Copps’ Corner
- Unity in the country and unity in the Conservative Party work in the leader’s favour. His edges are softening and, if he can keep
- Unity in the country and unity in the Conservative Party work in the leader’s favour. His edges are softening and, if he can keep
- Unity in the country and unity in the Conservative Party work in the leader’s favour. His edges are softening and, if he can keep
- Some might argue the president’s grievances about the Gordie Howe International Bridge are simply an attempt to distract from the global discussion about his
- Some might argue the president’s grievances about the Gordie Howe International Bridge are simply an attempt to distract from the global discussion about his
- Some might argue the president’s grievances about the Gordie Howe International Bridge are simply an attempt to distract from the global discussion about his
- Conservative MP Jamil Jivani pleaded to Liberals for inter-party unity, but said the 'timing and spectacle of recent floor-crossings appears to many Canadians as
- Conservative MP Jamil Jivani pleaded to Liberals for inter-party unity, but said the 'timing and spectacle of recent floor-crossings appears to many Canadians as
- Conservative MP Jamil Jivani pleaded to Liberals for inter-party unity, but said the 'timing and spectacle of recent floor-crossings appears to many Canadians as
- U.S. President Donald Trump's negative response to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos declaration has mobilized the majority of Canadians—including premiers—in unity.
- U.S. President Donald Trump's negative response to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos declaration has mobilized the majority of Canadians—including premiers—in unity.
- U.S. President Donald Trump's negative response to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos declaration has mobilized the majority of Canadians—including premiers—in unity.
- Canadians are waiting to see how Donald Trump retaliates, but Davos proved one thing: America is alone.
- Canadians are waiting to see how Donald Trump retaliates, but Davos proved one thing: America is alone.
- Canadians are waiting to see how Donald Trump retaliates, but Davos proved one thing: America is alone.
- If you parse Marco Rubio’s statement from last weekend, anyone who is even a competitor of the U.S. in our hemisphere is a potential
- If you parse Marco Rubio’s statement from last weekend, anyone who is even a competitor of the U.S. in our hemisphere is a potential
- If you parse Marco Rubio’s statement from last weekend, anyone who is even a competitor of the U.S. in our hemisphere is a potential
- The more Pierre Poilievre focuses on his claim that Canada is broken, the more citizens will reflect on who is the best fixer. Six months
- The more Pierre Poilievre focuses on his claim that Canada is broken, the more citizens will reflect on who is the best fixer. Six months
- The more Pierre Poilievre focuses on his claim that Canada is broken, the more citizens will reflect on who is the best fixer. Six months
- The last budget was silent on NAFC funding which is scheduled to sunset because the existing 10-year funding agreement ends in 2026.
- The last budget was silent on NAFC funding which is scheduled to sunset because the existing 10-year funding agreement ends in 2026.
- The last budget was silent on NAFC funding which is scheduled to sunset because the existing 10-year funding agreement ends in 2026.
- The prime minister’s refusal to embrace a feminist foreign policy did not get him a single vote. Nor did the abolition of an ambassadorship.
- The prime minister’s refusal to embrace a feminist foreign policy did not get him a single vote. Nor did the abolition of an ambassadorship.
- The prime minister’s refusal to embrace a feminist foreign policy did not get him a single vote. Nor did the abolition of an ambassadorship.
- While Philippe Léger and others beat the drum to reopen questions around federal interference in the 1995 vote, nobody is asking how provincial agencies
- While Philippe Léger and others beat the drum to reopen questions around federal interference in the 1995 vote, nobody is asking how provincial agencies
- While Philippe Léger and others beat the drum to reopen questions around federal interference in the 1995 vote, nobody is asking how provincial agencies
- While current popular support trends remain close between the two parties, Mark Carney’s personal popularity is in the stratosphere relative to Pierre Poilievre's.
- While current popular support trends remain close between the two parties, Mark Carney’s personal popularity is in the stratosphere relative to Pierre Poilievre's.
- While current popular support trends remain close between the two parties, Mark Carney’s personal popularity is in the stratosphere relative to Pierre Poilievre's.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has not said much recently, but the number of Canadians visiting his state has hit a post-pandemic low. The drop
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has not said much recently, but the number of Canadians visiting his state has hit a post-pandemic low. The drop
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has not said much recently, but the number of Canadians visiting his state has hit a post-pandemic low. The drop
- Jean Chrétien belled the Alberta cat in a way that everyone can understand: 'They never sold as much oil as they have today and
- Jean Chrétien belled the Alberta cat in a way that everyone can understand: 'They never sold as much oil as they have today and
- Jean Chrétien belled the Alberta cat in a way that everyone can understand: 'They never sold as much oil as they have today and
- With referendums now being threatened in Alberta and Quebec, the current prime minister and his cabinet should remember what we almost forgot: 'Les absents
- With referendums now being threatened in Alberta and Quebec, the current prime minister and his cabinet should remember what we almost forgot: 'Les absents
- With referendums now being threatened in Alberta and Quebec, the current prime minister and his cabinet should remember what we almost forgot: 'Les absents
- Quebec Conservatives are now privately speaking out against their leader to the media. Whether these MPs are worried enough to organize their delegations to
- Quebec Conservatives are now privately speaking out against their leader to the media. Whether these MPs are worried enough to organize their delegations to
- Quebec Conservatives are now privately speaking out against their leader to the media. Whether these MPs are worried enough to organize their delegations to
- The message from the Newfoundland and Labrador election is loud and clear: Rural voices will not be silenced. The Canadian government needs to listen.
- The message from the Newfoundland and Labrador election is loud and clear: Rural voices will not be silenced. The Canadian government needs to listen.
- The message from the Newfoundland and Labrador election is loud and clear: Rural voices will not be silenced. The Canadian government needs to listen.
- This one-off is much more than it appears to be. Along with finalizing the fall date on a permanent basis, the government is also
- This one-off is much more than it appears to be. Along with finalizing the fall date on a permanent basis, the government is also
- This one-off is much more than it appears to be. Along with finalizing the fall date on a permanent basis, the government is also
- Mark Carney needs something to show that Liberals don’t just care about mega-projects. No tax on food could be a good place to start.
- Mark Carney needs something to show that Liberals don’t just care about mega-projects. No tax on food could be a good place to start.
- Mark Carney needs something to show that Liberals don’t just care about mega-projects. No tax on food could be a good place to start.
- How can you convince Americans that Tylenol is safe when the president says it isn’t? Again, the world is left wondering whether America is ruled
- How can you convince Americans that Tylenol is safe when the president says it isn’t? Again, the world is left wondering whether America is ruled
- How can you convince Americans that Tylenol is safe when the president says it isn’t? Again, the world is left wondering whether America is ruled
- Those of us who were ignorant of Charlie Kirk expected that his background would back up the posthumous honorifics. Instead, what we see is
- Those of us who were ignorant of Charlie Kirk expected that his background would back up the posthumous honorifics. Instead, what we see is
- Those of us who were ignorant of Charlie Kirk expected that his background would back up the posthumous honorifics. Instead, what we see is
- Every September, for the past several years, I have been getting together with women who played on my high school basketball team a half-century
- Every September, for the past several years, I have been getting together with women who played on my high school basketball team a half-century
- Every September, for the past several years, I have been getting together with women who played on my high school basketball team a half-century
- Improving the lives of Canadians didn’t reward the NDP, but instead benefitted the Liberals. New Democrats have a lot of thinking ahead of them.
- Improving the lives of Canadians didn’t reward the NDP, but instead benefitted the Liberals. New Democrats have a lot of thinking ahead of them.
- Improving the lives of Canadians didn’t reward the NDP, but instead benefitted the Liberals. New Democrats have a lot of thinking ahead of them.
- Experienced MP and current Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia will have to use all his wiles to ensure the fall session does not descend into chaos.
- Experienced MP and current Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia will have to use all his wiles to ensure the fall session does not descend into chaos.
- Experienced MP and current Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia will have to use all his wiles to ensure the fall session does not descend into chaos.
- If Pierre Poilievre does not soften his sharp edges and move to the centre, he stands zero chance of gaining support of most Canadians,
- If Pierre Poilievre does not soften his sharp edges and move to the centre, he stands zero chance of gaining support of most Canadians,
- If Pierre Poilievre does not soften his sharp edges and move to the centre, he stands zero chance of gaining support of most Canadians,
- Trump is truly delusional enough to believe he could end the war in a single day. He has repeated that enough times. But in reality, if
- Trump is truly delusional enough to believe he could end the war in a single day. He has repeated that enough times. But in reality, if
- Trump is truly delusional enough to believe he could end the war in a single day. He has repeated that enough times. But in reality, if
- The prime minister is playing defence, by making sure that tariff-affected industries have cushions in place to protect Canadian jobs. Various ministers are travelling
- The prime minister is playing defence, by making sure that tariff-affected industries have cushions in place to protect Canadian jobs. Various ministers are travelling
- The prime minister is playing defence, by making sure that tariff-affected industries have cushions in place to protect Canadian jobs. Various ministers are travelling
- The world cannot turn a blind eye to the struggle for survival that has been faced by ordinary Palestinians who were not involved in
- The world cannot turn a blind eye to the struggle for survival that has been faced by ordinary Palestinians who were not involved in
- The world cannot turn a blind eye to the struggle for survival that has been faced by ordinary Palestinians who were not involved in
- OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to learn a valuable lesson from the last scandal that almost buried his government. The agonizing internal bleed caused
- OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to learn a valuable lesson from the last scandal that almost buried his government. The agonizing internal bleed caused
- OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to learn a valuable lesson from the last scandal that almost buried his government. The agonizing internal bleed caused
- OTTAWA—By the time this column is published, Finance Minister Bill Morneau could well be toast. In the best-case scenario, he will have decided to
- OTTAWA—By the time this column is published, Finance Minister Bill Morneau could well be toast. In the best-case scenario, he will have decided to
- OTTAWA—By the time this column is published, Finance Minister Bill Morneau could well be toast. In the best-case scenario, he will have decided to
- OTTAWA—Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet is the latest victim of social media internet justice. Twenty-one-year-old anonymous allegations surfaced last week against Blanchet, accusing him
- OTTAWA—Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet is the latest victim of social media internet justice. Twenty-one-year-old anonymous allegations surfaced last week against Blanchet, accusing him
- OTTAWA—Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet is the latest victim of social media internet justice. Twenty-one-year-old anonymous allegations surfaced last week against Blanchet, accusing him
- OTTAWA—The Paris runway just featured virtual models. The good news was that they looked a little heavier than usual because the camera has a
- OTTAWA—The Paris runway just featured virtual models. The good news was that they looked a little heavier than usual because the camera has a
- OTTAWA—The Paris runway just featured virtual models. The good news was that they looked a little heavier than usual because the camera has a
- OTTAWA—The COVID-19 political bump has bounced the Liberals back into majority government territory. That is quite a comeback from a time when the party
- OTTAWA—The COVID-19 political bump has bounced the Liberals back into majority government territory. That is quite a comeback from a time when the party
- OTTAWA—The COVID-19 political bump has bounced the Liberals back into majority government territory. That is quite a comeback from a time when the party
- OTTAWA—The internal warfare in the Conservative leadership is heating up. Accusations of espionage surfaced last week when an unnamed student employee of Erin O’Toole
- OTTAWA—The internal warfare in the Conservative leadership is heating up. Accusations of espionage surfaced last week when an unnamed student employee of Erin O’Toole
- OTTAWA—The internal warfare in the Conservative leadership is heating up. Accusations of espionage surfaced last week when an unnamed student employee of Erin O’Toole
- OTTAWA—The bad news is that Canada lost its second bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council. The good news is that
- OTTAWA—The bad news is that Canada lost its second bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council. The good news is that
- OTTAWA—The bad news is that Canada lost its second bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council. The good news is that
- OTTAWA—The Liberal COVID-fighting honeymoon is over. Last week two fatal blows were delivered. One came from the opposition which banded together to derail tough
- OTTAWA—The Liberal COVID-fighting honeymoon is over. Last week two fatal blows were delivered. One came from the opposition which banded together to derail tough
- OTTAWA—The Liberal COVID-fighting honeymoon is over. Last week two fatal blows were delivered. One came from the opposition which banded together to derail tough
- OTTAWA—Stockwell Day made a costly mistake last week. On a television panel he denied that systemic racism exists in Canada. Day was quickly the
- OTTAWA—Stockwell Day made a costly mistake last week. On a television panel he denied that systemic racism exists in Canada. Day was quickly the
- OTTAWA—Stockwell Day made a costly mistake last week. On a television panel he denied that systemic racism exists in Canada. Day was quickly the
- OTTAWA—Surgical sterility is great for an operating room. But it does not work in the real world. The notion that after almost three months
- OTTAWA—Surgical sterility is great for an operating room. But it does not work in the real world. The notion that after almost three months
- OTTAWA—Surgical sterility is great for an operating room. But it does not work in the real world. The notion that after almost three months
