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The CPC’s Harper problem

  • The Harper syndrome is weakening the Conservative Party because instead of looking forward, it keeps looking back. It’s hard for a party to advance that
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 5, 2025
Even though former prime minister Stephen Harper has been off the political stage for nearly 10 years now, the memory of his leadership, the force of his personality, and the power of his intellect, still looms over the Conservative Party like a ghostly colossus, writes Gerry Nicholls.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The CPC’s Harper problem

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 5, 2025
  • The Harper syndrome is weakening the Conservative Party because instead of looking forward, it keeps looking back. It’s hard for a party to advance that

The CPC’s Harper problem

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 5, 2025
  • The Harper syndrome is weakening the Conservative Party because instead of looking forward, it keeps looking back. It’s hard for a party to advance that
Even though former prime minister Stephen Harper has been off the political stage for nearly 10 years now, the memory of his leadership, the force of his personality, and the power of his intellect, still looms over the Conservative Party like a ghostly colossus, writes Gerry Nicholls.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How to face defeat

  • People vote for parties because they believe in ideas, not because they want Parliament to work better, and fighting to the end is always
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 28, 2025
Green co-Leader Elizabeth May in a Hill scrum on Dec. 3, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How to face defeat

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 28, 2025
  • People vote for parties because they believe in ideas, not because they want Parliament to work better, and fighting to the end is always

How to face defeat

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 28, 2025
  • People vote for parties because they believe in ideas, not because they want Parliament to work better, and fighting to the end is always
Green co-Leader Elizabeth May in a Hill scrum on Dec. 3, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s backseat drivers

  • It’s easy to say things like a campaign should change its messaging or alter its tone, but to do this during an election campaign
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 17, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Kory Teneycke, former campaign manager for Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Teneycke recently accused the federal Conservatives of 'campaign malpractice.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Stuart Benson

Poilievre’s backseat drivers

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 17, 2025
  • It’s easy to say things like a campaign should change its messaging or alter its tone, but to do this during an election campaign

Poilievre’s backseat drivers

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 17, 2025
  • It’s easy to say things like a campaign should change its messaging or alter its tone, but to do this during an election campaign
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Kory Teneycke, former campaign manager for Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Teneycke recently accused the federal Conservatives of 'campaign malpractice.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Stuart Benson

The theatre of leaders’ debates

  • The election debates we see on TV nowadays are little more than political leaders going on a stage to express carefully crafted talking points
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 14, 2025
It's showtime: Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault will face off this week in Montreal for the English and French-language televised leaders' debates. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The theatre of leaders’ debates

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 14, 2025
  • The election debates we see on TV nowadays are little more than political leaders going on a stage to express carefully crafted talking points

The theatre of leaders’ debates

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 14, 2025
  • The election debates we see on TV nowadays are little more than political leaders going on a stage to express carefully crafted talking points
It's showtime: Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault will face off this week in Montreal for the English and French-language televised leaders' debates. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Controlling the campaign message

  • One of the more interesting battles that occur during elections is the one between politicians and journalists over who is going to control the
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 7, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, top left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, bottom left, Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, top right, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Controlling the campaign message

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 7, 2025
  • One of the more interesting battles that occur during elections is the one between politicians and journalists over who is going to control the

Controlling the campaign message

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 7, 2025
  • One of the more interesting battles that occur during elections is the one between politicians and journalists over who is going to control the
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, top left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, bottom left, Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, top right, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Good vibrations: why vibes matter in this election campaign

  • Social media puts emotion much more front and centre. Unfortunately, for Pierre Poilievre, the vibes surrounding him for the past few weeks have been largely
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 31, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Thanks to the emergence of social media platforms, 'vibe politics' is more important than ever, writes Gerry Nicholls.   The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Wikimedia Commons, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Good vibrations: why vibes matter in this election campaign

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 31, 2025
  • Social media puts emotion much more front and centre. Unfortunately, for Pierre Poilievre, the vibes surrounding him for the past few weeks have been largely

Good vibrations: why vibes matter in this election campaign

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 31, 2025
  • Social media puts emotion much more front and centre. Unfortunately, for Pierre Poilievre, the vibes surrounding him for the past few weeks have been largely
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Thanks to the emergence of social media platforms, 'vibe politics' is more important than ever, writes Gerry Nicholls.   The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Wikimedia Commons, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

The Liberal Constanza strategy: do the opposite of usual practice

  • The Liberals have done a 180-degree shift; they’ve ditched the politics of pizzazz and personality and replaced it with the politics of mundane political
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Liberals have picked boring over sparkle, but it could work, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The Liberal Constanza strategy: do the opposite of usual practice

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 24, 2025
  • The Liberals have done a 180-degree shift; they’ve ditched the politics of pizzazz and personality and replaced it with the politics of mundane political

The Liberal Constanza strategy: do the opposite of usual practice

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 24, 2025
  • The Liberals have done a 180-degree shift; they’ve ditched the politics of pizzazz and personality and replaced it with the politics of mundane political
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Liberals have picked boring over sparkle, but it could work, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Conservative attack ad lacks authenticity

  • Most political consumers will reject the Conservative ad attacking Mark Carney as helping Donald Trump by driving jobs south because it won’t seem rooted
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 17, 2025
The Conservative Party's recent attack ad, called 'Trump wants our jobs.' Image courtesy of the Conservative Party of Canada

Conservative attack ad lacks authenticity

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 17, 2025
  • Most political consumers will reject the Conservative ad attacking Mark Carney as helping Donald Trump by driving jobs south because it won’t seem rooted

Conservative attack ad lacks authenticity

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 17, 2025
  • Most political consumers will reject the Conservative ad attacking Mark Carney as helping Donald Trump by driving jobs south because it won’t seem rooted
The Conservative Party's recent attack ad, called 'Trump wants our jobs.' Image courtesy of the Conservative Party of Canada

Get ready for a clash of nationalisms 

  • My point is, given how the Liberals essentially 'own' anti-American-style nationalism, it’ll be difficult for the Conservatives to exploit anti-Trump feeling. Difficult, but not impossible.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 6, 2025
Watch for Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, to echo this argument in his efforts to push a 'Canada First' agenda. Already, Conservative TV ads are branding Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney as 'weak,' writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

Get ready for a clash of nationalisms 

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 6, 2025
  • My point is, given how the Liberals essentially 'own' anti-American-style nationalism, it’ll be difficult for the Conservatives to exploit anti-Trump feeling. Difficult, but not impossible.

Get ready for a clash of nationalisms 

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 6, 2025
  • My point is, given how the Liberals essentially 'own' anti-American-style nationalism, it’ll be difficult for the Conservatives to exploit anti-Trump feeling. Difficult, but not impossible.
Watch for Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, to echo this argument in his efforts to push a 'Canada First' agenda. Already, Conservative TV ads are branding Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney as 'weak,' writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

Singh’s no-win scenario

  • It’s hard to see how Jagmeet Singh can overcome this no-win scenario. Of course, Captain Kirk beat the Kobayashi Maru test, but he cheated. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 3, 2025
No matter what strategy he employs in the next federal election, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will fail to improve his party’s standing, predicts Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Singh’s no-win scenario

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 3, 2025
  • It’s hard to see how Jagmeet Singh can overcome this no-win scenario. Of course, Captain Kirk beat the Kobayashi Maru test, but he cheated. 

Singh’s no-win scenario

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 3, 2025
  • It’s hard to see how Jagmeet Singh can overcome this no-win scenario. Of course, Captain Kirk beat the Kobayashi Maru test, but he cheated. 
No matter what strategy he employs in the next federal election, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will fail to improve his party’s standing, predicts Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Conservative course correction

  • Only time will tell if this new plan survives contact with the enemy. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 20, 2025
Pierre Poilievre and his son, Cruz, pictured Feb. 15, 2025, at the Conservative Party's rally in Ottawa at the Rogers Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The Conservative course correction

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 20, 2025
  • Only time will tell if this new plan survives contact with the enemy. 

The Conservative course correction

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 20, 2025
  • Only time will tell if this new plan survives contact with the enemy. 
Pierre Poilievre and his son, Cruz, pictured Feb. 15, 2025, at the Conservative Party's rally in Ottawa at the Rogers Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The paradox of free trade

  • Bad economics sometimes makes for good politics. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 17, 2025
Canadians see Trump’s tariff threats as an attack on our country, a feeling which was further fuelled by his frightening rhetoric about absorbing Canada as America’s '51st state,' writes Gerry Nicholls.   Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

The paradox of free trade

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 17, 2025
  • Bad economics sometimes makes for good politics. 

The paradox of free trade

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 17, 2025
  • Bad economics sometimes makes for good politics. 
Canadians see Trump’s tariff threats as an attack on our country, a feeling which was further fuelled by his frightening rhetoric about absorbing Canada as America’s '51st state,' writes Gerry Nicholls.   Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Freeland’s flaws

  • Chrystia Freeland should have vacated the scene for a while, put some distance between herself and the prime minister, and then she could have
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 10, 2025
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland’s flaws

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 10, 2025
  • Chrystia Freeland should have vacated the scene for a while, put some distance between herself and the prime minister, and then she could have

Freeland’s flaws

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 10, 2025
  • Chrystia Freeland should have vacated the scene for a while, put some distance between herself and the prime minister, and then she could have
Chrystia Freeland
Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Guilbeault’s carbon tax pivot

  • This is why I always tell activists, if you want to stay true to your cause, stay out of partisan politics. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 3, 2025
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Nov. 7, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Nov. 7, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault recently admitted that he was open to implementing alternatives to the carbon tax.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Guilbeault’s carbon tax pivot

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 3, 2025
  • This is why I always tell activists, if you want to stay true to your cause, stay out of partisan politics. 

Guilbeault’s carbon tax pivot

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 3, 2025
  • This is why I always tell activists, if you want to stay true to your cause, stay out of partisan politics. 
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Nov. 7, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault recently admitted that he was open to implementing alternatives to the carbon tax.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to redefine liberalism

  • With Trump's return and the Liberals’ sagging poll numbers, that brand of progressivism seems to be a spent force. This is why the party will
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 27, 2025
Jean Chrétien
Jean Chrétien
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, pictured on Jan. 10, 2024, once said: 'When ... the left says of you you’re a right winger, and when the people on the right say you’re a left winger, you’re a good Canadian Liberal.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to redefine liberalism

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 27, 2025
  • With Trump's return and the Liberals’ sagging poll numbers, that brand of progressivism seems to be a spent force. This is why the party will

Time to redefine liberalism

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 27, 2025
  • With Trump's return and the Liberals’ sagging poll numbers, that brand of progressivism seems to be a spent force. This is why the party will
Jean Chrétien
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, pictured on Jan. 10, 2024, once said: 'When ... the left says of you you’re a right winger, and when the people on the right say you’re a left winger, you’re a good Canadian Liberal.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The politics of Trump’s Panama Canal gambit

  • Panama’s president met Trump’s threats with defiance, declaring 'we will all unite under our Panamanian flag.' That’s the way of politics: nationalism on one side
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 16, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
One of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's defining characters is that he's totally unpredictable, writes Gerry Nicholls. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia/Gage Skidmore

The politics of Trump’s Panama Canal gambit

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 16, 2025
  • Panama’s president met Trump’s threats with defiance, declaring 'we will all unite under our Panamanian flag.' That’s the way of politics: nationalism on one side

The politics of Trump’s Panama Canal gambit

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 16, 2025
  • Panama’s president met Trump’s threats with defiance, declaring 'we will all unite under our Panamanian flag.' That’s the way of politics: nationalism on one side
Donald Trump
One of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's defining characters is that he's totally unpredictable, writes Gerry Nicholls. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia/Gage Skidmore

Trudeau brought down by his political fragility

  • When anxiety is the population’s dominant emotion, voters want leaders who show strength instead of empathy, toughness instead of sensitivity. Trudeau’s political fragility is
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 13, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outside Rideau Cottage on Jan. 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau brought down by his political fragility

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 13, 2025
  • When anxiety is the population’s dominant emotion, voters want leaders who show strength instead of empathy, toughness instead of sensitivity. Trudeau’s political fragility is

Trudeau brought down by his political fragility

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 13, 2025
  • When anxiety is the population’s dominant emotion, voters want leaders who show strength instead of empathy, toughness instead of sensitivity. Trudeau’s political fragility is
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outside Rideau Cottage on Jan. 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

My crazy Christmas conspiracy

  • My Christmas conspiracy theory is that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decided—long before his dramatic split with former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland—to resign his position,
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 19, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly in a Hill scrum on Oct. 29, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

My crazy Christmas conspiracy

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 19, 2024
  • My Christmas conspiracy theory is that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decided—long before his dramatic split with former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland—to resign his position,

My crazy Christmas conspiracy

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 19, 2024
  • My Christmas conspiracy theory is that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decided—long before his dramatic split with former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland—to resign his position,
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly in a Hill scrum on Oct. 29, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The importance of internal polls

  • Those public opinion polls you see on TV and in newspapers are only the tip of the iceberg. Most of the polling action is actually
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 16, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau recently suggested Poilievre can’t 'unite Canadians' against president-elect Donald Trump’s agenda, which was likely based on internal polling, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The importance of internal polls

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 16, 2024
  • Those public opinion polls you see on TV and in newspapers are only the tip of the iceberg. Most of the polling action is actually

The importance of internal polls

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 16, 2024
  • Those public opinion polls you see on TV and in newspapers are only the tip of the iceberg. Most of the polling action is actually
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau recently suggested Poilievre can’t 'unite Canadians' against president-elect Donald Trump’s agenda, which was likely based on internal polling, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The politics of climate change are changing

  • Economists tell us such carbon taxes are the most efficient way to fight climate change. Yet, regular people will often see them as disproportionately harming
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 9, 2024
Canada's federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The politics of climate change are changing

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 9, 2024
  • Economists tell us such carbon taxes are the most efficient way to fight climate change. Yet, regular people will often see them as disproportionately harming

The politics of climate change are changing

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 9, 2024
  • Economists tell us such carbon taxes are the most efficient way to fight climate change. Yet, regular people will often see them as disproportionately harming
Canada's federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Trumpism change Canada’s political parties?

  • In the years ahead, we can expect Conservative populism, Liberal pragmatism, and NDP contemplation. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 2, 2024
Donald Trump.
Donald Trump.
Some questions about how Donald Trump’s recent electoral victory will impact Canadian politics are easier to answer than others, writes Gerry Nicholls. Caricature courtesy of DonkeyHotey/Wikimedia Commons

Will Trumpism change Canada’s political parties?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 2, 2024
  • In the years ahead, we can expect Conservative populism, Liberal pragmatism, and NDP contemplation. 

Will Trumpism change Canada’s political parties?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 2, 2024
  • In the years ahead, we can expect Conservative populism, Liberal pragmatism, and NDP contemplation. 
Donald Trump.
Some questions about how Donald Trump’s recent electoral victory will impact Canadian politics are easier to answer than others, writes Gerry Nicholls. Caricature courtesy of DonkeyHotey/Wikimedia Commons

The anger versus joy election

  • What does all this joy-versus-anger stuff teach us? If you’re going to campaign solely on emotion, make sure that it's in sync with the public
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 25, 2024
Donald Trump, left, and Kamala Harris. In the U.S. election campaign, the vibe Harris chose to emphasize was 'joy,' whereas Trump chose 'anger.' Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr

The anger versus joy election

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 25, 2024
  • What does all this joy-versus-anger stuff teach us? If you’re going to campaign solely on emotion, make sure that it's in sync with the public

The anger versus joy election

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 25, 2024
  • What does all this joy-versus-anger stuff teach us? If you’re going to campaign solely on emotion, make sure that it's in sync with the public
Donald Trump, left, and Kamala Harris. In the U.S. election campaign, the vibe Harris chose to emphasize was 'joy,' whereas Trump chose 'anger.' Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr

Trump’s win is bad for news for Trudeau

  • Just as Americans seemed determined to punish the Biden administration, Canadians seem ready to topple the Trudeau regime. Just as Americans had a populist
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 18, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters before the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Nov. 6, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s win is bad for news for Trudeau

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 18, 2024
  • Just as Americans seemed determined to punish the Biden administration, Canadians seem ready to topple the Trudeau regime. Just as Americans had a populist

Trump’s win is bad for news for Trudeau

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 18, 2024
  • Just as Americans seemed determined to punish the Biden administration, Canadians seem ready to topple the Trudeau regime. Just as Americans had a populist
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters before the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Nov. 6, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The coming ad war

  • If the Conservatives see their poll numbers dropping, they’ll quickly respond by increasing their own ad buys and intensifying their attacks on the Liberals.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 11, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Given the huge advantage the Conservatives have for raising money, it’ll be hard for the Liberals to match them dollar for dollar when it comes to duking it out in an all-out advertising war, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The coming ad war

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 11, 2024
  • If the Conservatives see their poll numbers dropping, they’ll quickly respond by increasing their own ad buys and intensifying their attacks on the Liberals.

The coming ad war

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 11, 2024
  • If the Conservatives see their poll numbers dropping, they’ll quickly respond by increasing their own ad buys and intensifying their attacks on the Liberals.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Given the huge advantage the Conservatives have for raising money, it’ll be hard for the Liberals to match them dollar for dollar when it comes to duking it out in an all-out advertising war, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The problem of political homelessness

  • According to Nik Nanos, 'more than four in 10 people likely consider themselves (politically) homeless in Canada.' So, what’s causing this to happen and
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 4, 2024
Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The politically homeless won't necessarily be attracted to the main parties if they move to the centre, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia/illustration by Neena Singhal

The problem of political homelessness

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 4, 2024
  • According to Nik Nanos, 'more than four in 10 people likely consider themselves (politically) homeless in Canada.' So, what’s causing this to happen and

The problem of political homelessness

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 4, 2024
  • According to Nik Nanos, 'more than four in 10 people likely consider themselves (politically) homeless in Canada.' So, what’s causing this to happen and
Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The politically homeless won't necessarily be attracted to the main parties if they move to the centre, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia/illustration by Neena Singhal

U.S. election offers Liberals a glimmer of hope

  • In short, the U.S. election results may help the Liberals, but it won’t be their political salvation. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 24, 2024
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, U.S. Vice-president Kamala Harris, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photographs courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

U.S. election offers Liberals a glimmer of hope

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 24, 2024
  • In short, the U.S. election results may help the Liberals, but it won’t be their political salvation. 

U.S. election offers Liberals a glimmer of hope

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 24, 2024
  • In short, the U.S. election results may help the Liberals, but it won’t be their political salvation. 
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, U.S. Vice-president Kamala Harris, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photographs courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Poilievre’s real ‘hidden’ agenda?

  • Conservatives talk like conservatives while in opposition, but govern like liberals when they’re in power. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 17, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, flanked by Conservative MPs Melissa Lantsman, left, Raquel Dancho and Don Stewart. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s real ‘hidden’ agenda?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 17, 2024
  • Conservatives talk like conservatives while in opposition, but govern like liberals when they’re in power. 

Poilievre’s real ‘hidden’ agenda?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 17, 2024
  • Conservatives talk like conservatives while in opposition, but govern like liberals when they’re in power. 
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, flanked by Conservative MPs Melissa Lantsman, left, Raquel Dancho and Don Stewart. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Some political battles in this country seem like they’re never going to end. A case in point, for instance, is the ongoing fight
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 4, 2019
The idea behind the billboard message, of course, was to criticize Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s decision to impose a carbon tax, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Alberta ‘gag law’ to get tested in court

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 4, 2019
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Some political battles in this country seem like they’re never going to end. A case in point, for instance, is the ongoing fight

Alberta ‘gag law’ to get tested in court

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 4, 2019
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Some political battles in this country seem like they’re never going to end. A case in point, for instance, is the ongoing fight
The idea behind the billboard message, of course, was to criticize Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s decision to impose a carbon tax, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Current of events testing Trudeau’s steering skills

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Nineteenth century German Chancellor Otto Von Bismarck once said, “Man cannot control the current of events. He can only float with them and
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 28, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is steering through the current of events as adeptly as he can and Bismarck would likely approve, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Current of events testing Trudeau’s steering skills

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 28, 2019
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Nineteenth century German Chancellor Otto Von Bismarck once said, “Man cannot control the current of events. He can only float with them and

Current of events testing Trudeau’s steering skills

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 28, 2019
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Nineteenth century German Chancellor Otto Von Bismarck once said, “Man cannot control the current of events. He can only float with them and
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is steering through the current of events as adeptly as he can and Bismarck would likely approve, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Democracy needs good losers

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—When it comes to writing about politics, I have something of a bad habit. Nothing too serious mind you, it’s just that I
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 21, 2019
The Conservatives only won the 2011 federal election because our 'first-past-the-post' voting system distorts the will of the people; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau triumphed in 2015 because the mainstream media acted as a Liberal propaganda machine; U.S. President Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 U.S. election resulted from Russian interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Democracy needs good losers

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 21, 2019
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—When it comes to writing about politics, I have something of a bad habit. Nothing too serious mind you, it’s just that I

Democracy needs good losers

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 21, 2019
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—When it comes to writing about politics, I have something of a bad habit. Nothing too serious mind you, it’s just that I
The Conservatives only won the 2011 federal election because our 'first-past-the-post' voting system distorts the will of the people; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau triumphed in 2015 because the mainstream media acted as a Liberal propaganda machine; U.S. President Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 U.S. election resulted from Russian interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The NDP needs a strategic genius

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—More than anything else, Canada’s NDP needs brilliant strategists. Of course, that should go without saying since all political parties need skillful tacticians,
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 14, 2019
It's showtime: Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured Dec. 4, 2018, on the Hill addressing party staff from across the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The NDP needs a strategic genius

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 14, 2019
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—More than anything else, Canada’s NDP needs brilliant strategists. Of course, that should go without saying since all political parties need skillful tacticians,

The NDP needs a strategic genius

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 14, 2019
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—More than anything else, Canada’s NDP needs brilliant strategists. Of course, that should go without saying since all political parties need skillful tacticians,
It's showtime: Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured Dec. 4, 2018, on the Hill addressing party staff from across the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The Justinian Empire will strike back

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Since we’re approaching the end of 2018, it seems the right time to ponder what will take place politically in 2019. Yup, that
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 17, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. Gerry Nicholls predicts the prime minister will willingly sacrifice his Liberal MPs in Western Canada, so that he can focus all his energies on his core regional base, i.e., Ontario and Quebec and on his core political principles, i.e., cosmopolitan, progressive, globalist, feminism. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Justinian Empire will strike back

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 17, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Since we’re approaching the end of 2018, it seems the right time to ponder what will take place politically in 2019. Yup, that

The Justinian Empire will strike back

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 17, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Since we’re approaching the end of 2018, it seems the right time to ponder what will take place politically in 2019. Yup, that
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. Gerry Nicholls predicts the prime minister will willingly sacrifice his Liberal MPs in Western Canada, so that he can focus all his energies on his core regional base, i.e., Ontario and Quebec and on his core political principles, i.e., cosmopolitan, progressive, globalist, feminism. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Shattering political idealism

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Every once in a while I’m asked to lecture university or college students interested in perhaps pursuing a career in politics or, more
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 10, 2018
Every once in a while I’m asked to lecture university or college students interested in perhaps pursuing a career in politics or, more specifically, pursuing a career in political communications. And every time I deliver such a lecture, I feel a slight twinge of guilt, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times file photograph

Shattering political idealism

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 10, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Every once in a while I’m asked to lecture university or college students interested in perhaps pursuing a career in politics or, more

Shattering political idealism

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 10, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Every once in a while I’m asked to lecture university or college students interested in perhaps pursuing a career in politics or, more
Every once in a while I’m asked to lecture university or college students interested in perhaps pursuing a career in politics or, more specifically, pursuing a career in political communications. And every time I deliver such a lecture, I feel a slight twinge of guilt, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times file photograph

NDP fundraisers need a darker tone

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Sometimes I get the sense Canada’s New Democratic Party doesn’t fully understand the urgency of its situation. And yes, the NDP’s current situation
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 3, 2018
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured recently on the Hill with NDP MP Charlie Angus. The NDP raised just under $862,000, compared to the Liberals who brought in $3.7-million, and the Conservatives who raked in a cool $4.8-million. And while that’s bad news for the NDP, here’s even worse news: it’s running out of time. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP fundraisers need a darker tone

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 3, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Sometimes I get the sense Canada’s New Democratic Party doesn’t fully understand the urgency of its situation. And yes, the NDP’s current situation

NDP fundraisers need a darker tone

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 3, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Sometimes I get the sense Canada’s New Democratic Party doesn’t fully understand the urgency of its situation. And yes, the NDP’s current situation
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured recently on the Hill with NDP MP Charlie Angus. The NDP raised just under $862,000, compared to the Liberals who brought in $3.7-million, and the Conservatives who raked in a cool $4.8-million. And while that’s bad news for the NDP, here’s even worse news: it’s running out of time. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau and his progressively liberal economics

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—If you want to understand Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s take on the economy, just recall one of his most celebrated utterances: “The budget
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 26, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau and his progressively liberal economics

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 26, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—If you want to understand Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s take on the economy, just recall one of his most celebrated utterances: “The budget

Trudeau and his progressively liberal economics

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 26, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—If you want to understand Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s take on the economy, just recall one of his most celebrated utterances: “The budget
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The value of Bernier’s dissent

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—It’s really easy to cast Maxime Bernier as a political joke, as the leader of a little party that couldn’t. After all, Bernier
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 19, 2018
People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier really has nothing to lose, he’s free to challenge conventional wisdom and to bring forward 'radical' ideas the other traditional parties won’t touch, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The value of Bernier’s dissent

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 19, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—It’s really easy to cast Maxime Bernier as a political joke, as the leader of a little party that couldn’t. After all, Bernier

The value of Bernier’s dissent

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 19, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—It’s really easy to cast Maxime Bernier as a political joke, as the leader of a little party that couldn’t. After all, Bernier
People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier really has nothing to lose, he’s free to challenge conventional wisdom and to bring forward 'radical' ideas the other traditional parties won’t touch, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Populism vs. pomp

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—The power of populism as a political force is such that it can even make life difficult for vice-regals. Just ask Canada’s current
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 12, 2018
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette, and former governors general Michaëlle Jean and Adrienne Clarkson. All three have recently experienced the sting of what might be called a populist backlash, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photographs

Populism vs. pomp

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 12, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—The power of populism as a political force is such that it can even make life difficult for vice-regals. Just ask Canada’s current

Populism vs. pomp

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 12, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—The power of populism as a political force is such that it can even make life difficult for vice-regals. Just ask Canada’s current
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette, and former governors general Michaëlle Jean and Adrienne Clarkson. All three have recently experienced the sting of what might be called a populist backlash, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photographs

Canada’s good climate cop

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—As I watch the politics of “climate change” unfold, on both the national and international level, I see it evolving into a game
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 5, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 17, 2018, understands that voters don’t see climate change in the same way our grandparents saw Hitler. Climate change is more of an abstract threat, a threat few people actually comprehend. And maybe the UN understands this too, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s good climate cop

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 5, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—As I watch the politics of “climate change” unfold, on both the national and international level, I see it evolving into a game

Canada’s good climate cop

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 5, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—As I watch the politics of “climate change” unfold, on both the national and international level, I see it evolving into a game
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 17, 2018, understands that voters don’t see climate change in the same way our grandparents saw Hitler. Climate change is more of an abstract threat, a threat few people actually comprehend. And maybe the UN understands this too, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pondering Canada’s political future

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Lots of people are busily pontificating and speculating about the upcoming federal election of 2019. And that’s fine, but I’d like to try
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 29, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured in a Hill scrum, is well-liked by the media and would be a good Liberal leader in 2023, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pondering Canada’s political future

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 29, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Lots of people are busily pontificating and speculating about the upcoming federal election of 2019. And that’s fine, but I’d like to try

Pondering Canada’s political future

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 29, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Lots of people are busily pontificating and speculating about the upcoming federal election of 2019. And that’s fine, but I’d like to try
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured in a Hill scrum, is well-liked by the media and would be a good Liberal leader in 2023, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Are provincial politicians leading the way?

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—In case you haven’t noticed it, things are getting a lot wackier politically these days at the provincial level in this country. Just
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 22, 2018
In usually staid old Ontario, you now have Premier Doug Ford, right, pictured with the Sun/Postmedia columnist Anthony Furey at last year's Manning Networking Conference, running the show, a populist-style, iconoclastic, firebrand, who’s slashing city councils and just generally doing whatever he can to upset the country’s establishment elites, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Are provincial politicians leading the way?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 22, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—In case you haven’t noticed it, things are getting a lot wackier politically these days at the provincial level in this country. Just

Are provincial politicians leading the way?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 22, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—In case you haven’t noticed it, things are getting a lot wackier politically these days at the provincial level in this country. Just
In usually staid old Ontario, you now have Premier Doug Ford, right, pictured with the Sun/Postmedia columnist Anthony Furey at last year's Manning Networking Conference, running the show, a populist-style, iconoclastic, firebrand, who’s slashing city councils and just generally doing whatever he can to upset the country’s establishment elites, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Remembering what’s important in life

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—I know it’s my job, but right now it’s really difficult for me to write or even to think about politics. That’s because
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 15, 2018
Gerry Nicholls' wife of 30 years, Patti Nicholls, pictured, died on Oct. 2. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

Remembering what’s important in life

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 15, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—I know it’s my job, but right now it’s really difficult for me to write or even to think about politics. That’s because

Remembering what’s important in life

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 15, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—I know it’s my job, but right now it’s really difficult for me to write or even to think about politics. That’s because
Gerry Nicholls' wife of 30 years, Patti Nicholls, pictured, died on Oct. 2. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

Anticipating Harper’s book

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s new book, Right Here, Right Now comes out this week and I’m pretty excited about it. In fact,
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 8, 2018
Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s new book, Right Here, Right Now comes out this week and I’m pretty excited about it, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anticipating Harper’s book

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 8, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s new book, Right Here, Right Now comes out this week and I’m pretty excited about it. In fact,

Anticipating Harper’s book

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 8, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s new book, Right Here, Right Now comes out this week and I’m pretty excited about it. In fact,
Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s new book, Right Here, Right Now comes out this week and I’m pretty excited about it, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pondering Bernier’s options

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—I sure hope Maxmine Bernier, the leader and creator of the newly formed People’s Party of Canada, doesn’t discourage easily. After all, by
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 1, 2018
Maxime Bernier, pictured on Sept. 14, 2018, walking into the National Press Building in Ottawa where he announced the founding the People's Party of Canada.

Pondering Bernier’s options

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 1, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—I sure hope Maxmine Bernier, the leader and creator of the newly formed People’s Party of Canada, doesn’t discourage easily. After all, by

Pondering Bernier’s options

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 1, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—I sure hope Maxmine Bernier, the leader and creator of the newly formed People’s Party of Canada, doesn’t discourage easily. After all, by
Maxime Bernier, pictured on Sept. 14, 2018, walking into the National Press Building in Ottawa where he announced the founding the People's Party of Canada.

Free advice to Liberals: forget about Harper

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—I have a confession to make; sometimes, when doing “punditry,” I feel a little bit uncomfortable when I openly criticize political party strategists.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 24, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer. Branding Mr. Scheer as a 'new Harper' likely won’t instill fear into the hearts of Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Free advice to Liberals: forget about Harper

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 24, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—I have a confession to make; sometimes, when doing “punditry,” I feel a little bit uncomfortable when I openly criticize political party strategists.

Free advice to Liberals: forget about Harper

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 24, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—I have a confession to make; sometimes, when doing “punditry,” I feel a little bit uncomfortable when I openly criticize political party strategists.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer. Branding Mr. Scheer as a 'new Harper' likely won’t instill fear into the hearts of Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The NDP’s remarkable Singh question

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—The New Democratic Party of Canada recently sent out a survey to its support base that included a remarkable question regarding its leader.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 17, 2018
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured in this file photo on the Hil. Gerry Nicholls says if the methodology used isn’t scientific (and it most definitely isn’t) and if the results won’t be made public, why is the NDP even conducting this survey in the first place? The Hill Times photograph by Andew Meade

The NDP’s remarkable Singh question

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 17, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—The New Democratic Party of Canada recently sent out a survey to its support base that included a remarkable question regarding its leader.

The NDP’s remarkable Singh question

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 17, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—The New Democratic Party of Canada recently sent out a survey to its support base that included a remarkable question regarding its leader.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured in this file photo on the Hil. Gerry Nicholls says if the methodology used isn’t scientific (and it most definitely isn’t) and if the results won’t be made public, why is the NDP even conducting this survey in the first place? The Hill Times photograph by Andew Meade

The politics of political personas

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—One of my most basic rules for politicians is: “Be real, be true to yourself.” In other words, don’t try to be something
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 10, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The politics of political personas

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 10, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—One of my most basic rules for politicians is: “Be real, be true to yourself.” In other words, don’t try to be something

The politics of political personas

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 10, 2018
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—One of my most basic rules for politicians is: “Be real, be true to yourself.” In other words, don’t try to be something
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The cursed state of Canadian politics

  • OAKVILLE—When people say, “may you live in interesting times,” it’s supposed to be a curse, since “interesting” equates to turbulent, i.e. “World War II
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 3, 2018
B.C. Premier John Horgan's standoff with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the Trans Mountain pipeline is just one in a series of political battles making headlines in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The cursed state of Canadian politics

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 3, 2018
  • OAKVILLE—When people say, “may you live in interesting times,” it’s supposed to be a curse, since “interesting” equates to turbulent, i.e. “World War II

The cursed state of Canadian politics

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 3, 2018
  • OAKVILLE—When people say, “may you live in interesting times,” it’s supposed to be a curse, since “interesting” equates to turbulent, i.e. “World War II
B.C. Premier John Horgan's standoff with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the Trans Mountain pipeline is just one in a series of political battles making headlines in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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