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Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 12, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. This is the year that Trump and the GOP face a reckoning—the November mid-term elections. After a year of chaotic and calamitous governing, judgment day is fast approaching, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the White House/photographer Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 12, 2026
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 12, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. This is the year that Trump and the GOP face a reckoning—the November mid-term elections. After a year of chaotic and calamitous governing, judgment day is fast approaching, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the White House/photographer Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 22, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from members of the media aboard Air Force One en route to Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, for a rally on the economy on Dec. 9, 2025. Official White House photograph by Molly Riley
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 22, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 22, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from members of the media aboard Air Force One en route to Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, for a rally on the economy on Dec. 9, 2025. Official White House photograph by Molly Riley
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 15, 2025
If U.S. President Donald Trump were Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol', then he should pay close attention to the three ghosts of Christmas, writes Michael Harris. Image courtesy of Pixabay/Tiburi
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 15, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 15, 2025
If U.S. President Donald Trump were Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol', then he should pay close attention to the three ghosts of Christmas, writes Michael Harris. Image courtesy of Pixabay/Tiburi
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 8, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. What America is offering the world under Trump’s administration is neither admirable, inspirational, nor defensible, writes Michael Harris. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 8, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 8, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. What America is offering the world under Trump’s administration is neither admirable, inspirational, nor defensible, writes Michael Harris. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 1, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 1, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 1, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 24, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, hosted talks with Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 19, and defended the prince over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Photographs courtesy of Wikipedia Commons/Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 24, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 24, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, hosted talks with Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 19, and defended the prince over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Photographs courtesy of Wikipedia Commons/Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 17, 2025
Jeffrey Epstein, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 17, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 17, 2025
Jeffrey Epstein, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 10, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Chris d'Entremont, who crossed the floor from the Conservatives to the Liberals on Nov. 4, the same day the budget was released in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Stuart Benson
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 10, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 10, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Chris d'Entremont, who crossed the floor from the Conservatives to the Liberals on Nov. 4, the same day the budget was released in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Stuart Benson
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 3, 2025
Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan, pictured in 1987 in his anti-tariff address which was used in Doug Ford's ad, and U.S. President Donald Trump. Screen images courtesy NBC News
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 3, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 3, 2025
Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan, pictured in 1987 in his anti-tariff address which was used in Doug Ford's ad, and U.S. President Donald Trump. Screen images courtesy NBC News
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 10, 2025. It is pretty much a political platitude these days to say that Canada must diversify its trading partners, rather than continue with a dangerous economic reliance on the United States, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 20, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 10, 2025. It is pretty much a political platitude these days to say that Canada must diversify its trading partners, rather than continue with a dangerous economic reliance on the United States, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 13, 2025
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Sept. 29, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographs
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 13, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 13, 2025
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Sept. 29, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographs
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 6, 2025
Despite Canadians’ grave, enduring doubts about Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney's upcoming budget could work to his advantage. The pre-budget speculation has focused on two politically volatile issues: the nature of cuts the government will impose, and the size of the federal deficit, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 6, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 6, 2025
Despite Canadians’ grave, enduring doubts about Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney's upcoming budget could work to his advantage. The pre-budget speculation has focused on two politically volatile issues: the nature of cuts the government will impose, and the size of the federal deficit, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on May 6, 2025. It's possible that Trump’s lies, eccentricities, and dubious policies stem from a malignant narcissist’s ego. But there's another possibility and it was raised by health-care professionals in a letter to The New York Times, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Daniel Torok, official White House photographer
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 29, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on May 6, 2025. It's possible that Trump’s lies, eccentricities, and dubious policies stem from a malignant narcissist’s ego. But there's another possibility and it was raised by health-care professionals in a letter to The New York Times, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Daniel Torok, official White House photographer
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 22, 2025
Late-night American comedians Stephen Colbert, left, and Jimmy Kimmel each have been cancelled. Colbert was dumped by CBS because of costs, it said, and Kimmel was cut by ABC last week after making comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk. Donald Trump is now going after Jimmy Fallon and Seth Myers, USA Today reported last week. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 22, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 22, 2025
Late-night American comedians Stephen Colbert, left, and Jimmy Kimmel each have been cancelled. Colbert was dumped by CBS because of costs, it said, and Kimmel was cut by ABC last week after making comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk. Donald Trump is now going after Jimmy Fallon and Seth Myers, USA Today reported last week. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 15, 2025
Even when he was lamenting Charlie Kirk’s murder and posthumously singing his praises, U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured addressing the nation on Sept. 11, 2025, couldn’t help turning it into a bitter, partisan moment, writes Michael Harris. Image courtesy of the White House
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 15, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 15, 2025
Even when he was lamenting Charlie Kirk’s murder and posthumously singing his praises, U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured addressing the nation on Sept. 11, 2025, couldn’t help turning it into a bitter, partisan moment, writes Michael Harris. Image courtesy of the White House
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 8, 2025
Donald Trump
There is mounting evidence that the MAGA movement, encouraged by U.S. President Donald Trump, is "headed to hell in a handbasket," writes Michael Harris. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 8, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 8, 2025
Donald Trump
There is mounting evidence that the MAGA movement, encouraged by U.S. President Donald Trump, is "headed to hell in a handbasket," writes Michael Harris. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 1, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump is a hypocrite who has abused the authority of his office—and even authority he doesn't actually have—to increase his own wealth and power, writes Michael Harris. Official White House Photo by Molly Riley via Flickr
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 1, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 1, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump is a hypocrite who has abused the authority of his office—and even authority he doesn't actually have—to increase his own wealth and power, writes Michael Harris. Official White House Photo by Molly Riley via Flickr
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 18, 2025
Should Benjamin Netanyahu proceed with his takeover of Gaza, there is a diplomatic card that could be played. At the minimum, ambassadors to Israel could be recalled. At the maximum, countries could suspend diplomatic relations, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 18, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 18, 2025
Should Benjamin Netanyahu proceed with his takeover of Gaza, there is a diplomatic card that could be played. At the minimum, ambassadors to Israel could be recalled. At the maximum, countries could suspend diplomatic relations, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 11, 2025
President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the West Wing entrance of the White House on May 6, 2025. Trump not only lies with frightening regularity, but he also never shows the remorse that other presidential liars have exhibited, Michael Harris writes. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House photograph
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 11, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 11, 2025
President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the West Wing entrance of the White House on May 6, 2025. Trump not only lies with frightening regularity, but he also never shows the remorse that other presidential liars have exhibited, Michael Harris writes. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House photograph
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, left, holds a press conference in the National Press Theatre on July 30, 2025, where he announced that Canada plans to recognize the Palestinian state in September if the Palestinian Authority agrees to certain conditions, including holding an election in 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 4, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, left, holds a press conference in the National Press Theatre on July 30, 2025, where he announced that Canada plans to recognize the Palestinian state in September if the Palestinian Authority agrees to certain conditions, including holding an election in 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 28, 2025
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured July 18, 2025, after signing The Genius Act, in the White House. The Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking scandal is rocking not just the presidency, it has opened an unprecedented  split in the MAGA movement itself, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 28, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 28, 2025
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured July 18, 2025, after signing The Genius Act, in the White House. The Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking scandal is rocking not just the presidency, it has opened an unprecedented  split in the MAGA movement itself, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 21, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured signing an executive order in the Oval Office on April 23, 2025, has built a modern-day American concentration camp, Alligator Alcatraz, in the Florida Everglades, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer Molly Riley via Flickr
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 21, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 21, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured signing an executive order in the Oval Office on April 23, 2025, has built a modern-day American concentration camp, Alligator Alcatraz, in the Florida Everglades, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer Molly Riley via Flickr
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 30, 2025
If tolerance of others sets Canadians apart from Americans like U.S. President Donald Trump, this country’s national priorities also have a story to tell, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 30, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 30, 2025
If tolerance of others sets Canadians apart from Americans like U.S. President Donald Trump, this country’s national priorities also have a story to tell, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. The only question that remains about Trump's presidency is how much damage it can do to the U.S. and the world before it is over, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 23, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. The only question that remains about Trump's presidency is how much damage it can do to the U.S. and the world before it is over, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 16, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump deployed 700 Marines to Los Angeles in reaction to protests against his immigration raids. That is in addition to his federalizing thousands of California National Guard members for the same purpose. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 16, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 16, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump deployed 700 Marines to Los Angeles in reaction to protests against his immigration raids. That is in addition to his federalizing thousands of California National Guard members for the same purpose. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 14, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly lied about the threat that COVID-19 poses to the public. Photograph by Andrea Hanks, courtesy of the White House
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 14, 2020
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 14, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly lied about the threat that COVID-19 poses to the public. Photograph by Andrea Hanks, courtesy of the White House
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 7, 2020
Erin O’Toole, then the Conservative foreign affairs critic, pictured with Conservative MP Luc Berthold holding a press conference in December, 2019. Now the Conservative Party Leader, Mr. O'Toole has promised to wipe out the federal deficit in a decade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 7, 2020
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 7, 2020
Erin O’Toole, then the Conservative foreign affairs critic, pictured with Conservative MP Luc Berthold holding a press conference in December, 2019. Now the Conservative Party Leader, Mr. O'Toole has promised to wipe out the federal deficit in a decade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 31, 2020
After campaigning for the party leadership as a 'true blue' conservative, Tory Leader Erin O'Toole is promising to make the party more welcoming to non-traditional conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 31, 2020
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 31, 2020
After campaigning for the party leadership as a 'true blue' conservative, Tory Leader Erin O'Toole is promising to make the party more welcoming to non-traditional conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 24, 2020
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre is his party’s finance critic, responsible for scrutinizing government spending during the COVID-19 pandemic. Canadians are still broadly supportive of big government spending to keep the economy afloat, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 24, 2020
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 24, 2020
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre is his party’s finance critic, responsible for scrutinizing government spending during the COVID-19 pandemic. Canadians are still broadly supportive of big government spending to keep the economy afloat, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 17, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, PM's chief of staff Katie Telford, Finance Minister Bill Morneau, Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 17, 2020
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 17, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, PM's chief of staff Katie Telford, Finance Minister Bill Morneau, Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 10, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 18, 2020, speaking to reporters from the Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. When the bureaucracy returned with the same recommendation, Mr. Trudeau followed it, even voted for it in cabinet. The program was endorsed by cabinet on May 22. It was so flawed, the whole thing lasted barely a week as a government program. It remains to be seen how long it will last as a 'scandal,' writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 10, 2020
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 10, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 18, 2020, speaking to reporters from the Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. When the bureaucracy returned with the same recommendation, Mr. Trudeau followed it, even voted for it in cabinet. The program was endorsed by cabinet on May 22. It was so flawed, the whole thing lasted barely a week as a government program. It remains to be seen how long it will last as a 'scandal,' writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 3, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured July 30, 2020, testifying virtually before the House Finance Committee. The WE 'scandal' hasn’t got the firepower to take out the PM, or trigger a mutiny in the ranks. If the opposition’s best punch is a damning report from the ethics commissioner (and they might well get one in the WE affair), we already have the evidence of how little that means, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 3, 2020
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 3, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured July 30, 2020, testifying virtually before the House Finance Committee. The WE 'scandal' hasn’t got the firepower to take out the PM, or trigger a mutiny in the ranks. If the opposition’s best punch is a damning report from the ethics commissioner (and they might well get one in the WE affair), we already have the evidence of how little that means, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 27, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at his daily press conference at the Rideau Cottage June 4, 2020. Canada’s salesman of hope, the man on the top of the political wedding cake, is learning that Camelot has a way of turning into a seedy tenement building as time goes by, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 27, 2020
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 27, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at his daily press conference at the Rideau Cottage June 4, 2020. Canada’s salesman of hope, the man on the top of the political wedding cake, is learning that Camelot has a way of turning into a seedy tenement building as time goes by, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 20, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 18, 2020, speaking to reporters from his home at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. For the foreseeable future, the political opposition and the ethics commissioner will conduct a painstaking autopsy on this now dead $900-million sole-sourced program. That is bad news for the PM, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 20, 2020
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 20, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 18, 2020, speaking to reporters from his home at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. For the foreseeable future, the political opposition and the ethics commissioner will conduct a painstaking autopsy on this now dead $900-million sole-sourced program. That is bad news for the PM, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 13, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has already borrowed hundreds of billions of dollars to send to Canadians and businesses harmed by public lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. No one knows how long the virus will remain a threat to public safety. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 13, 2020
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 13, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has already borrowed hundreds of billions of dollars to send to Canadians and businesses harmed by public lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. No one knows how long the virus will remain a threat to public safety. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade