Letters to the Editor
- First, I believe in election polls. Why don’t the opposition parties? Because they are trailing the front-running Liberals. These conversations reinforce the truism—though it
Opinion | April 16, 2025
Opinion | April 16, 2025
- First, I believe in election polls. Why don’t the opposition parties? Because they are trailing the front-running Liberals. These conversations reinforce the truism—though it
Opinion | April 16, 2025
- First, I believe in election polls. Why don’t the opposition parties? Because they are trailing the front-running Liberals. These conversations reinforce the truism—though it
- Re: “Poilievre vows to renegotiate North American pact, but Trump’s repeated trade breaches imperil plan,” (The Hill Times, April 9, p. 12). Prime Minister
Opinion | April 16, 2025
Opinion | April 16, 2025
- Re: “Poilievre vows to renegotiate North American pact, but Trump’s repeated trade breaches imperil plan,” (The Hill Times, April 9, p. 12). Prime Minister
Opinion | April 16, 2025
- Re: “Poilievre vows to renegotiate North American pact, but Trump’s repeated trade breaches imperil plan,” (The Hill Times, April 9, p. 12). Prime Minister
- Re: “Smith’s request to U.S. swings dangerously close to an ask for foreign interference,” (The Hill Times, March 31). I read, with interest, your
Opinion | April 14, 2025
Opinion | April 14, 2025
- Re: “Smith’s request to U.S. swings dangerously close to an ask for foreign interference,” (The Hill Times, March 31). I read, with interest, your
Opinion | April 14, 2025
- Re: “Smith’s request to U.S. swings dangerously close to an ask for foreign interference,” (The Hill Times, March 31). I read, with interest, your
- Re: “If you think that assisted dying in Canada is a mess, think again,” (The Hill Times, April 4, by James Downar and Jocelyn
Opinion | April 14, 2025
Opinion | April 14, 2025
- Re: “If you think that assisted dying in Canada is a mess, think again,” (The Hill Times, April 4, by James Downar and Jocelyn
Opinion | April 14, 2025
- Re: “If you think that assisted dying in Canada is a mess, think again,” (The Hill Times, April 4, by James Downar and Jocelyn
- It comes as no surprise to anyone that Canada champions diversity. The country has opened its vast land and generous heart to countless immigrants
Opinion | April 9, 2025
Opinion | April 9, 2025
- It comes as no surprise to anyone that Canada champions diversity. The country has opened its vast land and generous heart to countless immigrants
Opinion | April 9, 2025
- It comes as no surprise to anyone that Canada champions diversity. The country has opened its vast land and generous heart to countless immigrants
- March 23 marked the start of the 2025 Canadian federal election. This is happening at a critical time for both Canada and the world.
Opinion | April 9, 2025
Opinion | April 9, 2025
- March 23 marked the start of the 2025 Canadian federal election. This is happening at a critical time for both Canada and the world.
Opinion | April 9, 2025
- March 23 marked the start of the 2025 Canadian federal election. This is happening at a critical time for both Canada and the world.
- In his March 24, 2025, oped in The Hill Times, Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett valiantly defends Canada’s live horse export for slaughter industry—a
Opinion | April 7, 2025
Opinion | April 7, 2025
- In his March 24, 2025, oped in The Hill Times, Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett valiantly defends Canada’s live horse export for slaughter industry—a
Opinion | April 7, 2025
- In his March 24, 2025, oped in The Hill Times, Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett valiantly defends Canada’s live horse export for slaughter industry—a
- As I write this, the nightmare in Canada caused by the administration of United States President Donald Trump intensifies. It has moved Conservative Leader
Opinion | April 2, 2025
Opinion | April 2, 2025
- As I write this, the nightmare in Canada caused by the administration of United States President Donald Trump intensifies. It has moved Conservative Leader
Opinion | April 2, 2025
- As I write this, the nightmare in Canada caused by the administration of United States President Donald Trump intensifies. It has moved Conservative Leader
- Many Canadians are ineligible for medical assistance in dying (MAID) because they are in the early stages of a capacity-eroding condition, such as dementia
Opinion | April 2, 2025
Opinion | April 2, 2025
- Many Canadians are ineligible for medical assistance in dying (MAID) because they are in the early stages of a capacity-eroding condition, such as dementia
Opinion | April 2, 2025
- Many Canadians are ineligible for medical assistance in dying (MAID) because they are in the early stages of a capacity-eroding condition, such as dementia
- Canada has the ability to make a change, and it baffles me how slow moving we are with our government’s actions. Speaking from the
Opinion | March 31, 2025
Opinion | March 31, 2025
- Canada has the ability to make a change, and it baffles me how slow moving we are with our government’s actions. Speaking from the
Opinion | March 31, 2025
- Canada has the ability to make a change, and it baffles me how slow moving we are with our government’s actions. Speaking from the
- I am writing to draw your readers’ attention to an imminent threat to Canada’s cultural sovereignty, one whose urgency grows by the day, as
Opinion | March 31, 2025
Opinion | March 31, 2025
- I am writing to draw your readers’ attention to an imminent threat to Canada’s cultural sovereignty, one whose urgency grows by the day, as
Opinion | March 31, 2025
- I am writing to draw your readers’ attention to an imminent threat to Canada’s cultural sovereignty, one whose urgency grows by the day, as
- Re: “Cuba and Canada: 80 years of diplomatic relations,” (The Hill Times, March 21). First, I want to acknowledge that, coming from an unfree,
Opinion | March 26, 2025
Opinion | March 26, 2025
- Re: “Cuba and Canada: 80 years of diplomatic relations,” (The Hill Times, March 21). First, I want to acknowledge that, coming from an unfree,
Opinion | March 26, 2025
- Re: “Cuba and Canada: 80 years of diplomatic relations,” (The Hill Times, March 21). First, I want to acknowledge that, coming from an unfree,
- I have lived in five different provinces in Canada—Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador—and have visited all provinces and territories except
Opinion | March 26, 2025
Opinion | March 26, 2025
- I have lived in five different provinces in Canada—Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador—and have visited all provinces and territories except
Opinion | March 26, 2025
- I have lived in five different provinces in Canada—Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador—and have visited all provinces and territories except
- Re: “Despite challenging first two years, Canada’s special rep on Islamophobia is undaunted,” (The Hill Times, March 10, by Laura Ryckewaert). It would be
Opinion | March 24, 2025
Opinion | March 24, 2025
- Re: “Despite challenging first two years, Canada’s special rep on Islamophobia is undaunted,” (The Hill Times, March 10, by Laura Ryckewaert). It would be
Opinion | March 24, 2025
- Re: “Despite challenging first two years, Canada’s special rep on Islamophobia is undaunted,” (The Hill Times, March 10, by Laura Ryckewaert). It would be
- Re: “Who is to blame for recent bloodshed in Syria?” (The Hill Times, March 11). Gwynne Dyer provided a good background to the massacre
Opinion | March 19, 2025
Opinion | March 19, 2025
- Re: “Who is to blame for recent bloodshed in Syria?” (The Hill Times, March 11). Gwynne Dyer provided a good background to the massacre
Opinion | March 19, 2025
- Re: “Who is to blame for recent bloodshed in Syria?” (The Hill Times, March 11). Gwynne Dyer provided a good background to the massacre
- Re: “Despite challenging first two years, Canada’s special rep on Islamophobia is undaunted,” (The Hill Times, March 12, p. 11). I am writing in
Opinion | March 19, 2025
Opinion | March 19, 2025
- Re: “Despite challenging first two years, Canada’s special rep on Islamophobia is undaunted,” (The Hill Times, March 12, p. 11). I am writing in
Opinion | March 19, 2025
- Re: “Despite challenging first two years, Canada’s special rep on Islamophobia is undaunted,” (The Hill Times, March 12, p. 11). I am writing in
- We elect governments and pay taxes so the governments can do things that we, as individuals, cannot do: build hospitals and schools, pave roads,
Opinion | March 17, 2025
Opinion | March 17, 2025
- We elect governments and pay taxes so the governments can do things that we, as individuals, cannot do: build hospitals and schools, pave roads,
Opinion | March 17, 2025
- We elect governments and pay taxes so the governments can do things that we, as individuals, cannot do: build hospitals and schools, pave roads,
- Re: “Time for Canada to consider its own nuclear deterrent,” (The Hill Times, March 10). Responding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s punitive behaviour towards
Opinion | March 17, 2025
Opinion | March 17, 2025
- Re: “Time for Canada to consider its own nuclear deterrent,” (The Hill Times, March 10). Responding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s punitive behaviour towards
Opinion | March 17, 2025
- Re: “Time for Canada to consider its own nuclear deterrent,” (The Hill Times, March 10). Responding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s punitive behaviour towards
- It looks like the United States is headed into the Dark Ages. Ontario Premier Doug Ford is keeping his promise—as he should—by charging a
Opinion | March 12, 2025
Opinion | March 12, 2025
- It looks like the United States is headed into the Dark Ages. Ontario Premier Doug Ford is keeping his promise—as he should—by charging a
Opinion | March 12, 2025
- It looks like the United States is headed into the Dark Ages. Ontario Premier Doug Ford is keeping his promise—as he should—by charging a
- Buried in all of the shocking headlines, the federal government announced a contribution of $675-million to the recent round of funding for Gavi, the
Opinion | March 12, 2025
Opinion | March 12, 2025
- Buried in all of the shocking headlines, the federal government announced a contribution of $675-million to the recent round of funding for Gavi, the
Opinion | March 12, 2025
- Buried in all of the shocking headlines, the federal government announced a contribution of $675-million to the recent round of funding for Gavi, the
- Re: “NDP proposal to exclude Trump from June summit risks injuring G7, say former diplomats,” (The Hill Times by Neil Moss, March 5). Until
Opinion | March 10, 2025
Opinion | March 10, 2025
- Re: “NDP proposal to exclude Trump from June summit risks injuring G7, say former diplomats,” (The Hill Times by Neil Moss, March 5). Until
Opinion | March 10, 2025
- Re: “NDP proposal to exclude Trump from June summit risks injuring G7, say former diplomats,” (The Hill Times by Neil Moss, March 5). Until
- Re: “Canada in a deep moral panic regarding Donald Trump,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 24, by Andrew Latham). Latham thinks that the current problem
Opinion | March 10, 2025
Opinion | March 10, 2025
- Re: “Canada in a deep moral panic regarding Donald Trump,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 24, by Andrew Latham). Latham thinks that the current problem
Opinion | March 10, 2025
- Re: “Canada in a deep moral panic regarding Donald Trump,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 24, by Andrew Latham). Latham thinks that the current problem
- Re: “Canada is in a deep moral panic regarding Donald Trump,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 24, p. 19). Andrew Latham’s recent piece dismissing Canadian
Opinion | March 5, 2025
Opinion | March 5, 2025
- Re: “Canada is in a deep moral panic regarding Donald Trump,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 24, p. 19). Andrew Latham’s recent piece dismissing Canadian
Opinion | March 5, 2025
- Re: “Canada is in a deep moral panic regarding Donald Trump,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 24, p. 19). Andrew Latham’s recent piece dismissing Canadian
- The objection by two letter-writers to a Hill Times opinion piece that urged Canada to officially recognize the state of Palestine—as 143 countries already
Opinion | March 3, 2025
Opinion | March 3, 2025
- The objection by two letter-writers to a Hill Times opinion piece that urged Canada to officially recognize the state of Palestine—as 143 countries already
Opinion | March 3, 2025
- The objection by two letter-writers to a Hill Times opinion piece that urged Canada to officially recognize the state of Palestine—as 143 countries already
- Re: “USAID chaos reveals crossroad for Canada’s foreign-aid funding,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 12). The recent turmoil surrounding USAID underscores a stark reality: global
Opinion | March 3, 2025
Opinion | March 3, 2025
- Re: “USAID chaos reveals crossroad for Canada’s foreign-aid funding,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 12). The recent turmoil surrounding USAID underscores a stark reality: global
Opinion | March 3, 2025
- Re: “USAID chaos reveals crossroad for Canada’s foreign-aid funding,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 12). The recent turmoil surrounding USAID underscores a stark reality: global
- Re: “‘Retaliation is only the beginning’: Poilievre pledges strong action against Trump’s tariffs in campaign-style rally in Ottawa,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 15). Conservative
Opinion | February 26, 2025
Opinion | February 26, 2025
- Re: “‘Retaliation is only the beginning’: Poilievre pledges strong action against Trump’s tariffs in campaign-style rally in Ottawa,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 15). Conservative
Opinion | February 26, 2025
- Re: “‘Retaliation is only the beginning’: Poilievre pledges strong action against Trump’s tariffs in campaign-style rally in Ottawa,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 15). Conservative
- Re: “Canadians face a new reality as the U.S. abandons 75 years of rules-based, liberal world order,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 19, p. 10).
Opinion | February 26, 2025
Opinion | February 26, 2025
- Re: “Canadians face a new reality as the U.S. abandons 75 years of rules-based, liberal world order,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 19, p. 10).
Opinion | February 26, 2025
- Re: “Canadians face a new reality as the U.S. abandons 75 years of rules-based, liberal world order,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 19, p. 10).
- Re: “Nuclear energy never will be ‘clean,’ write Jones and Edwards,” (The Hill Times, May 6, p. 8). Lynn Jones and Gordon Edwards are
Opinion | May 22, 2024
Opinion | May 22, 2024
- Re: “Nuclear energy never will be ‘clean,’ write Jones and Edwards,” (The Hill Times, May 6, p. 8). Lynn Jones and Gordon Edwards are
Opinion | May 22, 2024
- Re: “Nuclear energy never will be ‘clean,’ write Jones and Edwards,” (The Hill Times, May 6, p. 8). Lynn Jones and Gordon Edwards are
- I am writing to again advocate for the expansion of the medical assistance in dying (MAID) legislation to allow advance requests at least where
Opinion | May 22, 2024
Opinion | May 22, 2024
- I am writing to again advocate for the expansion of the medical assistance in dying (MAID) legislation to allow advance requests at least where
Opinion | May 22, 2024
- I am writing to again advocate for the expansion of the medical assistance in dying (MAID) legislation to allow advance requests at least where
- We are writing to alert Hill Times readers to what we see as a crisis of radioactive waste mismanagement in the Ottawa River watershed.
Opinion | May 20, 2024
Opinion | May 20, 2024
- We are writing to alert Hill Times readers to what we see as a crisis of radioactive waste mismanagement in the Ottawa River watershed.
Opinion | May 20, 2024
- We are writing to alert Hill Times readers to what we see as a crisis of radioactive waste mismanagement in the Ottawa River watershed.
- As many Canadians grapple with the high cost of living and the climate crisis, it is worth noting that action on climate change makes
Opinion | May 20, 2024
Opinion | May 20, 2024
- As many Canadians grapple with the high cost of living and the climate crisis, it is worth noting that action on climate change makes
Opinion | May 20, 2024
- As many Canadians grapple with the high cost of living and the climate crisis, it is worth noting that action on climate change makes
- Re: “The right to protest doesn’t come without consequences,” (The Hill Times, May 8, p. 6). Andrew Caddell’s recent column baselessly asserts that “the
Opinion | May 15, 2024
Opinion | May 15, 2024
- Re: “The right to protest doesn’t come without consequences,” (The Hill Times, May 8, p. 6). Andrew Caddell’s recent column baselessly asserts that “the
Opinion | May 15, 2024
- Re: “The right to protest doesn’t come without consequences,” (The Hill Times, May 8, p. 6). Andrew Caddell’s recent column baselessly asserts that “the
- Re: “Thanks to our courageous students, says Vancouver reader,” (The Hill Times, May 8, p. 8). Paule Houle, who wrote a letter praising students
Opinion | May 15, 2024
Opinion | May 15, 2024
- Re: “Thanks to our courageous students, says Vancouver reader,” (The Hill Times, May 8, p. 8). Paule Houle, who wrote a letter praising students
Opinion | May 15, 2024
- Re: “Thanks to our courageous students, says Vancouver reader,” (The Hill Times, May 8, p. 8). Paule Houle, who wrote a letter praising students
- Children are among the most vulnerable groups to be affected by conflict and national disaster. From impacts to health care, nutrition, and education, children
Opinion | May 13, 2024
Opinion | May 13, 2024
- Children are among the most vulnerable groups to be affected by conflict and national disaster. From impacts to health care, nutrition, and education, children
Opinion | May 13, 2024
- Children are among the most vulnerable groups to be affected by conflict and national disaster. From impacts to health care, nutrition, and education, children
- Canadians ought to thank Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for his recent outbursts. After his attempt to redo his image as the nice, friendly-family guy
Opinion | May 13, 2024
Opinion | May 13, 2024
- Canadians ought to thank Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for his recent outbursts. After his attempt to redo his image as the nice, friendly-family guy
Opinion | May 13, 2024
- Canadians ought to thank Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for his recent outbursts. After his attempt to redo his image as the nice, friendly-family guy
- Re: “Campus crackdowns earning a failing grade,” (The Hill Times, May 1, p. 10). Thanks to Erica Ifill for pointing out the bravery of
Opinion | May 8, 2024
Opinion | May 8, 2024
- Re: “Campus crackdowns earning a failing grade,” (The Hill Times, May 1, p. 10). Thanks to Erica Ifill for pointing out the bravery of
Opinion | May 8, 2024
- Re: “Campus crackdowns earning a failing grade,” (The Hill Times, May 1, p. 10). Thanks to Erica Ifill for pointing out the bravery of
- In the face of Canada’s housing crisis, farmers are feeling the squeeze due to unrealistic government policies. Several initiatives underway not only miss the
Opinion | May 8, 2024
Opinion | May 8, 2024
- In the face of Canada’s housing crisis, farmers are feeling the squeeze due to unrealistic government policies. Several initiatives underway not only miss the
Opinion | May 8, 2024
- In the face of Canada’s housing crisis, farmers are feeling the squeeze due to unrealistic government policies. Several initiatives underway not only miss the
