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Do Canadians really want Stephen Harper back?

  • While the former prime minister remains an icon among the Conservative base, his presence may remind voters of what they didn’t like about him
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 16, 2025
Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper
The current Conservative leader’s campaign is taking on more and more aspects of former prime minister Stephen Harper’s politics, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Do Canadians really want Stephen Harper back?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 16, 2025
  • While the former prime minister remains an icon among the Conservative base, his presence may remind voters of what they didn’t like about him

Do Canadians really want Stephen Harper back?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 16, 2025
  • While the former prime minister remains an icon among the Conservative base, his presence may remind voters of what they didn’t like about him
Stephen Harper
The current Conservative leader’s campaign is taking on more and more aspects of former prime minister Stephen Harper’s politics, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The world waits to see how long Trump’s attack on the global economy can last

  • The president has brushed off political realities that would have sunk most political actors a hundred times over.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 9, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Within days of U.S. President Donald Trump’s April 2 announcement, most of the world was united in its criticism of his decision to wreck everyone’s economy, including his own, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

The world waits to see how long Trump’s attack on the global economy can last

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 9, 2025
  • The president has brushed off political realities that would have sunk most political actors a hundred times over.

The world waits to see how long Trump’s attack on the global economy can last

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 9, 2025
  • The president has brushed off political realities that would have sunk most political actors a hundred times over.
Donald Trump
Within days of U.S. President Donald Trump’s April 2 announcement, most of the world was united in its criticism of his decision to wreck everyone’s economy, including his own, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Trump has flipped the election narrative, but it’s a long way to April 28

  • The knock-on effects of tariffs could be well on the way to erasing the Liberals’ advantage in the Trump survival showdown.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 2, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump is like having a pet rattlesnake—as the whole world has learned the hard way, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Trump has flipped the election narrative, but it’s a long way to April 28

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 2, 2025
  • The knock-on effects of tariffs could be well on the way to erasing the Liberals’ advantage in the Trump survival showdown.

Trump has flipped the election narrative, but it’s a long way to April 28

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 2, 2025
  • The knock-on effects of tariffs could be well on the way to erasing the Liberals’ advantage in the Trump survival showdown.
Donald Trump
Dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump is like having a pet rattlesnake—as the whole world has learned the hard way, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Trump’s most despised adversary has an election

  • It’s beyond troubling that Canada is always being singled out for its supposedly nasty negotiating stance, and alleged unfair trading relationship with Americans.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 26, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump seems unlikely to soon give up on his promise to wreck the economy of the land he now deems his country's worst enemy, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Trump’s most despised adversary has an election

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 26, 2025
  • It’s beyond troubling that Canada is always being singled out for its supposedly nasty negotiating stance, and alleged unfair trading relationship with Americans.

Trump’s most despised adversary has an election

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 26, 2025
  • It’s beyond troubling that Canada is always being singled out for its supposedly nasty negotiating stance, and alleged unfair trading relationship with Americans.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump seems unlikely to soon give up on his promise to wreck the economy of the land he now deems his country's worst enemy, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

The real message from the Ford-initiated meeting in D.C.? Canada has no chance of dodging Trump’s trade war for now

  • As relieved as the Canadian contingent was to be engaged in an adult conversation, the March 13 discussion yielded nothing in the way of immediate
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 19, 2025
Doug Ford
Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the March 13 meeting with the U.S. commerce secretary was ‘productive,’ but he could be grasping at straws, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The real message from the Ford-initiated meeting in D.C.? Canada has no chance of dodging Trump’s trade war for now

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 19, 2025
  • As relieved as the Canadian contingent was to be engaged in an adult conversation, the March 13 discussion yielded nothing in the way of immediate

The real message from the Ford-initiated meeting in D.C.? Canada has no chance of dodging Trump’s trade war for now

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 19, 2025
  • As relieved as the Canadian contingent was to be engaged in an adult conversation, the March 13 discussion yielded nothing in the way of immediate
Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the March 13 meeting with the U.S. commerce secretary was ‘productive,’ but he could be grasping at straws, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives left searching for a message as Carney demonstrates his political potential

  • The Tories’ advantage has blown up in their faces as Canadians have begun to take another look at their political options.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 12, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
It hasn’t gone unnoticed that having a prime minister like Liberal Leader Mark Carney with economic skills, global awareness, and experience working with world leaders at the highest level on make-or-break issues might not be such a bad idea, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives left searching for a message as Carney demonstrates his political potential

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 12, 2025
  • The Tories’ advantage has blown up in their faces as Canadians have begun to take another look at their political options.

Conservatives left searching for a message as Carney demonstrates his political potential

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 12, 2025
  • The Tories’ advantage has blown up in their faces as Canadians have begun to take another look at their political options.
Mark Carney
It hasn’t gone unnoticed that having a prime minister like Liberal Leader Mark Carney with economic skills, global awareness, and experience working with world leaders at the highest level on make-or-break issues might not be such a bad idea, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Oval Office blow-up confirmed where Trump really stands

  • It’s becoming undeniable to all concerned that the world we have known has suddenly evaporated.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 5, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s Feb. 28 clash at the White House drove home what everyone has been struggling to process about Trump, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/TheWhiteHouse

Oval Office blow-up confirmed where Trump really stands

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 5, 2025
  • It’s becoming undeniable to all concerned that the world we have known has suddenly evaporated.

Oval Office blow-up confirmed where Trump really stands

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 5, 2025
  • It’s becoming undeniable to all concerned that the world we have known has suddenly evaporated.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s Feb. 28 clash at the White House drove home what everyone has been struggling to process about Trump, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/TheWhiteHouse

Ottawa looks to new partnerships in Europe as Trump’s threats against Canada materialize

  • Canada’s and Europe’s leaders are trying to rewrite the framework of power to open the way for an end to Russia’s murderous attack on
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 26, 2025
For Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, the Feb. 24 call to action in Kyiv on behalf of Ukraine may be remembered as his best moment in nearly a decade in power, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Ottawa looks to new partnerships in Europe as Trump’s threats against Canada materialize

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 26, 2025
  • Canada’s and Europe’s leaders are trying to rewrite the framework of power to open the way for an end to Russia’s murderous attack on

Ottawa looks to new partnerships in Europe as Trump’s threats against Canada materialize

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 26, 2025
  • Canada’s and Europe’s leaders are trying to rewrite the framework of power to open the way for an end to Russia’s murderous attack on
For Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, the Feb. 24 call to action in Kyiv on behalf of Ukraine may be remembered as his best moment in nearly a decade in power, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Canadians face a new reality as the U.S. abandons 75 years of rules-based, liberal world order

  • U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive fixation with this country and his constant denigration of Canadians and our right to exist as a nation are
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 19, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
After a month of nearly daily threats of economically devastating tariffs, Canadians are beginning to accept the possibility that U.S. President Donald Trump actually does want to erase the Canada-U.S. border, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Canadians face a new reality as the U.S. abandons 75 years of rules-based, liberal world order

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 19, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive fixation with this country and his constant denigration of Canadians and our right to exist as a nation are

Canadians face a new reality as the U.S. abandons 75 years of rules-based, liberal world order

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 19, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive fixation with this country and his constant denigration of Canadians and our right to exist as a nation are
Donald Trump
After a month of nearly daily threats of economically devastating tariffs, Canadians are beginning to accept the possibility that U.S. President Donald Trump actually does want to erase the Canada-U.S. border, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Carving a new future in the wake of Trump’s betrayal

  • President Donald Trump’s decision to turn on his northern neighbour has forced Canadians to take stock of their heritage, and thrown open the door
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 12, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
In Canada, U.S. President Donald Trump’s flailing about in his new king-of-the-world act has sparked a political upheaval unlike anything seen in decades, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

Carving a new future in the wake of Trump’s betrayal

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 12, 2025
  • President Donald Trump’s decision to turn on his northern neighbour has forced Canadians to take stock of their heritage, and thrown open the door

Carving a new future in the wake of Trump’s betrayal

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 12, 2025
  • President Donald Trump’s decision to turn on his northern neighbour has forced Canadians to take stock of their heritage, and thrown open the door
Donald Trump
In Canada, U.S. President Donald Trump’s flailing about in his new king-of-the-world act has sparked a political upheaval unlike anything seen in decades, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

Trump forcing Canadians to look more closely at what our country is all about

  • Canadians need to grab this moment to redefine our internal and external relations.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 5, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
The work by Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand to overhaul the country’s internal trade blockages is the most obvious way to bolster the economy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump forcing Canadians to look more closely at what our country is all about

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 5, 2025
  • Canadians need to grab this moment to redefine our internal and external relations.

Trump forcing Canadians to look more closely at what our country is all about

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 5, 2025
  • Canadians need to grab this moment to redefine our internal and external relations.
Anita Anand
The work by Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand to overhaul the country’s internal trade blockages is the most obvious way to bolster the economy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

President’s threat to rules-based world order is no joke

  • As Trump continues his shakedown of Canada, it is becoming apparent that his talk about using 'economic force' to annex this country needs to
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 29, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
By re-electing Donald Trump, Americans have opened the way to the end of a world order centred on rules-based trade and democratic alliances that western countries have promoted and benefitted from throughout the postwar era, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

President’s threat to rules-based world order is no joke

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 29, 2025
  • As Trump continues his shakedown of Canada, it is becoming apparent that his talk about using 'economic force' to annex this country needs to

President’s threat to rules-based world order is no joke

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 29, 2025
  • As Trump continues his shakedown of Canada, it is becoming apparent that his talk about using 'economic force' to annex this country needs to
Donald Trump
By re-electing Donald Trump, Americans have opened the way to the end of a world order centred on rules-based trade and democratic alliances that western countries have promoted and benefitted from throughout the postwar era, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

Two-nation partnership that was a beacon of trust in a fractious world goes down Trump’s drain

  • Trump’s expansionist approach may turn out to be highly counterproductive.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 15, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s expressed willingness to use force to erase the borders of sovereign countries signals an end to the fundamental principle of international order, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Two-nation partnership that was a beacon of trust in a fractious world goes down Trump’s drain

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 15, 2025
  • Trump’s expansionist approach may turn out to be highly counterproductive.

Two-nation partnership that was a beacon of trust in a fractious world goes down Trump’s drain

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 15, 2025
  • Trump’s expansionist approach may turn out to be highly counterproductive.
Donald Trump
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s expressed willingness to use force to erase the borders of sovereign countries signals an end to the fundamental principle of international order, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Staring down the barrel of 2025

  • The current uncertainty and lack of a well-anchored, unifying voice will put Canada at a severe disadvantage in the onrushing showdown with Donald Trump.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 6, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Like any bully, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump needs someone to pick on for the sake of his audience, and for that role he seems to have chosen Canada. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

Staring down the barrel of 2025

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 6, 2025
  • The current uncertainty and lack of a well-anchored, unifying voice will put Canada at a severe disadvantage in the onrushing showdown with Donald Trump.

Staring down the barrel of 2025

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 6, 2025
  • The current uncertainty and lack of a well-anchored, unifying voice will put Canada at a severe disadvantage in the onrushing showdown with Donald Trump.
Donald Trump
Like any bully, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump needs someone to pick on for the sake of his audience, and for that role he seems to have chosen Canada. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

Freeland’s chaos-inducing resignation brings ever more uncertainty in the face of Canada’s trade emergency

  • Chrystia Freeland’s dramatic move has thrown the ruling Liberals into disarray, and raised new questions about the stability of Trudeau’s minority government.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 18, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland’s resignation from cabinet will make stability and a unified front against Donald Trump that much harder to achieve. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland’s chaos-inducing resignation brings ever more uncertainty in the face of Canada’s trade emergency

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 18, 2024
  • Chrystia Freeland’s dramatic move has thrown the ruling Liberals into disarray, and raised new questions about the stability of Trudeau’s minority government.

Freeland’s chaos-inducing resignation brings ever more uncertainty in the face of Canada’s trade emergency

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 18, 2024
  • Chrystia Freeland’s dramatic move has thrown the ruling Liberals into disarray, and raised new questions about the stability of Trudeau’s minority government.
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland’s resignation from cabinet will make stability and a unified front against Donald Trump that much harder to achieve. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With one post, Trump has scrambled Canada’s political agenda

  • If nothing else, it has given Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a national mission that resonates with most Canadians.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 11, 2024
Donald Trump.
Donald Trump.
A recent interview confirmed U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is serious about putting a tariffs-for-income-tax-cuts trade-off at the centre of his economic agenda, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of NBC News

With one post, Trump has scrambled Canada’s political agenda

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 11, 2024
  • If nothing else, it has given Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a national mission that resonates with most Canadians.

With one post, Trump has scrambled Canada’s political agenda

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 11, 2024
  • If nothing else, it has given Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a national mission that resonates with most Canadians.
Donald Trump.
A recent interview confirmed U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is serious about putting a tariffs-for-income-tax-cuts trade-off at the centre of his economic agenda, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of NBC News

Don’t expect any breaks from Tariff Man

  • Whatever Donald Trump says about his reasons for slapping tariffs on Canadian imports, it’s safe to assume it's only part of the story.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 4, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Canada is just another villain in what U.S. president-elect Donald Trump imagines is a worldwide plot to take advantage of American open trade policies, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

Don’t expect any breaks from Tariff Man

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 4, 2024
  • Whatever Donald Trump says about his reasons for slapping tariffs on Canadian imports, it’s safe to assume it's only part of the story.

Don’t expect any breaks from Tariff Man

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 4, 2024
  • Whatever Donald Trump says about his reasons for slapping tariffs on Canadian imports, it’s safe to assume it's only part of the story.
Donald Trump
Canada is just another villain in what U.S. president-elect Donald Trump imagines is a worldwide plot to take advantage of American open trade policies, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

Playing the Mexico card

  • Any radical demands will have to take a back seat now that Trump has lumped Canada and Mexico together in his vow to impose
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 27, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, needs Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, centre, as a partner in any trade discussions involving U.S. president-elect Donald Trump and his well-known divide-and-conquer tactics, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and photographs by Eneas De Troya, and Gage Skidmore

Playing the Mexico card

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 27, 2024
  • Any radical demands will have to take a back seat now that Trump has lumped Canada and Mexico together in his vow to impose

Playing the Mexico card

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 27, 2024
  • Any radical demands will have to take a back seat now that Trump has lumped Canada and Mexico together in his vow to impose
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, needs Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, centre, as a partner in any trade discussions involving U.S. president-elect Donald Trump and his well-known divide-and-conquer tactics, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and photographs by Eneas De Troya, and Gage Skidmore

A lesson for Canadians in Americans’ economic disconnect

  • As voters look for relief from the high cost of living, misguided nostalgia can play a major role in a campaign.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 20, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump won because people in the U.S. believe he will be better than the Democrats at improving the country’s economic conditions, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of CSPAN

A lesson for Canadians in Americans’ economic disconnect

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 20, 2024
  • As voters look for relief from the high cost of living, misguided nostalgia can play a major role in a campaign.

A lesson for Canadians in Americans’ economic disconnect

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 20, 2024
  • As voters look for relief from the high cost of living, misguided nostalgia can play a major role in a campaign.
President-elect Donald Trump won because people in the U.S. believe he will be better than the Democrats at improving the country’s economic conditions, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of CSPAN

The world changed on Nov. 5

  • For Canadians, the potential impact of another Trump administration could be nothing less than a turning point in the country’s modern history.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 13, 2024
Donald J. Trump
Donald J. Trump
We shouldn’t make the same mistake a lot of American voters apparently made of thinking that president-elect Donald Trump doesn’t mean what he says, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Tia Dufour

The world changed on Nov. 5

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 13, 2024
  • For Canadians, the potential impact of another Trump administration could be nothing less than a turning point in the country’s modern history.

The world changed on Nov. 5

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 13, 2024
  • For Canadians, the potential impact of another Trump administration could be nothing less than a turning point in the country’s modern history.
Donald J. Trump
We shouldn’t make the same mistake a lot of American voters apparently made of thinking that president-elect Donald Trump doesn’t mean what he says, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Tia Dufour

Information blackout still shrouds investigation of shocking murder of Ontario resto owner

  • Fourteen months later, Owen Sound citizens continue to deal with a troubling lack of information about a murder that cast a cloud of anxiety
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 6, 2024
The handling of the information in the Sharif Rahman case by the police has raised questions about secrecy and the need to maintain an open justice system. Pexels photograph by Nikita Sh 

Information blackout still shrouds investigation of shocking murder of Ontario resto owner

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 6, 2024
  • Fourteen months later, Owen Sound citizens continue to deal with a troubling lack of information about a murder that cast a cloud of anxiety

Information blackout still shrouds investigation of shocking murder of Ontario resto owner

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 6, 2024
  • Fourteen months later, Owen Sound citizens continue to deal with a troubling lack of information about a murder that cast a cloud of anxiety
The handling of the information in the Sharif Rahman case by the police has raised questions about secrecy and the need to maintain an open justice system. Pexels photograph by Nikita Sh 

Sanewashing, denial, and hate-mongering: the new normal in the U.S.

  • About half the voting populace seems ready to cast a presidential ballot for a criminal who has trod on every notion of decency in
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 30, 2024
Donald J. Trump
Donald J. Trump
No modern mainstream politician has been so explicit in their bigoted rhetoric as former and prospective U.S. president Donald Trump, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Sanewashing, denial, and hate-mongering: the new normal in the U.S.

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 30, 2024
  • About half the voting populace seems ready to cast a presidential ballot for a criminal who has trod on every notion of decency in

Sanewashing, denial, and hate-mongering: the new normal in the U.S.

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 30, 2024
  • About half the voting populace seems ready to cast a presidential ballot for a criminal who has trod on every notion of decency in
Donald J. Trump
No modern mainstream politician has been so explicit in their bigoted rhetoric as former and prospective U.S. president Donald Trump, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

The authenticity game

  • It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that talking a good populist game is more politically advantageous than any agenda devoted to actually improving peoples’
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 23, 2024
Politicians like Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have an advantage when voters care more about the perception of a official as honest rather than likable, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The authenticity game

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 23, 2024
  • It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that talking a good populist game is more politically advantageous than any agenda devoted to actually improving peoples’

The authenticity game

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 23, 2024
  • It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that talking a good populist game is more politically advantageous than any agenda devoted to actually improving peoples’
Politicians like Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have an advantage when voters care more about the perception of a official as honest rather than likable, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Real estate nation: Canada’s biggest business sector scores low in the all-important area of economic productivity

  • Investment in housing takes away from money in other sectors, undercutting the country’s ability to devote funds to the kinds of spending crucial to
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 16, 2024
The overemphasis on housing is an important factor in what is perhaps Canada’s most pressing economic problem: declining economic productivity, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Real estate nation: Canada’s biggest business sector scores low in the all-important area of economic productivity

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 16, 2024
  • Investment in housing takes away from money in other sectors, undercutting the country’s ability to devote funds to the kinds of spending crucial to

Real estate nation: Canada’s biggest business sector scores low in the all-important area of economic productivity

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 16, 2024
  • Investment in housing takes away from money in other sectors, undercutting the country’s ability to devote funds to the kinds of spending crucial to
The overemphasis on housing is an important factor in what is perhaps Canada’s most pressing economic problem: declining economic productivity, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Pack your bags’: this Parliament is headed for the exit

  • The debate now is not whether the Liberals would lose an election held tomorrow, but whether they would be wiped out à la Conservatives
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 9, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
The chances of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal minority surviving very much longer have gone from iffy to something approaching zero, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Pack your bags’: this Parliament is headed for the exit

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 9, 2024
  • The debate now is not whether the Liberals would lose an election held tomorrow, but whether they would be wiped out à la Conservatives

‘Pack your bags’: this Parliament is headed for the exit

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 9, 2024
  • The debate now is not whether the Liberals would lose an election held tomorrow, but whether they would be wiped out à la Conservatives
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
The chances of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal minority surviving very much longer have gone from iffy to something approaching zero, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fixing the housing affordability crisis? It’s the density, stupid

  • In Ontario, the Ford government’s long-brewing housing plan fails to adequately address the single most important issue: density.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 2, 2024
Semi-detached single family homes in Ottawa’s Greenboro neighbourhood
Semi-detached single family homes in Ottawa’s Greenboro neighbourhood
It will take a great deal more concentrated effort on the part of the federal government, the provinces, and municipalities to reverse the urban sprawl trend, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fixing the housing affordability crisis? It’s the density, stupid

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 2, 2024
  • In Ontario, the Ford government’s long-brewing housing plan fails to adequately address the single most important issue: density.

Fixing the housing affordability crisis? It’s the density, stupid

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 2, 2024
  • In Ontario, the Ford government’s long-brewing housing plan fails to adequately address the single most important issue: density.
Semi-detached single family homes in Ottawa’s Greenboro neighbourhood
It will take a great deal more concentrated effort on the part of the federal government, the provinces, and municipalities to reverse the urban sprawl trend, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What are Canadians really buying into with Poilievre?

  • Over the past two years, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has joyously capitalized on the rhetorical viciousness that has oozed out of the internet to
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 25, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has reduced the immensely complicated business of government to a few dozen words in several simplistic slogans that sound almost like a parody of a political con artist, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What are Canadians really buying into with Poilievre?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 25, 2024
  • Over the past two years, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has joyously capitalized on the rhetorical viciousness that has oozed out of the internet to

What are Canadians really buying into with Poilievre?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 25, 2024
  • Over the past two years, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has joyously capitalized on the rhetorical viciousness that has oozed out of the internet to
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has reduced the immensely complicated business of government to a few dozen words in several simplistic slogans that sound almost like a parody of a political con artist, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Meanwhile, back in the pharma wars

  • OTTAWA—Never has the need for national pharmacare been more evident than during the current pandemic, as access to medications has become more iffy as
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 28, 2020
Drug spending in Canada has grown to become one of the biggest medical outlays, rising from $2.6-billion in 1985 to $33.7-billion in 2018, writes Les Whittington. Pexels photograph by Polina Tankilevitch

Meanwhile, back in the pharma wars

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 28, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Never has the need for national pharmacare been more evident than during the current pandemic, as access to medications has become more iffy as

Meanwhile, back in the pharma wars

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 28, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Never has the need for national pharmacare been more evident than during the current pandemic, as access to medications has become more iffy as
Drug spending in Canada has grown to become one of the biggest medical outlays, rising from $2.6-billion in 1985 to $33.7-billion in 2018, writes Les Whittington. Pexels photograph by Polina Tankilevitch

Tough days for the wide boys

  • OTTAWA—After nearly four years of craven sycophancy regarding Donald Trump’s daily demonstration of unfitness for office, a few Republicans are finally eyeing the lifeboats
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 21, 2020
Republican Senator Ben Sasse was recently recorded complaining about President Donald Trump to his Nebraska constituents. Flickr photograph by Gage Skidmore

Tough days for the wide boys

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 21, 2020
  • OTTAWA—After nearly four years of craven sycophancy regarding Donald Trump’s daily demonstration of unfitness for office, a few Republicans are finally eyeing the lifeboats

Tough days for the wide boys

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 21, 2020
  • OTTAWA—After nearly four years of craven sycophancy regarding Donald Trump’s daily demonstration of unfitness for office, a few Republicans are finally eyeing the lifeboats
Republican Senator Ben Sasse was recently recorded complaining about President Donald Trump to his Nebraska constituents. Flickr photograph by Gage Skidmore

For Canada, the trade debate never ends

  • OTTAWA—Former prime minister John Turner, who died on Sept. 19, faced the collective resources and determination of not only Progressive Conservatives, but also nearly
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 14, 2020
Our dependence on a single export market, the U.S., is unusually pronounced for an economically advanced country, and U.S. President Donald Trump has regularly taken advantage of this situation to turn the screws on Ottawa, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Tia Dufour

For Canada, the trade debate never ends

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 14, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Former prime minister John Turner, who died on Sept. 19, faced the collective resources and determination of not only Progressive Conservatives, but also nearly

For Canada, the trade debate never ends

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 14, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Former prime minister John Turner, who died on Sept. 19, faced the collective resources and determination of not only Progressive Conservatives, but also nearly
Our dependence on a single export market, the U.S., is unusually pronounced for an economically advanced country, and U.S. President Donald Trump has regularly taken advantage of this situation to turn the screws on Ottawa, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Tia Dufour

Of culture wars and cranks: how COVID became a deadly test of our collective responsibility

  • OTTAWA—So President Donald Trump, who has sought for months to play down the extent and dangers of COVID-19 and ridiculed mask wearing, allowed a
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 7, 2020
A pedestrian walks past a sign advertising face masks on Bank Street in downtown Ottawa on May 15. Canadians must shelve the anti-social, destructive mindsets associated with mask rejection and COVID conspiracies, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Of culture wars and cranks: how COVID became a deadly test of our collective responsibility

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 7, 2020
  • OTTAWA—So President Donald Trump, who has sought for months to play down the extent and dangers of COVID-19 and ridiculed mask wearing, allowed a

Of culture wars and cranks: how COVID became a deadly test of our collective responsibility

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 7, 2020
  • OTTAWA—So President Donald Trump, who has sought for months to play down the extent and dangers of COVID-19 and ridiculed mask wearing, allowed a
A pedestrian walks past a sign advertising face masks on Bank Street in downtown Ottawa on May 15. Canadians must shelve the anti-social, destructive mindsets associated with mask rejection and COVID conspiracies, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Redrawing the political landscape as COVID becomes a way of life

  • OTTAWA—Throne Speeches are always aspirational, but the blueprint for the future that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rolled out goes a step beyond. It
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 30, 2020
From Trudeau on down, Canada’s political leaders have been behind the curve on COVID-19 from its emergence as an oddity in faraway China 10 months ago, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Redrawing the political landscape as COVID becomes a way of life

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 30, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Throne Speeches are always aspirational, but the blueprint for the future that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rolled out goes a step beyond. It

Redrawing the political landscape as COVID becomes a way of life

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 30, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Throne Speeches are always aspirational, but the blueprint for the future that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rolled out goes a step beyond. It
From Trudeau on down, Canada’s political leaders have been behind the curve on COVID-19 from its emergence as an oddity in faraway China 10 months ago, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

At last, a break from the tyranny of supply-siders

  • OTTAWA—I may have missed it, but I don’t think we’ve heard from Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre on his new party leader Erin O’Toole’s
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 23, 2020
Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre and new party leader Erin O'Toole. O’Toole, who has infused his middle-of-the-road political personality with a more populist tone, is not making a big deal about the need to bring the fisc, as some call it, back into traditional alignment, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

At last, a break from the tyranny of supply-siders

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 23, 2020
  • OTTAWA—I may have missed it, but I don’t think we’ve heard from Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre on his new party leader Erin O’Toole’s

At last, a break from the tyranny of supply-siders

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 23, 2020
  • OTTAWA—I may have missed it, but I don’t think we’ve heard from Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre on his new party leader Erin O’Toole’s
Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre and new party leader Erin O'Toole. O’Toole, who has infused his middle-of-the-road political personality with a more populist tone, is not making a big deal about the need to bring the fisc, as some call it, back into traditional alignment, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

O’Toole’s big blue tent looks more like the Ford/Trump sideshow

  • OTTAWA—One of the more interesting questions before Canadians this fall is what kind of a party leader they’ll get in Erin O’Toole. In the
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 16, 2020
New Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, left, pictured on his way to his first caucus meeting as leader on Sept. 9 alongside his chief of staff, Tausha Michaud, and the party's new national campaign manager, Fred DeLorey. To date, O’Toole’s main departures from the standard Conservative line have been shelving his party’s defining fixation with the federal deficit and casting himself as a champion of workers, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

O’Toole’s big blue tent looks more like the Ford/Trump sideshow

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 16, 2020
  • OTTAWA—One of the more interesting questions before Canadians this fall is what kind of a party leader they’ll get in Erin O’Toole. In the

O’Toole’s big blue tent looks more like the Ford/Trump sideshow

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 16, 2020
  • OTTAWA—One of the more interesting questions before Canadians this fall is what kind of a party leader they’ll get in Erin O’Toole. In the
New Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, left, pictured on his way to his first caucus meeting as leader on Sept. 9 alongside his chief of staff, Tausha Michaud, and the party's new national campaign manager, Fred DeLorey. To date, O’Toole’s main departures from the standard Conservative line have been shelving his party’s defining fixation with the federal deficit and casting himself as a champion of workers, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lies, fantasies and extremism: the rising risks to the world’s democracies

  • OTTAWA—The final, horrible truth is that it really doesn’t matter what Donald Trump does or says. Over the summer, the U.S. president and his
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 9, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump is promoting the idea that the way to deal with the country's reckoning over its failure to address racial inequality over the last 150 years is for white people to use whatever means they want, including violence, to suppress Black people or others protesting on their behalf, writes Les Whittington. Unsplash photograph by Sean Lee

Lies, fantasies and extremism: the rising risks to the world’s democracies

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 9, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The final, horrible truth is that it really doesn’t matter what Donald Trump does or says. Over the summer, the U.S. president and his

Lies, fantasies and extremism: the rising risks to the world’s democracies

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 9, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The final, horrible truth is that it really doesn’t matter what Donald Trump does or says. Over the summer, the U.S. president and his
U.S. President Donald Trump is promoting the idea that the way to deal with the country's reckoning over its failure to address racial inequality over the last 150 years is for white people to use whatever means they want, including violence, to suppress Black people or others protesting on their behalf, writes Les Whittington. Unsplash photograph by Sean Lee

O’Toole, other leaders to be tested in historic COVID-era political showdown

  • OTTAWA—The Conservatives have anointed a new leader at a moment when the currents of history are coalescing into a dramatic turning point for Canadians.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 2, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and the heads of all federal parties will be put to the test over the next several months as the country comes to grips with Canada in the age of COVID, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

O’Toole, other leaders to be tested in historic COVID-era political showdown

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 2, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The Conservatives have anointed a new leader at a moment when the currents of history are coalescing into a dramatic turning point for Canadians.

O’Toole, other leaders to be tested in historic COVID-era political showdown

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 2, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The Conservatives have anointed a new leader at a moment when the currents of history are coalescing into a dramatic turning point for Canadians.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and the heads of all federal parties will be put to the test over the next several months as the country comes to grips with Canada in the age of COVID, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

SoCons, alienated western Conservatives settle for O’Toole rather than MacKay

  • OTTAWA—Peter MacKay is no doubt very disappointed about losing the Conservative leadership race. But maybe he should actually be relieved. He at least will
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 26, 2020
For all the upbeat speechifying afterwards, the leadership balloting announced Sunday clearly showed that this was not a race about which candidate the Conservative membership liked most, but who they disliked the least, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot via Conservative Party livestream

SoCons, alienated western Conservatives settle for O’Toole rather than MacKay

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 26, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Peter MacKay is no doubt very disappointed about losing the Conservative leadership race. But maybe he should actually be relieved. He at least will

SoCons, alienated western Conservatives settle for O’Toole rather than MacKay

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 26, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Peter MacKay is no doubt very disappointed about losing the Conservative leadership race. But maybe he should actually be relieved. He at least will
For all the upbeat speechifying afterwards, the leadership balloting announced Sunday clearly showed that this was not a race about which candidate the Conservative membership liked most, but who they disliked the least, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot via Conservative Party livestream

A new leader for a party in search of itself

  • OTTAWA—Despite having run the strangest, least impactful leadership contest by a major party in memory, the Conservatives have ended up choosing a new leader
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 19, 2020
Conservative leadership candidates Derek Sloan, Leslyn Lewis, Erin O'Toole, and Peter MacKay. Whenever the election comes, the question for the Conservatives is whether they can field a team with the cross-Canada appeal needed to capitalize on Justin Trudeau’s weaknesses, writes Les Whittington. Twitter photographs, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and The Hill Times file photograph

A new leader for a party in search of itself

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 19, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Despite having run the strangest, least impactful leadership contest by a major party in memory, the Conservatives have ended up choosing a new leader

A new leader for a party in search of itself

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 19, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Despite having run the strangest, least impactful leadership contest by a major party in memory, the Conservatives have ended up choosing a new leader
Conservative leadership candidates Derek Sloan, Leslyn Lewis, Erin O'Toole, and Peter MacKay. Whenever the election comes, the question for the Conservatives is whether they can field a team with the cross-Canada appeal needed to capitalize on Justin Trudeau’s weaknesses, writes Les Whittington. Twitter photographs, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and The Hill Times file photograph

Shakedowns, bullying business, trade outrages: election-bound Trump spreads chaos far and wide

  • OTTAWA—Whatever your political stripe, you have to have some sympathy for Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. In the face of President Donald Trump’s plan
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 12, 2020
As a desperate Trump seeks any possible ploy to fuel a reversal of his weak poll numbers, the chaos is rolling out from the White House across the U.S. and the world in seemingly endless waves, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Shakedowns, bullying business, trade outrages: election-bound Trump spreads chaos far and wide

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 12, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Whatever your political stripe, you have to have some sympathy for Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. In the face of President Donald Trump’s plan

Shakedowns, bullying business, trade outrages: election-bound Trump spreads chaos far and wide

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 12, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Whatever your political stripe, you have to have some sympathy for Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. In the face of President Donald Trump’s plan
As a desperate Trump seeks any possible ploy to fuel a reversal of his weak poll numbers, the chaos is rolling out from the White House across the U.S. and the world in seemingly endless waves, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Latest incident targeting McKenna underscores urgency of effort to curb gender violence

  • OTTAWA—A hateful and invective-filled diatribe by a man at Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna’s constituency office—now being investigated by the Ottawa police hate crimes unit—is
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 11, 2020
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured Aug. 10, addresses reporters following an incident at her constituency office involving a man who launched into a invective-filled diatribe directed at her female staffer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Latest incident targeting McKenna underscores urgency of effort to curb gender violence

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 11, 2020
  • OTTAWA—A hateful and invective-filled diatribe by a man at Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna’s constituency office—now being investigated by the Ottawa police hate crimes unit—is

Latest incident targeting McKenna underscores urgency of effort to curb gender violence

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 11, 2020
  • OTTAWA—A hateful and invective-filled diatribe by a man at Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna’s constituency office—now being investigated by the Ottawa police hate crimes unit—is
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured Aug. 10, addresses reporters following an incident at her constituency office involving a man who launched into a invective-filled diatribe directed at her female staffer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Deepening COVID-19 impact raises the stakes for Canada’s future choices

  • OTTAWA—It’s kind of ironically amusing now to think back to March, when people were wondering if the warmer summer weather might do away with
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 5, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 11 touring Régimbal Awards and Promotions to highlight the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, introduced in response to COVID-19. There’s no doubt now that Trudeau will be seen historically as the COVID prime minister, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Deepening COVID-19 impact raises the stakes for Canada’s future choices

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 5, 2020
  • OTTAWA—It’s kind of ironically amusing now to think back to March, when people were wondering if the warmer summer weather might do away with

Deepening COVID-19 impact raises the stakes for Canada’s future choices

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 5, 2020
  • OTTAWA—It’s kind of ironically amusing now to think back to March, when people were wondering if the warmer summer weather might do away with
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 11 touring Régimbal Awards and Promotions to highlight the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, introduced in response to COVID-19. There’s no doubt now that Trudeau will be seen historically as the COVID prime minister, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada handed its bad guy role in Trump’s ‘America First’ election hype

  • OTTAWA—In keeping with the all-encompassing Alice-in-the-Crazy-House approach adopted by Donald Trump in his flailing re-election bid, the U.S. president is rolling out his plan
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 29, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump is applauded as he signs a series of executive orders on lowering drug prices July 24. Promising cheaper imported medicines is an obvious pre-election gambit for Trump, even if it is unlikely to ever happen, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Canada handed its bad guy role in Trump’s ‘America First’ election hype

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 29, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In keeping with the all-encompassing Alice-in-the-Crazy-House approach adopted by Donald Trump in his flailing re-election bid, the U.S. president is rolling out his plan

Canada handed its bad guy role in Trump’s ‘America First’ election hype

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 29, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In keeping with the all-encompassing Alice-in-the-Crazy-House approach adopted by Donald Trump in his flailing re-election bid, the U.S. president is rolling out his plan
U.S. President Donald Trump is applauded as he signs a series of executive orders on lowering drug prices July 24. Promising cheaper imported medicines is an obvious pre-election gambit for Trump, even if it is unlikely to ever happen, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Where are the alarm bells after the armed incursion at the PM’s residence?

  • OTTAWA—Maybe it’s because of the COVID-19 emergency or summertime or the lack of information supplied by the RCMP, but the magnitude of the Corey
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 22, 2020
The gravity of the charge of uttering threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seems to have been obscured in all the talk about what a decent guy Corey Hurren is, his COVID-related trauma and his concerns about losing the vehicle he needs as a northern Canadian Ranger, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Where are the alarm bells after the armed incursion at the PM’s residence?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 22, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Maybe it’s because of the COVID-19 emergency or summertime or the lack of information supplied by the RCMP, but the magnitude of the Corey

Where are the alarm bells after the armed incursion at the PM’s residence?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 22, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Maybe it’s because of the COVID-19 emergency or summertime or the lack of information supplied by the RCMP, but the magnitude of the Corey
The gravity of the charge of uttering threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seems to have been obscured in all the talk about what a decent guy Corey Hurren is, his COVID-related trauma and his concerns about losing the vehicle he needs as a northern Canadian Ranger, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s dictator or bust for Trump

  • OTTAWA—U.S. President Trump seems increasingly like a mad king—besieged on all sides, raging away in the wreckage of his castle, vowing defeat and destruction
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 15, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump’s inflammatory language and pro-police stance are reminiscent of the likes of pro-segregationist former Alabama governor George Wallace, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Tia Dufour

It’s dictator or bust for Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 15, 2020
  • OTTAWA—U.S. President Trump seems increasingly like a mad king—besieged on all sides, raging away in the wreckage of his castle, vowing defeat and destruction

It’s dictator or bust for Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 15, 2020
  • OTTAWA—U.S. President Trump seems increasingly like a mad king—besieged on all sides, raging away in the wreckage of his castle, vowing defeat and destruction
U.S. President Donald Trump’s inflammatory language and pro-police stance are reminiscent of the likes of pro-segregationist former Alabama governor George Wallace, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Tia Dufour

Unfazed by the deficit hawks, Morneau uses ‘snapshot’ to preview environmental, social justice priorities

  • OTTAWA—Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered the bill for the federal government’s COVID-19 response, including a $343-billion deficit, but brushed aside demands for a blueprint
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 8, 2020
Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s 168-page fiscal release, which was more like a family album than a snapshot, will disappoint some Canadians because it was positioned not as a strategy for an immediate post-COVID recovery, but as a middle step in the battle against the epidemic, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unfazed by the deficit hawks, Morneau uses ‘snapshot’ to preview environmental, social justice priorities

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 8, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered the bill for the federal government’s COVID-19 response, including a $343-billion deficit, but brushed aside demands for a blueprint

Unfazed by the deficit hawks, Morneau uses ‘snapshot’ to preview environmental, social justice priorities

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 8, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered the bill for the federal government’s COVID-19 response, including a $343-billion deficit, but brushed aside demands for a blueprint
Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s 168-page fiscal release, which was more like a family album than a snapshot, will disappoint some Canadians because it was positioned not as a strategy for an immediate post-COVID recovery, but as a middle step in the battle against the epidemic, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dafonte Miller case another shocking wake-up call for police reform

  • OTTAWA—It took Ontario Superior Court Justice Joseph Di Luca four-and-a-half hours’ worth of rationalization to conclude in his judgment that the white off-duty cop
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 1, 2020
Commissioner Brenda Lucki’s comment to Members of Parliament that her officers are feeling picked on and ‘demoralized’ by the ‘anti-police narrative’ belies all her talk about reform, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dafonte Miller case another shocking wake-up call for police reform

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 1, 2020
  • OTTAWA—It took Ontario Superior Court Justice Joseph Di Luca four-and-a-half hours’ worth of rationalization to conclude in his judgment that the white off-duty cop

Dafonte Miller case another shocking wake-up call for police reform

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 1, 2020
  • OTTAWA—It took Ontario Superior Court Justice Joseph Di Luca four-and-a-half hours’ worth of rationalization to conclude in his judgment that the white off-duty cop
Commissioner Brenda Lucki’s comment to Members of Parliament that her officers are feeling picked on and ‘demoralized’ by the ‘anti-police narrative’ belies all her talk about reform, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Beleagured Trump signals he’s betting it all on a white racist backlash

  • OTTAWA—The trajectory of the U.S. presidential election campaign clarified itself on the weekend as President Donald Trump confirmed the unyielding position he is carving out as
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 24, 2020
Having risen to prominence and won the White House on an appeal to white racism, U.S. President Donald Trump is openly embracing that approach again, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Tia Dufour

Beleagured Trump signals he’s betting it all on a white racist backlash

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 24, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The trajectory of the U.S. presidential election campaign clarified itself on the weekend as President Donald Trump confirmed the unyielding position he is carving out as

Beleagured Trump signals he’s betting it all on a white racist backlash

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 24, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The trajectory of the U.S. presidential election campaign clarified itself on the weekend as President Donald Trump confirmed the unyielding position he is carving out as
Having risen to prominence and won the White House on an appeal to white racism, U.S. President Donald Trump is openly embracing that approach again, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Tia Dufour

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