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Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 19, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Despite recent criticisms, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre still represents disaffected groups that feel left behind, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 19, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 19, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Despite recent criticisms, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre still represents disaffected groups that feel left behind, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 12, 2025
Zohran Mamdani
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani gave people something to vote for. Canadian politicians should take notes, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 12, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 12, 2025
Zohran Mamdani
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani gave people something to vote for. Canadian politicians should take notes, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has already said that Canadians will have to sacrifice as a countermeasure to the U.S. tariff war, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 5, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has already said that Canadians will have to sacrifice as a countermeasure to the U.S. tariff war, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 29, 2025
Even U.S. President Donald Trump is more popular in his disintegrating country than Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured, is here in Canada, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 29, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 29, 2025
Even U.S. President Donald Trump is more popular in his disintegrating country than Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured, is here in Canada, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | September 24, 2025
There is a lack of substance about breaking down systemic barriers for the more equitable economic advancement Prime Minister Mark Carney is pursuing, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | September 24, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | September 24, 2025
There is a lack of substance about breaking down systemic barriers for the more equitable economic advancement Prime Minister Mark Carney is pursuing, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump. America is involved in yet another conflict in the Middle East due to a commander-in-chief who proclaimed himself the 'anti-war president,' writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump. America is involved in yet another conflict in the Middle East due to a commander-in-chief who proclaimed himself the 'anti-war president,' writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 18, 2025
Dominic LeBlanc
Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc tabled Bill C-5 on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 18, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 18, 2025
Dominic LeBlanc
Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc tabled Bill C-5 on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 11, 2025
The crackdown on recent demonstrations in Los Angeles are an example of what lies down the path to criminalizing protesting that the Canadian government is trying to legislate with Bill C-2, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of NBC News
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 11, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 11, 2025
The crackdown on recent demonstrations in Los Angeles are an example of what lies down the path to criminalizing protesting that the Canadian government is trying to legislate with Bill C-2, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of NBC News
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 4, 2025
If we are truly committed to celebrating Pride, we must stand for LGBTQ rights, and queer liberation, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 4, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 4, 2025
If we are truly committed to celebrating Pride, we must stand for LGBTQ rights, and queer liberation, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 30, 2025
For such a consequential vote, the treatment of its substance by Canadian news media left much to be desired, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 30, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 30, 2025
For such a consequential vote, the treatment of its substance by Canadian news media left much to be desired, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 16, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s aggressive style, victimization, and constant attack mode of communication attracts young men and repels women, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 16, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 16, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s aggressive style, victimization, and constant attack mode of communication attracts young men and repels women, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 9, 2025
Donald Trump
Why is U.S. President Donald Trump tanking the economy? So American companies with large cash reserves and foreign sovereign funds can take advantage of investment opportunities, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 9, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 9, 2025
Donald Trump
Why is U.S. President Donald Trump tanking the economy? So American companies with large cash reserves and foreign sovereign funds can take advantage of investment opportunities, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 2, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
The Conservatives were riding the wave of indestructibility ever since Pierre Poilievre’s commanding leadership victory in 2022, but now find themselves tied or behind the Liberals in the polls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 2, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 2, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
The Conservatives were riding the wave of indestructibility ever since Pierre Poilievre’s commanding leadership victory in 2022, but now find themselves tied or behind the Liberals in the polls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 26, 2025
Jagmeet Singh
New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh and his party are scared to be the progressive, left-wing champions the country needs, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 26, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 26, 2025
Jagmeet Singh
New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh and his party are scared to be the progressive, left-wing champions the country needs, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 19, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first cabinet is a rejection of the commitment to diversity that steered public policy for nine-and-a-half years, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 19, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 19, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first cabinet is a rejection of the commitment to diversity that steered public policy for nine-and-a-half years, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 12, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime minister-designate Mark Carney champions of the same neoliberal economics that generationally increased the income inequality that is crushing a lot of Canadians, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 12, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 12, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime minister-designate Mark Carney champions of the same neoliberal economics that generationally increased the income inequality that is crushing a lot of Canadians, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 5, 2025
Chrystia Freeland
Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is the Hillary Clinton of Canadian politics, trying to distance herself from the Establishment she championed for nine years, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 5, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 5, 2025
Chrystia Freeland
Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is the Hillary Clinton of Canadian politics, trying to distance herself from the Establishment she championed for nine years, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 26, 2025
Donald Trump
Tech companies are now our feudal lords, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s words indicate that he will fulfill their mission of global dominance through colonializing the West, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 26, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 26, 2025
Donald Trump
Tech companies are now our feudal lords, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s words indicate that he will fulfill their mission of global dominance through colonializing the West, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 19, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s best bet was to wedge himself within a divided Canada, hoping to create a schism and run up the middle to electoral victory, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 19, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 19, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s best bet was to wedge himself within a divided Canada, hoping to create a schism and run up the middle to electoral victory, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 5, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s plan includes increasing economic activity among the provinces, but it requires putting a finger on the markets to distort economic gains, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 5, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 5, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s plan includes increasing economic activity among the provinces, but it requires putting a finger on the markets to distort economic gains, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 29, 2025
This week marked both International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia. Unsplash photograph by Carly Hendrickson
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 29, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 29, 2025
This week marked both International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia. Unsplash photograph by Carly Hendrickson
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 22, 2025
The next federal election will test the limits of our parliamentary system, and of Canadian democracy, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 22, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 22, 2025
The next federal election will test the limits of our parliamentary system, and of Canadian democracy, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 15, 2025
Party delegates attend the 2023 Liberal convention. Like the Democrats in the United States, the Liberals will lose the election by offering the Canadian public Conservatives-lite, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 15, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 15, 2025
Party delegates attend the 2023 Liberal convention. Like the Democrats in the United States, the Liberals will lose the election by offering the Canadian public Conservatives-lite, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 18, 2024
The public’s seeming adoration of shooting suspect Luigi Mangione is a marker of the class revolt currently underway, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/Today
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 18, 2024
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 18, 2024
The public’s seeming adoration of shooting suspect Luigi Mangione is a marker of the class revolt currently underway, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/Today
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 4, 2024
For those who complain that Bluesky is an echo chamber, welcome to social media, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of Bluesky and Unsplash photograph by Kumiko Shimizu
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 4, 2024
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 4, 2024
For those who complain that Bluesky is an echo chamber, welcome to social media, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of Bluesky and Unsplash photograph by Kumiko Shimizu
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 20, 2024
Canada Post workers picket outside the postal service’s Station T location in Ottawa on Nov. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 20, 2024
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 20, 2024
Canada Post workers picket outside the postal service’s Station T location in Ottawa on Nov. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 13, 2024
Kamala Harris
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party elite relied on a typical neoliberal spiel, and were soundly rebuked, writes Erica Ifill. White House photograph by Lawrence Jackson
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 13, 2024
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 13, 2024
Kamala Harris
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party elite relied on a typical neoliberal spiel, and were soundly rebuked, writes Erica Ifill. White House photograph by Lawrence Jackson
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 21, 2021
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul is the first Black and first Jewish woman to lead a political party in Canada, and her treatment in the role follows a trajectory of misogynoir that Black women are subjected to when they earn leadership positions, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 21, 2021
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 21, 2021
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul is the first Black and first Jewish woman to lead a political party in Canada, and her treatment in the role follows a trajectory of misogynoir that Black women are subjected to when they earn leadership positions, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 14, 2021
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, pictured at a press conference on the Hill on June 7. As much as the very white and male Green Party wanted to show itself as inclusive, the way its treatment of Paul has played out is quite typical of BIPOC experiences in the workplace, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 14, 2021
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 14, 2021
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, pictured at a press conference on the Hill on June 7. As much as the very white and male Green Party wanted to show itself as inclusive, the way its treatment of Paul has played out is quite typical of BIPOC experiences in the workplace, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 30, 2021
It’s downright reprehensible that the person responsible for demonstrating reconciliation, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, left, decided to attack a prominent Indigenous MP, Jody Wilson-Raybould, on the day we learned of the 751 unmarked graves at a former residential school site in Cowessess First Nation, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 30, 2021
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 30, 2021
It’s downright reprehensible that the person responsible for demonstrating reconciliation, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, left, decided to attack a prominent Indigenous MP, Jody Wilson-Raybould, on the day we learned of the 751 unmarked graves at a former residential school site in Cowessess First Nation, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 23, 2021
Players for England and Scotland take a knee during their Euro 2020 match on June 18. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News' The National YouTube
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 23, 2021
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 23, 2021
Players for England and Scotland take a knee during their Euro 2020 match on June 18. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News' The National YouTube
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 16, 2021
Current Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured left during an October 2020 press conference, and former leader Stephen Harper, pictured during a 2015 campaign stop in New Brunswick. If O'Toole doesn’t attempt to make amends for his part in Islamophobic Conservative policies, good luck with that election win he seeks, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photograph
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 16, 2021
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 16, 2021
Current Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured left during an October 2020 press conference, and former leader Stephen Harper, pictured during a 2015 campaign stop in New Brunswick. If O'Toole doesn’t attempt to make amends for his part in Islamophobic Conservative policies, good luck with that election win he seeks, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photograph
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 2, 2021
A memorial outside the Vancouver Art Gallery for the 215 children uncovered near Kamloops Residential School is pictured on May 30. This isn’t Canada’s past, it’s Canada’s present, writes Erica Ifill. Flickr photograph by GoToVan
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 2, 2021
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 2, 2021
A memorial outside the Vancouver Art Gallery for the 215 children uncovered near Kamloops Residential School is pictured on May 30. This isn’t Canada’s past, it’s Canada’s present, writes Erica Ifill. Flickr photograph by GoToVan
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 26, 2021
The murder of George Floyd by police a year ago removed a layer or two of veracity around the concept of a ‘colour-blind society’ that never existed in the first place, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Munshots
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 26, 2021
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 26, 2021
The murder of George Floyd by police a year ago removed a layer or two of veracity around the concept of a ‘colour-blind society’ that never existed in the first place, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Munshots
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 19, 2021
Anti-Black racism protestors are pictured in Ottawa on June 5, 2020. Nearly a year after organizations wrote their pithy Black Lives Matter statements, many struggle with talking about racism with their employees. These discourses are a necessary component of tackling discrimination in the workplace, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 19, 2021
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 19, 2021
Anti-Black racism protestors are pictured in Ottawa on June 5, 2020. Nearly a year after organizations wrote their pithy Black Lives Matter statements, many struggle with talking about racism with their employees. These discourses are a necessary component of tackling discrimination in the workplace, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 12, 2021
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault has failed to articulate the overall strategy for social media platforms that Canadians can get behind, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 12, 2021
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 12, 2021
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault has failed to articulate the overall strategy for social media platforms that Canadians can get behind, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 5, 2021
If cancel culture existed, Jonathan Vance and former governor general Julie Payette would not be exiting with their full pension, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan would be excommunicated from politics, and Tory MP Tamara Jansen wouldn’t have space in a modern party that recognizes the rights of LGBTQ2S+, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, Hill Times file photograph, Hill Times photograph by Andrew Made, and photograph courtesy of the Conservative Party of Canada
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 5, 2021
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 5, 2021
If cancel culture existed, Jonathan Vance and former governor general Julie Payette would not be exiting with their full pension, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan would be excommunicated from politics, and Tory MP Tamara Jansen wouldn’t have space in a modern party that recognizes the rights of LGBTQ2S+, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, Hill Times file photograph, Hill Times photograph by Andrew Made, and photograph courtesy of the Conservative Party of Canada