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Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump. America is involved in yet another conflict in the Middle East due to a commander-in-chief who proclaimed himself the 'anti-war president,' writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military
U.S. President Donald Trump. America is involved in yet another conflict in the Middle East due to a commander-in-chief who proclaimed himself the 'anti-war president,' writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Loophole Liberals making an ignominious power grab

  • Bill C-5 is environmental racism, which this current government has no problem with committing since it can steamroll any study or assessment that proves
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 18, 2025
Dominic LeBlanc
Dominic LeBlanc
Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc tabled Bill C-5 on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Loophole Liberals making an ignominious power grab

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 18, 2025
  • Bill C-5 is environmental racism, which this current government has no problem with committing since it can steamroll any study or assessment that proves

Loophole Liberals making an ignominious power grab

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 18, 2025
  • Bill C-5 is environmental racism, which this current government has no problem with committing since it can steamroll any study or assessment that proves
Dominic LeBlanc
Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc tabled Bill C-5 on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public safety or public suppression?

  • We are entering into a dystopian future that will not keep us safe—it will keep us compliant.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 11, 2025
The crackdown on recent demonstrations in Los Angeles are an example of what lies down the path to criminalizing protesting that the Canadian government is trying to legislate with Bill C-2, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of NBC News

Public safety or public suppression?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 11, 2025
  • We are entering into a dystopian future that will not keep us safe—it will keep us compliant.

Public safety or public suppression?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 11, 2025
  • We are entering into a dystopian future that will not keep us safe—it will keep us compliant.
The crackdown on recent demonstrations in Los Angeles are an example of what lies down the path to criminalizing protesting that the Canadian government is trying to legislate with Bill C-2, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of NBC News

Don’t let the pink-washing win

  • Corporations hijacked social justice movements to build their social capital, and now they are retreating due to right-wing populism.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 4, 2025
If we are truly committed to celebrating Pride, we must stand for LGBTQ rights, and queer liberation, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let the pink-washing win

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 4, 2025
  • Corporations hijacked social justice movements to build their social capital, and now they are retreating due to right-wing populism.

Don’t let the pink-washing win

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 4, 2025
  • Corporations hijacked social justice movements to build their social capital, and now they are retreating due to right-wing populism.
If we are truly committed to celebrating Pride, we must stand for LGBTQ rights, and queer liberation, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The true election loser? The mainstream press

  • This was an abysmal demonstration of Canadian mainstream journalism perfectly affirming the emperor’s-new-clothes’ approach to their democratic duty.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 30, 2025
For such a consequential vote, the treatment of its substance by Canadian news media left much to be desired, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The true election loser? The mainstream press

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 30, 2025
  • This was an abysmal demonstration of Canadian mainstream journalism perfectly affirming the emperor’s-new-clothes’ approach to their democratic duty.

The true election loser? The mainstream press

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 30, 2025
  • This was an abysmal demonstration of Canadian mainstream journalism perfectly affirming the emperor’s-new-clothes’ approach to their democratic duty.
For such a consequential vote, the treatment of its substance by Canadian news media left much to be desired, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Red-pill populism

  • Conservative politics and its embrace of populism have merged with toxic masculinity for validation in the mainstream.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 16, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s aggressive style, victimization, and constant attack mode of communication attracts young men and repels women, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Red-pill populism

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 16, 2025
  • Conservative politics and its embrace of populism have merged with toxic masculinity for validation in the mainstream.

Red-pill populism

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 16, 2025
  • Conservative politics and its embrace of populism have merged with toxic masculinity for validation in the mainstream.
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s aggressive style, victimization, and constant attack mode of communication attracts young men and repels women, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s chaos is imperialism in a transparent disguise

  • The economy no longer exists to raise standards of living; it is an arm of imperialism's hard power that isn’t restricted to borders.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 9, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Why is U.S. President Donald Trump tanking the economy? So American companies with large cash reserves and foreign sovereign funds can take advantage of investment opportunities, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Trump’s chaos is imperialism in a transparent disguise

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 9, 2025
  • The economy no longer exists to raise standards of living; it is an arm of imperialism's hard power that isn’t restricted to borders.

Trump’s chaos is imperialism in a transparent disguise

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 9, 2025
  • The economy no longer exists to raise standards of living; it is an arm of imperialism's hard power that isn’t restricted to borders.
Donald Trump
Why is U.S. President Donald Trump tanking the economy? So American companies with large cash reserves and foreign sovereign funds can take advantage of investment opportunities, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Are we witnessing the ignominious crumbling of the Conservative citadel?

  • Imagine running the party that effed up a 25-point lead in a matter of two-and-a-half months.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 2, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
The Conservatives were riding the wave of indestructibility ever since Pierre Poilievre’s commanding leadership victory in 2022, but now find themselves tied or behind the Liberals in the polls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Are we witnessing the ignominious crumbling of the Conservative citadel?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 2, 2025
  • Imagine running the party that effed up a 25-point lead in a matter of two-and-a-half months.

Are we witnessing the ignominious crumbling of the Conservative citadel?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 2, 2025
  • Imagine running the party that effed up a 25-point lead in a matter of two-and-a-half months.
Pierre Poilievre
The Conservatives were riding the wave of indestructibility ever since Pierre Poilievre’s commanding leadership victory in 2022, but now find themselves tied or behind the Liberals in the polls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The NDP is dithering on the fringes of survival

  • This election, the NDP is fighting to survive, therefore it can’t do anything for us.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 26, 2025
Jagmeet Singh
Jagmeet Singh
New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh and his party are scared to be the progressive, left-wing champions the country needs, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The NDP is dithering on the fringes of survival

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 26, 2025
  • This election, the NDP is fighting to survive, therefore it can’t do anything for us.

The NDP is dithering on the fringes of survival

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 26, 2025
  • This election, the NDP is fighting to survive, therefore it can’t do anything for us.
Jagmeet Singh
New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh and his party are scared to be the progressive, left-wing champions the country needs, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s cabinet a step backwards in the dark

  • This is a historical pattern that rears up when those who were once marginalized gain representation within the white supremacist social and economic structure.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 19, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first cabinet is a rejection of the commitment to diversity that steered public policy for nine-and-a-half years, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney’s cabinet a step backwards in the dark

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 19, 2025
  • This is a historical pattern that rears up when those who were once marginalized gain representation within the white supremacist social and economic structure.

Carney’s cabinet a step backwards in the dark

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 19, 2025
  • This is a historical pattern that rears up when those who were once marginalized gain representation within the white supremacist social and economic structure.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first cabinet is a rejection of the commitment to diversity that steered public policy for nine-and-a-half years, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Mid Mark Carney may not meet the moment

  • The new Liberal leader is a component of the technocratic elite who got us into this mess of inequality.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 12, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime minister-designate Mark Carney champions of the same neoliberal economics that generationally increased the income inequality that is crushing a lot of Canadians, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mid Mark Carney may not meet the moment

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 12, 2025
  • The new Liberal leader is a component of the technocratic elite who got us into this mess of inequality.

Mid Mark Carney may not meet the moment

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 12, 2025
  • The new Liberal leader is a component of the technocratic elite who got us into this mess of inequality.
Mark Carney
Prime minister-designate Mark Carney champions of the same neoliberal economics that generationally increased the income inequality that is crushing a lot of Canadians, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland isn’t the change we want to see in the world

  • Becoming a Conservative-in-waiting is not the solution to Canada's ills, just like Chrystia Freeland is not the answer.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 5, 2025
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is the Hillary Clinton of Canadian politics, trying to distance herself from the Establishment she championed for nine years, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland isn’t the change we want to see in the world

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 5, 2025
  • Becoming a Conservative-in-waiting is not the solution to Canada's ills, just like Chrystia Freeland is not the answer.

Freeland isn’t the change we want to see in the world

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 5, 2025
  • Becoming a Conservative-in-waiting is not the solution to Canada's ills, just like Chrystia Freeland is not the answer.
Chrystia Freeland
Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is the Hillary Clinton of Canadian politics, trying to distance herself from the Establishment she championed for nine years, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s Uno reverse

  • White people colonizing white people is the western world eating its own tail.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 26, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Tech companies are now our feudal lords, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s words indicate that he will fulfill their mission of global dominance through colonializing the West, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Trump’s Uno reverse

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 26, 2025
  • White people colonizing white people is the western world eating its own tail.

Trump’s Uno reverse

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 26, 2025
  • White people colonizing white people is the western world eating its own tail.
Donald Trump
Tech companies are now our feudal lords, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s words indicate that he will fulfill their mission of global dominance through colonializing the West, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Poilievre is more bark than bite

  • The anti-‘woke’ crusade, the war on journalism, and the cozying up to Shopify are all copies of the U.S. president’s political strategies.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 19, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s best bet was to wedge himself within a divided Canada, hoping to create a schism and run up the middle to electoral victory, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Poilievre is more bark than bite

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 19, 2025
  • The anti-‘woke’ crusade, the war on journalism, and the cozying up to Shopify are all copies of the U.S. president’s political strategies.

Poilievre is more bark than bite

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 19, 2025
  • The anti-‘woke’ crusade, the war on journalism, and the cozying up to Shopify are all copies of the U.S. president’s political strategies.
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s best bet was to wedge himself within a divided Canada, hoping to create a schism and run up the middle to electoral victory, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Breaking down barriers

  • Reducing interprovincial trade barriers is a long-term solution, and not likely to pick up the short-term slack from any potential tariffs.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 5, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s plan includes increasing economic activity among the provinces, but it requires putting a finger on the markets to distort economic gains, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Breaking down barriers

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 5, 2025
  • Reducing interprovincial trade barriers is a long-term solution, and not likely to pick up the short-term slack from any potential tariffs.

Breaking down barriers

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 5, 2025
  • Reducing interprovincial trade barriers is a long-term solution, and not likely to pick up the short-term slack from any potential tariffs.
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s plan includes increasing economic activity among the provinces, but it requires putting a finger on the markets to distort economic gains, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Lessons ignored, voices silenced

  • Judging from today’s political and social environment, we’ve failed to learn the critical lessons from the Holocaust and the hateful Islamophobic attacks on Canadian
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 29, 2025
This week marked both International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia. Unsplash photograph by Carly Hendrickson

Lessons ignored, voices silenced

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 29, 2025
  • Judging from today’s political and social environment, we’ve failed to learn the critical lessons from the Holocaust and the hateful Islamophobic attacks on Canadian

Lessons ignored, voices silenced

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 29, 2025
  • Judging from today’s political and social environment, we’ve failed to learn the critical lessons from the Holocaust and the hateful Islamophobic attacks on Canadian
This week marked both International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia. Unsplash photograph by Carly Hendrickson

Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome

  • Similar to the Weimar Republic, many today have become disenchanted by the outcomes of an adherence by all parties to neoliberalism.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 22, 2025
The next federal election will test the limits of our parliamentary system, and of Canadian democracy, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 22, 2025
  • Similar to the Weimar Republic, many today have become disenchanted by the outcomes of an adherence by all parties to neoliberalism.

Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 22, 2025
  • Similar to the Weimar Republic, many today have become disenchanted by the outcomes of an adherence by all parties to neoliberalism.
The next federal election will test the limits of our parliamentary system, and of Canadian democracy, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Drawing the wrong conclusions

  • The Liberals have mistaken their party as too ‘woke’ instead of realizing the problem is their policies aren’t enough for the working class.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 15, 2025
Party delegates attend the 2023 Liberal convention. Like the Democrats in the United States, the Liberals will lose the election by offering the Canadian public Conservatives-lite, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Drawing the wrong conclusions

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 15, 2025
  • The Liberals have mistaken their party as too ‘woke’ instead of realizing the problem is their policies aren’t enough for the working class.

Drawing the wrong conclusions

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 15, 2025
  • The Liberals have mistaken their party as too ‘woke’ instead of realizing the problem is their policies aren’t enough for the working class.
Party delegates attend the 2023 Liberal convention. Like the Democrats in the United States, the Liberals will lose the election by offering the Canadian public Conservatives-lite, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

A people pushed will push back

  • A system of exploitation results in anger and a rejection of democracy and capitalism.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 18, 2024
The public’s seeming adoration of shooting suspect Luigi Mangione is a marker of the class revolt currently underway, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/Today

A people pushed will push back

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 18, 2024
  • A system of exploitation results in anger and a rejection of democracy and capitalism.

A people pushed will push back

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 18, 2024
  • A system of exploitation results in anger and a rejection of democracy and capitalism.
The public’s seeming adoration of shooting suspect Luigi Mangione is a marker of the class revolt currently underway, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/Today

Seeking bluer pastures

  • In the great social-media migration, Bluesky is offering a respite to users sick of hate.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 4, 2024
For those who complain that Bluesky is an echo chamber, welcome to social media, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of Bluesky and Unsplash photograph by Kumiko Shimizu

Seeking bluer pastures

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 4, 2024
  • In the great social-media migration, Bluesky is offering a respite to users sick of hate.

Seeking bluer pastures

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 4, 2024
  • In the great social-media migration, Bluesky is offering a respite to users sick of hate.
For those who complain that Bluesky is an echo chamber, welcome to social media, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of Bluesky and Unsplash photograph by Kumiko Shimizu

Will the Liberals develop sharper labour pains?

  • Governments pick winners and losers in labour disputes. Who do you think they align with? Hint: it’s not you.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 20, 2024
Canada Post workers picket outside the postal service’s Station T location in Ottawa on Nov. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the Liberals develop sharper labour pains?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 20, 2024
  • Governments pick winners and losers in labour disputes. Who do you think they align with? Hint: it’s not you.

Will the Liberals develop sharper labour pains?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 20, 2024
  • Governments pick winners and losers in labour disputes. Who do you think they align with? Hint: it’s not you.
Canada Post workers picket outside the postal service’s Station T location in Ottawa on Nov. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Turnout for what?

  • Liberal America failed hard because they all talk down to us, gaslight us, and want to push neoliberalism down our throats.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 13, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party elite relied on a typical neoliberal spiel, and were soundly rebuked, writes Erica Ifill. White House photograph by Lawrence Jackson

Turnout for what?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 13, 2024
  • Liberal America failed hard because they all talk down to us, gaslight us, and want to push neoliberalism down our throats.

Turnout for what?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 13, 2024
  • Liberal America failed hard because they all talk down to us, gaslight us, and want to push neoliberalism down our throats.
Kamala Harris
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party elite relied on a typical neoliberal spiel, and were soundly rebuked, writes Erica Ifill. White House photograph by Lawrence Jackson

The gender-gap election

  • While women flocked to Kamala Harris, men afraid of losing their benefits bestowed upon them by patriarchy found solace in Donald Trump.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 6, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
She may have won the TikTok campaign, but Vice-President Kamala Harris faltered by consistently ignoring and insulting Arab Americans in the must-win state of Michigan, writes Erica Ifill. White House photograph by Lawrence Jackson

The gender-gap election

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 6, 2024
  • While women flocked to Kamala Harris, men afraid of losing their benefits bestowed upon them by patriarchy found solace in Donald Trump.

The gender-gap election

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 6, 2024
  • While women flocked to Kamala Harris, men afraid of losing their benefits bestowed upon them by patriarchy found solace in Donald Trump.
Kamala Harris
She may have won the TikTok campaign, but Vice-President Kamala Harris faltered by consistently ignoring and insulting Arab Americans in the must-win state of Michigan, writes Erica Ifill. White House photograph by Lawrence Jackson

India interference allegations exposing who’s not ride-or-die for Canada

  • There are too many ops in the Canadian media and the political class, and they need to be flushed out into the septic tank
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 23, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—and some members of the media—have been playing fast and loose with the need to consistently dunk on the Liberals, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

India interference allegations exposing who’s not ride-or-die for Canada

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 23, 2024
  • There are too many ops in the Canadian media and the political class, and they need to be flushed out into the septic tank

India interference allegations exposing who’s not ride-or-die for Canada

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 23, 2024
  • There are too many ops in the Canadian media and the political class, and they need to be flushed out into the septic tank
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—and some members of the media—have been playing fast and loose with the need to consistently dunk on the Liberals, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Want to find the real boogeymen? Look to the banks

  • While real wages stagnate, bankers and shareholders are getting rich by doing worse things than would land the average person in prison for life.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 16, 2024
Toronto-Dominion Bank has been ordered to pay a US$3.09-billion fine for violating the United States’ Bank Secrecy Act, and money laundering. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Want to find the real boogeymen? Look to the banks

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 16, 2024
  • While real wages stagnate, bankers and shareholders are getting rich by doing worse things than would land the average person in prison for life.

Want to find the real boogeymen? Look to the banks

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 16, 2024
  • While real wages stagnate, bankers and shareholders are getting rich by doing worse things than would land the average person in prison for life.
Toronto-Dominion Bank has been ordered to pay a US$3.09-billion fine for violating the United States’ Bank Secrecy Act, and money laundering. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who has the right to safety?

  • Safety is an imperative for societies to function, and to ensure participation in civic life—but it’s not equally applied.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 9, 2024
Protesters march during a pro-Palestine rally on Nov. 25, 2023. The weaponization of safety is actively being used to limit our Charter rights, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who has the right to safety?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 9, 2024
  • Safety is an imperative for societies to function, and to ensure participation in civic life—but it’s not equally applied.

Who has the right to safety?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | October 9, 2024
  • Safety is an imperative for societies to function, and to ensure participation in civic life—but it’s not equally applied.
Protesters march during a pro-Palestine rally on Nov. 25, 2023. The weaponization of safety is actively being used to limit our Charter rights, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Drip dropped: Canadian Olympic team gear doesn’t measure up on the world stage

  • Canadian athletes sailed down the Seine River to claim their prize as the tackiest fit of the ceremonies.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 31, 2024
We have a few designers that could’ve been called upon to create fashions that would put Canada in the realm of the respectability that you all fight for. Instead, we got stylistic cheapness, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Drip dropped: Canadian Olympic team gear doesn’t measure up on the world stage

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 31, 2024
  • Canadian athletes sailed down the Seine River to claim their prize as the tackiest fit of the ceremonies.

Drip dropped: Canadian Olympic team gear doesn’t measure up on the world stage

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 31, 2024
  • Canadian athletes sailed down the Seine River to claim their prize as the tackiest fit of the ceremonies.
We have a few designers that could’ve been called upon to create fashions that would put Canada in the realm of the respectability that you all fight for. Instead, we got stylistic cheapness, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News
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Trudeau wants us to believe he hasn’t done nothin’—and it’s an easy sell

  • OTTAWA—When I was a kid, Saturday mornings were my favourite: my dad would come downstairs, put on his LP of choice and make breakfast.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 29, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hasn’t done a damn thing for womxn, Black people, Indigenous people, or people with disabilities. The only people the prime minister succeeds in ‘helping’ are those from his own exalted circles—the status quo cadre of rich and privileged white men, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau wants us to believe he hasn’t done nothin’—and it’s an easy sell

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 29, 2020
  • OTTAWA—When I was a kid, Saturday mornings were my favourite: my dad would come downstairs, put on his LP of choice and make breakfast.

Trudeau wants us to believe he hasn’t done nothin’—and it’s an easy sell

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 29, 2020
  • OTTAWA—When I was a kid, Saturday mornings were my favourite: my dad would come downstairs, put on his LP of choice and make breakfast.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hasn’t done a damn thing for womxn, Black people, Indigenous people, or people with disabilities. The only people the prime minister succeeds in ‘helping’ are those from his own exalted circles—the status quo cadre of rich and privileged white men, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau government is getting a failing grade on supposed feminist bona fides

  • OTTAWA—In addition to Black and Indigenous people, the Trudeau government is failing women, hard. Since coming to power in 2015, the Liberal government has
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL, AREZOO NAJIBZADEH | July 22, 2020
From full-capacity shelters to unaffordable rental prices, the housing needs of women are chronically underfunded and neglected—and the situation is even worse for transgender women and non-binary people, write Arezoo Najibzadeh and Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Trudeau government is getting a failing grade on supposed feminist bona fides

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL, AREZOO NAJIBZADEH | July 22, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In addition to Black and Indigenous people, the Trudeau government is failing women, hard. Since coming to power in 2015, the Liberal government has

Trudeau government is getting a failing grade on supposed feminist bona fides

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL, AREZOO NAJIBZADEH | July 22, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In addition to Black and Indigenous people, the Trudeau government is failing women, hard. Since coming to power in 2015, the Liberal government has
From full-capacity shelters to unaffordable rental prices, the housing needs of women are chronically underfunded and neglected—and the situation is even worse for transgender women and non-binary people, write Arezoo Najibzadeh and Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Legacy media can’t seem to shake legacy of white supremacy

  • OTTAWA—Canadian media are the public relations arm of white supremacy and their inability to credibly cover stories relating to Black, Indigenous, people of colour
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 8, 2020
Journalists attend a media availability at Rideau Cottage on May 29. The Conservatives are half-right: the news media is biased, however it’s not biased towards ‘liberals,’ it’s biased towards white supremacy and actively works to uphold that viewpoint, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Legacy media can’t seem to shake legacy of white supremacy

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 8, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Canadian media are the public relations arm of white supremacy and their inability to credibly cover stories relating to Black, Indigenous, people of colour

Legacy media can’t seem to shake legacy of white supremacy

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 8, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Canadian media are the public relations arm of white supremacy and their inability to credibly cover stories relating to Black, Indigenous, people of colour
Journalists attend a media availability at Rideau Cottage on May 29. The Conservatives are half-right: the news media is biased, however it’s not biased towards ‘liberals,’ it’s biased towards white supremacy and actively works to uphold that viewpoint, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The political mastery of Singh’s dramatic House stand

  • OTTAWA—Canada is the mediocre white guy in middle management who thinks he’s Walter White. So basically, Canada is Thomas Mulcair.  This lack of self-awareness,
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 24, 2020
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured April 29. Singh has played the role of a model minority well. Until last week, that is, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The political mastery of Singh’s dramatic House stand

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 24, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Canada is the mediocre white guy in middle management who thinks he’s Walter White. So basically, Canada is Thomas Mulcair.  This lack of self-awareness,

The political mastery of Singh’s dramatic House stand

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 24, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Canada is the mediocre white guy in middle management who thinks he’s Walter White. So basically, Canada is Thomas Mulcair.  This lack of self-awareness,
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured April 29. Singh has played the role of a model minority well. Until last week, that is, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Save us the ally song and dance—Canada needs action, not more faux-lidarity

  • OTTAWA—“Alright Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.” This iconic line from Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard sums up the Trudeau government’s flirtation with the
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 10, 2020
Whether intentional or not, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau taking a knee at Ottawa’s ‘No Peace Until Justice’ rally on June 5 took space and attention from the Black woman who was speaking on the podium, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Save us the ally song and dance—Canada needs action, not more faux-lidarity

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 10, 2020
  • OTTAWA—“Alright Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.” This iconic line from Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard sums up the Trudeau government’s flirtation with the

Save us the ally song and dance—Canada needs action, not more faux-lidarity

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 10, 2020
  • OTTAWA—“Alright Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.” This iconic line from Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard sums up the Trudeau government’s flirtation with the
Whether intentional or not, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau taking a knee at Ottawa’s ‘No Peace Until Justice’ rally on June 5 took space and attention from the Black woman who was speaking on the podium, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t piss on our shoes and tell us Black lives matter

  • OTTAWA—Burn. It. All. Down. We’ve marched. We’ve bent the knee. We’ve attended your diversity and inclusion workshops that don’t include us and are run
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 3, 2020
Protesters gather in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 29. Though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau characterized the demonstrations as being against anti-Black racism, Erica Ifill writes that she has been seeing protests of police murders of unarmed Black people, and for the justice denied, for generations. Flickr photograph by Phil Roeder

Don’t piss on our shoes and tell us Black lives matter

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 3, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Burn. It. All. Down. We’ve marched. We’ve bent the knee. We’ve attended your diversity and inclusion workshops that don’t include us and are run

Don’t piss on our shoes and tell us Black lives matter

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 3, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Burn. It. All. Down. We’ve marched. We’ve bent the knee. We’ve attended your diversity and inclusion workshops that don’t include us and are run
Protesters gather in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 29. Though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau characterized the demonstrations as being against anti-Black racism, Erica Ifill writes that she has been seeing protests of police murders of unarmed Black people, and for the justice denied, for generations. Flickr photograph by Phil Roeder

Not playing house: women’s work deserves equitable treatment in COVID recovery

  • OTTAWA—The die has been cast. Game on, Canada. Last week, Shopify announced that it is switching to a “digital by default” model of human
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 27, 2020
Without daycare, schools, or other social supports, women are stuck with both the professional burden of working full-time while taking care of children and attending to cooking, cleaning, and laundry, writes Erica Ifill. Pexels photograph by August de Richelieu

Not playing house: women’s work deserves equitable treatment in COVID recovery

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 27, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The die has been cast. Game on, Canada. Last week, Shopify announced that it is switching to a “digital by default” model of human

Not playing house: women’s work deserves equitable treatment in COVID recovery

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 27, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The die has been cast. Game on, Canada. Last week, Shopify announced that it is switching to a “digital by default” model of human
Without daycare, schools, or other social supports, women are stuck with both the professional burden of working full-time while taking care of children and attending to cooking, cleaning, and laundry, writes Erica Ifill. Pexels photograph by August de Richelieu

It’s time for a Conservative eye exam because the Tories can’t read the room

  • OTTAWA—Congratulations Conservatives, you played yourselves. On May 12, Ekos Research released its latest polling results that captured political support amid the coronavirus pandemic. And
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 20, 2020
The Conservative Party, currently led by outgoing head Andrew Scheer, is trailing the Liberals in public support, especially among women, as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time for a Conservative eye exam because the Tories can’t read the room

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 20, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Congratulations Conservatives, you played yourselves. On May 12, Ekos Research released its latest polling results that captured political support amid the coronavirus pandemic. And

It’s time for a Conservative eye exam because the Tories can’t read the room

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 20, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Congratulations Conservatives, you played yourselves. On May 12, Ekos Research released its latest polling results that captured political support amid the coronavirus pandemic. And
The Conservative Party, currently led by outgoing head Andrew Scheer, is trailing the Liberals in public support, especially among women, as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Push to reopen the economy fuelled by disinformation, political gaslighting

  • OTTAWA—Donald Trump’s gaslighting of America is rapidly turning into Canadian policy. This is being orchestrated through an aggressive disinformation campaign, controlled and co-ordinated by
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 13, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in the Press Briefing Room on April 7. His gaslighting of America is rapidly turning into Canadian policy through an aggressive disinformation campaign controlled and co-ordinated by the White House, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of the White House Flickr/Andrea Hanks

Push to reopen the economy fuelled by disinformation, political gaslighting

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 13, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Donald Trump’s gaslighting of America is rapidly turning into Canadian policy. This is being orchestrated through an aggressive disinformation campaign, controlled and co-ordinated by

Push to reopen the economy fuelled by disinformation, political gaslighting

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 13, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Donald Trump’s gaslighting of America is rapidly turning into Canadian policy. This is being orchestrated through an aggressive disinformation campaign, controlled and co-ordinated by
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in the Press Briefing Room on April 7. His gaslighting of America is rapidly turning into Canadian policy through an aggressive disinformation campaign controlled and co-ordinated by the White House, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of the White House Flickr/Andrea Hanks

Yas, (welfare) queen: Conservatives revive myth in attempt to curb the CERB

  • OTTAWA—Does the Conservative Party of Canada actually like Canada, or Canadians? Not even Michelle Rempel Garner could be bothered to stay in the country
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 6, 2020
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured on April 20, was trending this week. Turns out, he wants to kick Canadian workers off the welfare state as soon as possible because people won’t want to work, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Yas, (welfare) queen: Conservatives revive myth in attempt to curb the CERB

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 6, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Does the Conservative Party of Canada actually like Canada, or Canadians? Not even Michelle Rempel Garner could be bothered to stay in the country

Yas, (welfare) queen: Conservatives revive myth in attempt to curb the CERB

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 6, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Does the Conservative Party of Canada actually like Canada, or Canadians? Not even Michelle Rempel Garner could be bothered to stay in the country
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured on April 20, was trending this week. Turns out, he wants to kick Canadian workers off the welfare state as soon as possible because people won’t want to work, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Senseless’ violence is a crock of nonsense in a country built on patriarchy

  • OTTAWA—Not all men. However, when it comes to mass murder, it is indeed all men. The shootings in Nova Scotia were shocking, until they
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 29, 2020
Canadian musician Natalie MacMaster played in tribute during an April 24 online vigil for those killed in Nova Scotia by playing alongside a video of 17-year-old Emily Tuck, who was among the victims. Screenshot courtesy of Global News

‘Senseless’ violence is a crock of nonsense in a country built on patriarchy

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 29, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Not all men. However, when it comes to mass murder, it is indeed all men. The shootings in Nova Scotia were shocking, until they

‘Senseless’ violence is a crock of nonsense in a country built on patriarchy

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 29, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Not all men. However, when it comes to mass murder, it is indeed all men. The shootings in Nova Scotia were shocking, until they
Canadian musician Natalie MacMaster played in tribute during an April 24 online vigil for those killed in Nova Scotia by playing alongside a video of 17-year-old Emily Tuck, who was among the victims. Screenshot courtesy of Global News

How quickly can the COVID-19 crackdown turn into cracking the whip on Black and brown bodies?

  • OTTAWA—Evidently, the killing of Black men by the police is an essential service. Last week, Peel Regional Police in Brampton, Ont., shot and killed
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 15, 2020
RCMP officers are pictured blocking off Wellington Street during a Wet’suwet’en solidarity protest in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 24. The surveillance of Black and Indigenous bodies to reinforce the denial of right to assembly by the state is nothing new, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How quickly can the COVID-19 crackdown turn into cracking the whip on Black and brown bodies?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 15, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Evidently, the killing of Black men by the police is an essential service. Last week, Peel Regional Police in Brampton, Ont., shot and killed

How quickly can the COVID-19 crackdown turn into cracking the whip on Black and brown bodies?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 15, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Evidently, the killing of Black men by the police is an essential service. Last week, Peel Regional Police in Brampton, Ont., shot and killed
RCMP officers are pictured blocking off Wellington Street during a Wet’suwet’en solidarity protest in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 24. The surveillance of Black and Indigenous bodies to reinforce the denial of right to assembly by the state is nothing new, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Market fundamentalism is dead. We’re all socialists now

  • OTTAWA—So, us SJWs (social justice warriors) were right all along. It seems like building a just and equitable society where people are paid a
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 8, 2020
In 2012, the Conservative government led by then-prime minister Stephen Harper, pictured at a September 2015 campaign event, implemented the Deficit Reduction Action Plan (DRAP) to balance the federal budget, and the effects of those cuts are being felt during a crisis that requires all hands on the government deck, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Market fundamentalism is dead. We’re all socialists now

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 8, 2020
  • OTTAWA—So, us SJWs (social justice warriors) were right all along. It seems like building a just and equitable society where people are paid a

Market fundamentalism is dead. We’re all socialists now

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 8, 2020
  • OTTAWA—So, us SJWs (social justice warriors) were right all along. It seems like building a just and equitable society where people are paid a
In 2012, the Conservative government led by then-prime minister Stephen Harper, pictured at a September 2015 campaign event, implemented the Deficit Reduction Action Plan (DRAP) to balance the federal budget, and the effects of those cuts are being felt during a crisis that requires all hands on the government deck, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Safety nets were chopped and now we’re screwed trying to respond to the ‘equal opportunity virus’

  • OTTAWA—The entire Western world was feelin’ itself until the novel coronavirus hit. Now, we’ve been humbled like Justin Trudeau on his blackface apology tour.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 1, 2020
Cardi B is one of those few intersectional voices leading the communication of the consequences of this virus to those who mainstream media news broadcasts cannot reach, writes Erica Ifill. Wikimedia Commons photograph by Frank Schwichtenberg

Safety nets were chopped and now we’re screwed trying to respond to the ‘equal opportunity virus’

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 1, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The entire Western world was feelin’ itself until the novel coronavirus hit. Now, we’ve been humbled like Justin Trudeau on his blackface apology tour.

Safety nets were chopped and now we’re screwed trying to respond to the ‘equal opportunity virus’

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 1, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The entire Western world was feelin’ itself until the novel coronavirus hit. Now, we’ve been humbled like Justin Trudeau on his blackface apology tour.
Cardi B is one of those few intersectional voices leading the communication of the consequences of this virus to those who mainstream media news broadcasts cannot reach, writes Erica Ifill. Wikimedia Commons photograph by Frank Schwichtenberg

Cut the performative pink parade and do the real work for all women’s rights

  • OTTAWA—International Women’s Day (IWD) is a joke in North America and deserves to be ridiculed. Last week was one that showed us that women
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 11, 2020
Women participate in the January 2017 Ottawa Women’s March. Clara Zetkin knew feminism had to be intersectional when she wrote, 'Bourgeois feminism and the movement of proletarian women are two fundamentally different social movements,' writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cut the performative pink parade and do the real work for all women’s rights

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 11, 2020
  • OTTAWA—International Women’s Day (IWD) is a joke in North America and deserves to be ridiculed. Last week was one that showed us that women

Cut the performative pink parade and do the real work for all women’s rights

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 11, 2020
  • OTTAWA—International Women’s Day (IWD) is a joke in North America and deserves to be ridiculed. Last week was one that showed us that women
Women participate in the January 2017 Ottawa Women’s March. Clara Zetkin knew feminism had to be intersectional when she wrote, 'Bourgeois feminism and the movement of proletarian women are two fundamentally different social movements,' writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Law enforcement’s got a racism problem, and it’s set to get worse

  • OTTAWA—NWA really produced a timeless banger with their seminal song about the police. Yeah, you know the title. As discussed in this column last
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 4, 2020
Ottawa police and Wet'sutwet'en solidarity protestors pictured during a march in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 24. Facial recognition technology is being used by law enforcement without public oversight, and its tendency to disproportionately misidentify people of colour, LGBTQ2+ people, and women makes it inherently biased, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Law enforcement’s got a racism problem, and it’s set to get worse

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 4, 2020
  • OTTAWA—NWA really produced a timeless banger with their seminal song about the police. Yeah, you know the title. As discussed in this column last

Law enforcement’s got a racism problem, and it’s set to get worse

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 4, 2020
  • OTTAWA—NWA really produced a timeless banger with their seminal song about the police. Yeah, you know the title. As discussed in this column last
Ottawa police and Wet'sutwet'en solidarity protestors pictured during a march in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 24. Facial recognition technology is being used by law enforcement without public oversight, and its tendency to disproportionately misidentify people of colour, LGBTQ2+ people, and women makes it inherently biased, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reconciliation is wearing Eau de Colonialism 2020

  • OTTAWA—Do you hear that? It’s the sound of reconciliation buckling under the oppressive weight of white supremacy. Ostensibly, Canada was founded on the principles
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 26, 2020
In a paternalistic backtrack from the supposed understanding he showed in Parliament only days before, the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stopped short of threatening Indigenous protesters at a Feb. 21 press conference in Ottawa, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reconciliation is wearing Eau de Colonialism 2020

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 26, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Do you hear that? It’s the sound of reconciliation buckling under the oppressive weight of white supremacy. Ostensibly, Canada was founded on the principles

Reconciliation is wearing Eau de Colonialism 2020

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 26, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Do you hear that? It’s the sound of reconciliation buckling under the oppressive weight of white supremacy. Ostensibly, Canada was founded on the principles
In a paternalistic backtrack from the supposed understanding he showed in Parliament only days before, the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stopped short of threatening Indigenous protesters at a Feb. 21 press conference in Ottawa, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s grand African adventure the Fyre Festival of Security Council campaigns

  • OTTAWA—Canada is the student who doesn’t want to do any of the readings or assignments but thinks it deserves an “A” at the University
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 19, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his cabinet, including Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Families Minister Ahmed Hussen, took a trip to the African continent last week, pretending it exists now that they want countries’ support for a UN Security Council seat, writes Erica Ifill. Twitter photograph by Adam Scotti

Trudeau’s grand African adventure the Fyre Festival of Security Council campaigns

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 19, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Canada is the student who doesn’t want to do any of the readings or assignments but thinks it deserves an “A” at the University

Trudeau’s grand African adventure the Fyre Festival of Security Council campaigns

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 19, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Canada is the student who doesn’t want to do any of the readings or assignments but thinks it deserves an “A” at the University
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his cabinet, including Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Families Minister Ahmed Hussen, took a trip to the African continent last week, pretending it exists now that they want countries’ support for a UN Security Council seat, writes Erica Ifill. Twitter photograph by Adam Scotti

Pencils down: political lessons hard won in the 2010s

  • OTTAWA—As the end of the decade approaches, it’s hard not to see the sentimentality of everyone on social media reflecting on what they’ve accomplished
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 11, 2019
Self-awareness and knowing when your time is up is something that good leaders know—and accept. It is a lesson that could save Andrew Scheer a lot of headache should absorb right about... now, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pencils down: political lessons hard won in the 2010s

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 11, 2019
  • OTTAWA—As the end of the decade approaches, it’s hard not to see the sentimentality of everyone on social media reflecting on what they’ve accomplished

Pencils down: political lessons hard won in the 2010s

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 11, 2019
  • OTTAWA—As the end of the decade approaches, it’s hard not to see the sentimentality of everyone on social media reflecting on what they’ve accomplished
Self-awareness and knowing when your time is up is something that good leaders know—and accept. It is a lesson that could save Andrew Scheer a lot of headache should absorb right about... now, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Ides of March are coming and Andrew Scheer may want to circle it on his calendar

  • OTTAWA—“Release the hounds!” is the resounding sentiment of many Conservatives after the bitter “L” they took in Election 43. Last week, the leader of
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 4, 2019
One wonders if Andrew Scheer was just to be a political placeholder, set up to fail because he wasn’t the Conservative Party’s first choice, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Ides of March are coming and Andrew Scheer may want to circle it on his calendar

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 4, 2019
  • OTTAWA—“Release the hounds!” is the resounding sentiment of many Conservatives after the bitter “L” they took in Election 43. Last week, the leader of

The Ides of March are coming and Andrew Scheer may want to circle it on his calendar

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 4, 2019
  • OTTAWA—“Release the hounds!” is the resounding sentiment of many Conservatives after the bitter “L” they took in Election 43. Last week, the leader of
One wonders if Andrew Scheer was just to be a political placeholder, set up to fail because he wasn’t the Conservative Party’s first choice, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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