at 9:05 a.m. on Dec. 16, 2024, arriving for his cabinet meeting in West Block, the same morning Chrystia Freeland resigned from cabinet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal leadership normally a three-to-six-month race, but under party constitution’s ‘political circumstances,’ it could be a 30-to-45-day contest

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | January 6, 2025
  • Thanks to the necessity of prime minister’s departure now, the only way to provide stability to this nation is allowing a new Liberal leader

Liberal leadership normally a three-to-six-month race, but under party constitution’s ‘political circumstances,’ it could be a 30-to-45-day contest

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | January 6, 2025
  • Thanks to the necessity of prime minister’s departure now, the only way to provide stability to this nation is allowing a new Liberal leader
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at 9:05 a.m. on Dec. 16, 2024, arriving for his cabinet meeting in West Block, the same morning Chrystia Freeland resigned from cabinet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The wisdom of Homer Simpson and Aaron Sorkin

  • The political right in North America isn’t interested in fixing anything for anyone. Poilievre is the epitome of this. He’s only interested in two things:
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | November 20, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill. Whether it’s Bob Rumson, Donald Trump, Doug Ford or Poilievre, the folks peddling slogans and simple solutions don't care about fixing the real challenges people face, writes Jamie Carroll. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade/illustration by Neena Singhal

The wisdom of Homer Simpson and Aaron Sorkin

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | November 20, 2024
  • The political right in North America isn’t interested in fixing anything for anyone. Poilievre is the epitome of this. He’s only interested in two things:

The wisdom of Homer Simpson and Aaron Sorkin

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | November 20, 2024
  • The political right in North America isn’t interested in fixing anything for anyone. Poilievre is the epitome of this. He’s only interested in two things:
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill. Whether it’s Bob Rumson, Donald Trump, Doug Ford or Poilievre, the folks peddling slogans and simple solutions don't care about fixing the real challenges people face, writes Jamie Carroll. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade/illustration by Neena Singhal
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