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Third-period politics: history’s lesson for Carney and Canada-U.S. relations

  • History would suggest Canada is not entirely in uncharted waters.
Opinion | BY JOHN DELACOURT | September 15, 2025
Let’s hope that Prime Minister Mark Carney proves to have been an A-student of history as well as economics, and that he remains clear-eyed in what we’re up against, writes John Delacourt, Senior Vice President at Counsel Public Affairs. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Third-period politics: history’s lesson for Carney and Canada-U.S. relations

Opinion | BY JOHN DELACOURT | September 15, 2025
  • History would suggest Canada is not entirely in uncharted waters.

Third-period politics: history’s lesson for Carney and Canada-U.S. relations

Opinion | BY JOHN DELACOURT | September 15, 2025
  • History would suggest Canada is not entirely in uncharted waters.
Let’s hope that Prime Minister Mark Carney proves to have been an A-student of history as well as economics, and that he remains clear-eyed in what we’re up against, writes John Delacourt, Senior Vice President at Counsel Public Affairs. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

John Delacourt’s advice for new Hill staffers

  • Here are three modest suggestions for potential staffers, which may be equally useful to newcomers to the Hill and seasoned political and policy professionals
Opinion | BY JOHN DELACOURT | May 22, 2025
Hill staffers and Hill journalists, pictured at D'Arcy McGee's Irish Pub in Ottawa, on Oct. 30, 2008, after then prime minister Stephen Harper's cabinet was sworn in that day. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

John Delacourt’s advice for new Hill staffers

Opinion | BY JOHN DELACOURT | May 22, 2025
  • Here are three modest suggestions for potential staffers, which may be equally useful to newcomers to the Hill and seasoned political and policy professionals

John Delacourt’s advice for new Hill staffers

Opinion | BY JOHN DELACOURT | May 22, 2025
  • Here are three modest suggestions for potential staffers, which may be equally useful to newcomers to the Hill and seasoned political and policy professionals
Hill staffers and Hill journalists, pictured at D'Arcy McGee's Irish Pub in Ottawa, on Oct. 30, 2008, after then prime minister Stephen Harper's cabinet was sworn in that day. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Ford Nation and the demise of the campaign playbook

  • OTTAWA—Last week, Scott Reid, formerly Paul Martin’s communications director and currently a political analyst and speechwriter who “was pitching in” for Kathleen Wynne’s team,
Opinion | BY JOHN DELACOURT | June 20, 2018
The campaign bus has always been the locus of the old mainstream-media charm offensive, but Doug Ford's PCs threw out that concept in the Ontario election this spring. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ford Nation and the demise of the campaign playbook

Opinion | BY JOHN DELACOURT | June 20, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Last week, Scott Reid, formerly Paul Martin’s communications director and currently a political analyst and speechwriter who “was pitching in” for Kathleen Wynne’s team,

Ford Nation and the demise of the campaign playbook

Opinion | BY JOHN DELACOURT | June 20, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Last week, Scott Reid, formerly Paul Martin’s communications director and currently a political analyst and speechwriter who “was pitching in” for Kathleen Wynne’s team,
The campaign bus has always been the locus of the old mainstream-media charm offensive, but Doug Ford's PCs threw out that concept in the Ontario election this spring. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill S-201 and the power of the values question

  • Bill S-201: An Act to Prohibit and Prevent Genetic Discrimination, was, before its passing last week, the subject of intense lobbying by organizations both
Opinion | BY JOHN DELACOURT | March 15, 2017
Recently retired Senator James Cowan sponsored Bill S-201, the Genetic Non-Discrimination Act. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Bill S-201 and the power of the values question

Opinion | BY JOHN DELACOURT | March 15, 2017
  • Bill S-201: An Act to Prohibit and Prevent Genetic Discrimination, was, before its passing last week, the subject of intense lobbying by organizations both

Bill S-201 and the power of the values question

Opinion | BY JOHN DELACOURT | March 15, 2017
  • Bill S-201: An Act to Prohibit and Prevent Genetic Discrimination, was, before its passing last week, the subject of intense lobbying by organizations both
Recently retired Senator James Cowan sponsored Bill S-201, the Genetic Non-Discrimination Act. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Women’s March on Washington a model for the Trump era

  • The protests and demonstrations continue apace in these first few days of the Trump administration, the most recent focusing on the “Muslim ban” executive
Opinion | BY JOHN DELACOURT | February 8, 2017
Ottawa hosted its own Women's March on Jan. 21. Marchers hoisted signs to raise awareness of women’s rights and protest Donald Trump on his first full day as U.S. president. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Women’s March on Washington a model for the Trump era

Opinion | BY JOHN DELACOURT | February 8, 2017
  • The protests and demonstrations continue apace in these first few days of the Trump administration, the most recent focusing on the “Muslim ban” executive

Women’s March on Washington a model for the Trump era

Opinion | BY JOHN DELACOURT | February 8, 2017
  • The protests and demonstrations continue apace in these first few days of the Trump administration, the most recent focusing on the “Muslim ban” executive
Ottawa hosted its own Women's March on Jan. 21. Marchers hoisted signs to raise awareness of women’s rights and protest Donald Trump on his first full day as U.S. president. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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