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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

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

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

Harris’ flip-flops small potatoes compared to Trump’s tawdry rap sheet

  • For those holding back from supporting Kamala Harris because they don’t know what she stands for, here is the question: what more do American voters
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 16, 2024
Kamala Harris, left, and Donald Trump took part in a televised debate last week, watched by 67.1 million people. Kamala came out the champ, and Trump, the chump, writes Michael Harris, although that was not the just the decision of most news agencies, including The Washington Post and The New York Times. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr and Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Harris’ flip-flops small potatoes compared to Trump’s tawdry rap sheet

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 16, 2024
  • For those holding back from supporting Kamala Harris because they don’t know what she stands for, here is the question: what more do American voters

Harris’ flip-flops small potatoes compared to Trump’s tawdry rap sheet

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 16, 2024
  • For those holding back from supporting Kamala Harris because they don’t know what she stands for, here is the question: what more do American voters
Kamala Harris, left, and Donald Trump took part in a televised debate last week, watched by 67.1 million people. Kamala came out the champ, and Trump, the chump, writes Michael Harris, although that was not the just the decision of most news agencies, including The Washington Post and The New York Times. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr and Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Trudeau’s motto seems to be ‘more of the same’ after retreat

  • The cabinet retreat showcased a laissez-faire prime minister not interested in a cabinet shuffle or bringing new blood into the party.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 2, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may be excited about continuing as prime minister, but a majority of those polled want a change at the top, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s motto seems to be ‘more of the same’ after retreat

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 2, 2024
  • The cabinet retreat showcased a laissez-faire prime minister not interested in a cabinet shuffle or bringing new blood into the party.

Trudeau’s motto seems to be ‘more of the same’ after retreat

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 2, 2024
  • The cabinet retreat showcased a laissez-faire prime minister not interested in a cabinet shuffle or bringing new blood into the party.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may be excited about continuing as prime minister, but a majority of those polled want a change at the top, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Optimism and honesty are back on the menu

  • After 248 years of shutting women out of the White House, it’s past time to put a lady of distinction in charge of the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 26, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
Thanks to U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris' name at the top of the Democratic ticket, voters now have a choice beyond duelling octogenarians, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Optimism and honesty are back on the menu

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 26, 2024
  • After 248 years of shutting women out of the White House, it’s past time to put a lady of distinction in charge of the

Optimism and honesty are back on the menu

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 26, 2024
  • After 248 years of shutting women out of the White House, it’s past time to put a lady of distinction in charge of the
Kamala Harris
Thanks to U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris' name at the top of the Democratic ticket, voters now have a choice beyond duelling octogenarians, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

New phase of Russia-Ukraine war amounts to a big gamble

  • Now that Ukrainian forces are occupying territory inside Russia, what will Putin do?
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 19, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, pictured left with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Sept. 22, 2023, is still holding off the Russian invaders three years on, and his government is still in place, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New phase of Russia-Ukraine war amounts to a big gamble

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 19, 2024
  • Now that Ukrainian forces are occupying territory inside Russia, what will Putin do?

New phase of Russia-Ukraine war amounts to a big gamble

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 19, 2024
  • Now that Ukrainian forces are occupying territory inside Russia, what will Putin do?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, pictured left with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Sept. 22, 2023, is still holding off the Russian invaders three years on, and his government is still in place, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Either way, Americans will make electoral history

  • Either the country will elect a Black, female president, which would be a first, or it will choose a convicted felon, which would also
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 12, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
A remarkable thing happened when Biden stepped aside at the top of the ticket. U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris, pictured, secured her party’s nomination, picked a running mate, and brought donations from a trickle to a flood.   Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Either way, Americans will make electoral history

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 12, 2024
  • Either the country will elect a Black, female president, which would be a first, or it will choose a convicted felon, which would also

Either way, Americans will make electoral history

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 12, 2024
  • Either the country will elect a Black, female president, which would be a first, or it will choose a convicted felon, which would also
Kamala Harris
A remarkable thing happened when Biden stepped aside at the top of the ticket. U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris, pictured, secured her party’s nomination, picked a running mate, and brought donations from a trickle to a flood.   Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

World is holding its breath over events unfolding in the Middle East

  • With the assassination of the political leader of Hamas in Tehran, Iran is vowing revenge against Israel. No one knows what that will look like. For
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 5, 2024
Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, front centre, was killed on July 31. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, top left, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Alli Khamenei, top right, and Israel's Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu. Tension is already high along Israel’s northern border, write Michael Harris.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

World is holding its breath over events unfolding in the Middle East

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 5, 2024
  • With the assassination of the political leader of Hamas in Tehran, Iran is vowing revenge against Israel. No one knows what that will look like. For

World is holding its breath over events unfolding in the Middle East

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 5, 2024
  • With the assassination of the political leader of Hamas in Tehran, Iran is vowing revenge against Israel. No one knows what that will look like. For
Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, front centre, was killed on July 31. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, top left, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Alli Khamenei, top right, and Israel's Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu. Tension is already high along Israel’s northern border, write Michael Harris.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Buckle up, U.S. politics is on one wild ride before Americans choose their next president

  • What happens over the next four months in the United States will affect everyone, which is why the world's eyes are on Donald Trump
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 29, 2024
Donald Trump, left, and Kamala Harris
Donald Trump, left, and Kamala Harris
Donald Trump, left, and Kamala Harris. It's on. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Buckle up, U.S. politics is on one wild ride before Americans choose their next president

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 29, 2024
  • What happens over the next four months in the United States will affect everyone, which is why the world's eyes are on Donald Trump

Buckle up, U.S. politics is on one wild ride before Americans choose their next president

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 29, 2024
  • What happens over the next four months in the United States will affect everyone, which is why the world's eyes are on Donald Trump
Donald Trump, left, and Kamala Harris
Donald Trump, left, and Kamala Harris. It's on. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Fear ringed by anger defines the new GOP

  • Trump has reduced once-principled people into shipwrecks of their former selves.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 22, 2024
Despite thousands of lies, 34 felony convictions, a sexual assault conviction, and multiple pending criminal and civil cases, Donald Trump has been embraced by Republicans, writes Michael Harris. Wikimedia Commons photograph

Fear ringed by anger defines the new GOP

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 22, 2024
  • Trump has reduced once-principled people into shipwrecks of their former selves.

Fear ringed by anger defines the new GOP

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 22, 2024
  • Trump has reduced once-principled people into shipwrecks of their former selves.
Despite thousands of lies, 34 felony convictions, a sexual assault conviction, and multiple pending criminal and civil cases, Donald Trump has been embraced by Republicans, writes Michael Harris. Wikimedia Commons photograph

The Liberals should resolve their leadership issues now, before it’s too late

  • Justin Trudeau is not Joe Biden, but there is no pretending that the Liberals don't have a major leadership issue to resolve. Unlike the Democrats,
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 15, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party are dealing with the public's 'Trudeau fatigue.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade/illustration by Neena Singhal

The Liberals should resolve their leadership issues now, before it’s too late

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 15, 2024
  • Justin Trudeau is not Joe Biden, but there is no pretending that the Liberals don't have a major leadership issue to resolve. Unlike the Democrats,

The Liberals should resolve their leadership issues now, before it’s too late

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 15, 2024
  • Justin Trudeau is not Joe Biden, but there is no pretending that the Liberals don't have a major leadership issue to resolve. Unlike the Democrats,
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party are dealing with the public's 'Trudeau fatigue.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade/illustration by Neena Singhal

Call it the revenge of Tricky Dick

  • Former U.S. president Richard Nixon once said, 'Well, if the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.' Two weeks ago, in
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 8, 2024
The same court that decided the U.S. Justice Department erred in charging some of the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters with obstructing a Congressional proceeding, will determine things like enforcing environmental law, and every one of the court's decisions is in lock-step with the MAGA effort to dismantle the 'administrative state,' writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

Call it the revenge of Tricky Dick

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 8, 2024
  • Former U.S. president Richard Nixon once said, 'Well, if the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.' Two weeks ago, in

Call it the revenge of Tricky Dick

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 8, 2024
  • Former U.S. president Richard Nixon once said, 'Well, if the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.' Two weeks ago, in
The same court that decided the U.S. Justice Department erred in charging some of the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters with obstructing a Congressional proceeding, will determine things like enforcing environmental law, and every one of the court's decisions is in lock-step with the MAGA effort to dismantle the 'administrative state,' writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

What is the political gospel of St. Paul’s?

  • The man who took on the top job to rescue the Liberal Party is now the main reason that same party could be obliterated
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 1, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on April 17, addressing his caucus on the Hill. Some say the loss of a perennial Liberal safe seat in the recent byelection changes everything. If Toronto-St. Paul’s is no longer safe, what Liberal seat is?  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What is the political gospel of St. Paul’s?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 1, 2024
  • The man who took on the top job to rescue the Liberal Party is now the main reason that same party could be obliterated

What is the political gospel of St. Paul’s?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 1, 2024
  • The man who took on the top job to rescue the Liberal Party is now the main reason that same party could be obliterated
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on April 17, addressing his caucus on the Hill. Some say the loss of a perennial Liberal safe seat in the recent byelection changes everything. If Toronto-St. Paul’s is no longer safe, what Liberal seat is?  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal politics has entered a ‘none-of-the-above’ phase

  • Despite his plummeting personal popularity, Justin Trudeau is still in the game.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 24, 2024
The contenders: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Predicting how people will vote a year from now is not as simple as voting intention polls suggest, writes Michael Harris.    The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Federal politics has entered a ‘none-of-the-above’ phase

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 24, 2024
  • Despite his plummeting personal popularity, Justin Trudeau is still in the game.

Federal politics has entered a ‘none-of-the-above’ phase

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 24, 2024
  • Despite his plummeting personal popularity, Justin Trudeau is still in the game.
The contenders: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Predicting how people will vote a year from now is not as simple as voting intention polls suggest, writes Michael Harris.    The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trump wins another battle in this war of delay, deny, and deflect  

  • Justice used to be defined as truth in action. Vengeance in action is a nightmare substitute.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 17, 2024
All Donald Trump, pictured in this illustration, now has to do is win the 2024 presidential election and he can wipe his own slate clean, as he has promised to do for the J6 rioters who have been sent to prison for their crimes, writes columnist Michael Harris. Illustration courtesy of Pixabay

Trump wins another battle in this war of delay, deny, and deflect  

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 17, 2024
  • Justice used to be defined as truth in action. Vengeance in action is a nightmare substitute.

Trump wins another battle in this war of delay, deny, and deflect  

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 17, 2024
  • Justice used to be defined as truth in action. Vengeance in action is a nightmare substitute.
All Donald Trump, pictured in this illustration, now has to do is win the 2024 presidential election and he can wipe his own slate clean, as he has promised to do for the J6 rioters who have been sent to prison for their crimes, writes columnist Michael Harris. Illustration courtesy of Pixabay

NSICOP report more than a Pandora’s box of bad news for Canadian democracy

  • Let the cops deal with the crooks. But dish the facts to Canadians so that they can deal with the unscrupulous.  
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 10, 2024
Liberal MP David McGuinty heads the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, which released an explosive report last week, which released an explosive report last week alleging that some elected officials 'began wittingly assisting foreign state actors soon after their election.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NSICOP report more than a Pandora’s box of bad news for Canadian democracy

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 10, 2024
  • Let the cops deal with the crooks. But dish the facts to Canadians so that they can deal with the unscrupulous.  

NSICOP report more than a Pandora’s box of bad news for Canadian democracy

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 10, 2024
  • Let the cops deal with the crooks. But dish the facts to Canadians so that they can deal with the unscrupulous.  
Liberal MP David McGuinty heads the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, which released an explosive report last week, which released an explosive report last week alleging that some elected officials 'began wittingly assisting foreign state actors soon after their election.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hannah Arendt had it right: when empathy dies, barbarity is never far behind

  • All Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can promise is seven more months of war and the spectre of famine for a people who’ve lost all
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 3, 2024
Palestinians inspect the ruins of Aklouk Tower destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Oct. 8, 2023, the day after Hamas killed 1,200 people in Israel and took more than 200 hostage. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Hannah Arendt had it right: when empathy dies, barbarity is never far behind

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 3, 2024
  • All Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can promise is seven more months of war and the spectre of famine for a people who’ve lost all

Hannah Arendt had it right: when empathy dies, barbarity is never far behind

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 3, 2024
  • All Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can promise is seven more months of war and the spectre of famine for a people who’ve lost all
Palestinians inspect the ruins of Aklouk Tower destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Oct. 8, 2023, the day after Hamas killed 1,200 people in Israel and took more than 200 hostage. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trump’s vulgarity fast becoming signature across so much of our politics

  • Donald Trump has set the stage for a radical change in U.S. democracy by making abusive language and hateful speech acceptable at the highest
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 27, 2024
Donald Trump’s greatest contribution to the toxic, partisan mud bath that politics has become, is the ex-president’s industrial scale lying, writes Michael Harris. Image courtesy of Needpix.com

Trump’s vulgarity fast becoming signature across so much of our politics

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 27, 2024
  • Donald Trump has set the stage for a radical change in U.S. democracy by making abusive language and hateful speech acceptable at the highest

Trump’s vulgarity fast becoming signature across so much of our politics

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 27, 2024
  • Donald Trump has set the stage for a radical change in U.S. democracy by making abusive language and hateful speech acceptable at the highest
Donald Trump’s greatest contribution to the toxic, partisan mud bath that politics has become, is the ex-president’s industrial scale lying, writes Michael Harris. Image courtesy of Needpix.com

Yep, Trump did it again

  • The former president organized a high-level contingent of Republicans to attend his hush-money trial in Manhattan. The group included House Speaker Mike Johnson—whose speakership was
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 20, 2024
Just when it appeared that Donald Trump couldn’t go any further in his systematic deconstruction of American institutions—he did, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Yep, Trump did it again

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 20, 2024
  • The former president organized a high-level contingent of Republicans to attend his hush-money trial in Manhattan. The group included House Speaker Mike Johnson—whose speakership was

Yep, Trump did it again

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 20, 2024
  • The former president organized a high-level contingent of Republicans to attend his hush-money trial in Manhattan. The group included House Speaker Mike Johnson—whose speakership was
Just when it appeared that Donald Trump couldn’t go any further in his systematic deconstruction of American institutions—he did, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Stormy Daniels could be American democracy’s only hope

  • The overwhelming probability is that the Stormy Daniels hush-money case will be the only trial and verdict Donald Trump will face before the presidential
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 13, 2024
Former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured, has turned due process into undue process, gaming the system to avoid any and all accountability in his criminal trials, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Stormy Daniels could be American democracy’s only hope

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 13, 2024
  • The overwhelming probability is that the Stormy Daniels hush-money case will be the only trial and verdict Donald Trump will face before the presidential

Stormy Daniels could be American democracy’s only hope

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 13, 2024
  • The overwhelming probability is that the Stormy Daniels hush-money case will be the only trial and verdict Donald Trump will face before the presidential
Former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured, has turned due process into undue process, gaming the system to avoid any and all accountability in his criminal trials, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Pam Damoff’s departure a canary in the coal mine on polarization

  • If this disenchanted MP has it right, in the caustic politics of polarization, only the fanatically partisan need apply.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 6, 2024
Liberal MPs Pam Damoff, left, Francesco Sorbara and Salma Zahid. Damoff announced she would not run in the next election, citing misogyny, death threats, misinformation, disinformation, and the lack of civility. Politics is a place for bullies and belligerence, not public-spirited Canadians who want to serve their country, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pam Damoff’s departure a canary in the coal mine on polarization

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 6, 2024
  • If this disenchanted MP has it right, in the caustic politics of polarization, only the fanatically partisan need apply.

Pam Damoff’s departure a canary in the coal mine on polarization

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 6, 2024
  • If this disenchanted MP has it right, in the caustic politics of polarization, only the fanatically partisan need apply.
Liberal MPs Pam Damoff, left, Francesco Sorbara and Salma Zahid. Damoff announced she would not run in the next election, citing misogyny, death threats, misinformation, disinformation, and the lack of civility. Politics is a place for bullies and belligerence, not public-spirited Canadians who want to serve their country, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Has the wind finally gone out of the sails of conservative, populist politics?

  • HALIFAX—Has the wind finally gone out of the sails of conservative, populist politics? Here in Canada, Erin O’Toole’s leadership has taken the CPC backwards.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 3, 2021
Here in Canada, Erin O’Toole’s leadership has taken the CPC backwards. Instead of making the tent bigger, as leadership candidate O’Toole promised, some of the existing members of the party are running for the exits. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Has the wind finally gone out of the sails of conservative, populist politics?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 3, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Has the wind finally gone out of the sails of conservative, populist politics? Here in Canada, Erin O’Toole’s leadership has taken the CPC backwards.

Has the wind finally gone out of the sails of conservative, populist politics?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 3, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Has the wind finally gone out of the sails of conservative, populist politics? Here in Canada, Erin O’Toole’s leadership has taken the CPC backwards.
Here in Canada, Erin O’Toole’s leadership has taken the CPC backwards. Instead of making the tent bigger, as leadership candidate O’Toole promised, some of the existing members of the party are running for the exits. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s got to walk the talk on nuclear waste

  • HALIFAX—Holding the Tokyo Olympics during a pandemic was always a bad idea.  Sending a national team to compete in Japan, which has just declared
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 26, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 3, 2021, walking down Wellington Street in Ottawa to the Sir John A. Macdonald Building for that day's press conference. The government should have condemned Japan’s nuclear dump into the Pacific Ocean—as both bad practice, and dangerous precedent, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s got to walk the talk on nuclear waste

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 26, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Holding the Tokyo Olympics during a pandemic was always a bad idea.  Sending a national team to compete in Japan, which has just declared

Trudeau’s got to walk the talk on nuclear waste

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 26, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Holding the Tokyo Olympics during a pandemic was always a bad idea.  Sending a national team to compete in Japan, which has just declared
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 3, 2021, walking down Wellington Street in Ottawa to the Sir John A. Macdonald Building for that day's press conference. The government should have condemned Japan’s nuclear dump into the Pacific Ocean—as both bad practice, and dangerous precedent, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If the plan is to turn Labrador or some other part of the country into a nuclear dump, the public should know why 

  • HALIFAX—The world, and Canada with it, is inundated with emergencies. It is hard to know where to point the firehose. There is climate change,
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 19, 2021
The Government of Canada has signalled that nuclear power is part of the plan to get to net zero emissions by 2050. In fact, Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan thinks we can’t get there without a nuclear component. But O'Regan also told Enquete: 'Importing nuclear waste from other countries to Labrador—where I grew up—or any other part of Canada has never been on the table, nor is it now. When it comes to nuclear, the health and safety of Canadians and protection of the environment and local communities is our top priority.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If the plan is to turn Labrador or some other part of the country into a nuclear dump, the public should know why 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 19, 2021
  • HALIFAX—The world, and Canada with it, is inundated with emergencies. It is hard to know where to point the firehose. There is climate change,

If the plan is to turn Labrador or some other part of the country into a nuclear dump, the public should know why 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 19, 2021
  • HALIFAX—The world, and Canada with it, is inundated with emergencies. It is hard to know where to point the firehose. There is climate change,
The Government of Canada has signalled that nuclear power is part of the plan to get to net zero emissions by 2050. In fact, Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan thinks we can’t get there without a nuclear component. But O'Regan also told Enquete: 'Importing nuclear waste from other countries to Labrador—where I grew up—or any other part of Canada has never been on the table, nor is it now. When it comes to nuclear, the health and safety of Canadians and protection of the environment and local communities is our top priority.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Most dangerous time for a government is when opposition is weak

  • HALIFAX—The most dangerous time for a government is not struggling to preserve itself in a minority situation.  In fact, minority governments often produce the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 12, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently on the Hill. It would be a grave mistake for the Trudeau government to use the current weakness in the opposition to indulge in the fantasy that because you have power now, you will always have it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Most dangerous time for a government is when opposition is weak

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 12, 2021
  • HALIFAX—The most dangerous time for a government is not struggling to preserve itself in a minority situation.  In fact, minority governments often produce the

Most dangerous time for a government is when opposition is weak

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 12, 2021
  • HALIFAX—The most dangerous time for a government is not struggling to preserve itself in a minority situation.  In fact, minority governments often produce the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently on the Hill. It would be a grave mistake for the Trudeau government to use the current weakness in the opposition to indulge in the fantasy that because you have power now, you will always have it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Payette didn’t make the rules on her jammy pension and lifetime expense account, the government did 

  • HALIFAX—When it comes to former governor general Julie Payette, it is tempting to turn the problems of this office into full-on character assassination. For
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 5, 2021
When it comes to former governor general Julie Payette, it is tempting to turn the problems of this office into full-on character assassination. But a yellow cautionary light should be flashing here. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Payette didn’t make the rules on her jammy pension and lifetime expense account, the government did 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 5, 2021
  • HALIFAX—When it comes to former governor general Julie Payette, it is tempting to turn the problems of this office into full-on character assassination. For

Payette didn’t make the rules on her jammy pension and lifetime expense account, the government did 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 5, 2021
  • HALIFAX—When it comes to former governor general Julie Payette, it is tempting to turn the problems of this office into full-on character assassination. For
When it comes to former governor general Julie Payette, it is tempting to turn the problems of this office into full-on character assassination. But a yellow cautionary light should be flashing here. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney’s definitely a political player

  • HALIFAX—Mark Carney has made a surprise appearance in public life beyond the counting houses of capitalism. There was even something Wildean about his dramatic
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 29, 2021
Mark Carney, pictured on the Hill at a function in 2014. Carney had a big name amongst elites in this country by becoming governor of the Bank of Canada. But when he got the call to run the central bank across the pond, he became the Leonard Cohen of banking. If there is anything Canadians like more than ignoring talent when it lives here, it is lionizing it when it succeeds abroad, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times file photograph by Jake Wright

Carney’s definitely a political player

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 29, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Mark Carney has made a surprise appearance in public life beyond the counting houses of capitalism. There was even something Wildean about his dramatic

Carney’s definitely a political player

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 29, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Mark Carney has made a surprise appearance in public life beyond the counting houses of capitalism. There was even something Wildean about his dramatic
Mark Carney, pictured on the Hill at a function in 2014. Carney had a big name amongst elites in this country by becoming governor of the Bank of Canada. But when he got the call to run the central bank across the pond, he became the Leonard Cohen of banking. If there is anything Canadians like more than ignoring talent when it lives here, it is lionizing it when it succeeds abroad, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times file photograph by Jake Wright

If I were Peter MacKay, I’d hop a flight to St. Pierre and start brushing up on my French

  • HALIFAX—The Conservative Party of Canada has a problem that is harder to fix than picking cat fur out of Velcro. It can’t be fixed
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 22, 2021
Peter MacKay, pictured in 2014 on the Hill, was the better choice for leader simply because he had the reputation of being a progressive conservative, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times file photograph by Jake Wright

If I were Peter MacKay, I’d hop a flight to St. Pierre and start brushing up on my French

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 22, 2021
  • HALIFAX—The Conservative Party of Canada has a problem that is harder to fix than picking cat fur out of Velcro. It can’t be fixed

If I were Peter MacKay, I’d hop a flight to St. Pierre and start brushing up on my French

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 22, 2021
  • HALIFAX—The Conservative Party of Canada has a problem that is harder to fix than picking cat fur out of Velcro. It can’t be fixed
Peter MacKay, pictured in 2014 on the Hill, was the better choice for leader simply because he had the reputation of being a progressive conservative, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times file photograph by Jake Wright

What exactly are we saving when we stand up for the Queen? It’s Canada, right?

  • HALIFAX—When I was in Grade 4, I was sent to the office for asking why we had to stand up for God Save the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 15, 2021
Meghan and Harry on their wedding day on April 26, 2018. When royals marry, it is plugged for weeks and televised to the world on the Big Day. Millions of pounds are spent on the extravaganza. Thousands of wedding presents arrive for the happy couple, but No Joe Blows make it to the private reception, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

What exactly are we saving when we stand up for the Queen? It’s Canada, right?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 15, 2021
  • HALIFAX—When I was in Grade 4, I was sent to the office for asking why we had to stand up for God Save the

What exactly are we saving when we stand up for the Queen? It’s Canada, right?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 15, 2021
  • HALIFAX—When I was in Grade 4, I was sent to the office for asking why we had to stand up for God Save the
Meghan and Harry on their wedding day on April 26, 2018. When royals marry, it is plugged for weeks and televised to the world on the Big Day. Millions of pounds are spent on the extravaganza. Thousands of wedding presents arrive for the happy couple, but No Joe Blows make it to the private reception, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Mohammed bin Salman has gotten away with murder under a second U.S. president

  • HALIFAX—Needles in arms is the story of the day—and tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. But daggers in democracy need some telling too. In this
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 8, 2021
After publicly providing damning evidence that MBS himself was behind Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, U.S. President Joe Biden did the full Neville Chamberlain. He choked. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Adam Schultz

Mohammed bin Salman has gotten away with murder under a second U.S. president

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 8, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Needles in arms is the story of the day—and tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. But daggers in democracy need some telling too. In this

Mohammed bin Salman has gotten away with murder under a second U.S. president

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 8, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Needles in arms is the story of the day—and tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. But daggers in democracy need some telling too. In this
After publicly providing damning evidence that MBS himself was behind Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, U.S. President Joe Biden did the full Neville Chamberlain. He choked. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Adam Schultz

Mohammed bin Salman is no prince

  • HALIFAX—With an election only months away, Justin Trudeau will get a second chance to put right one of the worst human rights atrocities in
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 1, 2021
And why sell weapons to a country where the allegation is that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman dispatched a hit squad to Canada to kill a former Saudi intelligence officer, a mission that allegedly took place shortly after Khashoggi was slaughtered, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Mohammed bin Salman is no prince

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 1, 2021
  • HALIFAX—With an election only months away, Justin Trudeau will get a second chance to put right one of the worst human rights atrocities in

Mohammed bin Salman is no prince

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 1, 2021
  • HALIFAX—With an election only months away, Justin Trudeau will get a second chance to put right one of the worst human rights atrocities in
And why sell weapons to a country where the allegation is that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman dispatched a hit squad to Canada to kill a former Saudi intelligence officer, a mission that allegedly took place shortly after Khashoggi was slaughtered, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

At home and down south, conservatism is in an identity crisis

  • HALIFAX—Rush Limbaugh, radio icon of the Right, has died at exactly the moment that conservatism in both Canada and the United States is facing
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 22, 2021
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole is facing a challenge from social conservatives within his party, while he tries to attract support from Canadians closer to the centre of the political spectrum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

At home and down south, conservatism is in an identity crisis

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 22, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Rush Limbaugh, radio icon of the Right, has died at exactly the moment that conservatism in both Canada and the United States is facing

At home and down south, conservatism is in an identity crisis

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 22, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Rush Limbaugh, radio icon of the Right, has died at exactly the moment that conservatism in both Canada and the United States is facing
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole is facing a challenge from social conservatives within his party, while he tries to attract support from Canadians closer to the centre of the political spectrum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Five reasons why Trudeau will still be running Canada in a few months time

  • HALIFAX—After all the hot, cold, and indifferent commentary on who will be running Canada in a few months time, nothing has really changed: it
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 15, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 5, 2021, outside the Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. It will take a perfect political storm to take down the Liberals, a combination of pandemic incompetence, and scandals like the mess at Rideau Hall, developments in the Jonathan Vance Affair, and perhaps a third ethics conviction for the prime minister over his role in the WE Charity fiasco.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Five reasons why Trudeau will still be running Canada in a few months time

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 15, 2021
  • HALIFAX—After all the hot, cold, and indifferent commentary on who will be running Canada in a few months time, nothing has really changed: it

Five reasons why Trudeau will still be running Canada in a few months time

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 15, 2021
  • HALIFAX—After all the hot, cold, and indifferent commentary on who will be running Canada in a few months time, nothing has really changed: it
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 5, 2021, outside the Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. It will take a perfect political storm to take down the Liberals, a combination of pandemic incompetence, and scandals like the mess at Rideau Hall, developments in the Jonathan Vance Affair, and perhaps a third ethics conviction for the prime minister over his role in the WE Charity fiasco.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump claims another victim: the Republican Party

  • HALIFAX—So the Creature from Mar-a-Lago has claimed another victim: the Republican Party. The gutless wonders at the helm of the GOP continue to support
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 8, 2021
Donald Trump will slip back into the swamp, where he will digest the party he has swallowed whole and America will finally know what the Republicans stand for, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Commons Wikimedia

Trump claims another victim: the Republican Party

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 8, 2021
  • HALIFAX—So the Creature from Mar-a-Lago has claimed another victim: the Republican Party. The gutless wonders at the helm of the GOP continue to support

Trump claims another victim: the Republican Party

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 8, 2021
  • HALIFAX—So the Creature from Mar-a-Lago has claimed another victim: the Republican Party. The gutless wonders at the helm of the GOP continue to support
Donald Trump will slip back into the swamp, where he will digest the party he has swallowed whole and America will finally know what the Republicans stand for, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Commons Wikimedia

Republicans hurry back to Trump

  • HALIFAX—Voltaire famously said that those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. That is what happened at the U.S. Capitol
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 1, 2021
Republicans continue to cow to supporters of former president Donald Trump, regardless of the principles at stake, writes Michael Harris. Screen capture of C-SPAN

Republicans hurry back to Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 1, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Voltaire famously said that those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. That is what happened at the U.S. Capitol

Republicans hurry back to Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 1, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Voltaire famously said that those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. That is what happened at the U.S. Capitol
Republicans continue to cow to supporters of former president Donald Trump, regardless of the principles at stake, writes Michael Harris. Screen capture of C-SPAN

Another star appointment comes back biting

  • HALIFAX—When you wish upon a star, be careful what you wish for. Justin Trudeau likes picking “stars” when adding to his team. People whom
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 25, 2021
Julie Payette, pictured on the day she was installed as Canada's 29th Governor General, resigned from the post on Jan. 21, after a government-sponsored investigation confirmed media reports that she had mistreated staff at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Another star appointment comes back biting

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 25, 2021
  • HALIFAX—When you wish upon a star, be careful what you wish for. Justin Trudeau likes picking “stars” when adding to his team. People whom

Another star appointment comes back biting

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 25, 2021
  • HALIFAX—When you wish upon a star, be careful what you wish for. Justin Trudeau likes picking “stars” when adding to his team. People whom
Julie Payette, pictured on the day she was installed as Canada's 29th Governor General, resigned from the post on Jan. 21, after a government-sponsored investigation confirmed media reports that she had mistreated staff at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could be a spring election

  • HALIFAX—COVID-19 has been the herd of elephants in the room for so long, it is a relief to have something else in the air
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 18, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 15, 2021, at a presser outside the Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. Election 2021 will be a largely one-issue election, just as Canadians have been living a one-issue existence for a year. Surviving the pandemic. Life behind a mask. Who was there to help? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could be a spring election

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 18, 2021
  • HALIFAX—COVID-19 has been the herd of elephants in the room for so long, it is a relief to have something else in the air

Could be a spring election

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 18, 2021
  • HALIFAX—COVID-19 has been the herd of elephants in the room for so long, it is a relief to have something else in the air
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 15, 2021, at a presser outside the Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. Election 2021 will be a largely one-issue election, just as Canadians have been living a one-issue existence for a year. Surviving the pandemic. Life behind a mask. Who was there to help? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump loyalists abandon ship, but can’t outrun their treachery to America

  • HALIFAX—And so the lame schmuck presidency of Donald Trump lurches toward the exits. A few weeks back in this space, I opined that his
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 11, 2021
President Donald Trump spurred on supporters who attacked Capitol Hill last week, overwhelming police officers and leaving five dead. Photograph by Andrea Hanks, courtesy of the White House

Trump loyalists abandon ship, but can’t outrun their treachery to America

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 11, 2021
  • HALIFAX—And so the lame schmuck presidency of Donald Trump lurches toward the exits. A few weeks back in this space, I opined that his

Trump loyalists abandon ship, but can’t outrun their treachery to America

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 11, 2021
  • HALIFAX—And so the lame schmuck presidency of Donald Trump lurches toward the exits. A few weeks back in this space, I opined that his
President Donald Trump spurred on supporters who attacked Capitol Hill last week, overwhelming police officers and leaving five dead. Photograph by Andrea Hanks, courtesy of the White House

Do politics better

  • HALIFAX—Just to be clear, I am far from being an exemplar of unrelenting kindness. I hope, for example, that Donald Trump steps on a
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 21, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured April 7, 2020, speaking with the press. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer Andrea Hanks

Do politics better

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 21, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Just to be clear, I am far from being an exemplar of unrelenting kindness. I hope, for example, that Donald Trump steps on a

Do politics better

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 21, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Just to be clear, I am far from being an exemplar of unrelenting kindness. I hope, for example, that Donald Trump steps on a
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured April 7, 2020, speaking with the press. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer Andrea Hanks

Webster’s Newspapering a cracking good read with much to teach

  • Ever wondered about Chairman Mao Zedong’s sexual preferences, how to castrate a camel, or how many shots of vodka Nikita Khrushchev forced on Lester
FeatureBY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 21, 2020
Perhaps the biggest lesson of Norman Webster’s book is that Canada is certainly not 'dull as a snowbank, with politicians to match.' As he notes, humanity, tolerance and decency unite us. 'What is important is to run well and honestly, with as much human grace as possible—not forgetting, too, to take joy in the running, to laugh at life’s absurdities as well as weep at it’s cruelties.' Photograph handout

Webster’s Newspapering a cracking good read with much to teach

FeatureBY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 21, 2020
  • Ever wondered about Chairman Mao Zedong’s sexual preferences, how to castrate a camel, or how many shots of vodka Nikita Khrushchev forced on Lester

Webster’s Newspapering a cracking good read with much to teach

FeatureBY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 21, 2020
  • Ever wondered about Chairman Mao Zedong’s sexual preferences, how to castrate a camel, or how many shots of vodka Nikita Khrushchev forced on Lester
Perhaps the biggest lesson of Norman Webster’s book is that Canada is certainly not 'dull as a snowbank, with politicians to match.' As he notes, humanity, tolerance and decency unite us. 'What is important is to run well and honestly, with as much human grace as possible—not forgetting, too, to take joy in the running, to laugh at life’s absurdities as well as weep at it’s cruelties.' Photograph handout

Trump’s Idiocracy is in action

  • HALIFAX—Fourteen years ago, a science-fiction movie was released called Idiocracy. It was set in a dysfunctional America where survival of the fittest was reversed
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 14, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured delivering a coronavirus briefing in July. Mr. Trump has downplayed the threat posed by COVID-19 and opposed efforts to stem its spread. The virus has now killed nearly 300,000 Americans. Photograph courtesy of The White House

Trump’s Idiocracy is in action

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 14, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Fourteen years ago, a science-fiction movie was released called Idiocracy. It was set in a dysfunctional America where survival of the fittest was reversed

Trump’s Idiocracy is in action

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 14, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Fourteen years ago, a science-fiction movie was released called Idiocracy. It was set in a dysfunctional America where survival of the fittest was reversed
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured delivering a coronavirus briefing in July. Mr. Trump has downplayed the threat posed by COVID-19 and opposed efforts to stem its spread. The virus has now killed nearly 300,000 Americans. Photograph courtesy of The White House

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