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Carney, cynic or idealist?

  • By making this one pipeline deal, Mark Carney might be hoping to destroy the stereotype that Liberals are a bunch of progressive, tree-hugging greens
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Dec. 3, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney, cynic or idealist?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 12, 2025
  • By making this one pipeline deal, Mark Carney might be hoping to destroy the stereotype that Liberals are a bunch of progressive, tree-hugging greens

Carney, cynic or idealist?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 12, 2025
  • By making this one pipeline deal, Mark Carney might be hoping to destroy the stereotype that Liberals are a bunch of progressive, tree-hugging greens
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Dec. 3, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Outhouse will tweak the Tory engine

  • The upshot is that the changes Steve Outhouse will bring to the party will likely be subtle, not flashy, more about tweaking the party’s
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 4, 2025
When the Conservatives hired Steve Outhouse as their latest campaign manager, they acquired a new face, but, to my mind, it’s unlikely the party will get much of a new look, writes Gerry Nicholls. Handout photograph

Outhouse will tweak the Tory engine

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 4, 2025
  • The upshot is that the changes Steve Outhouse will bring to the party will likely be subtle, not flashy, more about tweaking the party’s

Outhouse will tweak the Tory engine

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 4, 2025
  • The upshot is that the changes Steve Outhouse will bring to the party will likely be subtle, not flashy, more about tweaking the party’s
When the Conservatives hired Steve Outhouse as their latest campaign manager, they acquired a new face, but, to my mind, it’s unlikely the party will get much of a new look, writes Gerry Nicholls. Handout photograph

The controversy of hiring foreign help

  • I don’t think the Alberta NDP should apologize for hiring Fight Agency; it’s perfectly legitimate. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 1, 2025
American political ad company Fight Agency has produced one ad to reintroduce former Calgary mayor and current Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi to Albertans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The controversy of hiring foreign help

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 1, 2025
  • I don’t think the Alberta NDP should apologize for hiring Fight Agency; it’s perfectly legitimate. 

The controversy of hiring foreign help

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 1, 2025
  • I don’t think the Alberta NDP should apologize for hiring Fight Agency; it’s perfectly legitimate. 
American political ad company Fight Agency has produced one ad to reintroduce former Calgary mayor and current Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi to Albertans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The politics of Poilievre’s personality

  • Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre should not pay attention to his critics.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 20, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured holding press conference in the House foyer to speak about Conservative MP Frank Caputo’s private member's bill C-225 to strengthen responses to intimate partner violence in Canada on Oct. 28, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The politics of Poilievre’s personality

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 20, 2025
  • Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre should not pay attention to his critics.

The politics of Poilievre’s personality

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 20, 2025
  • Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre should not pay attention to his critics.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured holding press conference in the House foyer to speak about Conservative MP Frank Caputo’s private member's bill C-225 to strengthen responses to intimate partner violence in Canada on Oct. 28, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fundraising problem

  • Considering the Liberals are still basking in their electoral triumph from earlier this year and seeing how they’re still doing relatively well in the
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 13, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fundraising problem

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 13, 2025
  • Considering the Liberals are still basking in their electoral triumph from earlier this year and seeing how they’re still doing relatively well in the

Carney’s fundraising problem

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 13, 2025
  • Considering the Liberals are still basking in their electoral triumph from earlier this year and seeing how they’re still doing relatively well in the
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

How Bill Gates has shifted the politics of climate change

  • The environmental movement has suffered a loss. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 5, 2025
Whereas Bill Gates was once a powerful voice in sounding the alarm about the dangers of climate change, he’s now apparently arguing that the threat it poses to humanity is overblown, writes Gerry Nicholls. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

How Bill Gates has shifted the politics of climate change

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 5, 2025
  • The environmental movement has suffered a loss. 

How Bill Gates has shifted the politics of climate change

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 5, 2025
  • The environmental movement has suffered a loss. 
Whereas Bill Gates was once a powerful voice in sounding the alarm about the dangers of climate change, he’s now apparently arguing that the threat it poses to humanity is overblown, writes Gerry Nicholls. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Will the budget kill Carney’s honeymoon?

  • Watch for provincial governments to attack Carney for not doing enough in the budget. Mind you, none of this means Carney won’t survive the onslaught. It
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 3, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters before the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Oct. 8, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the budget kill Carney’s honeymoon?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 3, 2025
  • Watch for provincial governments to attack Carney for not doing enough in the budget. Mind you, none of this means Carney won’t survive the onslaught. It

Will the budget kill Carney’s honeymoon?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 3, 2025
  • Watch for provincial governments to attack Carney for not doing enough in the budget. Mind you, none of this means Carney won’t survive the onslaught. It
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters before the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Oct. 8, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How social media impacts politics

  • A recent study by the Canadian Digital Media Research Network, noted that '[social media] influencers, not parties, or newsrooms, dominated distribution and attention across
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 23, 2025
If you want to protest Prime Minister Mark Carney’s policies, you don’t have to spend thousands of dollars to buy a TV spot; you just use AI to create a video and then upload it to YouTube. And, yes, it seems this sort of social media influencing is having an impact, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How social media impacts politics

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 23, 2025
  • A recent study by the Canadian Digital Media Research Network, noted that '[social media] influencers, not parties, or newsrooms, dominated distribution and attention across

How social media impacts politics

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 23, 2025
  • A recent study by the Canadian Digital Media Research Network, noted that '[social media] influencers, not parties, or newsrooms, dominated distribution and attention across
If you want to protest Prime Minister Mark Carney’s policies, you don’t have to spend thousands of dollars to buy a TV spot; you just use AI to create a video and then upload it to YouTube. And, yes, it seems this sort of social media influencing is having an impact, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s changing right

  • For better or worse, the Canadian conservative movement is morphing into something new, something different. The voices which once mainly focused on pushing economic issues
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 20, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured Oct. 9, 2025, on the Hill. The voices which once mainly focused on pushing economic issues are fading away, which will likely have at least some influence on the direction the Conservative party will take under Poilievre, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s changing right

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 20, 2025
  • For better or worse, the Canadian conservative movement is morphing into something new, something different. The voices which once mainly focused on pushing economic issues

Canada’s changing right

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 20, 2025
  • For better or worse, the Canadian conservative movement is morphing into something new, something different. The voices which once mainly focused on pushing economic issues
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured Oct. 9, 2025, on the Hill. The voices which once mainly focused on pushing economic issues are fading away, which will likely have at least some influence on the direction the Conservative party will take under Poilievre, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The power of photo-ops

  • Doug Ford's photo-op may have been a silly and overly theatrical stunt, but as someone once said, 'if it’s stupid but works, then it
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 13, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford pours Crown Royal Canadian whisky on the ground in protest of Diageo's plans to shut down its local Crown Royal bottling plant in Amherstburg, Ont., and move jobs south of the border on Sept. 2, 2025. Screen shot courtesy of Global News

The power of photo-ops

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 13, 2025
  • Doug Ford's photo-op may have been a silly and overly theatrical stunt, but as someone once said, 'if it’s stupid but works, then it

The power of photo-ops

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 13, 2025
  • Doug Ford's photo-op may have been a silly and overly theatrical stunt, but as someone once said, 'if it’s stupid but works, then it
Ontario Premier Doug Ford pours Crown Royal Canadian whisky on the ground in protest of Diageo's plans to shut down its local Crown Royal bottling plant in Amherstburg, Ont., and move jobs south of the border on Sept. 2, 2025. Screen shot courtesy of Global News

Differences emerge in base politics

  • Until their respective political circumstances change, Canada’s political parties will be heading down different strategic paths. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 6, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The two parties are currently pursuing a different kind of communication strategy to reflect political circumstances, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Differences emerge in base politics

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 6, 2025
  • Until their respective political circumstances change, Canada’s political parties will be heading down different strategic paths. 

Differences emerge in base politics

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 6, 2025
  • Until their respective political circumstances change, Canada’s political parties will be heading down different strategic paths. 
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The two parties are currently pursuing a different kind of communication strategy to reflect political circumstances, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

For Carney, it’s all about the economy

  • Mark Carney realizes that, for the average voter, economics trumps everything else, including the environment. But he has his work cut out for him.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 29, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the Build Canada Homes project in Nepean, Ont., on Sept. 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

For Carney, it’s all about the economy

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 29, 2025
  • Mark Carney realizes that, for the average voter, economics trumps everything else, including the environment. But he has his work cut out for him.

For Carney, it’s all about the economy

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 29, 2025
  • Mark Carney realizes that, for the average voter, economics trumps everything else, including the environment. But he has his work cut out for him.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the Build Canada Homes project in Nepean, Ont., on Sept. 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Revenge of the Blue Liberals

  • If Carney moves too far to the right, especially on environmental issues, he risks alienating his own political base and possibly creating a rift
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the Build Canada Homes Project in Nepean, Ont., on Sept. 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Revenge of the Blue Liberals

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 22, 2025
  • If Carney moves too far to the right, especially on environmental issues, he risks alienating his own political base and possibly creating a rift

Revenge of the Blue Liberals

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 22, 2025
  • If Carney moves too far to the right, especially on environmental issues, he risks alienating his own political base and possibly creating a rift
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the Build Canada Homes Project in Nepean, Ont., on Sept. 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s Trump problem

  • By putting his elbows down, Mark Carney could end up paying a political price. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 15, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House on May 6, 2025. Trump seems to view other countries almost as if they were his subjects, meaning he thinks they should put the economic needs of America first, even if they must pay a price. Photograph courtesy White House photographer Daniel Torok

Carney’s Trump problem

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 15, 2025
  • By putting his elbows down, Mark Carney could end up paying a political price. 

Carney’s Trump problem

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 15, 2025
  • By putting his elbows down, Mark Carney could end up paying a political price. 
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House on May 6, 2025. Trump seems to view other countries almost as if they were his subjects, meaning he thinks they should put the economic needs of America first, even if they must pay a price. Photograph courtesy White House photographer Daniel Torok

Poilievre needs issues that cut

  • To win the next election, the Conservative leader doesn’t have to be liked; he just needs to get people to agree with him.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 8, 2025
In order to escape the political box in which Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre finds himself, he needs to find issues that will galvanize his base and also divide Liberals, Gerry Nicholls writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre needs issues that cut

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 8, 2025
  • To win the next election, the Conservative leader doesn’t have to be liked; he just needs to get people to agree with him.

Poilievre needs issues that cut

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 8, 2025
  • To win the next election, the Conservative leader doesn’t have to be liked; he just needs to get people to agree with him.
In order to escape the political box in which Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre finds himself, he needs to find issues that will galvanize his base and also divide Liberals, Gerry Nicholls writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Doug Ford’s political nihilism

  • The Ontario premier seems to lack any ideological connection to his political base. Although his approach to politics might come across as supremely cynical,
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 1, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is so detached from any ideological moorings that he’ll even attack his own base if he thinks it will help him score political points, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Doug Ford’s political nihilism

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 1, 2025
  • The Ontario premier seems to lack any ideological connection to his political base. Although his approach to politics might come across as supremely cynical,

Doug Ford’s political nihilism

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 1, 2025
  • The Ontario premier seems to lack any ideological connection to his political base. Although his approach to politics might come across as supremely cynical,
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is so detached from any ideological moorings that he’ll even attack his own base if he thinks it will help him score political points, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

De Gaulle’s ‘Vive le Quebec libre!’ haunts Canada

  • The “us versus them” mentality is baked into Quebec’s political psyche. With all the uncertainty in today's world, it’s not hard for Quebec’s separatist-minded
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 25, 2025
Quebec's nationalist spirit seems to be stirring, as seen by the pro-sovereigntist Parti Québécois' lead in provincial polls and their win in three recent byelections, writes Gerry Nicholls. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

De Gaulle’s ‘Vive le Quebec libre!’ haunts Canada

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 25, 2025
  • The “us versus them” mentality is baked into Quebec’s political psyche. With all the uncertainty in today's world, it’s not hard for Quebec’s separatist-minded

De Gaulle’s ‘Vive le Quebec libre!’ haunts Canada

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 25, 2025
  • The “us versus them” mentality is baked into Quebec’s political psyche. With all the uncertainty in today's world, it’s not hard for Quebec’s separatist-minded
Quebec's nationalist spirit seems to be stirring, as seen by the pro-sovereigntist Parti Québécois' lead in provincial polls and their win in three recent byelections, writes Gerry Nicholls. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Fixing our social media problem

  • In my view, more funding of local news or the regulation of 'Big Tech' won’t really help either journalism or democracy. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 18, 2025
Media
Media
Reporters file their stories at the Conservative Party's event at the Rogers Centre on election night April 28, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Fixing our social media problem

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 18, 2025
  • In my view, more funding of local news or the regulation of 'Big Tech' won’t really help either journalism or democracy. 

Fixing our social media problem

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 18, 2025
  • In my view, more funding of local news or the regulation of 'Big Tech' won’t really help either journalism or democracy. 
Media
Reporters file their stories at the Conservative Party's event at the Rogers Centre on election night April 28, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Embracing pragmatism isn’t the answer for Poilievre

  • In my view, if Pierre Poilievre is going to win, he’ll do so not by copying Mark Carney’s pragmatism, which would mean fighting him
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 7, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at the opening of the Calgary Stampede on July 4, 2025. Photograph courtesy of X/Pierre Poilievre

Embracing pragmatism isn’t the answer for Poilievre

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 7, 2025
  • In my view, if Pierre Poilievre is going to win, he’ll do so not by copying Mark Carney’s pragmatism, which would mean fighting him

Embracing pragmatism isn’t the answer for Poilievre

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 7, 2025
  • In my view, if Pierre Poilievre is going to win, he’ll do so not by copying Mark Carney’s pragmatism, which would mean fighting him
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at the opening of the Calgary Stampede on July 4, 2025. Photograph courtesy of X/Pierre Poilievre

The NDP’s fundraising problem

  • Things are dreary for the NDP, which makes it extremely difficult for the party’s fundraisers to convince donors to generously open their wallets. It’s hard
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 4, 2025
Then-NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and NDP MP Don Davies on the Hill on May 21, 2024. Singh resigned as party leader after he lost his own seat and the party was reduced to seven seats from 24 seats in the House in the April 28, 2025, federal election. Davies is now the interim leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The NDP’s fundraising problem

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 4, 2025
  • Things are dreary for the NDP, which makes it extremely difficult for the party’s fundraisers to convince donors to generously open their wallets. It’s hard

The NDP’s fundraising problem

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 4, 2025
  • Things are dreary for the NDP, which makes it extremely difficult for the party’s fundraisers to convince donors to generously open their wallets. It’s hard
Then-NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and NDP MP Don Davies on the Hill on May 21, 2024. Singh resigned as party leader after he lost his own seat and the party was reduced to seven seats from 24 seats in the House in the April 28, 2025, federal election. Davies is now the interim leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Musk versus Goliath

  • Musk’s America Party lacks a regional base, it doesn’t represent a defined demographic group, and its ideology is vague.  But new parties in the United
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 28, 2025
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Elon Musk, pictured at the Kennedy Space Centre on May 30, 2020, was born in South Africa, meaning, according to the U.S. Constitution, he can’t run for president.  Photograph courtesy of NASA HQ PHOTO/Flickr

Musk versus Goliath

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 28, 2025
  • Musk’s America Party lacks a regional base, it doesn’t represent a defined demographic group, and its ideology is vague.  But new parties in the United

Musk versus Goliath

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 28, 2025
  • Musk’s America Party lacks a regional base, it doesn’t represent a defined demographic group, and its ideology is vague.  But new parties in the United
Elon Musk
Elon Musk, pictured at the Kennedy Space Centre on May 30, 2020, was born in South Africa, meaning, according to the U.S. Constitution, he can’t run for president.  Photograph courtesy of NASA HQ PHOTO/Flickr

Carney faces storm clouds ahead

  • Essentially, when the dark clouds gather, Carney will have to convince Canadians he’s making the best decisions he can based on the realities he
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney at the 2025 Calgary Stampede. Photograph courtesy of X/Mark Carney

Carney faces storm clouds ahead

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 21, 2025
  • Essentially, when the dark clouds gather, Carney will have to convince Canadians he’s making the best decisions he can based on the realities he

Carney faces storm clouds ahead

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 21, 2025
  • Essentially, when the dark clouds gather, Carney will have to convince Canadians he’s making the best decisions he can based on the realities he
Prime Minister Mark Carney at the 2025 Calgary Stampede. Photograph courtesy of X/Mark Carney

The value of strategic praise

  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
Advocacy groups should note that it's beneficial to their cause if they publicly praise a politician or government that's acting on an issue important to the group even if the political leanings between the two are different, writes Gerry Nicholls. For one, that praise will make it harder for the politician to reverse their decision. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The value of strategic praise

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.

The value of strategic praise

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
Advocacy groups should note that it's beneficial to their cause if they publicly praise a politician or government that's acting on an issue important to the group even if the political leanings between the two are different, writes Gerry Nicholls. For one, that praise will make it harder for the politician to reverse their decision. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

  • Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
NDP interim leader Don Davies, left, and Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani, who won New York City's mayoral primary race last week, may have dramatically changed the dynamics of left-wing politics in the U.S., writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
  • Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
  • Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.
NDP interim leader Don Davies, left, and Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani, who won New York City's mayoral primary race last week, may have dramatically changed the dynamics of left-wing politics in the U.S., writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

When conservatives battle conservatives

  • It's unclear how much money Project Ontario will spend to advance its cause. But one thing we do know is that some conservatives are unhappy
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 30, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will soon face some friendly fire, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When conservatives battle conservatives

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 30, 2025
  • It's unclear how much money Project Ontario will spend to advance its cause. But one thing we do know is that some conservatives are unhappy

When conservatives battle conservatives

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 30, 2025
  • It's unclear how much money Project Ontario will spend to advance its cause. But one thing we do know is that some conservatives are unhappy
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will soon face some friendly fire, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Does Doug Ford want Pierre Poilievre’s job?

  • Some polls are showing Doug Ford and his party are polling 21 points ahead of the Ontario provincial Liberals, but if the polls start
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 23, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured at a first ministers' meeting in Ottawa on March 21, 2025, is riding high in public opinion right now and is 21 points ahead of the Ontario provincial Liberals, according to a June 10 Abacus Data poll. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Does Doug Ford want Pierre Poilievre’s job?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 23, 2025
  • Some polls are showing Doug Ford and his party are polling 21 points ahead of the Ontario provincial Liberals, but if the polls start

Does Doug Ford want Pierre Poilievre’s job?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 23, 2025
  • Some polls are showing Doug Ford and his party are polling 21 points ahead of the Ontario provincial Liberals, but if the polls start
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured at a first ministers' meeting in Ottawa on March 21, 2025, is riding high in public opinion right now and is 21 points ahead of the Ontario provincial Liberals, according to a June 10 Abacus Data poll. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s ideological advantage

  • Mark Carney might only be a rookie politician, but it looks like he knows how to play the game. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s ideological advantage

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 16, 2025
  • Mark Carney might only be a rookie politician, but it looks like he knows how to play the game. 

Carney’s ideological advantage

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 16, 2025
  • Mark Carney might only be a rookie politician, but it looks like he knows how to play the game. 
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Cultivating the grapes of political wrath

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Any politician seeking electoral success must learn how to harness the power of anger. And, yes, in politics, anger is a potentially powerful
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 25, 2017
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer could merge the fury over that tax plan with the fury over the Khadr payout. The Hill Times file photograph

Cultivating the grapes of political wrath

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 25, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Any politician seeking electoral success must learn how to harness the power of anger. And, yes, in politics, anger is a potentially powerful

Cultivating the grapes of political wrath

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 25, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Any politician seeking electoral success must learn how to harness the power of anger. And, yes, in politics, anger is a potentially powerful
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer could merge the fury over that tax plan with the fury over the Khadr payout. The Hill Times file photograph

Politics in the land of the bland

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Political watchers like to joke about the NDP leadership race’s utter boringness. But when you actually think about it, singling out the NDP
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 18, 2017
NDP leadership candidate Jagmeet Singh, pictured May 28, 2017, in Sudbury at a televised leaders' debate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics in the land of the bland

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 18, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Political watchers like to joke about the NDP leadership race’s utter boringness. But when you actually think about it, singling out the NDP

Politics in the land of the bland

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 18, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Political watchers like to joke about the NDP leadership race’s utter boringness. But when you actually think about it, singling out the NDP
NDP leadership candidate Jagmeet Singh, pictured May 28, 2017, in Sudbury at a televised leaders' debate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How to be positively aggressive

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—As Sun Tzu, the famed Chinese military philosopher, once declared, “Invincibility lies in the defence, the possibility of victory in the attack.” Yes,
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 11, 2017
Anyway, all this is what I mean by positive aggressiveness, it’s just about refusing to allow your opponents to put you on the defensive or off message. Of course, Sun Tzu basically said the same thing, only more poetically. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

How to be positively aggressive

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 11, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—As Sun Tzu, the famed Chinese military philosopher, once declared, “Invincibility lies in the defence, the possibility of victory in the attack.” Yes,

How to be positively aggressive

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 11, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—As Sun Tzu, the famed Chinese military philosopher, once declared, “Invincibility lies in the defence, the possibility of victory in the attack.” Yes,
Anyway, all this is what I mean by positive aggressiveness, it’s just about refusing to allow your opponents to put you on the defensive or off message. Of course, Sun Tzu basically said the same thing, only more poetically. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Gilmore still hasn’t tackled the hard part of politics

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—One of the easiest things to be in the world is a computer-keyboard political strategist. Any columnist or journalist or blogger can tap
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 4, 2017
Maclean's columnist Scott Gilmore has created some waves with his efforts to rework the Conservative Party, or create a new right-of-centre party. However, Gerry Nicholls writes that there's a lot more to politics than finding people who agree with you. Photograph courtesy of Scott Gilmore

Gilmore still hasn’t tackled the hard part of politics

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 4, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—One of the easiest things to be in the world is a computer-keyboard political strategist. Any columnist or journalist or blogger can tap

Gilmore still hasn’t tackled the hard part of politics

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 4, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—One of the easiest things to be in the world is a computer-keyboard political strategist. Any columnist or journalist or blogger can tap
Maclean's columnist Scott Gilmore has created some waves with his efforts to rework the Conservative Party, or create a new right-of-centre party. However, Gerry Nicholls writes that there's a lot more to politics than finding people who agree with you. Photograph courtesy of Scott Gilmore

Saying goodbye to political legend Arthur Finkelstein

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—The luckiest thing that ever happened to me in my professional career was I got a chance to work with and to learn
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 28, 2017
Arthur Finkelstein, left, in 2013 with husband Donald Curiale.Finkelstein recently passed away and is considered a legend among political strategists in the U.S. and beyond. Photograph by Gary Maloney

Saying goodbye to political legend Arthur Finkelstein

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 28, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—The luckiest thing that ever happened to me in my professional career was I got a chance to work with and to learn

Saying goodbye to political legend Arthur Finkelstein

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 28, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—The luckiest thing that ever happened to me in my professional career was I got a chance to work with and to learn
Arthur Finkelstein, left, in 2013 with husband Donald Curiale.Finkelstein recently passed away and is considered a legend among political strategists in the U.S. and beyond. Photograph by Gary Maloney

Scheer uses subtle image tactics to convince voters he’d be great PM

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—The Conservative Party of Canada really wants to make it clear to Canadians that its new leader, Andrew Scheer, is a father to
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 21, 2017
Andrew Scheer with his children at the Conservative leadership convention in May. Gerry Nicholls writes that the Conservatives are trying to make voters believe that by being a good father, Scheer would make a good prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Scheer uses subtle image tactics to convince voters he’d be great PM

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 21, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—The Conservative Party of Canada really wants to make it clear to Canadians that its new leader, Andrew Scheer, is a father to

Scheer uses subtle image tactics to convince voters he’d be great PM

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 21, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—The Conservative Party of Canada really wants to make it clear to Canadians that its new leader, Andrew Scheer, is a father to
Andrew Scheer with his children at the Conservative leadership convention in May. Gerry Nicholls writes that the Conservatives are trying to make voters believe that by being a good father, Scheer would make a good prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

New world requires new arguments

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—We hear a lot these days about how we need to prepare for global climate change, but there’s another kind of global change
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 14, 2017
The success of the Brexit referendum in the U.K., Donald Trump’s unexpected victory in last year’s U.S. presidential election, the rise of right-wing populist parties in Europe, and the surprisingly strong showing in the recent British election of a hard-left wing Labour Party, all suggest that large chunks of world public opinion are turning against the global consensus which more or less materialized in 1991 after the Soviet Union’s sudden collapse. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

New world requires new arguments

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 14, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—We hear a lot these days about how we need to prepare for global climate change, but there’s another kind of global change

New world requires new arguments

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 14, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—We hear a lot these days about how we need to prepare for global climate change, but there’s another kind of global change
The success of the Brexit referendum in the U.K., Donald Trump’s unexpected victory in last year’s U.S. presidential election, the rise of right-wing populist parties in Europe, and the surprisingly strong showing in the recent British election of a hard-left wing Labour Party, all suggest that large chunks of world public opinion are turning against the global consensus which more or less materialized in 1991 after the Soviet Union’s sudden collapse. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

The politics of alternate reality

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—According to a quantum physics theory (my understanding of which is based mainly on what I learned from watching Star Trek), there exists
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 7, 2017
On the cover of the Rolling Stone: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was on the July 26 issue of Rolling Stone magazine. What made that interview controversial were Mr. Trudeau’s own ill-chosen words about his boxing match with Senator Patrick Brazeau. He later expressed regret for causing offence, but the fact that he didn’t foresee the negative reaction his statement would trigger is a sure sign he was living in his own alternate reality. Rolling Stone cover

The politics of alternate reality

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 7, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—According to a quantum physics theory (my understanding of which is based mainly on what I learned from watching Star Trek), there exists

The politics of alternate reality

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 7, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—According to a quantum physics theory (my understanding of which is based mainly on what I learned from watching Star Trek), there exists
On the cover of the Rolling Stone: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was on the July 26 issue of Rolling Stone magazine. What made that interview controversial were Mr. Trudeau’s own ill-chosen words about his boxing match with Senator Patrick Brazeau. He later expressed regret for causing offence, but the fact that he didn’t foresee the negative reaction his statement would trigger is a sure sign he was living in his own alternate reality. Rolling Stone cover

Trudeau, Canada’s Sun King?

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Given that we’re smack dab in the middle of summer and given that everyone is consequently in a vacation mindset right now, I
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 31, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured July 25, 2017, on Parliament Hill. Whenever a leader claims to speak for everyone in his country, to my mind it reveals a regal-style hubris, that’s ill-suited for a democracy, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Trudeau, Canada’s Sun King?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 31, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Given that we’re smack dab in the middle of summer and given that everyone is consequently in a vacation mindset right now, I

Trudeau, Canada’s Sun King?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 31, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Given that we’re smack dab in the middle of summer and given that everyone is consequently in a vacation mindset right now, I
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured July 25, 2017, on Parliament Hill. Whenever a leader claims to speak for everyone in his country, to my mind it reveals a regal-style hubris, that’s ill-suited for a democracy, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conspiracy theories could spark Conservative feud

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Canadian conservative politics is irredeemably dull, unless that is, it becomes embroiled in some sort of conspiracy theory, at which point it can
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 24, 2017
Then prime minister Stephen Harper, pictured Oct. 16, 2015, at a rally in Fredericton, N.B. About 20 years ago, certain members of the now defunct Reform Party grew suspicious about the political motives of the NCC’s president at the time—a guy named Stephen Harper. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conspiracy theories could spark Conservative feud

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 24, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Canadian conservative politics is irredeemably dull, unless that is, it becomes embroiled in some sort of conspiracy theory, at which point it can

Conspiracy theories could spark Conservative feud

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 24, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Canadian conservative politics is irredeemably dull, unless that is, it becomes embroiled in some sort of conspiracy theory, at which point it can
Then prime minister Stephen Harper, pictured Oct. 16, 2015, at a rally in Fredericton, N.B. About 20 years ago, certain members of the now defunct Reform Party grew suspicious about the political motives of the NCC’s president at the time—a guy named Stephen Harper. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Beware the Twitter echo chamber trap

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Whenever I’m plagued with self-doubt or afflicted with uncertainty, I turn to that one source guaranteed to provide me with the spiritual peace
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 17, 2017
Stop battling Twitter trolls and start listening to real people in the real world. In short, open up your echo chamber, and let your political message go free, Gerry Nicholls advises politicians. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Beware the Twitter echo chamber trap

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 17, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Whenever I’m plagued with self-doubt or afflicted with uncertainty, I turn to that one source guaranteed to provide me with the spiritual peace

Beware the Twitter echo chamber trap

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 17, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Whenever I’m plagued with self-doubt or afflicted with uncertainty, I turn to that one source guaranteed to provide me with the spiritual peace
Stop battling Twitter trolls and start listening to real people in the real world. In short, open up your echo chamber, and let your political message go free, Gerry Nicholls advises politicians. Image courtesy of Pixabay

New world requires new arguments

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—We hear a lot these days about how we need to prepare for global climate change, but there’s another kind of global change
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 10, 2017
Remember Hillary Clinton’s crack about 'deplorables'? Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

New world requires new arguments

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 10, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—We hear a lot these days about how we need to prepare for global climate change, but there’s another kind of global change

New world requires new arguments

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 10, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—We hear a lot these days about how we need to prepare for global climate change, but there’s another kind of global change
Remember Hillary Clinton’s crack about 'deplorables'? Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

It’s time for summertime political predictions

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Now that summer is officially upon us, and the political world is a little more relaxed, it’s a good time to have some
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 3, 2017
The Conservatives, led by Andrew Scheer, will meticulously avoid the kind of blatantly populist messaging associated with U.S. President Donald Trump because (a) they will want to avoid comparisons to Trump and (b) they are too stodgily pro-establishment to embrace populism, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

It’s time for summertime political predictions

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 3, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Now that summer is officially upon us, and the political world is a little more relaxed, it’s a good time to have some

It’s time for summertime political predictions

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 3, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Now that summer is officially upon us, and the political world is a little more relaxed, it’s a good time to have some
The Conservatives, led by Andrew Scheer, will meticulously avoid the kind of blatantly populist messaging associated with U.S. President Donald Trump because (a) they will want to avoid comparisons to Trump and (b) they are too stodgily pro-establishment to embrace populism, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Here’s why the Netflix tax is a non-starter

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven once declared, “As long as the Austrians have their brown beer and little sausages, they will never revolt.”
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 26, 2017
While Canadians might forgive Trudeau for breaking promises and for fundraising scandals and for photo bombing high school proms, they would never forgive him for making them pay more to watch House of Cards.House of Cards. Photograph courtesy of House of Cards

Here’s why the Netflix tax is a non-starter

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 26, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven once declared, “As long as the Austrians have their brown beer and little sausages, they will never revolt.”

Here’s why the Netflix tax is a non-starter

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 26, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven once declared, “As long as the Austrians have their brown beer and little sausages, they will never revolt.”
While Canadians might forgive Trudeau for breaking promises and for fundraising scandals and for photo bombing high school proms, they would never forgive him for making them pay more to watch House of Cards.House of Cards. Photograph courtesy of House of Cards

Trudeau’s impractical politics

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—If nothing else, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must be credited with ushering in a glorious new era of marvellous political impracticality. He’s a
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 19, 2017
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s impractical politics

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 19, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—If nothing else, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must be credited with ushering in a glorious new era of marvellous political impracticality. He’s a

Trudeau’s impractical politics

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 19, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—If nothing else, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must be credited with ushering in a glorious new era of marvellous political impracticality. He’s a
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals won’t retract their claws

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—With his genial smile, cherubic face, and pleasant personality, it’s easy to think that newly elected Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer is genuinely
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 12, 2017
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured on May 27 in Toronto shortly after getting elected leader of the party. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Liberals won’t retract their claws

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 12, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—With his genial smile, cherubic face, and pleasant personality, it’s easy to think that newly elected Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer is genuinely

Liberals won’t retract their claws

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 12, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—With his genial smile, cherubic face, and pleasant personality, it’s easy to think that newly elected Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer is genuinely
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured on May 27 in Toronto shortly after getting elected leader of the party. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Whither libertarianism?

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—For libertarian-minded Canadians, i.e., those Canadians who support the idea of minimal government and maximum freedom, the end result of the Conservative leadership race
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 5, 2017
Conservative MP Maxime Bernier was the perceived front-runner in the leadership race, but lost to Conservative MP Andrew Scheer last Saturday night in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Whither libertarianism?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 5, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—For libertarian-minded Canadians, i.e., those Canadians who support the idea of minimal government and maximum freedom, the end result of the Conservative leadership race

Whither libertarianism?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 5, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—For libertarian-minded Canadians, i.e., those Canadians who support the idea of minimal government and maximum freedom, the end result of the Conservative leadership race
Conservative MP Maxime Bernier was the perceived front-runner in the leadership race, but lost to Conservative MP Andrew Scheer last Saturday night in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The importance of coolness

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.–“I came, I saw, I conquered.” That simple six-word sentence, first coined by Julius Caesar more than 2,000 years ago, is not only
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 29, 2017
'I came, I saw, I conquered.' That simple six-word sentence, first coined by Julius Caesar more than 2,000 years ago, is not only one of history’s most memorable lines, it’s also one of its coolest, writes Gerry Nicholls. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The importance of coolness

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 29, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.–“I came, I saw, I conquered.” That simple six-word sentence, first coined by Julius Caesar more than 2,000 years ago, is not only

The importance of coolness

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 29, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.–“I came, I saw, I conquered.” That simple six-word sentence, first coined by Julius Caesar more than 2,000 years ago, is not only
'I came, I saw, I conquered.' That simple six-word sentence, first coined by Julius Caesar more than 2,000 years ago, is not only one of history’s most memorable lines, it’s also one of its coolest, writes Gerry Nicholls. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Sorting out the Conservative leadership race

  • OAKVILLE, ONT. —In just a few days we’ll get the exciting news as to who will be the next leader of Canada’s Conservative Party.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 22, 2017
Conservative leadership candidates Chris Alexander, Maxime Bernier, Andrew Scheer, Erin O'Toole, Lisa Raitt, Andrew Saxton, Michael Chong, Brad Trost, and Deepak Obhrai. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Sorting out the Conservative leadership race

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 22, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT. —In just a few days we’ll get the exciting news as to who will be the next leader of Canada’s Conservative Party.

Sorting out the Conservative leadership race

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 22, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT. —In just a few days we’ll get the exciting news as to who will be the next leader of Canada’s Conservative Party.
Conservative leadership candidates Chris Alexander, Maxime Bernier, Andrew Scheer, Erin O'Toole, Lisa Raitt, Andrew Saxton, Michael Chong, Brad Trost, and Deepak Obhrai. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Liberals pressing the personality advantage

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—If I had to sum up the Liberal government’s communication strategy in just five words, I’d say, “Trudeau, Trudeau and more Trudeau.” My
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 15, 2017
The Liberals have been airdropping Prime Minister Justin Trudeau into just about every federal by-election race in the country, (sometimes also in provincial ones) where he holds highly-publicized campaign-style partisan rallies, including in ridings where the Liberals have little chance of winning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals pressing the personality advantage

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 15, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—If I had to sum up the Liberal government’s communication strategy in just five words, I’d say, “Trudeau, Trudeau and more Trudeau.” My

Liberals pressing the personality advantage

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 15, 2017
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—If I had to sum up the Liberal government’s communication strategy in just five words, I’d say, “Trudeau, Trudeau and more Trudeau.” My
The Liberals have been airdropping Prime Minister Justin Trudeau into just about every federal by-election race in the country, (sometimes also in provincial ones) where he holds highly-publicized campaign-style partisan rallies, including in ridings where the Liberals have little chance of winning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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