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The man who lost his seat will soon return

  • It will be interesting to see how Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—once back in his parliamentary role—chooses to position his party as the Liberals try
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 7, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
It’s not clear what would motivate Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to back off the anti-Liberal crusade he has been profiting off of for years, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The man who lost his seat will soon return

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 7, 2025
  • It will be interesting to see how Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—once back in his parliamentary role—chooses to position his party as the Liberals try

The man who lost his seat will soon return

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 7, 2025
  • It will be interesting to see how Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—once back in his parliamentary role—chooses to position his party as the Liberals try
Pierre Poilievre
It’s not clear what would motivate Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to back off the anti-Liberal crusade he has been profiting off of for years, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Mark Carney puts it all on the line

  • Whatever happens on April 28, Mark Carney will be remembered as the man who stepped up to offer his services to fellow Canadians in
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 23, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney greets supporters at a rally outside of the Lusitania Portuguese Club of Ottawa on April 20. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Mark Carney puts it all on the line

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 23, 2025
  • Whatever happens on April 28, Mark Carney will be remembered as the man who stepped up to offer his services to fellow Canadians in

Mark Carney puts it all on the line

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 23, 2025
  • Whatever happens on April 28, Mark Carney will be remembered as the man who stepped up to offer his services to fellow Canadians in
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney greets supporters at a rally outside of the Lusitania Portuguese Club of Ottawa on April 20. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Do Canadians really want Stephen Harper back?

  • While the former prime minister remains an icon among the Conservative base, his presence may remind voters of what they didn’t like about him
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 16, 2025
Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper
The current Conservative leader’s campaign is taking on more and more aspects of former prime minister Stephen Harper’s politics, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Do Canadians really want Stephen Harper back?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 16, 2025
  • While the former prime minister remains an icon among the Conservative base, his presence may remind voters of what they didn’t like about him

Do Canadians really want Stephen Harper back?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 16, 2025
  • While the former prime minister remains an icon among the Conservative base, his presence may remind voters of what they didn’t like about him
Stephen Harper
The current Conservative leader’s campaign is taking on more and more aspects of former prime minister Stephen Harper’s politics, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The world waits to see how long Trump’s attack on the global economy can last

  • The president has brushed off political realities that would have sunk most political actors a hundred times over.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 9, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Within days of U.S. President Donald Trump’s April 2 announcement, most of the world was united in its criticism of his decision to wreck everyone’s economy, including his own, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

The world waits to see how long Trump’s attack on the global economy can last

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 9, 2025
  • The president has brushed off political realities that would have sunk most political actors a hundred times over.

The world waits to see how long Trump’s attack on the global economy can last

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 9, 2025
  • The president has brushed off political realities that would have sunk most political actors a hundred times over.
Donald Trump
Within days of U.S. President Donald Trump’s April 2 announcement, most of the world was united in its criticism of his decision to wreck everyone’s economy, including his own, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Trump has flipped the election narrative, but it’s a long way to April 28

  • The knock-on effects of tariffs could be well on the way to erasing the Liberals’ advantage in the Trump survival showdown.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 2, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump is like having a pet rattlesnake—as the whole world has learned the hard way, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Trump has flipped the election narrative, but it’s a long way to April 28

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 2, 2025
  • The knock-on effects of tariffs could be well on the way to erasing the Liberals’ advantage in the Trump survival showdown.

Trump has flipped the election narrative, but it’s a long way to April 28

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 2, 2025
  • The knock-on effects of tariffs could be well on the way to erasing the Liberals’ advantage in the Trump survival showdown.
Donald Trump
Dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump is like having a pet rattlesnake—as the whole world has learned the hard way, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Trump’s most despised adversary has an election

  • It’s beyond troubling that Canada is always being singled out for its supposedly nasty negotiating stance, and alleged unfair trading relationship with Americans.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 26, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump seems unlikely to soon give up on his promise to wreck the economy of the land he now deems his country's worst enemy, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Trump’s most despised adversary has an election

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 26, 2025
  • It’s beyond troubling that Canada is always being singled out for its supposedly nasty negotiating stance, and alleged unfair trading relationship with Americans.

Trump’s most despised adversary has an election

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 26, 2025
  • It’s beyond troubling that Canada is always being singled out for its supposedly nasty negotiating stance, and alleged unfair trading relationship with Americans.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump seems unlikely to soon give up on his promise to wreck the economy of the land he now deems his country's worst enemy, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

The real message from the Ford-initiated meeting in D.C.? Canada has no chance of dodging Trump’s trade war for now

  • As relieved as the Canadian contingent was to be engaged in an adult conversation, the March 13 discussion yielded nothing in the way of immediate
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 19, 2025
Doug Ford
Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the March 13 meeting with the U.S. commerce secretary was ‘productive,’ but he could be grasping at straws, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The real message from the Ford-initiated meeting in D.C.? Canada has no chance of dodging Trump’s trade war for now

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 19, 2025
  • As relieved as the Canadian contingent was to be engaged in an adult conversation, the March 13 discussion yielded nothing in the way of immediate

The real message from the Ford-initiated meeting in D.C.? Canada has no chance of dodging Trump’s trade war for now

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 19, 2025
  • As relieved as the Canadian contingent was to be engaged in an adult conversation, the March 13 discussion yielded nothing in the way of immediate
Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the March 13 meeting with the U.S. commerce secretary was ‘productive,’ but he could be grasping at straws, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives left searching for a message as Carney demonstrates his political potential

  • The Tories’ advantage has blown up in their faces as Canadians have begun to take another look at their political options.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 12, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
It hasn’t gone unnoticed that having a prime minister like Liberal Leader Mark Carney with economic skills, global awareness, and experience working with world leaders at the highest level on make-or-break issues might not be such a bad idea, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives left searching for a message as Carney demonstrates his political potential

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 12, 2025
  • The Tories’ advantage has blown up in their faces as Canadians have begun to take another look at their political options.

Conservatives left searching for a message as Carney demonstrates his political potential

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 12, 2025
  • The Tories’ advantage has blown up in their faces as Canadians have begun to take another look at their political options.
Mark Carney
It hasn’t gone unnoticed that having a prime minister like Liberal Leader Mark Carney with economic skills, global awareness, and experience working with world leaders at the highest level on make-or-break issues might not be such a bad idea, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Oval Office blow-up confirmed where Trump really stands

  • It’s becoming undeniable to all concerned that the world we have known has suddenly evaporated.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 5, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s Feb. 28 clash at the White House drove home what everyone has been struggling to process about Trump, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/TheWhiteHouse

Oval Office blow-up confirmed where Trump really stands

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 5, 2025
  • It’s becoming undeniable to all concerned that the world we have known has suddenly evaporated.

Oval Office blow-up confirmed where Trump really stands

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 5, 2025
  • It’s becoming undeniable to all concerned that the world we have known has suddenly evaporated.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s Feb. 28 clash at the White House drove home what everyone has been struggling to process about Trump, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/TheWhiteHouse

Ottawa looks to new partnerships in Europe as Trump’s threats against Canada materialize

  • Canada’s and Europe’s leaders are trying to rewrite the framework of power to open the way for an end to Russia’s murderous attack on
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 26, 2025
For Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, the Feb. 24 call to action in Kyiv on behalf of Ukraine may be remembered as his best moment in nearly a decade in power, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Ottawa looks to new partnerships in Europe as Trump’s threats against Canada materialize

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 26, 2025
  • Canada’s and Europe’s leaders are trying to rewrite the framework of power to open the way for an end to Russia’s murderous attack on

Ottawa looks to new partnerships in Europe as Trump’s threats against Canada materialize

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 26, 2025
  • Canada’s and Europe’s leaders are trying to rewrite the framework of power to open the way for an end to Russia’s murderous attack on
For Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, the Feb. 24 call to action in Kyiv on behalf of Ukraine may be remembered as his best moment in nearly a decade in power, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Canadians face a new reality as the U.S. abandons 75 years of rules-based, liberal world order

  • U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive fixation with this country and his constant denigration of Canadians and our right to exist as a nation are
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 19, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
After a month of nearly daily threats of economically devastating tariffs, Canadians are beginning to accept the possibility that U.S. President Donald Trump actually does want to erase the Canada-U.S. border, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Canadians face a new reality as the U.S. abandons 75 years of rules-based, liberal world order

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 19, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive fixation with this country and his constant denigration of Canadians and our right to exist as a nation are

Canadians face a new reality as the U.S. abandons 75 years of rules-based, liberal world order

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 19, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive fixation with this country and his constant denigration of Canadians and our right to exist as a nation are
Donald Trump
After a month of nearly daily threats of economically devastating tariffs, Canadians are beginning to accept the possibility that U.S. President Donald Trump actually does want to erase the Canada-U.S. border, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Carving a new future in the wake of Trump’s betrayal

  • President Donald Trump’s decision to turn on his northern neighbour has forced Canadians to take stock of their heritage, and thrown open the door
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 12, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
In Canada, U.S. President Donald Trump’s flailing about in his new king-of-the-world act has sparked a political upheaval unlike anything seen in decades, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

Carving a new future in the wake of Trump’s betrayal

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 12, 2025
  • President Donald Trump’s decision to turn on his northern neighbour has forced Canadians to take stock of their heritage, and thrown open the door

Carving a new future in the wake of Trump’s betrayal

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 12, 2025
  • President Donald Trump’s decision to turn on his northern neighbour has forced Canadians to take stock of their heritage, and thrown open the door
Donald Trump
In Canada, U.S. President Donald Trump’s flailing about in his new king-of-the-world act has sparked a political upheaval unlike anything seen in decades, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

Trump forcing Canadians to look more closely at what our country is all about

  • Canadians need to grab this moment to redefine our internal and external relations.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 5, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
The work by Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand to overhaul the country’s internal trade blockages is the most obvious way to bolster the economy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump forcing Canadians to look more closely at what our country is all about

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 5, 2025
  • Canadians need to grab this moment to redefine our internal and external relations.

Trump forcing Canadians to look more closely at what our country is all about

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 5, 2025
  • Canadians need to grab this moment to redefine our internal and external relations.
Anita Anand
The work by Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand to overhaul the country’s internal trade blockages is the most obvious way to bolster the economy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

President’s threat to rules-based world order is no joke

  • As Trump continues his shakedown of Canada, it is becoming apparent that his talk about using 'economic force' to annex this country needs to
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 29, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
By re-electing Donald Trump, Americans have opened the way to the end of a world order centred on rules-based trade and democratic alliances that western countries have promoted and benefitted from throughout the postwar era, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

President’s threat to rules-based world order is no joke

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 29, 2025
  • As Trump continues his shakedown of Canada, it is becoming apparent that his talk about using 'economic force' to annex this country needs to

President’s threat to rules-based world order is no joke

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 29, 2025
  • As Trump continues his shakedown of Canada, it is becoming apparent that his talk about using 'economic force' to annex this country needs to
Donald Trump
By re-electing Donald Trump, Americans have opened the way to the end of a world order centred on rules-based trade and democratic alliances that western countries have promoted and benefitted from throughout the postwar era, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

Two-nation partnership that was a beacon of trust in a fractious world goes down Trump’s drain

  • Trump’s expansionist approach may turn out to be highly counterproductive.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 15, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s expressed willingness to use force to erase the borders of sovereign countries signals an end to the fundamental principle of international order, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Two-nation partnership that was a beacon of trust in a fractious world goes down Trump’s drain

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 15, 2025
  • Trump’s expansionist approach may turn out to be highly counterproductive.

Two-nation partnership that was a beacon of trust in a fractious world goes down Trump’s drain

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 15, 2025
  • Trump’s expansionist approach may turn out to be highly counterproductive.
Donald Trump
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s expressed willingness to use force to erase the borders of sovereign countries signals an end to the fundamental principle of international order, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Staring down the barrel of 2025

  • The current uncertainty and lack of a well-anchored, unifying voice will put Canada at a severe disadvantage in the onrushing showdown with Donald Trump.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 6, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Like any bully, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump needs someone to pick on for the sake of his audience, and for that role he seems to have chosen Canada. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

Staring down the barrel of 2025

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 6, 2025
  • The current uncertainty and lack of a well-anchored, unifying voice will put Canada at a severe disadvantage in the onrushing showdown with Donald Trump.

Staring down the barrel of 2025

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 6, 2025
  • The current uncertainty and lack of a well-anchored, unifying voice will put Canada at a severe disadvantage in the onrushing showdown with Donald Trump.
Donald Trump
Like any bully, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump needs someone to pick on for the sake of his audience, and for that role he seems to have chosen Canada. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

Freeland’s chaos-inducing resignation brings ever more uncertainty in the face of Canada’s trade emergency

  • Chrystia Freeland’s dramatic move has thrown the ruling Liberals into disarray, and raised new questions about the stability of Trudeau’s minority government.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 18, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland’s resignation from cabinet will make stability and a unified front against Donald Trump that much harder to achieve. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland’s chaos-inducing resignation brings ever more uncertainty in the face of Canada’s trade emergency

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 18, 2024
  • Chrystia Freeland’s dramatic move has thrown the ruling Liberals into disarray, and raised new questions about the stability of Trudeau’s minority government.

Freeland’s chaos-inducing resignation brings ever more uncertainty in the face of Canada’s trade emergency

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 18, 2024
  • Chrystia Freeland’s dramatic move has thrown the ruling Liberals into disarray, and raised new questions about the stability of Trudeau’s minority government.
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland’s resignation from cabinet will make stability and a unified front against Donald Trump that much harder to achieve. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With one post, Trump has scrambled Canada’s political agenda

  • If nothing else, it has given Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a national mission that resonates with most Canadians.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 11, 2024
Donald Trump.
Donald Trump.
A recent interview confirmed U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is serious about putting a tariffs-for-income-tax-cuts trade-off at the centre of his economic agenda, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of NBC News

With one post, Trump has scrambled Canada’s political agenda

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 11, 2024
  • If nothing else, it has given Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a national mission that resonates with most Canadians.

With one post, Trump has scrambled Canada’s political agenda

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 11, 2024
  • If nothing else, it has given Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a national mission that resonates with most Canadians.
Donald Trump.
A recent interview confirmed U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is serious about putting a tariffs-for-income-tax-cuts trade-off at the centre of his economic agenda, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of NBC News

Don’t expect any breaks from Tariff Man

  • Whatever Donald Trump says about his reasons for slapping tariffs on Canadian imports, it’s safe to assume it's only part of the story.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 4, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Canada is just another villain in what U.S. president-elect Donald Trump imagines is a worldwide plot to take advantage of American open trade policies, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

Don’t expect any breaks from Tariff Man

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 4, 2024
  • Whatever Donald Trump says about his reasons for slapping tariffs on Canadian imports, it’s safe to assume it's only part of the story.

Don’t expect any breaks from Tariff Man

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 4, 2024
  • Whatever Donald Trump says about his reasons for slapping tariffs on Canadian imports, it’s safe to assume it's only part of the story.
Donald Trump
Canada is just another villain in what U.S. president-elect Donald Trump imagines is a worldwide plot to take advantage of American open trade policies, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

Playing the Mexico card

  • Any radical demands will have to take a back seat now that Trump has lumped Canada and Mexico together in his vow to impose
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 27, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, needs Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, centre, as a partner in any trade discussions involving U.S. president-elect Donald Trump and his well-known divide-and-conquer tactics, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and photographs by Eneas De Troya, and Gage Skidmore

Playing the Mexico card

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 27, 2024
  • Any radical demands will have to take a back seat now that Trump has lumped Canada and Mexico together in his vow to impose

Playing the Mexico card

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 27, 2024
  • Any radical demands will have to take a back seat now that Trump has lumped Canada and Mexico together in his vow to impose
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, needs Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, centre, as a partner in any trade discussions involving U.S. president-elect Donald Trump and his well-known divide-and-conquer tactics, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and photographs by Eneas De Troya, and Gage Skidmore

A lesson for Canadians in Americans’ economic disconnect

  • As voters look for relief from the high cost of living, misguided nostalgia can play a major role in a campaign.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 20, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump won because people in the U.S. believe he will be better than the Democrats at improving the country’s economic conditions, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of CSPAN

A lesson for Canadians in Americans’ economic disconnect

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 20, 2024
  • As voters look for relief from the high cost of living, misguided nostalgia can play a major role in a campaign.

A lesson for Canadians in Americans’ economic disconnect

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 20, 2024
  • As voters look for relief from the high cost of living, misguided nostalgia can play a major role in a campaign.
President-elect Donald Trump won because people in the U.S. believe he will be better than the Democrats at improving the country’s economic conditions, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of CSPAN

The world changed on Nov. 5

  • For Canadians, the potential impact of another Trump administration could be nothing less than a turning point in the country’s modern history.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 13, 2024
Donald J. Trump
Donald J. Trump
We shouldn’t make the same mistake a lot of American voters apparently made of thinking that president-elect Donald Trump doesn’t mean what he says, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Tia Dufour

The world changed on Nov. 5

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 13, 2024
  • For Canadians, the potential impact of another Trump administration could be nothing less than a turning point in the country’s modern history.

The world changed on Nov. 5

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 13, 2024
  • For Canadians, the potential impact of another Trump administration could be nothing less than a turning point in the country’s modern history.
Donald J. Trump
We shouldn’t make the same mistake a lot of American voters apparently made of thinking that president-elect Donald Trump doesn’t mean what he says, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Tia Dufour

Information blackout still shrouds investigation of shocking murder of Ontario resto owner

  • Fourteen months later, Owen Sound citizens continue to deal with a troubling lack of information about a murder that cast a cloud of anxiety
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 6, 2024
The handling of the information in the Sharif Rahman case by the police has raised questions about secrecy and the need to maintain an open justice system. Pexels photograph by Nikita Sh 

Information blackout still shrouds investigation of shocking murder of Ontario resto owner

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 6, 2024
  • Fourteen months later, Owen Sound citizens continue to deal with a troubling lack of information about a murder that cast a cloud of anxiety

Information blackout still shrouds investigation of shocking murder of Ontario resto owner

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 6, 2024
  • Fourteen months later, Owen Sound citizens continue to deal with a troubling lack of information about a murder that cast a cloud of anxiety
The handling of the information in the Sharif Rahman case by the police has raised questions about secrecy and the need to maintain an open justice system. Pexels photograph by Nikita Sh 

Sanewashing, denial, and hate-mongering: the new normal in the U.S.

  • About half the voting populace seems ready to cast a presidential ballot for a criminal who has trod on every notion of decency in
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 30, 2024
Donald J. Trump
Donald J. Trump
No modern mainstream politician has been so explicit in their bigoted rhetoric as former and prospective U.S. president Donald Trump, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Sanewashing, denial, and hate-mongering: the new normal in the U.S.

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 30, 2024
  • About half the voting populace seems ready to cast a presidential ballot for a criminal who has trod on every notion of decency in

Sanewashing, denial, and hate-mongering: the new normal in the U.S.

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 30, 2024
  • About half the voting populace seems ready to cast a presidential ballot for a criminal who has trod on every notion of decency in
Donald J. Trump
No modern mainstream politician has been so explicit in their bigoted rhetoric as former and prospective U.S. president Donald Trump, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

The authenticity game

  • It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that talking a good populist game is more politically advantageous than any agenda devoted to actually improving peoples’
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 23, 2024
Politicians like Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have an advantage when voters care more about the perception of a official as honest rather than likable, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The authenticity game

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 23, 2024
  • It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that talking a good populist game is more politically advantageous than any agenda devoted to actually improving peoples’

The authenticity game

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 23, 2024
  • It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that talking a good populist game is more politically advantageous than any agenda devoted to actually improving peoples’
Politicians like Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have an advantage when voters care more about the perception of a official as honest rather than likable, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Real estate nation: Canada’s biggest business sector scores low in the all-important area of economic productivity

  • Investment in housing takes away from money in other sectors, undercutting the country’s ability to devote funds to the kinds of spending crucial to
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 16, 2024
The overemphasis on housing is an important factor in what is perhaps Canada’s most pressing economic problem: declining economic productivity, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Real estate nation: Canada’s biggest business sector scores low in the all-important area of economic productivity

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 16, 2024
  • Investment in housing takes away from money in other sectors, undercutting the country’s ability to devote funds to the kinds of spending crucial to

Real estate nation: Canada’s biggest business sector scores low in the all-important area of economic productivity

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 16, 2024
  • Investment in housing takes away from money in other sectors, undercutting the country’s ability to devote funds to the kinds of spending crucial to
The overemphasis on housing is an important factor in what is perhaps Canada’s most pressing economic problem: declining economic productivity, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Unfazed by the deficit hawks, Morneau uses ‘snapshot’ to preview environmental, social justice priorities

  • OTTAWA—Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered the bill for the federal government’s COVID-19 response, including a $343-billion deficit, but brushed aside demands for a blueprint
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 8, 2020
Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s 168-page fiscal release, which was more like a family album than a snapshot, will disappoint some Canadians because it was positioned not as a strategy for an immediate post-COVID recovery, but as a middle step in the battle against the epidemic, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unfazed by the deficit hawks, Morneau uses ‘snapshot’ to preview environmental, social justice priorities

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 8, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered the bill for the federal government’s COVID-19 response, including a $343-billion deficit, but brushed aside demands for a blueprint

Unfazed by the deficit hawks, Morneau uses ‘snapshot’ to preview environmental, social justice priorities

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 8, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered the bill for the federal government’s COVID-19 response, including a $343-billion deficit, but brushed aside demands for a blueprint
Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s 168-page fiscal release, which was more like a family album than a snapshot, will disappoint some Canadians because it was positioned not as a strategy for an immediate post-COVID recovery, but as a middle step in the battle against the epidemic, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dafonte Miller case another shocking wake-up call for police reform

  • OTTAWA—It took Ontario Superior Court Justice Joseph Di Luca four-and-a-half hours’ worth of rationalization to conclude in his judgment that the white off-duty cop
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 1, 2020
Commissioner Brenda Lucki’s comment to Members of Parliament that her officers are feeling picked on and ‘demoralized’ by the ‘anti-police narrative’ belies all her talk about reform, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dafonte Miller case another shocking wake-up call for police reform

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 1, 2020
  • OTTAWA—It took Ontario Superior Court Justice Joseph Di Luca four-and-a-half hours’ worth of rationalization to conclude in his judgment that the white off-duty cop

Dafonte Miller case another shocking wake-up call for police reform

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 1, 2020
  • OTTAWA—It took Ontario Superior Court Justice Joseph Di Luca four-and-a-half hours’ worth of rationalization to conclude in his judgment that the white off-duty cop
Commissioner Brenda Lucki’s comment to Members of Parliament that her officers are feeling picked on and ‘demoralized’ by the ‘anti-police narrative’ belies all her talk about reform, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Beleagured Trump signals he’s betting it all on a white racist backlash

  • OTTAWA—The trajectory of the U.S. presidential election campaign clarified itself on the weekend as President Donald Trump confirmed the unyielding position he is carving out as
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 24, 2020
Having risen to prominence and won the White House on an appeal to white racism, U.S. President Donald Trump is openly embracing that approach again, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Tia Dufour

Beleagured Trump signals he’s betting it all on a white racist backlash

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 24, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The trajectory of the U.S. presidential election campaign clarified itself on the weekend as President Donald Trump confirmed the unyielding position he is carving out as

Beleagured Trump signals he’s betting it all on a white racist backlash

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 24, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The trajectory of the U.S. presidential election campaign clarified itself on the weekend as President Donald Trump confirmed the unyielding position he is carving out as
Having risen to prominence and won the White House on an appeal to white racism, U.S. President Donald Trump is openly embracing that approach again, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Tia Dufour

The never-ending outrage: Canadians need to finally come to terms with police brutality and racial injustice

  • OTTAWA—The video of RCMP officers attacking and punching Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam is disturbing enough. But the truly shocking part of
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 17, 2020
Demonstrators participate in the No Peace Until Justice rally on Parliament Hill on June 5. Given the protections for police built into the current system, it’s clear the only way to make progress will be through a drastic overhaul of the current policing model, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The never-ending outrage: Canadians need to finally come to terms with police brutality and racial injustice

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 17, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The video of RCMP officers attacking and punching Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam is disturbing enough. But the truly shocking part of

The never-ending outrage: Canadians need to finally come to terms with police brutality and racial injustice

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 17, 2020
  • OTTAWA—The video of RCMP officers attacking and punching Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam is disturbing enough. But the truly shocking part of
Demonstrators participate in the No Peace Until Justice rally on Parliament Hill on June 5. Given the protections for police built into the current system, it’s clear the only way to make progress will be through a drastic overhaul of the current policing model, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Though badly needed, curbing officially sanctioned racism may prove long and difficult

  • OTTAWA—Technology and the internet have led to deeply troubling questions about the ongoing health of politics and democracy. But a single invention, the camera
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 10, 2020
As protests of unfair policing have mounted in more than 100 cities around the globe and in Canada, including in Ottawa on June 5, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other elected leaders have vowed to do more to tackle the problem, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Though badly needed, curbing officially sanctioned racism may prove long and difficult

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 10, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Technology and the internet have led to deeply troubling questions about the ongoing health of politics and democracy. But a single invention, the camera

Though badly needed, curbing officially sanctioned racism may prove long and difficult

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 10, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Technology and the internet have led to deeply troubling questions about the ongoing health of politics and democracy. But a single invention, the camera
As protests of unfair policing have mounted in more than 100 cities around the globe and in Canada, including in Ottawa on June 5, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other elected leaders have vowed to do more to tackle the problem, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stuck with Trump in a nation-defining moment, there’s no turning back for the U.S.

  • OTTAWA—In 1989, as five young teens (four Black, one Latino) were going to trial in New York for allegedly beating and raping a woman
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 3, 2020
The protests and riots in the U.S. may ultimately work to Donald Trump’s advantage, distracting attention from his mishandling of COVID-19 and invigorating the law-and-order vote, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Joyce N. Boghosian

Stuck with Trump in a nation-defining moment, there’s no turning back for the U.S.

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 3, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In 1989, as five young teens (four Black, one Latino) were going to trial in New York for allegedly beating and raping a woman

Stuck with Trump in a nation-defining moment, there’s no turning back for the U.S.

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 3, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In 1989, as five young teens (four Black, one Latino) were going to trial in New York for allegedly beating and raping a woman
The protests and riots in the U.S. may ultimately work to Donald Trump’s advantage, distracting attention from his mishandling of COVID-19 and invigorating the law-and-order vote, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Joyce N. Boghosian

Virus-hounded Trump digs in for most ugly, unpredictable electoral free-for-all ever

  • OTTAWA—Exposed by the pandemic as an incompetent, uncaring con man, U.S. President Donald Trump has ditched any semblance of respect for American democratic tradition
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 27, 2020
Positioning himself as the torch-bearer of the economic recovery after COVID is now the key to U.S. President Donald Trump’s re-election strategy and he is showing he won’t hesitate to use any and all means to fan the anger and division that sprung up around the crisis, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Tia Dufour

Virus-hounded Trump digs in for most ugly, unpredictable electoral free-for-all ever

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 27, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Exposed by the pandemic as an incompetent, uncaring con man, U.S. President Donald Trump has ditched any semblance of respect for American democratic tradition

Virus-hounded Trump digs in for most ugly, unpredictable electoral free-for-all ever

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 27, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Exposed by the pandemic as an incompetent, uncaring con man, U.S. President Donald Trump has ditched any semblance of respect for American democratic tradition
Positioning himself as the torch-bearer of the economic recovery after COVID is now the key to U.S. President Donald Trump’s re-election strategy and he is showing he won’t hesitate to use any and all means to fan the anger and division that sprung up around the crisis, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Tia Dufour

Beyond COVID-19: an unchartable political course for months, maybe years

  • OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who came to power touting “sunny ways,” is now presiding over Canada in what can only be called the Year
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 20, 2020
As with everything else, the virus raises questions about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s future and, beyond that, about how the wider national political scene will be transformed, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Beyond COVID-19: an unchartable political course for months, maybe years

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 20, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who came to power touting “sunny ways,” is now presiding over Canada in what can only be called the Year

Beyond COVID-19: an unchartable political course for months, maybe years

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 20, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who came to power touting “sunny ways,” is now presiding over Canada in what can only be called the Year
As with everything else, the virus raises questions about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s future and, beyond that, about how the wider national political scene will be transformed, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As COVID-19 plays out, the world finds itself at a crossroads

  • OTTAWA—Like the Second World War, COVID-19 has the potential to be a dividing line that will be felt around the globe for years to
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 13, 2020
Protesters participate in a rally in Vancouver on April 27. It is well known that extremist, right-wing groups are trying to capitalize on COVID-born fear and frustration to drum up thousands of new recruits—pumping conspiracy theories and taking advantage of anti-shelter-in-place demonstrations, writes Les Whittington. Flickr photograph courtesy of GoToVan

As COVID-19 plays out, the world finds itself at a crossroads

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 13, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Like the Second World War, COVID-19 has the potential to be a dividing line that will be felt around the globe for years to

As COVID-19 plays out, the world finds itself at a crossroads

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 13, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Like the Second World War, COVID-19 has the potential to be a dividing line that will be felt around the globe for years to
Protesters participate in a rally in Vancouver on April 27. It is well known that extremist, right-wing groups are trying to capitalize on COVID-born fear and frustration to drum up thousands of new recruits—pumping conspiracy theories and taking advantage of anti-shelter-in-place demonstrations, writes Les Whittington. Flickr photograph courtesy of GoToVan

Monetary policy in the time of COVID: obscure, but vital, BofC gets a new governor

  • OTTAWA—Covering Ottawa for years, I wrote thousands of articles about economics, politics, and so forth. Of these, one article that received an unexpectedly huge
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 6, 2020
Tiff Macklem is pictured at the May 1 announcement of his appointment as the next Bank of Canada governor. These days the governor’s job has evolved into the much broader task of complementing governments’ fiscal measures with a range of other robust policy initiatives, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Monetary policy in the time of COVID: obscure, but vital, BofC gets a new governor

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 6, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Covering Ottawa for years, I wrote thousands of articles about economics, politics, and so forth. Of these, one article that received an unexpectedly huge

Monetary policy in the time of COVID: obscure, but vital, BofC gets a new governor

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 6, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Covering Ottawa for years, I wrote thousands of articles about economics, politics, and so forth. Of these, one article that received an unexpectedly huge
Tiff Macklem is pictured at the May 1 announcement of his appointment as the next Bank of Canada governor. These days the governor’s job has evolved into the much broader task of complementing governments’ fiscal measures with a range of other robust policy initiatives, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nova Scotia massacre again drives home urgent need for action on gun control, gender violence

  • OTTAWA—At a raucous party in Portapique, N.S., some years ago, the shooter in the recent massacre had an argument with his girlfriend, removed the
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 29, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters in front of Rideau Cottage on April 14. Mr. Trudeau has promised action on gun controls, but not much is likely to happen until Canadians join together to forcefully demand tougher firearms restrictions to break through the influence of the gun lobby and Conservatives’ opposition, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nova Scotia massacre again drives home urgent need for action on gun control, gender violence

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 29, 2020
  • OTTAWA—At a raucous party in Portapique, N.S., some years ago, the shooter in the recent massacre had an argument with his girlfriend, removed the

Nova Scotia massacre again drives home urgent need for action on gun control, gender violence

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 29, 2020
  • OTTAWA—At a raucous party in Portapique, N.S., some years ago, the shooter in the recent massacre had an argument with his girlfriend, removed the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters in front of Rideau Cottage on April 14. Mr. Trudeau has promised action on gun controls, but not much is likely to happen until Canadians join together to forcefully demand tougher firearms restrictions to break through the influence of the gun lobby and Conservatives’ opposition, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Crisis or not, Canada’s right-wing sticks with the politics of anger and division

  • OTTAWA—Despite the need for the country to pull together in this emergency, Canada’s right-wingers appear incapable of resisting a Donald Trump-style campaign of inflammatory,
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 22, 2020
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured at a West Block press conference on April 20, always seemed to be trying to channel a bit of Donald Trump’s populist appeal, has seized on the issue of China’s handling of the outbreak as a way to slam the Liberals today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Crisis or not, Canada’s right-wing sticks with the politics of anger and division

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 22, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Despite the need for the country to pull together in this emergency, Canada’s right-wingers appear incapable of resisting a Donald Trump-style campaign of inflammatory,

Crisis or not, Canada’s right-wing sticks with the politics of anger and division

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 22, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Despite the need for the country to pull together in this emergency, Canada’s right-wingers appear incapable of resisting a Donald Trump-style campaign of inflammatory,
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured at a West Block press conference on April 20, always seemed to be trying to channel a bit of Donald Trump’s populist appeal, has seized on the issue of China’s handling of the outbreak as a way to slam the Liberals today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BoJo takes it on the chin

  • OTTAWA—Well, at least he didn’t die. At least Boris Johnson didn’t leave the United Kingdom leaderless at a moment when the U.K. is facing
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 15, 2020
In an Easter Sunday video, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson thanked his country’s health service for steering him through his own bout with COVID-19. Screenshot courtesy of Boris Johnson’s Facebook

BoJo takes it on the chin

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 15, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Well, at least he didn’t die. At least Boris Johnson didn’t leave the United Kingdom leaderless at a moment when the U.K. is facing

BoJo takes it on the chin

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 15, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Well, at least he didn’t die. At least Boris Johnson didn’t leave the United Kingdom leaderless at a moment when the U.K. is facing
In an Easter Sunday video, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson thanked his country’s health service for steering him through his own bout with COVID-19. Screenshot courtesy of Boris Johnson’s Facebook

COVID upheaval may prompt long overdue repudiation of selfishness disguised as austerity

  • OTTAWA—More than a decade has passed since, during the 2009 financial meltdown, we heard the now-resurrected refrain: “We’re all socialists now.” That ironic phrasing
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 8, 2020
Conservative efforts to hollow out government in the name of austerity and private sector superiority were championed by the likes of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, pictured at Camp David in 1984, and often bankrolled by the super-rich. Photograph courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration

COVID upheaval may prompt long overdue repudiation of selfishness disguised as austerity

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 8, 2020
  • OTTAWA—More than a decade has passed since, during the 2009 financial meltdown, we heard the now-resurrected refrain: “We’re all socialists now.” That ironic phrasing

COVID upheaval may prompt long overdue repudiation of selfishness disguised as austerity

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 8, 2020
  • OTTAWA—More than a decade has passed since, during the 2009 financial meltdown, we heard the now-resurrected refrain: “We’re all socialists now.” That ironic phrasing
Conservative efforts to hollow out government in the name of austerity and private sector superiority were championed by the likes of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, pictured at Camp David in 1984, and often bankrolled by the super-rich. Photograph courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration

The U.S. heads into the abyss

  • OTTAWA—As the COVID-19 crisis has gained momentum, Donald Trump has reduced the office of the U.S. president to a kind of endless, theatre-of-the-absurd talk
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 1, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the White House Coronavirus Task Force update briefing on March 29. The fact that half of Americans can find something to approve in his performance shows how much he has converted his leadership into a cult, write Les Whittington. White House photograph courtesy of Andrea Hanks

The U.S. heads into the abyss

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 1, 2020
  • OTTAWA—As the COVID-19 crisis has gained momentum, Donald Trump has reduced the office of the U.S. president to a kind of endless, theatre-of-the-absurd talk

The U.S. heads into the abyss

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 1, 2020
  • OTTAWA—As the COVID-19 crisis has gained momentum, Donald Trump has reduced the office of the U.S. president to a kind of endless, theatre-of-the-absurd talk
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the White House Coronavirus Task Force update briefing on March 29. The fact that half of Americans can find something to approve in his performance shows how much he has converted his leadership into a cult, write Les Whittington. White House photograph courtesy of Andrea Hanks

This pandemic will change everything

  • OTTAWA—Judging from the accounts of 20-somethings packing the beaches and partying in the face of the coronavirus disaster, the young people who fought the
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 25, 2020
If anyone has gained in terms of personal stature, it has been Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured at a March 20 press conference providing updates to the government’s response to COVID-19, who looks increasingly like the Liberals’ best choice as the next leader, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This pandemic will change everything

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 25, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Judging from the accounts of 20-somethings packing the beaches and partying in the face of the coronavirus disaster, the young people who fought the

This pandemic will change everything

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 25, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Judging from the accounts of 20-somethings packing the beaches and partying in the face of the coronavirus disaster, the young people who fought the
If anyone has gained in terms of personal stature, it has been Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured at a March 20 press conference providing updates to the government’s response to COVID-19, who looks increasingly like the Liberals’ best choice as the next leader, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A crisis defining leadership around the world

  • OTTAWA—Given U.S. President Donald Trump’s seemingly congenital inability to confront the potential size of the coronavirus catastrophe, it’s been left to U.S. governors and
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 18, 2020
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and U.S. President Donald Trump will all find their leadership tested in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, No. 10 Downing Street photograph courtesy of Andrew Parsons, and White House photograph courtesy of D. Myles Cullen

A crisis defining leadership around the world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 18, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Given U.S. President Donald Trump’s seemingly congenital inability to confront the potential size of the coronavirus catastrophe, it’s been left to U.S. governors and

A crisis defining leadership around the world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 18, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Given U.S. President Donald Trump’s seemingly congenital inability to confront the potential size of the coronavirus catastrophe, it’s been left to U.S. governors and
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and U.S. President Donald Trump will all find their leadership tested in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, No. 10 Downing Street photograph courtesy of Andrew Parsons, and White House photograph courtesy of D. Myles Cullen

American democracy versus Trump: an election like no other

  • OTTAWA—You can hear the chants of “Lock him up” already. If Joe Biden emerges as the Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. President Donald Trump and
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 11, 2020
Whether he faces off against Bernie Sanders, left, or Joe Biden, right, U.S. President Donald Trump will unleash plenty of ugliness against his Democratic rival, writes Les Whittington. Flickr photographs by Gage Skidmore and White House photograph courtesy of Joyce N. Boghosian

American democracy versus Trump: an election like no other

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 11, 2020
  • OTTAWA—You can hear the chants of “Lock him up” already. If Joe Biden emerges as the Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. President Donald Trump and

American democracy versus Trump: an election like no other

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 11, 2020
  • OTTAWA—You can hear the chants of “Lock him up” already. If Joe Biden emerges as the Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. President Donald Trump and
Whether he faces off against Bernie Sanders, left, or Joe Biden, right, U.S. President Donald Trump will unleash plenty of ugliness against his Democratic rival, writes Les Whittington. Flickr photographs by Gage Skidmore and White House photograph courtesy of Joyce N. Boghosian

Canada’s political, economic roller-coaster only gaining speed as 2020 rushes on

  • OTTAWA—As they say in Haiti, “Beyond the mountains … more mountains.” So it seems with the Canadian economy. In light of today’s conditions, it
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 4, 2020
Finance Minister Bill Morneau should roll out the federal budget sooner rather than later, writes Les Whittington, but whenever it comes out, the financial plan will likely have less of a focus on the environment than protecting the overall economy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s political, economic roller-coaster only gaining speed as 2020 rushes on

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 4, 2020
  • OTTAWA—As they say in Haiti, “Beyond the mountains … more mountains.” So it seems with the Canadian economy. In light of today’s conditions, it

Canada’s political, economic roller-coaster only gaining speed as 2020 rushes on

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 4, 2020
  • OTTAWA—As they say in Haiti, “Beyond the mountains … more mountains.” So it seems with the Canadian economy. In light of today’s conditions, it
Finance Minister Bill Morneau should roll out the federal budget sooner rather than later, writes Les Whittington, but whenever it comes out, the financial plan will likely have less of a focus on the environment than protecting the overall economy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the CPC manage to get to June 27 without imploding politically?

  • OTTAWA—Leaving aside Andrew Scheer’s recent salute to the capitalistic values of Paw Patrol, it is becoming increasingly recognized that voters’ reluctance to hand over
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 26, 2020
Canadians, as much they dislike the protests, are committed to a wide-ranging, open-ended effort to try to overcome the past and put relations with Indigenous people onto a new, mutually respectful and constructive footing. The responses from Conservative Party leadership candidates Peter MacKay, left, and Erin O’Toole, right, aren’t hitting the mark, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times file photograph and photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the CPC manage to get to June 27 without imploding politically?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 26, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Leaving aside Andrew Scheer’s recent salute to the capitalistic values of Paw Patrol, it is becoming increasingly recognized that voters’ reluctance to hand over

Will the CPC manage to get to June 27 without imploding politically?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 26, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Leaving aside Andrew Scheer’s recent salute to the capitalistic values of Paw Patrol, it is becoming increasingly recognized that voters’ reluctance to hand over
Canadians, as much they dislike the protests, are committed to a wide-ranging, open-ended effort to try to overcome the past and put relations with Indigenous people onto a new, mutually respectful and constructive footing. The responses from Conservative Party leadership candidates Peter MacKay, left, and Erin O’Toole, right, aren’t hitting the mark, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times file photograph and photograph by Andrew Meade

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