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The slow, uphill climb to fix the housing mess

  • Affording a home now is not quite as problematic as it was during the COVID years, but affordability is still the worst it’s been
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 21, 2026
Gregor Robertson
Gregor Robertson
Housing Minister Gregor Robertson. The federal government will have to revolutionize the country’s notoriously unproductive homebuilding sector, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The slow, uphill climb to fix the housing mess

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 21, 2026
  • Affording a home now is not quite as problematic as it was during the COVID years, but affordability is still the worst it’s been

The slow, uphill climb to fix the housing mess

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 21, 2026
  • Affording a home now is not quite as problematic as it was during the COVID years, but affordability is still the worst it’s been
Gregor Robertson
Housing Minister Gregor Robertson. The federal government will have to revolutionize the country’s notoriously unproductive homebuilding sector, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How far will Trump go?

  • It’s obvious that Donald Trump has established a situation where he can operate with little—if any—of the normal constraints of a U.S. president.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 14, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats may at times be just pressure tactics and it’s also possible he is going too far, even for today’s Americans, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

How far will Trump go?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 14, 2026
  • It’s obvious that Donald Trump has established a situation where he can operate with little—if any—of the normal constraints of a U.S. president.

How far will Trump go?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 14, 2026
  • It’s obvious that Donald Trump has established a situation where he can operate with little—if any—of the normal constraints of a U.S. president.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats may at times be just pressure tactics and it’s also possible he is going too far, even for today’s Americans, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

2026: Another year on the edge for Carney and Canada

  • For all the Liberals’ high points since they dodged what was shaping up as certain electoral defeat, the year ahead looms as an even
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 17, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is dealing with a Rubik’s cube of provincial, financial, environmental, political, labour force, and Indigenous issues, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

2026: Another year on the edge for Carney and Canada

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 17, 2025
  • For all the Liberals’ high points since they dodged what was shaping up as certain electoral defeat, the year ahead looms as an even

2026: Another year on the edge for Carney and Canada

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 17, 2025
  • For all the Liberals’ high points since they dodged what was shaping up as certain electoral defeat, the year ahead looms as an even
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is dealing with a Rubik’s cube of provincial, financial, environmental, political, labour force, and Indigenous issues, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Welcome to the ‘Trade War World Cup’

  • All the countries sending athletes to next year’s event have been struggling with the damage caused by Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 10, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, left, U.S. President Donald Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and Prime Minister Mark Carney participate in the FIFA World Cup drawing in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Welcome to the ‘Trade War World Cup’

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 10, 2025
  • All the countries sending athletes to next year’s event have been struggling with the damage caused by Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Welcome to the ‘Trade War World Cup’

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 10, 2025
  • All the countries sending athletes to next year’s event have been struggling with the damage caused by Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Donald Trump
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, left, U.S. President Donald Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and Prime Minister Mark Carney participate in the FIFA World Cup drawing in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Untrodden ground: Carney looks to kickstart post-NAFTA economy

  • The decision to put the possibility of a pipeline back in the national conversation marks a seismic shift in the Liberals’ approach to climate
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 3, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is seeking to lessen the binary choices on the environment and conventional energy development, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Untrodden ground: Carney looks to kickstart post-NAFTA economy

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 3, 2025
  • The decision to put the possibility of a pipeline back in the national conversation marks a seismic shift in the Liberals’ approach to climate

Untrodden ground: Carney looks to kickstart post-NAFTA economy

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 3, 2025
  • The decision to put the possibility of a pipeline back in the national conversation marks a seismic shift in the Liberals’ approach to climate
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is seeking to lessen the binary choices on the environment and conventional energy development, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With even Conservatives conspiring to pass Carney’s budget, PM turns attention to the wider world

  • The prime minister is engaged in a series of strikingly ambitious undertakings from leveraging Canada’s status as a global middle power to launching a
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 26, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been going ahead with what has to be called a top-to-bottom renovation of Canada’s economic posture and place in the world, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With even Conservatives conspiring to pass Carney’s budget, PM turns attention to the wider world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 26, 2025
  • The prime minister is engaged in a series of strikingly ambitious undertakings from leveraging Canada’s status as a global middle power to launching a

With even Conservatives conspiring to pass Carney’s budget, PM turns attention to the wider world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 26, 2025
  • The prime minister is engaged in a series of strikingly ambitious undertakings from leveraging Canada’s status as a global middle power to launching a
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been going ahead with what has to be called a top-to-bottom renovation of Canada’s economic posture and place in the world, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The laws of economics finally catch up with Trump

  • It is clear that the upward pressure on prices exerted by Donald Trump’s tariffs is becoming a political liability for the United States president.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 19, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump recently broke with his usual patter by admitting tariffs may ‘in some cases’ drive up consumer prices, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

The laws of economics finally catch up with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 19, 2025
  • It is clear that the upward pressure on prices exerted by Donald Trump’s tariffs is becoming a political liability for the United States president.

The laws of economics finally catch up with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 19, 2025
  • It is clear that the upward pressure on prices exerted by Donald Trump’s tariffs is becoming a political liability for the United States president.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump recently broke with his usual patter by admitting tariffs may ‘in some cases’ drive up consumer prices, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Pierre Poilievre may be done

  • The Conservative leader has shown no inclination or ability to temper his highly polarized style, which makes his chances in the next election appear
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 12, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
If the turmoil in Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has reached the point where MPs who might be considering defecting are getting threats to destroy their futures, as has been widely reported, it’s obvious that the leader is in serious trouble, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pierre Poilievre may be done

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 12, 2025
  • The Conservative leader has shown no inclination or ability to temper his highly polarized style, which makes his chances in the next election appear

Pierre Poilievre may be done

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 12, 2025
  • The Conservative leader has shown no inclination or ability to temper his highly polarized style, which makes his chances in the next election appear
Pierre Poilievre
If the turmoil in Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has reached the point where MPs who might be considering defecting are getting threats to destroy their futures, as has been widely reported, it’s obvious that the leader is in serious trouble, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney rewrites the Liberals’ vision in a pro-growth budget for a post-NAFTA era

  • The historic budget will forever mark the end of Canada’s era of economic integration over 75 years with its erstwhile U.S. ally.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 4, 2025
The budget presented by Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne embodies a business-focused, expansionist strategy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney rewrites the Liberals’ vision in a pro-growth budget for a post-NAFTA era

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 4, 2025
  • The historic budget will forever mark the end of Canada’s era of economic integration over 75 years with its erstwhile U.S. ally.

Carney rewrites the Liberals’ vision in a pro-growth budget for a post-NAFTA era

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 4, 2025
  • The historic budget will forever mark the end of Canada’s era of economic integration over 75 years with its erstwhile U.S. ally.
The budget presented by Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne embodies a business-focused, expansionist strategy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Outrage sells: with Poilievre, it’s got nothing to do with attracting moderates

  • It doesn’t matter about the facts or reality involved. It’s all about the media attention a stunt generates.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 29, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is well aware that in today’s social media-driven political ecosphere, outrage sells, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Outrage sells: with Poilievre, it’s got nothing to do with attracting moderates

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 29, 2025
  • It doesn’t matter about the facts or reality involved. It’s all about the media attention a stunt generates.

Outrage sells: with Poilievre, it’s got nothing to do with attracting moderates

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 29, 2025
  • It doesn’t matter about the facts or reality involved. It’s all about the media attention a stunt generates.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is well aware that in today’s social media-driven political ecosphere, outrage sells, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Remaking Canada at warp speed: Nov. 4 will be a budget like no other

  • The Liberals have been left to draw up a budget package in the midst of the destruction of the trade relationship that is the
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 22, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
In his first budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney has on his shoulders a collective task that surpasses the long-term challenges undertaken by a single prime minister in decades, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Remaking Canada at warp speed: Nov. 4 will be a budget like no other

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 22, 2025
  • The Liberals have been left to draw up a budget package in the midst of the destruction of the trade relationship that is the

Remaking Canada at warp speed: Nov. 4 will be a budget like no other

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 22, 2025
  • The Liberals have been left to draw up a budget package in the midst of the destruction of the trade relationship that is the
Mark Carney
In his first budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney has on his shoulders a collective task that surpasses the long-term challenges undertaken by a single prime minister in decades, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s always do or die on budget day

  • Budgets have always tended to be historical markers that stood as a defining or make-or-break moment for federal governments.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 15, 2025
As finance ministers, the likes of John Crosbie, left, Allan MacEachen, Jim Flaherty, and Chrystia Freeland all had to plant their respective governments’ flagpoles. Photographs courtesy of Library and Archives Canada and The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and Andrew Meade

It’s always do or die on budget day

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 15, 2025
  • Budgets have always tended to be historical markers that stood as a defining or make-or-break moment for federal governments.

It’s always do or die on budget day

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 15, 2025
  • Budgets have always tended to be historical markers that stood as a defining or make-or-break moment for federal governments.
As finance ministers, the likes of John Crosbie, left, Allan MacEachen, Jim Flaherty, and Chrystia Freeland all had to plant their respective governments’ flagpoles. Photographs courtesy of Library and Archives Canada and The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and Andrew Meade

A crisis in search of a cause: Smith brandishes unity issue in dangerous new pipeline gambit

  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith made it clear she would see anything but a go-ahead from Ottawa as a powerful accelerant for the smouldering Alberta
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 8, 2025
Danielle Smith
Danielle Smith
Asking the Liberals to scrap one of their signature environmental policies is just a political stunt, but Alberta Premier Danielle Smith seems to see her move as a win-win, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A crisis in search of a cause: Smith brandishes unity issue in dangerous new pipeline gambit

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 8, 2025
  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith made it clear she would see anything but a go-ahead from Ottawa as a powerful accelerant for the smouldering Alberta

A crisis in search of a cause: Smith brandishes unity issue in dangerous new pipeline gambit

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 8, 2025
  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith made it clear she would see anything but a go-ahead from Ottawa as a powerful accelerant for the smouldering Alberta
Danielle Smith
Asking the Liberals to scrap one of their signature environmental policies is just a political stunt, but Alberta Premier Danielle Smith seems to see her move as a win-win, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

At the UN, Zelenskyy urges action to avert a world of war

  • In his Sept. 24 UN General Assembly address, the Ukrainian president gave a stark warning about the collapse of international law.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 1, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the UN General Assembly on Sept. 24. Photograph courtesy of the Office of the President of Ukraine

At the UN, Zelenskyy urges action to avert a world of war

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 1, 2025
  • In his Sept. 24 UN General Assembly address, the Ukrainian president gave a stark warning about the collapse of international law.

At the UN, Zelenskyy urges action to avert a world of war

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 1, 2025
  • In his Sept. 24 UN General Assembly address, the Ukrainian president gave a stark warning about the collapse of international law.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the UN General Assembly on Sept. 24. Photograph courtesy of the Office of the President of Ukraine

Waiting for the truckers to come back

  • A great deal has changed in federal politics in a few months, but Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre? Not so much.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre faces a leadership review this winter, so we shouldn't assume he'll suddenly begin prioritizing moderate, incremental, and fact-based politics, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Waiting for the truckers to come back

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 24, 2025
  • A great deal has changed in federal politics in a few months, but Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre? Not so much.

Waiting for the truckers to come back

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 24, 2025
  • A great deal has changed in federal politics in a few months, but Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre? Not so much.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre faces a leadership review this winter, so we shouldn't assume he'll suddenly begin prioritizing moderate, incremental, and fact-based politics, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Canada ready for the nation-defining challenges ahead?

  • If we are going to succeed in the historic task of reinventing our economic culture, it will take hitherto unknown co-operation, compromise, and good-faith
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a housing announcement in Nepean, Ont., on Sept. 14. Carney has set out a roadmap for the biggest upheaval in this country’s economic life in many decades, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Canada ready for the nation-defining challenges ahead?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 17, 2025
  • If we are going to succeed in the historic task of reinventing our economic culture, it will take hitherto unknown co-operation, compromise, and good-faith

Is Canada ready for the nation-defining challenges ahead?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 17, 2025
  • If we are going to succeed in the historic task of reinventing our economic culture, it will take hitherto unknown co-operation, compromise, and good-faith
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a housing announcement in Nepean, Ont., on Sept. 14. Carney has set out a roadmap for the biggest upheaval in this country’s economic life in many decades, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Canada that Dryden believed in remains at risk today

  • There is no reason to think a Poilievre government wouldn’t find ways to seriously weaken the country's social programs.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 10, 2025
Ken Dryden
Ken Dryden
As minister of social development, Ken Dryden laid the groundwork for the Liberals’ early learning and childcare plan, which was the most important Canadian social program since medicare, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Canada that Dryden believed in remains at risk today

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 10, 2025
  • There is no reason to think a Poilievre government wouldn’t find ways to seriously weaken the country's social programs.

The Canada that Dryden believed in remains at risk today

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 10, 2025
  • There is no reason to think a Poilievre government wouldn’t find ways to seriously weaken the country's social programs.
Ken Dryden
As minister of social development, Ken Dryden laid the groundwork for the Liberals’ early learning and childcare plan, which was the most important Canadian social program since medicare, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Putin’s gulling of Trump a historic setback for Ukraine and the world’s democracies

  • The Aug. 15 meeting gave Russia the green light to continue its invasion without worrying too much about Washington intervening in a major way
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 3, 2025
It’s clear that U.S. President Donald Trump, right, has decided that it’s up to somebody else to confront Russian President Vladimir Putin’s obsession with wiping out Ukraine and other in eastern Europe, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Putin’s gulling of Trump a historic setback for Ukraine and the world’s democracies

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 3, 2025
  • The Aug. 15 meeting gave Russia the green light to continue its invasion without worrying too much about Washington intervening in a major way

Putin’s gulling of Trump a historic setback for Ukraine and the world’s democracies

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 3, 2025
  • The Aug. 15 meeting gave Russia the green light to continue its invasion without worrying too much about Washington intervening in a major way
It’s clear that U.S. President Donald Trump, right, has decided that it’s up to somebody else to confront Russian President Vladimir Putin’s obsession with wiping out Ukraine and other in eastern Europe, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

A world without principles

  • The commitment to democracy and individual rights has been and continues to be badly eroded, in part because of U.S. regression under its current
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 30, 2025
Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu
Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The horrors being visited on the people of Gaza are one of the most grievous of the many atrocities consistent with a world increasingly steered by rights-ignoring leaders, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

A world without principles

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 30, 2025
  • The commitment to democracy and individual rights has been and continues to be badly eroded, in part because of U.S. regression under its current

A world without principles

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 30, 2025
  • The commitment to democracy and individual rights has been and continues to be badly eroded, in part because of U.S. regression under its current
Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The horrors being visited on the people of Gaza are one of the most grievous of the many atrocities consistent with a world increasingly steered by rights-ignoring leaders, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Disconnect on Canada-U.S. trade as CUSMA eludes Trump menace

  • The continuation of the broad CUSMA exemption is still a significant positive development for this country in the context of the full-blown trade war
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 23, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Unsurprisingly, with Ottawa’s negotiations with the U.S. taking place behind closed doors, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his ministers aren’t saying a lot about CUSMA’s status, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Disconnect on Canada-U.S. trade as CUSMA eludes Trump menace

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 23, 2025
  • The continuation of the broad CUSMA exemption is still a significant positive development for this country in the context of the full-blown trade war

Disconnect on Canada-U.S. trade as CUSMA eludes Trump menace

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 23, 2025
  • The continuation of the broad CUSMA exemption is still a significant positive development for this country in the context of the full-blown trade war
Mark Carney
Unsurprisingly, with Ottawa’s negotiations with the U.S. taking place behind closed doors, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his ministers aren’t saying a lot about CUSMA’s status, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Has Trump realized Putin was making a fool out of him on the world stage?

  • The Russian leader’s ability to hoodwink the American former reality show host has been a constant element of Trump’s actuality for more than a
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 16, 2025
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have finally changed his tune on the Russians because Russian President Vladimir Putin has run circles around the self-appointed great dealmaker, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Has Trump realized Putin was making a fool out of him on the world stage?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 16, 2025
  • The Russian leader’s ability to hoodwink the American former reality show host has been a constant element of Trump’s actuality for more than a

Has Trump realized Putin was making a fool out of him on the world stage?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 16, 2025
  • The Russian leader’s ability to hoodwink the American former reality show host has been a constant element of Trump’s actuality for more than a
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have finally changed his tune on the Russians because Russian President Vladimir Putin has run circles around the self-appointed great dealmaker, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
Maninder Sidhu
Maninder Sidhu
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. The reordering of Canadian export options is taking place in a world of increasing anti-globalization, splintering trade frameworks, and deteriorating supply chains, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent
Maninder Sidhu
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. The reordering of Canadian export options is taking place in a world of increasing anti-globalization, splintering trade frameworks, and deteriorating supply chains, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The failed $5-billion program the feds can’t shake

  • With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 2, 2025
Alex Benay, the associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada in whose lap this mess has landed, estimated on June 23 that the cost of fixing and replacing Phoenix would be $5.1-billion, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The failed $5-billion program the feds can’t shake

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 2, 2025
  • With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a

The failed $5-billion program the feds can’t shake

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 2, 2025
  • With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a
Alex Benay, the associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada in whose lap this mess has landed, estimated on June 23 that the cost of fixing and replacing Phoenix would be $5.1-billion, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney blows the roof off inertia-bound Ottawa, but there’s no guarantee of success

  • Canada’s highly decentralized federation requires time, energy, and good fortune to reach consensus.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
It remains to be seen whether Prime Minister Mark Carney's government can make all this work in a timeframe that complies with his refreshing, unconventional campaign to rapidly bring the country together to start building a stronger, more independent economy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney blows the roof off inertia-bound Ottawa, but there’s no guarantee of success

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 25, 2025
  • Canada’s highly decentralized federation requires time, energy, and good fortune to reach consensus.

Carney blows the roof off inertia-bound Ottawa, but there’s no guarantee of success

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 25, 2025
  • Canada’s highly decentralized federation requires time, energy, and good fortune to reach consensus.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
It remains to be seen whether Prime Minister Mark Carney's government can make all this work in a timeframe that complies with his refreshing, unconventional campaign to rapidly bring the country together to start building a stronger, more independent economy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

That’s what dictators do

  • This plunge into totalitarian-style histrionics is just a minor manifestation of the upheaval in public norms radiating across the U.S. from Trump’s White House.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 18, 2025
Only five months into his new term, U.S. President Donald Trump has indeed moved quite a ways down the road to his own version of one-man rule, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

That’s what dictators do

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 18, 2025
  • This plunge into totalitarian-style histrionics is just a minor manifestation of the upheaval in public norms radiating across the U.S. from Trump’s White House.

That’s what dictators do

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 18, 2025
  • This plunge into totalitarian-style histrionics is just a minor manifestation of the upheaval in public norms radiating across the U.S. from Trump’s White House.
Only five months into his new term, U.S. President Donald Trump has indeed moved quite a ways down the road to his own version of one-man rule, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Visions of a gold rush in expanded oil exports fly in the face of a decades-old reality

  • The potential for a conduit to load oil tankers in the dangerous waters of the northern B.C. coast actually ended more than three decades
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 11, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith would have been in her late teens when the Exxon Valdez forever changed the public attitude on pipelines on B.C.’s northern coast, so maybe she didn’t pay much attention, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Jim Brickett

Visions of a gold rush in expanded oil exports fly in the face of a decades-old reality

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 11, 2025
  • The potential for a conduit to load oil tankers in the dangerous waters of the northern B.C. coast actually ended more than three decades

Visions of a gold rush in expanded oil exports fly in the face of a decades-old reality

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 11, 2025
  • The potential for a conduit to load oil tankers in the dangerous waters of the northern B.C. coast actually ended more than three decades
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith would have been in her late teens when the Exxon Valdez forever changed the public attitude on pipelines on B.C.’s northern coast, so maybe she didn’t pay much attention, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Jim Brickett

Election? What election?

  • The Conservatives seem to be trying to juggle the need to be constructive during a national crisis, and the belief that they got cheated
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 4, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
One might indeed be forgiven for thinking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is a bit focused on the rear-view mirror, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Election? What election?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 4, 2025
  • The Conservatives seem to be trying to juggle the need to be constructive during a national crisis, and the belief that they got cheated

Election? What election?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 4, 2025
  • The Conservatives seem to be trying to juggle the need to be constructive during a national crisis, and the belief that they got cheated
Pierre Poilievre
One might indeed be forgiven for thinking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is a bit focused on the rear-view mirror, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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The Trump nightmare hits full stride

  • OTTAWA—The thing about Watergate was that Richard Nixon resigned. With impeachment by the U.S. Congress over Watergate looming in 1974, Nixon stepped down—becoming the
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 24, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest screed against a group of Democratic congresswomen isn’t surprising when he has a long record of racist troublemaking, most notably his trademark argument that former president Barack Obama was not born in the U.S. and therefore ineligible to be president, writes Les Whittington. Flickr photograph by Gage Skidmore

The Trump nightmare hits full stride

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 24, 2019
  • OTTAWA—The thing about Watergate was that Richard Nixon resigned. With impeachment by the U.S. Congress over Watergate looming in 1974, Nixon stepped down—becoming the

The Trump nightmare hits full stride

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 24, 2019
  • OTTAWA—The thing about Watergate was that Richard Nixon resigned. With impeachment by the U.S. Congress over Watergate looming in 1974, Nixon stepped down—becoming the
U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest screed against a group of Democratic congresswomen isn’t surprising when he has a long record of racist troublemaking, most notably his trademark argument that former president Barack Obama was not born in the U.S. and therefore ineligible to be president, writes Les Whittington. Flickr photograph by Gage Skidmore

Premiers’ meeting sheds light on the real dimensions of Canada’s energy politics

  • OTTAWA—With Doug Ford going on about how the increasingly conservative lineup of provincial leaders is a driver of concerted Canada-wide action, a reporter at
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 17, 2019
B.C. Premier John Horgan, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, and Quebec Premier François Legault were among those huddled July 9-11 for the last Council of the Federation meeting, setting the stage for federal election’s energy fight. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Louis Roy

Premiers’ meeting sheds light on the real dimensions of Canada’s energy politics

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 17, 2019
  • OTTAWA—With Doug Ford going on about how the increasingly conservative lineup of provincial leaders is a driver of concerted Canada-wide action, a reporter at

Premiers’ meeting sheds light on the real dimensions of Canada’s energy politics

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 17, 2019
  • OTTAWA—With Doug Ford going on about how the increasingly conservative lineup of provincial leaders is a driver of concerted Canada-wide action, a reporter at
B.C. Premier John Horgan, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, and Quebec Premier François Legault were among those huddled July 9-11 for the last Council of the Federation meeting, setting the stage for federal election’s energy fight. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Louis Roy

Ottawa community born out of feds’ first housing policy celebrates unique century-old heritage

  • OTTAWA—It’s not much of a park—just a few swings, a couple of playground sets, and a basketball court that doubles as an ice rink
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 10, 2019
Front yard gardens in the Ottawa’s Lindenlea neighbourhood, which was built after the First World War and ranks among the first planned communities in this country. Flickr photograph by Ross Dunn

Ottawa community born out of feds’ first housing policy celebrates unique century-old heritage

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 10, 2019
  • OTTAWA—It’s not much of a park—just a few swings, a couple of playground sets, and a basketball court that doubles as an ice rink

Ottawa community born out of feds’ first housing policy celebrates unique century-old heritage

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 10, 2019
  • OTTAWA—It’s not much of a park—just a few swings, a couple of playground sets, and a basketball court that doubles as an ice rink
Front yard gardens in the Ottawa’s Lindenlea neighbourhood, which was built after the First World War and ranks among the first planned communities in this country. Flickr photograph by Ross Dunn

When autocrats and thugs run the world: the G20 a decade on

  • OTTAWA—Paul Martin helped create the G20 Group of Nations back in the early 2000s in response to the notion that the G7—made up of
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 3, 2019
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan on June 29. During the two-day event, Trump’s disturbing attraction to autocrats, oppressive dictators and right-wing strongmen was on full display, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

When autocrats and thugs run the world: the G20 a decade on

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 3, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Paul Martin helped create the G20 Group of Nations back in the early 2000s in response to the notion that the G7—made up of

When autocrats and thugs run the world: the G20 a decade on

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 3, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Paul Martin helped create the G20 Group of Nations back in the early 2000s in response to the notion that the G7—made up of
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan on June 29. During the two-day event, Trump’s disturbing attraction to autocrats, oppressive dictators and right-wing strongmen was on full display, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Scheer spews out nonsense, calls it a climate plan

  • OTTAWA—One of the problems of dealing with totally cynical, post-accuracy conservatism—whether in Europe or the U.S. or Canada—is that it ruins everyone’s sense of
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 26, 2019
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer unveiled his climate plan on June 19, but all it does is give him something to wave around, with no concrete emissions-reduction targets, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scheer spews out nonsense, calls it a climate plan

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 26, 2019
  • OTTAWA—One of the problems of dealing with totally cynical, post-accuracy conservatism—whether in Europe or the U.S. or Canada—is that it ruins everyone’s sense of

Scheer spews out nonsense, calls it a climate plan

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 26, 2019
  • OTTAWA—One of the problems of dealing with totally cynical, post-accuracy conservatism—whether in Europe or the U.S. or Canada—is that it ruins everyone’s sense of
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer unveiled his climate plan on June 19, but all it does is give him something to wave around, with no concrete emissions-reduction targets, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Managing economic tightrope a make-or-break factor for October

  • OTTAWA—Embroiled in an uncertain Ontario election campaign back in 2011, then-premier Dalton McGuinty observed: “The polls tell us I’m not the most popular guy
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 19, 2019
Prime Minster Justin Trudeau could rise or fall in the federal election on similar economic factors that former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne failed to capitalize on last year, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Managing economic tightrope a make-or-break factor for October

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 19, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Embroiled in an uncertain Ontario election campaign back in 2011, then-premier Dalton McGuinty observed: “The polls tell us I’m not the most popular guy

Managing economic tightrope a make-or-break factor for October

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 19, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Embroiled in an uncertain Ontario election campaign back in 2011, then-premier Dalton McGuinty observed: “The polls tell us I’m not the most popular guy
Prime Minster Justin Trudeau could rise or fall in the federal election on similar economic factors that former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne failed to capitalize on last year, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lessons from the Doug Ford School of Public Administration

  • OTTAWA—School is out at Queen’s Park, but here are the lessons for the next semester based on the first year of Premier Doug Ford’s
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 12, 2019
Ontario Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford, pictured at the Manning Networking Conference in March, has had quite the first year in office, and there are a number of lessons to be learned, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lessons from the Doug Ford School of Public Administration

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 12, 2019
  • OTTAWA—School is out at Queen’s Park, but here are the lessons for the next semester based on the first year of Premier Doug Ford’s

Lessons from the Doug Ford School of Public Administration

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 12, 2019
  • OTTAWA—School is out at Queen’s Park, but here are the lessons for the next semester based on the first year of Premier Doug Ford’s
Ontario Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford, pictured at the Manning Networking Conference in March, has had quite the first year in office, and there are a number of lessons to be learned, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NAFTA faces new risks as Trump mixes trade and immigration

  • OTTAWA—The general thinking was that U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence had popped up in Ottawa as part of a publicity campaign to promote support for
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 5, 2019
U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence said all the right things while in Ottawa to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau May 30, but it wasn’t long after he left that President Donald Trump unleashed a new broadside that puts the new NAFTA in peril, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NAFTA faces new risks as Trump mixes trade and immigration

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 5, 2019
  • OTTAWA—The general thinking was that U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence had popped up in Ottawa as part of a publicity campaign to promote support for

NAFTA faces new risks as Trump mixes trade and immigration

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 5, 2019
  • OTTAWA—The general thinking was that U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence had popped up in Ottawa as part of a publicity campaign to promote support for
U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence said all the right things while in Ottawa to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau May 30, but it wasn’t long after he left that President Donald Trump unleashed a new broadside that puts the new NAFTA in peril, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On Brexit, U.K. now headed for the worst of all possible outcomes

  • OTTAWA—For months in Europe, the question everyone asked about British Prime Minister Theresa May was: why does she cling to power in the face
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 29, 2019
British Prime Minister Theresa May, pictured in May, will say goodbye to No. 10 on June 7, having found no way forward for her Brexit deal. Photograph courtesy of the office of the U.K. prime minister

On Brexit, U.K. now headed for the worst of all possible outcomes

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 29, 2019
  • OTTAWA—For months in Europe, the question everyone asked about British Prime Minister Theresa May was: why does she cling to power in the face

On Brexit, U.K. now headed for the worst of all possible outcomes

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 29, 2019
  • OTTAWA—For months in Europe, the question everyone asked about British Prime Minister Theresa May was: why does she cling to power in the face
British Prime Minister Theresa May, pictured in May, will say goodbye to No. 10 on June 7, having found no way forward for her Brexit deal. Photograph courtesy of the office of the U.K. prime minister

Last chance for the war lover? U.S.’s Bolton sets stage for Iran conflict

  • OTTAWA—The international community has rightly reacted with alarm to the United States’ effort to force Iran into a corner in ways that greatly raise
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 22, 2019
John Bolton, pictured in 2015, U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, is a caricature of a virulent military hawk, says Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Last chance for the war lover? U.S.’s Bolton sets stage for Iran conflict

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 22, 2019
  • OTTAWA—The international community has rightly reacted with alarm to the United States’ effort to force Iran into a corner in ways that greatly raise

Last chance for the war lover? U.S.’s Bolton sets stage for Iran conflict

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 22, 2019
  • OTTAWA—The international community has rightly reacted with alarm to the United States’ effort to force Iran into a corner in ways that greatly raise
John Bolton, pictured in 2015, U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, is a caricature of a virulent military hawk, says Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Canada should weigh in on the crisis in Central America

  • OTTAWA—The history of United States’ intervention in Central America is a long, bloody, and depressing story. How many tens of thousands of civilians—mostly peasants—were
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 15, 2019
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Mexican President (then president-elect) Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico City on July 13, 2018. The Mexican leader has proposed a US$30-billion Marshall Plan to restructure Central America’s economy. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. State Department

Canada should weigh in on the crisis in Central America

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 15, 2019
  • OTTAWA—The history of United States’ intervention in Central America is a long, bloody, and depressing story. How many tens of thousands of civilians—mostly peasants—were

Canada should weigh in on the crisis in Central America

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 15, 2019
  • OTTAWA—The history of United States’ intervention in Central America is a long, bloody, and depressing story. How many tens of thousands of civilians—mostly peasants—were
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Mexican President (then president-elect) Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico City on July 13, 2018. The Mexican leader has proposed a US$30-billion Marshall Plan to restructure Central America’s economy. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. State Department

Trying to derail serious climate change action will someday be viewed as the crime it is

  • OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer kept joking at the press gallery dinner the other night about the persistent questions about his party’s lack of a
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 8, 2019
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, right, hasn’t unveiled his climate plan yet, but it may fall in the same vein as the conservative premiers of Ontario and Alberta, Doug Ford, middle, and Jason Kenney, right, respectively. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trying to derail serious climate change action will someday be viewed as the crime it is

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 8, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer kept joking at the press gallery dinner the other night about the persistent questions about his party’s lack of a

Trying to derail serious climate change action will someday be viewed as the crime it is

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 8, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer kept joking at the press gallery dinner the other night about the persistent questions about his party’s lack of a
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, right, hasn’t unveiled his climate plan yet, but it may fall in the same vein as the conservative premiers of Ontario and Alberta, Doug Ford, middle, and Jason Kenney, right, respectively. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘For the people’? Ford’s health cuts show disconnect between rhetoric, reality

  • OTTAWA—It’s been nearly 20 years since seven people died and 2,300 became ill as a result of water contamination in the town of Walkerton,
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 1, 2019
By downloading more cost of public-health programs to local government, a spokesperson for Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott, pictured last year, told a reporter the province is only ‘strengthening the role of municipalities in the delivery of public health,’ says author Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘For the people’? Ford’s health cuts show disconnect between rhetoric, reality

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 1, 2019
  • OTTAWA—It’s been nearly 20 years since seven people died and 2,300 became ill as a result of water contamination in the town of Walkerton,

‘For the people’? Ford’s health cuts show disconnect between rhetoric, reality

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 1, 2019
  • OTTAWA—It’s been nearly 20 years since seven people died and 2,300 became ill as a result of water contamination in the town of Walkerton,
By downloading more cost of public-health programs to local government, a spokesperson for Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott, pictured last year, told a reporter the province is only ‘strengthening the role of municipalities in the delivery of public health,’ says author Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mueller pulls his punches, handing Trump more power than ever

  • OTTAWA—Returning to North America after a bit of time abroad, it’s stunning to look at the state of government in the United States, where
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 24, 2019
'If we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the president clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state ... however, we are unable to reach that judgment,' determined special counsel Robert Mueller in his recently released report. Pete Souza photograph courtesy of the White House

Mueller pulls his punches, handing Trump more power than ever

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 24, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Returning to North America after a bit of time abroad, it’s stunning to look at the state of government in the United States, where

Mueller pulls his punches, handing Trump more power than ever

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 24, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Returning to North America after a bit of time abroad, it’s stunning to look at the state of government in the United States, where
'If we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the president clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state ... however, we are unable to reach that judgment,' determined special counsel Robert Mueller in his recently released report. Pete Souza photograph courtesy of the White House

Brexit toxicity spreads to Europe

  • OTTAWA—It didn’t take long for the black humour to pour out across Europe once it was revealed that the latest delay in British Prime
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 17, 2019
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit endeavour could now have the United Kingdom leaving the European Union on Oct. 31. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Brexit toxicity spreads to Europe

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 17, 2019
  • OTTAWA—It didn’t take long for the black humour to pour out across Europe once it was revealed that the latest delay in British Prime

Brexit toxicity spreads to Europe

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 17, 2019
  • OTTAWA—It didn’t take long for the black humour to pour out across Europe once it was revealed that the latest delay in British Prime
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit endeavour could now have the United Kingdom leaving the European Union on Oct. 31. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Eighty years after Franco took power, Spain riled by re-emergence of far right

  • MALAGA, Spain—It was in this heavily populated, sun-drenched part of Spain east of Gibraltar that an ultra-conservative political party recently emerged on the national
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 10, 2019
Vox party leader Santiago Abascal. His party won in several districts in a regional election in Spain in December. Photograph courtesy of HazteOir.org

Eighty years after Franco took power, Spain riled by re-emergence of far right

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 10, 2019
  • MALAGA, Spain—It was in this heavily populated, sun-drenched part of Spain east of Gibraltar that an ultra-conservative political party recently emerged on the national

Eighty years after Franco took power, Spain riled by re-emergence of far right

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 10, 2019
  • MALAGA, Spain—It was in this heavily populated, sun-drenched part of Spain east of Gibraltar that an ultra-conservative political party recently emerged on the national
Vox party leader Santiago Abascal. His party won in several districts in a regional election in Spain in December. Photograph courtesy of HazteOir.org

The scourge of white racism

  • OTTAWA—The death toll from the white supremacist terrorist attack on Muslims in New Zealand had only just risen on the weekend when United States
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 20, 2019
While he denounced last week’s attack against Muslim worshippers in New Zealand, U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in 2017, also downplayed the severity of white nationalism as a rising global threat. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

The scourge of white racism

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 20, 2019
  • OTTAWA—The death toll from the white supremacist terrorist attack on Muslims in New Zealand had only just risen on the weekend when United States

The scourge of white racism

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 20, 2019
  • OTTAWA—The death toll from the white supremacist terrorist attack on Muslims in New Zealand had only just risen on the weekend when United States
While he denounced last week’s attack against Muslim worshippers in New Zealand, U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in 2017, also downplayed the severity of white nationalism as a rising global threat. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Venezuela’s trauma underscores volatility facing Latin America

  • OTTAWA—Only rarely these days do societies collapse in the way Venezuela has. Once one of the richest countries in Latin America, it has descended
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 13, 2019
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, pictured in 2015, is refusing to cede power to self-declared interim president and opposition leader Juan Guaidó. Mark Garten photograph courtesy of the UN

Venezuela’s trauma underscores volatility facing Latin America

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 13, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Only rarely these days do societies collapse in the way Venezuela has. Once one of the richest countries in Latin America, it has descended

Venezuela’s trauma underscores volatility facing Latin America

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 13, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Only rarely these days do societies collapse in the way Venezuela has. Once one of the richest countries in Latin America, it has descended
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, pictured in 2015, is refusing to cede power to self-declared interim president and opposition leader Juan Guaidó. Mark Garten photograph courtesy of the UN

Can Trudeau solve the mystery of millennial voters again this time?

  • OTTAWA—We’re spending a lot of time and energy trying to figure out what motivates young people and what might get them out to vote.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 6, 2019
The self-styled minister of youth, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have to find a way to engage with millennial voters if his party hopes to repeat the 2015 result. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Trudeau solve the mystery of millennial voters again this time?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 6, 2019
  • OTTAWA—We’re spending a lot of time and energy trying to figure out what motivates young people and what might get them out to vote.

Can Trudeau solve the mystery of millennial voters again this time?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 6, 2019
  • OTTAWA—We’re spending a lot of time and energy trying to figure out what motivates young people and what might get them out to vote.
The self-styled minister of youth, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have to find a way to engage with millennial voters if his party hopes to repeat the 2015 result. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This year’s election will test populism’s allure in Canada like no other

  • OTTAWA—To get a glimpse of the state of politics in 2019, it isn’t necessary to witness the months of violence and vandalism in Paris or
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 27, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer speaks to United We Roll protesters on Parliament Hill on Feb. 19. His Senator, David Tkachuk, told the same crowd of truckers to ‘roll over every Liberal left in the country.’ The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

This year’s election will test populism’s allure in Canada like no other

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 27, 2019
  • OTTAWA—To get a glimpse of the state of politics in 2019, it isn’t necessary to witness the months of violence and vandalism in Paris or

This year’s election will test populism’s allure in Canada like no other

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 27, 2019
  • OTTAWA—To get a glimpse of the state of politics in 2019, it isn’t necessary to witness the months of violence and vandalism in Paris or
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer speaks to United We Roll protesters on Parliament Hill on Feb. 19. His Senator, David Tkachuk, told the same crowd of truckers to ‘roll over every Liberal left in the country.’ The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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