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Susan Riley is a veteran political columnist and regular contributor to The Hill Times.

Trump, Trudeau and an ominous thunder

  • Donald Trump’s return will only make things worse. He's called climate change 'a scam,' EVs useless, and boasted that America 'has more liquid gold
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 11, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
The good news is that Donald Trump, pictured, will be gone for good in four years. It will be up to the next U.S. government to repair the devastation he leaves, or not, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Trump, Trudeau and an ominous thunder

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 11, 2024
  • Donald Trump’s return will only make things worse. He's called climate change 'a scam,' EVs useless, and boasted that America 'has more liquid gold

Trump, Trudeau and an ominous thunder

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 11, 2024
  • Donald Trump’s return will only make things worse. He's called climate change 'a scam,' EVs useless, and boasted that America 'has more liquid gold
Donald Trump
The good news is that Donald Trump, pictured, will be gone for good in four years. It will be up to the next U.S. government to repair the devastation he leaves, or not, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Trump, Trudeau and an ominous thunder

  • Donald Trump’s return will only make things worse. He's called climate change 'a scam,' EVs useless, and boasted that America 'has more liquid gold
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 11, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
The good news is that Donald Trump, pictured, will be gone for good in four years. It will be up to the next U.S. government to repair the devastation he leaves, or not, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Trump, Trudeau and an ominous thunder

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 11, 2024
  • Donald Trump’s return will only make things worse. He's called climate change 'a scam,' EVs useless, and boasted that America 'has more liquid gold

Trump, Trudeau and an ominous thunder

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 11, 2024
  • Donald Trump’s return will only make things worse. He's called climate change 'a scam,' EVs useless, and boasted that America 'has more liquid gold
Donald Trump
The good news is that Donald Trump, pictured, will be gone for good in four years. It will be up to the next U.S. government to repair the devastation he leaves, or not, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Meanwhile, on a planet far, far away

  • The enemy without—climate change, of course—is scratching at the window, unheard and ignored. In one way or another it’s coming for us all.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 28, 2024
David Eby, left, Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau, Kamala Harris, David Rustad, Pierre Poilievre, and Danielle Smith. Politics is a thankless business, so perhaps we shouldn’t begrudge our leaders the fun they are having with issues like foreign interference, Trump’s admiration for Hitler, Rustad’s flirtations with crazy conspiracies, writes Riley. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr/British Columbia Government and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Neena Singhal

Meanwhile, on a planet far, far away

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 28, 2024
  • The enemy without—climate change, of course—is scratching at the window, unheard and ignored. In one way or another it’s coming for us all.

Meanwhile, on a planet far, far away

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 28, 2024
  • The enemy without—climate change, of course—is scratching at the window, unheard and ignored. In one way or another it’s coming for us all.
David Eby, left, Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau, Kamala Harris, David Rustad, Pierre Poilievre, and Danielle Smith. Politics is a thankless business, so perhaps we shouldn’t begrudge our leaders the fun they are having with issues like foreign interference, Trump’s admiration for Hitler, Rustad’s flirtations with crazy conspiracies, writes Riley. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr/British Columbia Government and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Neena Singhal

Can we talk about Poilievre? Whether his harshness is impulsive or strategic, it’s invidious

  • Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair, who faced Poilievre in the Commons for 10 years, recalled: 'He has only one pitch: a hardball to the
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 14, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, is the latest public figure to face Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s lacerating criticism, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Can we talk about Poilievre? Whether his harshness is impulsive or strategic, it’s invidious

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 14, 2024
  • Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair, who faced Poilievre in the Commons for 10 years, recalled: 'He has only one pitch: a hardball to the

Can we talk about Poilievre? Whether his harshness is impulsive or strategic, it’s invidious

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 14, 2024
  • Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair, who faced Poilievre in the Commons for 10 years, recalled: 'He has only one pitch: a hardball to the
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, is the latest public figure to face Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s lacerating criticism, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

A diverse menu, but nothing appeals

  • The ideal prime minister would be someone with no political baggage, no embarrassing internet history, no ideological quirks, with razor-sharp debating skills, a sense
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 30, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. After years on the fringes of every consequential election in this country, perhaps the moment has finally come for 'none-of-the-above,' writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

A diverse menu, but nothing appeals

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 30, 2024
  • The ideal prime minister would be someone with no political baggage, no embarrassing internet history, no ideological quirks, with razor-sharp debating skills, a sense

A diverse menu, but nothing appeals

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 30, 2024
  • The ideal prime minister would be someone with no political baggage, no embarrassing internet history, no ideological quirks, with razor-sharp debating skills, a sense
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. After years on the fringes of every consequential election in this country, perhaps the moment has finally come for 'none-of-the-above,' writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trade policy: where ideological purity goes to die

  • Protectionism is having a moment in the face of the off-shoring of jobs, shrinking middle-class incomes, growing inequality, and soaring corporate profits.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 26, 2024
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to follow the United States in placing a punishing tariff on affordable Chinese EVs, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade policy: where ideological purity goes to die

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 26, 2024
  • Protectionism is having a moment in the face of the off-shoring of jobs, shrinking middle-class incomes, growing inequality, and soaring corporate profits.

Trade policy: where ideological purity goes to die

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 26, 2024
  • Protectionism is having a moment in the face of the off-shoring of jobs, shrinking middle-class incomes, growing inequality, and soaring corporate profits.
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to follow the United States in placing a punishing tariff on affordable Chinese EVs, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the Harris bounce jump the border? If only

  • Kamala Harris hasn’t just revived a fretful Democratic Party, in the opening weeks of her presidential campaign, in her own country. Her arrival has
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 12, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris is like a breath of fresh air, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Will the Harris bounce jump the border? If only

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 12, 2024
  • Kamala Harris hasn’t just revived a fretful Democratic Party, in the opening weeks of her presidential campaign, in her own country. Her arrival has

Will the Harris bounce jump the border? If only

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 12, 2024
  • Kamala Harris hasn’t just revived a fretful Democratic Party, in the opening weeks of her presidential campaign, in her own country. Her arrival has
Kamala Harris
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris is like a breath of fresh air, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Pumping more oil while the house burns down: how long will the fantasy last?

  • Fossil fuels still hugely contribute to provincial coffers and the federal treasury, but too so would green energy alternatives if given a chance to
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 29, 2024
Last summer's forest fires in Alberta. With a few exceptions, our politicians are divided into two camps: the stout defenders of the oil and gas industry regardless of damage to the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions cause; or, those rhetorically committed to addressing climate change, but, maybe next decade, or in 2050. Photograph courtesy of Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc, DND Canada

Pumping more oil while the house burns down: how long will the fantasy last?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 29, 2024
  • Fossil fuels still hugely contribute to provincial coffers and the federal treasury, but too so would green energy alternatives if given a chance to

Pumping more oil while the house burns down: how long will the fantasy last?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 29, 2024
  • Fossil fuels still hugely contribute to provincial coffers and the federal treasury, but too so would green energy alternatives if given a chance to
Last summer's forest fires in Alberta. With a few exceptions, our politicians are divided into two camps: the stout defenders of the oil and gas industry regardless of damage to the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions cause; or, those rhetorically committed to addressing climate change, but, maybe next decade, or in 2050. Photograph courtesy of Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc, DND Canada

Who will be left standing in an uncertain political moment?

  • What does any leader do when the public mood is 'out with the old, in with the unthinkable'? And 'old' isn’t always a matter
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 15, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a bilateral meeting in Ottawa on March 24, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who will be left standing in an uncertain political moment?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 15, 2024
  • What does any leader do when the public mood is 'out with the old, in with the unthinkable'? And 'old' isn’t always a matter

Who will be left standing in an uncertain political moment?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 15, 2024
  • What does any leader do when the public mood is 'out with the old, in with the unthinkable'? And 'old' isn’t always a matter
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a bilateral meeting in Ottawa on March 24, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Happy Canada Day, everyone! Or is it?

  • This July 1 has some Canadians worried about the future and despondent about the present. 
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 1, 2024
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, pictured on the Hill on April 16, 2024, with some of his Conservative MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Happy Canada Day, everyone! Or is it?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 1, 2024
  • This July 1 has some Canadians worried about the future and despondent about the present. 

Happy Canada Day, everyone! Or is it?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 1, 2024
  • This July 1 has some Canadians worried about the future and despondent about the present. 
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, pictured on the Hill on April 16, 2024, with some of his Conservative MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Colonel Mustard with the knife in the Constituency? Maybe not

  • Elizabeth May's unexpected denouement left media, opposition parties, and the dysfunctional security apparatus looking like bit players in an Inspector Clouseau farce. The whole
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 17, 2024
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May told reporters last week that 'There is no list of MPs who have shown disloyalty to Canada,' but said one former unnamed MP was a willing tool of Beijing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Colonel Mustard with the knife in the Constituency? Maybe not

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 17, 2024
  • Elizabeth May's unexpected denouement left media, opposition parties, and the dysfunctional security apparatus looking like bit players in an Inspector Clouseau farce. The whole

Colonel Mustard with the knife in the Constituency? Maybe not

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 17, 2024
  • Elizabeth May's unexpected denouement left media, opposition parties, and the dysfunctional security apparatus looking like bit players in an Inspector Clouseau farce. The whole
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May told reporters last week that 'There is no list of MPs who have shown disloyalty to Canada,' but said one former unnamed MP was a willing tool of Beijing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hey, Liberals! Why be shy? Isn’t it time to refute the disinformation?

  • Any attempts to dispute the cascade of falsehoods on X, many emanating from Pierre Poilievre, have been late, fitful and lost amid the background
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 3, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on the Hill on April 16, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hey, Liberals! Why be shy? Isn’t it time to refute the disinformation?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 3, 2024
  • Any attempts to dispute the cascade of falsehoods on X, many emanating from Pierre Poilievre, have been late, fitful and lost amid the background

Hey, Liberals! Why be shy? Isn’t it time to refute the disinformation?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 3, 2024
  • Any attempts to dispute the cascade of falsehoods on X, many emanating from Pierre Poilievre, have been late, fitful and lost amid the background
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on the Hill on April 16, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Workin’ 9 to 5, that’s no way to make a livin’

  • Sending public servants into action to save a city from decades of bad urban planning is like dispatching the military to fill sandbags, or
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 13, 2024
Public Service Alliance of Canada president Chris Aylward during PSAC's picket line in Ottawa on April 19, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Workin’ 9 to 5, that’s no way to make a livin’

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 13, 2024
  • Sending public servants into action to save a city from decades of bad urban planning is like dispatching the military to fill sandbags, or

Workin’ 9 to 5, that’s no way to make a livin’

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 13, 2024
  • Sending public servants into action to save a city from decades of bad urban planning is like dispatching the military to fill sandbags, or
Public Service Alliance of Canada president Chris Aylward during PSAC's picket line in Ottawa on April 19, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First they came for the carbon tax, are electric vehicles next?

  • Canadian politicians at all levels have a choice: continue supporting a still-lucrative but damaging fossil fuel industry, or summon the courage and foresight to
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 22, 2024
The slowing sale of EVs lends ballast to an indirect campaign by Big Oil, and its enablers, to undermine the transition away from gasoline, with torqued reports about the supposed unreliability of EVs in cold climates, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First they came for the carbon tax, are electric vehicles next?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 22, 2024
  • Canadian politicians at all levels have a choice: continue supporting a still-lucrative but damaging fossil fuel industry, or summon the courage and foresight to

First they came for the carbon tax, are electric vehicles next?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 22, 2024
  • Canadian politicians at all levels have a choice: continue supporting a still-lucrative but damaging fossil fuel industry, or summon the courage and foresight to
The slowing sale of EVs lends ballast to an indirect campaign by Big Oil, and its enablers, to undermine the transition away from gasoline, with torqued reports about the supposed unreliability of EVs in cold climates, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How to navigate post-fact politics: skeptically, but attentively

  • Today’s politics is entirely personality and performances. The bickering plays out like an annoying soundtrack, and the temptation to tune it out can be
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 8, 2024
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. The delivery of federal climate measures has been so bungled and half-hearted that the fact-free enemies of climate action—various premiers, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—are winning the communications war, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

How to navigate post-fact politics: skeptically, but attentively

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 8, 2024
  • Today’s politics is entirely personality and performances. The bickering plays out like an annoying soundtrack, and the temptation to tune it out can be

How to navigate post-fact politics: skeptically, but attentively

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 8, 2024
  • Today’s politics is entirely personality and performances. The bickering plays out like an annoying soundtrack, and the temptation to tune it out can be
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. The delivery of federal climate measures has been so bungled and half-hearted that the fact-free enemies of climate action—various premiers, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—are winning the communications war, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

There are signs of resistance to the right-wing juggernaut, if you look hard enough

  • The election of Wab Kinew, the first modern-day Indigenous premier of Manitoba, signals a welcome departure from the usual fed-prov scenario: premiers fighting Ottawa
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 25, 2024
Wab Kinew, pictured Oct. 3, 2023, after winning the Manitoba election. In his first months, the new NDP premier has cheerfully accepted $664-million in federal money for health care and also welcomed the recent federal mini-pharmacare plan, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy of X/Twitter

There are signs of resistance to the right-wing juggernaut, if you look hard enough

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 25, 2024
  • The election of Wab Kinew, the first modern-day Indigenous premier of Manitoba, signals a welcome departure from the usual fed-prov scenario: premiers fighting Ottawa

There are signs of resistance to the right-wing juggernaut, if you look hard enough

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 25, 2024
  • The election of Wab Kinew, the first modern-day Indigenous premier of Manitoba, signals a welcome departure from the usual fed-prov scenario: premiers fighting Ottawa
Wab Kinew, pictured Oct. 3, 2023, after winning the Manitoba election. In his first months, the new NDP premier has cheerfully accepted $664-million in federal money for health care and also welcomed the recent federal mini-pharmacare plan, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy of X/Twitter

‘Baby-steps’ pharmacare a test of our humanity and of our political leaders

  • If the proposals survive, this national pharmacare intro-package should fill open gaps for many insulin-dependent diabetics, especially those with Type 1 diabetes. But there
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 11, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The final argument against what's otherwise a compassionate and affordable initiative from a reluctant federal government is that paying for medication for diabetics could be a slippery slope. But isn't that a slope we want to be on, asks Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Baby-steps’ pharmacare a test of our humanity and of our political leaders

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 11, 2024
  • If the proposals survive, this national pharmacare intro-package should fill open gaps for many insulin-dependent diabetics, especially those with Type 1 diabetes. But there

‘Baby-steps’ pharmacare a test of our humanity and of our political leaders

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 11, 2024
  • If the proposals survive, this national pharmacare intro-package should fill open gaps for many insulin-dependent diabetics, especially those with Type 1 diabetes. But there
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The final argument against what's otherwise a compassionate and affordable initiative from a reluctant federal government is that paying for medication for diabetics could be a slippery slope. But isn't that a slope we want to be on, asks Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

A rapidly changing climate and a glaring political disconnect

  • Climate change is on the agenda, but only sometimes, as one of several recurring issues. It might crop up when a town burns down,
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 26, 2024
Long-time NDP MP Charlie Angus introduced a private member's bill that would ban deceptive advertising from the oil and gas sector, but you'd think he had proposed legalizing child pornography, so violent and dismissive was reaction to his bill. It doesn’t stand a snowball’s chance in Ottawa of surviving, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A rapidly changing climate and a glaring political disconnect

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 26, 2024
  • Climate change is on the agenda, but only sometimes, as one of several recurring issues. It might crop up when a town burns down,

A rapidly changing climate and a glaring political disconnect

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 26, 2024
  • Climate change is on the agenda, but only sometimes, as one of several recurring issues. It might crop up when a town burns down,
Long-time NDP MP Charlie Angus introduced a private member's bill that would ban deceptive advertising from the oil and gas sector, but you'd think he had proposed legalizing child pornography, so violent and dismissive was reaction to his bill. It doesn’t stand a snowball’s chance in Ottawa of surviving, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

For climate progress, maybe the rest of Canada should join Quebec

  • Plaudits to Quebec. It is more than carrying its weight when it comes to lowering national admissions and, unlike the federal government, gaining favourable
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 12, 2024
Quebec Premier François Legault in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2023. The premier is leaping to the front of a parade led by middle-class Quebecers—but it is a parade that leads away from oil and gas, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

For climate progress, maybe the rest of Canada should join Quebec

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 12, 2024
  • Plaudits to Quebec. It is more than carrying its weight when it comes to lowering national admissions and, unlike the federal government, gaining favourable

For climate progress, maybe the rest of Canada should join Quebec

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 12, 2024
  • Plaudits to Quebec. It is more than carrying its weight when it comes to lowering national admissions and, unlike the federal government, gaining favourable
Quebec Premier François Legault in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2023. The premier is leaping to the front of a parade led by middle-class Quebecers—but it is a parade that leads away from oil and gas, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Trudeau’s third act include a surprise ending?

  • Absent future careless misjudgments, bureaucratic boondoggles or mishandled global, domestic, or climate emergencies, Justin Trudeau could pull off a miracle recovery. Or at least
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 29, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Will Trudeau’s third act include a surprise ending?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 29, 2024
  • Absent future careless misjudgments, bureaucratic boondoggles or mishandled global, domestic, or climate emergencies, Justin Trudeau could pull off a miracle recovery. Or at least

Will Trudeau’s third act include a surprise ending?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 29, 2024
  • Absent future careless misjudgments, bureaucratic boondoggles or mishandled global, domestic, or climate emergencies, Justin Trudeau could pull off a miracle recovery. Or at least
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

How the Liberal Party can save itself, maybe

  • It may be too late. The Liberals are never going to win over Alberta’s political class, many voters out West, many angry men. They
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 22, 2024
Sport Minister Carla Qualtrough, top left, Housing Minister Sean Fraser, Immigration Minister Marc Miller, Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan, above left, Treasury Board President Anita Anand, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne tend to get things done, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

How the Liberal Party can save itself, maybe

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 22, 2024
  • It may be too late. The Liberals are never going to win over Alberta’s political class, many voters out West, many angry men. They

How the Liberal Party can save itself, maybe

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 22, 2024
  • It may be too late. The Liberals are never going to win over Alberta’s political class, many voters out West, many angry men. They
Sport Minister Carla Qualtrough, top left, Housing Minister Sean Fraser, Immigration Minister Marc Miller, Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan, above left, Treasury Board President Anita Anand, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne tend to get things done, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

For something completely different: a little good news

  • Despite the threat of a reversal of our halting progress on climate, reconciliation and social equity under a future Conservative government, continuing worry about
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 8, 2024
Housing minister Sean Fraser offered an eye-catching proposal just before Christmas: an updated version of an 80-year old federal housing program that offered small, simple, nearly-identical housing units to returning Second World War veterans, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Photograph by Andrew Meade

For something completely different: a little good news

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 8, 2024
  • Despite the threat of a reversal of our halting progress on climate, reconciliation and social equity under a future Conservative government, continuing worry about

For something completely different: a little good news

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 8, 2024
  • Despite the threat of a reversal of our halting progress on climate, reconciliation and social equity under a future Conservative government, continuing worry about
Housing minister Sean Fraser offered an eye-catching proposal just before Christmas: an updated version of an 80-year old federal housing program that offered small, simple, nearly-identical housing units to returning Second World War veterans, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Photograph by Andrew Meade

Oil and gas industry’s fancy foot-dragging wins the day, again

  • While the Conservative leader is busy trying to 'ruin' Trudeau’s holiday with procedural hi-jinks aimed at fighting the carbon tax, oil executives and their
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 11, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, left, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, and Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. The Trudeau government has abased itself to the fossil fuel industry leaders: buying a $30-billion money-losing pipeline, sending millions of dollar to the province to clean up abandoned wells, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Oil and gas industry’s fancy foot-dragging wins the day, again

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 11, 2023
  • While the Conservative leader is busy trying to 'ruin' Trudeau’s holiday with procedural hi-jinks aimed at fighting the carbon tax, oil executives and their

Oil and gas industry’s fancy foot-dragging wins the day, again

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 11, 2023
  • While the Conservative leader is busy trying to 'ruin' Trudeau’s holiday with procedural hi-jinks aimed at fighting the carbon tax, oil executives and their
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, left, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, and Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. The Trudeau government has abased itself to the fossil fuel industry leaders: buying a $30-billion money-losing pipeline, sending millions of dollar to the province to clean up abandoned wells, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

It’s always the economy, and we’re not stupid

  • While politicians hurl accusations and recycle old ideological claims, their lives are mostly untouched by current financial pressures; they, along with grocery store executives,
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 27, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill. Unfortunately for Poilievre, last week’s fall economic update was preceded by cheering news on inflation; the official rate has dropped from 3.8 per cent in September to 3.1 per cent last month and could be on its way further down, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s always the economy, and we’re not stupid

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 27, 2023
  • While politicians hurl accusations and recycle old ideological claims, their lives are mostly untouched by current financial pressures; they, along with grocery store executives,

It’s always the economy, and we’re not stupid

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 27, 2023
  • While politicians hurl accusations and recycle old ideological claims, their lives are mostly untouched by current financial pressures; they, along with grocery store executives,
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill. Unfortunately for Poilievre, last week’s fall economic update was preceded by cheering news on inflation; the official rate has dropped from 3.8 per cent in September to 3.1 per cent last month and could be on its way further down, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s climate policy, not just the carbon tax, is on a knife’s edge

  • The Liberal government seemed content to let the carbon tax do all the work until, magically, everyone buys electric vehicles, installs heat pumps, and
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 13, 2023
The saddest thing is that the Liberals under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, are probably as good as it gets on climate since Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre doesn’t take climate seriously, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada’s climate policy, not just the carbon tax, is on a knife’s edge

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 13, 2023
  • The Liberal government seemed content to let the carbon tax do all the work until, magically, everyone buys electric vehicles, installs heat pumps, and

Canada’s climate policy, not just the carbon tax, is on a knife’s edge

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 13, 2023
  • The Liberal government seemed content to let the carbon tax do all the work until, magically, everyone buys electric vehicles, installs heat pumps, and
The saddest thing is that the Liberals under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, are probably as good as it gets on climate since Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre doesn’t take climate seriously, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

No country for old men

  • The health of any institution requires regular renewal, encouraging newcomers while bidding a respectful farewell to those who have served long and often well.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 30, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden, age 80, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, age 51. Canada is blessed in the health, energy and work ethic of our political leaders, especially when compared to our southern neighbours, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No country for old men

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 30, 2023
  • The health of any institution requires regular renewal, encouraging newcomers while bidding a respectful farewell to those who have served long and often well.

No country for old men

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 30, 2023
  • The health of any institution requires regular renewal, encouraging newcomers while bidding a respectful farewell to those who have served long and often well.
U.S. President Joe Biden, age 80, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, age 51. Canada is blessed in the health, energy and work ethic of our political leaders, especially when compared to our southern neighbours, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All our puny sorrows: plea for perspective in an anguished world

  • While Israelis and Palestinians alike reckon with the aftermath of the barbarism unleashed by Hamas last week, one Canadian leader has invoked the notwithstanding
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 16, 2023
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has invoked the notwithstanding clause to allow him to override the rights of young people questioning their gender identity, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All our puny sorrows: plea for perspective in an anguished world

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 16, 2023
  • While Israelis and Palestinians alike reckon with the aftermath of the barbarism unleashed by Hamas last week, one Canadian leader has invoked the notwithstanding

All our puny sorrows: plea for perspective in an anguished world

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 16, 2023
  • While Israelis and Palestinians alike reckon with the aftermath of the barbarism unleashed by Hamas last week, one Canadian leader has invoked the notwithstanding
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has invoked the notwithstanding clause to allow him to override the rights of young people questioning their gender identity, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Just what we need: another national unity crisis

  • If Alberta premier Danielle Smith manifests such disregard for the rest of the country, she shouldn't be surprised if the rest of Canada reacts
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 2, 2023
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wants to exit the Canada Pension Plan and take more than half its assets with her. But there's the little matter of the greenhouse gas emissions emanating from Alberta's primary industry, and the costly damage they continue to cause every province and territory in the country, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Just what we need: another national unity crisis

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 2, 2023
  • If Alberta premier Danielle Smith manifests such disregard for the rest of the country, she shouldn't be surprised if the rest of Canada reacts

Just what we need: another national unity crisis

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 2, 2023
  • If Alberta premier Danielle Smith manifests such disregard for the rest of the country, she shouldn't be surprised if the rest of Canada reacts
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wants to exit the Canada Pension Plan and take more than half its assets with her. But there's the little matter of the greenhouse gas emissions emanating from Alberta's primary industry, and the costly damage they continue to cause every province and territory in the country, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Like a rolling stone, Trudeau continues to roll over opponents 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Freed from the tendentious and often tedious rituals of Question Period, Justin Trudeau appears to be having a wonderful summer. He is everywhere:
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 31, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured July 21, 2017, with is son Hadrian, and Liberal MPs Bernadette Jordan and MP Colin Fraser in Shelburne, N.S. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Like a rolling stone, Trudeau continues to roll over opponents 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 31, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Freed from the tendentious and often tedious rituals of Question Period, Justin Trudeau appears to be having a wonderful summer. He is everywhere:

Like a rolling stone, Trudeau continues to roll over opponents 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 31, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Freed from the tendentious and often tedious rituals of Question Period, Justin Trudeau appears to be having a wonderful summer. He is everywhere:
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured July 21, 2017, with is son Hadrian, and Liberal MPs Bernadette Jordan and MP Colin Fraser in Shelburne, N.S. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Trudeau’s second year: the cake is half-baked, but the icing is good 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Amid a cascade of half-measures, the Trudeau government wrapped up its second session last week with a decidedly mixed record. If you were
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 26, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, pictured with his wife Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, second right, Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef, left, International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, second left, and Women Deliver President and CEO Katja Iversen on the Hill on June 12. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau’s second year: the cake is half-baked, but the icing is good 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 26, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Amid a cascade of half-measures, the Trudeau government wrapped up its second session last week with a decidedly mixed record. If you were

Trudeau’s second year: the cake is half-baked, but the icing is good 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 26, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Amid a cascade of half-measures, the Trudeau government wrapped up its second session last week with a decidedly mixed record. If you were
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, pictured with his wife Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, second right, Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef, left, International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, second left, and Women Deliver President and CEO Katja Iversen on the Hill on June 12. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

We are not able to take your message at this moment, M. Couillard

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Justin Trudeau was undiplomatically curt, but quite correct in dismissing Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard’s recent, mystifying proposal that we revisit the divisive and
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 12, 2017

We are not able to take your message at this moment, M. Couillard

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 12, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Justin Trudeau was undiplomatically curt, but quite correct in dismissing Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard’s recent, mystifying proposal that we revisit the divisive and

We are not able to take your message at this moment, M. Couillard

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 12, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Justin Trudeau was undiplomatically curt, but quite correct in dismissing Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard’s recent, mystifying proposal that we revisit the divisive and

Is Trudeau’s climate plan up in smoke?

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Justin Trudeau’s signature climate strategy risks being shredded by two unforeseen developments—political upheaval in the western provinces and uncertainty about the future value
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 29, 2017
But, if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau drops his support for the Kinder Morgan pipeline, he risks gravely disappointing Rachel Notley, Alberta’s NDP premier and a fast political ally of Trudeau in a province where the Liberal name was toxic for decades, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Is Trudeau’s climate plan up in smoke?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 29, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Justin Trudeau’s signature climate strategy risks being shredded by two unforeseen developments—political upheaval in the western provinces and uncertainty about the future value

Is Trudeau’s climate plan up in smoke?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 29, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Justin Trudeau’s signature climate strategy risks being shredded by two unforeseen developments—political upheaval in the western provinces and uncertainty about the future value
But, if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau drops his support for the Kinder Morgan pipeline, he risks gravely disappointing Rachel Notley, Alberta’s NDP premier and a fast political ally of Trudeau in a province where the Liberal name was toxic for decades, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Stuck in heckle-town, apparently forever 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—You would think it was deliberate: the country’s federal politicians conspiring to actively discourage the sympathy and support of the people who elected
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 15, 2017
The daily, 45-minute verbal brawl has always been contentious, of course, but it seems unwatchably stupid and shrill of late, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Shruti Shekar

Stuck in heckle-town, apparently forever 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 15, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—You would think it was deliberate: the country’s federal politicians conspiring to actively discourage the sympathy and support of the people who elected

Stuck in heckle-town, apparently forever 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 15, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—You would think it was deliberate: the country’s federal politicians conspiring to actively discourage the sympathy and support of the people who elected
The daily, 45-minute verbal brawl has always been contentious, of course, but it seems unwatchably stupid and shrill of late, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Shruti Shekar

No competition for Trudeau, in a crazy political moment 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—After an extraordinarily eventful week in politics, we are down to two main choices: Justin Trudeau or the crazy people. One of the
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 1, 2017
Kevin O’Learyended his long-distance campaign for the Conservative Party leadership last week, after skipping almost every debate (but never missing a U.S. television gig). The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

No competition for Trudeau, in a crazy political moment 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 1, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—After an extraordinarily eventful week in politics, we are down to two main choices: Justin Trudeau or the crazy people. One of the

No competition for Trudeau, in a crazy political moment 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 1, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—After an extraordinarily eventful week in politics, we are down to two main choices: Justin Trudeau or the crazy people. One of the
Kevin O’Learyended his long-distance campaign for the Conservative Party leadership last week, after skipping almost every debate (but never missing a U.S. television gig). The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Our misfiring, cartoonish opposition: don’t Conservative, NDP MPs have anything better to do with their time? 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Just when you thought politics couldn’t get any more trivial, or annoying, up pops Conservative MP Tony “Gazebo” Clement in Question Period last
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 17, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured in this file photo at the National Press Theatre. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Our misfiring, cartoonish opposition: don’t Conservative, NDP MPs have anything better to do with their time? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 17, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Just when you thought politics couldn’t get any more trivial, or annoying, up pops Conservative MP Tony “Gazebo” Clement in Question Period last

Our misfiring, cartoonish opposition: don’t Conservative, NDP MPs have anything better to do with their time? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 17, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Just when you thought politics couldn’t get any more trivial, or annoying, up pops Conservative MP Tony “Gazebo” Clement in Question Period last
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured in this file photo at the National Press Theatre. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The baneful morality of the political ‘pivot’

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Our media culture is so drenched in cynicism that the most outrageous, even despicable, pronouncements—from Conservative leadership candidates, for instance—are treated as mere
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 3, 2017
Some of Conservative leadership candidates pictured at debate hosted by Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, including Chris Alexander, left, Maxime Bernier, Andrew Scheer, Erin O'Toole, Lisa Raitt, Andrew Saxton, Michael Chong, Brad Trost and Deepak Obhrai. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The baneful morality of the political ‘pivot’

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 3, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Our media culture is so drenched in cynicism that the most outrageous, even despicable, pronouncements—from Conservative leadership candidates, for instance—are treated as mere

The baneful morality of the political ‘pivot’

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 3, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Our media culture is so drenched in cynicism that the most outrageous, even despicable, pronouncements—from Conservative leadership candidates, for instance—are treated as mere
Some of Conservative leadership candidates pictured at debate hosted by Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, including Chris Alexander, left, Maxime Bernier, Andrew Scheer, Erin O'Toole, Lisa Raitt, Andrew Saxton, Michael Chong, Brad Trost and Deepak Obhrai. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Are pipelines a political pipe dream? 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—It is odd the way Canadian politicians—notably Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley—continue to promote oil pipelines as a key
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 20, 2017
Even the industry can see the writing on the wall and is making alternate plans, investments in renewables. Apart from the Trump blip, so is much of the developed world. As too often happens, Canada, now led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 13, sits on the sidelines and lets others take the risks—and reap the rewards. Photo courtesy of Donald Trump's Twitter

Are pipelines a political pipe dream? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 20, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—It is odd the way Canadian politicians—notably Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley—continue to promote oil pipelines as a key

Are pipelines a political pipe dream? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 20, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—It is odd the way Canadian politicians—notably Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley—continue to promote oil pipelines as a key
Even the industry can see the writing on the wall and is making alternate plans, investments in renewables. Apart from the Trump blip, so is much of the developed world. As too often happens, Canada, now led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 13, sits on the sidelines and lets others take the risks—and reap the rewards. Photo courtesy of Donald Trump's Twitter

We need to talk about Kevin 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Imagine, for a moment, prime minister Kevin O’Leary presenting his first Speech From the Throne, amid the smouldering ruins of politics as we
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 6, 2017
Imagine, for a moment, prime minister Kevin O’Leary, right, pictured with Deepak Obhrai, and Michael Chong, presenting his first Speech From the Throne, amid the smouldering ruins of politics as we know it.He’s not going to like it. First, the timing will be all wrong: mid-afternoon ratings suck. Second, the venue is too cramped, the decor too Victorian. There is no space for wandering around, with a cordless mic, while a spellbound audience applauds every cutting insult. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

We need to talk about Kevin 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 6, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Imagine, for a moment, prime minister Kevin O’Leary presenting his first Speech From the Throne, amid the smouldering ruins of politics as we

We need to talk about Kevin 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 6, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Imagine, for a moment, prime minister Kevin O’Leary presenting his first Speech From the Throne, amid the smouldering ruins of politics as we
Imagine, for a moment, prime minister Kevin O’Leary, right, pictured with Deepak Obhrai, and Michael Chong, presenting his first Speech From the Throne, amid the smouldering ruins of politics as we know it.He’s not going to like it. First, the timing will be all wrong: mid-afternoon ratings suck. Second, the venue is too cramped, the decor too Victorian. There is no space for wandering around, with a cordless mic, while a spellbound audience applauds every cutting insult. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

What is happening to the Conservative Party of Canada? 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The once-mainstream Conservative Party of Canada is in danger of turning into something ugly—a vehicle for intolerance, anger, harsh economic and social remedies,
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 20, 2017
Four Conservative leadership candidates Chris Alexander, Brad Trost, Kellie Leitch, and Pierre Lemieux showed up at an event last Wednesday in Toronto hosted by Ezra Levant and his website The Rebel Media, to attack motion M-103, the non-binding motion 'recognize the need to quell the increasing public climate of hate and fear' and 'condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination.' The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

What is happening to the Conservative Party of Canada? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 20, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The once-mainstream Conservative Party of Canada is in danger of turning into something ugly—a vehicle for intolerance, anger, harsh economic and social remedies,

What is happening to the Conservative Party of Canada? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 20, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The once-mainstream Conservative Party of Canada is in danger of turning into something ugly—a vehicle for intolerance, anger, harsh economic and social remedies,
Four Conservative leadership candidates Chris Alexander, Brad Trost, Kellie Leitch, and Pierre Lemieux showed up at an event last Wednesday in Toronto hosted by Ezra Levant and his website The Rebel Media, to attack motion M-103, the non-binding motion 'recognize the need to quell the increasing public climate of hate and fear' and 'condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination.' The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Trudeau digging himself a hole, broken promise by broken promise 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The honeymoon—more like a fairytale, actually—is decidedly over. Given the continued excellence of Justin Trudeau’s hair and the mediocrity of alternative suitors, this
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 6, 2017
Despite his widely circulated tweet, boasting of Canada’s openness, Justin Trudeau is resisting opposition pressure to re-instate the wildly successful private sponsorship program, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau digging himself a hole, broken promise by broken promise 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 6, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The honeymoon—more like a fairytale, actually—is decidedly over. Given the continued excellence of Justin Trudeau’s hair and the mediocrity of alternative suitors, this

Trudeau digging himself a hole, broken promise by broken promise 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 6, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The honeymoon—more like a fairytale, actually—is decidedly over. Given the continued excellence of Justin Trudeau’s hair and the mediocrity of alternative suitors, this
Despite his widely circulated tweet, boasting of Canada’s openness, Justin Trudeau is resisting opposition pressure to re-instate the wildly successful private sponsorship program, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Politics in Canada, U.S. infiltrated by hucksters

  • OTTAWA—There have always been hucksters in political life, the Sen. Foghorns, Col. Blowhards and Capt. Windbags, who combine dubious accomplishments with inflated self-regard. They
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 23, 2017
Kevin O'Leary, like Donald Trump, is among the political 'hucksters' who are forcing their way into mainstream politics. Photograph by Valerie Caviness

Politics in Canada, U.S. infiltrated by hucksters

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 23, 2017
  • OTTAWA—There have always been hucksters in political life, the Sen. Foghorns, Col. Blowhards and Capt. Windbags, who combine dubious accomplishments with inflated self-regard. They

Politics in Canada, U.S. infiltrated by hucksters

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 23, 2017
  • OTTAWA—There have always been hucksters in political life, the Sen. Foghorns, Col. Blowhards and Capt. Windbags, who combine dubious accomplishments with inflated self-regard. They
Kevin O'Leary, like Donald Trump, is among the political 'hucksters' who are forcing their way into mainstream politics. Photograph by Valerie Caviness

Conservative leadership race portends a return to ugly 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The least edifying moment in an eventful week in the Conservative leadership campaign came in the form of a shame-free lie from Kellie
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 9, 2017
Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch, pictured in this file photo. Former cabinet colleagues, including Jason Kenney, are mystified by her sudden conversion to right-wing populism, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative leadership race portends a return to ugly 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 9, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The least edifying moment in an eventful week in the Conservative leadership campaign came in the form of a shame-free lie from Kellie

Conservative leadership race portends a return to ugly 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 9, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The least edifying moment in an eventful week in the Conservative leadership campaign came in the form of a shame-free lie from Kellie
Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch, pictured in this file photo. Former cabinet colleagues, including Jason Kenney, are mystified by her sudden conversion to right-wing populism, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tears are not enough, but they’re a start 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—One of the unusual, and little-remarked, aspects of Justin Trudeau’s personality—and, perhaps, of his enduring political appeal—is his tendency to cry when he
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 19, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Dec. 12 in Ottawa, after leaving his press conference at the National Press Theatre. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Tears are not enough, but they’re a start 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 19, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—One of the unusual, and little-remarked, aspects of Justin Trudeau’s personality—and, perhaps, of his enduring political appeal—is his tendency to cry when he

Tears are not enough, but they’re a start 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 19, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—One of the unusual, and little-remarked, aspects of Justin Trudeau’s personality—and, perhaps, of his enduring political appeal—is his tendency to cry when he
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Dec. 12 in Ottawa, after leaving his press conference at the National Press Theatre. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau undoes own timid steps to sustainability, betrays promise to world

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—There is no doubt that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s approval of the twinning of the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline last week increases the
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 5, 2016
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just gave a major boost to the country’s largest carbon emitter, wrapped in pious environmental rhetoric, and accompanied by a few climate-friendly gestures, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau undoes own timid steps to sustainability, betrays promise to world

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 5, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—There is no doubt that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s approval of the twinning of the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline last week increases the

Trudeau undoes own timid steps to sustainability, betrays promise to world

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 5, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—There is no doubt that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s approval of the twinning of the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline last week increases the
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just gave a major boost to the country’s largest carbon emitter, wrapped in pious environmental rhetoric, and accompanied by a few climate-friendly gestures, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trump and Trudeau: double trouble on climate change

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The election of Donald Trump is not good news for the environment, but it doesn’t mean the end of progress and it certainly
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 21, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau keeps proclaiming that Canada can have environmental sustainability and more fossil fuel exports at the same time. So it's full steam ahead for oil pipelines, liquified natural gas plants, and continued $3.3-billion government subsidies to big oil, including new 'incentives' for PacificNorthWest’s proposed LNG project in northern British Columbia, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trump and Trudeau: double trouble on climate change

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 21, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The election of Donald Trump is not good news for the environment, but it doesn’t mean the end of progress and it certainly

Trump and Trudeau: double trouble on climate change

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 21, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The election of Donald Trump is not good news for the environment, but it doesn’t mean the end of progress and it certainly
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau keeps proclaiming that Canada can have environmental sustainability and more fossil fuel exports at the same time. So it's full steam ahead for oil pipelines, liquified natural gas plants, and continued $3.3-billion government subsidies to big oil, including new 'incentives' for PacificNorthWest’s proposed LNG project in northern British Columbia, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau’s experiment in Senate a step-by-step revolution

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has done what no one thought possible: turned the Senate of Canada into a potentially useful, and suddenly intriguing,
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 7, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who appointed Murray Sinclair to the Senate last March, has done what no one thought possible: turned the Senate of Canada into a potentially useful, and suddenly intriguing, institution, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau’s experiment in Senate a step-by-step revolution

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 7, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has done what no one thought possible: turned the Senate of Canada into a potentially useful, and suddenly intriguing,

Trudeau’s experiment in Senate a step-by-step revolution

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 7, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has done what no one thought possible: turned the Senate of Canada into a potentially useful, and suddenly intriguing,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who appointed Murray Sinclair to the Senate last March, has done what no one thought possible: turned the Senate of Canada into a potentially useful, and suddenly intriguing, institution, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau’s promises, promises, promises 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—All politicians make promises, but those who survive know which ones to break. Justin Trudeau, who remains extremely popular after one year in
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 24, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 2, 2016 on Parliament Hill at a vigil for murdered and missing indigenous women and girls, is on dangerous ground when it comes to abandoning, nuancing or side-stepping his heartfelt promises to First Nations—not to fix everything overnight, but to deal with them respectfully, nation to nation, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau’s promises, promises, promises 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 24, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—All politicians make promises, but those who survive know which ones to break. Justin Trudeau, who remains extremely popular after one year in

Trudeau’s promises, promises, promises 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 24, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—All politicians make promises, but those who survive know which ones to break. Justin Trudeau, who remains extremely popular after one year in
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 2, 2016 on Parliament Hill at a vigil for murdered and missing indigenous women and girls, is on dangerous ground when it comes to abandoning, nuancing or side-stepping his heartfelt promises to First Nations—not to fix everything overnight, but to deal with them respectfully, nation to nation, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau’s tough talk on climate turns to timid tokenism 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—In the long, vainglorious history of politicians over-promising and under-delivering, the new Liberal carbon tax is in a class of its own. It
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 10, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently in Ottawa. It makes the Commons endorsement of the Paris climate accord last week a particularly cynical act—a soothing fiction, a pretence of concern, an empty gesture, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau’s tough talk on climate turns to timid tokenism 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 10, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—In the long, vainglorious history of politicians over-promising and under-delivering, the new Liberal carbon tax is in a class of its own. It

Trudeau’s tough talk on climate turns to timid tokenism 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 10, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—In the long, vainglorious history of politicians over-promising and under-delivering, the new Liberal carbon tax is in a class of its own. It
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently in Ottawa. It makes the Commons endorsement of the Paris climate accord last week a particularly cynical act—a soothing fiction, a pretence of concern, an empty gesture, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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