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Tim Powers is vice-chairman of Summa Strategies and managing director of Abacus Data. He is a former adviser to Conservative political leaders.

A life worth learning from

  • Given his pedigree, Ken Dryden was arguably the smartest person in every room he ever entered, but he never behaved that way.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 10, 2025
Ken Dryden
Ken Dryden
Even in death, former hockey legend and cabinet minister Ken Dryden makes us think, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

A life worth learning from

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 10, 2025
  • Given his pedigree, Ken Dryden was arguably the smartest person in every room he ever entered, but he never behaved that way.

A life worth learning from

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 10, 2025
  • Given his pedigree, Ken Dryden was arguably the smartest person in every room he ever entered, but he never behaved that way.
Ken Dryden
Even in death, former hockey legend and cabinet minister Ken Dryden makes us think, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The fall political roadmap has plenty of potholes

  • The Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP all need to show signs of life when Parliament resumes.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies. The fall has the potential to be an interesting one, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The fall political roadmap has plenty of potholes

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 3, 2025
  • The Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP all need to show signs of life when Parliament resumes.

The fall political roadmap has plenty of potholes

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 3, 2025
  • The Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP all need to show signs of life when Parliament resumes.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies. The fall has the potential to be an interesting one, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

This year’s Canada Games offer lessons for us all

  • Participants and volunteers in the 2025 Canada Games gave us a great example of what a motivated civil society does for and with each
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 27, 2025
These games represented the best of Canada, not only because of what happened on the pitches, in the pool, or at the track, but because of how competitors from all across the country came together to help each other, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

This year’s Canada Games offer lessons for us all

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 27, 2025
  • Participants and volunteers in the 2025 Canada Games gave us a great example of what a motivated civil society does for and with each

This year’s Canada Games offer lessons for us all

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 27, 2025
  • Participants and volunteers in the 2025 Canada Games gave us a great example of what a motivated civil society does for and with each
These games represented the best of Canada, not only because of what happened on the pitches, in the pool, or at the track, but because of how competitors from all across the country came together to help each other, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Rumours of the death of the political long game have been greatly exaggerated

  • Just in the last week, we have seen three examples of a more-plodding type of politics, proving the old-school has some life in it
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s, centre, July 28 announcement of the Confederation Bridge toll cut is is old-school pork-barrel politics at its best, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Rumours of the death of the political long game have been greatly exaggerated

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 30, 2025
  • Just in the last week, we have seen three examples of a more-plodding type of politics, proving the old-school has some life in it

Rumours of the death of the political long game have been greatly exaggerated

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 30, 2025
  • Just in the last week, we have seen three examples of a more-plodding type of politics, proving the old-school has some life in it
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s, centre, July 28 announcement of the Confederation Bridge toll cut is is old-school pork-barrel politics at its best, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

  • The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 16, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre knows that this—sadly—is when you start building the narrative of Prime Minister Mark Carney as the wealthy, self-interested, effete leader, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 16, 2025
  • The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their

Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 16, 2025
  • The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre knows that this—sadly—is when you start building the narrative of Prime Minister Mark Carney as the wealthy, self-interested, effete leader, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The world could use more like Musgrave

  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
Sharon Musgrave
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservatives, NDP should make the most of the summer recess

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s team is off to a good start, and hoping the honeymoon will eventually end is not enough of a plan
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 25, 2025
Conservatives Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies. The NDP’s biggest challenge over the coming months is figuring out what their leadership race looks like, and who might contest it, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Conservatives, NDP should make the most of the summer recess

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s team is off to a good start, and hoping the honeymoon will eventually end is not enough of a plan

Conservatives, NDP should make the most of the summer recess

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s team is off to a good start, and hoping the honeymoon will eventually end is not enough of a plan
Conservatives Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies. The NDP’s biggest challenge over the coming months is figuring out what their leadership race looks like, and who might contest it, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

  • A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 18, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre may be getting some instructive feedback from the people with whom he is speaking, but there is reportedly some cynicism about the outreach, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 18, 2025
  • A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 18, 2025
  • A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre may be getting some instructive feedback from the people with whom he is speaking, but there is reportedly some cynicism about the outreach, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Carney’s moonshot become cannon fodder?

  • Domestically, the biggest current threat to Mark Carney’s success is tripping over his own heels while trying to keep a blistering pace towards tangible
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is running at an Olympic champion sprinter’s pace to complete his list of tasks, and the public—for now—is giving him all the track he needs, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Carney’s moonshot become cannon fodder?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 11, 2025
  • Domestically, the biggest current threat to Mark Carney’s success is tripping over his own heels while trying to keep a blistering pace towards tangible

Will Carney’s moonshot become cannon fodder?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 11, 2025
  • Domestically, the biggest current threat to Mark Carney’s success is tripping over his own heels while trying to keep a blistering pace towards tangible
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is running at an Olympic champion sprinter’s pace to complete his list of tasks, and the public—for now—is giving him all the track he needs, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Recount survivors displayed grace under political fire

  • The candidates in Terra Nova–The Peninsulas, N.L., put on a great display of what good a political competition should be.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 28, 2025
Conservative MP Jonathan Rowe, left, and Liberal candidate Anthony Germain both demonstrated great class and decency towards each other over the course of their recount ordeal. Photographs courtesy of the the Conservative Party and Liberal Party

Recount survivors displayed grace under political fire

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 28, 2025
  • The candidates in Terra Nova–The Peninsulas, N.L., put on a great display of what good a political competition should be.

Recount survivors displayed grace under political fire

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 28, 2025
  • The candidates in Terra Nova–The Peninsulas, N.L., put on a great display of what good a political competition should be.
Conservative MP Jonathan Rowe, left, and Liberal candidate Anthony Germain both demonstrated great class and decency towards each other over the course of their recount ordeal. Photographs courtesy of the the Conservative Party and Liberal Party

Sport portfolio a bright light during cabinet’s growing pains

  • The feds have seen the opportunity global sports performances provide to advance the country’s reputation, open doors for diplomacy and trade, and boost our
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 21, 2025
Adam van Koeverden
Adam van Koeverden
If the prime minister and Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden lean in here they could produce some big wins from which we’d all benefit, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sport portfolio a bright light during cabinet’s growing pains

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 21, 2025
  • The feds have seen the opportunity global sports performances provide to advance the country’s reputation, open doors for diplomacy and trade, and boost our

Sport portfolio a bright light during cabinet’s growing pains

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 21, 2025
  • The feds have seen the opportunity global sports performances provide to advance the country’s reputation, open doors for diplomacy and trade, and boost our
Adam van Koeverden
If the prime minister and Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden lean in here they could produce some big wins from which we’d all benefit, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party should avoid rushing back into predictable oppositional politics with the same cast of characters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party should avoid rushing back into predictable oppositional politics with the same cast of characters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Is Mark Carney the valium for Canada’s Trump-induced anxiety?

  • OTTAWA—Just before this election began, it was billed as one of—if not the—most consequential of our time. Indeed, it may be, given the threat
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
While the team running Prime Minister Mark Carney’s campaign may deserve credit when all said and done, character and circumstance have played a big role to date—not Liberal strategic brilliance, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Mark Carney the valium for Canada’s Trump-induced anxiety?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 16, 2025
  • OTTAWA—Just before this election began, it was billed as one of—if not the—most consequential of our time. Indeed, it may be, given the threat

Is Mark Carney the valium for Canada’s Trump-induced anxiety?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 16, 2025
  • OTTAWA—Just before this election began, it was billed as one of—if not the—most consequential of our time. Indeed, it may be, given the threat
Mark Carney
While the team running Prime Minister Mark Carney’s campaign may deserve credit when all said and done, character and circumstance have played a big role to date—not Liberal strategic brilliance, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The West wants out? That’s not how this works

  • If you want to see how well breaking things up for the sake of it goes, take a look down south.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 9, 2025
Preston Manning
Preston Manning
Preston Manning’s forecast of national disharmony should the Liberals remain in office seems selfish, and ignores the reality of the human-to-human respect we demonstrate as a nation, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The West wants out? That’s not how this works

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 9, 2025
  • If you want to see how well breaking things up for the sake of it goes, take a look down south.

The West wants out? That’s not how this works

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 9, 2025
  • If you want to see how well breaking things up for the sake of it goes, take a look down south.
Preston Manning
Preston Manning’s forecast of national disharmony should the Liberals remain in office seems selfish, and ignores the reality of the human-to-human respect we demonstrate as a nation, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s predicament: can he wait out the Carney-public puppy love?

  • The force of personality that some found so compelling in the Conservative leader isn’t penetrating to the degree the party now wants as infighting
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 2, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre still has a path to victory, but all of his political polish and pitches are working against him now, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s predicament: can he wait out the Carney-public puppy love?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 2, 2025
  • The force of personality that some found so compelling in the Conservative leader isn’t penetrating to the degree the party now wants as infighting

Poilievre’s predicament: can he wait out the Carney-public puppy love?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 2, 2025
  • The force of personality that some found so compelling in the Conservative leader isn’t penetrating to the degree the party now wants as infighting
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre still has a path to victory, but all of his political polish and pitches are working against him now, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gaming out the first period

  • Some important things could be revealed over the course of the first two weeks of the 45th election campaign.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 26, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump are two factors who may help shape an outcome for this election, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Gaming out the first period

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 26, 2025
  • Some important things could be revealed over the course of the first two weeks of the 45th election campaign.

Gaming out the first period

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 26, 2025
  • Some important things could be revealed over the course of the first two weeks of the 45th election campaign.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump are two factors who may help shape an outcome for this election, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

As the pendulum swings, Tories should be ready to pivot

  • The Conservative leader need not be who he isn’t, but he might want to show and talk more about where he would take Canada
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 19, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is a skilled politician with smart, able advisers who must see that the field they set to win the 2025 election is not the one where the current game is being played, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As the pendulum swings, Tories should be ready to pivot

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 19, 2025
  • The Conservative leader need not be who he isn’t, but he might want to show and talk more about where he would take Canada

As the pendulum swings, Tories should be ready to pivot

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 19, 2025
  • The Conservative leader need not be who he isn’t, but he might want to show and talk more about where he would take Canada
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is a skilled politician with smart, able advisers who must see that the field they set to win the 2025 election is not the one where the current game is being played, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Furey has the right prescription for politics

  • Premier Andrew Furey’s tenure in provincial politics featured decency as the hallmark of his approach.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 5, 2025
Andrew Furey
Andrew Furey
There are capable people putting their hand up to succeed Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, but his service won’t be forgotten, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Furey has the right prescription for politics

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 5, 2025
  • Premier Andrew Furey’s tenure in provincial politics featured decency as the hallmark of his approach.

Furey has the right prescription for politics

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 5, 2025
  • Premier Andrew Furey’s tenure in provincial politics featured decency as the hallmark of his approach.
Andrew Furey
There are capable people putting their hand up to succeed Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, but his service won’t be forgotten, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Investing in sport an open net for boosting bilateral relations

  • Success in sport has currency, particularly for a president who has a simple application for winners and losers.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 26, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump likes winners, so let’s use sports to Canada’s global benefit, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/NHL

Investing in sport an open net for boosting bilateral relations

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 26, 2025
  • Success in sport has currency, particularly for a president who has a simple application for winners and losers.

Investing in sport an open net for boosting bilateral relations

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 26, 2025
  • Success in sport has currency, particularly for a president who has a simple application for winners and losers.
U.S. President Donald Trump likes winners, so let’s use sports to Canada’s global benefit, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/NHL

Don’t count your ballot-box questions before they’ve hatched

  • Despite the best efforts of political parties, aided by media narratives, one simple question doesn’t influence the entirety of the electorate.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 12, 2025
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland has positioned herself as being the best foil for the U.S. president, but that may be too premature a posture, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t count your ballot-box questions before they’ve hatched

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 12, 2025
  • Despite the best efforts of political parties, aided by media narratives, one simple question doesn’t influence the entirety of the electorate.

Don’t count your ballot-box questions before they’ve hatched

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 12, 2025
  • Despite the best efforts of political parties, aided by media narratives, one simple question doesn’t influence the entirety of the electorate.
Chrystia Freeland
Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland has positioned herself as being the best foil for the U.S. president, but that may be too premature a posture, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The inconceivable transformation of Chrystia Freeland

  • With revolutionary zeal, or poor driving skills, Freeland has done what other politicians rarely do: she has driven the bus over herself.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 29, 2025
Chrystia Freeland's rebrand may be liberating for her and her supporters, but for a politician whose cornerstone was credibility, her political currency is evaporating, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The inconceivable transformation of Chrystia Freeland

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 29, 2025
  • With revolutionary zeal, or poor driving skills, Freeland has done what other politicians rarely do: she has driven the bus over herself.

The inconceivable transformation of Chrystia Freeland

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 29, 2025
  • With revolutionary zeal, or poor driving skills, Freeland has done what other politicians rarely do: she has driven the bus over herself.
Chrystia Freeland's rebrand may be liberating for her and her supporters, but for a politician whose cornerstone was credibility, her political currency is evaporating, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Grits’ grasping for anti-Trump bonafides a ‘hail Mary’ tactic in leadership race

  • The push by the main candidates to make the U.S. president the Canadian campaign issue is the one you choose when there’s nothing else
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 22, 2025
There’s a determined effort from Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, left, Chrystia Freeland, and Karina Gould to define the national ballot question as who is best able to deal with United States President Donald Trump, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Grits’ grasping for anti-Trump bonafides a ‘hail Mary’ tactic in leadership race

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 22, 2025
  • The push by the main candidates to make the U.S. president the Canadian campaign issue is the one you choose when there’s nothing else

Grits’ grasping for anti-Trump bonafides a ‘hail Mary’ tactic in leadership race

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 22, 2025
  • The push by the main candidates to make the U.S. president the Canadian campaign issue is the one you choose when there’s nothing else
There’s a determined effort from Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, left, Chrystia Freeland, and Karina Gould to define the national ballot question as who is best able to deal with United States President Donald Trump, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

New year, new anxieties

  • There is being angry, and wanting change to something better—and then there is the place in which we now find ourselves.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 15, 2025
Amid the ongoing chaos, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, went to Florida to meet with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort, also joined by Kevin O’Leary. Photograph courtesy of X/ABDanielleSmith

New year, new anxieties

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 15, 2025
  • There is being angry, and wanting change to something better—and then there is the place in which we now find ourselves.

New year, new anxieties

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 15, 2025
  • There is being angry, and wanting change to something better—and then there is the place in which we now find ourselves.
Amid the ongoing chaos, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, went to Florida to meet with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort, also joined by Kevin O’Leary. Photograph courtesy of X/ABDanielleSmith

Trudeau has lost the room

  • Chrystia Freeland gave us all a valuable lesson on what happens when you lose the support of your star players.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 18, 2024
Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland
Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and then-finance minister Chrystia Freeland present the 2024 budget on April 16. Freeland's resignation has wobbled Trudeau's government and his leadership to the point that it might not be redeemable, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau has lost the room

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 18, 2024
  • Chrystia Freeland gave us all a valuable lesson on what happens when you lose the support of your star players.

Trudeau has lost the room

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 18, 2024
  • Chrystia Freeland gave us all a valuable lesson on what happens when you lose the support of your star players.
Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and then-finance minister Chrystia Freeland present the 2024 budget on April 16. Freeland's resignation has wobbled Trudeau's government and his leadership to the point that it might not be redeemable, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Waiting to exhale

  • While the government certainly has the right to try to extend its useful life until October 2025, Canadians might like to hit the reset
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 11, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government screams exhaustion, and this current lethargy is crippling, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Waiting to exhale

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 11, 2024
  • While the government certainly has the right to try to extend its useful life until October 2025, Canadians might like to hit the reset

Waiting to exhale

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 11, 2024
  • While the government certainly has the right to try to extend its useful life until October 2025, Canadians might like to hit the reset
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government screams exhaustion, and this current lethargy is crippling, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Canadians buy the Liberals’ self-interested survival plan?

  • The Liberal government is well past the point of hoping that sprinkling a few bucks here and there will fix what ails both them
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 27, 2024
Ya’ara Saks
Ya’ara Saks
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks, centre, speaks at an announcement about the government’s sales tax holiday on essential items at Sherwood Deli in Ottawa on Nov. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Canadians buy the Liberals’ self-interested survival plan?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 27, 2024
  • The Liberal government is well past the point of hoping that sprinkling a few bucks here and there will fix what ails both them

Will Canadians buy the Liberals’ self-interested survival plan?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 27, 2024
  • The Liberal government is well past the point of hoping that sprinkling a few bucks here and there will fix what ails both them
Ya’ara Saks
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks, centre, speaks at an announcement about the government’s sales tax holiday on essential items at Sherwood Deli in Ottawa on Nov. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Liberal nomination process: so much for openness and transparency

  • OTTAWA—Old habits die hard. Witness the Liberal Party of Canada’s nomination process, if you can call it that, in Markham-Thornhill, Ont. where a former
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 8, 2017
The prime minister and Liberal leadership should have just straight-up said: 'We want Mary Ng to replace John McCallum,' argues Tim Powers. Ms. Ng, pictured, won her party's nomination for Markham-Thornhill, Ont. on March 4. Mary Ng Twitter account photograph

Liberal nomination process: so much for openness and transparency

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 8, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Old habits die hard. Witness the Liberal Party of Canada’s nomination process, if you can call it that, in Markham-Thornhill, Ont. where a former

Liberal nomination process: so much for openness and transparency

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 8, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Old habits die hard. Witness the Liberal Party of Canada’s nomination process, if you can call it that, in Markham-Thornhill, Ont. where a former
The prime minister and Liberal leadership should have just straight-up said: 'We want Mary Ng to replace John McCallum,' argues Tim Powers. Ms. Ng, pictured, won her party's nomination for Markham-Thornhill, Ont. on March 4. Mary Ng Twitter account photograph

Conservative leadership debates: it’s not all about you, Kevin

  • OTTAWA—The official leadership debates of the Conservative Party of Canada have been pretty lame thus far, in that there is no debate. However, as
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 1, 2017
Kevin O'Leary speaks at the Manning Centre Conservative Party leadership debate on Feb. 24 in Ottawa. Mr. O'Leary said he preferred the Manning Centre debate format, but the party refused to switch to it from its established process for the Feb. 28 Edmonton debate, so he bowed out. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservative leadership debates: it’s not all about you, Kevin

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 1, 2017
  • OTTAWA—The official leadership debates of the Conservative Party of Canada have been pretty lame thus far, in that there is no debate. However, as

Conservative leadership debates: it’s not all about you, Kevin

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 1, 2017
  • OTTAWA—The official leadership debates of the Conservative Party of Canada have been pretty lame thus far, in that there is no debate. However, as
Kevin O'Leary speaks at the Manning Centre Conservative Party leadership debate on Feb. 24 in Ottawa. Mr. O'Leary said he preferred the Manning Centre debate format, but the party refused to switch to it from its established process for the Feb. 28 Edmonton debate, so he bowed out. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The good and bad of family dynasties in politics

  • OTTAWA—While elements of the American and British electorate seem repulsed by elites in politics and empowered by their rejection the Canadian environment is still
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 22, 2017
Ches Crosbie, top left, and, counterclockwise from bottom left, his father and former cabinet minister John Crosbie, pictured in 1983; Toronto city councillor Mike Layton; his father, former NDP leader and Toronto city councillor Jack Layton; former NDP MP Bill Blaikie; and his daughter, former NDP president Rebecca Blaikie. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, and courtesy of chescrosbie.ca and Alasdair Roberts

The good and bad of family dynasties in politics

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 22, 2017
  • OTTAWA—While elements of the American and British electorate seem repulsed by elites in politics and empowered by their rejection the Canadian environment is still

The good and bad of family dynasties in politics

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 22, 2017
  • OTTAWA—While elements of the American and British electorate seem repulsed by elites in politics and empowered by their rejection the Canadian environment is still
Ches Crosbie, top left, and, counterclockwise from bottom left, his father and former cabinet minister John Crosbie, pictured in 1983; Toronto city councillor Mike Layton; his father, former NDP leader and Toronto city councillor Jack Layton; former NDP MP Bill Blaikie; and his daughter, former NDP president Rebecca Blaikie. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, and courtesy of chescrosbie.ca and Alasdair Roberts

The perils of political hypocrisy

  • OTTAWA—Hypocrisy is alive and well in our body politic. Is it any wonder carnival-barking outsiders like Kevin O’Leary get so much attention? By simply
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 15, 2017
In herself being hosted on vacation by a wealthy businessman, Rona Ambrose, leader of the official opposition Conservatives, has imposed political limitations on her party’s critique of the prime minister’s lifestyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The perils of political hypocrisy

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 15, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Hypocrisy is alive and well in our body politic. Is it any wonder carnival-barking outsiders like Kevin O’Leary get so much attention? By simply

The perils of political hypocrisy

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 15, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Hypocrisy is alive and well in our body politic. Is it any wonder carnival-barking outsiders like Kevin O’Leary get so much attention? By simply
In herself being hosted on vacation by a wealthy businessman, Rona Ambrose, leader of the official opposition Conservatives, has imposed political limitations on her party’s critique of the prime minister’s lifestyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals have no one else to blame for bungled electoral reform

  • It is hard for me to start foaming at the mouth over Justin Trudeau’s broken promise on electoral reform. I never actually believed that
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 8, 2017
NDP MP Nathan Cullen, his party's electoral reform critic, has blasted the government for breaking its promise to change Canada's electoral system, recently calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a 'liar.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Liberals have no one else to blame for bungled electoral reform

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 8, 2017
  • It is hard for me to start foaming at the mouth over Justin Trudeau’s broken promise on electoral reform. I never actually believed that

Liberals have no one else to blame for bungled electoral reform

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 8, 2017
  • It is hard for me to start foaming at the mouth over Justin Trudeau’s broken promise on electoral reform. I never actually believed that
NDP MP Nathan Cullen, his party's electoral reform critic, has blasted the government for breaking its promise to change Canada's electoral system, recently calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a 'liar.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Cashing in on the Trump effect

  • Is there a Canadian opportunity amidst the flurry of executive orders around trade, commerce, and immigration that are coming from President Trump? Being a
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 1, 2017
Canada can play willing host and partner to people and countries alienated by the policies of Donald Trump's White House, writes Tim Powers. Gage Skidmore photograph

Cashing in on the Trump effect

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 1, 2017
  • Is there a Canadian opportunity amidst the flurry of executive orders around trade, commerce, and immigration that are coming from President Trump? Being a

Cashing in on the Trump effect

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 1, 2017
  • Is there a Canadian opportunity amidst the flurry of executive orders around trade, commerce, and immigration that are coming from President Trump? Being a
Canada can play willing host and partner to people and countries alienated by the policies of Donald Trump's White House, writes Tim Powers. Gage Skidmore photograph

With Trump and O’Leary, it could be a few long, painful years

  • OTTAWA—It could be a few long, painful years in North American politics with United States President Donald Trump and potential Conservative leader Kevin O’Leary.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 25, 2017
The abrasive in-your-face communications style of potential Conservative leader Kevin O’Leary, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, could wear thin quickly, argues Tim Powers. Photographs courtesy of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Gage Skidmore

With Trump and O’Leary, it could be a few long, painful years

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 25, 2017
  • OTTAWA—It could be a few long, painful years in North American politics with United States President Donald Trump and potential Conservative leader Kevin O’Leary.

With Trump and O’Leary, it could be a few long, painful years

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 25, 2017
  • OTTAWA—It could be a few long, painful years in North American politics with United States President Donald Trump and potential Conservative leader Kevin O’Leary.
The abrasive in-your-face communications style of potential Conservative leader Kevin O’Leary, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, could wear thin quickly, argues Tim Powers. Photographs courtesy of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Gage Skidmore

Of politicians, vacations, and helicopters

  • OTTAWA—Politicians, vacations, and helicopters do not make a comfortable threesome. Now get your mind out of the gutter if somehow you ventured there. Justin
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 18, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, on Parliament Hill in May. Photograph courtesy of the PMO

Of politicians, vacations, and helicopters

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 18, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Politicians, vacations, and helicopters do not make a comfortable threesome. Now get your mind out of the gutter if somehow you ventured there. Justin

Of politicians, vacations, and helicopters

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 18, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Politicians, vacations, and helicopters do not make a comfortable threesome. Now get your mind out of the gutter if somehow you ventured there. Justin
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, on Parliament Hill in May. Photograph courtesy of the PMO

Raitt risks blood in her quest to sink the big fish

  • OTTAWA—Lisa Raitt has gone shark fishing! As someone who grew up in the era of the epic Jaws films, she knows it can be
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 11, 2017
If Lisa Raitt, pictured, can keep driving the narrative that Kevin O’Leary is a threat and she is best placed to deal with him then she might have a path to victory, writes Tim Powers. But it is a big 'if.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Raitt risks blood in her quest to sink the big fish

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 11, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Lisa Raitt has gone shark fishing! As someone who grew up in the era of the epic Jaws films, she knows it can be

Raitt risks blood in her quest to sink the big fish

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 11, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Lisa Raitt has gone shark fishing! As someone who grew up in the era of the epic Jaws films, she knows it can be
If Lisa Raitt, pictured, can keep driving the narrative that Kevin O’Leary is a threat and she is best placed to deal with him then she might have a path to victory, writes Tim Powers. But it is a big 'if.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

A word of advice for Mr. Wonderful

  • Kevin O’Leary, if he does read or study political history, ought to look at the chapter on Michael Ignatieff. Because if the self-described Mr.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 14, 2016
Potential Conservative leadership candidate Kevin O'Leary has a well-known personal brand, but hasn't yet made his mark on the Conservative Party. Photograph courtesy of Valerie Caviness

A word of advice for Mr. Wonderful

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 14, 2016
  • Kevin O’Leary, if he does read or study political history, ought to look at the chapter on Michael Ignatieff. Because if the self-described Mr.

A word of advice for Mr. Wonderful

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 14, 2016
  • Kevin O’Leary, if he does read or study political history, ought to look at the chapter on Michael Ignatieff. Because if the self-described Mr.
Potential Conservative leadership candidate Kevin O'Leary has a well-known personal brand, but hasn't yet made his mark on the Conservative Party. Photograph courtesy of Valerie Caviness

Electoral reform has become that dog turd in the park no one picks up

  • OTTAWA—When it comes to political communications, as in life, you win some and you lose some. Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government won
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 7, 2016
Electoral Reform Committee member and Conservative MP Scott Reid speaks with Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef at a committee meeting in July. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Electoral reform has become that dog turd in the park no one picks up

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 7, 2016
  • OTTAWA—When it comes to political communications, as in life, you win some and you lose some. Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government won

Electoral reform has become that dog turd in the park no one picks up

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 7, 2016
  • OTTAWA—When it comes to political communications, as in life, you win some and you lose some. Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government won
Electoral Reform Committee member and Conservative MP Scott Reid speaks with Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef at a committee meeting in July. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau can’t duck history of Cuba’s revolution

  • Ottawa—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did step into it on the weekend when he heaped more praise than damnation in his statement on the death
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 30, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau sit next to Cuban President Raúl Castro, Fidel's brother, during a visit to Cuba earlier this month. Photograph courtesy of the PMO

Trudeau can’t duck history of Cuba’s revolution

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 30, 2016
  • Ottawa—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did step into it on the weekend when he heaped more praise than damnation in his statement on the death

Trudeau can’t duck history of Cuba’s revolution

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 30, 2016
  • Ottawa—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did step into it on the weekend when he heaped more praise than damnation in his statement on the death
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau sit next to Cuban President Raúl Castro, Fidel's brother, during a visit to Cuba earlier this month. Photograph courtesy of the PMO

Next lobbying commissioner must have teeth and a voice

  • OTTAWA—Karen Shepherd, the federal commissioner of lobbying, announced a number of weeks ago that she wouldn’t seek a second term. To date, the Trudeau
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 23, 2016
Lobbying Commissioner Karen Shepherd, pictured speaking to reporters last month in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Next lobbying commissioner must have teeth and a voice

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 23, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Karen Shepherd, the federal commissioner of lobbying, announced a number of weeks ago that she wouldn’t seek a second term. To date, the Trudeau

Next lobbying commissioner must have teeth and a voice

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 23, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Karen Shepherd, the federal commissioner of lobbying, announced a number of weeks ago that she wouldn’t seek a second term. To date, the Trudeau
Lobbying Commissioner Karen Shepherd, pictured speaking to reporters last month in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Leitch is more Clinton than Trump

  • OTTAWA—Donald Trump is now the president-elect of the United States. Whether you like it or not (I don’t), you have to accept the result.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 16, 2016
You’d be hard pressed to find someone who has spent more time in party politics than Conservative MP and leadership contender Kellie Leitch, argues Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Leitch is more Clinton than Trump

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 16, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Donald Trump is now the president-elect of the United States. Whether you like it or not (I don’t), you have to accept the result.

Leitch is more Clinton than Trump

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 16, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Donald Trump is now the president-elect of the United States. Whether you like it or not (I don’t), you have to accept the result.
You’d be hard pressed to find someone who has spent more time in party politics than Conservative MP and leadership contender Kellie Leitch, argues Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

U.S. election may be over, but anxieties will linger

  • OTTAWA—By the time you read this column the United States will likely have picked a new president, and this long, torturous election season will
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 9, 2016
In Barack Obama’s hometown last weekend, Tim Powers writes that he didn't hear from Chicago residents as many positive comments about a Hillary Clinton win as he thought he would. She is pictured this month in Arizona. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

U.S. election may be over, but anxieties will linger

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 9, 2016
  • OTTAWA—By the time you read this column the United States will likely have picked a new president, and this long, torturous election season will

U.S. election may be over, but anxieties will linger

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 9, 2016
  • OTTAWA—By the time you read this column the United States will likely have picked a new president, and this long, torturous election season will
In Barack Obama’s hometown last weekend, Tim Powers writes that he didn't hear from Chicago residents as many positive comments about a Hillary Clinton win as he thought he would. She is pictured this month in Arizona. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Who would have guessed Senate and innovation could be used in the same sentence?

  • OTTAWA—What may have started as a communications exercise by the Liberals to differentiate themselves from their public opponents on Senate reform has turned very
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 2, 2016
From left, Senators Claudette Tardif, Chantal Petitclerc, and Peter Harder enter the Senate on April 12. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Who would have guessed Senate and innovation could be used in the same sentence?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 2, 2016
  • OTTAWA—What may have started as a communications exercise by the Liberals to differentiate themselves from their public opponents on Senate reform has turned very

Who would have guessed Senate and innovation could be used in the same sentence?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 2, 2016
  • OTTAWA—What may have started as a communications exercise by the Liberals to differentiate themselves from their public opponents on Senate reform has turned very
From left, Senators Claudette Tardif, Chantal Petitclerc, and Peter Harder enter the Senate on April 12. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The Liberals screwed up, but let’s not overestimate the impact of pricey fundraisers

  • OTTAWA—To date, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberals have done a reasonable job of not sounding smug or looking self-interested. But with
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 26, 2016
Finance Minister Bill Morneau has been criticized for meeting privately with donors who paid $1,500 each to attend. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Liberals screwed up, but let’s not overestimate the impact of pricey fundraisers

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 26, 2016
  • OTTAWA—To date, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberals have done a reasonable job of not sounding smug or looking self-interested. But with

The Liberals screwed up, but let’s not overestimate the impact of pricey fundraisers

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 26, 2016
  • OTTAWA—To date, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberals have done a reasonable job of not sounding smug or looking self-interested. But with
Finance Minister Bill Morneau has been criticized for meeting privately with donors who paid $1,500 each to attend. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Raitt an appealing candidate for Conservative leader

  • Lisa Raitt has not yet officially entered the Conservative leadership race, but it all but seems inevitable that she will. She has the most
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 19, 2016
Former Conservative finance critic and transport minister Lisa Raitt could be a strong candidate in a crowded field of Conservative leadership candidates, says Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Raitt an appealing candidate for Conservative leader

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 19, 2016
  • Lisa Raitt has not yet officially entered the Conservative leadership race, but it all but seems inevitable that she will. She has the most

Raitt an appealing candidate for Conservative leader

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 19, 2016
  • Lisa Raitt has not yet officially entered the Conservative leadership race, but it all but seems inevitable that she will. She has the most
Former Conservative finance critic and transport minister Lisa Raitt could be a strong candidate in a crowded field of Conservative leadership candidates, says Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

It can’t be all about you, Donald

  • Two U.S. presidential debates down and Donald Trump, self-described business genius, hasn’t figured out how to innovate to win. If he were half as
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 12, 2016
Donald Trump speaking to supporters at a campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

It can’t be all about you, Donald

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 12, 2016
  • Two U.S. presidential debates down and Donald Trump, self-described business genius, hasn’t figured out how to innovate to win. If he were half as

It can’t be all about you, Donald

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 12, 2016
  • Two U.S. presidential debates down and Donald Trump, self-described business genius, hasn’t figured out how to innovate to win. If he were half as
Donald Trump speaking to supporters at a campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Shit disturbers play well in drab contests. Step forward Brad Trost

  • OTTAWA—Brad Trost the Conservative Member of Parliament from Saskatchewan appears to be having the time of his life in his role as menace-in-chief of
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 5, 2016
Conservative Party leadership contender Brad Trost has picked a fight in recent days with fellow party members Guy Giorno, a former top staffer, and Chris Warkentin, an MP. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Shit disturbers play well in drab contests. Step forward Brad Trost

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 5, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Brad Trost the Conservative Member of Parliament from Saskatchewan appears to be having the time of his life in his role as menace-in-chief of

Shit disturbers play well in drab contests. Step forward Brad Trost

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 5, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Brad Trost the Conservative Member of Parliament from Saskatchewan appears to be having the time of his life in his role as menace-in-chief of
Conservative Party leadership contender Brad Trost has picked a fight in recent days with fellow party members Guy Giorno, a former top staffer, and Chris Warkentin, an MP. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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