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2026: Another year on the edge for Carney and Canada

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

2026: Another year on the edge for Carney and Canada

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

2026: Another year on the edge for Carney and Canada

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

Welcome to the ‘Trade War World Cup’

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

Welcome to the ‘Trade War World Cup’

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

Welcome to the ‘Trade War World Cup’

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

Untrodden ground: Carney looks to kickstart post-NAFTA economy

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

Untrodden ground: Carney looks to kickstart post-NAFTA economy

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

Untrodden ground: Carney looks to kickstart post-NAFTA economy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The laws of economics finally catch up with Trump

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

The laws of economics finally catch up with Trump

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

The laws of economics finally catch up with Trump

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

Pierre Poilievre may be done

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

Pierre Poilievre may be done

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

Pierre Poilievre may be done

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It’s always do or die on budget day

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

It’s always do or die on budget day

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

It’s always do or die on budget day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Waiting for the truckers to come back

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

Waiting for the truckers to come back

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

Waiting for the truckers to come back

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

Is Canada ready for the nation-defining challenges ahead?

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

Is Canada ready for the nation-defining challenges ahead?

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

Is Canada ready for the nation-defining challenges ahead?

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

The Canada that Dryden believed in remains at risk today

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

The Canada that Dryden believed in remains at risk today

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

The Canada that Dryden believed in remains at risk today

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A world without principles

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

A world without principles

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

A world without principles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • OTTAWA—At least he’s no Trump. Thanks to Kevin O’Leary’s (ever more curious) decision to drop out of the Conservative leadership contest, Canadians will have
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 31, 2017
New Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer ran on promises to repeal funding from universities that did not protect free speech, provide a tax credit for home schooling, balance the budget within two years, repeal the Liberal government's carbon tax, and add property rights to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

With Scheer, Conservatives look back instead of forward

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 31, 2017
  • OTTAWA—At least he’s no Trump. Thanks to Kevin O’Leary’s (ever more curious) decision to drop out of the Conservative leadership contest, Canadians will have

With Scheer, Conservatives look back instead of forward

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 31, 2017
  • OTTAWA—At least he’s no Trump. Thanks to Kevin O’Leary’s (ever more curious) decision to drop out of the Conservative leadership contest, Canadians will have
New Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer ran on promises to repeal funding from universities that did not protect free speech, provide a tax credit for home schooling, balance the budget within two years, repeal the Liberal government's carbon tax, and add property rights to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

How long will the world have to put up with Trump?

  • OTTAWA—Donald Trump is headed out into the world, spreading the same brand of confusion, self-aggrandizement, and unprincipled political hustles across the Middle East and
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 24, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump salutes as he and his wife, Melania Trump, arrive at Joint Base Andrews on May 19 for the start of their overseas visit to Saudi Arabia, Israel, Rome, Brussels, and Taormina, Italy. Shealah Craighead photograph courtesy of the White House

How long will the world have to put up with Trump?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 24, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Donald Trump is headed out into the world, spreading the same brand of confusion, self-aggrandizement, and unprincipled political hustles across the Middle East and

How long will the world have to put up with Trump?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 24, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Donald Trump is headed out into the world, spreading the same brand of confusion, self-aggrandizement, and unprincipled political hustles across the Middle East and
U.S. President Donald Trump salutes as he and his wife, Melania Trump, arrive at Joint Base Andrews on May 19 for the start of their overseas visit to Saudi Arabia, Israel, Rome, Brussels, and Taormina, Italy. Shealah Craighead photograph courtesy of the White House

Old-style conservatism on the way out

  • OTTAWA—Sprinkled through the policies espoused by Conservative leadership candidates are the odd laughable or alarming proposition. Like Kellie Leitch’s plan to legalize pepper spray,
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 17, 2017
Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks at a rally in Fredericton, N.B. before the 2015 election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Old-style conservatism on the way out

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 17, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Sprinkled through the policies espoused by Conservative leadership candidates are the odd laughable or alarming proposition. Like Kellie Leitch’s plan to legalize pepper spray,

Old-style conservatism on the way out

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 17, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Sprinkled through the policies espoused by Conservative leadership candidates are the odd laughable or alarming proposition. Like Kellie Leitch’s plan to legalize pepper spray,
Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks at a rally in Fredericton, N.B. before the 2015 election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Open season on reporters must be confronted for democracy’s sake

  • OTTAWA—Any foreign correspondent from a country like Canada or the United States will, from time to time, find himself or herself in a dangerous
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 10, 2017
Kathy Gannon, an Associated Press correspondent, was shot and wounded in 2015 when an Afghan police commander opened fire on her and photographer Anja Niedringhaus in Afghanistan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Open season on reporters must be confronted for democracy’s sake

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 10, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Any foreign correspondent from a country like Canada or the United States will, from time to time, find himself or herself in a dangerous

Open season on reporters must be confronted for democracy’s sake

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 10, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Any foreign correspondent from a country like Canada or the United States will, from time to time, find himself or herself in a dangerous
Kathy Gannon, an Associated Press correspondent, was shot and wounded in 2015 when an Afghan police commander opened fire on her and photographer Anja Niedringhaus in Afghanistan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump for dummies: there’s no scapegoat like a foreign scapegoat

  • OTTAWA—The CNN anchors kept looking at each other, half-laughing. “Canada?” they kept saying, as in United States President Donald Trump is picking a fight
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 3, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump campaigned for the job by attacking America's trade agreements as unfair to the average American. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Trump for dummies: there’s no scapegoat like a foreign scapegoat

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 3, 2017
  • OTTAWA—The CNN anchors kept looking at each other, half-laughing. “Canada?” they kept saying, as in United States President Donald Trump is picking a fight

Trump for dummies: there’s no scapegoat like a foreign scapegoat

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 3, 2017
  • OTTAWA—The CNN anchors kept looking at each other, half-laughing. “Canada?” they kept saying, as in United States President Donald Trump is picking a fight
U.S. President Donald Trump campaigned for the job by attacking America's trade agreements as unfair to the average American. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Leadership in the 21st century: politicians need not apply

  • OTTAWA—French voters proved once again that all bets are off when it comes to modern elections. “In one year, we have changed the face
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 26, 2017
French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron, right, meets with Paraguay's finance minister, Santiago Peña, in 2016. Photograph courtesy of the Paraguayan Finance Ministry's Flickr account

Leadership in the 21st century: politicians need not apply

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 26, 2017
  • OTTAWA—French voters proved once again that all bets are off when it comes to modern elections. “In one year, we have changed the face

Leadership in the 21st century: politicians need not apply

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 26, 2017
  • OTTAWA—French voters proved once again that all bets are off when it comes to modern elections. “In one year, we have changed the face
French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron, right, meets with Paraguay's finance minister, Santiago Peña, in 2016. Photograph courtesy of the Paraguayan Finance Ministry's Flickr account

Canada dysfunctional enough without proportional representation

  • OTTAWA—After decades of haggling over internal trade rules, the $292.50 fine handed Gerard Comeau for hauling cheaper beer across the New Brunswick border could
News | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 19, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to abandon his promise to change Canada's electoral system spurred protests on Parliament Hill and elsewhere. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada dysfunctional enough without proportional representation

News | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 19, 2017
  • OTTAWA—After decades of haggling over internal trade rules, the $292.50 fine handed Gerard Comeau for hauling cheaper beer across the New Brunswick border could

Canada dysfunctional enough without proportional representation

News | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 19, 2017
  • OTTAWA—After decades of haggling over internal trade rules, the $292.50 fine handed Gerard Comeau for hauling cheaper beer across the New Brunswick border could
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to abandon his promise to change Canada's electoral system spurred protests on Parliament Hill and elsewhere. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Making U.S. foreign policy on the fly: recipe for calamity

  • OTTAWA—Less than 100 days into the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump has raised the risk of war to a level not seen in decades. While
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 12, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump's approach to Syria appears to have changed since the gas attack on civilians in that country. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Making U.S. foreign policy on the fly: recipe for calamity

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 12, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Less than 100 days into the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump has raised the risk of war to a level not seen in decades. While

Making U.S. foreign policy on the fly: recipe for calamity

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 12, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Less than 100 days into the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump has raised the risk of war to a level not seen in decades. While
U.S. President Donald Trump's approach to Syria appears to have changed since the gas attack on civilians in that country. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

U.K.’s existence at risk as runaway Brexit train gathers speed

  • OTTAWA—Forget about the potential impact of Brexit on Britain’s economy. The bigger question is whether the United Kingdom can manage to survive the coming
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 5, 2017
Londoners mostly voted to remain in the EU, but were overruled by the majority elsewhere in Britain. Photograph by OliBac, courtesy of Flickr

U.K.’s existence at risk as runaway Brexit train gathers speed

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 5, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Forget about the potential impact of Brexit on Britain’s economy. The bigger question is whether the United Kingdom can manage to survive the coming

U.K.’s existence at risk as runaway Brexit train gathers speed

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 5, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Forget about the potential impact of Brexit on Britain’s economy. The bigger question is whether the United Kingdom can manage to survive the coming
Londoners mostly voted to remain in the EU, but were overruled by the majority elsewhere in Britain. Photograph by OliBac, courtesy of Flickr

Unfathomable jihadist forces Britain to confront ever-changing terror threat

  • LONDON, U.K.—When terrorists struck in London in the summer of 2005, the United Kingdom was plunged into shock of the kind that reverberated across
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 29, 2017
Security at the gate attacker Khalid Masood entered appears to have been stepped up since last week's killings outside the British parliament buildings. Photograph courtesy of Les Whittington

Unfathomable jihadist forces Britain to confront ever-changing terror threat

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 29, 2017
  • LONDON, U.K.—When terrorists struck in London in the summer of 2005, the United Kingdom was plunged into shock of the kind that reverberated across

Unfathomable jihadist forces Britain to confront ever-changing terror threat

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 29, 2017
  • LONDON, U.K.—When terrorists struck in London in the summer of 2005, the United Kingdom was plunged into shock of the kind that reverberated across
Security at the gate attacker Khalid Masood entered appears to have been stepped up since last week's killings outside the British parliament buildings. Photograph courtesy of Les Whittington

Few signs of life for Canada’s dead money

  • OTTAWA—It’s been five years since Mark Carney kicked up a storm with his suggestion that for the sake of the economy Canada’s corporations should
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 22, 2017
'The level of caution could be viewed as excessive,' said Mark Carney, then head of Canada's central bank, of corporate bosses' inclinations to hoard their firms' money, in 2012. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Few signs of life for Canada’s dead money

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 22, 2017
  • OTTAWA—It’s been five years since Mark Carney kicked up a storm with his suggestion that for the sake of the economy Canada’s corporations should

Few signs of life for Canada’s dead money

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 22, 2017
  • OTTAWA—It’s been five years since Mark Carney kicked up a storm with his suggestion that for the sake of the economy Canada’s corporations should
'The level of caution could be viewed as excessive,' said Mark Carney, then head of Canada's central bank, of corporate bosses' inclinations to hoard their firms' money, in 2012. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Germany’s Merkel now leads a lonely fight for liberal democracy 

  • OTTAWA—Just down Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House stands the news museum. Perhaps its most impressive exhibit, right inside the front door, is the
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 15, 2017
Angela Merkel is now dealing with her third U.S. president, and heading towards an election in the fall. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Germany’s Merkel now leads a lonely fight for liberal democracy 

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 15, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Just down Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House stands the news museum. Perhaps its most impressive exhibit, right inside the front door, is the

Germany’s Merkel now leads a lonely fight for liberal democracy 

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 15, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Just down Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House stands the news museum. Perhaps its most impressive exhibit, right inside the front door, is the
Angela Merkel is now dealing with her third U.S. president, and heading towards an election in the fall. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Leadership race as identity crisis: the Conservatives veer into unknown territory

  • OTTAWA-Forget about Kellie Leitch’s surrealist video and her efforts to appeal to Canadians’ worst instincts. All the questions about what she might think she’s
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 8, 2017
The complex system used to select the next leader of the Conservative Party makes it hard to predict who will come out on top. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Leadership race as identity crisis: the Conservatives veer into unknown territory

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 8, 2017
  • OTTAWA-Forget about Kellie Leitch’s surrealist video and her efforts to appeal to Canadians’ worst instincts. All the questions about what she might think she’s

Leadership race as identity crisis: the Conservatives veer into unknown territory

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 8, 2017
  • OTTAWA-Forget about Kellie Leitch’s surrealist video and her efforts to appeal to Canadians’ worst instincts. All the questions about what she might think she’s
The complex system used to select the next leader of the Conservative Party makes it hard to predict who will come out on top. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau set the stage for major economic change, but were Liberal budget-makers listening?

  • OTTAWA—The NDP must be wondering what’s left to say after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent speech in Germany. “Whether you’re a business or a
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 1, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on the world's business leaders to give a better deal to their workers during a speech in Hamburg, Germany last month. Adam Scotti photograph courtesy of the Prime Minister's Office

Trudeau set the stage for major economic change, but were Liberal budget-makers listening?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 1, 2017
  • OTTAWA—The NDP must be wondering what’s left to say after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent speech in Germany. “Whether you’re a business or a

Trudeau set the stage for major economic change, but were Liberal budget-makers listening?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 1, 2017
  • OTTAWA—The NDP must be wondering what’s left to say after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent speech in Germany. “Whether you’re a business or a
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on the world's business leaders to give a better deal to their workers during a speech in Hamburg, Germany last month. Adam Scotti photograph courtesy of the Prime Minister's Office

Treading water in the Caribbean

  • HAVANA—The line-ups are longer than ever to get into La Bodeguita del Medio, the hole-in-the-wall bar in Old Havana that has been thriving for
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 22, 2017
Havana's tourism sector is flourishing, but Cuba is still struggling to grow its economy, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Treading water in the Caribbean

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 22, 2017
  • HAVANA—The line-ups are longer than ever to get into La Bodeguita del Medio, the hole-in-the-wall bar in Old Havana that has been thriving for

Treading water in the Caribbean

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 22, 2017
  • HAVANA—The line-ups are longer than ever to get into La Bodeguita del Medio, the hole-in-the-wall bar in Old Havana that has been thriving for
Havana's tourism sector is flourishing, but Cuba is still struggling to grow its economy, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Trudeau visit with Trump went swimmingly, but it may not mean a whole lot

  • OTTAWA—Let’s face it: Donald Trump doesn’t need any more problems just now. North Korea’s warlike craziness is just the latest convulsion in a region
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 15, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump held a relatively uneventful press conference in Washington on Monday, likely to the relief of both, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Donald Trump's Twitter account

Trudeau visit with Trump went swimmingly, but it may not mean a whole lot

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 15, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Let’s face it: Donald Trump doesn’t need any more problems just now. North Korea’s warlike craziness is just the latest convulsion in a region

Trudeau visit with Trump went swimmingly, but it may not mean a whole lot

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 15, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Let’s face it: Donald Trump doesn’t need any more problems just now. North Korea’s warlike craziness is just the latest convulsion in a region
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump held a relatively uneventful press conference in Washington on Monday, likely to the relief of both, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Donald Trump's Twitter account

Trump-era test of Canadian values becoming clear

  • With chaos and intolerance cascading out from Donald Trump’s White House to the surrounding world by the day, it’s becoming clear how much of a
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 1, 2017
Justin Trudeau during a visit to a mosque in Ottawa in September 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trump-era test of Canadian values becoming clear

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 1, 2017
  • With chaos and intolerance cascading out from Donald Trump’s White House to the surrounding world by the day, it’s becoming clear how much of a

Trump-era test of Canadian values becoming clear

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 1, 2017
  • With chaos and intolerance cascading out from Donald Trump’s White House to the surrounding world by the day, it’s becoming clear how much of a
Justin Trudeau during a visit to a mosque in Ottawa in September 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trump’s protectionism drives home the need for fresh economic thinking from Ottawa

  • OTTAWA—As far back as the 1970s, the Canadian government was offering business people a wide variety of financial supports, advice, and on-the-ground assistance in
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 25, 2017
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland maintains her responsibilities for Canada-U.S. trade. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trump’s protectionism drives home the need for fresh economic thinking from Ottawa

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 25, 2017
  • OTTAWA—As far back as the 1970s, the Canadian government was offering business people a wide variety of financial supports, advice, and on-the-ground assistance in

Trump’s protectionism drives home the need for fresh economic thinking from Ottawa

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 25, 2017
  • OTTAWA—As far back as the 1970s, the Canadian government was offering business people a wide variety of financial supports, advice, and on-the-ground assistance in
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland maintains her responsibilities for Canada-U.S. trade. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Enter Hurricane Trump

  • OTTAWA—As a political power centre, Washington, D.C., has seen its share of bizarre occurrences. There was FBI director J. Edgar Hoover’s efforts to entrap
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 18, 2017
From Taiwan to Russia, president-elect Donald Trump has made short work of long-standing American foreign policy—even before he takes office. Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Enter Hurricane Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 18, 2017
  • OTTAWA—As a political power centre, Washington, D.C., has seen its share of bizarre occurrences. There was FBI director J. Edgar Hoover’s efforts to entrap

Enter Hurricane Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 18, 2017
  • OTTAWA—As a political power centre, Washington, D.C., has seen its share of bizarre occurrences. There was FBI director J. Edgar Hoover’s efforts to entrap
From Taiwan to Russia, president-elect Donald Trump has made short work of long-standing American foreign policy—even before he takes office. Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore

What a difference a year makes

  • A year ago, Canadians were enthused and relieved to have joined forces to elect a new government and turn the page on a decade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 11, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a chance to make some bold moves with an upcoming budget, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

What a difference a year makes

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 11, 2017
  • A year ago, Canadians were enthused and relieved to have joined forces to elect a new government and turn the page on a decade

What a difference a year makes

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 11, 2017
  • A year ago, Canadians were enthused and relieved to have joined forces to elect a new government and turn the page on a decade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a chance to make some bold moves with an upcoming budget, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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