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Warren Kinsella

Warren Kinsella is a Toronto-based lawyer, author, and commentator. He has been a special assistant to prime minister Jean Chrétien.

The Château’s not your building; if you want to keep it the way it is, buy it

  • TORONTO—Several lifetimes ago, when this writer was a chief of staff in Jean Chrétien’s government—and when the Reform Party was a political force to
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 15, 2019
Ottawa's grand dame: The planned redesign to Ottawa's iconic Château Laurier Hotel is not nice, but this writer has found the sturm und drang rather amusing. It perfectly describes Ottawa, in a way: a bunch of people going apoplectic (a) about change, and about (b) something that doesn’t actually belong to them. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Château’s not your building; if you want to keep it the way it is, buy it

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 15, 2019
  • TORONTO—Several lifetimes ago, when this writer was a chief of staff in Jean Chrétien’s government—and when the Reform Party was a political force to

The Château’s not your building; if you want to keep it the way it is, buy it

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 15, 2019
  • TORONTO—Several lifetimes ago, when this writer was a chief of staff in Jean Chrétien’s government—and when the Reform Party was a political force to
Ottawa's grand dame: The planned redesign to Ottawa's iconic Château Laurier Hotel is not nice, but this writer has found the sturm und drang rather amusing. It perfectly describes Ottawa, in a way: a bunch of people going apoplectic (a) about change, and about (b) something that doesn’t actually belong to them. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Château’s not your building; if you want to keep it the way it is, buy it

  • TORONTO—Several lifetimes ago, when this writer was a chief of staff in Jean Chrétien’s government—and when the Reform Party was a political force to
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 15, 2019
Ottawa's grand dame: The planned redesign to Ottawa's iconic Château Laurier Hotel is not nice, but this writer has found the sturm und drang rather amusing. It perfectly describes Ottawa, in a way: a bunch of people going apoplectic (a) about change, and about (b) something that doesn’t actually belong to them. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Château’s not your building; if you want to keep it the way it is, buy it

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 15, 2019
  • TORONTO—Several lifetimes ago, when this writer was a chief of staff in Jean Chrétien’s government—and when the Reform Party was a political force to

The Château’s not your building; if you want to keep it the way it is, buy it

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 15, 2019
  • TORONTO—Several lifetimes ago, when this writer was a chief of staff in Jean Chrétien’s government—and when the Reform Party was a political force to
Ottawa's grand dame: The planned redesign to Ottawa's iconic Château Laurier Hotel is not nice, but this writer has found the sturm und drang rather amusing. It perfectly describes Ottawa, in a way: a bunch of people going apoplectic (a) about change, and about (b) something that doesn’t actually belong to them. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s a truth about democracy

  • TORONTO—Here is a truth about democracy. When faith in our judicial system is lost—and when the reputation of those who preside over it is
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 8, 2019
Liberal MP Dominic LeBlanc, who stepped down from cabinet in April to focus on fighting his non-Hodgkin lymphoma, was criticized last week after the CBC reported that Mr. LeBlanc's family, friends, and a neighbour won five of six recent judicial appointments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s a truth about democracy

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 8, 2019
  • TORONTO—Here is a truth about democracy. When faith in our judicial system is lost—and when the reputation of those who preside over it is

Here’s a truth about democracy

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 8, 2019
  • TORONTO—Here is a truth about democracy. When faith in our judicial system is lost—and when the reputation of those who preside over it is
Liberal MP Dominic LeBlanc, who stepped down from cabinet in April to focus on fighting his non-Hodgkin lymphoma, was criticized last week after the CBC reported that Mr. LeBlanc's family, friends, and a neighbour won five of six recent judicial appointments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Want to save the planet? Amend the Constitution

  • TORONTO—Want to save the planet? Amend the Constitution. In the United States, such an amendment has been sought since 1996. Here’s what it says:
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 1, 2019
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, pictured in her Hill office on Aug. 29, 2016. The Green Party’s environmental plan is the one that deserves the greatest scrutiny, because—if, as recent polls also suggest, a minority government is almost inevitable—it is the one now most likely to be implemented. Ms. May will be the most powerful person in Canada, in effect, because she will hold the balance of power in late 2019 and beyond, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Want to save the planet? Amend the Constitution

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 1, 2019
  • TORONTO—Want to save the planet? Amend the Constitution. In the United States, such an amendment has been sought since 1996. Here’s what it says:

Want to save the planet? Amend the Constitution

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 1, 2019
  • TORONTO—Want to save the planet? Amend the Constitution. In the United States, such an amendment has been sought since 1996. Here’s what it says:
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, pictured in her Hill office on Aug. 29, 2016. The Green Party’s environmental plan is the one that deserves the greatest scrutiny, because—if, as recent polls also suggest, a minority government is almost inevitable—it is the one now most likely to be implemented. Ms. May will be the most powerful person in Canada, in effect, because she will hold the balance of power in late 2019 and beyond, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Why do political people love dogs?

  • TORONTO—Why do political people love dogs? Because we do, we do. Proof is at hand. Mackenzie King’s personal legacy—characterized, as it was, by his
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 24, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the arrival of the family's puppy, Kenzie, on April 28, 2016, in a tweet and a picture with his son Hadrien. Photograph courtesy of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Twitter

Why do political people love dogs?

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 24, 2019
  • TORONTO—Why do political people love dogs? Because we do, we do. Proof is at hand. Mackenzie King’s personal legacy—characterized, as it was, by his

Why do political people love dogs?

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 24, 2019
  • TORONTO—Why do political people love dogs? Because we do, we do. Proof is at hand. Mackenzie King’s personal legacy—characterized, as it was, by his
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the arrival of the family's puppy, Kenzie, on April 28, 2016, in a tweet and a picture with his son Hadrien. Photograph courtesy of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Twitter

My top five comms rules, free of charge

  • TORONTO—The Gettysburg Address it was not. Standing on the picturesque shores of some picturesque lake in Mont-Saint-Hillaire, Que., Justin Trudeau was asked what he and
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 17, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 10, 2019, in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

My top five comms rules, free of charge

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 17, 2019
  • TORONTO—The Gettysburg Address it was not. Standing on the picturesque shores of some picturesque lake in Mont-Saint-Hillaire, Que., Justin Trudeau was asked what he and

My top five comms rules, free of charge

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 17, 2019
  • TORONTO—The Gettysburg Address it was not. Standing on the picturesque shores of some picturesque lake in Mont-Saint-Hillaire, Que., Justin Trudeau was asked what he and
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 10, 2019, in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MMIGW’s finding of ‘genocide’ will be a problem for Trudeau

  • TORONTO—Genocide is one of those words that one does not toss about, like confetti. One does not treat “genocide” like it has no meaning. 
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 10, 2019
Someone holds up a feather at the public closing ceremony marking the conclusion of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on June 3, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MMIGW’s finding of ‘genocide’ will be a problem for Trudeau

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 10, 2019
  • TORONTO—Genocide is one of those words that one does not toss about, like confetti. One does not treat “genocide” like it has no meaning. 

MMIGW’s finding of ‘genocide’ will be a problem for Trudeau

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 10, 2019
  • TORONTO—Genocide is one of those words that one does not toss about, like confetti. One does not treat “genocide” like it has no meaning. 
Someone holds up a feather at the public closing ceremony marking the conclusion of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on June 3, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Elizabeth May gets her moment

  • TORONTO—Elizabeth May’s Green Party has mo. Big mo. Says everybody. I recently met May for the first time. She was friendly, genuine, and smart.
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 3, 2019
She's got her groove back: Green Party leader Elizabeth May and her Greens are one of the big political stories of 2019. Because she’s got mo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Elizabeth May gets her moment

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 3, 2019
  • TORONTO—Elizabeth May’s Green Party has mo. Big mo. Says everybody. I recently met May for the first time. She was friendly, genuine, and smart.

Elizabeth May gets her moment

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 3, 2019
  • TORONTO—Elizabeth May’s Green Party has mo. Big mo. Says everybody. I recently met May for the first time. She was friendly, genuine, and smart.
She's got her groove back: Green Party leader Elizabeth May and her Greens are one of the big political stories of 2019. Because she’s got mo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wilson-Raybould running in Vancouver Granville, but not for the Liberals

  • TORONTO—“A new nation-to-nation process,” they said. “We will renew the relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples. It is time for Canada to have a
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 27, 2019
'There is still a long way to go for transformative change in this country for Indigenous peoples. Words matter, and actions are required,' former Justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould told Warren Kinsella in an exclusive interview. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wilson-Raybould running in Vancouver Granville, but not for the Liberals

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 27, 2019
  • TORONTO—“A new nation-to-nation process,” they said. “We will renew the relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples. It is time for Canada to have a

Wilson-Raybould running in Vancouver Granville, but not for the Liberals

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 27, 2019
  • TORONTO—“A new nation-to-nation process,” they said. “We will renew the relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples. It is time for Canada to have a
'There is still a long way to go for transformative change in this country for Indigenous peoples. Words matter, and actions are required,' former Justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould told Warren Kinsella in an exclusive interview. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau won’t say sorry

  • TORONTO—Justin Trudeau likes apologies. He does. According to the BBC, the Liberal leader has issued quite a few formal apologies since he became prime minister
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 20, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 2, 2019, in Ottawa. Mr. Trudeau slipped out of the Commons Chamber mere moments before the vote last week. And he didn’t come back to support the apology to Mark Norman, either.  The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade

Trudeau won’t say sorry

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 20, 2019
  • TORONTO—Justin Trudeau likes apologies. He does. According to the BBC, the Liberal leader has issued quite a few formal apologies since he became prime minister

Trudeau won’t say sorry

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 20, 2019
  • TORONTO—Justin Trudeau likes apologies. He does. According to the BBC, the Liberal leader has issued quite a few formal apologies since he became prime minister
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 2, 2019, in Ottawa. Mr. Trudeau slipped out of the Commons Chamber mere moments before the vote last week. And he didn’t come back to support the apology to Mark Norman, either.  The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade

Henein takes a high-profile shot at Trudeau

  • TORONTO—Ah, The Feminist. There he was again, last week, sleeves rolled up, tie loosened. All moist-eyed sincerity, all sotto voce.   The Feminist had just jogged
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 13, 2019
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, pictured on May 8, 2019, in Ottawa with his lawyer Marie Henein. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Henein takes a high-profile shot at Trudeau

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 13, 2019
  • TORONTO—Ah, The Feminist. There he was again, last week, sleeves rolled up, tie loosened. All moist-eyed sincerity, all sotto voce.   The Feminist had just jogged

Henein takes a high-profile shot at Trudeau

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 13, 2019
  • TORONTO—Ah, The Feminist. There he was again, last week, sleeves rolled up, tie loosened. All moist-eyed sincerity, all sotto voce.   The Feminist had just jogged
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, pictured on May 8, 2019, in Ottawa with his lawyer Marie Henein. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Broadhurst steps up to the proverbial plate

  • TORONTO—Pause, for a moment, to say a prayer for Jeremy Broadhurst. A few days ago, Broadhurst was named the campaign director for the Liberal
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 6, 2019
Jeremy Broadhurst, left, former deputy principal secretary to the prime minister and chief of staff to Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured in 2016 on the Hill with then-PMO issues manager Zita Astravas, now chief of staff to Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, and Katie Telford, chief of staff to the prime minister. The Hill Times file photograph

Broadhurst steps up to the proverbial plate

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 6, 2019
  • TORONTO—Pause, for a moment, to say a prayer for Jeremy Broadhurst. A few days ago, Broadhurst was named the campaign director for the Liberal

Broadhurst steps up to the proverbial plate

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 6, 2019
  • TORONTO—Pause, for a moment, to say a prayer for Jeremy Broadhurst. A few days ago, Broadhurst was named the campaign director for the Liberal
Jeremy Broadhurst, left, former deputy principal secretary to the prime minister and chief of staff to Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured in 2016 on the Hill with then-PMO issues manager Zita Astravas, now chief of staff to Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, and Katie Telford, chief of staff to the prime minister. The Hill Times file photograph

Unlike Joe Biden, Trudeau has lost the narrative

  • TORONTO—Joe and Justin? There’s a connection. Stay with me, here. In 2015 and 2016, I proudly volunteered for Hillary Clinton in two states, and at
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 29, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former U.S. vice-president Joe Biden, who announced his bid for the U.S. Democratic presidential contest on April 25, have big differences, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Unlike Joe Biden, Trudeau has lost the narrative

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 29, 2019
  • TORONTO—Joe and Justin? There’s a connection. Stay with me, here. In 2015 and 2016, I proudly volunteered for Hillary Clinton in two states, and at

Unlike Joe Biden, Trudeau has lost the narrative

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 29, 2019
  • TORONTO—Joe and Justin? There’s a connection. Stay with me, here. In 2015 and 2016, I proudly volunteered for Hillary Clinton in two states, and at
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former U.S. vice-president Joe Biden, who announced his bid for the U.S. Democratic presidential contest on April 25, have big differences, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy Wikimedia Commons

My Alberta buddies say the province is going to teach Trudeau a lesson in October

  • TORONTO—Last month, I was back home in Calgary to teach at the law school. So, I got together with a couple high school buddies—one
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 22, 2019
United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney, pictured Aug. 23, 2018, at the Conservative policy convention in Halifax. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

My Alberta buddies say the province is going to teach Trudeau a lesson in October

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 22, 2019
  • TORONTO—Last month, I was back home in Calgary to teach at the law school. So, I got together with a couple high school buddies—one

My Alberta buddies say the province is going to teach Trudeau a lesson in October

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 22, 2019
  • TORONTO—Last month, I was back home in Calgary to teach at the law school. So, I got together with a couple high school buddies—one
United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney, pictured Aug. 23, 2018, at the Conservative policy convention in Halifax. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Trudeau’s in a hole, so he should probably stop digging

  • TORONTO—The Globe and Mail’s John Ibbitson called it “needs-to-have-his-head-examined foolish.” The National Post’s Matt Gurney said it was “absolutely bonkers” and evidence of having “utterly lost [his] mind.”
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 15, 2019
Justin Trudeau, pictured April 11, 2019, in Ottawa, has done many stupid things during the three months that LavScam has been a raging political dumpster fire, but none is as stupid as his decision to sue Andrew Scheer for libel, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s in a hole, so he should probably stop digging

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 15, 2019
  • TORONTO—The Globe and Mail’s John Ibbitson called it “needs-to-have-his-head-examined foolish.” The National Post’s Matt Gurney said it was “absolutely bonkers” and evidence of having “utterly lost [his] mind.”

Trudeau’s in a hole, so he should probably stop digging

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 15, 2019
  • TORONTO—The Globe and Mail’s John Ibbitson called it “needs-to-have-his-head-examined foolish.” The National Post’s Matt Gurney said it was “absolutely bonkers” and evidence of having “utterly lost [his] mind.”
Justin Trudeau, pictured April 11, 2019, in Ottawa, has done many stupid things during the three months that LavScam has been a raging political dumpster fire, but none is as stupid as his decision to sue Andrew Scheer for libel, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals’ handling of SNC-Lavalin affair a masterclass in shoddy crisis communications

  • TORONTO—I teach crisis communications to lawyers-to-be at the University of Calgary’s faculty of law, my alma mater. My students, as always, are terrific. And, for
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 8, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has executed a textbook case of how not to handle a crisis in the press, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals’ handling of SNC-Lavalin affair a masterclass in shoddy crisis communications

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 8, 2019
  • TORONTO—I teach crisis communications to lawyers-to-be at the University of Calgary’s faculty of law, my alma mater. My students, as always, are terrific. And, for

Liberals’ handling of SNC-Lavalin affair a masterclass in shoddy crisis communications

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 8, 2019
  • TORONTO—I teach crisis communications to lawyers-to-be at the University of Calgary’s faculty of law, my alma mater. My students, as always, are terrific. And, for
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has executed a textbook case of how not to handle a crisis in the press, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau waxes poetic about justice, seriously?

  • TORONTO—There was a moment, during Justin Trudeau’s March 7 SNC-Lavalin scandal press conference, where the prime minister waxed poetic. He loved justice, he said.
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 1, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 27, 2019, at a Laurier Club Liberal fundraiser event in Toronto, and an Indigenous woman who was thrown out of the event after she stood up in the front of the prime minister holding up a banner drawing and shouted about mercury contamination in the First Nation communities of Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong. Screen capture courtesy Global News/Twitter Free Grassy

Trudeau waxes poetic about justice, seriously?

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 1, 2019
  • TORONTO—There was a moment, during Justin Trudeau’s March 7 SNC-Lavalin scandal press conference, where the prime minister waxed poetic. He loved justice, he said.

Trudeau waxes poetic about justice, seriously?

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 1, 2019
  • TORONTO—There was a moment, during Justin Trudeau’s March 7 SNC-Lavalin scandal press conference, where the prime minister waxed poetic. He loved justice, he said.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 27, 2019, at a Laurier Club Liberal fundraiser event in Toronto, and an Indigenous woman who was thrown out of the event after she stood up in the front of the prime minister holding up a banner drawing and shouted about mercury contamination in the First Nation communities of Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong. Screen capture courtesy Global News/Twitter Free Grassy

Budget 2019 buried by Liberal mistakes

  • What budget? You know, the one Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled, or tried to, on March 19. It happened, but nobody remembers very much
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 25, 2019
Finance Minister Bill Morneau's budget promised deficit spending and help for seniors and young adults, but criticism from former minister Jane Philpott and a near-loss of a confidence vote in the House diverted the media's attention fairly quickly. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget 2019 buried by Liberal mistakes

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 25, 2019
  • What budget? You know, the one Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled, or tried to, on March 19. It happened, but nobody remembers very much

Budget 2019 buried by Liberal mistakes

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 25, 2019
  • What budget? You know, the one Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled, or tried to, on March 19. It happened, but nobody remembers very much
Finance Minister Bill Morneau's budget promised deficit spending and help for seniors and young adults, but criticism from former minister Jane Philpott and a near-loss of a confidence vote in the House diverted the media's attention fairly quickly. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Big democracies get buried with little shovels, like last week’s House Justice Committee shutdown

  • TORONTO—Big democracies, like ours, don’t often die all at once. Big democracies get buried with little shovels. They die in plain view, bit by
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 18, 2019
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather, chair of the House Justice Committee, pictured recently on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Big democracies get buried with little shovels, like last week’s House Justice Committee shutdown

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 18, 2019
  • TORONTO—Big democracies, like ours, don’t often die all at once. Big democracies get buried with little shovels. They die in plain view, bit by

Big democracies get buried with little shovels, like last week’s House Justice Committee shutdown

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 18, 2019
  • TORONTO—Big democracies, like ours, don’t often die all at once. Big democracies get buried with little shovels. They die in plain view, bit by
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather, chair of the House Justice Committee, pictured recently on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s top 10 mistakes at his LavScam press conference

  • TORONTO—How bad was Justin Trudeau’s early morning LavScam press conference on March 7? So bad CTV Your Morning’s Ben Mulroney asked aloud if the
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 11, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 7, 2019, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s top 10 mistakes at his LavScam press conference

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 11, 2019
  • TORONTO—How bad was Justin Trudeau’s early morning LavScam press conference on March 7? So bad CTV Your Morning’s Ben Mulroney asked aloud if the

Trudeau’s top 10 mistakes at his LavScam press conference

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 11, 2019
  • TORONTO—How bad was Justin Trudeau’s early morning LavScam press conference on March 7? So bad CTV Your Morning’s Ben Mulroney asked aloud if the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 7, 2019, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wilson-Raybould rises to the occasion

  • TORONTO—Politics isn’t just about symbols. Politics is symbols. So, there was Jody Wilson-Raybould, finally before the House Justice Committee, on the 11th annual Pink
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 4, 2019
Former justice minister Jody Wilson Raybould, pictured on Feb. 27, 2019, when she testified before the House Justice Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wilson-Raybould rises to the occasion

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 4, 2019
  • TORONTO—Politics isn’t just about symbols. Politics is symbols. So, there was Jody Wilson-Raybould, finally before the House Justice Committee, on the 11th annual Pink

Wilson-Raybould rises to the occasion

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 4, 2019
  • TORONTO—Politics isn’t just about symbols. Politics is symbols. So, there was Jody Wilson-Raybould, finally before the House Justice Committee, on the 11th annual Pink
Former justice minister Jody Wilson Raybould, pictured on Feb. 27, 2019, when she testified before the House Justice Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No matter what, Trudeau’s mishandling of Wilson-Raybould has damaged his Indigenous and feminist credibility

  • WHITEHORSE, YUKON—The Indigenous leader is unhappy. “What they have done to Jody is disgusting,” he says, arms crossed. “Trudeau lied to us.” The dozen
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | February 25, 2019
Liberal MP Jody Wilson-Raybould and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

No matter what, Trudeau’s mishandling of Wilson-Raybould has damaged his Indigenous and feminist credibility

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | February 25, 2019
  • WHITEHORSE, YUKON—The Indigenous leader is unhappy. “What they have done to Jody is disgusting,” he says, arms crossed. “Trudeau lied to us.” The dozen

No matter what, Trudeau’s mishandling of Wilson-Raybould has damaged his Indigenous and feminist credibility

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | February 25, 2019
  • WHITEHORSE, YUKON—The Indigenous leader is unhappy. “What they have done to Jody is disgusting,” he says, arms crossed. “Trudeau lied to us.” The dozen
Liberal MP Jody Wilson-Raybould and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Bernier reveals his true colours

  • TORONTO—Is Maxime Bernier a racist? It’s a fair question. For months, the leader of the nascent People’s Party of Canada has been giving us
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | February 11, 2019
People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier has refused to cut ties with a top adviser accused of anti-semitism by Jewish advocacy group B'nai Brith. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bernier reveals his true colours

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | February 11, 2019
  • TORONTO—Is Maxime Bernier a racist? It’s a fair question. For months, the leader of the nascent People’s Party of Canada has been giving us

Bernier reveals his true colours

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | February 11, 2019
  • TORONTO—Is Maxime Bernier a racist? It’s a fair question. For months, the leader of the nascent People’s Party of Canada has been giving us
People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier has refused to cut ties with a top adviser accused of anti-semitism by Jewish advocacy group B'nai Brith. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Social media and politicians: let’s do a roundup, shall we?

  • TORONTO—Social media and politicians: let’s do a roundup, shall we? The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, was apparently ‎watching TV before Christmas. A charity
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | February 4, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer shouldn't stay away from social media even though they're not the savviest, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Social media and politicians: let’s do a roundup, shall we?

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | February 4, 2019
  • TORONTO—Social media and politicians: let’s do a roundup, shall we? The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, was apparently ‎watching TV before Christmas. A charity

Social media and politicians: let’s do a roundup, shall we?

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | February 4, 2019
  • TORONTO—Social media and politicians: let’s do a roundup, shall we? The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, was apparently ‎watching TV before Christmas. A charity
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer shouldn't stay away from social media even though they're not the savviest, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

A little bit of justice against hate

  • TORONTO—The judge didn’t hold back. He had read their “newspaper,” he said, glaring at the editor and publisher. “It is full of an unrelenting
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | January 28, 2019
Canada has not been immune to the spread of hate speech across the world in recent years. Parliament Hill has been the site of rallies by far-right groups as well, which are often met by counter protestors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A little bit of justice against hate

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | January 28, 2019
  • TORONTO—The judge didn’t hold back. He had read their “newspaper,” he said, glaring at the editor and publisher. “It is full of an unrelenting

A little bit of justice against hate

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | January 28, 2019
  • TORONTO—The judge didn’t hold back. He had read their “newspaper,” he said, glaring at the editor and publisher. “It is full of an unrelenting
Canada has not been immune to the spread of hate speech across the world in recent years. Parliament Hill has been the site of rallies by far-right groups as well, which are often met by counter protestors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Indigenous leaders turn against Trudeau for what he did to Jody Wilson-Raybould?

  • TORONTO—Justin Trudeau said he’d support Indigenous leaders. He didn’t. Justin Trudeau said he’s a feminist. He isn’t. Justin Trudeau is a terrific actor, however.
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | January 21, 2019
Demoting a competent, smart, inspiring Indigenous woman like Jody Wilson-Raybould was not a smart move, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Indigenous leaders turn against Trudeau for what he did to Jody Wilson-Raybould?

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | January 21, 2019
  • TORONTO—Justin Trudeau said he’d support Indigenous leaders. He didn’t. Justin Trudeau said he’s a feminist. He isn’t. Justin Trudeau is a terrific actor, however.

Will Indigenous leaders turn against Trudeau for what he did to Jody Wilson-Raybould?

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | January 21, 2019
  • TORONTO—Justin Trudeau said he’d support Indigenous leaders. He didn’t. Justin Trudeau said he’s a feminist. He isn’t. Justin Trudeau is a terrific actor, however.
Demoting a competent, smart, inspiring Indigenous woman like Jody Wilson-Raybould was not a smart move, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Justin Trudeau defeating himself? 

  • TORONTO—Governments defeat themselves, as everyone knows. So is Justin Trudeau defeating himself? His opponents certainly shouldn’t keep him up at night. Most Canadians couldn’t pick
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | January 14, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Dec. 19, 2018, in Ottawa on his way to the National Press Theatre where he held a year end press conference highlighint his government's accomplishments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Justin Trudeau defeating himself? 

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | January 14, 2019
  • TORONTO—Governments defeat themselves, as everyone knows. So is Justin Trudeau defeating himself? His opponents certainly shouldn’t keep him up at night. Most Canadians couldn’t pick

Is Justin Trudeau defeating himself? 

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | January 14, 2019
  • TORONTO—Governments defeat themselves, as everyone knows. So is Justin Trudeau defeating himself? His opponents certainly shouldn’t keep him up at night. Most Canadians couldn’t pick
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Dec. 19, 2018, in Ottawa on his way to the National Press Theatre where he held a year end press conference highlighint his government's accomplishments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Political winners and losers in 2018

  • TORONTO—The year-end political winners and losers column is as clichéd, hackneyed and overdone as it gets. But no one ever accused this writer of being,
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | December 20, 2018
Pictured top and bottom left to right, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Intergovernmental Affairs MInister Dominic LeBlanc, Alberta's United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney, and Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Political winners and losers in 2018

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | December 20, 2018
  • TORONTO—The year-end political winners and losers column is as clichéd, hackneyed and overdone as it gets. But no one ever accused this writer of being,

Political winners and losers in 2018

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | December 20, 2018
  • TORONTO—The year-end political winners and losers column is as clichéd, hackneyed and overdone as it gets. But no one ever accused this writer of being,
Pictured top and bottom left to right, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Intergovernmental Affairs MInister Dominic LeBlanc, Alberta's United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney, and Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
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Those of us in the media have a role to play, too

  • TORONTO—After the shock wears off—after it’s replaced by anger and fear and then sorrow—we continuously end up in the same intellectual cul-de-sac: what can
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 30, 2018
CTV's Omar Sachedina, anchoring the CTV News last week. Image CTV screen capture

Those of us in the media have a role to play, too

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 30, 2018
  • TORONTO—After the shock wears off—after it’s replaced by anger and fear and then sorrow—we continuously end up in the same intellectual cul-de-sac: what can

Those of us in the media have a role to play, too

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 30, 2018
  • TORONTO—After the shock wears off—after it’s replaced by anger and fear and then sorrow—we continuously end up in the same intellectual cul-de-sac: what can
CTV's Omar Sachedina, anchoring the CTV News last week. Image CTV screen capture

Anyone seen the Liberal Party of Canada, lately?

  • TORONTO—Anyone seen the Liberal Party of Canada, lately? It was here just a minute ago. You know: one of the most successful political parties
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 23, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Julie Payette, pictured on July 18, 2018, at Rideau Hall for the cabinet swearing-in ceremony. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anyone seen the Liberal Party of Canada, lately?

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 23, 2018
  • TORONTO—Anyone seen the Liberal Party of Canada, lately? It was here just a minute ago. You know: one of the most successful political parties

Anyone seen the Liberal Party of Canada, lately?

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 23, 2018
  • TORONTO—Anyone seen the Liberal Party of Canada, lately? It was here just a minute ago. You know: one of the most successful political parties
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Julie Payette, pictured on July 18, 2018, at Rideau Hall for the cabinet swearing-in ceremony. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Donald Trump won, he beat us all

  • TORONTO—When we have all been reduced once again to ashes—when the issue of The Hill Times you now clutch in your hands is but
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 16, 2018
That's why Donald Trump is the winner: he does not merely dominate the news cycle. He is the news cycle. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Donald Trump won, he beat us all

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 16, 2018
  • TORONTO—When we have all been reduced once again to ashes—when the issue of The Hill Times you now clutch in your hands is but

Donald Trump won, he beat us all

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 16, 2018
  • TORONTO—When we have all been reduced once again to ashes—when the issue of The Hill Times you now clutch in your hands is but
That's why Donald Trump is the winner: he does not merely dominate the news cycle. He is the news cycle. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Could Justin Trudeau lose the next election?

  • TORONTO—Could Justin Trudeau lose the next election? Well, sure he could. In strictly existential terms, you are always facing political death. The distance from
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 9, 2018
A poll, in and of itself, is meaningless. The pollsters get stuff wrong. But when you put a bunch of them together, they start to tell a tale and the tale they tell should keep Prime Minister Justin Trudeau up at night, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could Justin Trudeau lose the next election?

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 9, 2018
  • TORONTO—Could Justin Trudeau lose the next election? Well, sure he could. In strictly existential terms, you are always facing political death. The distance from

Could Justin Trudeau lose the next election?

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 9, 2018
  • TORONTO—Could Justin Trudeau lose the next election? Well, sure he could. In strictly existential terms, you are always facing political death. The distance from
A poll, in and of itself, is meaningless. The pollsters get stuff wrong. But when you put a bunch of them together, they start to tell a tale and the tale they tell should keep Prime Minister Justin Trudeau up at night, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Woman who accused Trudeau of groping her 18 years ago won’t talk

  • TORONTO—Anonymous. The message landed, as these sorts of things do so often, via Twitter on June 6, 2018. “Hi Warren,” it read. “Do you know
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 2, 2018
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Woman who accused Trudeau of groping her 18 years ago won’t talk

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 2, 2018
  • TORONTO—Anonymous. The message landed, as these sorts of things do so often, via Twitter on June 6, 2018. “Hi Warren,” it read. “Do you know

Woman who accused Trudeau of groping her 18 years ago won’t talk

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 2, 2018
  • TORONTO—Anonymous. The message landed, as these sorts of things do so often, via Twitter on June 6, 2018. “Hi Warren,” it read. “Do you know
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In politics, anger sometimes works

  • TORONTO—Anger is an energy. That’s a line from Public Image’s improbable 1986 hit single, Rise. The former Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten wails it, over and
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 25, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump. Warren Kinsella argues that flattery didn't work with the U.S. president, so the prime minister should get angry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons

In politics, anger sometimes works

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 25, 2018
  • TORONTO—Anger is an energy. That’s a line from Public Image’s improbable 1986 hit single, Rise. The former Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten wails it, over and

In politics, anger sometimes works

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 25, 2018
  • TORONTO—Anger is an energy. That’s a line from Public Image’s improbable 1986 hit single, Rise. The former Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten wails it, over and
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump. Warren Kinsella argues that flattery didn't work with the U.S. president, so the prime minister should get angry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons

Trudeau was politically rescued by the G7

  • LONDON—A G7 truth. British Prime Minister Theresa May, who lately knows a thing or two about unsubtle truths, offered up a perfectly English way
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 18, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 8 at the G7 Summit in Charlevoix, Que. Mr. Trudeau tweeted, 'We will always stand up for Canadian workers, their jobs & their livelihoods. Today at the @g7 I sat down with @realDonaldTrump for a meeting focused on trade and NAFTA negotiations.' Photograph courtesy of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Twitter

Trudeau was politically rescued by the G7

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 18, 2018
  • LONDON—A G7 truth. British Prime Minister Theresa May, who lately knows a thing or two about unsubtle truths, offered up a perfectly English way

Trudeau was politically rescued by the G7

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 18, 2018
  • LONDON—A G7 truth. British Prime Minister Theresa May, who lately knows a thing or two about unsubtle truths, offered up a perfectly English way
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 8 at the G7 Summit in Charlevoix, Que. Mr. Trudeau tweeted, 'We will always stand up for Canadian workers, their jobs & their livelihoods. Today at the @g7 I sat down with @realDonaldTrump for a meeting focused on trade and NAFTA negotiations.' Photograph courtesy of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Twitter

Kathleen Wynne made it all about Kathleen Wynne

  • TORONTO—Kathleen Wynne’s former cabinet colleague doesn’t mince words. “Kathleen is all about Kathleen,” the former colleague says. “That’s always her focus.” A former Liberal
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 11, 2018
Kathleen Wynne, who resigned as Ontario Liberal leader on Thursday night, lost the election because of a number of reasons, but mostly because she ran a horrible campaign, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Kathleen Wynne made it all about Kathleen Wynne

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 11, 2018
  • TORONTO—Kathleen Wynne’s former cabinet colleague doesn’t mince words. “Kathleen is all about Kathleen,” the former colleague says. “That’s always her focus.” A former Liberal

Kathleen Wynne made it all about Kathleen Wynne

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 11, 2018
  • TORONTO—Kathleen Wynne’s former cabinet colleague doesn’t mince words. “Kathleen is all about Kathleen,” the former colleague says. “That’s always her focus.” A former Liberal
Kathleen Wynne, who resigned as Ontario Liberal leader on Thursday night, lost the election because of a number of reasons, but mostly because she ran a horrible campaign, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ontario Liberal Party headed for a monumental, historic defeat

  • TORONTO—Seventy-two hours. In 72 hours, the Ontario general election grinds to a close. Folks who live in other parts of Canada—or those who come from
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 4, 2018
Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath, Ontario PC leader Doug Ford, and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ontario Liberal Party headed for a monumental, historic defeat

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 4, 2018
  • TORONTO—Seventy-two hours. In 72 hours, the Ontario general election grinds to a close. Folks who live in other parts of Canada—or those who come from

Ontario Liberal Party headed for a monumental, historic defeat

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 4, 2018
  • TORONTO—Seventy-two hours. In 72 hours, the Ontario general election grinds to a close. Folks who live in other parts of Canada—or those who come from
Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath, Ontario PC leader Doug Ford, and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

What the evisceration of the Ontario Liberal Party will mean to Trudeau

  • TORONTO—What will Justin Trudeau do? When Kathleen Wynne loses, that is. Because she is going to lose the Ontario election. Badly. The reasons are myriad.
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 28, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marches with his son Xavier, daughter Ella-Grace, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne gives Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a hug at Ottawa's gay pride parade on Aug. 27, 2017. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is pictured as well. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What the evisceration of the Ontario Liberal Party will mean to Trudeau

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 28, 2018
  • TORONTO—What will Justin Trudeau do? When Kathleen Wynne loses, that is. Because she is going to lose the Ontario election. Badly. The reasons are myriad.

What the evisceration of the Ontario Liberal Party will mean to Trudeau

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 28, 2018
  • TORONTO—What will Justin Trudeau do? When Kathleen Wynne loses, that is. Because she is going to lose the Ontario election. Badly. The reasons are myriad.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marches with his son Xavier, daughter Ella-Grace, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne gives Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a hug at Ottawa's gay pride parade on Aug. 27, 2017. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is pictured as well. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why I unsubscribed to CIJA’s emails

  • TORONTO—The email arrived at 6:03 a.m. It was accompanied with a little graphic of a flashing red siren, up near the top, presumably to
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 21, 2018

Why I unsubscribed to CIJA’s emails

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 21, 2018
  • TORONTO—The email arrived at 6:03 a.m. It was accompanied with a little graphic of a flashing red siren, up near the top, presumably to

Why I unsubscribed to CIJA’s emails

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 21, 2018
  • TORONTO—The email arrived at 6:03 a.m. It was accompanied with a little graphic of a flashing red siren, up near the top, presumably to

Do campaigns matter anymore? Sort of

  • TORONTO—Now that Ontario’s election is underway—and Quebec’s and New Brunswick’s are in the offing—you’re going to hear this tired, old chestnut a lot: “campaigns
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 14, 2018
Game on: Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, PC leader Doug Ford, and NDP leader Andrea Horwath. The Hill Times photographs Andrew Meade

Do campaigns matter anymore? Sort of

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 14, 2018
  • TORONTO—Now that Ontario’s election is underway—and Quebec’s and New Brunswick’s are in the offing—you’re going to hear this tired, old chestnut a lot: “campaigns

Do campaigns matter anymore? Sort of

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 14, 2018
  • TORONTO—Now that Ontario’s election is underway—and Quebec’s and New Brunswick’s are in the offing—you’re going to hear this tired, old chestnut a lot: “campaigns
Game on: Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, PC leader Doug Ford, and NDP leader Andrea Horwath. The Hill Times photographs Andrew Meade

I called him Gordie, my friend for more than 40 years

  • TORONTO—Gordie. That’s what we called him—or I did, at least. When someone has been one of your closest friends for almost four decades, calling him
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 7, 2018
Team player and team captain: Conservative MP Gord Brown, pictured in February 2017 with House Speaker Geoff Regan and Conservative Senator David Wells, at a charity fundraiser hockey match. The Hill Times photograph by Andew Meade

I called him Gordie, my friend for more than 40 years

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 7, 2018
  • TORONTO—Gordie. That’s what we called him—or I did, at least. When someone has been one of your closest friends for almost four decades, calling him

I called him Gordie, my friend for more than 40 years

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 7, 2018
  • TORONTO—Gordie. That’s what we called him—or I did, at least. When someone has been one of your closest friends for almost four decades, calling him
Team player and team captain: Conservative MP Gord Brown, pictured in February 2017 with House Speaker Geoff Regan and Conservative Senator David Wells, at a charity fundraiser hockey match. The Hill Times photograph by Andew Meade

Enough with the misogyny

  • TORONTO—It is a Monday, April 23, and it is beautiful. Clear, warm. A big blue sky. Exiting a Traveler’s Canada panel on distracted driving
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 30, 2018
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel, pictured in a scrum on the Hill, spoke at an Economic Club panel last Wednesday in Toronto where the panellists talked about the alleged motives behind the Toronto van attack which killed 10 people and injured 14. 'I am so, so sick of this. Sick of it.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Enough with the misogyny

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 30, 2018
  • TORONTO—It is a Monday, April 23, and it is beautiful. Clear, warm. A big blue sky. Exiting a Traveler’s Canada panel on distracted driving

Enough with the misogyny

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 30, 2018
  • TORONTO—It is a Monday, April 23, and it is beautiful. Clear, warm. A big blue sky. Exiting a Traveler’s Canada panel on distracted driving
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel, pictured in a scrum on the Hill, spoke at an Economic Club panel last Wednesday in Toronto where the panellists talked about the alleged motives behind the Toronto van attack which killed 10 people and injured 14. 'I am so, so sick of this. Sick of it.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sexual harassment workshop belongs to the women, not the men

  • TORONTO—Forgiveness: when is it owed, politically? By whom, and when? Who should dispense it, and who should receive it? Not abstract questions. Not, certainly,
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 23, 2018
Former veterans affairs minister and current Liberal MP Kent Hehr had been invited to a workshop on sexual harassment at the Liberals' policy convention on Saturday morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sexual harassment workshop belongs to the women, not the men

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 23, 2018
  • TORONTO—Forgiveness: when is it owed, politically? By whom, and when? Who should dispense it, and who should receive it? Not abstract questions. Not, certainly,

Sexual harassment workshop belongs to the women, not the men

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 23, 2018
  • TORONTO—Forgiveness: when is it owed, politically? By whom, and when? Who should dispense it, and who should receive it? Not abstract questions. Not, certainly,
Former veterans affairs minister and current Liberal MP Kent Hehr had been invited to a workshop on sexual harassment at the Liberals' policy convention on Saturday morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Inquiry is a farce: Kinsella

  • TORONTO—July 2017: the Assembly of First Nations has gathered for its 38th general assembly in downtown Regina. Thousands of Indigenous people from across Canada
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 16, 2018
Will Crown Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett give us answers? Don’t hold your breath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Inquiry is a farce: Kinsella

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 16, 2018
  • TORONTO—July 2017: the Assembly of First Nations has gathered for its 38th general assembly in downtown Regina. Thousands of Indigenous people from across Canada

Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Inquiry is a farce: Kinsella

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 16, 2018
  • TORONTO—July 2017: the Assembly of First Nations has gathered for its 38th general assembly in downtown Regina. Thousands of Indigenous people from across Canada
Will Crown Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett give us answers? Don’t hold your breath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scheer might be hearing more about Faith Goldy as party edges ever-closer to an election

  • TORONTO—When she first appeared on Sun News, they’d hand her a microphone and tell her to go stand somewhere and pretend to be a
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 9, 2018
Then Rebel Media's Faith Goldy interviewing then Conservative leadership candidate Andrew Scheer in February 2017. Screenshot of Rebel Media. Screenshot of Rebel Media

Scheer might be hearing more about Faith Goldy as party edges ever-closer to an election

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 9, 2018
  • TORONTO—When she first appeared on Sun News, they’d hand her a microphone and tell her to go stand somewhere and pretend to be a

Scheer might be hearing more about Faith Goldy as party edges ever-closer to an election

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 9, 2018
  • TORONTO—When she first appeared on Sun News, they’d hand her a microphone and tell her to go stand somewhere and pretend to be a
Then Rebel Media's Faith Goldy interviewing then Conservative leadership candidate Andrew Scheer in February 2017. Screenshot of Rebel Media. Screenshot of Rebel Media

Biggest political scandal in the world right now involves a bunch of Canadians

  • TORONTO—It’s the biggest political scandal in the world. And it involves a bunch of Canadians. For quite some time now, it’s been known that
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 2, 2018
CBC The National's Adrienne Arsenault pictured interviewing Christopher Wylie on March 19, 2018. Screenshot of CBC's The National

Biggest political scandal in the world right now involves a bunch of Canadians

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 2, 2018
  • TORONTO—It’s the biggest political scandal in the world. And it involves a bunch of Canadians. For quite some time now, it’s been known that

Biggest political scandal in the world right now involves a bunch of Canadians

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 2, 2018
  • TORONTO—It’s the biggest political scandal in the world. And it involves a bunch of Canadians. For quite some time now, it’s been known that
CBC The National's Adrienne Arsenault pictured interviewing Christopher Wylie on March 19, 2018. Screenshot of CBC's The National

CIMS seems kind of quaint now

  • TORONTO—It almost seems kind of quaint, doesn’t it? Back when the Conservative Party was running things, the commentariat were apoplectic about something called CIMS: the
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 26, 2018
CBC The National's Adrienne Arsenault, pictured interviewing Christopher Wylie on March 19. Screen capture of CBC's The National

CIMS seems kind of quaint now

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 26, 2018
  • TORONTO—It almost seems kind of quaint, doesn’t it? Back when the Conservative Party was running things, the commentariat were apoplectic about something called CIMS: the

CIMS seems kind of quaint now

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 26, 2018
  • TORONTO—It almost seems kind of quaint, doesn’t it? Back when the Conservative Party was running things, the commentariat were apoplectic about something called CIMS: the
CBC The National's Adrienne Arsenault, pictured interviewing Christopher Wylie on March 19. Screen capture of CBC's The National

Why Kathleen Wynne is likely to lose Ontario’s provincial election

  • TORONTO—There are all kinds of clichés about how and why governments lose. That they defeat themselves. That they die by degrees. That they become
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 19, 2018
Ontario Liberal premier Kathleen Wynne, now less than 60 days from an election many expect ‎her to lose, has no story to tell, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times file photograph

Why Kathleen Wynne is likely to lose Ontario’s provincial election

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 19, 2018
  • TORONTO—There are all kinds of clichés about how and why governments lose. That they defeat themselves. That they die by degrees. That they become

Why Kathleen Wynne is likely to lose Ontario’s provincial election

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 19, 2018
  • TORONTO—There are all kinds of clichés about how and why governments lose. That they defeat themselves. That they die by degrees. That they become
Ontario Liberal premier Kathleen Wynne, now less than 60 days from an election many expect ‎her to lose, has no story to tell, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times file photograph

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