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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
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
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

In 50 years, the G7’s never had a summit like the one Carney is hosting next month

  • It’s hard to imagine how the stakes could be higher in the midst of the U.S. president's economic warfare against most of the other
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 28, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump’s last trip to Canada was for the G7 Leaders’ Summit in 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

In 50 years, the G7’s never had a summit like the one Carney is hosting next month

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 28, 2025
  • It’s hard to imagine how the stakes could be higher in the midst of the U.S. president's economic warfare against most of the other

In 50 years, the G7’s never had a summit like the one Carney is hosting next month

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 28, 2025
  • It’s hard to imagine how the stakes could be higher in the midst of the U.S. president's economic warfare against most of the other
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump’s last trip to Canada was for the G7 Leaders’ Summit in 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Unchartable as ever: Canada’s future still up in the air as Trump juggles his trade strategy

  • Canada needs some kind of breakthrough soon because the combination of existing tariffs and the uncertainty from Trump’s tariff shell game has this country
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 21, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump seems to be entering into a more difficult phase in his unorthodox economic project, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Unchartable as ever: Canada’s future still up in the air as Trump juggles his trade strategy

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 21, 2025
  • Canada needs some kind of breakthrough soon because the combination of existing tariffs and the uncertainty from Trump’s tariff shell game has this country

Unchartable as ever: Canada’s future still up in the air as Trump juggles his trade strategy

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 21, 2025
  • Canada needs some kind of breakthrough soon because the combination of existing tariffs and the uncertainty from Trump’s tariff shell game has this country
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump seems to be entering into a more difficult phase in his unorthodox economic project, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Mark Carney and the disappearing pipeline

  • The Alberta premier and Conservative leader’s regular excoriations of Ottawa policy never seem to contain a reference to Trans Mountain.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 14, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has repeatedly stated he's willing to adopt a new approach to energy development, combining increased conventional oil production with climate mitigation tactics, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mark Carney and the disappearing pipeline

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 14, 2025
  • The Alberta premier and Conservative leader’s regular excoriations of Ottawa policy never seem to contain a reference to Trans Mountain.

Mark Carney and the disappearing pipeline

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 14, 2025
  • The Alberta premier and Conservative leader’s regular excoriations of Ottawa policy never seem to contain a reference to Trans Mountain.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has repeatedly stated he's willing to adopt a new approach to energy development, combining increased conventional oil production with climate mitigation tactics, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Scheer tries out his Ford-Trump routine

  • OTTAWA—If you’re tired of the mendacious, anger-spewing modus operandi that now passes for political discourse in the United States, you may want to find
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 29, 2018
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer gives a keynote speech at the 2018 Conservative national policy convention in Halifax on Aug. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Scheer tries out his Ford-Trump routine

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 29, 2018
  • OTTAWA—If you’re tired of the mendacious, anger-spewing modus operandi that now passes for political discourse in the United States, you may want to find

Scheer tries out his Ford-Trump routine

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 29, 2018
  • OTTAWA—If you’re tired of the mendacious, anger-spewing modus operandi that now passes for political discourse in the United States, you may want to find
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer gives a keynote speech at the 2018 Conservative national policy convention in Halifax on Aug. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

How Canada landed at the top of Trump’s trade-enemies list

  • OTTAWA—The uproar over milk pricing that morphed into the growing United States-Canada trade war began 18 months ago with a series of letters that
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 22, 2018
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland looks toward U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer as Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo looks on at a press conference at the end of the third round of NAFTA talks in September 2017 in Ottawa. The U.S. has cut Canada out of talks recently, concentrating on Mexico. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How Canada landed at the top of Trump’s trade-enemies list

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 22, 2018
  • OTTAWA—The uproar over milk pricing that morphed into the growing United States-Canada trade war began 18 months ago with a series of letters that

How Canada landed at the top of Trump’s trade-enemies list

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 22, 2018
  • OTTAWA—The uproar over milk pricing that morphed into the growing United States-Canada trade war began 18 months ago with a series of letters that
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland looks toward U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer as Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo looks on at a press conference at the end of the third round of NAFTA talks in September 2017 in Ottawa. The U.S. has cut Canada out of talks recently, concentrating on Mexico. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poverty, homelessness, inequality: a few causes that might outweigh cheaper beer

  • OTTAWA—Populism scrambles a lot of markers, so maybe nobody cares that Ontario Premier Doug Ford is making a big deal, using government promotional incentives
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 15, 2018
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader and Premier Doug Ford, pictured with Sun newspaper columnist Anthony Furey at the Manning Networking Conference in Ottawa on Feb. 10, announced plans to encourage brewers to make cheaper beer last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poverty, homelessness, inequality: a few causes that might outweigh cheaper beer

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 15, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Populism scrambles a lot of markers, so maybe nobody cares that Ontario Premier Doug Ford is making a big deal, using government promotional incentives

Poverty, homelessness, inequality: a few causes that might outweigh cheaper beer

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 15, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Populism scrambles a lot of markers, so maybe nobody cares that Ontario Premier Doug Ford is making a big deal, using government promotional incentives
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader and Premier Doug Ford, pictured with Sun newspaper columnist Anthony Furey at the Manning Networking Conference in Ottawa on Feb. 10, announced plans to encourage brewers to make cheaper beer last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rough trade: Trump and his tariff fixation

  • OTTAWA—One can’t help but wonder what the hundreds of market researchers, university experts, and economists—part of the multi-million-dollar trade intelligence industry focused on U.S.-Canada
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 8, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump’s relentless accusations that Canada’s approach to the dairy industry is hurting America’s ag producers is ridiculous, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada

Rough trade: Trump and his tariff fixation

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 8, 2018
  • OTTAWA—One can’t help but wonder what the hundreds of market researchers, university experts, and economists—part of the multi-million-dollar trade intelligence industry focused on U.S.-Canada

Rough trade: Trump and his tariff fixation

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 8, 2018
  • OTTAWA—One can’t help but wonder what the hundreds of market researchers, university experts, and economists—part of the multi-million-dollar trade intelligence industry focused on U.S.-Canada
U.S. President Donald Trump’s relentless accusations that Canada’s approach to the dairy industry is hurting America’s ag producers is ridiculous, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada

Worst-case scenario gains traction for Brexit-bound U.K.

  • OTTAWA—How’s that Brexit thing working out for you? One can’t help asking that question of the British these days. In 2016, before the referendum
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 1, 2018
After losing three cabinet ministers last month, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May, pictured last fall in Ottawa, faces a possible revolt on her home turf if she countenances further concessions to Brussels, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Worst-case scenario gains traction for Brexit-bound U.K.

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 1, 2018
  • OTTAWA—How’s that Brexit thing working out for you? One can’t help asking that question of the British these days. In 2016, before the referendum

Worst-case scenario gains traction for Brexit-bound U.K.

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 1, 2018
  • OTTAWA—How’s that Brexit thing working out for you? One can’t help asking that question of the British these days. In 2016, before the referendum
After losing three cabinet ministers last month, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May, pictured last fall in Ottawa, faces a possible revolt on her home turf if she countenances further concessions to Brussels, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Ford has proven that the populist formula shouldn’t be underestimated

  • OTTAWA—When it appeared that Doug Ford was on his way to landing the job of Ontario premier, a lot of people tried to reassure
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 25, 2018
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford wasted no time after becoming premier last month to sound the dog whistle on immigration that has been the foundation of much of the populist uprising in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States, argues Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ford has proven that the populist formula shouldn’t be underestimated

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 25, 2018
  • OTTAWA—When it appeared that Doug Ford was on his way to landing the job of Ontario premier, a lot of people tried to reassure

Ford has proven that the populist formula shouldn’t be underestimated

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 25, 2018
  • OTTAWA—When it appeared that Doug Ford was on his way to landing the job of Ontario premier, a lot of people tried to reassure
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford wasted no time after becoming premier last month to sound the dog whistle on immigration that has been the foundation of much of the populist uprising in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States, argues Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bowing to Putin, Trump doubles down as disruptor on world stage

  • OTTAWA—Decades of world affairs fell by the wayside in recent days with United States President Donald Trump’s visit to Europe and his mind-exploding meeting
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 18, 2018
United States President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin July 16 during their meeting in Helsinki, Finland. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Bowing to Putin, Trump doubles down as disruptor on world stage

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 18, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Decades of world affairs fell by the wayside in recent days with United States President Donald Trump’s visit to Europe and his mind-exploding meeting

Bowing to Putin, Trump doubles down as disruptor on world stage

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 18, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Decades of world affairs fell by the wayside in recent days with United States President Donald Trump’s visit to Europe and his mind-exploding meeting
United States President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin July 16 during their meeting in Helsinki, Finland. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

AMLO gets his chance to drag Mexico out of feudalism

  • OTTAWA—For anyone accustomed to the relative prosperity and order of Canada, spending a lot of time in Latin America inevitably produces a catalogue of
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 11, 2018
Incoming Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador is a leftist former mayor of Mexico City. Photograph courtesy of Eneas De Troya

AMLO gets his chance to drag Mexico out of feudalism

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 11, 2018
  • OTTAWA—For anyone accustomed to the relative prosperity and order of Canada, spending a lot of time in Latin America inevitably produces a catalogue of

AMLO gets his chance to drag Mexico out of feudalism

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 11, 2018
  • OTTAWA—For anyone accustomed to the relative prosperity and order of Canada, spending a lot of time in Latin America inevitably produces a catalogue of
Incoming Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador is a leftist former mayor of Mexico City. Photograph courtesy of Eneas De Troya

Revenge of the Harperites

  • OTTAWA—By now, it’s easy to have forgotten that day in 2011 when Stephen Harper, fresh from winning a majority Conservative government, showed up as
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 4, 2018
Guess who’s back? Former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper, seen campaigning in 2015, was at the White House this week huddling with Donald Trump’s advisers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Revenge of the Harperites

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 4, 2018
  • OTTAWA—By now, it’s easy to have forgotten that day in 2011 when Stephen Harper, fresh from winning a majority Conservative government, showed up as

Revenge of the Harperites

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 4, 2018
  • OTTAWA—By now, it’s easy to have forgotten that day in 2011 when Stephen Harper, fresh from winning a majority Conservative government, showed up as
Guess who’s back? Former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper, seen campaigning in 2015, was at the White House this week huddling with Donald Trump’s advisers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Has the moment of truth come and gone in Trump’s America?

  • OTTAWA—“Yesterday some Jews were arrested here in order to be deported,” a German officer recorded in his diary in Paris in July 1942. “First
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 27, 2018
The basis for the U.S.’s global leadership—vast power leavened with restraint—has been called into question by President Donald Trump’s sabre-rattling and willingness to exploit U.S. strengths for narrow, self-interested purposes, argues Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada

Has the moment of truth come and gone in Trump’s America?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 27, 2018
  • OTTAWA—“Yesterday some Jews were arrested here in order to be deported,” a German officer recorded in his diary in Paris in July 1942. “First

Has the moment of truth come and gone in Trump’s America?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 27, 2018
  • OTTAWA—“Yesterday some Jews were arrested here in order to be deported,” a German officer recorded in his diary in Paris in July 1942. “First
The basis for the U.S.’s global leadership—vast power leavened with restraint—has been called into question by President Donald Trump’s sabre-rattling and willingness to exploit U.S. strengths for narrow, self-interested purposes, argues Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada

Ford’s right-wing populism: the gift that keeps on giving, for the rich

  • OTTAWA—Nothing says “for the people” like “buck-a-beer.” Ontarians put Doug Ford in office and slammed the Liberals in an election that confirmed the anti-progressive,
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 20, 2018
Ontario PC leader and premier-designate Doug Ford, left, has pledged to scrap Ontario’s cap-and-trade policy aimed at fighting climate change. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ford’s right-wing populism: the gift that keeps on giving, for the rich

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 20, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Nothing says “for the people” like “buck-a-beer.” Ontarians put Doug Ford in office and slammed the Liberals in an election that confirmed the anti-progressive,

Ford’s right-wing populism: the gift that keeps on giving, for the rich

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 20, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Nothing says “for the people” like “buck-a-beer.” Ontarians put Doug Ford in office and slammed the Liberals in an election that confirmed the anti-progressive,
Ontario PC leader and premier-designate Doug Ford, left, has pledged to scrap Ontario’s cap-and-trade policy aimed at fighting climate change. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Crazily, Trump wants a trade war; Canada better gear up

  • OTTAWA—Last weekend, Canadians got an indication of what they are really dealing with when it comes to United States President Trump. Annoyed that Prime
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 13, 2018
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured leaving the National Press Theatre in Ottawa last month, should move ahead quickly with aid to vulnerable Canadian sectors and support for export diversification away from the U.S., says Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Crazily, Trump wants a trade war; Canada better gear up

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 13, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Last weekend, Canadians got an indication of what they are really dealing with when it comes to United States President Trump. Annoyed that Prime

Crazily, Trump wants a trade war; Canada better gear up

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 13, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Last weekend, Canadians got an indication of what they are really dealing with when it comes to United States President Trump. Annoyed that Prime
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured leaving the National Press Theatre in Ottawa last month, should move ahead quickly with aid to vulnerable Canadian sectors and support for export diversification away from the U.S., says Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Beyond Trump: Trudeau must try to set new directions for G6 at summit

  • OTTAWA—Jeffrey Sachs, the internationally respected American economist, isn’t mincing words in the wake of United States President Donald Trump’s declaration of a trade war
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 6, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to visit Canada for the first time since becoming president this weekend to attend the G7 summit in Charlevoix, Que., hosted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right. German federal government photograph by Denzel

Beyond Trump: Trudeau must try to set new directions for G6 at summit

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 6, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Jeffrey Sachs, the internationally respected American economist, isn’t mincing words in the wake of United States President Donald Trump’s declaration of a trade war

Beyond Trump: Trudeau must try to set new directions for G6 at summit

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 6, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Jeffrey Sachs, the internationally respected American economist, isn’t mincing words in the wake of United States President Donald Trump’s declaration of a trade war
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to visit Canada for the first time since becoming president this weekend to attend the G7 summit in Charlevoix, Que., hosted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right. German federal government photograph by Denzel

NAFTA deal in hand, Trump pulled the rug from under his own team

  • OTTAWA—Canada, the United States, and Mexico had a new NAFTA agreement in hand but U.S. President Donald Trump changed his mind about what should
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 30, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured at the White House on Feb. 13, 2017. Mr. Trudeau raised concerns to Mr. Trump in a May 25 phone call about the president's latest Section 232 probe on imported autos. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

NAFTA deal in hand, Trump pulled the rug from under his own team

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 30, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Canada, the United States, and Mexico had a new NAFTA agreement in hand but U.S. President Donald Trump changed his mind about what should

NAFTA deal in hand, Trump pulled the rug from under his own team

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 30, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Canada, the United States, and Mexico had a new NAFTA agreement in hand but U.S. President Donald Trump changed his mind about what should
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured at the White House on Feb. 13, 2017. Mr. Trudeau raised concerns to Mr. Trump in a May 25 phone call about the president's latest Section 232 probe on imported autos. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Could this year’s Charlevoix talkfest be the last of the G7 summits?

  • OTTAWA—Conceived as a kind of fireside chat among the leaders of the biggest industrial democracies, the first high-level international “summit” was hosted by French
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 23, 2018
The participation of U.S. president Donald Trump, left, could make Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Charlevoix G7 summit a complicated affair, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could this year’s Charlevoix talkfest be the last of the G7 summits?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 23, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Conceived as a kind of fireside chat among the leaders of the biggest industrial democracies, the first high-level international “summit” was hosted by French

Could this year’s Charlevoix talkfest be the last of the G7 summits?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 23, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Conceived as a kind of fireside chat among the leaders of the biggest industrial democracies, the first high-level international “summit” was hosted by French
The participation of U.S. president Donald Trump, left, could make Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Charlevoix G7 summit a complicated affair, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A rampant Trump makes the world more dangerous by the day

  • OTTAWA—Even the experts make no claim to fully understanding why North Korea’s Kim Jong-un decided to shelve his hostility toward the outside world and
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 16, 2018
United States President Donald Trump may have gotten lucky with North Korea, but he's burning bridges all over the Middle East, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

A rampant Trump makes the world more dangerous by the day

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 16, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Even the experts make no claim to fully understanding why North Korea’s Kim Jong-un decided to shelve his hostility toward the outside world and

A rampant Trump makes the world more dangerous by the day

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 16, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Even the experts make no claim to fully understanding why North Korea’s Kim Jong-un decided to shelve his hostility toward the outside world and
United States President Donald Trump may have gotten lucky with North Korea, but he's burning bridges all over the Middle East, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

France at a crossroads as battle over Macron reforms intensifies

  • OTTAWA—Although Emmanuel Macron used a speech last month to the United States Congress to pointedly criticize American foreign and environmental policy, many will remember
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 9, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House during Mr. Macron's visit to Washington on April 24. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

France at a crossroads as battle over Macron reforms intensifies

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 9, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Although Emmanuel Macron used a speech last month to the United States Congress to pointedly criticize American foreign and environmental policy, many will remember

France at a crossroads as battle over Macron reforms intensifies

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 9, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Although Emmanuel Macron used a speech last month to the United States Congress to pointedly criticize American foreign and environmental policy, many will remember
U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House during Mr. Macron's visit to Washington on April 24. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Can young voters break out of the trickle-down trap?

  • OTTAWA—Assessing the way the rich and the corporate-CEO class have reshaped the distribution of income in their favour, contributing to today’s glaring wealth gap,
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 2, 2018
Millennials, a key group of voters in the next election, have the potential to broaden political discourse beyond the usual dead-end economic theories that carried so much weight in the past, argues Les Whittington. The Hill Times file photograph

Can young voters break out of the trickle-down trap?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 2, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Assessing the way the rich and the corporate-CEO class have reshaped the distribution of income in their favour, contributing to today’s glaring wealth gap,

Can young voters break out of the trickle-down trap?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 2, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Assessing the way the rich and the corporate-CEO class have reshaped the distribution of income in their favour, contributing to today’s glaring wealth gap,
Millennials, a key group of voters in the next election, have the potential to broaden political discourse beyond the usual dead-end economic theories that carried so much weight in the past, argues Les Whittington. The Hill Times file photograph

With fed-prov tension rising, court deals provinces another high card

  • OTTAWA—The fault lines in Canada’s federal-provincial arrangement never disappear; they just lie dormant from time to time. With the system already under renewed pressure
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 25, 2018
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, left, and B.C. Premier John Horgan, right, are at odds over the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, centre, weighing in with support for Mr. Horgan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph

With fed-prov tension rising, court deals provinces another high card

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 25, 2018
  • OTTAWA—The fault lines in Canada’s federal-provincial arrangement never disappear; they just lie dormant from time to time. With the system already under renewed pressure

With fed-prov tension rising, court deals provinces another high card

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 25, 2018
  • OTTAWA—The fault lines in Canada’s federal-provincial arrangement never disappear; they just lie dormant from time to time. With the system already under renewed pressure
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, left, and B.C. Premier John Horgan, right, are at odds over the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, centre, weighing in with support for Mr. Horgan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph

Trudeau puts it all on the line for a pipeline that’s unlikely to be built

  • OTTAWA—On the evening of July 25, 2010, an oil pipeline owned by Enbridge Inc. ruptured near Marshall, Mich. During the 17 hours it took
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 18, 2018
Pipeline protesters demonstrate outside the gates of the Kinder Morgan Burnaby Mountain facilities on April 7. Photograph courtesy of Protect the Inlet

Trudeau puts it all on the line for a pipeline that’s unlikely to be built

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 18, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On the evening of July 25, 2010, an oil pipeline owned by Enbridge Inc. ruptured near Marshall, Mich. During the 17 hours it took

Trudeau puts it all on the line for a pipeline that’s unlikely to be built

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 18, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On the evening of July 25, 2010, an oil pipeline owned by Enbridge Inc. ruptured near Marshall, Mich. During the 17 hours it took
Pipeline protesters demonstrate outside the gates of the Kinder Morgan Burnaby Mountain facilities on April 7. Photograph courtesy of Protect the Inlet

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