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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 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

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
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Selling armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia is not exactly justice for Jamal

  • HALIFAX—I have spent a career in journalism believing that in the end, the truth wins out. It sometimes takes time, even a heartbreaking amount
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 6, 2020
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, pictured, and his henchmen, were behind Jamal Khashoggi’s death, the kingdom has indulged in gross lies and closed-door justice to brush off this brutal crime, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin/Flickr

Selling armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia is not exactly justice for Jamal

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 6, 2020
  • HALIFAX—I have spent a career in journalism believing that in the end, the truth wins out. It sometimes takes time, even a heartbreaking amount

Selling armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia is not exactly justice for Jamal

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 6, 2020
  • HALIFAX—I have spent a career in journalism believing that in the end, the truth wins out. It sometimes takes time, even a heartbreaking amount
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, pictured, and his henchmen, were behind Jamal Khashoggi’s death, the kingdom has indulged in gross lies and closed-door justice to brush off this brutal crime, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin/Flickr

Four reasons why Conservative Party should leave Andrew Scheer right where he is

  • HALIFAX—There are four reasons the Conservative Party of Canada should leave Andrew Scheer right where he is. All of them were were on display
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 22, 2020
CPC leadership contenders Peter MacKay, Erin O'Toole, Leslyn Lewis, and Derek Sloan took part in their French and English televised debates on June 17 and June 18 in Toronto. How do you hold a debate in Canada’s other official language when all four candidates would be puzzled by cereal-box French, let alone a real conversation with a real voter from Quebec, asks Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, file photo, and photographs courtesy of Twitter

Four reasons why Conservative Party should leave Andrew Scheer right where he is

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 22, 2020
  • HALIFAX—There are four reasons the Conservative Party of Canada should leave Andrew Scheer right where he is. All of them were were on display

Four reasons why Conservative Party should leave Andrew Scheer right where he is

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 22, 2020
  • HALIFAX—There are four reasons the Conservative Party of Canada should leave Andrew Scheer right where he is. All of them were were on display
CPC leadership contenders Peter MacKay, Erin O'Toole, Leslyn Lewis, and Derek Sloan took part in their French and English televised debates on June 17 and June 18 in Toronto. How do you hold a debate in Canada’s other official language when all four candidates would be puzzled by cereal-box French, let alone a real conversation with a real voter from Quebec, asks Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, file photo, and photographs courtesy of Twitter

Liberals in strong position should an election come sooner than later

  • HALIFAX—No matter when the next election comes, the battle lines were only thinly camouflaged in last week’s political jousting over the government’s fight against
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 15, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 11, 2020, in Ottawa. It is true that the Trudeau government has invested an immense amount of money in battling the pandemic. But what would the CPC have done had they been the government? Thrown money at corporations like Donald Trump has in the U.S., and reopen come hell or high water, asks Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals in strong position should an election come sooner than later

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 15, 2020
  • HALIFAX—No matter when the next election comes, the battle lines were only thinly camouflaged in last week’s political jousting over the government’s fight against

Liberals in strong position should an election come sooner than later

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 15, 2020
  • HALIFAX—No matter when the next election comes, the battle lines were only thinly camouflaged in last week’s political jousting over the government’s fight against
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 11, 2020, in Ottawa. It is true that the Trudeau government has invested an immense amount of money in battling the pandemic. But what would the CPC have done had they been the government? Thrown money at corporations like Donald Trump has in the U.S., and reopen come hell or high water, asks Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nagging questions are again bubbling around Trudeau’s leadership

  • HALIFAX—With his often masterful handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, Justin Trudeau seemed well on the road to refurbishing his image as prime minister. That
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 8, 2020
When Justin Trudeau was asked about the death of George Floyd, Donald Trump’s threat of military force to quell protests on the streets of the U.S., and brutal force against peaceful protesters, he fell silent for 21 seconds. Mr. Trudeau has forgotten something very basic. The office never sanctifies the man. And when it comes to civil and human rights, you must stand up without thinking about your self-interest, or how powerful your adversary may be, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade & Flickr

Nagging questions are again bubbling around Trudeau’s leadership

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 8, 2020
  • HALIFAX—With his often masterful handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, Justin Trudeau seemed well on the road to refurbishing his image as prime minister. That

Nagging questions are again bubbling around Trudeau’s leadership

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 8, 2020
  • HALIFAX—With his often masterful handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, Justin Trudeau seemed well on the road to refurbishing his image as prime minister. That
When Justin Trudeau was asked about the death of George Floyd, Donald Trump’s threat of military force to quell protests on the streets of the U.S., and brutal force against peaceful protesters, he fell silent for 21 seconds. Mr. Trudeau has forgotten something very basic. The office never sanctifies the man. And when it comes to civil and human rights, you must stand up without thinking about your self-interest, or how powerful your adversary may be, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade & Flickr

Canada and Ontario tell Trump to buzz off

  • HALIFAX—What do the governments of Canada and Ontario have in common with a coalition of states from both U.S. coasts and the Midwest?  They
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 20, 2020
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on March 27, 2020, at a daily press briefing on the Hill in Ottawa, has been doing most of the heavy lifting for the Liberals these days, told U.S. President Donald Trump point blank that Canadians would decide when their border with the U.S. reopens—not Trump. Trump had earlier mused that he would like to see the border with Canada open as part of his economic recovery plan, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada and Ontario tell Trump to buzz off

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 20, 2020
  • HALIFAX—What do the governments of Canada and Ontario have in common with a coalition of states from both U.S. coasts and the Midwest?  They

Canada and Ontario tell Trump to buzz off

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 20, 2020
  • HALIFAX—What do the governments of Canada and Ontario have in common with a coalition of states from both U.S. coasts and the Midwest?  They
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on March 27, 2020, at a daily press briefing on the Hill in Ottawa, has been doing most of the heavy lifting for the Liberals these days, told U.S. President Donald Trump point blank that Canadians would decide when their border with the U.S. reopens—not Trump. Trump had earlier mused that he would like to see the border with Canada open as part of his economic recovery plan, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We’re all whistling past the graveyard

  • HALIFAX—This is Easter weekend, COVID-19 style, in rural Nova Scotia where I live. The Red Maple Leaf at the fire station is at half
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 9, 2020
A woman, pictured April 8, 2020, in downtown Ottawa. Ever since the people who 'call out the news' reported that a person might get COVID-19 by talking to another person, or merely breathing the same air, habits have changed, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We’re all whistling past the graveyard

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 9, 2020
  • HALIFAX—This is Easter weekend, COVID-19 style, in rural Nova Scotia where I live. The Red Maple Leaf at the fire station is at half

We’re all whistling past the graveyard

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 9, 2020
  • HALIFAX—This is Easter weekend, COVID-19 style, in rural Nova Scotia where I live. The Red Maple Leaf at the fire station is at half
A woman, pictured April 8, 2020, in downtown Ottawa. Ever since the people who 'call out the news' reported that a person might get COVID-19 by talking to another person, or merely breathing the same air, habits have changed, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Beyond life and death issues presented by COVID-19, is there a social phenomenon brewing?

  • HALIFAX—Beyond the life and death issues presented by COVID-19, is there a social phenomenon brewing? We have had the Great Depression and the Great
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 6, 2020
A man, pictured on March 27, 2020, wearing a protective mask walking past the Bank of Canada Museum in Ottawa. 'A lot of people are afraid of incoming bills that they won’t be able to pay. Is a consumer- and debt-driven life, sustained by ubiquitous marketing, the good life? Is choosing a life that needs to get an emergency bailout or loan deferral to survive a smart and sustainable choice,' asks columnist Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Beyond life and death issues presented by COVID-19, is there a social phenomenon brewing?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 6, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Beyond the life and death issues presented by COVID-19, is there a social phenomenon brewing? We have had the Great Depression and the Great

Beyond life and death issues presented by COVID-19, is there a social phenomenon brewing?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 6, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Beyond the life and death issues presented by COVID-19, is there a social phenomenon brewing? We have had the Great Depression and the Great
A man, pictured on March 27, 2020, wearing a protective mask walking past the Bank of Canada Museum in Ottawa. 'A lot of people are afraid of incoming bills that they won’t be able to pay. Is a consumer- and debt-driven life, sustained by ubiquitous marketing, the good life? Is choosing a life that needs to get an emergency bailout or loan deferral to survive a smart and sustainable choice,' asks columnist Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump seems to think prayer rather than personal protective equipment is the answer to COVID-19

  • HALIFAX—U.S. soldiers stationed on our southern border with America in the name of fighting the coronavirus?   Salvador Dali must be providing inspiration to
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 30, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured on Jan. 29, 2020, at the signing ceremony for the USMCA. Photograph courtesy of White House Flickr

Trump seems to think prayer rather than personal protective equipment is the answer to COVID-19

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 30, 2020
  • HALIFAX—U.S. soldiers stationed on our southern border with America in the name of fighting the coronavirus?   Salvador Dali must be providing inspiration to

Trump seems to think prayer rather than personal protective equipment is the answer to COVID-19

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 30, 2020
  • HALIFAX—U.S. soldiers stationed on our southern border with America in the name of fighting the coronavirus?   Salvador Dali must be providing inspiration to
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured on Jan. 29, 2020, at the signing ceremony for the USMCA. Photograph courtesy of White House Flickr

One incontrovertible fact about pandemic that’s both admirable and puzzling

  • HALIFAX—I am neither a scientist or a doctor, so I don’t really know if governments are saving us from COVID-19. If words were deeds,
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 23, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, Transport Minister Marc Garneau, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Health Minister Patty Hajdu, Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, and moderator Toronto Star reporter Bruce Campion-Smith, pictured on March 16, 2020, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

One incontrovertible fact about pandemic that’s both admirable and puzzling

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 23, 2020
  • HALIFAX—I am neither a scientist or a doctor, so I don’t really know if governments are saving us from COVID-19. If words were deeds,

One incontrovertible fact about pandemic that’s both admirable and puzzling

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 23, 2020
  • HALIFAX—I am neither a scientist or a doctor, so I don’t really know if governments are saving us from COVID-19. If words were deeds,
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, Transport Minister Marc Garneau, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Health Minister Patty Hajdu, Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, and moderator Toronto Star reporter Bruce Campion-Smith, pictured on March 16, 2020, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s presidency could be upended by a virus

  • HALIFAX—What a porn star, a crooked lawyer, and galloping nepotism in the White House couldn’t do, just might be accomplished by something that can
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 16, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in this file photo, says Covid-19 is no big deal, a glorified flu warped out of all proportion by a doomsday media. That line has been embroidered on by every right-wing doofus with a talk show. Rush Limbaugh told his listeners 'it’s the common cold, folks,' designed by the way 'to bring Trump down.' Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Trump’s presidency could be upended by a virus

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 16, 2020
  • HALIFAX—What a porn star, a crooked lawyer, and galloping nepotism in the White House couldn’t do, just might be accomplished by something that can

Trump’s presidency could be upended by a virus

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 16, 2020
  • HALIFAX—What a porn star, a crooked lawyer, and galloping nepotism in the White House couldn’t do, just might be accomplished by something that can
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in this file photo, says Covid-19 is no big deal, a glorified flu warped out of all proportion by a doomsday media. That line has been embroidered on by every right-wing doofus with a talk show. Rush Limbaugh told his listeners 'it’s the common cold, folks,' designed by the way 'to bring Trump down.' Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Senate should stop using privilege to cover up abuses in the Upper Chamber

  • HALIFAX—“Be you ever so high and mighty—the law is above you. Even if you’re prime minister.” Guardian columnist Clive Coleman writing on Prime Minister
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 9, 2020
The Senate's Internal Economy Committee, pictured last year. People seeking justice from the Senate—Mike Duffy, former Senator Don Meredith’s victims, and Darshan Singh—are getting parliamentary privilege instead, which is to say, getting the shaft, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate should stop using privilege to cover up abuses in the Upper Chamber

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 9, 2020
  • HALIFAX—“Be you ever so high and mighty—the law is above you. Even if you’re prime minister.” Guardian columnist Clive Coleman writing on Prime Minister

Senate should stop using privilege to cover up abuses in the Upper Chamber

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 9, 2020
  • HALIFAX—“Be you ever so high and mighty—the law is above you. Even if you’re prime minister.” Guardian columnist Clive Coleman writing on Prime Minister
The Senate's Internal Economy Committee, pictured last year. People seeking justice from the Senate—Mike Duffy, former Senator Don Meredith’s victims, and Darshan Singh—are getting parliamentary privilege instead, which is to say, getting the shaft, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau over promises and under performs on Indigenous file

  • HALIFAX—I never thought the Boys Scouts of America would file for bankruptcy. I never thought I’d see a U.S. president make Richard Nixon, Lance
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 2, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Feb. 21, 2020. When the PM’s support for this project is viewed against his purchase of the Kinder Morgan Pipeline and support for the Trans Mountain project, it makes what Trudeau said at the Paris Climate Conference look like an egregious exercise of necessary hypocrisy, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau over promises and under performs on Indigenous file

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 2, 2020
  • HALIFAX—I never thought the Boys Scouts of America would file for bankruptcy. I never thought I’d see a U.S. president make Richard Nixon, Lance

Trudeau over promises and under performs on Indigenous file

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 2, 2020
  • HALIFAX—I never thought the Boys Scouts of America would file for bankruptcy. I never thought I’d see a U.S. president make Richard Nixon, Lance
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Feb. 21, 2020. When the PM’s support for this project is viewed against his purchase of the Kinder Morgan Pipeline and support for the Trans Mountain project, it makes what Trudeau said at the Paris Climate Conference look like an egregious exercise of necessary hypocrisy, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative response to blockade shows party unready to lead

  • HALIFAX—The Conservative Party of Canada is back to doing what it does best: zebra politics. Everything in black and white. If ever a party
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 24, 2020
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured Feb. 20, 2020, speaking with reporters on the Hill about Wet’suwet’en support protests across the country before Question Period in Ottawa. The party’s great progressive hope, and Mr. Scheer’s presumptive successor, Peter MacKay, has encouraged vigilantes to do what the Trudeau government has wisely decided not to do—impose a solution through force. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative response to blockade shows party unready to lead

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 24, 2020
  • HALIFAX—The Conservative Party of Canada is back to doing what it does best: zebra politics. Everything in black and white. If ever a party

Conservative response to blockade shows party unready to lead

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 24, 2020
  • HALIFAX—The Conservative Party of Canada is back to doing what it does best: zebra politics. Everything in black and white. If ever a party
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured Feb. 20, 2020, speaking with reporters on the Hill about Wet’suwet’en support protests across the country before Question Period in Ottawa. The party’s great progressive hope, and Mr. Scheer’s presumptive successor, Peter MacKay, has encouraged vigilantes to do what the Trudeau government has wisely decided not to do—impose a solution through force. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM should talk face to face with the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs

  • HALIFAX—When did Pontius Pilate take over the top job in Ottawa? Washing his hands of the crisis in Wet’suwet’en territory, at least so far,
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 17, 2020
Protesters, pictured on Feb. 7, 2020, in Ottawa in support of the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs who are against the proposed Costal Gaslink pipeline in northwestern British Columbia. The Wet'suwet'en situation has sparked a national protest that lifts this into a national issue. This should be a moment for national honesty, writes Michael Harris.

PM should talk face to face with the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 17, 2020
  • HALIFAX—When did Pontius Pilate take over the top job in Ottawa? Washing his hands of the crisis in Wet’suwet’en territory, at least so far,

PM should talk face to face with the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 17, 2020
  • HALIFAX—When did Pontius Pilate take over the top job in Ottawa? Washing his hands of the crisis in Wet’suwet’en territory, at least so far,
Protesters, pictured on Feb. 7, 2020, in Ottawa in support of the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs who are against the proposed Costal Gaslink pipeline in northwestern British Columbia. The Wet'suwet'en situation has sparked a national protest that lifts this into a national issue. This should be a moment for national honesty, writes Michael Harris.

Trump’s brazen constitutional mutilations and violations of the law have triggered an uncivil war in America

  • HALIFAX—Whatever else you can say about the last four months in America, Trump the Impeached has hit the U.S. Constitution like a wrecking ball
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 10, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured on Feb. 6, 2020, holding up The Washington Post's headline after being acquitted in the U.S. Senate of two impeachment charges the day before. Official White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Trump’s brazen constitutional mutilations and violations of the law have triggered an uncivil war in America

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 10, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Whatever else you can say about the last four months in America, Trump the Impeached has hit the U.S. Constitution like a wrecking ball

Trump’s brazen constitutional mutilations and violations of the law have triggered an uncivil war in America

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 10, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Whatever else you can say about the last four months in America, Trump the Impeached has hit the U.S. Constitution like a wrecking ball
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured on Feb. 6, 2020, holding up The Washington Post's headline after being acquitted in the U.S. Senate of two impeachment charges the day before. Official White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Trudeau should leave the fake diplomacy to Donald Trump

  • HALIFAX—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made clear in his mandate letters to ministers that foreign affairs is amongst the top priorities of his new government.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 3, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured on Feb. 13, 2017, at the White House in Washington, D.C. There is a second strand to Canada’s role in the world that shouldn’t be forgotten. Until the lost Harper decade in foreign affairs, a period of disengagement from multilateralism, and rejection of the United Nations, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/White House photographer by Shealah Craigheasy

Trudeau should leave the fake diplomacy to Donald Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 3, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made clear in his mandate letters to ministers that foreign affairs is amongst the top priorities of his new government.

Trudeau should leave the fake diplomacy to Donald Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 3, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made clear in his mandate letters to ministers that foreign affairs is amongst the top priorities of his new government.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured on Feb. 13, 2017, at the White House in Washington, D.C. There is a second strand to Canada’s role in the world that shouldn’t be forgotten. Until the lost Harper decade in foreign affairs, a period of disengagement from multilateralism, and rejection of the United Nations, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/White House photographer by Shealah Craigheasy

The party of Stephen Harper isn’t going anywhere

  • HALIFAX—With the disappearance of Jean Charest from the Conservative leadership race, Justin Trudeau has been dealt another ace by a party that can’t seem
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 27, 2020
Former prime minister Stephen Harper co-founded the Conservative Party alongside then-Progressive Conservative Party leader Peter MacKay. He remains a hugely influential figure in the party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The party of Stephen Harper isn’t going anywhere

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 27, 2020
  • HALIFAX—With the disappearance of Jean Charest from the Conservative leadership race, Justin Trudeau has been dealt another ace by a party that can’t seem

The party of Stephen Harper isn’t going anywhere

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 27, 2020
  • HALIFAX—With the disappearance of Jean Charest from the Conservative leadership race, Justin Trudeau has been dealt another ace by a party that can’t seem
Former prime minister Stephen Harper co-founded the Conservative Party alongside then-Progressive Conservative Party leader Peter MacKay. He remains a hugely influential figure in the party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Quitting the Royal Family is a little like quitting the Mob, and don’t expect a going-away party

  • HALIFAX—Quitting the Royal Family is a little like quitting the Mob. Don’t expect a going-away party. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, have
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 20, 2020
Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, pictured on Dec. 25, 2017, attending church at Sandringham. 'Now two of the most central royals want out of the fairytale. They have been at the centre of the spectacular ceremony of royalty, and basked in its excesses. But they have also seen its reality from the inside, its emptiness, and don’t care for it. It has become so Paris Hilton,' writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikipedia

Quitting the Royal Family is a little like quitting the Mob, and don’t expect a going-away party

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 20, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Quitting the Royal Family is a little like quitting the Mob. Don’t expect a going-away party. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, have

Quitting the Royal Family is a little like quitting the Mob, and don’t expect a going-away party

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 20, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Quitting the Royal Family is a little like quitting the Mob. Don’t expect a going-away party. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, have
Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, pictured on Dec. 25, 2017, attending church at Sandringham. 'Now two of the most central royals want out of the fairytale. They have been at the centre of the spectacular ceremony of royalty, and basked in its excesses. But they have also seen its reality from the inside, its emptiness, and don’t care for it. It has become so Paris Hilton,' writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikipedia

Scheer’s exit important and predictable

  • HALIFAX—Andrew Scheer’s departure is as important as it was predictable: for the second time since Stephen Harper stepped down as leader, the CPC will
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 16, 2019
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured Nov. 28, 2019, with his new deputy leader Leona Alleslev, a former Liberal MP who the crossed floor to the Conservatives in the last Parliament and was re-elected as a Conservative. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scheer’s exit important and predictable

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 16, 2019
  • HALIFAX—Andrew Scheer’s departure is as important as it was predictable: for the second time since Stephen Harper stepped down as leader, the CPC will

Scheer’s exit important and predictable

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 16, 2019
  • HALIFAX—Andrew Scheer’s departure is as important as it was predictable: for the second time since Stephen Harper stepped down as leader, the CPC will
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured Nov. 28, 2019, with his new deputy leader Leona Alleslev, a former Liberal MP who the crossed floor to the Conservatives in the last Parliament and was re-elected as a Conservative. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What do Texas and Saudi Arabia know that Jason Kenney doesn’t?

  • HALIFAX—It is time someone looked under Jason Kenney’s cowboy hat to see if anyone’s home. His tenure as premier has been like a ride
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 9, 2019
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage, pictured in Ottawa on May 2, 2019, after speaking to the Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources about Bill C-69. Alberta has already made one momentous blunder in its stewardship of its oil and gas reserves. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund from oil and gas development stands at over a trillion dollars; Alberta has $18.1-billion. Shame on its politicians, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What do Texas and Saudi Arabia know that Jason Kenney doesn’t?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 9, 2019
  • HALIFAX—It is time someone looked under Jason Kenney’s cowboy hat to see if anyone’s home. His tenure as premier has been like a ride

What do Texas and Saudi Arabia know that Jason Kenney doesn’t?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 9, 2019
  • HALIFAX—It is time someone looked under Jason Kenney’s cowboy hat to see if anyone’s home. His tenure as premier has been like a ride
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage, pictured in Ottawa on May 2, 2019, after speaking to the Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources about Bill C-69. Alberta has already made one momentous blunder in its stewardship of its oil and gas reserves. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund from oil and gas development stands at over a trillion dollars; Alberta has $18.1-billion. Shame on its politicians, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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