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Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 11, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Given the huge advantage the Conservatives have for raising money, it’ll be hard for the Liberals to match them dollar for dollar when it comes to duking it out in an all-out advertising war, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 11, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 11, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Given the huge advantage the Conservatives have for raising money, it’ll be hard for the Liberals to match them dollar for dollar when it comes to duking it out in an all-out advertising war, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 24, 2024
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, U.S. Vice-president Kamala Harris, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photographs courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 24, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 24, 2024
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, U.S. Vice-president Kamala Harris, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photographs courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 14, 2024
Under pressure: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Trudeau's getting it from all sides as his Liberals face a big loss in the next election, according to the public opinion polls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Neena Singhal
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 14, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 14, 2024
Under pressure: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Trudeau's getting it from all sides as his Liberals face a big loss in the next election, according to the public opinion polls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Neena Singhal
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 7, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters before a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Oct. 2, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 7, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 7, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters before a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Oct. 2, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 30, 2024
Yves-François Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet in a Hill scrum on Sept. 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 30, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 30, 2024
Yves-François Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet in a Hill scrum on Sept. 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 23, 2024
Jagmeet Singh
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh with Videotron workers picketing Parliament Hill on Sept. 16, 2024, as the lockout by their employer continues after 10 months. The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 23, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 23, 2024
Jagmeet Singh
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh with Videotron workers picketing Parliament Hill on Sept. 16, 2024, as the lockout by their employer continues after 10 months. The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 11, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Poilievre is benefiting from a common logical fallacy, specifically the one referred to as 'causation implying correlation,' writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 11, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 11, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Poilievre is benefiting from a common logical fallacy, specifically the one referred to as 'causation implying correlation,' writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 4, 2024
Just because Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is willing to lead his Liberal army into electoral battle, it doesn’t necessarily mean his troops will follow him, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 4, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 4, 2024
Just because Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is willing to lead his Liberal army into electoral battle, it doesn’t necessarily mean his troops will follow him, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 29, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
As long as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre keeps on that he's the only guy capable of mending a 'broken' Canada, then—lovable or not—he has a clear path to victory, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 29, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 29, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
As long as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre keeps on that he's the only guy capable of mending a 'broken' Canada, then—lovable or not—he has a clear path to victory, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 22, 2024
The Conservative Party has spent millions of dollars on building up the image of their leader, Pierre Poilievre, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 22, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 22, 2024
The Conservative Party has spent millions of dollars on building up the image of their leader, Pierre Poilievre, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 15, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, has been going after NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Melanie Richer, a former communications director for the NDP, said the Conservatives see the New Democrats as a threat. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 15, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 15, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, has been going after NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Melanie Richer, a former communications director for the NDP, said the Conservatives see the New Democrats as a threat. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 12, 2024
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured on the Hill. The Conservatives recently released an attack ad targeting Singh. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 12, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 12, 2024
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured on the Hill. The Conservatives recently released an attack ad targeting Singh. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 5, 2024
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh seen on the Hill in May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 5, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 5, 2024
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh seen on the Hill in May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 29, 2024
J.D. Vance
J.D. Vance, pictured, is U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's running mate. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia/Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 29, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 29, 2024
J.D. Vance
J.D. Vance, pictured, is U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's running mate. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia/Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 22, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Parliament Hill on Canada Day, July 1, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 22, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 22, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Parliament Hill on Canada Day, July 1, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 15, 2024
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 15, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 15, 2024
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 8, 2024
Now it’s the media crafting the Liberals' story, with negative headlines such as 'Justin Trudeau, seller of Sunny Ways, has no answer' and 'Justin Trudeau’s political career is over, popping up all over the place, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 8, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 8, 2024
Now it’s the media crafting the Liberals' story, with negative headlines such as 'Justin Trudeau, seller of Sunny Ways, has no answer' and 'Justin Trudeau’s political career is over, popping up all over the place, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 1, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Freeland's recent attacks on Poilievre miss the mark, argues Gerry Nicholls, who says Polievre has jumped on the populist bandwagon, meaning he's not a Reaganite, or a Thatcherite, or a Fraser Institute devotee.   The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 1, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 1, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Freeland's recent attacks on Poilievre miss the mark, argues Gerry Nicholls, who says Polievre has jumped on the populist bandwagon, meaning he's not a Reaganite, or a Thatcherite, or a Fraser Institute devotee.   The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 24, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 24, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 24, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 17, 2024
Donald Trumpat a rally in Florence, Arizona, on Jan. 17, 2022. Columnist Gerry Nicholls says there’s still one variable out there that could stop Trump’s campaign in its tracks if he’s jailed before the next election. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 17, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 17, 2024
Donald Trumpat a rally in Florence, Arizona, on Jan. 17, 2022. Columnist Gerry Nicholls says there’s still one variable out there that could stop Trump’s campaign in its tracks if he’s jailed before the next election. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 30, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a Liberal caucus meeting on the Hill on April 17, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 30, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 30, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a Liberal caucus meeting on the Hill on April 17, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 23, 2024
Not to rain on Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre’s parade, but I’d just like to note for the record that his current big lead in the polls carries the seeds of a potentially serious problem, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 23, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 23, 2024
Not to rain on Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre’s parade, but I’d just like to note for the record that his current big lead in the polls carries the seeds of a potentially serious problem, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 15, 2024
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre at a press conference on April 16, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 15, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 15, 2024
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre at a press conference on April 16, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 13, 2024
Mark Carney at the Liberal National Convention in Ottawa on May 4, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 13, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 13, 2024
Mark Carney at the Liberal National Convention in Ottawa on May 4, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 6, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 6, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 6, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 29, 2024
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured on the Hill, isn't doing well in the polls right now. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 29, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 29, 2024
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured on the Hill, isn't doing well in the polls right now. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 11, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the Hill on March 20, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 11, 2024
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 11, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the Hill on March 20, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 6, 2020
The Canadian flag, pictured June 26, 2019. In 2015, then opposition leader Justin Trudeau sharply criticized the Harper Conservative government for not doing enough to celebrate the Maple Leaf flag’s 50th anniversary, implying the Conservatives might still be secretly opposed to the Liberal-created national banner, writes Gerry Nicholls.     The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 6, 2020
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 6, 2020
The Canadian flag, pictured June 26, 2019. In 2015, then opposition leader Justin Trudeau sharply criticized the Harper Conservative government for not doing enough to celebrate the Maple Leaf flag’s 50th anniversary, implying the Conservatives might still be secretly opposed to the Liberal-created national banner, writes Gerry Nicholls.     The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 29, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. The Democrats are hoping to creating a warm and fuzzy, nostalgic-tinged vibe around Biden, pushing him as a sane and reasonable alternative to the unstable Trump. With the current ugly state of America—race riots, pandemics, economic downturn—it's a message that will likely resonate with a weary American public that just wants social peace and an end to turbulent times, writes Gerry Nicholls. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikipedia
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 29, 2020
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 29, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. The Democrats are hoping to creating a warm and fuzzy, nostalgic-tinged vibe around Biden, pushing him as a sane and reasonable alternative to the unstable Trump. With the current ugly state of America—race riots, pandemics, economic downturn—it's a message that will likely resonate with a weary American public that just wants social peace and an end to turbulent times, writes Gerry Nicholls. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikipedia
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 17, 2020
Conservative MP and leadership candidate Erin O'Toole, pictured in the House on April 29, 2020. It was recently reported that Mr. O’Toole's leadership campaign was paying an American-based call centre to contact Conservative Party members. 'Yup, that’s it; that’s actually the extent of the controversy,' writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 17, 2020
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 17, 2020
Conservative MP and leadership candidate Erin O'Toole, pictured in the House on April 29, 2020. It was recently reported that Mr. O’Toole's leadership campaign was paying an American-based call centre to contact Conservative Party members. 'Yup, that’s it; that’s actually the extent of the controversy,' writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 4, 2020
Then-prime minister Stephen Harper, pictured on Oct. 16, 2015, campaigning in Fredericton, N.B. Long lasting and bitter feuds, it seems, are an inherent part of human culture, think of the Montagues versus the Capulets, the Hatfields versus the McCoys, and the Yankees versus the Red Sox. And to that list, we could certainly add, Stephen Harper versus the Media, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 4, 2020
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 4, 2020
Then-prime minister Stephen Harper, pictured on Oct. 16, 2015, campaigning in Fredericton, N.B. Long lasting and bitter feuds, it seems, are an inherent part of human culture, think of the Montagues versus the Capulets, the Hatfields versus the McCoys, and the Yankees versus the Red Sox. And to that list, we could certainly add, Stephen Harper versus the Media, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 1, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 27, 2020, arriving to the West Block on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 1, 2020
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 1, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 27, 2020, arriving to the West Block on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 25, 2020
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently scored a masterful public relations victory when she announced that she and her cabinet ministers would take a 20 per cent pay cut lasting six months to show solidarity with those affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Such a bold action helps to create a 'We’re all in this together' mindset. Mind you, here in Canada, our politicians have been slow to pick up on this idea, writes Gerry Nicholls.   Photograph courtesy Ulysse Bellier/Flickr
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 25, 2020
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 25, 2020
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently scored a masterful public relations victory when she announced that she and her cabinet ministers would take a 20 per cent pay cut lasting six months to show solidarity with those affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Such a bold action helps to create a 'We’re all in this together' mindset. Mind you, here in Canada, our politicians have been slow to pick up on this idea, writes Gerry Nicholls.   Photograph courtesy Ulysse Bellier/Flickr
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 18, 2020
People, pictured on Sept. 16, 2019, walking past Centre Block on Parliament Hill. Anyone who aspires to become a political consultant needs to learn how to deal with the two basic species which inhabit the crazy ecosystem known as politics, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 18, 2020
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 18, 2020
People, pictured on Sept. 16, 2019, walking past Centre Block on Parliament Hill. Anyone who aspires to become a political consultant needs to learn how to deal with the two basic species which inhabit the crazy ecosystem known as politics, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 4, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 4, 2020
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 4, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 23, 2020
Conventional punditry wisdom seems to be that U.S. President Donald Trump can’t possibly get re-elected in 2020 and even though Mr. Trump might lose the election, his ideas on protectionism, anti-elitism and xenophobia might eventually win the day, writes Gerry Nicholls. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 23, 2020
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 23, 2020
Conventional punditry wisdom seems to be that U.S. President Donald Trump can’t possibly get re-elected in 2020 and even though Mr. Trump might lose the election, his ideas on protectionism, anti-elitism and xenophobia might eventually win the day, writes Gerry Nicholls. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 20, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. As long as the virus crisis is in full swing, the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP are going to have an extremely difficult time when it comes to fundraising, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 20, 2020
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 20, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. As long as the virus crisis is in full swing, the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP are going to have an extremely difficult time when it comes to fundraising, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade