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Michael Harris is a writer, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. He was awarded a doctor of laws for his “unceasing pursuit of justice for the less fortunate among us.” His nine books include Justice Denied, Unholy Orders, Rare Ambition, Lament for an Ocean and Con Game. His work has sparked four commissions of inquiry and three of his books have been made into movies. His book on the Harper majority government, Party of One, was a No. 1 bestseller. Follow Michael Harris on Twitter at @HarrisAuthor

Carney grasps a key point that Poilievre has missed in the trade war

  • It can never be politics as usual again with the United States. Mark Carney has talked about the political imperative that this new and
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 14, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Carney understands that Canada needs to reinvent itself as a self-sufficient country, allied to new trading partners who share our values, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney grasps a key point that Poilievre has missed in the trade war

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 14, 2025
  • It can never be politics as usual again with the United States. Mark Carney has talked about the political imperative that this new and

Carney grasps a key point that Poilievre has missed in the trade war

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 14, 2025
  • It can never be politics as usual again with the United States. Mark Carney has talked about the political imperative that this new and
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Carney understands that Canada needs to reinvent itself as a self-sufficient country, allied to new trading partners who share our values, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney is clearly the most qualified candidate to take on Trump  

  • Even if Trump is using tariffs to negotiate better deals with trading partners, that process could take up the rest of his presidency. After all,
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 7, 2025
The song remains the same: Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference on the Hill on April 3, 2025, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement. So the ballot question remains the same in this election. Who is the best candidate to deal with Donald Trump? And the answer remains the same, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney is clearly the most qualified candidate to take on Trump  

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 7, 2025
  • Even if Trump is using tariffs to negotiate better deals with trading partners, that process could take up the rest of his presidency. After all,

Carney is clearly the most qualified candidate to take on Trump  

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 7, 2025
  • Even if Trump is using tariffs to negotiate better deals with trading partners, that process could take up the rest of his presidency. After all,
The song remains the same: Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference on the Hill on April 3, 2025, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement. So the ballot question remains the same in this election. Who is the best candidate to deal with Donald Trump? And the answer remains the same, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney is asking Canadians to give him a majority to deal with Trump

  • A few months ago, only people who were smoking the drapes would have thought a Liberal majority possible. Now, who knows?
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 31, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canadians have consistently answered the most pressing issue facing the country the same way: Carney is the better choice to deal with Trump’s tariffs, tantrums, and threats, than any other candidate on offer. Poilievre has made no headway here, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

Carney is asking Canadians to give him a majority to deal with Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 31, 2025
  • A few months ago, only people who were smoking the drapes would have thought a Liberal majority possible. Now, who knows?

Carney is asking Canadians to give him a majority to deal with Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 31, 2025
  • A few months ago, only people who were smoking the drapes would have thought a Liberal majority possible. Now, who knows?
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canadians have consistently answered the most pressing issue facing the country the same way: Carney is the better choice to deal with Trump’s tariffs, tantrums, and threats, than any other candidate on offer. Poilievre has made no headway here, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

April could be the cruelest month for Poilievre

  • Pierre Poilievre has been spinning his wheels in a feckless attempt to transfer the enmity he so successfully encouraged against Justin Trudeau to Mark
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured March 4, 2025, on the Hill. Most Canadians want their politicians to deal with the current U.S. president, not play partisan politics while Donald Trump pursues our demise, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

April could be the cruelest month for Poilievre

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 24, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre has been spinning his wheels in a feckless attempt to transfer the enmity he so successfully encouraged against Justin Trudeau to Mark

April could be the cruelest month for Poilievre

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 24, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre has been spinning his wheels in a feckless attempt to transfer the enmity he so successfully encouraged against Justin Trudeau to Mark
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured March 4, 2025, on the Hill. Most Canadians want their politicians to deal with the current U.S. president, not play partisan politics while Donald Trump pursues our demise, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

For Carney and Poilievre, it’s go time

  • Both leaders of the mainstream parties need to demonstrate their credentials for the top job, and their plan to rebuff Donald Trump. An election is
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 17, 2025
On paper, Mark Carney, left, has the clear advantage. His talents have been road-tested in the 2008 financial crisis in Canada, and in the turbulence of the post-Brexit period in the U.K. But does he have the retail political skills? Pierre Poilievre has clearly demonstrated his considerable retail political skills, writes Michale Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

For Carney and Poilievre, it’s go time

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 17, 2025
  • Both leaders of the mainstream parties need to demonstrate their credentials for the top job, and their plan to rebuff Donald Trump. An election is

For Carney and Poilievre, it’s go time

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 17, 2025
  • Both leaders of the mainstream parties need to demonstrate their credentials for the top job, and their plan to rebuff Donald Trump. An election is
On paper, Mark Carney, left, has the clear advantage. His talents have been road-tested in the 2008 financial crisis in Canada, and in the turbulence of the post-Brexit period in the U.K. But does he have the retail political skills? Pierre Poilievre has clearly demonstrated his considerable retail political skills, writes Michale Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trump’s word = the square root of bugger all

  • How bad is U.S. President Donald Trump's crazed trade war? Just a day after imposing illegal and punishing tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Captain
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 10, 2025
Justin Trudeau, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured at Mar-a-Lago, Nov. 29, 2024. Tough times may lie ahead for Canadians, but tough times are better than bending the knee to a mendacious con man who somehow lied his way back into the White House, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau's X handle

Trump’s word = the square root of bugger all

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 10, 2025
  • How bad is U.S. President Donald Trump's crazed trade war? Just a day after imposing illegal and punishing tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Captain

Trump’s word = the square root of bugger all

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 10, 2025
  • How bad is U.S. President Donald Trump's crazed trade war? Just a day after imposing illegal and punishing tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Captain
Justin Trudeau, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured at Mar-a-Lago, Nov. 29, 2024. Tough times may lie ahead for Canadians, but tough times are better than bending the knee to a mendacious con man who somehow lied his way back into the White House, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau's X handle

Trump sinks to new low with AI-generated Gaza video

  • Who in their right mind would put up with such a delusional buffoon?
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 3, 2025
Make it stop: Screenshots from an AI-generated video U.S. President Donald Trump posted about turning the Gaza Strip into a resort, something that Michael Harris says would be funny if it wasn’t such an abomination. Elon Musk, left, Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, a Trump hotel, and a talk gold statue of Trump. Screenshots via Bluesky

Trump sinks to new low with AI-generated Gaza video

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 3, 2025
  • Who in their right mind would put up with such a delusional buffoon?

Trump sinks to new low with AI-generated Gaza video

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 3, 2025
  • Who in their right mind would put up with such a delusional buffoon?
Make it stop: Screenshots from an AI-generated video U.S. President Donald Trump posted about turning the Gaza Strip into a resort, something that Michael Harris says would be funny if it wasn’t such an abomination. Elon Musk, left, Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, a Trump hotel, and a talk gold statue of Trump. Screenshots via Bluesky

Trump sides with Putin, a murderous dictator

  • It is usually the other way around, given that America styles itself as the leader of the Free World. Instead, we have a convicted
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 24, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, has taken the side of a brutal dictator, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, who invaded Ukraine, and he has left Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy swinging in the wind, centre. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, and courtesy Flickr/Gage Skidmore/World Economic Forum

Trump sides with Putin, a murderous dictator

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 24, 2025
  • It is usually the other way around, given that America styles itself as the leader of the Free World. Instead, we have a convicted

Trump sides with Putin, a murderous dictator

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 24, 2025
  • It is usually the other way around, given that America styles itself as the leader of the Free World. Instead, we have a convicted
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, has taken the side of a brutal dictator, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, who invaded Ukraine, and he has left Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy swinging in the wind, centre. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, and courtesy Flickr/Gage Skidmore/World Economic Forum

Does Canada need a ripper, or someone who knows the ropes?

  • Mark Carney has helped two countries navigate through some serious white water. While Pierre Poilievre’s monetary experience is a babble about Bitcoin, Carney has been
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 17, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Grit leadership candidate Mark Carney. Trump’s insulting offer to make Canada America’s 51st state as a way of avoiding his punitive tariffs, supercharged the usually understated patriotism of Canadians. We don’t pick fights, but don’t piss us off, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore

Does Canada need a ripper, or someone who knows the ropes?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 17, 2025
  • Mark Carney has helped two countries navigate through some serious white water. While Pierre Poilievre’s monetary experience is a babble about Bitcoin, Carney has been

Does Canada need a ripper, or someone who knows the ropes?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 17, 2025
  • Mark Carney has helped two countries navigate through some serious white water. While Pierre Poilievre’s monetary experience is a babble about Bitcoin, Carney has been
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Grit leadership candidate Mark Carney. Trump’s insulting offer to make Canada America’s 51st state as a way of avoiding his punitive tariffs, supercharged the usually understated patriotism of Canadians. We don’t pick fights, but don’t piss us off, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore

We can no longer trust America

  • Canada can never again assume that America is our devoted friend who will look out for our interests or appreciate our friendship. It’s time
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 10, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Out of the blue, U.S. President Donald Trump launched a savage economic attack on both of his reliable allies and his biggest trading partners, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

We can no longer trust America

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 10, 2025
  • Canada can never again assume that America is our devoted friend who will look out for our interests or appreciate our friendship. It’s time

We can no longer trust America

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 10, 2025
  • Canada can never again assume that America is our devoted friend who will look out for our interests or appreciate our friendship. It’s time
Donald Trump
Out of the blue, U.S. President Donald Trump launched a savage economic attack on both of his reliable allies and his biggest trading partners, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

Maybe, just maybe, Canadians are getting tired of slogans and trash-talk

  • A return to reasoned debate, where leaders answer each other’s points, rather than trade insults, would do a lot to restore our tired democracy.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 3, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Canadians will soon be voting in a federal election, but will they get the chance to cast an informed vote, or merely support the party that most successfully denigrates its rival, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Maybe, just maybe, Canadians are getting tired of slogans and trash-talk

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 3, 2025
  • A return to reasoned debate, where leaders answer each other’s points, rather than trade insults, would do a lot to restore our tired democracy.

Maybe, just maybe, Canadians are getting tired of slogans and trash-talk

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 3, 2025
  • A return to reasoned debate, where leaders answer each other’s points, rather than trade insults, would do a lot to restore our tired democracy.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Canadians will soon be voting in a federal election, but will they get the chance to cast an informed vote, or merely support the party that most successfully denigrates its rival, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Even Jesus must be shaking his head

  • With Donald Trump’s accession to power, a fact-free zone paralyzed by ego and propaganda, the U.S. has entered liar’s heaven and democracy’s hell.  
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 27, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald Trump, pictured, claimed that he would be willing to wreck the economies of allies like Canada and Mexico ostensibly because their lax border policies were allowing illegal drugs like fentanyl to enter the U.S., writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Even Jesus must be shaking his head

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 27, 2025
  • With Donald Trump’s accession to power, a fact-free zone paralyzed by ego and propaganda, the U.S. has entered liar’s heaven and democracy’s hell.  

Even Jesus must be shaking his head

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 27, 2025
  • With Donald Trump’s accession to power, a fact-free zone paralyzed by ego and propaganda, the U.S. has entered liar’s heaven and democracy’s hell.  
Donald Trump
Donald Trump, pictured, claimed that he would be willing to wreck the economies of allies like Canada and Mexico ostensibly because their lax border policies were allowing illegal drugs like fentanyl to enter the U.S., writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Danielle Smith puts oil and gas before country

  • HALIFAX—So, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has decided not to play for Team Canada. It doesn’t get tackier than that. U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s 10-thumbed
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 20, 2025
Danielle Smith
Danielle Smith
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith refused to agree with the other premiers and the prime minister on retaliatory measures against the U.S. Deciding not play for Team Canada is one thing, but playing for Team Trump is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Danielle Smith puts oil and gas before country

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 20, 2025
  • HALIFAX—So, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has decided not to play for Team Canada. It doesn’t get tackier than that. U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s 10-thumbed

Danielle Smith puts oil and gas before country

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 20, 2025
  • HALIFAX—So, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has decided not to play for Team Canada. It doesn’t get tackier than that. U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s 10-thumbed
Danielle Smith
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith refused to agree with the other premiers and the prime minister on retaliatory measures against the U.S. Deciding not play for Team Canada is one thing, but playing for Team Trump is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump overdoses on unlimited power

  • HALIFAX—When U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened a 25 per cent tariff on all goods coming into the United States from Canada, Ontario Premier Doug
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 13, 2025
Former President of the United States Donald Trump
Former President of the United States Donald Trump
Donald Trump is sounding more like Russian President Vladimir Putin than the incoming president of the United States, writes Michael Harris. Gage Skidmore photograph courtesy of Flickr

Trump overdoses on unlimited power

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 13, 2025
  • HALIFAX—When U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened a 25 per cent tariff on all goods coming into the United States from Canada, Ontario Premier Doug

Trump overdoses on unlimited power

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 13, 2025
  • HALIFAX—When U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened a 25 per cent tariff on all goods coming into the United States from Canada, Ontario Premier Doug
Former President of the United States Donald Trump
Donald Trump is sounding more like Russian President Vladimir Putin than the incoming president of the United States, writes Michael Harris. Gage Skidmore photograph courtesy of Flickr

Like it or not, the die is cast

  • Justin Trudeau's graceless dithering in the face of the obvious that his time is up sets up two possibilities. The possibility of an ugly
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 19, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the Liberal national caucus holiday party in Ottawa on Dec. 17, 2024. In politics, the only thing harder than winning power is making a graceful exit when the party is over, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Like it or not, the die is cast

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 19, 2024
  • Justin Trudeau's graceless dithering in the face of the obvious that his time is up sets up two possibilities. The possibility of an ugly

Like it or not, the die is cast

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 19, 2024
  • Justin Trudeau's graceless dithering in the face of the obvious that his time is up sets up two possibilities. The possibility of an ugly
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the Liberal national caucus holiday party in Ottawa on Dec. 17, 2024. In politics, the only thing harder than winning power is making a graceful exit when the party is over, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hey Trump, we shouldn’t be your 51st state, you should be our 11th province

  • No real leader sneers at another country’s sovereignty or its elected leader, poses on mountain tops with a Canadian flag with all that that
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 16, 2024
Walk this way: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and then-U.S. president Donald Trump, walk outside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 13, 2017. Photograph courtesy of official White House photographer Shealah Craighead

Hey Trump, we shouldn’t be your 51st state, you should be our 11th province

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 16, 2024
  • No real leader sneers at another country’s sovereignty or its elected leader, poses on mountain tops with a Canadian flag with all that that

Hey Trump, we shouldn’t be your 51st state, you should be our 11th province

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 16, 2024
  • No real leader sneers at another country’s sovereignty or its elected leader, poses on mountain tops with a Canadian flag with all that that
Walk this way: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and then-U.S. president Donald Trump, walk outside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 13, 2017. Photograph courtesy of official White House photographer Shealah Craighead

In the last days of his lame-duck presidency, Joe Biden has become Trumpian

  • Biden is not the first politician to cut a family member a break, either with a job or a pardon. But what Biden did may
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 9, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured in Ottawa on March 24, 2023. Like Trump, the aspersions Biden has cast against the U.S. Department of Justice are of a purely personal nature. They invite Americans to embrace the dangerous lie that the justice system and the rule of law it represents are corrupt and not to be trusted, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In the last days of his lame-duck presidency, Joe Biden has become Trumpian

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 9, 2024
  • Biden is not the first politician to cut a family member a break, either with a job or a pardon. But what Biden did may

In the last days of his lame-duck presidency, Joe Biden has become Trumpian

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 9, 2024
  • Biden is not the first politician to cut a family member a break, either with a job or a pardon. But what Biden did may
U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured in Ottawa on March 24, 2023. Like Trump, the aspersions Biden has cast against the U.S. Department of Justice are of a purely personal nature. They invite Americans to embrace the dangerous lie that the justice system and the rule of law it represents are corrupt and not to be trusted, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau stands up for the rule of law on Netanyahu

  • Donald Trump has all but crushed due process in the United States and Netanyahu tried to pass legislation in Israel that would have given
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 2, 2024
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Netanyahu denounced the court for bringing war crimes charges against him, claiming it was more about antisemitism than justice. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau stands up for the rule of law on Netanyahu

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 2, 2024
  • Donald Trump has all but crushed due process in the United States and Netanyahu tried to pass legislation in Israel that would have given

Trudeau stands up for the rule of law on Netanyahu

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 2, 2024
  • Donald Trump has all but crushed due process in the United States and Netanyahu tried to pass legislation in Israel that would have given
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Netanyahu denounced the court for bringing war crimes charges against him, claiming it was more about antisemitism than justice. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s reset options dwindle as government puts itself above Parliament

  • There is only one answer: Hand over the documents, if only to show that Pierre Poilievre is wrong when he says you're out to 'axe
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 25, 2024
Just when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would like to focus the public’s attention on the government’s upcoming fall economic statement, the Liberals lose a cabinet minister in true soap-opera fashion, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s reset options dwindle as government puts itself above Parliament

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 25, 2024
  • There is only one answer: Hand over the documents, if only to show that Pierre Poilievre is wrong when he says you're out to 'axe

Trudeau’s reset options dwindle as government puts itself above Parliament

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 25, 2024
  • There is only one answer: Hand over the documents, if only to show that Pierre Poilievre is wrong when he says you're out to 'axe
Just when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would like to focus the public’s attention on the government’s upcoming fall economic statement, the Liberals lose a cabinet minister in true soap-opera fashion, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue

  • If anyone thought that Donald Trump’s outrageous promises on the campaign trail were mere rhetoric to give woodies to his frothing base, his staffing
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 18, 2024
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, left; Stephen Miller, deputy chief of staff; Peter Hegseth, secretary of defense; and Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency. Hegseth wants to fire the head of the joint chiefs of staff, and purge all the generals who’ve brought in diversity. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 18, 2024
  • If anyone thought that Donald Trump’s outrageous promises on the campaign trail were mere rhetoric to give woodies to his frothing base, his staffing

Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 18, 2024
  • If anyone thought that Donald Trump’s outrageous promises on the campaign trail were mere rhetoric to give woodies to his frothing base, his staffing
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, left; Stephen Miller, deputy chief of staff; Peter Hegseth, secretary of defense; and Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency. Hegseth wants to fire the head of the joint chiefs of staff, and purge all the generals who’ve brought in diversity. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore/Flickr

No process replaces due process in the United States

  • Vile excesses that would once have carried consequences are now accepted as just part of the political noise.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 11, 2024
Donald Trump will never be judged by a jury of his peers for triggering a coup attempt on Jan. 6, 2021, that would have overthrown the free and fair election of Joe Biden as president in 2020. Wikimedia Commons photograph

No process replaces due process in the United States

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 11, 2024
  • Vile excesses that would once have carried consequences are now accepted as just part of the political noise.

No process replaces due process in the United States

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 11, 2024
  • Vile excesses that would once have carried consequences are now accepted as just part of the political noise.
Donald Trump will never be judged by a jury of his peers for triggering a coup attempt on Jan. 6, 2021, that would have overthrown the free and fair election of Joe Biden as president in 2020. Wikimedia Commons photograph

U.S. presidential election may reveal if the clock strikes 13

  • Ultimately, this election is not about either Harris or Trump. It's about Americans, and whether they still believe their country is a shining light on
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 4, 2024
Donald Trump, left, and Kamala Harris. Things have moved well beyond bizarre in the lunatic villa of U.S. politics, writes Michael Harris. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr

U.S. presidential election may reveal if the clock strikes 13

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 4, 2024
  • Ultimately, this election is not about either Harris or Trump. It's about Americans, and whether they still believe their country is a shining light on

U.S. presidential election may reveal if the clock strikes 13

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 4, 2024
  • Ultimately, this election is not about either Harris or Trump. It's about Americans, and whether they still believe their country is a shining light on
Donald Trump, left, and Kamala Harris. Things have moved well beyond bizarre in the lunatic villa of U.S. politics, writes Michael Harris. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr

Gang of 24 comes up a dollar short and a day late

  • The cardinal rule of politics and governance is presenting a united front to the public. Rubbing their noses in the party’s dirty laundry is
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 28, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
From the Liberal Party's point of view, the only thing worse than Justin Trudeau, pictured, remaining as prime minister is his leaving, writes Michael Harris. And the Liberals are giving Pierre Poilievre a free pass on the details of his policy by presenting Canadians with a Jerry Springer-type distraction—their internal destructive psycho-drama. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gang of 24 comes up a dollar short and a day late

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 28, 2024
  • The cardinal rule of politics and governance is presenting a united front to the public. Rubbing their noses in the party’s dirty laundry is

Gang of 24 comes up a dollar short and a day late

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 28, 2024
  • The cardinal rule of politics and governance is presenting a united front to the public. Rubbing their noses in the party’s dirty laundry is
Justin Trudeau
From the Liberal Party's point of view, the only thing worse than Justin Trudeau, pictured, remaining as prime minister is his leaving, writes Michael Harris. And the Liberals are giving Pierre Poilievre a free pass on the details of his policy by presenting Canadians with a Jerry Springer-type distraction—their internal destructive psycho-drama. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump told 30,573 lies during his four years in office, but it just doesn’t matter in today’s low-road politics

  • When did the low road become the busiest thoroughfare in politics? When did notoriety eclipse character in public life? And how did psychopathic lying so
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 21, 2024
If the polls have it right, former Republic president Donald Trump, left, and U.S. Democratic Vice-President Harris are in a dead heat. If true, that is astonishing, writes Michale Harris. Photographs courtesy of Wikipedia/Flickr

Trump told 30,573 lies during his four years in office, but it just doesn’t matter in today’s low-road politics

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 21, 2024
  • When did the low road become the busiest thoroughfare in politics? When did notoriety eclipse character in public life? And how did psychopathic lying so

Trump told 30,573 lies during his four years in office, but it just doesn’t matter in today’s low-road politics

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 21, 2024
  • When did the low road become the busiest thoroughfare in politics? When did notoriety eclipse character in public life? And how did psychopathic lying so
If the polls have it right, former Republic president Donald Trump, left, and U.S. Democratic Vice-President Harris are in a dead heat. If true, that is astonishing, writes Michale Harris. Photographs courtesy of Wikipedia/Flickr

We all live in Tampa now, and we all need to find higher intellectual ground than indifference

  • There is, of course, a deeply human dimension to the issue at play in places like Florida and California. It is plainly traumatizing to force
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 14, 2024
Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton
While orbiting 257 miles above the Gulf of Mexico, an external camera on the International Space Station captured this image of Hurricane Milton, a Category 5 storm packing winds of 175 miles an hour at the time of this photograph, and its well-defined eye. Satellite image courtesy of NASA

We all live in Tampa now, and we all need to find higher intellectual ground than indifference

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 14, 2024
  • There is, of course, a deeply human dimension to the issue at play in places like Florida and California. It is plainly traumatizing to force

We all live in Tampa now, and we all need to find higher intellectual ground than indifference

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 14, 2024
  • There is, of course, a deeply human dimension to the issue at play in places like Florida and California. It is plainly traumatizing to force
Hurricane Milton
While orbiting 257 miles above the Gulf of Mexico, an external camera on the International Space Station captured this image of Hurricane Milton, a Category 5 storm packing winds of 175 miles an hour at the time of this photograph, and its well-defined eye. Satellite image courtesy of NASA

Trump is off his rocker, and GOP politics is off the rails

  • The scariest word on the horizon should Trump win the White House is 'water'. Let’s call this one Trump’s 'Very Large Faucet' whopper.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 30, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
You can't make up the stuff that's coming out of Donald Trump’s mouth with zero pushback from the gaggle of sycophants trying to ride his crazy coattails to power. He talks like a guy who is always writing a sidebar story for the National Enquirer, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trump is off his rocker, and GOP politics is off the rails

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 30, 2024
  • The scariest word on the horizon should Trump win the White House is 'water'. Let’s call this one Trump’s 'Very Large Faucet' whopper.

Trump is off his rocker, and GOP politics is off the rails

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 30, 2024
  • The scariest word on the horizon should Trump win the White House is 'water'. Let’s call this one Trump’s 'Very Large Faucet' whopper.
Donald Trump
You can't make up the stuff that's coming out of Donald Trump’s mouth with zero pushback from the gaggle of sycophants trying to ride his crazy coattails to power. He talks like a guy who is always writing a sidebar story for the National Enquirer, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

All signs point to a stampede towards Pierre Poilievre

  • The grinding noise coming out of Ottawa these days is the sound of change.  
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 23, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 17, 2024. 'It’s that swing of the historical pendulum that has so far allowed the Conservatives to wage a campaign for power largely devoid of policy, and full of the sound and fury of name-calling,' writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All signs point to a stampede towards Pierre Poilievre

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 23, 2024
  • The grinding noise coming out of Ottawa these days is the sound of change.  

All signs point to a stampede towards Pierre Poilievre

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 23, 2024
  • The grinding noise coming out of Ottawa these days is the sound of change.  
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 17, 2024. 'It’s that swing of the historical pendulum that has so far allowed the Conservatives to wage a campaign for power largely devoid of policy, and full of the sound and fury of name-calling,' writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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If Scheer’s elected in October, it will be another sign politics has taken a radical turn, and not for the best

  • HALIFAX—According to some of the polling, Andrew Scheer may be the next prime minister of Canada after this October’s election. If that happens, it
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 22, 2019
According to some of the polling, federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer may be the next prime minister of Canada after this October’s election and that's not good for the country's future challenges, argues Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If Scheer’s elected in October, it will be another sign politics has taken a radical turn, and not for the best

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 22, 2019
  • HALIFAX—According to some of the polling, Andrew Scheer may be the next prime minister of Canada after this October’s election. If that happens, it

If Scheer’s elected in October, it will be another sign politics has taken a radical turn, and not for the best

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 22, 2019
  • HALIFAX—According to some of the polling, Andrew Scheer may be the next prime minister of Canada after this October’s election. If that happens, it
According to some of the polling, federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer may be the next prime minister of Canada after this October’s election and that's not good for the country's future challenges, argues Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

So campaign 2019, the ‘Low Blows Election’ has begun

  • HALIFAX—So campaign 2019, the “Low Blows Election” has begun. Recently, a widely viewed news clip showed the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, rebuffing Justin
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 15, 2019
Recently, a widely viewed news clip showed the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, rebuffing Justin Trudeau’s proffered handshake at the G20. But when the full clip of the incident was played, a very different impression emerged. Mr. Bolsonaro was approached by another leader just as Mr. Trudeau offered his handshake. After dealing with the other man, the Brazilian president turned back to Mr. Trudeau and they shared a hearty handshake. Screen capture image courtesy Global News

So campaign 2019, the ‘Low Blows Election’ has begun

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 15, 2019
  • HALIFAX—So campaign 2019, the “Low Blows Election” has begun. Recently, a widely viewed news clip showed the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, rebuffing Justin

So campaign 2019, the ‘Low Blows Election’ has begun

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 15, 2019
  • HALIFAX—So campaign 2019, the “Low Blows Election” has begun. Recently, a widely viewed news clip showed the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, rebuffing Justin
Recently, a widely viewed news clip showed the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, rebuffing Justin Trudeau’s proffered handshake at the G20. But when the full clip of the incident was played, a very different impression emerged. Mr. Bolsonaro was approached by another leader just as Mr. Trudeau offered his handshake. After dealing with the other man, the Brazilian president turned back to Mr. Trudeau and they shared a hearty handshake. Screen capture image courtesy Global News

Despite obligatory show of disapproval, Canada’s now a bystander when it comes to Saudi Arabia

  • HALIFAX—So Canada is back, eh Justin? You would never know it from the Trudeau government’s tepid stand on one of the worst human rights
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 8, 2019
Faced with audio recordings of Jamal Khashoggi’s gruesome murder and dismemberment obtained by Turkish authorities, Riyadh next claimed that the dissident journalist died accidentally in a physical confrontation. You know, the usual fatal beating a citizen gets at his consulate when he goes to pick up his marriage papers. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Despite obligatory show of disapproval, Canada’s now a bystander when it comes to Saudi Arabia

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 8, 2019
  • HALIFAX—So Canada is back, eh Justin? You would never know it from the Trudeau government’s tepid stand on one of the worst human rights

Despite obligatory show of disapproval, Canada’s now a bystander when it comes to Saudi Arabia

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 8, 2019
  • HALIFAX—So Canada is back, eh Justin? You would never know it from the Trudeau government’s tepid stand on one of the worst human rights
Faced with audio recordings of Jamal Khashoggi’s gruesome murder and dismemberment obtained by Turkish authorities, Riyadh next claimed that the dissident journalist died accidentally in a physical confrontation. You know, the usual fatal beating a citizen gets at his consulate when he goes to pick up his marriage papers. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Don’t be surprised if Canadians try something different this time around

  • HALIFAX—And so it begins, that traditional steeple chase towards nothing called a federal election. Some pundits see a horse race developing—two big parties in
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 1, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier. With the perennial power parties looking like twins separated at birth, both flogging 'plans' to fight climate change with one arm around the oil industry and their heads buried firmly in the ground on real action to fight climate change, would it be so surprising if Canadians try something different this time around, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photo editing by Marie-Louise Meunier

Don’t be surprised if Canadians try something different this time around

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 1, 2019
  • HALIFAX—And so it begins, that traditional steeple chase towards nothing called a federal election. Some pundits see a horse race developing—two big parties in

Don’t be surprised if Canadians try something different this time around

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 1, 2019
  • HALIFAX—And so it begins, that traditional steeple chase towards nothing called a federal election. Some pundits see a horse race developing—two big parties in
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier. With the perennial power parties looking like twins separated at birth, both flogging 'plans' to fight climate change with one arm around the oil industry and their heads buried firmly in the ground on real action to fight climate change, would it be so surprising if Canadians try something different this time around, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photo editing by Marie-Louise Meunier

Politicians should keep their promises to fight climate change, or face lawsuits

  • HALIFAX—A few weeks ago, David Suzuki made what to me was a stunning statement. “Environmentalists can’t save the environment.” After all, if they couldn’t,
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 24, 2019
A few weeks ago, David Suzuki, pictured on June 14, 2019, on the Hill, made what to me was a stunning statement. 'Environmentalists can’t save the environment.' After all, if they couldn't who could? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politicians should keep their promises to fight climate change, or face lawsuits

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 24, 2019
  • HALIFAX—A few weeks ago, David Suzuki made what to me was a stunning statement. “Environmentalists can’t save the environment.” After all, if they couldn’t,

Politicians should keep their promises to fight climate change, or face lawsuits

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 24, 2019
  • HALIFAX—A few weeks ago, David Suzuki made what to me was a stunning statement. “Environmentalists can’t save the environment.” After all, if they couldn’t,
A few weeks ago, David Suzuki, pictured on June 14, 2019, on the Hill, made what to me was a stunning statement. 'Environmentalists can’t save the environment.' After all, if they couldn't who could? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals’ cheeky fan dance over F-35 fighter jets getting a little tiresome

  • HALIFAX—The Liberals’ cheeky fan dance over the F-35 fighter jet is getting a little tiresome. It is also playing with political fire. One upon
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 17, 2019
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals’ cheeky fan dance over F-35 fighter jets getting a little tiresome

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 17, 2019
  • HALIFAX—The Liberals’ cheeky fan dance over the F-35 fighter jet is getting a little tiresome. It is also playing with political fire. One upon

Liberals’ cheeky fan dance over F-35 fighter jets getting a little tiresome

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 17, 2019
  • HALIFAX—The Liberals’ cheeky fan dance over the F-35 fighter jet is getting a little tiresome. It is also playing with political fire. One upon
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Study as a form of action is no longer marketable on this immense and shameful problem

  • HALIFAX—When it comes to the federal government, the lesson for Indigenous peoples in Canada is surely this: the more heated the rhetoric, the more
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 10, 2019
Though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 3, 2019, at the release of the final report on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls, has rhetorically bested the Conservatives on the Indigenous file, his actions have belied his claim that there is 'no relationship more important' to Canada than this one, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Study as a form of action is no longer marketable on this immense and shameful problem

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 10, 2019
  • HALIFAX—When it comes to the federal government, the lesson for Indigenous peoples in Canada is surely this: the more heated the rhetoric, the more

Study as a form of action is no longer marketable on this immense and shameful problem

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 10, 2019
  • HALIFAX—When it comes to the federal government, the lesson for Indigenous peoples in Canada is surely this: the more heated the rhetoric, the more
Though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 3, 2019, at the release of the final report on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls, has rhetorically bested the Conservatives on the Indigenous file, his actions have belied his claim that there is 'no relationship more important' to Canada than this one, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mandatory minimum sentences are about politics, not justice

  • HALIFAX—On the face of it, it is political eye candy. Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer says that if he becomes prime minister, he will
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 3, 2019
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer pledged on May 23 to impose new mandatory minimum sentences of five years for anyone convicted of abusing children if he becomes prime minister after the fall election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mandatory minimum sentences are about politics, not justice

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 3, 2019
  • HALIFAX—On the face of it, it is political eye candy. Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer says that if he becomes prime minister, he will

Mandatory minimum sentences are about politics, not justice

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 3, 2019
  • HALIFAX—On the face of it, it is political eye candy. Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer says that if he becomes prime minister, he will
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer pledged on May 23 to impose new mandatory minimum sentences of five years for anyone convicted of abusing children if he becomes prime minister after the fall election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kenney, Ford to spend $60-million on PR war against Trudeau’s carbon tax, and that ain’t right

  • HALIFAX—So now premiers Jason Kenney and Doug Ford plan to actively campaign in the 2019 federal election. Kenney, whose head has gone up several
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 27, 2019
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage, pictured on May 2, 2019, scrumming after the Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources on Bill C-69. Mr. Kenney, whose head has gone up several hat sizes since crushing Rachel Notley in the recent Alberta election, will be travelling to Ontario to woo immigrant voters back to the Tory fold on Andrew Scheer’s behalf, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kenney, Ford to spend $60-million on PR war against Trudeau’s carbon tax, and that ain’t right

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 27, 2019
  • HALIFAX—So now premiers Jason Kenney and Doug Ford plan to actively campaign in the 2019 federal election. Kenney, whose head has gone up several

Kenney, Ford to spend $60-million on PR war against Trudeau’s carbon tax, and that ain’t right

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 27, 2019
  • HALIFAX—So now premiers Jason Kenney and Doug Ford plan to actively campaign in the 2019 federal election. Kenney, whose head has gone up several
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage, pictured on May 2, 2019, scrumming after the Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources on Bill C-69. Mr. Kenney, whose head has gone up several hat sizes since crushing Rachel Notley in the recent Alberta election, will be travelling to Ontario to woo immigrant voters back to the Tory fold on Andrew Scheer’s behalf, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Whales are calling, but no one’s answering, including the federal government

  • HALIFAX—The whales are calling but no one has answered—including the federal government. In a small theatre in the Nova Scotia Art Gallery in downtown
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 20, 2019
Ethan Hawke, is the narrator of The Vanishing Call of the Right Whale. Image courtesy of The Vanishing Call of the Right Whale

Whales are calling, but no one’s answering, including the federal government

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 20, 2019
  • HALIFAX—The whales are calling but no one has answered—including the federal government. In a small theatre in the Nova Scotia Art Gallery in downtown

Whales are calling, but no one’s answering, including the federal government

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 20, 2019
  • HALIFAX—The whales are calling but no one has answered—including the federal government. In a small theatre in the Nova Scotia Art Gallery in downtown
Ethan Hawke, is the narrator of The Vanishing Call of the Right Whale. Image courtesy of The Vanishing Call of the Right Whale

Mike Pompeo just gave Canada’s 2019 election one of its more emotional issues, Arctic sovereignty

  • HALIFAX, N.S.—For a country obsessed with Russian interference in its national elections, Trumpty Dumpty’s America is doing a pretty good job of interfering in
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 13, 2019
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, pictured Oct. 7, 2018, arriving in Seoul, Korea, at a recent Arctic Council meeting in Finland, trashed Russia and China for their alleged designs on the Arctic, including the notion of extending the Silk Road via the Northwest Passage, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Embassy of Korea

Mike Pompeo just gave Canada’s 2019 election one of its more emotional issues, Arctic sovereignty

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 13, 2019
  • HALIFAX, N.S.—For a country obsessed with Russian interference in its national elections, Trumpty Dumpty’s America is doing a pretty good job of interfering in

Mike Pompeo just gave Canada’s 2019 election one of its more emotional issues, Arctic sovereignty

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 13, 2019
  • HALIFAX, N.S.—For a country obsessed with Russian interference in its national elections, Trumpty Dumpty’s America is doing a pretty good job of interfering in
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, pictured Oct. 7, 2018, arriving in Seoul, Korea, at a recent Arctic Council meeting in Finland, trashed Russia and China for their alleged designs on the Arctic, including the notion of extending the Silk Road via the Northwest Passage, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Embassy of Korea

Are Canadians really prepared to embrace Trumpian politics and give the Liberals an October surprise?

  • HALIFAX—Before anyone concludes that the “Little Potato” is about to be peeled, they should consider this question about Justin Trudeau’s possible demise: are Canadians
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 6, 2019
The Trumpian way is also to showboat with outrageous statements and dubious policies designed to excite the base. Picking fights is Trump’s signature tactic. Jason Kenney, pictured May 2, 2019, on the Hill with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is following the Trumpian way, and not just on the carbon tax, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Are Canadians really prepared to embrace Trumpian politics and give the Liberals an October surprise?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 6, 2019
  • HALIFAX—Before anyone concludes that the “Little Potato” is about to be peeled, they should consider this question about Justin Trudeau’s possible demise: are Canadians

Are Canadians really prepared to embrace Trumpian politics and give the Liberals an October surprise?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 6, 2019
  • HALIFAX—Before anyone concludes that the “Little Potato” is about to be peeled, they should consider this question about Justin Trudeau’s possible demise: are Canadians
The Trumpian way is also to showboat with outrageous statements and dubious policies designed to excite the base. Picking fights is Trump’s signature tactic. Jason Kenney, pictured May 2, 2019, on the Hill with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is following the Trumpian way, and not just on the carbon tax, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If voters decide to get serious about climate change, May might get a late wedding present in October

  • HALIFAX—Could a storybook wedding turn into a Cinderella political tale in 2019 for the Green Party of Canada? Don’t bet against it. Sitting in
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 29, 2019
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and British Columbia entrepreneur John Kidder attracted national media attention when they got married on April 22, 2019, Earth Day, in Victoria, B.C. Screen capture image courtesy CTV News Vancouver Island

If voters decide to get serious about climate change, May might get a late wedding present in October

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 29, 2019
  • HALIFAX—Could a storybook wedding turn into a Cinderella political tale in 2019 for the Green Party of Canada? Don’t bet against it. Sitting in

If voters decide to get serious about climate change, May might get a late wedding present in October

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 29, 2019
  • HALIFAX—Could a storybook wedding turn into a Cinderella political tale in 2019 for the Green Party of Canada? Don’t bet against it. Sitting in
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and British Columbia entrepreneur John Kidder attracted national media attention when they got married on April 22, 2019, Earth Day, in Victoria, B.C. Screen capture image courtesy CTV News Vancouver Island

Assange should not spend the rest of his life behind bars in the United States

  • HALIFAX—Even by Jerry Springer standards, the arrest of Julian Assange has elicited ferocious and contrary reactions. Everyone, including those who work in this business,
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 22, 2019
Julian Assange and Ecuadorian foreign minister Ricardo Patiño, pictured in August 2014. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Assange should not spend the rest of his life behind bars in the United States

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 22, 2019
  • HALIFAX—Even by Jerry Springer standards, the arrest of Julian Assange has elicited ferocious and contrary reactions. Everyone, including those who work in this business,

Assange should not spend the rest of his life behind bars in the United States

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 22, 2019
  • HALIFAX—Even by Jerry Springer standards, the arrest of Julian Assange has elicited ferocious and contrary reactions. Everyone, including those who work in this business,
Julian Assange and Ecuadorian foreign minister Ricardo Patiño, pictured in August 2014. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trudeau and Scheer reduce Canada’s national politics to a game of legal chicken

  • HALIFAX—As Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer reduce Canada’s national politics to a game of legal chicken, a remarkable statement was made by the prime
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 15, 2019
As Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer reduce Canada’s national politics to a game of legal chicken, a remarkable statement was made by the prime minister. The Hill Times photographs Andrew Meade

Trudeau and Scheer reduce Canada’s national politics to a game of legal chicken

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 15, 2019
  • HALIFAX—As Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer reduce Canada’s national politics to a game of legal chicken, a remarkable statement was made by the prime

Trudeau and Scheer reduce Canada’s national politics to a game of legal chicken

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 15, 2019
  • HALIFAX—As Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer reduce Canada’s national politics to a game of legal chicken, a remarkable statement was made by the prime
As Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer reduce Canada’s national politics to a game of legal chicken, a remarkable statement was made by the prime minister. The Hill Times photographs Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s loyalty to SNC-Lavalin has tainted the Liberal brand

  • HALIFAX—With the House of Commons full of young women, the last thing Justin Trudeau expected was to have 50 of them turn their backs
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 8, 2019
Now there is more to the public unhappiness than the vicissitudes of governing. With 10-thumbed incompetence, Justin Trudeau has tainted the Liberal brand by mixing it with the brand of a company whose own past and reputation is damaged by corruption, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s loyalty to SNC-Lavalin has tainted the Liberal brand

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 8, 2019
  • HALIFAX—With the House of Commons full of young women, the last thing Justin Trudeau expected was to have 50 of them turn their backs

Trudeau’s loyalty to SNC-Lavalin has tainted the Liberal brand

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 8, 2019
  • HALIFAX—With the House of Commons full of young women, the last thing Justin Trudeau expected was to have 50 of them turn their backs
Now there is more to the public unhappiness than the vicissitudes of governing. With 10-thumbed incompetence, Justin Trudeau has tainted the Liberal brand by mixing it with the brand of a company whose own past and reputation is damaged by corruption, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

These days, justice is in the air and it smells of fish

  • HALIFAX—These days, justice is in the air—and it smells distinctly of fish. South of the border, Jussie Smollett, Robert Kraft, and Donald Trump—celebrities all
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 1, 2019
Former attorney general and justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. As for the contretemps with his former AG, the PM insists it was not undue pressure on his part, just a difference of opinion between colleagues, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

These days, justice is in the air and it smells of fish

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 1, 2019
  • HALIFAX—These days, justice is in the air—and it smells distinctly of fish. South of the border, Jussie Smollett, Robert Kraft, and Donald Trump—celebrities all

These days, justice is in the air and it smells of fish

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 1, 2019
  • HALIFAX—These days, justice is in the air—and it smells distinctly of fish. South of the border, Jussie Smollett, Robert Kraft, and Donald Trump—celebrities all
Former attorney general and justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. As for the contretemps with his former AG, the PM insists it was not undue pressure on his part, just a difference of opinion between colleagues, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberal scramble to help SNC-Lavalin warrants investigation

  • HALIFAX—If the RCMP end up taking over the investigation of the SNC-Lavalin scandal, as it increasingly looks like they should, the prime minister will
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 25, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denied any wrongdoing by himself or his senior staff, after former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould alleged that they inappropriately pressured her to tell prosecutors to reverse their decision and cut a deal with Montreal's SNC-Lavalin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal scramble to help SNC-Lavalin warrants investigation

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 25, 2019
  • HALIFAX—If the RCMP end up taking over the investigation of the SNC-Lavalin scandal, as it increasingly looks like they should, the prime minister will

Liberal scramble to help SNC-Lavalin warrants investigation

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 25, 2019
  • HALIFAX—If the RCMP end up taking over the investigation of the SNC-Lavalin scandal, as it increasingly looks like they should, the prime minister will
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denied any wrongdoing by himself or his senior staff, after former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould alleged that they inappropriately pressured her to tell prosecutors to reverse their decision and cut a deal with Montreal's SNC-Lavalin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On the credibility front, Wilson-Raybould is still eating the PM’s lunch

  • HALIFAX—Every major political debate ends up being about the national character. Especially the ones darkened by the spectre of a coverup. The scandal that
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 18, 2019
Former justice minister and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould, pictured Feb. 27, 2019, at the House Justice Committee. By using their majority on the House Justice Committee to gag Ms. Wilson-Raybould, the Liberals showed once again they are not interested in finding out if the Trudeau government improperly intervened in the criminal justice system, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On the credibility front, Wilson-Raybould is still eating the PM’s lunch

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 18, 2019
  • HALIFAX—Every major political debate ends up being about the national character. Especially the ones darkened by the spectre of a coverup. The scandal that

On the credibility front, Wilson-Raybould is still eating the PM’s lunch

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 18, 2019
  • HALIFAX—Every major political debate ends up being about the national character. Especially the ones darkened by the spectre of a coverup. The scandal that
Former justice minister and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould, pictured Feb. 27, 2019, at the House Justice Committee. By using their majority on the House Justice Committee to gag Ms. Wilson-Raybould, the Liberals showed once again they are not interested in finding out if the Trudeau government improperly intervened in the criminal justice system, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau stands up for SNC-Lavalin, but not for his cabinet ministers 

  • HALIFAX—Politicians love writing their own report cards. And it’s not just Donald Trump who revels in giving himself straight As in everything. Last week,
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 11, 2019
PCO Clerk Michael Wernick told the House Justice Committee that SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. chair Kevin Lynch phoned him on Oct. 15, 2018, to voice his frustration to the top bureaucrat about the government's refusal to negotiate a deferred prosecuation agreement for SNC-Lavalin. The Hill Times file photograpshs

Trudeau stands up for SNC-Lavalin, but not for his cabinet ministers 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 11, 2019
  • HALIFAX—Politicians love writing their own report cards. And it’s not just Donald Trump who revels in giving himself straight As in everything. Last week,

Trudeau stands up for SNC-Lavalin, but not for his cabinet ministers 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 11, 2019
  • HALIFAX—Politicians love writing their own report cards. And it’s not just Donald Trump who revels in giving himself straight As in everything. Last week,
PCO Clerk Michael Wernick told the House Justice Committee that SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. chair Kevin Lynch phoned him on Oct. 15, 2018, to voice his frustration to the top bureaucrat about the government's refusal to negotiate a deferred prosecuation agreement for SNC-Lavalin. The Hill Times file photograpshs

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