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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

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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Big if, lots of variables, but Trudeau remains the guy to beat in 2019

  • TORONTO—Could Justin Trudeau lose? Because, increasingly, some smart politicos—including ones of the Liberal persuasion—are saying it’s possible. Likely, even. Now, “loss,” here, includes loss of
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | December 17, 2018
Smile Boys: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 25, 2018, with former prime minister Jean Chrétien at the Château Laurier on the 25th anniversary of Mr. Chrétien's 1993 majority government federal election win. Photograph courtesy of Jean-Marc Carisse

Big if, lots of variables, but Trudeau remains the guy to beat in 2019

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | December 17, 2018
  • TORONTO—Could Justin Trudeau lose? Because, increasingly, some smart politicos—including ones of the Liberal persuasion—are saying it’s possible. Likely, even. Now, “loss,” here, includes loss of

Big if, lots of variables, but Trudeau remains the guy to beat in 2019

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | December 17, 2018
  • TORONTO—Could Justin Trudeau lose? Because, increasingly, some smart politicos—including ones of the Liberal persuasion—are saying it’s possible. Likely, even. Now, “loss,” here, includes loss of
Smile Boys: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 25, 2018, with former prime minister Jean Chrétien at the Château Laurier on the 25th anniversary of Mr. Chrétien's 1993 majority government federal election win. Photograph courtesy of Jean-Marc Carisse

Sometimes, byelections do matter a lot

  • TORONTO—The morning after the byelection in Leeds-Grenville, Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Ont., I know what Gordie and I would have been doing. We
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | December 10, 2018
Liberal candidate Mary Jean McFall, left, captured just 35.8 per cent of the vote, while Michael Barrett, middle, handily scored 57.8 per cent. The NDP candidate Michelle Taylor, right, trailed a distant third with just three per cent. Photographs courtesy of Mary Jean McFall, the Conservative Party, and Michelle Taylor

Sometimes, byelections do matter a lot

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | December 10, 2018
  • TORONTO—The morning after the byelection in Leeds-Grenville, Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Ont., I know what Gordie and I would have been doing. We

Sometimes, byelections do matter a lot

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | December 10, 2018
  • TORONTO—The morning after the byelection in Leeds-Grenville, Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Ont., I know what Gordie and I would have been doing. We
Liberal candidate Mary Jean McFall, left, captured just 35.8 per cent of the vote, while Michael Barrett, middle, handily scored 57.8 per cent. The NDP candidate Michelle Taylor, right, trailed a distant third with just three per cent. Photographs courtesy of Mary Jean McFall, the Conservative Party, and Michelle Taylor

Part II: The Hill Times’ ongoing series designed to help opposition leaders help themselves

  • TORONTO—Dear Jagmeet: By now, you would have seen the latest Nanos poll thing, showing your New Democrats at a titch under 15 per cent.
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | December 3, 2018
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured recently on the Hill. According to last week's Nanos poll, the NDP is at 14.5 per cent nationally and he's the preferred choice for prime minister by 5.8 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Part II: The Hill Times’ ongoing series designed to help opposition leaders help themselves

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | December 3, 2018
  • TORONTO—Dear Jagmeet: By now, you would have seen the latest Nanos poll thing, showing your New Democrats at a titch under 15 per cent.

Part II: The Hill Times’ ongoing series designed to help opposition leaders help themselves

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | December 3, 2018
  • TORONTO—Dear Jagmeet: By now, you would have seen the latest Nanos poll thing, showing your New Democrats at a titch under 15 per cent.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured recently on the Hill. According to last week's Nanos poll, the NDP is at 14.5 per cent nationally and he's the preferred choice for prime minister by 5.8 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau and Ford may be political enemies, but they need each other

  • TORONTO—Photo credit: Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford, seen together in happier times. That’s what newspaper editors always write when publishing a photo of a
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | November 26, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured July 5, 2018, meeting Ontario Premier Doug Ford in Toronto. Justin and Doug briefly had a happier time together, too, although it seems to have happened long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away. But it happened, just the same. PMO photograph courtesy of Adam Scotti

Trudeau and Ford may be political enemies, but they need each other

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | November 26, 2018
  • TORONTO—Photo credit: Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford, seen together in happier times. That’s what newspaper editors always write when publishing a photo of a

Trudeau and Ford may be political enemies, but they need each other

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | November 26, 2018
  • TORONTO—Photo credit: Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford, seen together in happier times. That’s what newspaper editors always write when publishing a photo of a
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured July 5, 2018, meeting Ontario Premier Doug Ford in Toronto. Justin and Doug briefly had a happier time together, too, although it seems to have happened long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away. But it happened, just the same. PMO photograph courtesy of Adam Scotti

Dear Andrew Scheer, here’s some super useful and free advice on how to win the next election

  • TORONTO—Dear Andrew: First off, well done. You handled the Tony Clement scandal well: (a) you moved quickly, (b) you were unambiguous, and (c) you
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | November 19, 2018
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured on Oct. 21, 2018, at a rally in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dear Andrew Scheer, here’s some super useful and free advice on how to win the next election

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | November 19, 2018
  • TORONTO—Dear Andrew: First off, well done. You handled the Tony Clement scandal well: (a) you moved quickly, (b) you were unambiguous, and (c) you

Dear Andrew Scheer, here’s some super useful and free advice on how to win the next election

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | November 19, 2018
  • TORONTO—Dear Andrew: First off, well done. You handled the Tony Clement scandal well: (a) you moved quickly, (b) you were unambiguous, and (c) you
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured on Oct. 21, 2018, at a rally in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No one’s fooled, Big Man on the Hill

  • TORONTO—Let’s start with the mirror, shall we? Come on, Big Man on the Hill. You haven’t taken a good, long look in a long time,
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | November 12, 2018
The hallowed hallways of Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No one’s fooled, Big Man on the Hill

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | November 12, 2018
  • TORONTO—Let’s start with the mirror, shall we? Come on, Big Man on the Hill. You haven’t taken a good, long look in a long time,

No one’s fooled, Big Man on the Hill

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | November 12, 2018
  • TORONTO—Let’s start with the mirror, shall we? Come on, Big Man on the Hill. You haven’t taken a good, long look in a long time,
The hallowed hallways of Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Next election remains Trudeau’s to lose

  • TORONTO—Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer are agreed on one thing, at least: the next election is going to be nasty. The 2019 election will
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | November 5, 2018
The 2019 election will be decided less than a year from now. Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer say it’s going to be down and dirty. Should we believe them? Not really. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Next election remains Trudeau’s to lose

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | November 5, 2018
  • TORONTO—Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer are agreed on one thing, at least: the next election is going to be nasty. The 2019 election will

Next election remains Trudeau’s to lose

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | November 5, 2018
  • TORONTO—Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer are agreed on one thing, at least: the next election is going to be nasty. The 2019 election will
The 2019 election will be decided less than a year from now. Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer say it’s going to be down and dirty. Should we believe them? Not really. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Chrétien’s still got it

  • OTTAWA—“Petit Justin!” He got a laugh every time he said it, so Jean Chrétien naturally used the line more than once. Everyone laughed. Petit
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | October 29, 2018
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, pictured on Oct. 25, 2018, at his book launch at the Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chrétien’s still got it

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | October 29, 2018
  • OTTAWA—“Petit Justin!” He got a laugh every time he said it, so Jean Chrétien naturally used the line more than once. Everyone laughed. Petit

Chrétien’s still got it

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | October 29, 2018
  • OTTAWA—“Petit Justin!” He got a laugh every time he said it, so Jean Chrétien naturally used the line more than once. Everyone laughed. Petit
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, pictured on Oct. 25, 2018, at his book launch at the Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

My cannabis takeaway? Canada’s now only slightly crazier than usual

  • TORONTO—We come not to praise cannabis legalization, but to mock it. If there was ever a more confusing and chaotic rollout of government policy,
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | October 22, 2018
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, and Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair, pictured on Oct. 17, 2018, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, to answer questions about the legalization of recreational cannabis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

My cannabis takeaway? Canada’s now only slightly crazier than usual

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | October 22, 2018
  • TORONTO—We come not to praise cannabis legalization, but to mock it. If there was ever a more confusing and chaotic rollout of government policy,

My cannabis takeaway? Canada’s now only slightly crazier than usual

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | October 22, 2018
  • TORONTO—We come not to praise cannabis legalization, but to mock it. If there was ever a more confusing and chaotic rollout of government policy,
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, and Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair, pictured on Oct. 17, 2018, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, to answer questions about the legalization of recreational cannabis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Harper stubbornly insists populism can be managed

  • TORONTO—Can Donald Trump be managed? Can so-called “populists” be persuaded to moderate their so-called populism? Anyone who has paid the slightest attention to politics, in
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | October 15, 2018
In his new book, Right Here, Right Now: Politics and Leadership in the Age of Disruption, Stephen Harper acknowledges that Trump’s rise has been both 'disruptive' and 'dysfunctional.' But, bizarrely, he then goes on to call Trump’s dysfunctionality 'benign and constructive.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Harper stubbornly insists populism can be managed

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | October 15, 2018
  • TORONTO—Can Donald Trump be managed? Can so-called “populists” be persuaded to moderate their so-called populism? Anyone who has paid the slightest attention to politics, in

Harper stubbornly insists populism can be managed

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | October 15, 2018
  • TORONTO—Can Donald Trump be managed? Can so-called “populists” be persuaded to moderate their so-called populism? Anyone who has paid the slightest attention to politics, in
In his new book, Right Here, Right Now: Politics and Leadership in the Age of Disruption, Stephen Harper acknowledges that Trump’s rise has been both 'disruptive' and 'dysfunctional.' But, bizarrely, he then goes on to call Trump’s dysfunctionality 'benign and constructive.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

François Legault is making national headlines for all the wrong reasons

  • TORONTO—Hypocrisy, nailed to a cross. It is about three feet high, and it is found at the very centre of a massive, baroque throne. It
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | October 8, 2018
CAQ Leader François Legault, pictured on Oct. 1, 2018, casting his vote in Quebec's election. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

François Legault is making national headlines for all the wrong reasons

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | October 8, 2018
  • TORONTO—Hypocrisy, nailed to a cross. It is about three feet high, and it is found at the very centre of a massive, baroque throne. It

François Legault is making national headlines for all the wrong reasons

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | October 8, 2018
  • TORONTO—Hypocrisy, nailed to a cross. It is about three feet high, and it is found at the very centre of a massive, baroque throne. It
CAQ Leader François Legault, pictured on Oct. 1, 2018, casting his vote in Quebec's election. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Beast of hate is awake, folks, and slouching our way, too

  • TORONTO—The first indication that the far right was back was right there, right in front. Right outside the glass doors of the Corus studios
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | October 1, 2018
Faith Goldy isn’t going to win the Toronto mayor’s race. She never expected to. She had her sights set on something else, writes Warren Kinsella. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia

Beast of hate is awake, folks, and slouching our way, too

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | October 1, 2018
  • TORONTO—The first indication that the far right was back was right there, right in front. Right outside the glass doors of the Corus studios

Beast of hate is awake, folks, and slouching our way, too

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | October 1, 2018
  • TORONTO—The first indication that the far right was back was right there, right in front. Right outside the glass doors of the Corus studios
Faith Goldy isn’t going to win the Toronto mayor’s race. She never expected to. She had her sights set on something else, writes Warren Kinsella. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia

Ford’s willingness to use a constitutional nuclear bomb won’t be forgotten

  • TORONTO—Defeat, in politics, is almost always preceded by some sort of an overreaction. You know: Paul Martin, desperate to avoid defeat in the 2006
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | September 24, 2018
The Ontario Progressive Conservative government, under Doug Ford, didn’t end up using section 33. But, so desperate were they to winnow down a municipal council by a few puny seats, they said they would if they had to, writes columnist Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Ford’s willingness to use a constitutional nuclear bomb won’t be forgotten

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | September 24, 2018
  • TORONTO—Defeat, in politics, is almost always preceded by some sort of an overreaction. You know: Paul Martin, desperate to avoid defeat in the 2006

Ford’s willingness to use a constitutional nuclear bomb won’t be forgotten

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | September 24, 2018
  • TORONTO—Defeat, in politics, is almost always preceded by some sort of an overreaction. You know: Paul Martin, desperate to avoid defeat in the 2006
The Ontario Progressive Conservative government, under Doug Ford, didn’t end up using section 33. But, so desperate were they to winnow down a municipal council by a few puny seats, they said they would if they had to, writes columnist Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Ford rouses the Canadian constitutional beast, and that’s not good

  • TORONTO—Show of hands: how many of you expected the Ontario government to lose the constitutional challenge of its Bill 5, which aimed to reduce
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | September 17, 2018
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured on Feb. 10, 2018 before he was elected party leader, talking to Sun columnist Anthony Furey at the Manning Networking Conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ford rouses the Canadian constitutional beast, and that’s not good

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | September 17, 2018
  • TORONTO—Show of hands: how many of you expected the Ontario government to lose the constitutional challenge of its Bill 5, which aimed to reduce

Ford rouses the Canadian constitutional beast, and that’s not good

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | September 17, 2018
  • TORONTO—Show of hands: how many of you expected the Ontario government to lose the constitutional challenge of its Bill 5, which aimed to reduce
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured on Feb. 10, 2018 before he was elected party leader, talking to Sun columnist Anthony Furey at the Manning Networking Conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

You don’t get onto the front page of the most influential newspaper on the planet by being the West Wing janitor

  • TORONTO—There’s leaks, and there’s leaks. And then there’s the leak The New York Times got. It was splashed across last Wednesday’s paper, to the
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | September 10, 2018
Ten days ago, Donald Trump was promising to exclude Canada from a trade deal, and mocking us.  Ten days later—and after the revelation in Woodward’s book, and The Times’ account of the resister’s palace coup—Trump cannot afford to lose the few Republican allies he has left in Congress. The moment that leak was published, Canada’s trade ambitions were rescued. Screen capture courtesy of The New York Times

You don’t get onto the front page of the most influential newspaper on the planet by being the West Wing janitor

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | September 10, 2018
  • TORONTO—There’s leaks, and there’s leaks. And then there’s the leak The New York Times got. It was splashed across last Wednesday’s paper, to the

You don’t get onto the front page of the most influential newspaper on the planet by being the West Wing janitor

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | September 10, 2018
  • TORONTO—There’s leaks, and there’s leaks. And then there’s the leak The New York Times got. It was splashed across last Wednesday’s paper, to the
Ten days ago, Donald Trump was promising to exclude Canada from a trade deal, and mocking us.  Ten days later—and after the revelation in Woodward’s book, and The Times’ account of the resister’s palace coup—Trump cannot afford to lose the few Republican allies he has left in Congress. The moment that leak was published, Canada’s trade ambitions were rescued. Screen capture courtesy of The New York Times

Americans are fed up with President Trump

  • PORTLAND, MAINE – The elderly woman approached us at the corner of Wythburn Road and Mardale Avenue, in South Portland. She squinted at us.
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | September 3, 2018
'He has embarrassed us in front of the whole world,' said one drug store cashier about her president, Donald Trump. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada

Americans are fed up with President Trump

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | September 3, 2018
  • PORTLAND, MAINE – The elderly woman approached us at the corner of Wythburn Road and Mardale Avenue, in South Portland. She squinted at us.

Americans are fed up with President Trump

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | September 3, 2018
  • PORTLAND, MAINE – The elderly woman approached us at the corner of Wythburn Road and Mardale Avenue, in South Portland. She squinted at us.
'He has embarrassed us in front of the whole world,' said one drug store cashier about her president, Donald Trump. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada

Ignore white nationalists at your own peril, Mr. Scheer

  • TORONTO—The short, stout woman bobs through the crowd like ‎a hungry dog, jockeying for position at a dish of meat. She screams and yells,
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | August 27, 2018
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer sat down for an interview with Faith Goldy in February, 2017, while she was working for The Rebel and he was running for the party leadership post. Ms. Goldy was fired by The Rebel in August, 2017, for doing an interview on a white supremacist podcast. Mr. Scheer said that same month that he would no longer grant interviews to The Rebel. Screenshot of The Rebel's Youtube channel

Ignore white nationalists at your own peril, Mr. Scheer

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | August 27, 2018
  • TORONTO—The short, stout woman bobs through the crowd like ‎a hungry dog, jockeying for position at a dish of meat. She screams and yells,

Ignore white nationalists at your own peril, Mr. Scheer

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | August 27, 2018
  • TORONTO—The short, stout woman bobs through the crowd like ‎a hungry dog, jockeying for position at a dish of meat. She screams and yells,
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer sat down for an interview with Faith Goldy in February, 2017, while she was working for The Rebel and he was running for the party leadership post. Ms. Goldy was fired by The Rebel in August, 2017, for doing an interview on a white supremacist podcast. Mr. Scheer said that same month that he would no longer grant interviews to The Rebel. Screenshot of The Rebel's Youtube channel

Defenders of John A. Macdonald statues should remember his words, actions towards First Nations, says Kinsella

  • BOSTON—What never moves and never talks, but is too often racist? Statues, of course. They’re lifeless. Down here in America, but also back home
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | August 20, 2018
The statue of Sir John A. Macdonald on Parliament Hill is one of many around the country. The City of Victoria recently removed a statue of the former prime minister from outside of its city hall because of Mr. Macdonald's role crafting the residential schools system, sparking controversy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Defenders of John A. Macdonald statues should remember his words, actions towards First Nations, says Kinsella

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | August 20, 2018
  • BOSTON—What never moves and never talks, but is too often racist? Statues, of course. They’re lifeless. Down here in America, but also back home

Defenders of John A. Macdonald statues should remember his words, actions towards First Nations, says Kinsella

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | August 20, 2018
  • BOSTON—What never moves and never talks, but is too often racist? Statues, of course. They’re lifeless. Down here in America, but also back home
The statue of Sir John A. Macdonald on Parliament Hill is one of many around the country. The City of Victoria recently removed a statue of the former prime minister from outside of its city hall because of Mr. Macdonald's role crafting the residential schools system, sparking controversy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Saudis crossed the line, and Canada shouldn’t back down

  • TORONTO—Canada is in a social media war with Saudi Arabia. It’s not a real war—at least not yet. Real wars involve bullets and bombs
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | August 13, 2018
Saudi ambassador Naif Bin Bandir Al-Sudairy, pictured in 2016 with former foreign affairs minister Stéphane Dion. Mr. Al-Sudairy has been recalled by the Saudi government as part of its backlash to a tweet from Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland that criticized the imprisonment by Saudi authorities of women's rights activist Samar Badawi. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Saudis crossed the line, and Canada shouldn’t back down

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | August 13, 2018
  • TORONTO—Canada is in a social media war with Saudi Arabia. It’s not a real war—at least not yet. Real wars involve bullets and bombs

Saudis crossed the line, and Canada shouldn’t back down

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | August 13, 2018
  • TORONTO—Canada is in a social media war with Saudi Arabia. It’s not a real war—at least not yet. Real wars involve bullets and bombs
Saudi ambassador Naif Bin Bandir Al-Sudairy, pictured in 2016 with former foreign affairs minister Stéphane Dion. Mr. Al-Sudairy has been recalled by the Saudi government as part of its backlash to a tweet from Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland that criticized the imprisonment by Saudi authorities of women's rights activist Samar Badawi. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Toronto needed Trudeau and he wasn’t there

  • TORONTO—Where was he? The Prime Minister of Canada, I mean. When Canada’s biggest city needed him—when the millions of people who live and work here
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | August 6, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photo, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Toronto needed Trudeau and he wasn’t there

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | August 6, 2018
  • TORONTO—Where was he? The Prime Minister of Canada, I mean. When Canada’s biggest city needed him—when the millions of people who live and work here

Toronto needed Trudeau and he wasn’t there

Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | August 6, 2018
  • TORONTO—Where was he? The Prime Minister of Canada, I mean. When Canada’s biggest city needed him—when the millions of people who live and work here
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photo, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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