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Michael Harris is a writer, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. He was awarded a doctor of laws for his “unceasing pursuit of justice for the less fortunate among us.” His nine books include Justice Denied, Unholy Orders, Rare Ambition, Lament for an Ocean and Con Game. His work has sparked four commissions of inquiry and three of his books have been made into movies. His book on the Harper majority government, Party of One, was a No. 1 bestseller. Follow Michael Harris on Twitter at @HarrisAuthor

It’s time to end Trump’s free ride

  • In a free society, the office never sanctifies the man. But the man can disgrace the office, and U.S. President Donald Trump has definitely disgraced
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. The only question that remains about Trump's presidency is how much damage it can do to the U.S. and the world before it is over, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

It’s time to end Trump’s free ride

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 23, 2025
  • In a free society, the office never sanctifies the man. But the man can disgrace the office, and U.S. President Donald Trump has definitely disgraced

It’s time to end Trump’s free ride

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 23, 2025
  • In a free society, the office never sanctifies the man. But the man can disgrace the office, and U.S. President Donald Trump has definitely disgraced
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. The only question that remains about Trump's presidency is how much damage it can do to the U.S. and the world before it is over, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Trump shamelessly uses U.S. military to do his bidding in Los Angeles 

  • These protesters passionately disagree with Trump’s ruthless round-up, detention, and deportation of hundreds of immigrants to a prison in El Salvador. This is the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 16, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump deployed 700 Marines to Los Angeles in reaction to protests against his immigration raids. That is in addition to his federalizing thousands of California National Guard members for the same purpose. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House.

Trump shamelessly uses U.S. military to do his bidding in Los Angeles 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 16, 2025
  • These protesters passionately disagree with Trump’s ruthless round-up, detention, and deportation of hundreds of immigrants to a prison in El Salvador. This is the

Trump shamelessly uses U.S. military to do his bidding in Los Angeles 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 16, 2025
  • These protesters passionately disagree with Trump’s ruthless round-up, detention, and deportation of hundreds of immigrants to a prison in El Salvador. This is the
U.S. President Donald Trump deployed 700 Marines to Los Angeles in reaction to protests against his immigration raids. That is in addition to his federalizing thousands of California National Guard members for the same purpose. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House.

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

  • Is Pierre Poilievre the right person to lead the Conservatives out of the wilderness they've inhabited since former prime minister Stephen Harper’s defeat in
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 9, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on March 21, 2025, making an announcement at LiUNA local 527 training centre in Nepean, Ont., to support training 350,000 new trades workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 9, 2025
  • Is Pierre Poilievre the right person to lead the Conservatives out of the wilderness they've inhabited since former prime minister Stephen Harper’s defeat in

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 9, 2025
  • Is Pierre Poilievre the right person to lead the Conservatives out of the wilderness they've inhabited since former prime minister Stephen Harper’s defeat in
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on March 21, 2025, making an announcement at LiUNA local 527 training centre in Nepean, Ont., to support training 350,000 new trades workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s tone a welcome distinction from Trump’s taunts and threats

  • Political leadership requires civility and collegiality to get things done. That is the promise of Mark Carney, compared to the Dark Ages of Donald
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House on May 6, 2025. The recent royal visit engaged Canadians, and reminded the Orange One that Canada is very much a real country, a fully sovereign nation under a constitutional monarchy, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Carney’s tone a welcome distinction from Trump’s taunts and threats

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 2, 2025
  • Political leadership requires civility and collegiality to get things done. That is the promise of Mark Carney, compared to the Dark Ages of Donald

Carney’s tone a welcome distinction from Trump’s taunts and threats

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 2, 2025
  • Political leadership requires civility and collegiality to get things done. That is the promise of Mark Carney, compared to the Dark Ages of Donald
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House on May 6, 2025. The recent royal visit engaged Canadians, and reminded the Orange One that Canada is very much a real country, a fully sovereign nation under a constitutional monarchy, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

As the world turns and burns, war is everywhere

  • War without end is also the story in Israel’s invasion of Gaza. Everyone knows the genesis of that conflict—the brutal slaughter by Hamas of 1,196
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 26, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. To Canada’s everlasting credit, Carney—in concert with other world leaders from the U.K. and France—injected a little Gandhi conscience into the ascendancy of violence in our world, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

As the world turns and burns, war is everywhere

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 26, 2025
  • War without end is also the story in Israel’s invasion of Gaza. Everyone knows the genesis of that conflict—the brutal slaughter by Hamas of 1,196

As the world turns and burns, war is everywhere

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 26, 2025
  • War without end is also the story in Israel’s invasion of Gaza. Everyone knows the genesis of that conflict—the brutal slaughter by Hamas of 1,196
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. To Canada’s everlasting credit, Carney—in concert with other world leaders from the U.K. and France—injected a little Gandhi conscience into the ascendancy of violence in our world, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Trump just tossed a $400-million jumbo jet into the swamp he was supposed to drain

  • Even though accepting the jet is clearly unconstitutional, as Representative Jamie Raskin and Senator Richard Blumenthal have pointed out, Donald Trump got the gift legally
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 19, 2025
U.S. Donald Trump accepted a $400-million jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar last week, even though he insists it was a gift to the Pentagon. What people don’t know, and probably never will, is what the other half of the exchange might have been, writes Michael Harris.   Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Trump just tossed a $400-million jumbo jet into the swamp he was supposed to drain

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 19, 2025
  • Even though accepting the jet is clearly unconstitutional, as Representative Jamie Raskin and Senator Richard Blumenthal have pointed out, Donald Trump got the gift legally

Trump just tossed a $400-million jumbo jet into the swamp he was supposed to drain

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 19, 2025
  • Even though accepting the jet is clearly unconstitutional, as Representative Jamie Raskin and Senator Richard Blumenthal have pointed out, Donald Trump got the gift legally
U.S. Donald Trump accepted a $400-million jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar last week, even though he insists it was a gift to the Pentagon. What people don’t know, and probably never will, is what the other half of the exchange might have been, writes Michael Harris.   Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Carney pulls off mission impossible

  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Carney steps into the fray

  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Carney will find that it's one thing to deliver a speech, but delivering on promises is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney steps into the fray

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the

Carney steps into the fray

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Carney will find that it's one thing to deliver a speech, but delivering on promises is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Farewell to the old order

  • With a brand new leader at the Liberal Party helm and with the distinct chance of new leadership in all the main federal parties,
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 28, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
If the polls are right, and Liberal Leader Mark Carney emerges victorious on April 28, it would be a remarkable outcome after the Trudeau era, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Farewell to the old order

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 28, 2025
  • With a brand new leader at the Liberal Party helm and with the distinct chance of new leadership in all the main federal parties,

Farewell to the old order

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 28, 2025
  • With a brand new leader at the Liberal Party helm and with the distinct chance of new leadership in all the main federal parties,
Mark Carney
If the polls are right, and Liberal Leader Mark Carney emerges victorious on April 28, it would be a remarkable outcome after the Trudeau era, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘This is a national election inside a local riding,’ says Fanjoy in his bid to oust Poilievre in Carleton

  • Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy is running against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who has a national profile as both party leader and a potential prime
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 21, 2025
Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy, pictured, said he has worn out two pairs of sneakers in the process of knocking on 15,000 doors in Carleton, Ont. He's running against powerhouse Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was first elected in the riding in 2004.    Photograph courtesy of X/Bruce Fanjoy

‘This is a national election inside a local riding,’ says Fanjoy in his bid to oust Poilievre in Carleton

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 21, 2025
  • Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy is running against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who has a national profile as both party leader and a potential prime

‘This is a national election inside a local riding,’ says Fanjoy in his bid to oust Poilievre in Carleton

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 21, 2025
  • Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy is running against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who has a national profile as both party leader and a potential prime
Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy, pictured, said he has worn out two pairs of sneakers in the process of knocking on 15,000 doors in Carleton, Ont. He's running against powerhouse Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was first elected in the riding in 2004.    Photograph courtesy of X/Bruce Fanjoy

Carney grasps a key point that Poilievre has missed in the trade war

  • It can never be politics as usual again with the United States. Mark Carney has talked about the political imperative that this new and
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 14, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Carney understands that Canada needs to reinvent itself as a self-sufficient country, allied to new trading partners who share our values, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney grasps a key point that Poilievre has missed in the trade war

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 14, 2025
  • It can never be politics as usual again with the United States. Mark Carney has talked about the political imperative that this new and

Carney grasps a key point that Poilievre has missed in the trade war

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 14, 2025
  • It can never be politics as usual again with the United States. Mark Carney has talked about the political imperative that this new and
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Carney understands that Canada needs to reinvent itself as a self-sufficient country, allied to new trading partners who share our values, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney is clearly the most qualified candidate to take on Trump  

  • Even if Trump is using tariffs to negotiate better deals with trading partners, that process could take up the rest of his presidency. After all,
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 7, 2025
The song remains the same: Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference on the Hill on April 3, 2025, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement. So the ballot question remains the same in this election. Who is the best candidate to deal with Donald Trump? And the answer remains the same, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney is clearly the most qualified candidate to take on Trump  

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 7, 2025
  • Even if Trump is using tariffs to negotiate better deals with trading partners, that process could take up the rest of his presidency. After all,

Carney is clearly the most qualified candidate to take on Trump  

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 7, 2025
  • Even if Trump is using tariffs to negotiate better deals with trading partners, that process could take up the rest of his presidency. After all,
The song remains the same: Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference on the Hill on April 3, 2025, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement. So the ballot question remains the same in this election. Who is the best candidate to deal with Donald Trump? And the answer remains the same, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney is asking Canadians to give him a majority to deal with Trump

  • A few months ago, only people who were smoking the drapes would have thought a Liberal majority possible. Now, who knows?
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 31, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canadians have consistently answered the most pressing issue facing the country the same way: Carney is the better choice to deal with Trump’s tariffs, tantrums, and threats, than any other candidate on offer. Poilievre has made no headway here, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

Carney is asking Canadians to give him a majority to deal with Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 31, 2025
  • A few months ago, only people who were smoking the drapes would have thought a Liberal majority possible. Now, who knows?

Carney is asking Canadians to give him a majority to deal with Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 31, 2025
  • A few months ago, only people who were smoking the drapes would have thought a Liberal majority possible. Now, who knows?
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canadians have consistently answered the most pressing issue facing the country the same way: Carney is the better choice to deal with Trump’s tariffs, tantrums, and threats, than any other candidate on offer. Poilievre has made no headway here, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

April could be the cruelest month for Poilievre

  • Pierre Poilievre has been spinning his wheels in a feckless attempt to transfer the enmity he so successfully encouraged against Justin Trudeau to Mark
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured March 4, 2025, on the Hill. Most Canadians want their politicians to deal with the current U.S. president, not play partisan politics while Donald Trump pursues our demise, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

April could be the cruelest month for Poilievre

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 24, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre has been spinning his wheels in a feckless attempt to transfer the enmity he so successfully encouraged against Justin Trudeau to Mark

April could be the cruelest month for Poilievre

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 24, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre has been spinning his wheels in a feckless attempt to transfer the enmity he so successfully encouraged against Justin Trudeau to Mark
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured March 4, 2025, on the Hill. Most Canadians want their politicians to deal with the current U.S. president, not play partisan politics while Donald Trump pursues our demise, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

For Carney and Poilievre, it’s go time

  • Both leaders of the mainstream parties need to demonstrate their credentials for the top job, and their plan to rebuff Donald Trump. An election is
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 17, 2025
On paper, Mark Carney, left, has the clear advantage. His talents have been road-tested in the 2008 financial crisis in Canada, and in the turbulence of the post-Brexit period in the U.K. But does he have the retail political skills? Pierre Poilievre has clearly demonstrated his considerable retail political skills, writes Michale Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

For Carney and Poilievre, it’s go time

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 17, 2025
  • Both leaders of the mainstream parties need to demonstrate their credentials for the top job, and their plan to rebuff Donald Trump. An election is

For Carney and Poilievre, it’s go time

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 17, 2025
  • Both leaders of the mainstream parties need to demonstrate their credentials for the top job, and their plan to rebuff Donald Trump. An election is
On paper, Mark Carney, left, has the clear advantage. His talents have been road-tested in the 2008 financial crisis in Canada, and in the turbulence of the post-Brexit period in the U.K. But does he have the retail political skills? Pierre Poilievre has clearly demonstrated his considerable retail political skills, writes Michale Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trump’s word = the square root of bugger all

  • How bad is U.S. President Donald Trump's crazed trade war? Just a day after imposing illegal and punishing tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Captain
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 10, 2025
Justin Trudeau, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured at Mar-a-Lago, Nov. 29, 2024. Tough times may lie ahead for Canadians, but tough times are better than bending the knee to a mendacious con man who somehow lied his way back into the White House, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau's X handle

Trump’s word = the square root of bugger all

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 10, 2025
  • How bad is U.S. President Donald Trump's crazed trade war? Just a day after imposing illegal and punishing tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Captain

Trump’s word = the square root of bugger all

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 10, 2025
  • How bad is U.S. President Donald Trump's crazed trade war? Just a day after imposing illegal and punishing tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Captain
Justin Trudeau, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured at Mar-a-Lago, Nov. 29, 2024. Tough times may lie ahead for Canadians, but tough times are better than bending the knee to a mendacious con man who somehow lied his way back into the White House, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau's X handle

Trump sinks to new low with AI-generated Gaza video

  • Who in their right mind would put up with such a delusional buffoon?
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 3, 2025
Make it stop: Screenshots from an AI-generated video U.S. President Donald Trump posted about turning the Gaza Strip into a resort, something that Michael Harris says would be funny if it wasn’t such an abomination. Elon Musk, left, Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, a Trump hotel, and a talk gold statue of Trump. Screenshots via Bluesky

Trump sinks to new low with AI-generated Gaza video

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 3, 2025
  • Who in their right mind would put up with such a delusional buffoon?

Trump sinks to new low with AI-generated Gaza video

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 3, 2025
  • Who in their right mind would put up with such a delusional buffoon?
Make it stop: Screenshots from an AI-generated video U.S. President Donald Trump posted about turning the Gaza Strip into a resort, something that Michael Harris says would be funny if it wasn’t such an abomination. Elon Musk, left, Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, a Trump hotel, and a talk gold statue of Trump. Screenshots via Bluesky

Trump sides with Putin, a murderous dictator

  • It is usually the other way around, given that America styles itself as the leader of the Free World. Instead, we have a convicted
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 24, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, has taken the side of a brutal dictator, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, who invaded Ukraine, and he has left Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy swinging in the wind, centre. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, and courtesy Flickr/Gage Skidmore/World Economic Forum

Trump sides with Putin, a murderous dictator

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 24, 2025
  • It is usually the other way around, given that America styles itself as the leader of the Free World. Instead, we have a convicted

Trump sides with Putin, a murderous dictator

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 24, 2025
  • It is usually the other way around, given that America styles itself as the leader of the Free World. Instead, we have a convicted
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, has taken the side of a brutal dictator, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, who invaded Ukraine, and he has left Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy swinging in the wind, centre. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, and courtesy Flickr/Gage Skidmore/World Economic Forum

Does Canada need a ripper, or someone who knows the ropes?

  • Mark Carney has helped two countries navigate through some serious white water. While Pierre Poilievre’s monetary experience is a babble about Bitcoin, Carney has been
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 17, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Grit leadership candidate Mark Carney. Trump’s insulting offer to make Canada America’s 51st state as a way of avoiding his punitive tariffs, supercharged the usually understated patriotism of Canadians. We don’t pick fights, but don’t piss us off, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore

Does Canada need a ripper, or someone who knows the ropes?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 17, 2025
  • Mark Carney has helped two countries navigate through some serious white water. While Pierre Poilievre’s monetary experience is a babble about Bitcoin, Carney has been

Does Canada need a ripper, or someone who knows the ropes?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 17, 2025
  • Mark Carney has helped two countries navigate through some serious white water. While Pierre Poilievre’s monetary experience is a babble about Bitcoin, Carney has been
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Grit leadership candidate Mark Carney. Trump’s insulting offer to make Canada America’s 51st state as a way of avoiding his punitive tariffs, supercharged the usually understated patriotism of Canadians. We don’t pick fights, but don’t piss us off, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore

We can no longer trust America

  • Canada can never again assume that America is our devoted friend who will look out for our interests or appreciate our friendship. It’s time
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 10, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Out of the blue, U.S. President Donald Trump launched a savage economic attack on both of his reliable allies and his biggest trading partners, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

We can no longer trust America

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 10, 2025
  • Canada can never again assume that America is our devoted friend who will look out for our interests or appreciate our friendship. It’s time

We can no longer trust America

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 10, 2025
  • Canada can never again assume that America is our devoted friend who will look out for our interests or appreciate our friendship. It’s time
Donald Trump
Out of the blue, U.S. President Donald Trump launched a savage economic attack on both of his reliable allies and his biggest trading partners, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

Maybe, just maybe, Canadians are getting tired of slogans and trash-talk

  • A return to reasoned debate, where leaders answer each other’s points, rather than trade insults, would do a lot to restore our tired democracy.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 3, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Canadians will soon be voting in a federal election, but will they get the chance to cast an informed vote, or merely support the party that most successfully denigrates its rival, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Maybe, just maybe, Canadians are getting tired of slogans and trash-talk

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 3, 2025
  • A return to reasoned debate, where leaders answer each other’s points, rather than trade insults, would do a lot to restore our tired democracy.

Maybe, just maybe, Canadians are getting tired of slogans and trash-talk

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 3, 2025
  • A return to reasoned debate, where leaders answer each other’s points, rather than trade insults, would do a lot to restore our tired democracy.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Canadians will soon be voting in a federal election, but will they get the chance to cast an informed vote, or merely support the party that most successfully denigrates its rival, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Even Jesus must be shaking his head

  • With Donald Trump’s accession to power, a fact-free zone paralyzed by ego and propaganda, the U.S. has entered liar’s heaven and democracy’s hell.  
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 27, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald Trump, pictured, claimed that he would be willing to wreck the economies of allies like Canada and Mexico ostensibly because their lax border policies were allowing illegal drugs like fentanyl to enter the U.S., writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Even Jesus must be shaking his head

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 27, 2025
  • With Donald Trump’s accession to power, a fact-free zone paralyzed by ego and propaganda, the U.S. has entered liar’s heaven and democracy’s hell.  

Even Jesus must be shaking his head

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 27, 2025
  • With Donald Trump’s accession to power, a fact-free zone paralyzed by ego and propaganda, the U.S. has entered liar’s heaven and democracy’s hell.  
Donald Trump
Donald Trump, pictured, claimed that he would be willing to wreck the economies of allies like Canada and Mexico ostensibly because their lax border policies were allowing illegal drugs like fentanyl to enter the U.S., writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Danielle Smith puts oil and gas before country

  • HALIFAX—So, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has decided not to play for Team Canada. It doesn’t get tackier than that. U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s 10-thumbed
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 20, 2025
Danielle Smith
Danielle Smith
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith refused to agree with the other premiers and the prime minister on retaliatory measures against the U.S. Deciding not play for Team Canada is one thing, but playing for Team Trump is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Danielle Smith puts oil and gas before country

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 20, 2025
  • HALIFAX—So, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has decided not to play for Team Canada. It doesn’t get tackier than that. U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s 10-thumbed

Danielle Smith puts oil and gas before country

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 20, 2025
  • HALIFAX—So, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has decided not to play for Team Canada. It doesn’t get tackier than that. U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s 10-thumbed
Danielle Smith
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith refused to agree with the other premiers and the prime minister on retaliatory measures against the U.S. Deciding not play for Team Canada is one thing, but playing for Team Trump is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump overdoses on unlimited power

  • HALIFAX—When U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened a 25 per cent tariff on all goods coming into the United States from Canada, Ontario Premier Doug
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 13, 2025
Former President of the United States Donald Trump
Former President of the United States Donald Trump
Donald Trump is sounding more like Russian President Vladimir Putin than the incoming president of the United States, writes Michael Harris. Gage Skidmore photograph courtesy of Flickr

Trump overdoses on unlimited power

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 13, 2025
  • HALIFAX—When U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened a 25 per cent tariff on all goods coming into the United States from Canada, Ontario Premier Doug

Trump overdoses on unlimited power

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 13, 2025
  • HALIFAX—When U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened a 25 per cent tariff on all goods coming into the United States from Canada, Ontario Premier Doug
Former President of the United States Donald Trump
Donald Trump is sounding more like Russian President Vladimir Putin than the incoming president of the United States, writes Michael Harris. Gage Skidmore photograph courtesy of Flickr

Like it or not, the die is cast

  • Justin Trudeau's graceless dithering in the face of the obvious that his time is up sets up two possibilities. The possibility of an ugly
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 19, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the Liberal national caucus holiday party in Ottawa on Dec. 17, 2024. In politics, the only thing harder than winning power is making a graceful exit when the party is over, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Like it or not, the die is cast

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 19, 2024
  • Justin Trudeau's graceless dithering in the face of the obvious that his time is up sets up two possibilities. The possibility of an ugly

Like it or not, the die is cast

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 19, 2024
  • Justin Trudeau's graceless dithering in the face of the obvious that his time is up sets up two possibilities. The possibility of an ugly
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the Liberal national caucus holiday party in Ottawa on Dec. 17, 2024. In politics, the only thing harder than winning power is making a graceful exit when the party is over, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hey Trump, we shouldn’t be your 51st state, you should be our 11th province

  • No real leader sneers at another country’s sovereignty or its elected leader, poses on mountain tops with a Canadian flag with all that that
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 16, 2024
Walk this way: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and then-U.S. president Donald Trump, walk outside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 13, 2017. Photograph courtesy of official White House photographer Shealah Craighead

Hey Trump, we shouldn’t be your 51st state, you should be our 11th province

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 16, 2024
  • No real leader sneers at another country’s sovereignty or its elected leader, poses on mountain tops with a Canadian flag with all that that

Hey Trump, we shouldn’t be your 51st state, you should be our 11th province

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 16, 2024
  • No real leader sneers at another country’s sovereignty or its elected leader, poses on mountain tops with a Canadian flag with all that that
Walk this way: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and then-U.S. president Donald Trump, walk outside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 13, 2017. Photograph courtesy of official White House photographer Shealah Craighead

In the last days of his lame-duck presidency, Joe Biden has become Trumpian

  • Biden is not the first politician to cut a family member a break, either with a job or a pardon. But what Biden did may
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 9, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured in Ottawa on March 24, 2023. Like Trump, the aspersions Biden has cast against the U.S. Department of Justice are of a purely personal nature. They invite Americans to embrace the dangerous lie that the justice system and the rule of law it represents are corrupt and not to be trusted, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In the last days of his lame-duck presidency, Joe Biden has become Trumpian

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 9, 2024
  • Biden is not the first politician to cut a family member a break, either with a job or a pardon. But what Biden did may

In the last days of his lame-duck presidency, Joe Biden has become Trumpian

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 9, 2024
  • Biden is not the first politician to cut a family member a break, either with a job or a pardon. But what Biden did may
U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured in Ottawa on March 24, 2023. Like Trump, the aspersions Biden has cast against the U.S. Department of Justice are of a purely personal nature. They invite Americans to embrace the dangerous lie that the justice system and the rule of law it represents are corrupt and not to be trusted, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Five reasons why Trudeau will still be running Canada in a few months time

  • HALIFAX—After all the hot, cold, and indifferent commentary on who will be running Canada in a few months time, nothing has really changed: it
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 15, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 5, 2021, outside the Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. It will take a perfect political storm to take down the Liberals, a combination of pandemic incompetence, and scandals like the mess at Rideau Hall, developments in the Jonathan Vance Affair, and perhaps a third ethics conviction for the prime minister over his role in the WE Charity fiasco.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Five reasons why Trudeau will still be running Canada in a few months time

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 15, 2021
  • HALIFAX—After all the hot, cold, and indifferent commentary on who will be running Canada in a few months time, nothing has really changed: it

Five reasons why Trudeau will still be running Canada in a few months time

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 15, 2021
  • HALIFAX—After all the hot, cold, and indifferent commentary on who will be running Canada in a few months time, nothing has really changed: it
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 5, 2021, outside the Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. It will take a perfect political storm to take down the Liberals, a combination of pandemic incompetence, and scandals like the mess at Rideau Hall, developments in the Jonathan Vance Affair, and perhaps a third ethics conviction for the prime minister over his role in the WE Charity fiasco.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump claims another victim: the Republican Party

  • HALIFAX—So the Creature from Mar-a-Lago has claimed another victim: the Republican Party. The gutless wonders at the helm of the GOP continue to support
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 8, 2021
Donald Trump will slip back into the swamp, where he will digest the party he has swallowed whole and America will finally know what the Republicans stand for, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Commons Wikimedia

Trump claims another victim: the Republican Party

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 8, 2021
  • HALIFAX—So the Creature from Mar-a-Lago has claimed another victim: the Republican Party. The gutless wonders at the helm of the GOP continue to support

Trump claims another victim: the Republican Party

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 8, 2021
  • HALIFAX—So the Creature from Mar-a-Lago has claimed another victim: the Republican Party. The gutless wonders at the helm of the GOP continue to support
Donald Trump will slip back into the swamp, where he will digest the party he has swallowed whole and America will finally know what the Republicans stand for, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Commons Wikimedia

Republicans hurry back to Trump

  • HALIFAX—Voltaire famously said that those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. That is what happened at the U.S. Capitol
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 1, 2021
Republicans continue to cow to supporters of former president Donald Trump, regardless of the principles at stake, writes Michael Harris. Screen capture of C-SPAN

Republicans hurry back to Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 1, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Voltaire famously said that those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. That is what happened at the U.S. Capitol

Republicans hurry back to Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 1, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Voltaire famously said that those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. That is what happened at the U.S. Capitol
Republicans continue to cow to supporters of former president Donald Trump, regardless of the principles at stake, writes Michael Harris. Screen capture of C-SPAN

Another star appointment comes back biting

  • HALIFAX—When you wish upon a star, be careful what you wish for. Justin Trudeau likes picking “stars” when adding to his team. People whom
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 25, 2021
Julie Payette, pictured on the day she was installed as Canada's 29th Governor General, resigned from the post on Jan. 21, after a government-sponsored investigation confirmed media reports that she had mistreated staff at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Another star appointment comes back biting

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 25, 2021
  • HALIFAX—When you wish upon a star, be careful what you wish for. Justin Trudeau likes picking “stars” when adding to his team. People whom

Another star appointment comes back biting

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 25, 2021
  • HALIFAX—When you wish upon a star, be careful what you wish for. Justin Trudeau likes picking “stars” when adding to his team. People whom
Julie Payette, pictured on the day she was installed as Canada's 29th Governor General, resigned from the post on Jan. 21, after a government-sponsored investigation confirmed media reports that she had mistreated staff at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could be a spring election

  • HALIFAX—COVID-19 has been the herd of elephants in the room for so long, it is a relief to have something else in the air
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 18, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 15, 2021, at a presser outside the Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. Election 2021 will be a largely one-issue election, just as Canadians have been living a one-issue existence for a year. Surviving the pandemic. Life behind a mask. Who was there to help? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could be a spring election

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 18, 2021
  • HALIFAX—COVID-19 has been the herd of elephants in the room for so long, it is a relief to have something else in the air

Could be a spring election

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 18, 2021
  • HALIFAX—COVID-19 has been the herd of elephants in the room for so long, it is a relief to have something else in the air
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 15, 2021, at a presser outside the Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. Election 2021 will be a largely one-issue election, just as Canadians have been living a one-issue existence for a year. Surviving the pandemic. Life behind a mask. Who was there to help? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump loyalists abandon ship, but can’t outrun their treachery to America

  • HALIFAX—And so the lame schmuck presidency of Donald Trump lurches toward the exits. A few weeks back in this space, I opined that his
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 11, 2021
President Donald Trump spurred on supporters who attacked Capitol Hill last week, overwhelming police officers and leaving five dead. Photograph by Andrea Hanks, courtesy of the White House

Trump loyalists abandon ship, but can’t outrun their treachery to America

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 11, 2021
  • HALIFAX—And so the lame schmuck presidency of Donald Trump lurches toward the exits. A few weeks back in this space, I opined that his

Trump loyalists abandon ship, but can’t outrun their treachery to America

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 11, 2021
  • HALIFAX—And so the lame schmuck presidency of Donald Trump lurches toward the exits. A few weeks back in this space, I opined that his
President Donald Trump spurred on supporters who attacked Capitol Hill last week, overwhelming police officers and leaving five dead. Photograph by Andrea Hanks, courtesy of the White House

Do politics better

  • HALIFAX—Just to be clear, I am far from being an exemplar of unrelenting kindness. I hope, for example, that Donald Trump steps on a
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 21, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured April 7, 2020, speaking with the press. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer Andrea Hanks

Do politics better

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 21, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Just to be clear, I am far from being an exemplar of unrelenting kindness. I hope, for example, that Donald Trump steps on a

Do politics better

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 21, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Just to be clear, I am far from being an exemplar of unrelenting kindness. I hope, for example, that Donald Trump steps on a
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured April 7, 2020, speaking with the press. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer Andrea Hanks

Webster’s Newspapering a cracking good read with much to teach

  • Ever wondered about Chairman Mao Zedong’s sexual preferences, how to castrate a camel, or how many shots of vodka Nikita Khrushchev forced on Lester
FeatureBY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 21, 2020
Perhaps the biggest lesson of Norman Webster’s book is that Canada is certainly not 'dull as a snowbank, with politicians to match.' As he notes, humanity, tolerance and decency unite us. 'What is important is to run well and honestly, with as much human grace as possible—not forgetting, too, to take joy in the running, to laugh at life’s absurdities as well as weep at it’s cruelties.' Photograph handout

Webster’s Newspapering a cracking good read with much to teach

FeatureBY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 21, 2020
  • Ever wondered about Chairman Mao Zedong’s sexual preferences, how to castrate a camel, or how many shots of vodka Nikita Khrushchev forced on Lester

Webster’s Newspapering a cracking good read with much to teach

FeatureBY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 21, 2020
  • Ever wondered about Chairman Mao Zedong’s sexual preferences, how to castrate a camel, or how many shots of vodka Nikita Khrushchev forced on Lester
Perhaps the biggest lesson of Norman Webster’s book is that Canada is certainly not 'dull as a snowbank, with politicians to match.' As he notes, humanity, tolerance and decency unite us. 'What is important is to run well and honestly, with as much human grace as possible—not forgetting, too, to take joy in the running, to laugh at life’s absurdities as well as weep at it’s cruelties.' Photograph handout

Trump’s Idiocracy is in action

  • HALIFAX—Fourteen years ago, a science-fiction movie was released called Idiocracy. It was set in a dysfunctional America where survival of the fittest was reversed
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 14, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured delivering a coronavirus briefing in July. Mr. Trump has downplayed the threat posed by COVID-19 and opposed efforts to stem its spread. The virus has now killed nearly 300,000 Americans. Photograph courtesy of The White House

Trump’s Idiocracy is in action

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 14, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Fourteen years ago, a science-fiction movie was released called Idiocracy. It was set in a dysfunctional America where survival of the fittest was reversed

Trump’s Idiocracy is in action

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 14, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Fourteen years ago, a science-fiction movie was released called Idiocracy. It was set in a dysfunctional America where survival of the fittest was reversed
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured delivering a coronavirus briefing in July. Mr. Trump has downplayed the threat posed by COVID-19 and opposed efforts to stem its spread. The virus has now killed nearly 300,000 Americans. Photograph courtesy of The White House

Toppling Trudeau: be careful what you wish for

  • HALIFAX—You can suspend the law of averages, but you can’t repeal it; if you play Russian Roulette long enough, there is always a Big
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 7, 2020
Instead of telling Canadians what he thinks, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole tells them what he thinks might win their votes, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Toppling Trudeau: be careful what you wish for

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 7, 2020
  • HALIFAX—You can suspend the law of averages, but you can’t repeal it; if you play Russian Roulette long enough, there is always a Big

Toppling Trudeau: be careful what you wish for

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 7, 2020
  • HALIFAX—You can suspend the law of averages, but you can’t repeal it; if you play Russian Roulette long enough, there is always a Big
Instead of telling Canadians what he thinks, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole tells them what he thinks might win their votes, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Something is afoot in the Indigenous world

  • HALIFAX—If you listen carefully, you can hear the distant beat of war drums. Something is afoot in the Indigenous world, as it was a
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 30, 2020
The goal for this embryonic 'movement' is not a one-off cheque to sign off on land claims, or a better deal from what, in effect, is the Big Indian Agent in Ottawa. It is to take control of what was taken away centuries ago by generations of colonizers from Europe. It is sovereignty. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Something is afoot in the Indigenous world

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 30, 2020
  • HALIFAX—If you listen carefully, you can hear the distant beat of war drums. Something is afoot in the Indigenous world, as it was a

Something is afoot in the Indigenous world

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 30, 2020
  • HALIFAX—If you listen carefully, you can hear the distant beat of war drums. Something is afoot in the Indigenous world, as it was a
The goal for this embryonic 'movement' is not a one-off cheque to sign off on land claims, or a better deal from what, in effect, is the Big Indian Agent in Ottawa. It is to take control of what was taken away centuries ago by generations of colonizers from Europe. It is sovereignty. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s end game will be grim

  • HALIFAX—Get ready for the Days of the Guillotine in Trumpland. In the Excited States of America, the rumour mill is buzzing about three more
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 23, 2020
No one knows how far Donald Trump, pictured Nov. 13, 2020, will go to hold onto power as President-Elect Joe Biden prepares to take office in January, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of The White House

Trump’s end game will be grim

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 23, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Get ready for the Days of the Guillotine in Trumpland. In the Excited States of America, the rumour mill is buzzing about three more

Trump’s end game will be grim

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 23, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Get ready for the Days of the Guillotine in Trumpland. In the Excited States of America, the rumour mill is buzzing about three more
No one knows how far Donald Trump, pictured Nov. 13, 2020, will go to hold onto power as President-Elect Joe Biden prepares to take office in January, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of The White House

Trump’s White House gig coming to a slow, but inexorable end

  • HALIFAX—America’s worst reality TV show, featuring the Kardashians of politics, the Trump brood, is finally on the brink of being cancelled. Their White House
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 16, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured Oct. 30, 2020. America’s worst reality TV show, featuring the Kardashians of politics, the Trump brood, is finally on the brink of being cancelled, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Trump’s White House gig coming to a slow, but inexorable end

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 16, 2020
  • HALIFAX—America’s worst reality TV show, featuring the Kardashians of politics, the Trump brood, is finally on the brink of being cancelled. Their White House

Trump’s White House gig coming to a slow, but inexorable end

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 16, 2020
  • HALIFAX—America’s worst reality TV show, featuring the Kardashians of politics, the Trump brood, is finally on the brink of being cancelled. Their White House
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured Oct. 30, 2020. America’s worst reality TV show, featuring the Kardashians of politics, the Trump brood, is finally on the brink of being cancelled, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

How low will Trump go?

  • HALIFAX—There is only one thing scarier than Donald Trump as a second term president: Trump as a lame duck president. With the arithmetic of
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 6, 2020
President Donald Trump was poised to lose his bid for re-election to Democratic challenger Joe Biden, as of the afternoon of Nov. 6. Losing presidents remain in power for two months, during what is called a 'lame-duck' period. Image courtesy of Pixabay

How low will Trump go?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 6, 2020
  • HALIFAX—There is only one thing scarier than Donald Trump as a second term president: Trump as a lame duck president. With the arithmetic of

How low will Trump go?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 6, 2020
  • HALIFAX—There is only one thing scarier than Donald Trump as a second term president: Trump as a lame duck president. With the arithmetic of
President Donald Trump was poised to lose his bid for re-election to Democratic challenger Joe Biden, as of the afternoon of Nov. 6. Losing presidents remain in power for two months, during what is called a 'lame-duck' period. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Trump’s worst is yet to come

  • HALIFAX—Misery, like a pandemic, arrives on horseback, and leaves on foot. But just a day after you read these words, the world will at
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 2, 2020
But just a day after you read these words, the world will at least know if the American people have developed herd immunity to lying, cheating, corruption, cronyism, lawlessness, and fraud. In other words, we will probably know whether they kicked Donald Trump out of the White House, writes Michael Harris. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Trump’s worst is yet to come

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 2, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Misery, like a pandemic, arrives on horseback, and leaves on foot. But just a day after you read these words, the world will at

Trump’s worst is yet to come

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 2, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Misery, like a pandemic, arrives on horseback, and leaves on foot. But just a day after you read these words, the world will at
But just a day after you read these words, the world will at least know if the American people have developed herd immunity to lying, cheating, corruption, cronyism, lawlessness, and fraud. In other words, we will probably know whether they kicked Donald Trump out of the White House, writes Michael Harris. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Who needs theatre of the absurd when we have the House of Commons?

  • HALIFAX—Judging from the CPC’s latest one-trick leader, the only thing the official opposition will be doing from now on is trying to topple the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 26, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 16, 2020. The Conservatives seem to realize that Canadians approve of the prime minister's handling of the pandemic. So the only way to damage the PM going into the next election is to associate the pandemic response to some sort of colossal scheme to funnel boatloads of money to his friends. This is not only an empty fishing expedition at this point, it is deep-sea fishing. At the same time, the Trudeau government has devised a dubious response to what it sees as the CPC’s political mischief. Everything is now becoming a confidence motion. That is like putting jet fuel in your lawnmower.

Who needs theatre of the absurd when we have the House of Commons?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 26, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Judging from the CPC’s latest one-trick leader, the only thing the official opposition will be doing from now on is trying to topple the

Who needs theatre of the absurd when we have the House of Commons?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 26, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Judging from the CPC’s latest one-trick leader, the only thing the official opposition will be doing from now on is trying to topple the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 16, 2020. The Conservatives seem to realize that Canadians approve of the prime minister's handling of the pandemic. So the only way to damage the PM going into the next election is to associate the pandemic response to some sort of colossal scheme to funnel boatloads of money to his friends. This is not only an empty fishing expedition at this point, it is deep-sea fishing. At the same time, the Trudeau government has devised a dubious response to what it sees as the CPC’s political mischief. Everything is now becoming a confidence motion. That is like putting jet fuel in your lawnmower.

Ottawa has the power to bring the temperature down in Nova Scotia

  • HALIFAX—Over my time in this business I have witnessed and written about many terrible things—the 1982 sinking of the Ocean Ranger with all hands
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 19, 2020
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bernadette Jordan, pictured Sept. 30, 2020, on the Hill. The fisheries minister, if not the prime minister, should take a trip to St. Mary’s Bay and listen, face-to-face, to what both sides have to say, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa has the power to bring the temperature down in Nova Scotia

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 19, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Over my time in this business I have witnessed and written about many terrible things—the 1982 sinking of the Ocean Ranger with all hands

Ottawa has the power to bring the temperature down in Nova Scotia

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 19, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Over my time in this business I have witnessed and written about many terrible things—the 1982 sinking of the Ocean Ranger with all hands
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bernadette Jordan, pictured Sept. 30, 2020, on the Hill. The fisheries minister, if not the prime minister, should take a trip to St. Mary’s Bay and listen, face-to-face, to what both sides have to say, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

America hurtles down an open elevator shaft during Trump presidency

  • HALIFAX—I have to write about Donald Trump again. To borrow a phrase from Joseph Conrad, it is the fascination of the abomination. America has
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 12, 2020
U.S. President Donald J. Trump, pictured Oct. 5, 20202, departing the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. It looks increasingly likely that the only way Mr. Trump will leave the White House is strapped to a chair and carried out like Hannibal Lecter, writes Michael Harris. Official White House Photograph by Joyce N. Boghosian

America hurtles down an open elevator shaft during Trump presidency

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 12, 2020
  • HALIFAX—I have to write about Donald Trump again. To borrow a phrase from Joseph Conrad, it is the fascination of the abomination. America has

America hurtles down an open elevator shaft during Trump presidency

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 12, 2020
  • HALIFAX—I have to write about Donald Trump again. To borrow a phrase from Joseph Conrad, it is the fascination of the abomination. America has
U.S. President Donald J. Trump, pictured Oct. 5, 20202, departing the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. It looks increasingly likely that the only way Mr. Trump will leave the White House is strapped to a chair and carried out like Hannibal Lecter, writes Michael Harris. Official White House Photograph by Joyce N. Boghosian

COVID-19’s the least of Trump’s maladies

  • HALIFAX—I don’t know what all the fuss is about with Donald Trump. So he’s got COVID-19. That’s the least of his maladies. He’s got
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 5, 2020
Donald Trump told Americans to go to work during the pandemic. Trump told the states to open up without a vaccine in hand. Trump wanted football and basketball back with fans. Trump bullied as many governors as he could into fully opening schools. (Kids are pandemic proof, right?) And all those seniors who actually died from the virus? Not to worry, they were half-dead anyway. Everything said and done, masks were for wusses like Joe Biden, not real Americans, writes Michael Harris. Image courtesy of Pixabay

COVID-19’s the least of Trump’s maladies

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 5, 2020
  • HALIFAX—I don’t know what all the fuss is about with Donald Trump. So he’s got COVID-19. That’s the least of his maladies. He’s got

COVID-19’s the least of Trump’s maladies

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 5, 2020
  • HALIFAX—I don’t know what all the fuss is about with Donald Trump. So he’s got COVID-19. That’s the least of his maladies. He’s got
Donald Trump told Americans to go to work during the pandemic. Trump told the states to open up without a vaccine in hand. Trump wanted football and basketball back with fans. Trump bullied as many governors as he could into fully opening schools. (Kids are pandemic proof, right?) And all those seniors who actually died from the virus? Not to worry, they were half-dead anyway. Everything said and done, masks were for wusses like Joe Biden, not real Americans, writes Michael Harris. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Trudeau’s adversaries putting political gain over national interest

  • HALIFAX—Justin Trudeau has received a lot of kicks in the pants during his nearly five years as prime minister. I know, I delivered quite
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 28, 2020
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, left, called last week's Throne Speech from the federal Liberals a 'fantasy plan' that ignored the needs of his province. Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole said the government's Throne Speech promises threatened to 'bankrupt' the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s adversaries putting political gain over national interest

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 28, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Justin Trudeau has received a lot of kicks in the pants during his nearly five years as prime minister. I know, I delivered quite

Trudeau’s adversaries putting political gain over national interest

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 28, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Justin Trudeau has received a lot of kicks in the pants during his nearly five years as prime minister. I know, I delivered quite
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, left, called last week's Throne Speech from the federal Liberals a 'fantasy plan' that ignored the needs of his province. Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole said the government's Throne Speech promises threatened to 'bankrupt' the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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