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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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Time to destroy Trump like Johnson did Goldwater more than 50 years ago

  • TORONTO—Since the late 1960s, we progressives have been trying to get back what we once had. That’s not to say that we have been
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | August 8, 2016
On Sept. 7, 1964, the Daisy ad, a single Democratic Party TV spot which, among other things, won Lyndon Baines Johnson the presidency, radically revised the way in which advocacy and campaigns were thereafter done. Screen capture image of Daisy ad

Time to destroy Trump like Johnson did Goldwater more than 50 years ago

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | August 8, 2016
  • TORONTO—Since the late 1960s, we progressives have been trying to get back what we once had. That’s not to say that we have been

Time to destroy Trump like Johnson did Goldwater more than 50 years ago

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | August 8, 2016
  • TORONTO—Since the late 1960s, we progressives have been trying to get back what we once had. That’s not to say that we have been
On Sept. 7, 1964, the Daisy ad, a single Democratic Party TV spot which, among other things, won Lyndon Baines Johnson the presidency, radically revised the way in which advocacy and campaigns were thereafter done. Screen capture image of Daisy ad

Get off Twitter, go and actually do something

  • TORONTO—Ah, the Twitter warriors. Sirius XM’s Charles Adler first drew it to my attention, on his popular satellite radio program. An octogenarian Roman Catholic
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | August 1, 2016

Get off Twitter, go and actually do something

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | August 1, 2016
  • TORONTO—Ah, the Twitter warriors. Sirius XM’s Charles Adler first drew it to my attention, on his popular satellite radio program. An octogenarian Roman Catholic

Get off Twitter, go and actually do something

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | August 1, 2016
  • TORONTO—Ah, the Twitter warriors. Sirius XM’s Charles Adler first drew it to my attention, on his popular satellite radio program. An octogenarian Roman Catholic

For Trump Troopers, the truth is just a theory, it’s relative

  • TORONTO—Your perspective on last week’s Republican National Convention depends on your politics, of course. If you are in any way progressive, it was a
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 25, 2016
To succeed in most political parties, you have to have an innate ability to ascertain what the collective truth is at any given moment, and pivot towards the changed truth in an instant, without breaking into a sweat. All while keeping a straight face. In political parties, this skill is highly prized. Donald Trump’s core audience know he tells them lies. They don’t care. Photograph courtesy Gage Skidmore

For Trump Troopers, the truth is just a theory, it’s relative

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 25, 2016
  • TORONTO—Your perspective on last week’s Republican National Convention depends on your politics, of course. If you are in any way progressive, it was a

For Trump Troopers, the truth is just a theory, it’s relative

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 25, 2016
  • TORONTO—Your perspective on last week’s Republican National Convention depends on your politics, of course. If you are in any way progressive, it was a
To succeed in most political parties, you have to have an innate ability to ascertain what the collective truth is at any given moment, and pivot towards the changed truth in an instant, without breaking into a sweat. All while keeping a straight face. In political parties, this skill is highly prized. Donald Trump’s core audience know he tells them lies. They don’t care. Photograph courtesy Gage Skidmore

Trudeau embraces a more pugilistic foreign and defence policy

  • TORONTO—The first casualty of war is truth. Everyone knows that. But has Justin Trudeau become its first POW? Because, in these dangerous times, it occasionally
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 18, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, pictured June 29, 2016, with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, and U.S. President Barack Obama at the North American Leaders Summit in Ottawa. Previously a proud peacenik, Mr. Trudeau has seemingly evolved into a hard-as-nails hawk. It is a transformation that has been as surprising as it has been dramatic. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau embraces a more pugilistic foreign and defence policy

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 18, 2016
  • TORONTO—The first casualty of war is truth. Everyone knows that. But has Justin Trudeau become its first POW? Because, in these dangerous times, it occasionally

Trudeau embraces a more pugilistic foreign and defence policy

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 18, 2016
  • TORONTO—The first casualty of war is truth. Everyone knows that. But has Justin Trudeau become its first POW? Because, in these dangerous times, it occasionally
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, pictured June 29, 2016, with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, and U.S. President Barack Obama at the North American Leaders Summit in Ottawa. Previously a proud peacenik, Mr. Trudeau has seemingly evolved into a hard-as-nails hawk. It is a transformation that has been as surprising as it has been dramatic. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Punk: anarchy, class warfare, contempt for political institutions

  • TORONTO—Punk: anarchy, class warfare, contempt for political institutions, right? Not quite, maaaan. Punk rock, like all youth subcultures, possessed a myriad of internal contradictions.
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 11, 2016
Laura Jane Grace, pictured June 8, 2014, is the lead singer of Florida punk giants Against Me!—and one of the most listened-to voices in punk rock today. Having just completed a memoir—and finished a record and a tour with her band—Grace sat down to talk in Toronto, and expressed despair about the Brexit result. Photograph by Jan Brauer

Punk: anarchy, class warfare, contempt for political institutions

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 11, 2016
  • TORONTO—Punk: anarchy, class warfare, contempt for political institutions, right? Not quite, maaaan. Punk rock, like all youth subcultures, possessed a myriad of internal contradictions.

Punk: anarchy, class warfare, contempt for political institutions

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | July 11, 2016
  • TORONTO—Punk: anarchy, class warfare, contempt for political institutions, right? Not quite, maaaan. Punk rock, like all youth subcultures, possessed a myriad of internal contradictions.
Laura Jane Grace, pictured June 8, 2014, is the lead singer of Florida punk giants Against Me!—and one of the most listened-to voices in punk rock today. Having just completed a memoir—and finished a record and a tour with her band—Grace sat down to talk in Toronto, and expressed despair about the Brexit result. Photograph by Jan Brauer

Top 10 good things about Harper, personal and political

  • TORONTO—And so it ends, not with a bang, but a whimper. Late last week, in a secluded part of Centre Block, staff were seen
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 27, 2016
As a war room guy, I always admire a worthy adversary. Stephen Harper was always a worthy adversary. Me and my fellow Grits grossly underestimated him for a decade. We paid the price: in 2006 and 2008 and 2011, he kicked our asses, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Top 10 good things about Harper, personal and political

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 27, 2016
  • TORONTO—And so it ends, not with a bang, but a whimper. Late last week, in a secluded part of Centre Block, staff were seen

Top 10 good things about Harper, personal and political

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 27, 2016
  • TORONTO—And so it ends, not with a bang, but a whimper. Late last week, in a secluded part of Centre Block, staff were seen
As a war room guy, I always admire a worthy adversary. Stephen Harper was always a worthy adversary. Me and my fellow Grits grossly underestimated him for a decade. We paid the price: in 2006 and 2008 and 2011, he kicked our asses, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Orlando couldn’t happen as easily here

  • TORONTO—Could Orlando have happened here? Well, we’ve got our share of Islamic terrorists here, of course: the attack on Parliament Hill, and several other
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 20, 2016
In Canada, like in the U.S., we have homicidal Islamic extremists. We have sadistic hate criminals. We have people who are mentally ill and violent. We sadly have all that, just like in the States. But here, unlike there, we don’t make it easy for any of those individuals to get guns. And that is the main reason why Orlando couldn’t so easily happen here. And hasn’t. Photograph courtesy of YouTube

Orlando couldn’t happen as easily here

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 20, 2016
  • TORONTO—Could Orlando have happened here? Well, we’ve got our share of Islamic terrorists here, of course: the attack on Parliament Hill, and several other

Orlando couldn’t happen as easily here

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 20, 2016
  • TORONTO—Could Orlando have happened here? Well, we’ve got our share of Islamic terrorists here, of course: the attack on Parliament Hill, and several other
In Canada, like in the U.S., we have homicidal Islamic extremists. We have sadistic hate criminals. We have people who are mentally ill and violent. We sadly have all that, just like in the States. But here, unlike there, we don’t make it easy for any of those individuals to get guns. And that is the main reason why Orlando couldn’t so easily happen here. And hasn’t. Photograph courtesy of YouTube

Bill C-14 a payback for assorted Senators

  • TORONTO—Some of us aren’t enthusiastic about assisted dying. Although, in the case of the Senate, we will happily make an exception, and assist. The
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 13, 2016
Senate Liberal James Cowan, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Bill C-14 a payback for assorted Senators

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 13, 2016
  • TORONTO—Some of us aren’t enthusiastic about assisted dying. Although, in the case of the Senate, we will happily make an exception, and assist. The

Bill C-14 a payback for assorted Senators

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 13, 2016
  • TORONTO—Some of us aren’t enthusiastic about assisted dying. Although, in the case of the Senate, we will happily make an exception, and assist. The
Senate Liberal James Cowan, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Politicians’ personal lives should stay private, even Tootoo’s

  • TORONTO—George Clooney, of all people, said it best: “I don’t like to share my personal life. It wouldn’t be personal if I shared it.”
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 6, 2016
While many are demanding details surrounding the sudden departure from cabinet and the Liberal caucus by Hunter Tootoo, Warren Kinsella writes that his personal life should stay personal. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Politicians’ personal lives should stay private, even Tootoo’s

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 6, 2016
  • TORONTO—George Clooney, of all people, said it best: “I don’t like to share my personal life. It wouldn’t be personal if I shared it.”

Politicians’ personal lives should stay private, even Tootoo’s

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | June 6, 2016
  • TORONTO—George Clooney, of all people, said it best: “I don’t like to share my personal life. It wouldn’t be personal if I shared it.”
While many are demanding details surrounding the sudden departure from cabinet and the Liberal caucus by Hunter Tootoo, Warren Kinsella writes that his personal life should stay personal. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Top 10 ways the federal Conservatives can win again

  • TORONTO—The Conservative Party of Canada: leaderless, powerless and, if they’re not careful, hopeless. They had their convention in Vancouver over the weekend, the Conservatives did.
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 30, 2016
Can the Conservatives ever beat that Justin Trudeau guy, the man whose honeymoon has no end? Yes, indeed, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Top 10 ways the federal Conservatives can win again

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 30, 2016
  • TORONTO—The Conservative Party of Canada: leaderless, powerless and, if they’re not careful, hopeless. They had their convention in Vancouver over the weekend, the Conservatives did.

Top 10 ways the federal Conservatives can win again

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 30, 2016
  • TORONTO—The Conservative Party of Canada: leaderless, powerless and, if they’re not careful, hopeless. They had their convention in Vancouver over the weekend, the Conservatives did.
Can the Conservatives ever beat that Justin Trudeau guy, the man whose honeymoon has no end? Yes, indeed, writes Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau should never have gotten out of his seat, he comes undone

  • TORONT—On the night in question, I was at an event in Toronto honouring Senator Murray Sinclair. As it was getting underway, I received a
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 23, 2016
The appalling 'manhandling' episode has revealed the Liberal House leader to possess a genial authoritarian streak. It has shown that the Liberal whip is in fully over his head, it does not reflect well on the Speaker, and in a matter of minutes, Justin Trudeau undid his good reputation. Screen capture courtesy: CPAC

Trudeau should never have gotten out of his seat, he comes undone

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 23, 2016
  • TORONT—On the night in question, I was at an event in Toronto honouring Senator Murray Sinclair. As it was getting underway, I received a

Trudeau should never have gotten out of his seat, he comes undone

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 23, 2016
  • TORONT—On the night in question, I was at an event in Toronto honouring Senator Murray Sinclair. As it was getting underway, I received a
The appalling 'manhandling' episode has revealed the Liberal House leader to possess a genial authoritarian streak. It has shown that the Liberal whip is in fully over his head, it does not reflect well on the Speaker, and in a matter of minutes, Justin Trudeau undid his good reputation. Screen capture courtesy: CPAC

Rhodes profile in The New York Times Magazine cautionary tale for political staffers everywhere, even in Ottawa

  • TORONTO—Meet Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for strategic communications to the president of the United States of America. Or, as he was recently described
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 16, 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama, then chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, press secretary Robert Gibbs, assistant to the president of legislative affairs Phil Schiliro, and deputy director of White House speechwriting Ben Rhodes, pictured in the Oval Office Oct. 13, 2009. Photograph courtesy of the White House

Rhodes profile in The New York Times Magazine cautionary tale for political staffers everywhere, even in Ottawa

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 16, 2016
  • TORONTO—Meet Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for strategic communications to the president of the United States of America. Or, as he was recently described

Rhodes profile in The New York Times Magazine cautionary tale for political staffers everywhere, even in Ottawa

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 16, 2016
  • TORONTO—Meet Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for strategic communications to the president of the United States of America. Or, as he was recently described
U.S. President Barack Obama, then chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, press secretary Robert Gibbs, assistant to the president of legislative affairs Phil Schiliro, and deputy director of White House speechwriting Ben Rhodes, pictured in the Oval Office Oct. 13, 2009. Photograph courtesy of the White House

No one knows what caused Fort McMurray wildfire, so don’t point fingers

  • TORONTO—A spark neglected makes a mighty fire. Robert Herrick, an American writer and essayist, said that. He was an interesting fellow—a novelist, a poet,
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 9, 2016
Some of the devastation left behind by the Fort McMurray, Alta., wildfire, pictured May 4, 2016. The fire started on May 3, forcing 80,000 to flee the city. It destroyed 1,600 buildings, mostly homes. Alberta declared a state of emergency and the federal government has pledged all possible assistance. Twitter pic

No one knows what caused Fort McMurray wildfire, so don’t point fingers

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 9, 2016
  • TORONTO—A spark neglected makes a mighty fire. Robert Herrick, an American writer and essayist, said that. He was an interesting fellow—a novelist, a poet,

No one knows what caused Fort McMurray wildfire, so don’t point fingers

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 9, 2016
  • TORONTO—A spark neglected makes a mighty fire. Robert Herrick, an American writer and essayist, said that. He was an interesting fellow—a novelist, a poet,
Some of the devastation left behind by the Fort McMurray, Alta., wildfire, pictured May 4, 2016. The fire started on May 3, forcing 80,000 to flee the city. It destroyed 1,600 buildings, mostly homes. Alberta declared a state of emergency and the federal government has pledged all possible assistance. Twitter pic

Want to defeat Donald Trump, North America?

  • PUNTA NIZUC, MEXICO—A wall. Donald Trump, the bilious billionaire who is edging ever closer to the Oval Office, wants to build a great big wall
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 2, 2016
Like everyone else, Mexicans have been transfixed by the ongoing psychodrama that is Donald Trump. Photograph handout

Want to defeat Donald Trump, North America?

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 2, 2016
  • PUNTA NIZUC, MEXICO—A wall. Donald Trump, the bilious billionaire who is edging ever closer to the Oval Office, wants to build a great big wall

Want to defeat Donald Trump, North America?

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | May 2, 2016
  • PUNTA NIZUC, MEXICO—A wall. Donald Trump, the bilious billionaire who is edging ever closer to the Oval Office, wants to build a great big wall
Like everyone else, Mexicans have been transfixed by the ongoing psychodrama that is Donald Trump. Photograph handout

Trudeau shouldn’t fly too close to the camera lights

  • TORONTO—The media advisory slipped silently into email inboxes on Wednesday afternoon. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would be in New York from Wednesday to Friday
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 25, 2016
Warren Kinsella says Justin Trudeau's 2012 winning fundraiser boxing match against Sen. Patrick Brazeau, left, transformed him from a relatively inoffensive backbencher, representing the third party in a remote perch in the House of Commons—and it made him into a prime minister. The 2015 general election was a mere formality, after that. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau shouldn’t fly too close to the camera lights

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 25, 2016
  • TORONTO—The media advisory slipped silently into email inboxes on Wednesday afternoon. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would be in New York from Wednesday to Friday

Trudeau shouldn’t fly too close to the camera lights

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 25, 2016
  • TORONTO—The media advisory slipped silently into email inboxes on Wednesday afternoon. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would be in New York from Wednesday to Friday
Warren Kinsella says Justin Trudeau's 2012 winning fundraiser boxing match against Sen. Patrick Brazeau, left, transformed him from a relatively inoffensive backbencher, representing the third party in a remote perch in the House of Commons—and it made him into a prime minister. The 2015 general election was a mere formality, after that. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The people of Attawapiskat were here first

  • CALGARY—What do you do when times get really bad where you are, and when your loved ones are at risk? Well, you either stay
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 18, 2016

The people of Attawapiskat were here first

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 18, 2016
  • CALGARY—What do you do when times get really bad where you are, and when your loved ones are at risk? Well, you either stay

The people of Attawapiskat were here first

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 18, 2016
  • CALGARY—What do you do when times get really bad where you are, and when your loved ones are at risk? Well, you either stay

Spare a thought for Tom Mulcair, this morning

  • TORONTO—Spare a thought, this morning, for Tom Mulcair. Before Sunday, no one—not even the NDP leader—knew his fate. Before Sunday, before New Democrats brutally
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 11, 2016
Warren Kinsella says what the NDP, led by Tom Mulcair until the next leader is chosen, is going through right now is not pretty. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Spare a thought for Tom Mulcair, this morning

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 11, 2016
  • TORONTO—Spare a thought, this morning, for Tom Mulcair. Before Sunday, no one—not even the NDP leader—knew his fate. Before Sunday, before New Democrats brutally

Spare a thought for Tom Mulcair, this morning

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | April 11, 2016
  • TORONTO—Spare a thought, this morning, for Tom Mulcair. Before Sunday, no one—not even the NDP leader—knew his fate. Before Sunday, before New Democrats brutally
Warren Kinsella says what the NDP, led by Tom Mulcair until the next leader is chosen, is going through right now is not pretty. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Fight against ISIS is war, despite semantics from politicians

  • TORONTO—The first casualty of war isn’t truth. It turns out it’s meaning. Ipso facto, is “Canada” in a state of “war” with “the Islamic
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 28, 2016
Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion said of ISIS conflict: 'If you use the terminology ‘war’ in international law, it will mean two armies with respecting rules, and it’s not the case at all. You have terrorist groups that respect nothing. So we prefer to say that it’s a fight.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Fight against ISIS is war, despite semantics from politicians

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 28, 2016
  • TORONTO—The first casualty of war isn’t truth. It turns out it’s meaning. Ipso facto, is “Canada” in a state of “war” with “the Islamic

Fight against ISIS is war, despite semantics from politicians

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 28, 2016
  • TORONTO—The first casualty of war isn’t truth. It turns out it’s meaning. Ipso facto, is “Canada” in a state of “war” with “the Islamic
Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion said of ISIS conflict: 'If you use the terminology ‘war’ in international law, it will mean two armies with respecting rules, and it’s not the case at all. You have terrorist groups that respect nothing. So we prefer to say that it’s a fight.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

It’s Trudeau’s Friday afternoon special

  •   TORONTO—The etymology of the phrase “lipstick on a pig” is politically timely. Bear with me, here. Pigs, it turns out, have been bandied
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 21, 2016

It’s Trudeau’s Friday afternoon special

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 21, 2016
  •   TORONTO—The etymology of the phrase “lipstick on a pig” is politically timely. Bear with me, here. Pigs, it turns out, have been bandied

It’s Trudeau’s Friday afternoon special

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 21, 2016
  •   TORONTO—The etymology of the phrase “lipstick on a pig” is politically timely. Bear with me, here. Pigs, it turns out, have been bandied

State dinners: a meal, some speeches, some selfies

  • TORONTO—A meal, some speeches, and some selfies. That’s what state dinners are all about, mostly. They’re supper, basically, except you have to wear your best
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 14, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Barack Obama. These state dinners don’t come along every week, PMO. The next time one happens, consider delivering a few cautionary messages, writes Warren Kinsella. Photograph courtesy of The White House

State dinners: a meal, some speeches, some selfies

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 14, 2016
  • TORONTO—A meal, some speeches, and some selfies. That’s what state dinners are all about, mostly. They’re supper, basically, except you have to wear your best

State dinners: a meal, some speeches, some selfies

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | March 14, 2016
  • TORONTO—A meal, some speeches, and some selfies. That’s what state dinners are all about, mostly. They’re supper, basically, except you have to wear your best
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Barack Obama. These state dinners don’t come along every week, PMO. The next time one happens, consider delivering a few cautionary messages, writes Warren Kinsella. Photograph courtesy of The White House

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