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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 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.
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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
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Beware of anger politics

  • HALIFAX—No wonder a lot of people think anger-merchant Pierre Poilievre has a shot at becoming prime minister. No wonder the CPC has managed to
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 18, 2022
Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre, pictured Dec. 1, 2021, on the Hill. The Conservatives will likely choose the not-so-fabulous Poilievre in September, but they should remember that Poilievre’s idea of peace, order and good government was the Truckers' Convoy, writes Michael Harris. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

Beware of anger politics

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 18, 2022
  • HALIFAX—No wonder a lot of people think anger-merchant Pierre Poilievre has a shot at becoming prime minister. No wonder the CPC has managed to

Beware of anger politics

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 18, 2022
  • HALIFAX—No wonder a lot of people think anger-merchant Pierre Poilievre has a shot at becoming prime minister. No wonder the CPC has managed to
Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre, pictured Dec. 1, 2021, on the Hill. The Conservatives will likely choose the not-so-fabulous Poilievre in September, but they should remember that Poilievre’s idea of peace, order and good government was the Truckers' Convoy, writes Michael Harris. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

Disqualification of Patrick Brown from leadership race comes with more questions than answers

  • HALIFAX—Long-time Conservative, Brian Mulroney loyalist, and former Senator Marjorie LeBreton is beginning to look like someone with extra-sensory perception. In recent weeks, LeBreton has
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 11, 2022
Conservative leadership frontrunner Pierre Poilievre, right, has viciously attacked his recently disqualified opponent Patrick Brown, left, from the beginning of the race, questioning his ideological credentials and repeatedly calling him a liar. The Hill Times file photographs

Disqualification of Patrick Brown from leadership race comes with more questions than answers

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 11, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Long-time Conservative, Brian Mulroney loyalist, and former Senator Marjorie LeBreton is beginning to look like someone with extra-sensory perception. In recent weeks, LeBreton has

Disqualification of Patrick Brown from leadership race comes with more questions than answers

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 11, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Long-time Conservative, Brian Mulroney loyalist, and former Senator Marjorie LeBreton is beginning to look like someone with extra-sensory perception. In recent weeks, LeBreton has
Conservative leadership frontrunner Pierre Poilievre, right, has viciously attacked his recently disqualified opponent Patrick Brown, left, from the beginning of the race, questioning his ideological credentials and repeatedly calling him a liar. The Hill Times file photographs

War in Ukraine latest victim of the West’s attention span

  • HALIFAX—Every morning, I look out into the backyard at the Ukrainian flag hanging from the clothesline. It has been there since Russia invaded the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 4, 2022
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, pictured with British Prime Minster Boris Johnson on April 9, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine. True, you can still catch Zelenskyy on the occasional TV clip. And, yes, European leaders like Johnson and Olaf Scholz occasionally make the trip to Kyiv for the obligatory photo op with him. And yes, NATO and the G-7 still have the rhetoric right, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

War in Ukraine latest victim of the West’s attention span

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 4, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Every morning, I look out into the backyard at the Ukrainian flag hanging from the clothesline. It has been there since Russia invaded the

War in Ukraine latest victim of the West’s attention span

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 4, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Every morning, I look out into the backyard at the Ukrainian flag hanging from the clothesline. It has been there since Russia invaded the
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, pictured with British Prime Minster Boris Johnson on April 9, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine. True, you can still catch Zelenskyy on the occasional TV clip. And, yes, European leaders like Johnson and Olaf Scholz occasionally make the trip to Kyiv for the obligatory photo op with him. And yes, NATO and the G-7 still have the rhetoric right, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Do the Conservatives want to keep pretending this is America, or be relevant again in this country?

  • HALIFAX—The Conservative Party of Canada has never really been a new party that came together in a merger. It has always been a dysfunctional
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 27, 2022
Conservative leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre, left, and Conservative MP Andrew Scheer, pictured April 28, 2022, in Ottawa. Poilievre’s candidacy is an extension of the brand of conservatism currently on display in the United States—a fact-denying populism that has room for every conspiracy theory and grievance, where every authority and institution is painted as the enemy, and guys pissing in the Capitol and wearing Viking horns are lionized—until they’re sent to jail, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

Do the Conservatives want to keep pretending this is America, or be relevant again in this country?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 27, 2022
  • HALIFAX—The Conservative Party of Canada has never really been a new party that came together in a merger. It has always been a dysfunctional

Do the Conservatives want to keep pretending this is America, or be relevant again in this country?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 27, 2022
  • HALIFAX—The Conservative Party of Canada has never really been a new party that came together in a merger. It has always been a dysfunctional
Conservative leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre, left, and Conservative MP Andrew Scheer, pictured April 28, 2022, in Ottawa. Poilievre’s candidacy is an extension of the brand of conservatism currently on display in the United States—a fact-denying populism that has room for every conspiracy theory and grievance, where every authority and institution is painted as the enemy, and guys pissing in the Capitol and wearing Viking horns are lionized—until they’re sent to jail, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

Poilievre should stop pissing inside the tent

  • HALIFAX—One wonders if the Conservative Party of Canada will ever hold a leadership race without turning it into a master class of mud-wrestling, hanky-panky, and mutual denunciation.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 20, 2022
Conservative leadership candidates, pictured from top left and clockwise: Pierre Poilievre, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Roman Baber. One wonders if the Conservative Party of Canada will ever hold a leadership race without turning it into a master class of mud-wrestling, hanky-panky, and mutual denunciation, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

Poilievre should stop pissing inside the tent

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 20, 2022
  • HALIFAX—One wonders if the Conservative Party of Canada will ever hold a leadership race without turning it into a master class of mud-wrestling, hanky-panky, and mutual denunciation.

Poilievre should stop pissing inside the tent

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 20, 2022
  • HALIFAX—One wonders if the Conservative Party of Canada will ever hold a leadership race without turning it into a master class of mud-wrestling, hanky-panky, and mutual denunciation.
Conservative leadership candidates, pictured from top left and clockwise: Pierre Poilievre, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Roman Baber. One wonders if the Conservative Party of Canada will ever hold a leadership race without turning it into a master class of mud-wrestling, hanky-panky, and mutual denunciation, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

Canada should not be adding to the overkill

  • HALIFAX—In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the pressure is on for Canada to spend more on military hardware. In fact, it started
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 6, 2022
Justin Trudeau would be wise to pursue an independent foreign policy for Canada, just as his father did. That needn’t mean antagonizing the Americans, just reminding them that we blaze our own trail when it comes to foundational values. Books, not belligerence; roses, not guns, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should not be adding to the overkill

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 6, 2022
  • HALIFAX—In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the pressure is on for Canada to spend more on military hardware. In fact, it started

Canada should not be adding to the overkill

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 6, 2022
  • HALIFAX—In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the pressure is on for Canada to spend more on military hardware. In fact, it started
Justin Trudeau would be wise to pursue an independent foreign policy for Canada, just as his father did. That needn’t mean antagonizing the Americans, just reminding them that we blaze our own trail when it comes to foundational values. Books, not belligerence; roses, not guns, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Political plague of populism sweeping across the United States is rolling our way

  • HALIFAX—The political plague of populism is sweeping across the United States at an alarming rate. Who could have imagined a traditional political party like
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 23, 2022
A Freedom Convoy protester, pictured Feb. 12, 2022, in downtown Ottawa. Why did they keep everyone awake all night for over three weeks? They didn’t want to follow any mandates during a pandemic that has killed more than 40,000 Canadians and more than six million people worldwide. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Political plague of populism sweeping across the United States is rolling our way

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 23, 2022
  • HALIFAX—The political plague of populism is sweeping across the United States at an alarming rate. Who could have imagined a traditional political party like

Political plague of populism sweeping across the United States is rolling our way

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 23, 2022
  • HALIFAX—The political plague of populism is sweeping across the United States at an alarming rate. Who could have imagined a traditional political party like
A Freedom Convoy protester, pictured Feb. 12, 2022, in downtown Ottawa. Why did they keep everyone awake all night for over three weeks? They didn’t want to follow any mandates during a pandemic that has killed more than 40,000 Canadians and more than six million people worldwide. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre gives Trudeau a reason to stick around

  • HALIFAX—By any normal measure, Justin Trudeau ought to be planning for a career path change.   Not many people in federal politics win the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 16, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured attending the Yom HaShoah Commemoration Service at the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa on April 28. Trudeau may have hit his best-before date in politics, writes Michael Harris, unless he faces another opponent who plays into his hands. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Poilievre gives Trudeau a reason to stick around

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 16, 2022
  • HALIFAX—By any normal measure, Justin Trudeau ought to be planning for a career path change.   Not many people in federal politics win the

Poilievre gives Trudeau a reason to stick around

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 16, 2022
  • HALIFAX—By any normal measure, Justin Trudeau ought to be planning for a career path change.   Not many people in federal politics win the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured attending the Yom HaShoah Commemoration Service at the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa on April 28. Trudeau may have hit his best-before date in politics, writes Michael Harris, unless he faces another opponent who plays into his hands. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservative leadership debate shows the party is not aging well

  • HALIFAX—If you’ve ever wondered what a dinosaur looked like in its death throes, you can always count on the Conservative Party of Canada and
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 9, 2022
At last Thursday's first, but unofficial, Conservative Party leadership debate, Pierre Poilievre, pictured, went in on running mate Jean Charest, who is seen to be his chief rival, attacking him for being a 'Liberal.' Poilievre might grasp the checkers of federal conservative politics, but Charest understands the chess of the country’s federal system, writes Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative leadership debate shows the party is not aging well

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 9, 2022
  • HALIFAX—If you’ve ever wondered what a dinosaur looked like in its death throes, you can always count on the Conservative Party of Canada and

Conservative leadership debate shows the party is not aging well

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 9, 2022
  • HALIFAX—If you’ve ever wondered what a dinosaur looked like in its death throes, you can always count on the Conservative Party of Canada and
At last Thursday's first, but unofficial, Conservative Party leadership debate, Pierre Poilievre, pictured, went in on running mate Jean Charest, who is seen to be his chief rival, attacking him for being a 'Liberal.' Poilievre might grasp the checkers of federal conservative politics, but Charest understands the chess of the country’s federal system, writes Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Red light flashing over the whole world, not just over Ukraine

  • HALIFAX—It is getting clearer by the day, that a red flashing light is flashing not only over Ukraine, but the whole world. The West
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 2, 2022
While American generals talk about how badly the war is going for the Russians, Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to savage Ukraine with a war that has triggered skyrocketing energy prices and rampant inflation in every Western economy. He has become a one-man global wrecking ball. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Red light flashing over the whole world, not just over Ukraine

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 2, 2022
  • HALIFAX—It is getting clearer by the day, that a red flashing light is flashing not only over Ukraine, but the whole world. The West

Red light flashing over the whole world, not just over Ukraine

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 2, 2022
  • HALIFAX—It is getting clearer by the day, that a red flashing light is flashing not only over Ukraine, but the whole world. The West
While American generals talk about how badly the war is going for the Russians, Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to savage Ukraine with a war that has triggered skyrocketing energy prices and rampant inflation in every Western economy. He has become a one-man global wrecking ball. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Does the monarchy have any relevance in 2022?

  • There can’t be many more birthdays for Queen Elizabeth. When the sad arithmetic of age catches up to this sturdy figurehead, the burning question
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 25, 2022
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, pictured in Ottawa in 2010. No British monarch has ever ruled as long as the young woman who became Queen in 1952—70 trips around the sun as monarch. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Does the monarchy have any relevance in 2022?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 25, 2022
  • There can’t be many more birthdays for Queen Elizabeth. When the sad arithmetic of age catches up to this sturdy figurehead, the burning question

Does the monarchy have any relevance in 2022?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 25, 2022
  • There can’t be many more birthdays for Queen Elizabeth. When the sad arithmetic of age catches up to this sturdy figurehead, the burning question
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, pictured in Ottawa in 2010. No British monarch has ever ruled as long as the young woman who became Queen in 1952—70 trips around the sun as monarch. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

It’s still the Harper Party, a fact Poilievre is banking on

  • HALIFAX—Despite fawning praise from the usual suspects, the only thing Pierre Poilievre has going for him is the political death wish of the hard
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 18, 2022
Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre, pictured Feb. 14, 2022, in the Commons foyer. Poilievre is not without political insight. He knows that the shortest route to winning the leadership is to pass the Conservative purity test—in other words, to sanctify everything his former boss Stephen Harper ever did. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s still the Harper Party, a fact Poilievre is banking on

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 18, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Despite fawning praise from the usual suspects, the only thing Pierre Poilievre has going for him is the political death wish of the hard

It’s still the Harper Party, a fact Poilievre is banking on

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 18, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Despite fawning praise from the usual suspects, the only thing Pierre Poilievre has going for him is the political death wish of the hard
Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre, pictured Feb. 14, 2022, in the Commons foyer. Poilievre is not without political insight. He knows that the shortest route to winning the leadership is to pass the Conservative purity test—in other words, to sanctify everything his former boss Stephen Harper ever did. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bay du Nord is either a triumph or an act of immoral madness

  • HALIFAX—Depending on who you believe, Ottawa’s approval of the Bay du Nord oil development off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador is either a
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 11, 2022
Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault, pictured Oct. 27, 2021, even peered into the future and concluded the project 'is not likely to cause significant environmental effects.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bay du Nord is either a triumph or an act of immoral madness

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 11, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Depending on who you believe, Ottawa’s approval of the Bay du Nord oil development off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador is either a

Bay du Nord is either a triumph or an act of immoral madness

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 11, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Depending on who you believe, Ottawa’s approval of the Bay du Nord oil development off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador is either a
Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault, pictured Oct. 27, 2021, even peered into the future and concluded the project 'is not likely to cause significant environmental effects.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Biden faces perfect political storm

  • HALIFAX—Joe Biden is facing his 80th birthday this year, and the perfect political storm. It takes what used to be a mortgage payment to
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 4, 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured. If, after grand jury testimony, which is ongoing, Hunter Biden is indicted, the Trump conspiracy machine will be jump-started into overdrive, which will be a problem for Joe Biden. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Biden faces perfect political storm

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 4, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Joe Biden is facing his 80th birthday this year, and the perfect political storm. It takes what used to be a mortgage payment to

Biden faces perfect political storm

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 4, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Joe Biden is facing his 80th birthday this year, and the perfect political storm. It takes what used to be a mortgage payment to
U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured. If, after grand jury testimony, which is ongoing, Hunter Biden is indicted, the Trump conspiracy machine will be jump-started into overdrive, which will be a problem for Joe Biden. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

What red line could Putin cross that would result in a forceful response from NATO or the United States?

  • HALIFAX—There is something hollow and terrible about the leader of the Western World calling Vladimir Putin a war criminal, and then watching from the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 28, 2022
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, pictured March 3, 2022. Screen capture image courtesy of France 24

What red line could Putin cross that would result in a forceful response from NATO or the United States?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 28, 2022
  • HALIFAX—There is something hollow and terrible about the leader of the Western World calling Vladimir Putin a war criminal, and then watching from the

What red line could Putin cross that would result in a forceful response from NATO or the United States?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 28, 2022
  • HALIFAX—There is something hollow and terrible about the leader of the Western World calling Vladimir Putin a war criminal, and then watching from the
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, pictured March 3, 2022. Screen capture image courtesy of France 24

If the West won’t war with Russia now, then when?

  • HALIFAX—Don’t poke the bear. In a nutshell, that has been the West’s ostensible approach to Russia’s sad and sickening invasion of Ukraine, now entering
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 21, 2022
The West claims to take a cautious approach towards engaging with Russia. 'Don't poke the bear.' But how is the U.S. President Joe Biden calling Vladimir Putin a 'war criminal' not poking the bear? That same message is pictured here, at a pro-Ukraine protest outside of the Russian embassy in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

If the West won’t war with Russia now, then when?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 21, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Don’t poke the bear. In a nutshell, that has been the West’s ostensible approach to Russia’s sad and sickening invasion of Ukraine, now entering

If the West won’t war with Russia now, then when?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 21, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Don’t poke the bear. In a nutshell, that has been the West’s ostensible approach to Russia’s sad and sickening invasion of Ukraine, now entering
The West claims to take a cautious approach towards engaging with Russia. 'Don't poke the bear.' But how is the U.S. President Joe Biden calling Vladimir Putin a 'war criminal' not poking the bear? That same message is pictured here, at a pro-Ukraine protest outside of the Russian embassy in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Charest’s the adult version of a leadership candidate

  • HALIFAX—Has the Conservative Party of Canada learned anything from three consecutive defeats at the hands of Justin Trudeau? That is the question. If it
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 14, 2022
Former Quebec premier Jean Charest, pictured May 8, 2018, already chosen a nice slogan for a party inured to losing: 'Built to win,' writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Charest’s the adult version of a leadership candidate

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 14, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Has the Conservative Party of Canada learned anything from three consecutive defeats at the hands of Justin Trudeau? That is the question. If it

Charest’s the adult version of a leadership candidate

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 14, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Has the Conservative Party of Canada learned anything from three consecutive defeats at the hands of Justin Trudeau? That is the question. If it
Former Quebec premier Jean Charest, pictured May 8, 2018, already chosen a nice slogan for a party inured to losing: 'Built to win,' writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The soul of the West hangs in the balance, as Russia bombs Ukraine

  • HALIFAX—Ukraine’s pop-star president, the guy in the T-shirt, says if Ukraine goes down, it’s not just the end of one country. It is the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 7, 2022
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, pictured March 3, 2022, says if Ukraine goes down, it’s not just the end of one country. It is the end of the world. It is true that war leaders deal in hyperbole, but Zelensky has a point. As he said, Ukraine is the border between the civilized world, and what used to be known as the evil empire; between democracy and brutal dictatorship. Screen capture image courtesy of France24

The soul of the West hangs in the balance, as Russia bombs Ukraine

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 7, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Ukraine’s pop-star president, the guy in the T-shirt, says if Ukraine goes down, it’s not just the end of one country. It is the

The soul of the West hangs in the balance, as Russia bombs Ukraine

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 7, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Ukraine’s pop-star president, the guy in the T-shirt, says if Ukraine goes down, it’s not just the end of one country. It is the
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, pictured March 3, 2022, says if Ukraine goes down, it’s not just the end of one country. It is the end of the world. It is true that war leaders deal in hyperbole, but Zelensky has a point. As he said, Ukraine is the border between the civilized world, and what used to be known as the evil empire; between democracy and brutal dictatorship. Screen capture image courtesy of France24

The United States is not coming to Ukraine’s rescue

  • HALIFAX—Former Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko has described Vladimir Putin in a nutshell. “He’s just simply mad. He’s just simply crazy. He’s just simply evil
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 28, 2022
Vladimir Putin, right, has been watching the U.S. closely in order to time his invasion of Ukraine while America is divided and distracted, argues Michael Harris. The two leaders are pictured here at a 2021 meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The United States is not coming to Ukraine’s rescue

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 28, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Former Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko has described Vladimir Putin in a nutshell. “He’s just simply mad. He’s just simply crazy. He’s just simply evil

The United States is not coming to Ukraine’s rescue

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 28, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Former Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko has described Vladimir Putin in a nutshell. “He’s just simply mad. He’s just simply crazy. He’s just simply evil
Vladimir Putin, right, has been watching the U.S. closely in order to time his invasion of Ukraine while America is divided and distracted, argues Michael Harris. The two leaders are pictured here at a 2021 meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Our politics in Canada has suddenly contracted rabies

  • HALIFAX—When protesters come to the door of Liberal cabinet minister Sean Fraser’s constituency office, they usually get coffee, cookies, and conversation—no matter how controversial
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 14, 2022
Chaplains from the Billy Graham Evangelical Christian Society, pictured on the Hill on Feb. 10, 2022. This is no longer a question of jurisdiction. It is a matter of peace, order, and good government.  If things remain as they are, it will signal that disturbing the peace, disorder, and no government at all, are the new watch words as we all sink deeper and deeper into Trump World, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Our politics in Canada has suddenly contracted rabies

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 14, 2022
  • HALIFAX—When protesters come to the door of Liberal cabinet minister Sean Fraser’s constituency office, they usually get coffee, cookies, and conversation—no matter how controversial

Our politics in Canada has suddenly contracted rabies

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 14, 2022
  • HALIFAX—When protesters come to the door of Liberal cabinet minister Sean Fraser’s constituency office, they usually get coffee, cookies, and conversation—no matter how controversial
Chaplains from the Billy Graham Evangelical Christian Society, pictured on the Hill on Feb. 10, 2022. This is no longer a question of jurisdiction. It is a matter of peace, order, and good government.  If things remain as they are, it will signal that disturbing the peace, disorder, and no government at all, are the new watch words as we all sink deeper and deeper into Trump World, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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