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Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 12, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Trump has not ruled out sending in the U.S. military to Venezuela, but insists that he wants to work with the new president who was sworn in as soon as Maduro was spirited out of the country, writes Sheila Copps. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 12, 2026
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 12, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Trump has not ruled out sending in the U.S. military to Venezuela, but insists that he wants to work with the new president who was sworn in as soon as Maduro was spirited out of the country, writes Sheila Copps. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 23, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, shakes hands with Conservative MP Laila Goodridge after speaking before his caucus in the West Block on Sept. 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 23, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 23, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, shakes hands with Conservative MP Laila Goodridge after speaking before his caucus in the West Block on Sept. 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 15, 2025
Canadian Culture Minister Marc Miller, pictured. Indigenous friendship centres are scrambling because they literally do not know what will happen in three months with their funding. Meanwhile, Indigenous Services deputy minister Gina Wilson has confirmed funding will be renewed, but no one know by how much or when, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 15, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 15, 2025
Canadian Culture Minister Marc Miller, pictured. Indigenous friendship centres are scrambling because they literally do not know what will happen in three months with their funding. Meanwhile, Indigenous Services deputy minister Gina Wilson has confirmed funding will be renewed, but no one know by how much or when, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 8, 2025
The support of women during the 2025 election campaign is what helped the Liberals win this past spring, which is something Prime Minister Mark Carney should keep in mind when he makes policies that impact this demographic, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 8, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 8, 2025
The support of women during the 2025 election campaign is what helped the Liberals win this past spring, which is something Prime Minister Mark Carney should keep in mind when he makes policies that impact this demographic, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 1, 2025
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, left, and former immigration minister Sergio Marchi. Marchi was quoted in a Quebec newspaper saying he was instructed by Chrétien to speed up citizenship applications in advance of a potential referendum vote.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and handout photograph
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 1, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 1, 2025
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, left, and former immigration minister Sergio Marchi. Marchi was quoted in a Quebec newspaper saying he was instructed by Chrétien to speed up citizenship applications in advance of a potential referendum vote.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and handout photograph
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Having just come off a federal election this past the spring, there was zero appetite to go back to the polls for most political parties. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 24, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Having just come off a federal election this past the spring, there was zero appetite to go back to the polls for most political parties. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 17, 2025
Ten months into the mandate of U.S. President Donald Trump, the number of Canadians who visit the United States has slumped dramatically.   Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 17, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 17, 2025
Ten months into the mandate of U.S. President Donald Trump, the number of Canadians who visit the United States has slumped dramatically.   Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 10, 2025
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, pictured at Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet's swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall on March 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 10, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 10, 2025
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, pictured at Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet's swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall on March 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 3, 2025
Photographs courtesy of Joël Truchon, Antoine Taveneaux, and Ralph Alswang, William J. Clinton Presidential Library, and Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 3, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 3, 2025
Photographs courtesy of Joël Truchon, Antoine Taveneaux, and Ralph Alswang, William J. Clinton Presidential Library, and Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 27, 2025
Since making comments about the RCMP that were published on a YouTube channel over a week ago, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been on the receiving end of public and anonymous criticism from Conservative insiders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 27, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 27, 2025
Since making comments about the RCMP that were published on a YouTube channel over a week ago, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been on the receiving end of public and anonymous criticism from Conservative insiders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 20, 2025
Mark Carney
This spring, Prime Minister Mark Carney was able to present himself as a new face in Parliament, with plenty of experience in the business and international communities, but more attention needs to be paid to rural regions that have been painted a deep swath of blue for the past two decades, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 20, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 20, 2025
Mark Carney
This spring, Prime Minister Mark Carney was able to present himself as a new face in Parliament, with plenty of experience in the business and international communities, but more attention needs to be paid to rural regions that have been painted a deep swath of blue for the past two decades, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 13, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured Oct. 6, 2025, on the Hill, will be releasing the federal budget on Nov. 4 in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 13, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 13, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured Oct. 6, 2025, on the Hill, will be releasing the federal budget on Nov. 4 in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 6, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference at the Fire of God Ministries food bank in Ottawa on Sept. 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 6, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 6, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference at the Fire of God Ministries food bank in Ottawa on Sept. 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 29, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, centre, flanked by U.S. Secretary of Health Robert Kennedy Jr., left, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, talks about Tylenol, pregnant women, and autism on Sept. 22, 2025. But there is no conclusive evidence that using acetaminophen during pregnancy causes autism. Image courtesy of YouTube
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 29, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 29, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, centre, flanked by U.S. Secretary of Health Robert Kennedy Jr., left, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, talks about Tylenol, pregnant women, and autism on Sept. 22, 2025. But there is no conclusive evidence that using acetaminophen during pregnancy causes autism. Image courtesy of YouTube
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 22, 2025
The Sept. 10 murder of American activist Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA, on the campus of Utah Valley University reverberated around the world. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 22, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 22, 2025
The Sept. 10 murder of American activist Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA, on the campus of Utah Valley University reverberated around the world. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 15, 2025
The most important adventure is the chance to compare notes on our changing lives. The changes are not just personal, they are also global, writes Sheila Copps. Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 15, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 15, 2025
The most important adventure is the chance to compare notes on our changing lives. The changes are not just personal, they are also global, writes Sheila Copps. Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 8, 2025
NDP interim leader Don Davies, centre, and NDP House Leader Alexandre Boulerice are two of seven NDP MPs in the House of Commons after a dramatic election loss. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 8, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 8, 2025
NDP interim leader Don Davies, centre, and NDP House Leader Alexandre Boulerice are two of seven NDP MPs in the House of Commons after a dramatic election loss. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 1, 2025
MPs will return to their seats in the House of Commons for the fall session on Sept. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 1, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 1, 2025
MPs will return to their seats in the House of Commons for the fall session on Sept. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 25, 2025
Pierre and Anaida Poilievre at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa on April 28, 2025, after the Conservative leader lost his seat in the general election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 25, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 25, 2025
Pierre and Anaida Poilievre at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa on April 28, 2025, after the Conservative leader lost his seat in the general election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 18, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the G20 in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. Photograph courtesy of Shealah Craighead, Official White House photo
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 18, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 18, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the G20 in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. Photograph courtesy of Shealah Craighead, Official White House photo
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand at a press conference in the National Press Theatre on July 30, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 11, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand at a press conference in the National Press Theatre on July 30, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The two-state solution is not dead. Countries like France, Great Britain, and Canada need to make it happen, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 4, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The two-state solution is not dead. Countries like France, Great Britain, and Canada need to make it happen, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 28, 2025
Pete Hoekstra
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, pictured May 22, 2025, at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 28, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 28, 2025
Pete Hoekstra
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, pictured May 22, 2025, at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 21, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa on July 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 21, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 21, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa on July 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
If the federal Liberal government, led by Mark Carney, left, wants to fight Albertan alienation, it must invest in a daily communications presence in the province to counter the messaging from Premier Danielle Smith's government, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
If the federal Liberal government, led by Mark Carney, left, wants to fight Albertan alienation, it must invest in a daily communications presence in the province to counter the messaging from Premier Danielle Smith's government, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, cannot afford to give into American demands on supply management, writes Sheila Copps. The long-standing Canadian policy already has the support of the Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, centre, and the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, cannot afford to give into American demands on supply management, writes Sheila Copps. The long-standing Canadian policy already has the support of the Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, centre, and the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 30, 2025
People at the Canada Day celebration in Ottawa on July 1, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 30, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 30, 2025
People at the Canada Day celebration in Ottawa on July 1, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 2, 2022
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan and Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault and Liberal MP Rob Oliphant were among those commenting on the federal government's decision last week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 2, 2022
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 2, 2022
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan and Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault and Liberal MP Rob Oliphant were among those commenting on the federal government's decision last week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 25, 2022
Dynamic duo: Monique Bégin and Judy Erola, pictured on April 17, 2019, a party to celebrate the patriation of the Constitution, held in the new Senate Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 25, 2022
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 25, 2022
Dynamic duo: Monique Bégin and Judy Erola, pictured on April 17, 2019, a party to celebrate the patriation of the Constitution, held in the new Senate Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 18, 2022
Conservative MP and leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre, pictured at an 'Axe the Carbon Tax' rally in Ottawa on March 31, 2022. As Poilievre attracts hundreds to his rallies, his front-runner status is growing. His Trumpification message is resonating with disenchanted Canadians. But will a Trumpification of the Tories gain traction with the rest of us? The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 18, 2022
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 18, 2022
Conservative MP and leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre, pictured at an 'Axe the Carbon Tax' rally in Ottawa on March 31, 2022. As Poilievre attracts hundreds to his rallies, his front-runner status is growing. His Trumpification message is resonating with disenchanted Canadians. But will a Trumpification of the Tories gain traction with the rest of us? The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 11, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured April 6, 2022, after buying her budget-day shoes at the Rideau Centre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 11, 2022
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 11, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured April 6, 2022, after buying her budget-day shoes at the Rideau Centre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 4, 2022
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller, pictured on the Hill Jan. 4, 2022. For the first time in the history of Canada, it feels as though we have a real chance at reconciliation, writes Sheila Copps, a former Jean Chrétien-era cabinet minister. The Hill Times photgraph by Andew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 4, 2022
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 4, 2022
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller, pictured on the Hill Jan. 4, 2022. For the first time in the history of Canada, it feels as though we have a real chance at reconciliation, writes Sheila Copps, a former Jean Chrétien-era cabinet minister. The Hill Times photgraph by Andew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 28, 2022
New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured on Nov. 14, 2019, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa at his West Block office. In a minority, there is always an open question about when the government might fall, but this has been replaced by a road map of aggressive social programs that will dominate public discourse, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 28, 2022
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 28, 2022
New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured on Nov. 14, 2019, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa at his West Block office. In a minority, there is always an open question about when the government might fall, but this has been replaced by a road map of aggressive social programs that will dominate public discourse, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 21, 2022
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will be into a provincial election in less than two months, smack in the middle of a national Conservative leadership race. Federal and provincial parties are separate, but the voting public sees them all as a single, homogenous mass, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 21, 2022
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 21, 2022
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will be into a provincial election in less than two months, smack in the middle of a national Conservative leadership race. Federal and provincial parties are separate, but the voting public sees them all as a single, homogenous mass, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 14, 2022
Stephen Harper, left, and Jean Charest pictured together in 2009. The Conservative party's leadership race is a fight for its future, with True Blue Tories and Red Tories in opposing camps. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 14, 2022
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 14, 2022
Stephen Harper, left, and Jean Charest pictured together in 2009. The Conservative party's leadership race is a fight for its future, with True Blue Tories and Red Tories in opposing camps. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 7, 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden, picture Jan. 18, 2020, is a political survivor. But that comes with its own challenges. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia/Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 7, 2022
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 7, 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden, picture Jan. 18, 2020, is a political survivor. But that comes with its own challenges. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia/Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 28, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, who is Ukrainian-Canadian, speaks during a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald building on Feb. 24, 2022, to react to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stands behind her. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 28, 2022
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 28, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, who is Ukrainian-Canadian, speaks during a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald building on Feb. 24, 2022, to react to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stands behind her. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade