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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 | June 9, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on March 21, 2025, making an announcement at LiUNA local 527 training centre in Nepean, Ont., to support training 350,000 new trades workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 9, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 9, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on March 21, 2025, making an announcement at LiUNA local 527 training centre in Nepean, Ont., to support training 350,000 new trades workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House on May 6, 2025. The recent royal visit engaged Canadians, and reminded the Orange One that Canada is very much a real country, a fully sovereign nation under a constitutional monarchy, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 2, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House on May 6, 2025. The recent royal visit engaged Canadians, and reminded the Orange One that Canada is very much a real country, a fully sovereign nation under a constitutional monarchy, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 26, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. To Canada’s everlasting credit, Carney—in concert with other world leaders from the U.K. and France—injected a little Gandhi conscience into the ascendancy of violence in our world, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 26, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 26, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. To Canada’s everlasting credit, Carney—in concert with other world leaders from the U.K. and France—injected a little Gandhi conscience into the ascendancy of violence in our world, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 19, 2025
U.S. Donald Trump accepted a $400-million jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar last week, even though he insists it was a gift to the Pentagon. What people don’t know, and probably never will, is what the other half of the exchange might have been, writes Michael Harris.   Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 19, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 19, 2025
U.S. Donald Trump accepted a $400-million jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar last week, even though he insists it was a gift to the Pentagon. What people don’t know, and probably never will, is what the other half of the exchange might have been, writes Michael Harris.   Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Carney will find that it's one thing to deliver a speech, but delivering on promises is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Carney will find that it's one thing to deliver a speech, but delivering on promises is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 28, 2025
Mark Carney
If the polls are right, and Liberal Leader Mark Carney emerges victorious on April 28, it would be a remarkable outcome after the Trudeau era, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 28, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 28, 2025
Mark Carney
If the polls are right, and Liberal Leader Mark Carney emerges victorious on April 28, it would be a remarkable outcome after the Trudeau era, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 21, 2025
Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy, pictured, said he has worn out two pairs of sneakers in the process of knocking on 15,000 doors in Carleton, Ont. He's running against powerhouse Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was first elected in the riding in 2004.    Photograph courtesy of X/Bruce Fanjoy
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 21, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 21, 2025
Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy, pictured, said he has worn out two pairs of sneakers in the process of knocking on 15,000 doors in Carleton, Ont. He's running against powerhouse Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was first elected in the riding in 2004.    Photograph courtesy of X/Bruce Fanjoy
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 14, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Carney understands that Canada needs to reinvent itself as a self-sufficient country, allied to new trading partners who share our values, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 14, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 14, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Carney understands that Canada needs to reinvent itself as a self-sufficient country, allied to new trading partners who share our values, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 7, 2025
The song remains the same: Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference on the Hill on April 3, 2025, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement. So the ballot question remains the same in this election. Who is the best candidate to deal with Donald Trump? And the answer remains the same, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 7, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 7, 2025
The song remains the same: Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference on the Hill on April 3, 2025, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement. So the ballot question remains the same in this election. Who is the best candidate to deal with Donald Trump? And the answer remains the same, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 31, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canadians have consistently answered the most pressing issue facing the country the same way: Carney is the better choice to deal with Trump’s tariffs, tantrums, and threats, than any other candidate on offer. Poilievre has made no headway here, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 31, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 31, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canadians have consistently answered the most pressing issue facing the country the same way: Carney is the better choice to deal with Trump’s tariffs, tantrums, and threats, than any other candidate on offer. Poilievre has made no headway here, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured March 4, 2025, on the Hill. Most Canadians want their politicians to deal with the current U.S. president, not play partisan politics while Donald Trump pursues our demise, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 24, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured March 4, 2025, on the Hill. Most Canadians want their politicians to deal with the current U.S. president, not play partisan politics while Donald Trump pursues our demise, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 17, 2025
On paper, Mark Carney, left, has the clear advantage. His talents have been road-tested in the 2008 financial crisis in Canada, and in the turbulence of the post-Brexit period in the U.K. But does he have the retail political skills? Pierre Poilievre has clearly demonstrated his considerable retail political skills, writes Michale Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 17, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 17, 2025
On paper, Mark Carney, left, has the clear advantage. His talents have been road-tested in the 2008 financial crisis in Canada, and in the turbulence of the post-Brexit period in the U.K. But does he have the retail political skills? Pierre Poilievre has clearly demonstrated his considerable retail political skills, writes Michale Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 10, 2025
Justin Trudeau, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured at Mar-a-Lago, Nov. 29, 2024. Tough times may lie ahead for Canadians, but tough times are better than bending the knee to a mendacious con man who somehow lied his way back into the White House, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau's X handle
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 10, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 10, 2025
Justin Trudeau, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured at Mar-a-Lago, Nov. 29, 2024. Tough times may lie ahead for Canadians, but tough times are better than bending the knee to a mendacious con man who somehow lied his way back into the White House, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau's X handle
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
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 6, 2020
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, pictured, and his henchmen, were behind Jamal Khashoggi’s death, the kingdom has indulged in gross lies and closed-door justice to brush off this brutal crime, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin/Flickr
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 6, 2020
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 6, 2020
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, pictured, and his henchmen, were behind Jamal Khashoggi’s death, the kingdom has indulged in gross lies and closed-door justice to brush off this brutal crime, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin/Flickr
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 22, 2020
CPC leadership contenders Peter MacKay, Erin O'Toole, Leslyn Lewis, and Derek Sloan took part in their French and English televised debates on June 17 and June 18 in Toronto. How do you hold a debate in Canada’s other official language when all four candidates would be puzzled by cereal-box French, let alone a real conversation with a real voter from Quebec, asks Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, file photo, and photographs courtesy of Twitter
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 22, 2020
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 22, 2020
CPC leadership contenders Peter MacKay, Erin O'Toole, Leslyn Lewis, and Derek Sloan took part in their French and English televised debates on June 17 and June 18 in Toronto. How do you hold a debate in Canada’s other official language when all four candidates would be puzzled by cereal-box French, let alone a real conversation with a real voter from Quebec, asks Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, file photo, and photographs courtesy of Twitter
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 15, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 11, 2020, in Ottawa. It is true that the Trudeau government has invested an immense amount of money in battling the pandemic. But what would the CPC have done had they been the government? Thrown money at corporations like Donald Trump has in the U.S., and reopen come hell or high water, asks Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 15, 2020
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 15, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 11, 2020, in Ottawa. It is true that the Trudeau government has invested an immense amount of money in battling the pandemic. But what would the CPC have done had they been the government? Thrown money at corporations like Donald Trump has in the U.S., and reopen come hell or high water, asks Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 1, 2020
Whatever happened to the America that was on its feet and in the street over grand causes like civil rights or the Vietnam War? Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 1, 2020
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 1, 2020
Whatever happened to the America that was on its feet and in the street over grand causes like civil rights or the Vietnam War? Image courtesy of Pixabay