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Arthur Milnes

Arthur Milnes, a veteran political speechwriter, is co-editor [with Dr. Sarah K. Gibson] of Canada Transformed: The Speeches of Sir John A. Macdonald, a Canadian bestseller. His next book Canada Always: The Defining Speeches of Sir Wilfrid Laurier will be published by McClelland and Stewart later this year.

‘Without Rosalynn Carter, there would have been no President Carter’

  • The most moving eulogy was not delivered in words. Instead, it was the presence of former president Jimmy Carter, the greatest tribute of all.
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 4, 2023
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter kissing at the Democratic National Convention in New York City, 1976. Photograph courtesy of Picryl

‘Without Rosalynn Carter, there would have been no President Carter’

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 4, 2023
  • The most moving eulogy was not delivered in words. Instead, it was the presence of former president Jimmy Carter, the greatest tribute of all.

‘Without Rosalynn Carter, there would have been no President Carter’

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 4, 2023
  • The most moving eulogy was not delivered in words. Instead, it was the presence of former president Jimmy Carter, the greatest tribute of all.
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter kissing at the Democratic National Convention in New York City, 1976. Photograph courtesy of Picryl

Ibbitson gives Diefenbaker his proper place in history without downgrading Pearson’s legacy

  • In his just-released volume, The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson, and the Making of Modern Canada, John Ibbitson gives the 13th prime minister a fair shake
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | October 23, 2023
John Diefenbaker was prime minister from 1957-1963, followed by Lester B. Pearson from 1963-1968. 'If Pearson walked with ease in the halls of power, Diefenbaker connected with the farmers and small-town merchants and others left outside the inner circle,' writes John Ibbitson in his new book. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Ibbitson gives Diefenbaker his proper place in history without downgrading Pearson’s legacy

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | October 23, 2023
  • In his just-released volume, The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson, and the Making of Modern Canada, John Ibbitson gives the 13th prime minister a fair shake

Ibbitson gives Diefenbaker his proper place in history without downgrading Pearson’s legacy

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | October 23, 2023
  • In his just-released volume, The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson, and the Making of Modern Canada, John Ibbitson gives the 13th prime minister a fair shake
John Diefenbaker was prime minister from 1957-1963, followed by Lester B. Pearson from 1963-1968. 'If Pearson walked with ease in the halls of power, Diefenbaker connected with the farmers and small-town merchants and others left outside the inner circle,' writes John Ibbitson in his new book. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Thirty years ago on June 25, Kim Campbell became Canada’s first, and still only, woman prime minister

  • 'Campbell’s story is proof that you don’t have to win every election in order to change a country,' says former B.C. premier Christy Clark.
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 25, 2023
Kim Campbell, pictured in Ottawa in 2009. 'When she was asked if she was proud to be Canada’s first female prime minister she replied, 'I’d be prouder still to say that I was Canada’s 10th woman prime minister,' says Lisa MacCormack Raitt. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Thirty years ago on June 25, Kim Campbell became Canada’s first, and still only, woman prime minister

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 25, 2023
  • 'Campbell’s story is proof that you don’t have to win every election in order to change a country,' says former B.C. premier Christy Clark.

Thirty years ago on June 25, Kim Campbell became Canada’s first, and still only, woman prime minister

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 25, 2023
  • 'Campbell’s story is proof that you don’t have to win every election in order to change a country,' says former B.C. premier Christy Clark.
Kim Campbell, pictured in Ottawa in 2009. 'When she was asked if she was proud to be Canada’s first female prime minister she replied, 'I’d be prouder still to say that I was Canada’s 10th woman prime minister,' says Lisa MacCormack Raitt. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Canada changed forever 40 years ago when Mulroney was elected party leader at Ottawa convention

  • In June 1983, change was in the air as Tory delegates gathered at the convention in Ottawa. Brian Mulroney went on to win the
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 1, 2023
Former Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney delivered a speech titled, 'The Next Big Thing' for Canada at an event hosted by Canada 2020 in Ottawa on April 9, 2014. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Canada changed forever 40 years ago when Mulroney was elected party leader at Ottawa convention

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 1, 2023
  • In June 1983, change was in the air as Tory delegates gathered at the convention in Ottawa. Brian Mulroney went on to win the

Canada changed forever 40 years ago when Mulroney was elected party leader at Ottawa convention

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 1, 2023
  • In June 1983, change was in the air as Tory delegates gathered at the convention in Ottawa. Brian Mulroney went on to win the
Former Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney delivered a speech titled, 'The Next Big Thing' for Canada at an event hosted by Canada 2020 in Ottawa on April 9, 2014. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Top Canadian political speechwriters rate Biden’s speech to Parliament

  • 'Decent, neighbourly, workmanlike, and almost nostalgically centrist.' Veteran Canadian speechwriters and strategists weigh in on U.S. President Joe Biden's address to Parliament on March
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | March 24, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of his address to Parliament on March 24, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Top Canadian political speechwriters rate Biden’s speech to Parliament

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | March 24, 2023
  • 'Decent, neighbourly, workmanlike, and almost nostalgically centrist.' Veteran Canadian speechwriters and strategists weigh in on U.S. President Joe Biden's address to Parliament on March

Top Canadian political speechwriters rate Biden’s speech to Parliament

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | March 24, 2023
  • 'Decent, neighbourly, workmanlike, and almost nostalgically centrist.' Veteran Canadian speechwriters and strategists weigh in on U.S. President Joe Biden's address to Parliament on March
U.S. President Joe Biden held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of his address to Parliament on March 24, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The night Jimmy Carter slept over at my house

  • Ever since the Carter Center announced that Jimmy Carter, age 98, has chosen hospice care as he faces his final journey, people have been
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 24, 2023
Author and historian Arthur Milnes, left, pictured in 2012 in his kitchen with former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, in his kitchen in Kingston. Photograph courtesy of Arthur Milnes

The night Jimmy Carter slept over at my house

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 24, 2023
  • Ever since the Carter Center announced that Jimmy Carter, age 98, has chosen hospice care as he faces his final journey, people have been

The night Jimmy Carter slept over at my house

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 24, 2023
  • Ever since the Carter Center announced that Jimmy Carter, age 98, has chosen hospice care as he faces his final journey, people have been
Author and historian Arthur Milnes, left, pictured in 2012 in his kitchen with former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, in his kitchen in Kingston. Photograph courtesy of Arthur Milnes

John Turner, up close and personal, including the F-bombs and the booze

  • In John Turner: An Intimate Biography, Steve Paikin shows Turner had a heart built for friendship, across party lines. 
FeatureBY ARTHUR MILNES | December 19, 2022
John Turner, pictured on the Hill back in the 1990s, was first elected to the House in 1962. He practised politics differently, as author Steve Paikin illustrates. Politics for Turner was defined by a mutual respect between partisans which he demonstrated until the day he died in 2020, writes Arthur Milnes. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

John Turner, up close and personal, including the F-bombs and the booze

FeatureBY ARTHUR MILNES | December 19, 2022
  • In John Turner: An Intimate Biography, Steve Paikin shows Turner had a heart built for friendship, across party lines. 

John Turner, up close and personal, including the F-bombs and the booze

FeatureBY ARTHUR MILNES | December 19, 2022
  • In John Turner: An Intimate Biography, Steve Paikin shows Turner had a heart built for friendship, across party lines. 
John Turner, pictured on the Hill back in the 1990s, was first elected to the House in 1962. He practised politics differently, as author Steve Paikin illustrates. Politics for Turner was defined by a mutual respect between partisans which he demonstrated until the day he died in 2020, writes Arthur Milnes. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

A prime minister at 90: political leaders pay tribute to John Turner

  • Prime Minister, party leader, attorney general, reformer, athlete and patriot, Canada’s 17th prime minister, John Napier Turner, turns 90 today. While already a member
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 7, 2019
Former prime minister John Turner, left, former prime minister Paul Martin, middle, and former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty, right, pictured in 2012. The Hill Times file photograph

A prime minister at 90: political leaders pay tribute to John Turner

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 7, 2019
  • Prime Minister, party leader, attorney general, reformer, athlete and patriot, Canada’s 17th prime minister, John Napier Turner, turns 90 today. While already a member

A prime minister at 90: political leaders pay tribute to John Turner

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 7, 2019
  • Prime Minister, party leader, attorney general, reformer, athlete and patriot, Canada’s 17th prime minister, John Napier Turner, turns 90 today. While already a member
Former prime minister John Turner, left, former prime minister Paul Martin, middle, and former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty, right, pictured in 2012. The Hill Times file photograph

150 years of Canadian law: Canada’s former prime ministers weigh in

  • To mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation LexisNexis Canada commissioned Hill Times’ columnist Arthur Milnes of Kingston to research and co-edit—with distinguished academic Heather
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 11, 2017
The Charlottetown Conference Delegate pictured in September 1864. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

150 years of Canadian law: Canada’s former prime ministers weigh in

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 11, 2017
  • To mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation LexisNexis Canada commissioned Hill Times’ columnist Arthur Milnes of Kingston to research and co-edit—with distinguished academic Heather

150 years of Canadian law: Canada’s former prime ministers weigh in

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 11, 2017
  • To mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation LexisNexis Canada commissioned Hill Times’ columnist Arthur Milnes of Kingston to research and co-edit—with distinguished academic Heather
The Charlottetown Conference Delegate pictured in September 1864. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Confederation at 150: judges weigh in

  • To mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation, LexisNexis Canada commissioned The Hill Times’ columnist Arthur Milnes to research and co-edit—with academic Heather MacIvor—their prestigious
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 4, 2017
The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa, pictured in this file photo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Confederation at 150: judges weigh in

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 4, 2017
  • To mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation, LexisNexis Canada commissioned The Hill Times’ columnist Arthur Milnes to research and co-edit—with academic Heather MacIvor—their prestigious

Confederation at 150: judges weigh in

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 4, 2017
  • To mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation, LexisNexis Canada commissioned The Hill Times’ columnist Arthur Milnes to research and co-edit—with academic Heather MacIvor—their prestigious
The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa, pictured in this file photo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Marking the 150th anniversary of the first post-Confederation Parliament

  • In a country that far too often comes up short in honouring its history and those who participate on the front lines of public
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | November 7, 2017
Former prime ministers, clockwise from top left, Joe Clark, Paul Martin, John Turner, and Brian Mulroney were among the politicos in Centre Block on Nov. 6 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first meeting of the first Parliament of Canada that day in 1867. Pool/Reuters photograph by Chris Wattie

Marking the 150th anniversary of the first post-Confederation Parliament

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | November 7, 2017
  • In a country that far too often comes up short in honouring its history and those who participate on the front lines of public

Marking the 150th anniversary of the first post-Confederation Parliament

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | November 7, 2017
  • In a country that far too often comes up short in honouring its history and those who participate on the front lines of public
Former prime ministers, clockwise from top left, Joe Clark, Paul Martin, John Turner, and Brian Mulroney were among the politicos in Centre Block on Nov. 6 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first meeting of the first Parliament of Canada that day in 1867. Pool/Reuters photograph by Chris Wattie

It’s Sir John A. Macdonald Day on Jan. 11, as Canada turns 150

  • KINGSTON, ONT.—In light of the 150th anniversary of Confederation, I took a few hours to review the Confederation debates from 1865. I re-read these
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 9, 2017

It’s Sir John A. Macdonald Day on Jan. 11, as Canada turns 150

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 9, 2017
  • KINGSTON, ONT.—In light of the 150th anniversary of Confederation, I took a few hours to review the Confederation debates from 1865. I re-read these

It’s Sir John A. Macdonald Day on Jan. 11, as Canada turns 150

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 9, 2017
  • KINGSTON, ONT.—In light of the 150th anniversary of Confederation, I took a few hours to review the Confederation debates from 1865. I re-read these

The right stuff: former top PMO staffers talk about Canada’s prime ministers

  • KINGSTON, ONT.—In anticipation of Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s 175th birthday in November Hill Times contributor Arthur Milnes has collected the seventh prime minister’s most important
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | September 12, 2016
Canada Always: The Defining Speeches of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, edited by Arthur Milnes and to be published next month by McClelland & Stewart.

The right stuff: former top PMO staffers talk about Canada’s prime ministers

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | September 12, 2016
  • KINGSTON, ONT.—In anticipation of Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s 175th birthday in November Hill Times contributor Arthur Milnes has collected the seventh prime minister’s most important

The right stuff: former top PMO staffers talk about Canada’s prime ministers

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | September 12, 2016
  • KINGSTON, ONT.—In anticipation of Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s 175th birthday in November Hill Times contributor Arthur Milnes has collected the seventh prime minister’s most important
Canada Always: The Defining Speeches of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, edited by Arthur Milnes and to be published next month by McClelland & Stewart.

As we remember Sir John A. next week, let us not forget another John

  • You really can’t envy the position former Montreal mayor John Abbott found himself in exactly 125-years-ago this week. A corporate lawyer, he also happened
News | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 3, 2016
John Abbott, 1870. Photograph courtesy of Topley/National Archives of Canada.

As we remember Sir John A. next week, let us not forget another John

News | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 3, 2016
  • You really can’t envy the position former Montreal mayor John Abbott found himself in exactly 125-years-ago this week. A corporate lawyer, he also happened

As we remember Sir John A. next week, let us not forget another John

News | BY ARTHUR MILNES | June 3, 2016
  • You really can’t envy the position former Montreal mayor John Abbott found himself in exactly 125-years-ago this week. A corporate lawyer, he also happened
John Abbott, 1870. Photograph courtesy of Topley/National Archives of Canada.
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