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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

Canada needs to move much closer to Europe and Mexico, our future depends on it

  • It’s also time we dropped our anti-China bias. With a financially stressed America retreating into self-centred protectionism, it is time for Canada to assert
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 10, 2025. It is pretty much a political platitude these days to say that Canada must diversify its trading partners, rather than continue with a dangerous economic reliance on the United States, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to move much closer to Europe and Mexico, our future depends on it

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 20, 2025
  • It’s also time we dropped our anti-China bias. With a financially stressed America retreating into self-centred protectionism, it is time for Canada to assert

Canada needs to move much closer to Europe and Mexico, our future depends on it

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 20, 2025
  • It’s also time we dropped our anti-China bias. With a financially stressed America retreating into self-centred protectionism, it is time for Canada to assert
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 10, 2025. It is pretty much a political platitude these days to say that Canada must diversify its trading partners, rather than continue with a dangerous economic reliance on the United States, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s peace plan still has to fly

  • If Donald Trump had laid out a detailed plan for a two-state solution, complete with deadlines, he would have richly deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. There
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 13, 2025
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Sept. 29, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographs

Trump’s peace plan still has to fly

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 13, 2025
  • If Donald Trump had laid out a detailed plan for a two-state solution, complete with deadlines, he would have richly deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. There

Trump’s peace plan still has to fly

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 13, 2025
  • If Donald Trump had laid out a detailed plan for a two-state solution, complete with deadlines, he would have richly deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. There
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Sept. 29, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographs

Canada’s federal politics boils down to a pair of intense competitions

  • It may all come down to what issue will prevail: the preferred prime minister or the price of eggs.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 6, 2025
Despite Canadians’ grave, enduring doubts about Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney's upcoming budget could work to his advantage. The pre-budget speculation has focused on two politically volatile issues: the nature of cuts the government will impose, and the size of the federal deficit, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada’s federal politics boils down to a pair of intense competitions

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 6, 2025
  • It may all come down to what issue will prevail: the preferred prime minister or the price of eggs.

Canada’s federal politics boils down to a pair of intense competitions

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 6, 2025
  • It may all come down to what issue will prevail: the preferred prime minister or the price of eggs.
Despite Canadians’ grave, enduring doubts about Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney's upcoming budget could work to his advantage. The pre-budget speculation has focused on two politically volatile issues: the nature of cuts the government will impose, and the size of the federal deficit, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Maybe it’s time to take a look at Trump’s mental health

  • The examination should be conducted by a team of mental health experts interested in medical facts, not facetious glad-handing for the president.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on May 6, 2025. It's possible that Trump’s lies, eccentricities, and dubious policies stem from a malignant narcissist’s ego. But there's another possibility and it was raised by health-care professionals in a letter to The New York Times, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Daniel Torok, official White House photographer

Maybe it’s time to take a look at Trump’s mental health

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 29, 2025
  • The examination should be conducted by a team of mental health experts interested in medical facts, not facetious glad-handing for the president.

Maybe it’s time to take a look at Trump’s mental health

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 29, 2025
  • The examination should be conducted by a team of mental health experts interested in medical facts, not facetious glad-handing for the president.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on May 6, 2025. It's possible that Trump’s lies, eccentricities, and dubious policies stem from a malignant narcissist’s ego. But there's another possibility and it was raised by health-care professionals in a letter to The New York Times, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Daniel Torok, official White House photographer

Trump goes after late-night comedy, and it’s not funny

  • One by one, individual by individual, and institution by institution, the man who once promised to protect free speech is systematically burning it down.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 22, 2025
Late-night American comedians Stephen Colbert, left, and Jimmy Kimmel each have been cancelled. Colbert was dumped by CBS because of costs, it said, and Kimmel was cut by ABC last week after making comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk. Donald Trump is now going after Jimmy Fallon and Seth Myers, USA Today reported last week. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trump goes after late-night comedy, and it’s not funny

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 22, 2025
  • One by one, individual by individual, and institution by institution, the man who once promised to protect free speech is systematically burning it down.

Trump goes after late-night comedy, and it’s not funny

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 22, 2025
  • One by one, individual by individual, and institution by institution, the man who once promised to protect free speech is systematically burning it down.
Late-night American comedians Stephen Colbert, left, and Jimmy Kimmel each have been cancelled. Colbert was dumped by CBS because of costs, it said, and Kimmel was cut by ABC last week after making comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk. Donald Trump is now going after Jimmy Fallon and Seth Myers, USA Today reported last week. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Charlie Kirk’s murder: what has gone wrong in America?

  • The rash of more recent shootings is partially explained by a deadly change in U.S. politics. There was a time when political opponents were just
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 15, 2025
Even when he was lamenting Charlie Kirk’s murder and posthumously singing his praises, U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured addressing the nation on Sept. 11, 2025, couldn’t help turning it into a bitter, partisan moment, writes Michael Harris. Image courtesy of the White House

Charlie Kirk’s murder: what has gone wrong in America?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 15, 2025
  • The rash of more recent shootings is partially explained by a deadly change in U.S. politics. There was a time when political opponents were just

Charlie Kirk’s murder: what has gone wrong in America?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 15, 2025
  • The rash of more recent shootings is partially explained by a deadly change in U.S. politics. There was a time when political opponents were just
Even when he was lamenting Charlie Kirk’s murder and posthumously singing his praises, U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured addressing the nation on Sept. 11, 2025, couldn’t help turning it into a bitter, partisan moment, writes Michael Harris. Image courtesy of the White House

Will Canadians ever thank U.S. President Donald Trump?

  • If Trumpism proves to be a once-in-a-century aberration, the reliable friendship between Canada and the United States could come back stronger than ever.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 8, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
There is mounting evidence that the MAGA movement, encouraged by U.S. President Donald Trump, is "headed to hell in a handbasket," writes Michael Harris. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Will Canadians ever thank U.S. President Donald Trump?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 8, 2025
  • If Trumpism proves to be a once-in-a-century aberration, the reliable friendship between Canada and the United States could come back stronger than ever.

Will Canadians ever thank U.S. President Donald Trump?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 8, 2025
  • If Trumpism proves to be a once-in-a-century aberration, the reliable friendship between Canada and the United States could come back stronger than ever.
Donald Trump
There is mounting evidence that the MAGA movement, encouraged by U.S. President Donald Trump, is "headed to hell in a handbasket," writes Michael Harris. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

The never-ending new lows of Donald Trump

  • There is a hero shortage in America. A deadly silence combined with an aversion to the facts has enabled the worst of the U.S.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 1, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump is a hypocrite who has abused the authority of his office—and even authority he doesn't actually have—to increase his own wealth and power, writes Michael Harris. Official White House Photo by Molly Riley via Flickr

The never-ending new lows of Donald Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 1, 2025
  • There is a hero shortage in America. A deadly silence combined with an aversion to the facts has enabled the worst of the U.S.

The never-ending new lows of Donald Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 1, 2025
  • There is a hero shortage in America. A deadly silence combined with an aversion to the facts has enabled the worst of the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump is a hypocrite who has abused the authority of his office—and even authority he doesn't actually have—to increase his own wealth and power, writes Michael Harris. Official White House Photo by Molly Riley via Flickr

No one appears able to stop Benjamin Netanyahu from uprooting one million people from Gaza City

  • With both the Israeli PM and the U.S. president ignoring public opinion, it’s time for a political leader in the West to tell Benjamin Netanyahu you can’t
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 18, 2025
Should Benjamin Netanyahu proceed with his takeover of Gaza, there is a diplomatic card that could be played. At the minimum, ambassadors to Israel could be recalled. At the maximum, countries could suspend diplomatic relations, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

No one appears able to stop Benjamin Netanyahu from uprooting one million people from Gaza City

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 18, 2025
  • With both the Israeli PM and the U.S. president ignoring public opinion, it’s time for a political leader in the West to tell Benjamin Netanyahu you can’t

No one appears able to stop Benjamin Netanyahu from uprooting one million people from Gaza City

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 18, 2025
  • With both the Israeli PM and the U.S. president ignoring public opinion, it’s time for a political leader in the West to tell Benjamin Netanyahu you can’t
Should Benjamin Netanyahu proceed with his takeover of Gaza, there is a diplomatic card that could be played. At the minimum, ambassadors to Israel could be recalled. At the maximum, countries could suspend diplomatic relations, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trump has the tools to treat his baseless conspiracy theories as if they were real, and that’s a problem

  • Trump’s serial lying and reflexive confabulating may entertain his MAGA base, but they are far from harmless fodder for the faithful. The obvious losers
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 11, 2025
President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the West Wing entrance of the White House on May 6, 2025. Trump not only lies with frightening regularity, but he also never shows the remorse that other presidential liars have exhibited, Michael Harris writes. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House photograph

Trump has the tools to treat his baseless conspiracy theories as if they were real, and that’s a problem

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 11, 2025
  • Trump’s serial lying and reflexive confabulating may entertain his MAGA base, but they are far from harmless fodder for the faithful. The obvious losers

Trump has the tools to treat his baseless conspiracy theories as if they were real, and that’s a problem

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 11, 2025
  • Trump’s serial lying and reflexive confabulating may entertain his MAGA base, but they are far from harmless fodder for the faithful. The obvious losers
President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the West Wing entrance of the White House on May 6, 2025. Trump not only lies with frightening regularity, but he also never shows the remorse that other presidential liars have exhibited, Michael Harris writes. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House photograph

Carney’s on the right side of history on Palestine

  • A total of 147 countries out of the UN’s 193-member states have all arrived at the same conclusion: something has to be done about
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, left, holds a press conference in the National Press Theatre on July 30, 2025, where he announced that Canada plans to recognize the Palestinian state in September if the Palestinian Authority agrees to certain conditions, including holding an election in 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s on the right side of history on Palestine

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 4, 2025
  • A total of 147 countries out of the UN’s 193-member states have all arrived at the same conclusion: something has to be done about

Carney’s on the right side of history on Palestine

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 4, 2025
  • A total of 147 countries out of the UN’s 193-member states have all arrived at the same conclusion: something has to be done about
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, left, holds a press conference in the National Press Theatre on July 30, 2025, where he announced that Canada plans to recognize the Palestinian state in September if the Palestinian Authority agrees to certain conditions, including holding an election in 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump named in Epstein files, lies his way into a corner again

  • CNN just published a poll that found Trump is 'under water' on every file, including immigration, the economy, tariffs, foreign affairs and, yes, the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 28, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured July 18, 2025, after signing The Genius Act, in the White House. The Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking scandal is rocking not just the presidency, it has opened an unprecedented  split in the MAGA movement itself, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer by Daniel Torok

Trump named in Epstein files, lies his way into a corner again

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 28, 2025
  • CNN just published a poll that found Trump is 'under water' on every file, including immigration, the economy, tariffs, foreign affairs and, yes, the

Trump named in Epstein files, lies his way into a corner again

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 28, 2025
  • CNN just published a poll that found Trump is 'under water' on every file, including immigration, the economy, tariffs, foreign affairs and, yes, the
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured July 18, 2025, after signing The Genius Act, in the White House. The Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking scandal is rocking not just the presidency, it has opened an unprecedented  split in the MAGA movement itself, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer by Daniel Torok

Americans need to wake up, wise up, and stand up to Trump

  • In his recently passed and so-called Big Beautiful Bill, Trump gave ICE a whopping $75-billion in new funding. That will enable the force to hire
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 21, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured signing an executive order in the Oval Office on April 23, 2025, has built a modern-day American concentration camp, Alligator Alcatraz, in the Florida Everglades, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer Molly Riley via Flickr

Americans need to wake up, wise up, and stand up to Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 21, 2025
  • In his recently passed and so-called Big Beautiful Bill, Trump gave ICE a whopping $75-billion in new funding. That will enable the force to hire

Americans need to wake up, wise up, and stand up to Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 21, 2025
  • In his recently passed and so-called Big Beautiful Bill, Trump gave ICE a whopping $75-billion in new funding. That will enable the force to hire
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured signing an executive order in the Oval Office on April 23, 2025, has built a modern-day American concentration camp, Alligator Alcatraz, in the Florida Everglades, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer Molly Riley via Flickr

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

Canadians would go to the wall for this beautiful country, no matter how tawdry Trump’s trash talk and tariffs get

  • Just because Canada is a kinder and gentler place than the U.S., and just because we mediate our differences with civil words not civil
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 30, 2025
If tolerance of others sets Canadians apart from Americans like U.S. President Donald Trump, this country’s national priorities also have a story to tell, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canadians would go to the wall for this beautiful country, no matter how tawdry Trump’s trash talk and tariffs get

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 30, 2025
  • Just because Canada is a kinder and gentler place than the U.S., and just because we mediate our differences with civil words not civil

Canadians would go to the wall for this beautiful country, no matter how tawdry Trump’s trash talk and tariffs get

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 30, 2025
  • Just because Canada is a kinder and gentler place than the U.S., and just because we mediate our differences with civil words not civil
If tolerance of others sets Canadians apart from Americans like U.S. President Donald Trump, this country’s national priorities also have a story to tell, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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
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Kamloops Indian Residential School mass grave is a crime scene

  • HALIFAX—No matter how else it can be described—hell on Earth comes to mind—the Kamloops Indian Residential School is a crime scene. Whether you call
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 7, 2021
Indigenous children, pictured in this undated photo, at Roman Catholic Indian Residential School in Fort Resolution, N.W.T. Instead of gesturing to First Nations, politicians of all stripes have a primary duty to identify who these children were before they disappeared into a brutal gulag that masqueraded as a school for decades. Of course it was not a school. It was a re-education camp to extinguish the unwanted identity of a hopelessly vulnerable group of child inmates, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Library and Archives Canada

Kamloops Indian Residential School mass grave is a crime scene

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 7, 2021
  • HALIFAX—No matter how else it can be described—hell on Earth comes to mind—the Kamloops Indian Residential School is a crime scene. Whether you call

Kamloops Indian Residential School mass grave is a crime scene

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 7, 2021
  • HALIFAX—No matter how else it can be described—hell on Earth comes to mind—the Kamloops Indian Residential School is a crime scene. Whether you call
Indigenous children, pictured in this undated photo, at Roman Catholic Indian Residential School in Fort Resolution, N.W.T. Instead of gesturing to First Nations, politicians of all stripes have a primary duty to identify who these children were before they disappeared into a brutal gulag that masqueraded as a school for decades. Of course it was not a school. It was a re-education camp to extinguish the unwanted identity of a hopelessly vulnerable group of child inmates, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Library and Archives Canada

Conservatives haven’t learned from Republican Party’s self-destruction

  • As the world watches in horror, the Republican Party is destroying itself, and maybe even the country, with its partisan embrace of the Big
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 31, 2021
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre traded barbs with former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney—whom many expect will explore a run for the federal Liberals—during a House of Commons committee meeting last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives haven’t learned from Republican Party’s self-destruction

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 31, 2021
  • As the world watches in horror, the Republican Party is destroying itself, and maybe even the country, with its partisan embrace of the Big

Conservatives haven’t learned from Republican Party’s self-destruction

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 31, 2021
  • As the world watches in horror, the Republican Party is destroying itself, and maybe even the country, with its partisan embrace of the Big
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre traded barbs with former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney—whom many expect will explore a run for the federal Liberals—during a House of Commons committee meeting last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Legault’s gambit with a provincial election in the offing could hurt Trudeau

  • HALIFAX—Justin Trudeau knew from the moment he ducked under the ropes and entered the political ring, he was going to have to learn how
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 24, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may come to regret his quick agreement with Quebec Premier François Legault that Quebec can unilaterally amend the Constitution without anyone’s permission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Legault’s gambit with a provincial election in the offing could hurt Trudeau

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 24, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Justin Trudeau knew from the moment he ducked under the ropes and entered the political ring, he was going to have to learn how

Legault’s gambit with a provincial election in the offing could hurt Trudeau

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 24, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Justin Trudeau knew from the moment he ducked under the ropes and entered the political ring, he was going to have to learn how
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may come to regret his quick agreement with Quebec Premier François Legault that Quebec can unilaterally amend the Constitution without anyone’s permission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Donald Trump is the gift that keeps on taking

  • HALIFAX—Donald Trump is the gift that keeps on taking. Last week, he added the Republican Party to a long list of individuals and institutions
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 17, 2021
Last week, Donald Trump added the Republican Party to a long list of individuals and institutions he has ruined when the GOP dumped Liz Cheney from the Republican leadership. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Donald Trump is the gift that keeps on taking

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 17, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Donald Trump is the gift that keeps on taking. Last week, he added the Republican Party to a long list of individuals and institutions

Donald Trump is the gift that keeps on taking

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 17, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Donald Trump is the gift that keeps on taking. Last week, he added the Republican Party to a long list of individuals and institutions
Last week, Donald Trump added the Republican Party to a long list of individuals and institutions he has ruined when the GOP dumped Liz Cheney from the Republican leadership. Image courtesy of Pixabay

It’s time for Canada to show it believes in Newfoundland and Labrador

  • HALIFAX—I remember the day I visited Joey Smallwood in his ramshackle bungalow on the Roaches Line, off the Trans-Canada Highway west of Conception Bay.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 10, 2021
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador last week announced serious austerity measures to put the brakes on decades of bad habits, most of them stemming from over-borrowing. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Furey's Facebook page

It’s time for Canada to show it believes in Newfoundland and Labrador

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 10, 2021
  • HALIFAX—I remember the day I visited Joey Smallwood in his ramshackle bungalow on the Roaches Line, off the Trans-Canada Highway west of Conception Bay.

It’s time for Canada to show it believes in Newfoundland and Labrador

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 10, 2021
  • HALIFAX—I remember the day I visited Joey Smallwood in his ramshackle bungalow on the Roaches Line, off the Trans-Canada Highway west of Conception Bay.
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador last week announced serious austerity measures to put the brakes on decades of bad habits, most of them stemming from over-borrowing. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Furey's Facebook page

Has the wind finally gone out of the sails of conservative, populist politics?

  • HALIFAX—Has the wind finally gone out of the sails of conservative, populist politics? Here in Canada, Erin O’Toole’s leadership has taken the CPC backwards.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 3, 2021
Here in Canada, Erin O’Toole’s leadership has taken the CPC backwards. Instead of making the tent bigger, as leadership candidate O’Toole promised, some of the existing members of the party are running for the exits. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Has the wind finally gone out of the sails of conservative, populist politics?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 3, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Has the wind finally gone out of the sails of conservative, populist politics? Here in Canada, Erin O’Toole’s leadership has taken the CPC backwards.

Has the wind finally gone out of the sails of conservative, populist politics?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 3, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Has the wind finally gone out of the sails of conservative, populist politics? Here in Canada, Erin O’Toole’s leadership has taken the CPC backwards.
Here in Canada, Erin O’Toole’s leadership has taken the CPC backwards. Instead of making the tent bigger, as leadership candidate O’Toole promised, some of the existing members of the party are running for the exits. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s got to walk the talk on nuclear waste

  • HALIFAX—Holding the Tokyo Olympics during a pandemic was always a bad idea.  Sending a national team to compete in Japan, which has just declared
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 26, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 3, 2021, walking down Wellington Street in Ottawa to the Sir John A. Macdonald Building for that day's press conference. The government should have condemned Japan’s nuclear dump into the Pacific Ocean—as both bad practice, and dangerous precedent, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s got to walk the talk on nuclear waste

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 26, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Holding the Tokyo Olympics during a pandemic was always a bad idea.  Sending a national team to compete in Japan, which has just declared

Trudeau’s got to walk the talk on nuclear waste

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 26, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Holding the Tokyo Olympics during a pandemic was always a bad idea.  Sending a national team to compete in Japan, which has just declared
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 3, 2021, walking down Wellington Street in Ottawa to the Sir John A. Macdonald Building for that day's press conference. The government should have condemned Japan’s nuclear dump into the Pacific Ocean—as both bad practice, and dangerous precedent, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If the plan is to turn Labrador or some other part of the country into a nuclear dump, the public should know why 

  • HALIFAX—The world, and Canada with it, is inundated with emergencies. It is hard to know where to point the firehose. There is climate change,
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 19, 2021
The Government of Canada has signalled that nuclear power is part of the plan to get to net zero emissions by 2050. In fact, Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan thinks we can’t get there without a nuclear component. But O'Regan also told Enquete: 'Importing nuclear waste from other countries to Labrador—where I grew up—or any other part of Canada has never been on the table, nor is it now. When it comes to nuclear, the health and safety of Canadians and protection of the environment and local communities is our top priority.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If the plan is to turn Labrador or some other part of the country into a nuclear dump, the public should know why 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 19, 2021
  • HALIFAX—The world, and Canada with it, is inundated with emergencies. It is hard to know where to point the firehose. There is climate change,

If the plan is to turn Labrador or some other part of the country into a nuclear dump, the public should know why 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 19, 2021
  • HALIFAX—The world, and Canada with it, is inundated with emergencies. It is hard to know where to point the firehose. There is climate change,
The Government of Canada has signalled that nuclear power is part of the plan to get to net zero emissions by 2050. In fact, Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan thinks we can’t get there without a nuclear component. But O'Regan also told Enquete: 'Importing nuclear waste from other countries to Labrador—where I grew up—or any other part of Canada has never been on the table, nor is it now. When it comes to nuclear, the health and safety of Canadians and protection of the environment and local communities is our top priority.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Most dangerous time for a government is when opposition is weak

  • HALIFAX—The most dangerous time for a government is not struggling to preserve itself in a minority situation.  In fact, minority governments often produce the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 12, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently on the Hill. It would be a grave mistake for the Trudeau government to use the current weakness in the opposition to indulge in the fantasy that because you have power now, you will always have it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Most dangerous time for a government is when opposition is weak

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 12, 2021
  • HALIFAX—The most dangerous time for a government is not struggling to preserve itself in a minority situation.  In fact, minority governments often produce the

Most dangerous time for a government is when opposition is weak

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 12, 2021
  • HALIFAX—The most dangerous time for a government is not struggling to preserve itself in a minority situation.  In fact, minority governments often produce the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently on the Hill. It would be a grave mistake for the Trudeau government to use the current weakness in the opposition to indulge in the fantasy that because you have power now, you will always have it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Payette didn’t make the rules on her jammy pension and lifetime expense account, the government did 

  • HALIFAX—When it comes to former governor general Julie Payette, it is tempting to turn the problems of this office into full-on character assassination. For
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 5, 2021
When it comes to former governor general Julie Payette, it is tempting to turn the problems of this office into full-on character assassination. But a yellow cautionary light should be flashing here. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Payette didn’t make the rules on her jammy pension and lifetime expense account, the government did 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 5, 2021
  • HALIFAX—When it comes to former governor general Julie Payette, it is tempting to turn the problems of this office into full-on character assassination. For

Payette didn’t make the rules on her jammy pension and lifetime expense account, the government did 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 5, 2021
  • HALIFAX—When it comes to former governor general Julie Payette, it is tempting to turn the problems of this office into full-on character assassination. For
When it comes to former governor general Julie Payette, it is tempting to turn the problems of this office into full-on character assassination. But a yellow cautionary light should be flashing here. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney’s definitely a political player

  • HALIFAX—Mark Carney has made a surprise appearance in public life beyond the counting houses of capitalism. There was even something Wildean about his dramatic
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 29, 2021
Mark Carney, pictured on the Hill at a function in 2014. Carney had a big name amongst elites in this country by becoming governor of the Bank of Canada. But when he got the call to run the central bank across the pond, he became the Leonard Cohen of banking. If there is anything Canadians like more than ignoring talent when it lives here, it is lionizing it when it succeeds abroad, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times file photograph by Jake Wright

Carney’s definitely a political player

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 29, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Mark Carney has made a surprise appearance in public life beyond the counting houses of capitalism. There was even something Wildean about his dramatic

Carney’s definitely a political player

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 29, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Mark Carney has made a surprise appearance in public life beyond the counting houses of capitalism. There was even something Wildean about his dramatic
Mark Carney, pictured on the Hill at a function in 2014. Carney had a big name amongst elites in this country by becoming governor of the Bank of Canada. But when he got the call to run the central bank across the pond, he became the Leonard Cohen of banking. If there is anything Canadians like more than ignoring talent when it lives here, it is lionizing it when it succeeds abroad, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times file photograph by Jake Wright

If I were Peter MacKay, I’d hop a flight to St. Pierre and start brushing up on my French

  • HALIFAX—The Conservative Party of Canada has a problem that is harder to fix than picking cat fur out of Velcro. It can’t be fixed
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 22, 2021
Peter MacKay, pictured in 2014 on the Hill, was the better choice for leader simply because he had the reputation of being a progressive conservative, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times file photograph by Jake Wright

If I were Peter MacKay, I’d hop a flight to St. Pierre and start brushing up on my French

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 22, 2021
  • HALIFAX—The Conservative Party of Canada has a problem that is harder to fix than picking cat fur out of Velcro. It can’t be fixed

If I were Peter MacKay, I’d hop a flight to St. Pierre and start brushing up on my French

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 22, 2021
  • HALIFAX—The Conservative Party of Canada has a problem that is harder to fix than picking cat fur out of Velcro. It can’t be fixed
Peter MacKay, pictured in 2014 on the Hill, was the better choice for leader simply because he had the reputation of being a progressive conservative, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times file photograph by Jake Wright

What exactly are we saving when we stand up for the Queen? It’s Canada, right?

  • HALIFAX—When I was in Grade 4, I was sent to the office for asking why we had to stand up for God Save the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 15, 2021
Meghan and Harry on their wedding day on April 26, 2018. When royals marry, it is plugged for weeks and televised to the world on the Big Day. Millions of pounds are spent on the extravaganza. Thousands of wedding presents arrive for the happy couple, but No Joe Blows make it to the private reception, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

What exactly are we saving when we stand up for the Queen? It’s Canada, right?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 15, 2021
  • HALIFAX—When I was in Grade 4, I was sent to the office for asking why we had to stand up for God Save the

What exactly are we saving when we stand up for the Queen? It’s Canada, right?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 15, 2021
  • HALIFAX—When I was in Grade 4, I was sent to the office for asking why we had to stand up for God Save the
Meghan and Harry on their wedding day on April 26, 2018. When royals marry, it is plugged for weeks and televised to the world on the Big Day. Millions of pounds are spent on the extravaganza. Thousands of wedding presents arrive for the happy couple, but No Joe Blows make it to the private reception, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Mohammed bin Salman has gotten away with murder under a second U.S. president

  • HALIFAX—Needles in arms is the story of the day—and tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. But daggers in democracy need some telling too. In this
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 8, 2021
After publicly providing damning evidence that MBS himself was behind Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, U.S. President Joe Biden did the full Neville Chamberlain. He choked. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Adam Schultz

Mohammed bin Salman has gotten away with murder under a second U.S. president

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 8, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Needles in arms is the story of the day—and tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. But daggers in democracy need some telling too. In this

Mohammed bin Salman has gotten away with murder under a second U.S. president

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 8, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Needles in arms is the story of the day—and tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. But daggers in democracy need some telling too. In this
After publicly providing damning evidence that MBS himself was behind Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, U.S. President Joe Biden did the full Neville Chamberlain. He choked. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Adam Schultz

Mohammed bin Salman is no prince

  • HALIFAX—With an election only months away, Justin Trudeau will get a second chance to put right one of the worst human rights atrocities in
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 1, 2021
And why sell weapons to a country where the allegation is that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman dispatched a hit squad to Canada to kill a former Saudi intelligence officer, a mission that allegedly took place shortly after Khashoggi was slaughtered, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Mohammed bin Salman is no prince

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 1, 2021
  • HALIFAX—With an election only months away, Justin Trudeau will get a second chance to put right one of the worst human rights atrocities in

Mohammed bin Salman is no prince

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 1, 2021
  • HALIFAX—With an election only months away, Justin Trudeau will get a second chance to put right one of the worst human rights atrocities in
And why sell weapons to a country where the allegation is that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman dispatched a hit squad to Canada to kill a former Saudi intelligence officer, a mission that allegedly took place shortly after Khashoggi was slaughtered, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

At home and down south, conservatism is in an identity crisis

  • HALIFAX—Rush Limbaugh, radio icon of the Right, has died at exactly the moment that conservatism in both Canada and the United States is facing
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 22, 2021
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole is facing a challenge from social conservatives within his party, while he tries to attract support from Canadians closer to the centre of the political spectrum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

At home and down south, conservatism is in an identity crisis

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 22, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Rush Limbaugh, radio icon of the Right, has died at exactly the moment that conservatism in both Canada and the United States is facing

At home and down south, conservatism is in an identity crisis

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 22, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Rush Limbaugh, radio icon of the Right, has died at exactly the moment that conservatism in both Canada and the United States is facing
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole is facing a challenge from social conservatives within his party, while he tries to attract support from Canadians closer to the centre of the political spectrum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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