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

Bread, not circuses: dwindling appetite for politics as usual is helping Carney

  • If polls and general chatter are accurate, voters may be ready for more content, less contempt.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured March 23, 2025, after holding a press conference outside Rideau Hall in Ottawa after dissolving Parliament and calling an election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bread, not circuses: dwindling appetite for politics as usual is helping Carney

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 31, 2025
  • If polls and general chatter are accurate, voters may be ready for more content, less contempt.

Bread, not circuses: dwindling appetite for politics as usual is helping Carney

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 31, 2025
  • If polls and general chatter are accurate, voters may be ready for more content, less contempt.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured March 23, 2025, after holding a press conference outside Rideau Hall in Ottawa after dissolving Parliament and calling an election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s Tory now?

  • There is a new Liberal in town, a blue-suit Liberal, and all these ordinary concerns—although climate change is hardly trivial—seem to be set aside
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 17, 2025
Newly elected party leader Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal Party caucus meeting in West Block on March 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Newly elected party leader Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal Party caucus meeting in West Block on March 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Newly elected party leader Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal Party caucus meeting in the West Block on March 10, 2025. You don’t need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. In Canada, it is blowing right, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s Tory now?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 17, 2025
  • There is a new Liberal in town, a blue-suit Liberal, and all these ordinary concerns—although climate change is hardly trivial—seem to be set aside

Who’s Tory now?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 17, 2025
  • There is a new Liberal in town, a blue-suit Liberal, and all these ordinary concerns—although climate change is hardly trivial—seem to be set aside
Newly elected party leader Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal Party caucus meeting in West Block on March 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Newly elected party leader Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal Party caucus meeting in the West Block on March 10, 2025. You don’t need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. In Canada, it is blowing right, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump is coming: quick, build a pipeline!

  • Donald Trump is an all-purpose distraction, a threat on so many fronts, that concern about climate has been temporarily pushed aside. But people still
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 3, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Liberal leadership front-runner Mark Carney, picture in Montreal on Feb. 25, 2025. Dubbed 'Carbon-Tax Carney' by the Conservatives, Carney has rejected the consumer-based carbon tax that the Liberal government adopted, but failed to sell, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump is coming: quick, build a pipeline!

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 3, 2025
  • Donald Trump is an all-purpose distraction, a threat on so many fronts, that concern about climate has been temporarily pushed aside. But people still

Trump is coming: quick, build a pipeline!

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 3, 2025
  • Donald Trump is an all-purpose distraction, a threat on so many fronts, that concern about climate has been temporarily pushed aside. But people still
Mark Carney
Liberal leadership front-runner Mark Carney, picture in Montreal on Feb. 25, 2025. Dubbed 'Carbon-Tax Carney' by the Conservatives, Carney has rejected the consumer-based carbon tax that the Liberal government adopted, but failed to sell, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The battle to be Canada’s flag-bearer

  • Canadians will continue to boycott U.S. products, cancel trips down south, drop Netflix, Amazon, and Apple TV subscriptions, and wait for someone to lead
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 17, 2025
The race to be our national flag-bearer is tightening. Mark Carney, left, comes across as a sober, able, low-key manager, but he needs to turn up the volume. Pierre Poilievre is a snappy, energetic communicator, but he needs to tone down the hatred, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, illustration by Neena Singhal

The battle to be Canada’s flag-bearer

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 17, 2025
  • Canadians will continue to boycott U.S. products, cancel trips down south, drop Netflix, Amazon, and Apple TV subscriptions, and wait for someone to lead

The battle to be Canada’s flag-bearer

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 17, 2025
  • Canadians will continue to boycott U.S. products, cancel trips down south, drop Netflix, Amazon, and Apple TV subscriptions, and wait for someone to lead
The race to be our national flag-bearer is tightening. Mark Carney, left, comes across as a sober, able, low-key manager, but he needs to turn up the volume. Pierre Poilievre is a snappy, energetic communicator, but he needs to tone down the hatred, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, illustration by Neena Singhal

Trump defends continent’s sacred right to choke on our own smoke

  • A triumphant U.S. president set out a damaging and costly scenario last week: the reversal of all attempts to stop climate change and a
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 27, 2025
Donald Trump doesn't care about climate change, but Canada does have one important card to play. We could significantly reduce the 100-per-cent tariff it imposed on Chinese-made electric vehicles, and induce China to build some of their EV cars here, to get a toehold on a huge continent market, writes Susan Riley. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Trump defends continent’s sacred right to choke on our own smoke

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 27, 2025
  • A triumphant U.S. president set out a damaging and costly scenario last week: the reversal of all attempts to stop climate change and a

Trump defends continent’s sacred right to choke on our own smoke

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 27, 2025
  • A triumphant U.S. president set out a damaging and costly scenario last week: the reversal of all attempts to stop climate change and a
Donald Trump doesn't care about climate change, but Canada does have one important card to play. We could significantly reduce the 100-per-cent tariff it imposed on Chinese-made electric vehicles, and induce China to build some of their EV cars here, to get a toehold on a huge continent market, writes Susan Riley. Image courtesy of Pixabay

The race is on! Let it be merciful

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Here is the choice facing the federal Liberal Party in this moment of national peril—and it needs to decide, pronto. In broad strokes:
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 13, 2025
The Liberals' placeholder candidate cannot be the genial Dominic LeBlanc, newly-minted finance minister and beloved party veteran, who has taken himself out of contention so he can attend to the business of the nation, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The race is on! Let it be merciful

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 13, 2025
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Here is the choice facing the federal Liberal Party in this moment of national peril—and it needs to decide, pronto. In broad strokes:

The race is on! Let it be merciful

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 13, 2025
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Here is the choice facing the federal Liberal Party in this moment of national peril—and it needs to decide, pronto. In broad strokes:
The Liberals' placeholder candidate cannot be the genial Dominic LeBlanc, newly-minted finance minister and beloved party veteran, who has taken himself out of contention so he can attend to the business of the nation, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s isolation and arrogance will be his undoing

  • Did Freeland's firing expose Trudeau as a fake feminist? To some, this is an irrefutable fact, but Trudeau has also humiliated male ministers, including
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 17, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau addresses Liberal Party supporters at a Laurier Club fundraiser at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on Dec. 16, 2024. There is something to be said for rising above the political weather bomb that hit the Hill this week, and 'reflecting' as Trudeau apparently assured his shell-shocked caucus that he would, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s isolation and arrogance will be his undoing

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 17, 2024
  • Did Freeland's firing expose Trudeau as a fake feminist? To some, this is an irrefutable fact, but Trudeau has also humiliated male ministers, including

Trudeau’s isolation and arrogance will be his undoing

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 17, 2024
  • Did Freeland's firing expose Trudeau as a fake feminist? To some, this is an irrefutable fact, but Trudeau has also humiliated male ministers, including
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau addresses Liberal Party supporters at a Laurier Club fundraiser at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on Dec. 16, 2024. There is something to be said for rising above the political weather bomb that hit the Hill this week, and 'reflecting' as Trudeau apparently assured his shell-shocked caucus that he would, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Are we happy? Are we supposed to be?

  • Economic gears have been grinding in unsettling ways since the pandemic, there are no quick fixes, and the first responsibility of any government should
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 9, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, in announcing her government’s two-month GST holiday on certain goods and a $250 check for working Canadians in the spring—referred to the 'vibe-session,' a newly-coined phrase that refers to the divide between complicated economic reality and the way people are feeling. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Are we happy? Are we supposed to be?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 9, 2024
  • Economic gears have been grinding in unsettling ways since the pandemic, there are no quick fixes, and the first responsibility of any government should

Are we happy? Are we supposed to be?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 9, 2024
  • Economic gears have been grinding in unsettling ways since the pandemic, there are no quick fixes, and the first responsibility of any government should
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, in announcing her government’s two-month GST holiday on certain goods and a $250 check for working Canadians in the spring—referred to the 'vibe-session,' a newly-coined phrase that refers to the divide between complicated economic reality and the way people are feeling. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Breaking: the CBC and our link to public broadcasting?

  • If this is public broadcasting’s last chance to save itself, it needs to move fast—and the majority of Canadians who, polls say, still support
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 25, 2024
CBC
CBC
More urgent than anything is the potential loss of CBC News. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is convinced—as have all Conservative leaders before him—that CBC reporters favour Liberals, and universally betray a socially liberal bias, writes Susan Riley.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Breaking: the CBC and our link to public broadcasting?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 25, 2024
  • If this is public broadcasting’s last chance to save itself, it needs to move fast—and the majority of Canadians who, polls say, still support

Breaking: the CBC and our link to public broadcasting?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 25, 2024
  • If this is public broadcasting’s last chance to save itself, it needs to move fast—and the majority of Canadians who, polls say, still support
CBC
More urgent than anything is the potential loss of CBC News. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is convinced—as have all Conservative leaders before him—that CBC reporters favour Liberals, and universally betray a socially liberal bias, writes Susan Riley.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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
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Canada’s political leaders fiddle, while the planet sizzles 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—In the wake of that frightening, if familiar, UN report on the increasingly dire consequences of climate change—along with monthly reports of unusually
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 15, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, and Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada’s political leaders fiddle, while the planet sizzles 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 15, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—In the wake of that frightening, if familiar, UN report on the increasingly dire consequences of climate change—along with monthly reports of unusually

Canada’s political leaders fiddle, while the planet sizzles 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 15, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—In the wake of that frightening, if familiar, UN report on the increasingly dire consequences of climate change—along with monthly reports of unusually
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, and Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

In with the new, and not a minute too soon

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—At the moment, we don’t know the outcome of today’s Quebec election, but polls predict significant advances for Québec Solidaire, a left-leaning sovereigntist
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 1, 2018
Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault's, pictured, centre-right party apparently had 31.8 per cent of support, according to CBC's Quebec poll tracker released on Sept. 30, while Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard's Liberals had the support of 30.1 per cent. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

In with the new, and not a minute too soon

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 1, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—At the moment, we don’t know the outcome of today’s Quebec election, but polls predict significant advances for Québec Solidaire, a left-leaning sovereigntist

In with the new, and not a minute too soon

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 1, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—At the moment, we don’t know the outcome of today’s Quebec election, but polls predict significant advances for Québec Solidaire, a left-leaning sovereigntist
Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault's, pictured, centre-right party apparently had 31.8 per cent of support, according to CBC's Quebec poll tracker released on Sept. 30, while Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard's Liberals had the support of 30.1 per cent. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

Tip for politicians looking for love and respect: leave politics 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—It is striking how many former political villains have recently been recast as wise, likeable, senior statesmen. (They all tend to be men.)
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 17, 2018
Last week, former prime minister Brian Mulroney, for instance, took strong exception to Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s invocation of the notwithstanding clause to enable the province to proceed immediately with slashing the size of Toronto’s City Council. The Hill Times photographs by Andew Meade

Tip for politicians looking for love and respect: leave politics 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 17, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—It is striking how many former political villains have recently been recast as wise, likeable, senior statesmen. (They all tend to be men.)

Tip for politicians looking for love and respect: leave politics 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 17, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—It is striking how many former political villains have recently been recast as wise, likeable, senior statesmen. (They all tend to be men.)
Last week, former prime minister Brian Mulroney, for instance, took strong exception to Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s invocation of the notwithstanding clause to enable the province to proceed immediately with slashing the size of Toronto’s City Council. The Hill Times photographs by Andew Meade

Whither—or is it wither?—the NDP

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Federal leader Jagmeet Singh isn’t the only New Democrat facing a daunting uphill climb this fall: trying to win a seat, losing veteran
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 3, 2018
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley 'has become almost unrecognizable as a New Democrat,' writes Susan Riley, as she has tried to defend the oilsands industry in national policy debates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Whither—or is it wither?—the NDP

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 3, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Federal leader Jagmeet Singh isn’t the only New Democrat facing a daunting uphill climb this fall: trying to win a seat, losing veteran

Whither—or is it wither?—the NDP

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 3, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Federal leader Jagmeet Singh isn’t the only New Democrat facing a daunting uphill climb this fall: trying to win a seat, losing veteran
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley 'has become almost unrecognizable as a New Democrat,' writes Susan Riley, as she has tried to defend the oilsands industry in national policy debates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau creeps backwards towards defeat 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Justin Trudeau has lost his sense of daring and, if he doesn’t get it back, he could also lose the next election. In
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 6, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 20, 2018, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa after holding a press conference. Susan Riley says Mr. Trudeau has lost his sense of daring and, if he doesn’t get it back, he could also lose the next election. The Hill Times photograph by Andew Meade

Trudeau creeps backwards towards defeat 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 6, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Justin Trudeau has lost his sense of daring and, if he doesn’t get it back, he could also lose the next election. In

Trudeau creeps backwards towards defeat 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 6, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Justin Trudeau has lost his sense of daring and, if he doesn’t get it back, he could also lose the next election. In
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 20, 2018, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa after holding a press conference. Susan Riley says Mr. Trudeau has lost his sense of daring and, if he doesn’t get it back, he could also lose the next election. The Hill Times photograph by Andew Meade

In politics, no good deed goes unpunished

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—The people of southern Ontario and parts of Quebec owe former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty a heartfelt thank you. Partly because of action
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 16, 2018
The people of southern Ontario and parts of Quebec owe former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty a heartfelt thank you. Partly because of action his government took in 2013, namely, the closure of a large, coal-fired electricity plant on Lake Erie, this sweltering summer has featured no smog days so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In politics, no good deed goes unpunished

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 16, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—The people of southern Ontario and parts of Quebec owe former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty a heartfelt thank you. Partly because of action

In politics, no good deed goes unpunished

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 16, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—The people of southern Ontario and parts of Quebec owe former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty a heartfelt thank you. Partly because of action
The people of southern Ontario and parts of Quebec owe former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty a heartfelt thank you. Partly because of action his government took in 2013, namely, the closure of a large, coal-fired electricity plant on Lake Erie, this sweltering summer has featured no smog days so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How bad can it get? Look south 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—It is a miserable ending to a miserable political season. Spite rules the day at home, Canadian livelihoods are menaced by an intemperate
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 2, 2018
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is doubling-down on his personal attacks on Justin Trudeau, straying from predictable partisan abuse to outright fiction—this from a man who promised to be a shiny new leader with a positive vision, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade

How bad can it get? Look south 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 2, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—It is a miserable ending to a miserable political season. Spite rules the day at home, Canadian livelihoods are menaced by an intemperate

How bad can it get? Look south 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 2, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—It is a miserable ending to a miserable political season. Spite rules the day at home, Canadian livelihoods are menaced by an intemperate
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is doubling-down on his personal attacks on Justin Trudeau, straying from predictable partisan abuse to outright fiction—this from a man who promised to be a shiny new leader with a positive vision, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade

How we gonna keep him off of the farm? 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Donald Trump is furious—well, acts furious—that Canada imposes tariffs of 270 per cent, and more, on some U.S. dairy products. It is clearly
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 18, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured on June 8 arriving at the airport in Bagotville, Que., for the G7 summit. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada

How we gonna keep him off of the farm? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 18, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Donald Trump is furious—well, acts furious—that Canada imposes tariffs of 270 per cent, and more, on some U.S. dairy products. It is clearly

How we gonna keep him off of the farm? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 18, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Donald Trump is furious—well, acts furious—that Canada imposes tariffs of 270 per cent, and more, on some U.S. dairy products. It is clearly
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured on June 8 arriving at the airport in Bagotville, Que., for the G7 summit. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada

Trudeau gambles his promise, his progress, our planet 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—What a colossal mistake Justin Trudeau has made in buying the Kinder Morgan pipeline. He not only imperils his re-election chances in 2019,
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 4, 2018
Minister of Natural Resources Jim Carr and Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured on May 29 at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa where they announced the government would be spending $4.5-billion to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

Trudeau gambles his promise, his progress, our planet 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 4, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—What a colossal mistake Justin Trudeau has made in buying the Kinder Morgan pipeline. He not only imperils his re-election chances in 2019,

Trudeau gambles his promise, his progress, our planet 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 4, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—What a colossal mistake Justin Trudeau has made in buying the Kinder Morgan pipeline. He not only imperils his re-election chances in 2019,
Minister of Natural Resources Jim Carr and Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured on May 29 at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa where they announced the government would be spending $4.5-billion to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

Canada needs a reconstructed Conservative Party

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—This country needs a reconstructed Conservative Party—one that embodies the prudent policy and personal rectitude of a Peter Loughheed, Bill Davis, Joe Clark,
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 21, 2018
The heirs to Sir John A. Macdonald, and his uniquely Canadian conservative vision, have been out-shouted and out-campaigned by the likes of Doug Ford, left, Jason Kenney, and that spawn of Stephen Harper, Andrew Scheer. These neo-conservatives draw their inspiration from Breitbart, Donald Trump, evangelical pastors, and hateful talk show hosts, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada needs a reconstructed Conservative Party

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 21, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—This country needs a reconstructed Conservative Party—one that embodies the prudent policy and personal rectitude of a Peter Loughheed, Bill Davis, Joe Clark,

Canada needs a reconstructed Conservative Party

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 21, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—This country needs a reconstructed Conservative Party—one that embodies the prudent policy and personal rectitude of a Peter Loughheed, Bill Davis, Joe Clark,
The heirs to Sir John A. Macdonald, and his uniquely Canadian conservative vision, have been out-shouted and out-campaigned by the likes of Doug Ford, left, Jason Kenney, and that spawn of Stephen Harper, Andrew Scheer. These neo-conservatives draw their inspiration from Breitbart, Donald Trump, evangelical pastors, and hateful talk show hosts, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Is there really an economic case for Kinder Morgan? 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—The environmental dangers involved in the controversial twinning of the Kinder Morgan pipeline through British Columbia are easy to see, if not to
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 7, 2018
Pipelines, politics and people: People pictured April 7, 2018 protesting against the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline at Burnaby Mountain. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Is there really an economic case for Kinder Morgan? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 7, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—The environmental dangers involved in the controversial twinning of the Kinder Morgan pipeline through British Columbia are easy to see, if not to

Is there really an economic case for Kinder Morgan? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 7, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—The environmental dangers involved in the controversial twinning of the Kinder Morgan pipeline through British Columbia are easy to see, if not to
Pipelines, politics and people: People pictured April 7, 2018 protesting against the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline at Burnaby Mountain. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

The horror of free child care and other political crimes 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—She’s done it again. Free child care for pre-schoolers in Ontario! This cynical ploy follows a series of recent outrages: free drugs for
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 2, 2018
Where will Kathleen Wynne’s manic spending leave the embattled citizens of Ontario? Apart from healthier and less financially pinched, that is? The Hill Times file photograph

The horror of free child care and other political crimes 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 2, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—She’s done it again. Free child care for pre-schoolers in Ontario! This cynical ploy follows a series of recent outrages: free drugs for

The horror of free child care and other political crimes 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 2, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—She’s done it again. Free child care for pre-schoolers in Ontario! This cynical ploy follows a series of recent outrages: free drugs for
Where will Kathleen Wynne’s manic spending leave the embattled citizens of Ontario? Apart from healthier and less financially pinched, that is? The Hill Times file photograph

Jagmeet Singh clears one obstacle to NDP fortunes 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Belatedly, tentatively—and after what must have been considerable pressure from within his own party—Jagmeet Singh clarified his position on Talwinder Singh Parmar, named
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 19, 2018
What took you so long? For months, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh refused repeated invitations to condemn the glorification of specific Sikh separatists, notably Parmar. When pushed on the issue by CBC host Terry Milewski last October, shortly after he became the first non-white to lead a federal political party, Singh called the questioning 'offensive.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Jagmeet Singh clears one obstacle to NDP fortunes 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 19, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Belatedly, tentatively—and after what must have been considerable pressure from within his own party—Jagmeet Singh clarified his position on Talwinder Singh Parmar, named

Jagmeet Singh clears one obstacle to NDP fortunes 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 19, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Belatedly, tentatively—and after what must have been considerable pressure from within his own party—Jagmeet Singh clarified his position on Talwinder Singh Parmar, named
What took you so long? For months, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh refused repeated invitations to condemn the glorification of specific Sikh separatists, notably Parmar. When pushed on the issue by CBC host Terry Milewski last October, shortly after he became the first non-white to lead a federal political party, Singh called the questioning 'offensive.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pipeline questions, unasked and unanswered

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—When it comes to pipeline politics, the unproven claims flow much faster than Alberta bitumen. Diverting as the ongoing interprovincial punch-up has been—Rachel
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 19, 2018
Diverting as the ongoing interprovincial punch-up has been—Rachel Notley, left, Justin Trudeau, Andrew Scheer, and most of Canadian punditry championing the $7.4-billion Kinder Morgan TransMountain project, over the protests of B.C. Premier John Horgan—it doesn’t address the fundamental questions, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photographs

Pipeline questions, unasked and unanswered

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 19, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—When it comes to pipeline politics, the unproven claims flow much faster than Alberta bitumen. Diverting as the ongoing interprovincial punch-up has been—Rachel

Pipeline questions, unasked and unanswered

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 19, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—When it comes to pipeline politics, the unproven claims flow much faster than Alberta bitumen. Diverting as the ongoing interprovincial punch-up has been—Rachel
Diverting as the ongoing interprovincial punch-up has been—Rachel Notley, left, Justin Trudeau, Andrew Scheer, and most of Canadian punditry championing the $7.4-billion Kinder Morgan TransMountain project, over the protests of B.C. Premier John Horgan—it doesn’t address the fundamental questions, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photographs

Democracy or dynasty? It’s getting hard to tell the difference 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—It’s a relief to know the one per cent will be well represented in the Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership race. Wealthy populist gadfly
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 5, 2018
Caroline Mulroney, right, pictured with Conservative House leader Candice Bergen on May 27, 2017, at the Conservative leadership convention in Toronto. The Hill Times file photograph

Democracy or dynasty? It’s getting hard to tell the difference 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 5, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—It’s a relief to know the one per cent will be well represented in the Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership race. Wealthy populist gadfly

Democracy or dynasty? It’s getting hard to tell the difference 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 5, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—It’s a relief to know the one per cent will be well represented in the Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership race. Wealthy populist gadfly
Caroline Mulroney, right, pictured with Conservative House leader Candice Bergen on May 27, 2017, at the Conservative leadership convention in Toronto. The Hill Times file photograph

What if Question Period featured better questions? Just asking

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—What political junkie isn’t thrilled for the return of Question Period after every seasonal break, well, until the first question, at least? Whatever
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 29, 2018
It's show time: Prime Minister fields a question during Question Period earlier this year. The House resumes sitting on Jan. 29. If you are eager to revisit the well-tilled matter of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to the Aga Khan’s island—TWO Christmases ago—you may be entertained. If you are more outraged by Trudeau’s broken promise to restore door-to-door mail delivery, than you are interested in how to fix a misfiring postal service, QP is your ticket, writes Susan Riley. PMO photograph

What if Question Period featured better questions? Just asking

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 29, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—What political junkie isn’t thrilled for the return of Question Period after every seasonal break, well, until the first question, at least? Whatever

What if Question Period featured better questions? Just asking

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 29, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—What political junkie isn’t thrilled for the return of Question Period after every seasonal break, well, until the first question, at least? Whatever
It's show time: Prime Minister fields a question during Question Period earlier this year. The House resumes sitting on Jan. 29. If you are eager to revisit the well-tilled matter of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to the Aga Khan’s island—TWO Christmases ago—you may be entertained. If you are more outraged by Trudeau’s broken promise to restore door-to-door mail delivery, than you are interested in how to fix a misfiring postal service, QP is your ticket, writes Susan Riley. PMO photograph

Let’s not panic about trade deals 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—For too long, we have been told that free trade explains our wealth and success as a nation—and, that anything that threatens our
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 22, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 16 when he named Olympic figure skaters Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir as the Canadian Flag bearers for the upcoming 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. Introducing so-called non-trade elements—gender equality, environmental protections, labour, and Indigenous rights—into negotiations is a bold move on Mr. Trudeau’s part. He is apparently convinced that traditional trade deals that have catered to corporate interests, at the expense of everyone else, are responsible for Trump’s victory and for Brexit; that people are challenging the gospel of free trade for good reason. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s not panic about trade deals 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 22, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—For too long, we have been told that free trade explains our wealth and success as a nation—and, that anything that threatens our

Let’s not panic about trade deals 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 22, 2018
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—For too long, we have been told that free trade explains our wealth and success as a nation—and, that anything that threatens our
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 16 when he named Olympic figure skaters Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir as the Canadian Flag bearers for the upcoming 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. Introducing so-called non-trade elements—gender equality, environmental protections, labour, and Indigenous rights—into negotiations is a bold move on Mr. Trudeau’s part. He is apparently convinced that traditional trade deals that have catered to corporate interests, at the expense of everyone else, are responsible for Trump’s victory and for Brexit; that people are challenging the gospel of free trade for good reason. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who is Justin Trudeau anyway? 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Justin Trudeau might consider being more like Donald Trump if he wants to maintain his political standing in 2018 and beyond. More transparent,
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 8, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 16, 2017, at a Diwali celebration event at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who is Justin Trudeau anyway? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 8, 2018
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Justin Trudeau might consider being more like Donald Trump if he wants to maintain his political standing in 2018 and beyond. More transparent,

Who is Justin Trudeau anyway? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 8, 2018
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Justin Trudeau might consider being more like Donald Trump if he wants to maintain his political standing in 2018 and beyond. More transparent,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 16, 2017, at a Diwali celebration event at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Send the Ethics Office packing

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—It is outrageous that outgoing ethics commissioner Mary Dawson has yet to report on complaints about Justin Trudeau’s famous visit to the Aga
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 18, 2017
It is outrageous that outgoing ethics commissioner Mary Dawson has yet to report on complaints about Justin Trudeau’s famous visit to the Aga Khan’s private Caribbean Island last Christmas, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Send the Ethics Office packing

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 18, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—It is outrageous that outgoing ethics commissioner Mary Dawson has yet to report on complaints about Justin Trudeau’s famous visit to the Aga

Send the Ethics Office packing

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 18, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—It is outrageous that outgoing ethics commissioner Mary Dawson has yet to report on complaints about Justin Trudeau’s famous visit to the Aga
It is outrageous that outgoing ethics commissioner Mary Dawson has yet to report on complaints about Justin Trudeau’s famous visit to the Aga Khan’s private Caribbean Island last Christmas, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The nervous, joyless journey to legalize marijuana 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The adults of Canada are deeply conflicted about marijuana. By “adults,” I mean most politicians over 30 years old. By “conflicted” I mean
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 27, 2017
Liberal MP Bill Blair, left, and Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, pictured Nov. 21 in the House foyer. Ms. Petitpas Taylor last week called for public input on how to package the distasteful product. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The nervous, joyless journey to legalize marijuana 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 27, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The adults of Canada are deeply conflicted about marijuana. By “adults,” I mean most politicians over 30 years old. By “conflicted” I mean

The nervous, joyless journey to legalize marijuana 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 27, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The adults of Canada are deeply conflicted about marijuana. By “adults,” I mean most politicians over 30 years old. By “conflicted” I mean
Liberal MP Bill Blair, left, and Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, pictured Nov. 21 in the House foyer. Ms. Petitpas Taylor last week called for public input on how to package the distasteful product. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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