Stories by Sheila Copps
Impact of Paul Dewar’s death will be felt far beyond the Hill
Paul Dewar was a national figure during his time in the House of Commons and he maintained that profile even in defeat.
Netflix insists that it should not be subject to the same regulations as other content carriers. The usual suspects are lining up on both sides of the Canadian content issue.
Canada has become the ham in the sandwich of a fight between China and the United States.
Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle was based on bad advice. Whoever recommended the demotion of Raybould-Wilson should bow out. Trudeau made the decision but, ultimately, hubris on the prime minister’s team is costing him.
Scott Brison has always had a great political antenna and, while he said his decision was family-based, his reflection had to include a review of the party’s political popularity meter in Nova Scotia.
Decisions to go to war, vigorous disagreement on whether the country should even stay together—all have provided emotional raw material for building Canada. But many of the key battles were not between parties, but between factions in a single party.
By pushing a favourite off playlists, those who deem the lyrics improper are applying their own narrow, sexist lens, the same lens that used to characterize society’s negative view of sexually active unmarried women. 
It is not just a question of prioritizing the university. The most egregious mistake by the new Ford government was the decision to eliminate the Office of the French Language Services Commissioner.Author
In 1946, Viola Desmond was convicted because she was a black woman determined to exercise her right to full equality. Transgendered people are still denied full equality, and their cause suffered a setbback last week. 
With or without Donald Trump and Theresa May, Asia is the way of the future.
Washington’s mid-course correction will make politics uglier. It's hard to believe it could get any worse.
But even if citizens swallow the uncertainty and vote to host the games, the road to 2026 will be very long indeed.
The internecine warfare, which marked Jean Chrétien's last two years in power, were not pretty. But by and large, Chrétien’s time was a period when politics was fun and all political parties shared a common bond.
Legal pot is one promise with benefits. Communities and government coffers will both prosper as a result of this world-breaking government decision.
When future generations hold exclusive ownership of ancestral cultural symbols, dissemination becomes limited and survival is threatened. The opportunity to grow a culture is dependent on cross-pollination and evolution.
But the warning bells sounding for Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick Liberals are not currently tolling for the federal party.
But that is the world he lives in.
The stunt Serena Williams pulled off was nothing short of professional bullying, reminiscent of her previous threat to kill a female Asian line referee for calling a foot fault. 
But the long-term implications of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s unilateral political heist cannot be ignored. 
Some think that the cultural exemption is only there to support the few. Nothing could be further from the truth. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to stand firm on this.
If NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh loses the byelection in Burnaby South, more members of his caucus will likely opt not to run in 2019. But a win could trigger a national surge for the party.
Appealing to Canadians on ethnic or religious grounds is becoming less and less relevant, as cultures and races intermix in Canadian society.
The search and destroy mission targeting Sir John A. Macdonald, does nothing to redress past wrongs. Instead, it stokes the flames of division by refusing to embrace the true meaning of reconciliation.
Minimizing political oversight will not enhance services or reduce expenditures. It will merely concentrate power in fewer hands, eroding democracy in a process the current mayor has described as fundamentally flawed. 
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel’s abrasive questioning made for great television. But her vitriol actually detracted from any political message.
The good news is the majority of his ministerial choices have been sound. Most ministers have been able to move on an activist government agenda. His female roster is strong, capable, and in charge of their files. 
Donald Trump's slash-and-burn geopolitics stokes the sort of chaos that drives the defence spending he has called for.
By cutting government taxes on gasoline, Doug Ford is actually decreasing the envelope available for investment in public transit expansion across the province.
When the mayor of Canada’s capital city decides to boycott the American ambassador’s annual Fourth of July picnic, you know the jig is up with the Yanks.
The Quebec byelection in a bell weather riding that has voted for every party in the 93 years since it was created, should ring alarm bells for the federal Liberals.
Michael Wernick has also decided to engage in a high-risk, high return game of 'gotcha' with the country’s most powerful number-cruncher.
But once the writ was dropped, that door was closed. So given Wynne’s personal numbers, why was campaign messaging all about her?
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