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Arthur Milnes

Arthur Milnes, a veteran political speechwriter, is co-editor [with Dr. Sarah K. Gibson] of Canada Transformed: The Speeches of Sir John A. Macdonald, a Canadian bestseller. His next book Canada Always: The Defining Speeches of Sir Wilfrid Laurier will be published by McClelland and Stewart later this year.

Prime ministers’ portraits, through the years

  • With the official unveiling of former prime minister Stephen Harper’s portrait on Feb. 3, here are some stories from the history of the Hill’s
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 2, 2026
Former prime ministers Jean Chrétien (1993-2003), left, Paul Martin (2003-2005), Kim Campbell (1993-1993), Brian Mulroney (1984-1993), John Turner (1984-1984), and Joe Clark (1979-1980). Portrait images courtesy of the House of Commons Curatorial Services

Prime ministers’ portraits, through the years

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 2, 2026
  • With the official unveiling of former prime minister Stephen Harper’s portrait on Feb. 3, here are some stories from the history of the Hill’s

Prime ministers’ portraits, through the years

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 2, 2026
  • With the official unveiling of former prime minister Stephen Harper’s portrait on Feb. 3, here are some stories from the history of the Hill’s
Former prime ministers Jean Chrétien (1993-2003), left, Paul Martin (2003-2005), Kim Campbell (1993-1993), Brian Mulroney (1984-1993), John Turner (1984-1984), and Joe Clark (1979-1980). Portrait images courtesy of the House of Commons Curatorial Services

When Republican presidents used to love us

  • Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan warned in 1988 in one of his famous weekly radio addresses: 'We should beware of the demagogs who are
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | May 5, 2025
Then prime minister Brian Mulroney, second left, Mila Mulroney, then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, and Nancy Reagan, singing When Irish Eyes Are Smiling at the Shamrock Summit in Quebec City, held March 17-18, 1985. Photograph courtesy of the White House

When Republican presidents used to love us

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | May 5, 2025
  • Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan warned in 1988 in one of his famous weekly radio addresses: 'We should beware of the demagogs who are

When Republican presidents used to love us

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | May 5, 2025
  • Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan warned in 1988 in one of his famous weekly radio addresses: 'We should beware of the demagogs who are
Then prime minister Brian Mulroney, second left, Mila Mulroney, then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, and Nancy Reagan, singing When Irish Eyes Are Smiling at the Shamrock Summit in Quebec City, held March 17-18, 1985. Photograph courtesy of the White House

In their own words: prime ministers in victory and in defeat

  • When Brian Mulroney won a massive majority in 1984, he thought of his Baie Comeau-paper-mill-working father, his hero; when Jean Chrétien won in 1993,
Feature | BY ARTHUR MILNES | April 27, 2025
Pictured top left and clockwise: Former prime ministers Liberal Pierre Trudeau, Progressive Conservative Joe Clark, Progressive Conservative Brian Mulroney, Liberal Paul Martin, Conservative Stephen Harper, and Liberal Jean Chrétien. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

In their own words: prime ministers in victory and in defeat

Feature | BY ARTHUR MILNES | April 27, 2025
  • When Brian Mulroney won a massive majority in 1984, he thought of his Baie Comeau-paper-mill-working father, his hero; when Jean Chrétien won in 1993,

In their own words: prime ministers in victory and in defeat

Feature | BY ARTHUR MILNES | April 27, 2025
  • When Brian Mulroney won a massive majority in 1984, he thought of his Baie Comeau-paper-mill-working father, his hero; when Jean Chrétien won in 1993,
Pictured top left and clockwise: Former prime ministers Liberal Pierre Trudeau, Progressive Conservative Joe Clark, Progressive Conservative Brian Mulroney, Liberal Paul Martin, Conservative Stephen Harper, and Liberal Jean Chrétien. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Former prime ministers, premiers pay tribute to Thomas D’Arcy McGee, born April 13, 1825

  • On the bicentennial of his birth, Jean Chrétien, Stephen Harper, Jean Charest, Dalton McGuinty, and Bob Rae acknowledge the life and legacy of Thomas
Feature | BY ARTHUR MILNES | April 13, 2025
Thomas D'Arcy McGee, in his final speech in the House, April 6-7, 1868, before he was killed on Sparks Street in Ottawa: 'I hope that in this House mere temporary or local popularity will never be made the test by which to measure the worth or efficiency of a public servant. He, sir, who builds upon popularity builds upon a shifting sand.' Photograph courtesy of Picryl

Former prime ministers, premiers pay tribute to Thomas D’Arcy McGee, born April 13, 1825

Feature | BY ARTHUR MILNES | April 13, 2025
  • On the bicentennial of his birth, Jean Chrétien, Stephen Harper, Jean Charest, Dalton McGuinty, and Bob Rae acknowledge the life and legacy of Thomas

Former prime ministers, premiers pay tribute to Thomas D’Arcy McGee, born April 13, 1825

Feature | BY ARTHUR MILNES | April 13, 2025
  • On the bicentennial of his birth, Jean Chrétien, Stephen Harper, Jean Charest, Dalton McGuinty, and Bob Rae acknowledge the life and legacy of Thomas
Thomas D'Arcy McGee, in his final speech in the House, April 6-7, 1868, before he was killed on Sparks Street in Ottawa: 'I hope that in this House mere temporary or local popularity will never be made the test by which to measure the worth or efficiency of a public servant. He, sir, who builds upon popularity builds upon a shifting sand.' Photograph courtesy of Picryl

Thank you, former PMs, for standing up for Canada

  • In light of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats and his arrogant insults directed our way, Canada’s past prime ministers have sprung into action. And
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 14, 2025
Message to U.S. President Donald Trump: 'You don’t know that when it came to fighting in two world wars for freedom, we signed up—both times—years before your country did. We fought and we sacrificed well beyond our numbers,' former prime minister Jean Chrétien wrote recently in The Globe and Mail. Image courtesy of Pixabay/Pete Linforth

Thank you, former PMs, for standing up for Canada

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 14, 2025
  • In light of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats and his arrogant insults directed our way, Canada’s past prime ministers have sprung into action. And

Thank you, former PMs, for standing up for Canada

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 14, 2025
  • In light of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats and his arrogant insults directed our way, Canada’s past prime ministers have sprung into action. And
Message to U.S. President Donald Trump: 'You don’t know that when it came to fighting in two world wars for freedom, we signed up—both times—years before your country did. We fought and we sacrificed well beyond our numbers,' former prime minister Jean Chrétien wrote recently in The Globe and Mail. Image courtesy of Pixabay/Pete Linforth

The Trudeau legacy

  • In the lead-up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement on Jan. 6, The Hill Times has gathered commentary, kept under embargo until now, from
News | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 6, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party at a press conference outside Rideau Cottage on Jan. 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Trudeau legacy

News | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 6, 2025
  • In the lead-up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement on Jan. 6, The Hill Times has gathered commentary, kept under embargo until now, from

The Trudeau legacy

News | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 6, 2025
  • In the lead-up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement on Jan. 6, The Hill Times has gathered commentary, kept under embargo until now, from
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party at a press conference outside Rideau Cottage on Jan. 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Channelling Justin Trudeau’s grandfather with Mackenzie King as your guide

  • In his diaries, William Lyon Mackenzie King writes about his professional relationship with Justin Trudeau's maternal grandfather James Sinclair: a skilled campaigner, MP, and
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 16, 2024
Any student of former prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, pictured in 1932 in Ottawa, can tell you, the late prime minister’s private diary of 30,000 pages is the historical gift that keeps on giving, writes Arthur Milnes. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada/Flickr

Channelling Justin Trudeau’s grandfather with Mackenzie King as your guide

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 16, 2024
  • In his diaries, William Lyon Mackenzie King writes about his professional relationship with Justin Trudeau's maternal grandfather James Sinclair: a skilled campaigner, MP, and

Channelling Justin Trudeau’s grandfather with Mackenzie King as your guide

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 16, 2024
  • In his diaries, William Lyon Mackenzie King writes about his professional relationship with Justin Trudeau's maternal grandfather James Sinclair: a skilled campaigner, MP, and
Any student of former prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, pictured in 1932 in Ottawa, can tell you, the late prime minister’s private diary of 30,000 pages is the historical gift that keeps on giving, writes Arthur Milnes. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada/Flickr

Americans go to the polls Tuesday, here’s a quiz

  • Tuesday night promises to be a long night in Ottawa, too, particularly for staff in the PCO, PMO, and Foreign Affairs.
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | November 4, 2024
The United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., pictured. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Americans go to the polls Tuesday, here’s a quiz

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | November 4, 2024
  • Tuesday night promises to be a long night in Ottawa, too, particularly for staff in the PCO, PMO, and Foreign Affairs.

Americans go to the polls Tuesday, here’s a quiz

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | November 4, 2024
  • Tuesday night promises to be a long night in Ottawa, too, particularly for staff in the PCO, PMO, and Foreign Affairs.
The United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., pictured. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Celebrating ‘visionary’ Jimmy Carter on his centennial

  • History belongs to the durable, and, as former president Herbert Hoover once said about himself, Jimmy Carter has ‘outlived the bastards.’
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | September 30, 2024
Arthur Milnes stands with former U.S. president Jimmy Carte
Arthur Milnes stands with former U.S. president Jimmy Carte
Arthur Milnes stands with former U.S. president Jimmy Carter at Milnes' home in Kingston, Ont. Carter turns 100 years old on Oct. 1, becoming the first U.S. president to reach this historic milestone. Photograph courtesy of Arthur Milnes

Celebrating ‘visionary’ Jimmy Carter on his centennial

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | September 30, 2024
  • History belongs to the durable, and, as former president Herbert Hoover once said about himself, Jimmy Carter has ‘outlived the bastards.’

Celebrating ‘visionary’ Jimmy Carter on his centennial

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | September 30, 2024
  • History belongs to the durable, and, as former president Herbert Hoover once said about himself, Jimmy Carter has ‘outlived the bastards.’
Arthur Milnes stands with former U.S. president Jimmy Carte
Arthur Milnes stands with former U.S. president Jimmy Carter at Milnes' home in Kingston, Ont. Carter turns 100 years old on Oct. 1, becoming the first U.S. president to reach this historic milestone. Photograph courtesy of Arthur Milnes

Mulroney’s 1984 victory marked the start of something big

  • On Sept. 4, 1984, Brian Mulroney’s Progressive Conservatives achieved a historic electoral win, bringing 211 MPs to Ottawa, and shaping a new Canada along
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | September 4, 2024
It was 40 years ago this week that Canadians embarked upon a political journey like never before in modern times when Brian Mulroney’s Tories formed a massive majority government, writes Arthur Milnes. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Mulroney’s 1984 victory marked the start of something big

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | September 4, 2024
  • On Sept. 4, 1984, Brian Mulroney’s Progressive Conservatives achieved a historic electoral win, bringing 211 MPs to Ottawa, and shaping a new Canada along

Mulroney’s 1984 victory marked the start of something big

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | September 4, 2024
  • On Sept. 4, 1984, Brian Mulroney’s Progressive Conservatives achieved a historic electoral win, bringing 211 MPs to Ottawa, and shaping a new Canada along
It was 40 years ago this week that Canadians embarked upon a political journey like never before in modern times when Brian Mulroney’s Tories formed a massive majority government, writes Arthur Milnes. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

The most remarkable evening I ever spent with Brian Mulroney

  • My admiration for the 18th prime minister grew as I learned more about how he managed a caucus and cabinet as he and his government
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | March 4, 2024
Arthur Milnes, left, and former prime minister Brian Mulroney on a plane to Nelson Mandela’s funeral in 2013. Mulroney's dedication on the photo reads: 'Arthur, en-route to South Africa adding to the memoirs, with friendship.' Photograph courtesy of Arthur Milnes

The most remarkable evening I ever spent with Brian Mulroney

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | March 4, 2024
  • My admiration for the 18th prime minister grew as I learned more about how he managed a caucus and cabinet as he and his government

The most remarkable evening I ever spent with Brian Mulroney

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | March 4, 2024
  • My admiration for the 18th prime minister grew as I learned more about how he managed a caucus and cabinet as he and his government
Arthur Milnes, left, and former prime minister Brian Mulroney on a plane to Nelson Mandela’s funeral in 2013. Mulroney's dedication on the photo reads: 'Arthur, en-route to South Africa adding to the memoirs, with friendship.' Photograph courtesy of Arthur Milnes

Tom Axworthy recalls Pierre Trudeau’s resignation, 40 years later

  • Political Ottawa, and the nation itself, would never be the same. 
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 29, 2024
Pierre Trudeau in Scarborough Park in 1968. Canada that would never be the same after his resignation as prime minister 16 years later, writes Arthur Milnes. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Archives of Ontario

Tom Axworthy recalls Pierre Trudeau’s resignation, 40 years later

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 29, 2024
  • Political Ottawa, and the nation itself, would never be the same. 

Tom Axworthy recalls Pierre Trudeau’s resignation, 40 years later

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 29, 2024
  • Political Ottawa, and the nation itself, would never be the same. 
Pierre Trudeau in Scarborough Park in 1968. Canada that would never be the same after his resignation as prime minister 16 years later, writes Arthur Milnes. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Archives of Ontario

‘In the 1970s and 1980s, Peter was quite simply a legendary talent and friend’: Tom Axworthy

  • Peter O’Malley, a skilled communications consultant who had also served as Ed Broadbent’s press secretary in the late 1970s and 1980s, died on Jan.
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 29, 2024
Peter O'Malley, pictured. 'At work, no matter the topic under discussion, his creative mind could dredge up an off-the-wall, Larson-like 'Far Side' view that, along with the laughter, affected everyone’s perspective on the issue and, in turn, led to creative solutions,' said John Chenier. Photograph courtesy of Frances O'Malley

‘In the 1970s and 1980s, Peter was quite simply a legendary talent and friend’: Tom Axworthy

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 29, 2024
  • Peter O’Malley, a skilled communications consultant who had also served as Ed Broadbent’s press secretary in the late 1970s and 1980s, died on Jan.

‘In the 1970s and 1980s, Peter was quite simply a legendary talent and friend’: Tom Axworthy

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 29, 2024
  • Peter O’Malley, a skilled communications consultant who had also served as Ed Broadbent’s press secretary in the late 1970s and 1980s, died on Jan.
Peter O'Malley, pictured. 'At work, no matter the topic under discussion, his creative mind could dredge up an off-the-wall, Larson-like 'Far Side' view that, along with the laughter, affected everyone’s perspective on the issue and, in turn, led to creative solutions,' said John Chenier. Photograph courtesy of Frances O'Malley

Self-described ‘Iron Man’ of Canadian politics, Chrétien turns 90, and politicos near and far wish him well

  • Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, who led the country from 1993-2003 winning three consecutive majority governments, will celebrate his 90 birthday on Jan. 11,
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 8, 2024
Jean Chrétien, pictured in a scrum on the Hill on April 12, 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Self-described ‘Iron Man’ of Canadian politics, Chrétien turns 90, and politicos near and far wish him well

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 8, 2024
  • Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, who led the country from 1993-2003 winning three consecutive majority governments, will celebrate his 90 birthday on Jan. 11,

Self-described ‘Iron Man’ of Canadian politics, Chrétien turns 90, and politicos near and far wish him well

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 8, 2024
  • Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, who led the country from 1993-2003 winning three consecutive majority governments, will celebrate his 90 birthday on Jan. 11,
Jean Chrétien, pictured in a scrum on the Hill on April 12, 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Happy 90th, Jean Chrétien

  • The Little Guy from Shawinigan will be turning 90 years old on Jan. 11. He becomes only the fifth prime minister to enter
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 2, 2024
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, right, and Bruce Hartley at the Liberal policy convention in Ottawa on May 5, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Happy 90th, Jean Chrétien

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 2, 2024
  • The Little Guy from Shawinigan will be turning 90 years old on Jan. 11. He becomes only the fifth prime minister to enter

Happy 90th, Jean Chrétien

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 2, 2024
  • The Little Guy from Shawinigan will be turning 90 years old on Jan. 11. He becomes only the fifth prime minister to enter
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, right, and Bruce Hartley at the Liberal policy convention in Ottawa on May 5, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Without Rosalynn Carter, there would have been no President Carter’

  • The most moving eulogy was not delivered in words. Instead, it was the presence of former president Jimmy Carter, the greatest tribute of all.
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 4, 2023
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter kissing at the Democratic National Convention in New York City, 1976.
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter kissing at the Democratic National Convention in New York City, 1976.
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter kissing at the Democratic National Convention in New York City, 1976. Photograph courtesy of Picryl

‘Without Rosalynn Carter, there would have been no President Carter’

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 4, 2023
  • The most moving eulogy was not delivered in words. Instead, it was the presence of former president Jimmy Carter, the greatest tribute of all.

‘Without Rosalynn Carter, there would have been no President Carter’

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 4, 2023
  • The most moving eulogy was not delivered in words. Instead, it was the presence of former president Jimmy Carter, the greatest tribute of all.
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter kissing at the Democratic National Convention in New York City, 1976.
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter kissing at the Democratic National Convention in New York City, 1976. Photograph courtesy of Picryl

Ibbitson gives Diefenbaker his proper place in history without downgrading Pearson’s legacy

  • In his just-released volume, The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson, and the Making of Modern Canada, John Ibbitson gives the 13th prime minister a fair shake
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | October 23, 2023
John Diefenbaker was prime minister from 1957-1963, followed by Lester B. Pearson from 1963-1968. 'If Pearson walked with ease in the halls of power, Diefenbaker connected with the farmers and small-town merchants and others left outside the inner circle,' writes John Ibbitson in his new book. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Ibbitson gives Diefenbaker his proper place in history without downgrading Pearson’s legacy

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | October 23, 2023
  • In his just-released volume, The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson, and the Making of Modern Canada, John Ibbitson gives the 13th prime minister a fair shake

Ibbitson gives Diefenbaker his proper place in history without downgrading Pearson’s legacy

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | October 23, 2023
  • In his just-released volume, The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson, and the Making of Modern Canada, John Ibbitson gives the 13th prime minister a fair shake
John Diefenbaker was prime minister from 1957-1963, followed by Lester B. Pearson from 1963-1968. 'If Pearson walked with ease in the halls of power, Diefenbaker connected with the farmers and small-town merchants and others left outside the inner circle,' writes John Ibbitson in his new book. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Thirty years ago on June 25, Kim Campbell became Canada’s first, and still only, woman prime minister

  • 'Campbell’s story is proof that you don’t have to win every election in order to change a country,' says former B.C. premier Christy Clark.
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 25, 2023
Kim Campbell
Kim Campbell
Kim Campbell, pictured in Ottawa in 2009. 'When she was asked if she was proud to be Canada’s first female prime minister she replied, 'I’d be prouder still to say that I was Canada’s 10th woman prime minister,' says Lisa MacCormack Raitt. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Thirty years ago on June 25, Kim Campbell became Canada’s first, and still only, woman prime minister

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 25, 2023
  • 'Campbell’s story is proof that you don’t have to win every election in order to change a country,' says former B.C. premier Christy Clark.

Thirty years ago on June 25, Kim Campbell became Canada’s first, and still only, woman prime minister

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 25, 2023
  • 'Campbell’s story is proof that you don’t have to win every election in order to change a country,' says former B.C. premier Christy Clark.
Kim Campbell
Kim Campbell, pictured in Ottawa in 2009. 'When she was asked if she was proud to be Canada’s first female prime minister she replied, 'I’d be prouder still to say that I was Canada’s 10th woman prime minister,' says Lisa MacCormack Raitt. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Canada changed forever 40 years ago when Mulroney was elected party leader at Ottawa convention

  • In June 1983, change was in the air as Tory delegates gathered at the convention in Ottawa. Brian Mulroney went on to win the
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 1, 2023
Former Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney delivered a speech titled, 'The Next Big Thing' for Canada at an event hosted by Canada 2020 in Ottawa on April 9, 2014. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Canada changed forever 40 years ago when Mulroney was elected party leader at Ottawa convention

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 1, 2023
  • In June 1983, change was in the air as Tory delegates gathered at the convention in Ottawa. Brian Mulroney went on to win the

Canada changed forever 40 years ago when Mulroney was elected party leader at Ottawa convention

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 1, 2023
  • In June 1983, change was in the air as Tory delegates gathered at the convention in Ottawa. Brian Mulroney went on to win the
Former Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney delivered a speech titled, 'The Next Big Thing' for Canada at an event hosted by Canada 2020 in Ottawa on April 9, 2014. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Top Canadian political speechwriters rate Biden’s speech to Parliament

  • 'Decent, neighbourly, workmanlike, and almost nostalgically centrist.' Veteran Canadian speechwriters and strategists weigh in on U.S. President Joe Biden's address to Parliament on March
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | March 24, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of his address to Parliament on March 24, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Top Canadian political speechwriters rate Biden’s speech to Parliament

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | March 24, 2023
  • 'Decent, neighbourly, workmanlike, and almost nostalgically centrist.' Veteran Canadian speechwriters and strategists weigh in on U.S. President Joe Biden's address to Parliament on March

Top Canadian political speechwriters rate Biden’s speech to Parliament

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | March 24, 2023
  • 'Decent, neighbourly, workmanlike, and almost nostalgically centrist.' Veteran Canadian speechwriters and strategists weigh in on U.S. President Joe Biden's address to Parliament on March
U.S. President Joe Biden held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of his address to Parliament on March 24, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The night Jimmy Carter slept over at my house

  • Ever since the Carter Center announced that Jimmy Carter, age 98, has chosen hospice care as he faces his final journey, people have been
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 24, 2023
Author and historian Arthur Milnes, left, pictured in 2012 in his kitchen with former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, in his kitchen in Kingston. Photograph courtesy of Arthur Milnes

The night Jimmy Carter slept over at my house

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 24, 2023
  • Ever since the Carter Center announced that Jimmy Carter, age 98, has chosen hospice care as he faces his final journey, people have been

The night Jimmy Carter slept over at my house

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 24, 2023
  • Ever since the Carter Center announced that Jimmy Carter, age 98, has chosen hospice care as he faces his final journey, people have been
Author and historian Arthur Milnes, left, pictured in 2012 in his kitchen with former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, in his kitchen in Kingston. Photograph courtesy of Arthur Milnes

John Turner, up close and personal, including the F-bombs and the booze

  • In John Turner: An Intimate Biography, Steve Paikin shows Turner had a heart built for friendship, across party lines. 
Feature | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 19, 2022
John Turner, pictured on the Hill back in the 1990s, was first elected to the House in 1962. He practised politics differently, as author Steve Paikin illustrates. Politics for Turner was defined by a mutual respect between partisans which he demonstrated until the day he died in 2020, writes Arthur Milnes. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

John Turner, up close and personal, including the F-bombs and the booze

Feature | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 19, 2022
  • In John Turner: An Intimate Biography, Steve Paikin shows Turner had a heart built for friendship, across party lines. 

John Turner, up close and personal, including the F-bombs and the booze

Feature | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 19, 2022
  • In John Turner: An Intimate Biography, Steve Paikin shows Turner had a heart built for friendship, across party lines. 
John Turner, pictured on the Hill back in the 1990s, was first elected to the House in 1962. He practised politics differently, as author Steve Paikin illustrates. Politics for Turner was defined by a mutual respect between partisans which he demonstrated until the day he died in 2020, writes Arthur Milnes. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

A prime minister at 90: political leaders pay tribute to John Turner

  • Prime Minister, party leader, attorney general, reformer, athlete and patriot, Canada’s 17th prime minister, John Napier Turner, turns 90 today. While already a member
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 7, 2019
Former prime minister John Turner, left, former prime minister Paul Martin, middle, and former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty, right, pictured in 2012. The Hill Times file photograph

A prime minister at 90: political leaders pay tribute to John Turner

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 7, 2019
  • Prime Minister, party leader, attorney general, reformer, athlete and patriot, Canada’s 17th prime minister, John Napier Turner, turns 90 today. While already a member

A prime minister at 90: political leaders pay tribute to John Turner

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 7, 2019
  • Prime Minister, party leader, attorney general, reformer, athlete and patriot, Canada’s 17th prime minister, John Napier Turner, turns 90 today. While already a member
Former prime minister John Turner, left, former prime minister Paul Martin, middle, and former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty, right, pictured in 2012. The Hill Times file photograph

150 years of Canadian law: Canada’s former prime ministers weigh in

  • To mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation LexisNexis Canada commissioned Hill Times’ columnist Arthur Milnes of Kingston to research and co-edit—with distinguished academic Heather
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 11, 2017
The Charlottetown Conference Delegate pictured in September 1864. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

150 years of Canadian law: Canada’s former prime ministers weigh in

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 11, 2017
  • To mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation LexisNexis Canada commissioned Hill Times’ columnist Arthur Milnes of Kingston to research and co-edit—with distinguished academic Heather

150 years of Canadian law: Canada’s former prime ministers weigh in

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 11, 2017
  • To mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation LexisNexis Canada commissioned Hill Times’ columnist Arthur Milnes of Kingston to research and co-edit—with distinguished academic Heather
The Charlottetown Conference Delegate pictured in September 1864. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Confederation at 150: judges weigh in

  • To mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation, LexisNexis Canada commissioned The Hill Times’ columnist Arthur Milnes to research and co-edit—with academic Heather MacIvor—their prestigious
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 4, 2017
The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa, pictured in this file photo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Confederation at 150: judges weigh in

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 4, 2017
  • To mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation, LexisNexis Canada commissioned The Hill Times’ columnist Arthur Milnes to research and co-edit—with academic Heather MacIvor—their prestigious

Confederation at 150: judges weigh in

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 4, 2017
  • To mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation, LexisNexis Canada commissioned The Hill Times’ columnist Arthur Milnes to research and co-edit—with academic Heather MacIvor—their prestigious
The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa, pictured in this file photo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Marking the 150th anniversary of the first post-Confederation Parliament

  • In a country that far too often comes up short in honouring its history and those who participate on the front lines of public
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | November 7, 2017
Former Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney, pictured back in the early 1990s at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

Marking the 150th anniversary of the first post-Confederation Parliament

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | November 7, 2017
  • In a country that far too often comes up short in honouring its history and those who participate on the front lines of public

Marking the 150th anniversary of the first post-Confederation Parliament

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | November 7, 2017
  • In a country that far too often comes up short in honouring its history and those who participate on the front lines of public
Former Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney, pictured back in the early 1990s at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

It’s Sir John A. Macdonald Day on Jan. 11, as Canada turns 150

  • KINGSTON, ONT.—In light of the 150th anniversary of Confederation, I took a few hours to review the Confederation debates from 1865. I re-read these
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 9, 2017

It’s Sir John A. Macdonald Day on Jan. 11, as Canada turns 150

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 9, 2017
  • KINGSTON, ONT.—In light of the 150th anniversary of Confederation, I took a few hours to review the Confederation debates from 1865. I re-read these

It’s Sir John A. Macdonald Day on Jan. 11, as Canada turns 150

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 9, 2017
  • KINGSTON, ONT.—In light of the 150th anniversary of Confederation, I took a few hours to review the Confederation debates from 1865. I re-read these
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The right stuff: former top PMO staffers talk about Canada’s prime ministers

  • KINGSTON, ONT.—In anticipation of Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s 175th birthday in November Hill Times contributor Arthur Milnes has collected the seventh prime minister’s most important
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | September 12, 2016
Canada Always: The Defining Speeches of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, edited by Arthur Milnes and to be published next month by McClelland & Stewart.

The right stuff: former top PMO staffers talk about Canada’s prime ministers

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | September 12, 2016
  • KINGSTON, ONT.—In anticipation of Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s 175th birthday in November Hill Times contributor Arthur Milnes has collected the seventh prime minister’s most important

The right stuff: former top PMO staffers talk about Canada’s prime ministers

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | September 12, 2016
  • KINGSTON, ONT.—In anticipation of Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s 175th birthday in November Hill Times contributor Arthur Milnes has collected the seventh prime minister’s most important
Canada Always: The Defining Speeches of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, edited by Arthur Milnes and to be published next month by McClelland & Stewart.

As we remember Sir John A. next week, let us not forget another John

  • You really can’t envy the position former Montreal mayor John Abbott found himself in exactly 125-years-ago this week. A corporate lawyer, he also happened
News | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 3, 2016
John Abbott, 1870. Photograph courtesy of Topley/National Archives of Canada.

As we remember Sir John A. next week, let us not forget another John

News | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 3, 2016
  • You really can’t envy the position former Montreal mayor John Abbott found himself in exactly 125-years-ago this week. A corporate lawyer, he also happened

As we remember Sir John A. next week, let us not forget another John

News | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 3, 2016
  • You really can’t envy the position former Montreal mayor John Abbott found himself in exactly 125-years-ago this week. A corporate lawyer, he also happened
John Abbott, 1870. Photograph courtesy of Topley/National Archives of Canada.

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