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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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PM should talk face to face with the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs

  • HALIFAX—When did Pontius Pilate take over the top job in Ottawa? Washing his hands of the crisis in Wet’suwet’en territory, at least so far,
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 17, 2020
Protesters, pictured on Feb. 7, 2020, in Ottawa in support of the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs who are against the proposed Costal Gaslink pipeline in northwestern British Columbia. The Wet'suwet'en situation has sparked a national protest that lifts this into a national issue. This should be a moment for national honesty, writes Michael Harris.

PM should talk face to face with the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 17, 2020
  • HALIFAX—When did Pontius Pilate take over the top job in Ottawa? Washing his hands of the crisis in Wet’suwet’en territory, at least so far,

PM should talk face to face with the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 17, 2020
  • HALIFAX—When did Pontius Pilate take over the top job in Ottawa? Washing his hands of the crisis in Wet’suwet’en territory, at least so far,
Protesters, pictured on Feb. 7, 2020, in Ottawa in support of the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs who are against the proposed Costal Gaslink pipeline in northwestern British Columbia. The Wet'suwet'en situation has sparked a national protest that lifts this into a national issue. This should be a moment for national honesty, writes Michael Harris.

Trump’s brazen constitutional mutilations and violations of the law have triggered an uncivil war in America

  • HALIFAX—Whatever else you can say about the last four months in America, Trump the Impeached has hit the U.S. Constitution like a wrecking ball
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 10, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured on Feb. 6, 2020, holding up The Washington Post's headline after being acquitted in the U.S. Senate of two impeachment charges the day before. Official White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Trump’s brazen constitutional mutilations and violations of the law have triggered an uncivil war in America

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 10, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Whatever else you can say about the last four months in America, Trump the Impeached has hit the U.S. Constitution like a wrecking ball

Trump’s brazen constitutional mutilations and violations of the law have triggered an uncivil war in America

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 10, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Whatever else you can say about the last four months in America, Trump the Impeached has hit the U.S. Constitution like a wrecking ball
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured on Feb. 6, 2020, holding up The Washington Post's headline after being acquitted in the U.S. Senate of two impeachment charges the day before. Official White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Trudeau should leave the fake diplomacy to Donald Trump

  • HALIFAX—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made clear in his mandate letters to ministers that foreign affairs is amongst the top priorities of his new government.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 3, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured on Feb. 13, 2017, at the White House in Washington, D.C. There is a second strand to Canada’s role in the world that shouldn’t be forgotten. Until the lost Harper decade in foreign affairs, a period of disengagement from multilateralism, and rejection of the United Nations, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/White House photographer by Shealah Craigheasy

Trudeau should leave the fake diplomacy to Donald Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 3, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made clear in his mandate letters to ministers that foreign affairs is amongst the top priorities of his new government.

Trudeau should leave the fake diplomacy to Donald Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 3, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made clear in his mandate letters to ministers that foreign affairs is amongst the top priorities of his new government.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured on Feb. 13, 2017, at the White House in Washington, D.C. There is a second strand to Canada’s role in the world that shouldn’t be forgotten. Until the lost Harper decade in foreign affairs, a period of disengagement from multilateralism, and rejection of the United Nations, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/White House photographer by Shealah Craigheasy

The party of Stephen Harper isn’t going anywhere

  • HALIFAX—With the disappearance of Jean Charest from the Conservative leadership race, Justin Trudeau has been dealt another ace by a party that can’t seem
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 27, 2020
Former prime minister Stephen Harper co-founded the Conservative Party alongside then-Progressive Conservative Party leader Peter MacKay. He remains a hugely influential figure in the party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The party of Stephen Harper isn’t going anywhere

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 27, 2020
  • HALIFAX—With the disappearance of Jean Charest from the Conservative leadership race, Justin Trudeau has been dealt another ace by a party that can’t seem

The party of Stephen Harper isn’t going anywhere

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 27, 2020
  • HALIFAX—With the disappearance of Jean Charest from the Conservative leadership race, Justin Trudeau has been dealt another ace by a party that can’t seem
Former prime minister Stephen Harper co-founded the Conservative Party alongside then-Progressive Conservative Party leader Peter MacKay. He remains a hugely influential figure in the party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Quitting the Royal Family is a little like quitting the Mob, and don’t expect a going-away party

  • HALIFAX—Quitting the Royal Family is a little like quitting the Mob. Don’t expect a going-away party. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, have
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 20, 2020
Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, pictured on Dec. 25, 2017, attending church at Sandringham. 'Now two of the most central royals want out of the fairytale. They have been at the centre of the spectacular ceremony of royalty, and basked in its excesses. But they have also seen its reality from the inside, its emptiness, and don’t care for it. It has become so Paris Hilton,' writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikipedia

Quitting the Royal Family is a little like quitting the Mob, and don’t expect a going-away party

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 20, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Quitting the Royal Family is a little like quitting the Mob. Don’t expect a going-away party. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, have

Quitting the Royal Family is a little like quitting the Mob, and don’t expect a going-away party

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 20, 2020
  • HALIFAX—Quitting the Royal Family is a little like quitting the Mob. Don’t expect a going-away party. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, have
Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, pictured on Dec. 25, 2017, attending church at Sandringham. 'Now two of the most central royals want out of the fairytale. They have been at the centre of the spectacular ceremony of royalty, and basked in its excesses. But they have also seen its reality from the inside, its emptiness, and don’t care for it. It has become so Paris Hilton,' writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikipedia

Scheer’s exit important and predictable

  • HALIFAX—Andrew Scheer’s departure is as important as it was predictable: for the second time since Stephen Harper stepped down as leader, the CPC will
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 16, 2019
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured Nov. 28, 2019, with his new deputy leader Leona Alleslev, a former Liberal MP who the crossed floor to the Conservatives in the last Parliament and was re-elected as a Conservative. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scheer’s exit important and predictable

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 16, 2019
  • HALIFAX—Andrew Scheer’s departure is as important as it was predictable: for the second time since Stephen Harper stepped down as leader, the CPC will

Scheer’s exit important and predictable

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 16, 2019
  • HALIFAX—Andrew Scheer’s departure is as important as it was predictable: for the second time since Stephen Harper stepped down as leader, the CPC will
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured Nov. 28, 2019, with his new deputy leader Leona Alleslev, a former Liberal MP who the crossed floor to the Conservatives in the last Parliament and was re-elected as a Conservative. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What do Texas and Saudi Arabia know that Jason Kenney doesn’t?

  • HALIFAX—It is time someone looked under Jason Kenney’s cowboy hat to see if anyone’s home. His tenure as premier has been like a ride
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 9, 2019
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage, pictured in Ottawa on May 2, 2019, after speaking to the Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources about Bill C-69. Alberta has already made one momentous blunder in its stewardship of its oil and gas reserves. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund from oil and gas development stands at over a trillion dollars; Alberta has $18.1-billion. Shame on its politicians, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What do Texas and Saudi Arabia know that Jason Kenney doesn’t?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 9, 2019
  • HALIFAX—It is time someone looked under Jason Kenney’s cowboy hat to see if anyone’s home. His tenure as premier has been like a ride

What do Texas and Saudi Arabia know that Jason Kenney doesn’t?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 9, 2019
  • HALIFAX—It is time someone looked under Jason Kenney’s cowboy hat to see if anyone’s home. His tenure as premier has been like a ride
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage, pictured in Ottawa on May 2, 2019, after speaking to the Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources about Bill C-69. Alberta has already made one momentous blunder in its stewardship of its oil and gas reserves. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund from oil and gas development stands at over a trillion dollars; Alberta has $18.1-billion. Shame on its politicians, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The last one to smell blood in the water is the guy who’s bleeding

  • HALIFAX—Andrew Scheer is like an anti-social Walmart greeter—a misfit whose dubious smile has the customers abandoning their shopping carts and running for the parking
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 2, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured Nov. 28, 2019, on the Hill along with his newly-appointed deputy leader Leona Alleslev. That happy band of party activists calling itself Conservative Victory is already rolling toward him with a nationwide social media pounding, designed to do just that before a formal leadership review can put Mr. Scheer on the rack, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The last one to smell blood in the water is the guy who’s bleeding

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 2, 2019
  • HALIFAX—Andrew Scheer is like an anti-social Walmart greeter—a misfit whose dubious smile has the customers abandoning their shopping carts and running for the parking

The last one to smell blood in the water is the guy who’s bleeding

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 2, 2019
  • HALIFAX—Andrew Scheer is like an anti-social Walmart greeter—a misfit whose dubious smile has the customers abandoning their shopping carts and running for the parking
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured Nov. 28, 2019, on the Hill along with his newly-appointed deputy leader Leona Alleslev. That happy band of party activists calling itself Conservative Victory is already rolling toward him with a nationwide social media pounding, designed to do just that before a formal leadership review can put Mr. Scheer on the rack, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Champagne entering the territory of a narcissistic megalomaniac’s America, hopefully in its twilight

  • HALIFAX—None of Justin Trudeau’s 36 cabinet ministers will inherit a bed of roses. But one of the more daunting tasks has fallen to François-Philippe
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 25, 2019
One of the more daunting tasks has fallen to François-Philippe Champagne, pictured. That’s because Canada’s new foreign affairs minister has to deal with the Mad King of Queens, U.S. President Donald J. Trump. The Hill Times photograhs by Andrew Meade

Champagne entering the territory of a narcissistic megalomaniac’s America, hopefully in its twilight

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 25, 2019
  • HALIFAX—None of Justin Trudeau’s 36 cabinet ministers will inherit a bed of roses. But one of the more daunting tasks has fallen to François-Philippe

Champagne entering the territory of a narcissistic megalomaniac’s America, hopefully in its twilight

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 25, 2019
  • HALIFAX—None of Justin Trudeau’s 36 cabinet ministers will inherit a bed of roses. But one of the more daunting tasks has fallen to François-Philippe
One of the more daunting tasks has fallen to François-Philippe Champagne, pictured. That’s because Canada’s new foreign affairs minister has to deal with the Mad King of Queens, U.S. President Donald J. Trump. The Hill Times photograhs by Andrew Meade

She stepped down as party leader, but May’s revved up to lead the Greens in the House

  • HALIFAX—So the woman who was Greta Thunberg before Greta Thunberg is gone as leader of the Green Party. The country has not just lost
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 18, 2019
Elizabeth May, pictured in her Hill office on August 29, 2016. Though the party gained a seat and 6.5 per cent of the popular vote, the Green Wave did not materialize. Although she has stepped down as leader, don’t look for her energy levels to drop. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

She stepped down as party leader, but May’s revved up to lead the Greens in the House

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 18, 2019
  • HALIFAX—So the woman who was Greta Thunberg before Greta Thunberg is gone as leader of the Green Party. The country has not just lost

She stepped down as party leader, but May’s revved up to lead the Greens in the House

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 18, 2019
  • HALIFAX—So the woman who was Greta Thunberg before Greta Thunberg is gone as leader of the Green Party. The country has not just lost
Elizabeth May, pictured in her Hill office on August 29, 2016. Though the party gained a seat and 6.5 per cent of the popular vote, the Green Wave did not materialize. Although she has stepped down as leader, don’t look for her energy levels to drop. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Senate hierarchy has been hiding serious allegations of sexual harassment of Senate staffers behind casuistical interpretations of parliamentary privilege

  • HALIFAX—I have some news for the Senate of Canada: parliamentary privilege was never meant to shield alleged sex abusers from being outed, or to
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 11, 2019
Former Senator Don Meredith, pictured speaking at the Economic Club in 2014, resigned in 2017 before the Senate was prepared to expel him for his inappropriate sexual relationship with a teenage girl. The Hill Times file photograph

Senate hierarchy has been hiding serious allegations of sexual harassment of Senate staffers behind casuistical interpretations of parliamentary privilege

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 11, 2019
  • HALIFAX—I have some news for the Senate of Canada: parliamentary privilege was never meant to shield alleged sex abusers from being outed, or to

Senate hierarchy has been hiding serious allegations of sexual harassment of Senate staffers behind casuistical interpretations of parliamentary privilege

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 11, 2019
  • HALIFAX—I have some news for the Senate of Canada: parliamentary privilege was never meant to shield alleged sex abusers from being outed, or to
Former Senator Don Meredith, pictured speaking at the Economic Club in 2014, resigned in 2017 before the Senate was prepared to expel him for his inappropriate sexual relationship with a teenage girl. The Hill Times file photograph

As crazy as it seems, this weird government will likely prove durable

  • HALIFAX—It was the upside-down election.   The ones who gained seats lost, and the ones who lost seats won.   And as crazy as
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 4, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 23, 2019, walking back to his office after holding his first press conference since winning the election on Oct. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

As crazy as it seems, this weird government will likely prove durable

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 4, 2019
  • HALIFAX—It was the upside-down election.   The ones who gained seats lost, and the ones who lost seats won.   And as crazy as

As crazy as it seems, this weird government will likely prove durable

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 4, 2019
  • HALIFAX—It was the upside-down election.   The ones who gained seats lost, and the ones who lost seats won.   And as crazy as
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 23, 2019, walking back to his office after holding his first press conference since winning the election on Oct. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Prime Minister Trudeau gets a second chance

  • HALIFAX—Dear Mr. Prime Minister, Congratulations on your election result; you still rule the roost. I would have said “election victory” except you didn’t have
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 28, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 23, 2019, after holding his first press conference since winning a minority government in Monday's election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Prime Minister Trudeau gets a second chance

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 28, 2019
  • HALIFAX—Dear Mr. Prime Minister, Congratulations on your election result; you still rule the roost. I would have said “election victory” except you didn’t have

Prime Minister Trudeau gets a second chance

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 28, 2019
  • HALIFAX—Dear Mr. Prime Minister, Congratulations on your election result; you still rule the roost. I would have said “election victory” except you didn’t have
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 23, 2019, after holding his first press conference since winning a minority government in Monday's election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Would-be PMs offer radical change, regression, or have-it-both-ways comfort

  • HALIFAX—So E-Day is here at last. Five people want to be prime minister, however long the odds. Here are my impressions of what each
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 21, 2019
Four of the six national party leaders are running candidates across Canada and polling with broad public support: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. Maxime Bernier's People's Party is also running candidates across Canada, and Yves-François Blanchet's Bloc Québécois is expected to win a sizable chunk of seats in Quebec. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Would-be PMs offer radical change, regression, or have-it-both-ways comfort

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 21, 2019
  • HALIFAX—So E-Day is here at last. Five people want to be prime minister, however long the odds. Here are my impressions of what each

Would-be PMs offer radical change, regression, or have-it-both-ways comfort

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 21, 2019
  • HALIFAX—So E-Day is here at last. Five people want to be prime minister, however long the odds. Here are my impressions of what each
Four of the six national party leaders are running candidates across Canada and polling with broad public support: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. Maxime Bernier's People's Party is also running candidates across Canada, and Yves-François Blanchet's Bloc Québécois is expected to win a sizable chunk of seats in Quebec. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Good thing this isn’t the integrity election

  • HALIFAX—There was a time when Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer probably hoped that October’s vote would be remembered as the Integrity Election. And why not?
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 14, 2019
There was a time when Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured with his wife Jill Scheer, probably hoped that October’s vote would be remembered as the Integrity Election, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Andrew Scheer

Good thing this isn’t the integrity election

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 14, 2019
  • HALIFAX—There was a time when Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer probably hoped that October’s vote would be remembered as the Integrity Election. And why not?

Good thing this isn’t the integrity election

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 14, 2019
  • HALIFAX—There was a time when Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer probably hoped that October’s vote would be remembered as the Integrity Election. And why not?
There was a time when Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured with his wife Jill Scheer, probably hoped that October’s vote would be remembered as the Integrity Election, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Andrew Scheer

It’s the smear election

  • HALIFAX—What an absurd election campaign this has been. For a week, the game was how many nominated candidates could be picked off for undisclosed
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 7, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, top left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Prime Minister and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May have all been put under the spotlight by dirt dug up, on them or their candidates, by their opponent's campaign staff and volunteers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau's Twitter

It’s the smear election

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 7, 2019
  • HALIFAX—What an absurd election campaign this has been. For a week, the game was how many nominated candidates could be picked off for undisclosed

It’s the smear election

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 7, 2019
  • HALIFAX—What an absurd election campaign this has been. For a week, the game was how many nominated candidates could be picked off for undisclosed
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, top left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Prime Minister and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May have all been put under the spotlight by dirt dug up, on them or their candidates, by their opponent's campaign staff and volunteers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau's Twitter

Canada’s in a mess up to its ears, and all we’re talking about is blackface and a reusable cup

  • HALIFAX—As Donald Trump dangles by the thread of his latest impeachable offence, what one historian has called his “historical merit” is on full display
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 30, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Sept. 20, 2019, campaigning in Toronto with Liberal MPs Nate Erskine-Smith and Julie Dabrusin. Much more consequential questions surround this blackface story. Given that Justin Trudeau has governed for a full term as PM, how can it be that his biggest electoral challenge, if the pollsters have it right, is to successfully apologize for events that took place in high school and early adulthood?How can this be a bigger challenge to his electability than the SNC-Lavalin affair, his foreign policy, and his broken promises? My guess? Blackface instantly inflames the emotions, while weighty policy matters are a drug on the market in the click-bait era. Photograph courtesy of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Twitter

Canada’s in a mess up to its ears, and all we’re talking about is blackface and a reusable cup

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 30, 2019
  • HALIFAX—As Donald Trump dangles by the thread of his latest impeachable offence, what one historian has called his “historical merit” is on full display

Canada’s in a mess up to its ears, and all we’re talking about is blackface and a reusable cup

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 30, 2019
  • HALIFAX—As Donald Trump dangles by the thread of his latest impeachable offence, what one historian has called his “historical merit” is on full display
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Sept. 20, 2019, campaigning in Toronto with Liberal MPs Nate Erskine-Smith and Julie Dabrusin. Much more consequential questions surround this blackface story. Given that Justin Trudeau has governed for a full term as PM, how can it be that his biggest electoral challenge, if the pollsters have it right, is to successfully apologize for events that took place in high school and early adulthood?How can this be a bigger challenge to his electability than the SNC-Lavalin affair, his foreign policy, and his broken promises? My guess? Blackface instantly inflames the emotions, while weighty policy matters are a drug on the market in the click-bait era. Photograph courtesy of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Twitter

Trudeau, the Mr. Dressup of Canadian politics

  • HALIFAX—A long time ago, a Liberal MP told me he was not supporting Justin Trudeau for the leadership of the party. At that time,
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 23, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Sept. 17, 2019, in Cardigan, P.E.I. The proof that most people, aided and abetted by a candy-floss mainstream media, don’t give much of a hoot about complex policy matters. But they love a good gotcha moment. Justin Trudeau’s brownface, blackface, redface fiasco is perfect for the new news. Don’t get me wrong. There is much for the Mr. Dress Up of Canadian politics to be ashamed of here, but this is not it, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau's Twitter

Trudeau, the Mr. Dressup of Canadian politics

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 23, 2019
  • HALIFAX—A long time ago, a Liberal MP told me he was not supporting Justin Trudeau for the leadership of the party. At that time,

Trudeau, the Mr. Dressup of Canadian politics

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 23, 2019
  • HALIFAX—A long time ago, a Liberal MP told me he was not supporting Justin Trudeau for the leadership of the party. At that time,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Sept. 17, 2019, in Cardigan, P.E.I. The proof that most people, aided and abetted by a candy-floss mainstream media, don’t give much of a hoot about complex policy matters. But they love a good gotcha moment. Justin Trudeau’s brownface, blackface, redface fiasco is perfect for the new news. Don’t get me wrong. There is much for the Mr. Dress Up of Canadian politics to be ashamed of here, but this is not it, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau's Twitter

Trudeau may be starring in his own peek-a-boo campaign

  • HALIFAX—I don’t know if Justin Trudeau is going to win this October’s election or not, but his imitation of Baghdad Bob to begin the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 16, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Patriot Act hosted by comedian Hasan Minaj on Netflix aired on Sept. 2. As Mr. Minhaj put it during this hilarious interview with the PM, buying a pipeline to save the planet was like using red wine to whiten your teeth. Screen shot of Patriot Act

Trudeau may be starring in his own peek-a-boo campaign

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 16, 2019
  • HALIFAX—I don’t know if Justin Trudeau is going to win this October’s election or not, but his imitation of Baghdad Bob to begin the

Trudeau may be starring in his own peek-a-boo campaign

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 16, 2019
  • HALIFAX—I don’t know if Justin Trudeau is going to win this October’s election or not, but his imitation of Baghdad Bob to begin the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Patriot Act hosted by comedian Hasan Minaj on Netflix aired on Sept. 2. As Mr. Minhaj put it during this hilarious interview with the PM, buying a pipeline to save the planet was like using red wine to whiten your teeth. Screen shot of Patriot Act

We need something better than televised leadership debates, we need content

  • HALIFAX—When political spin machines meet the public’s legitimate need to know, the winner is usually confusion. That is especially true in an election cycle.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 9, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer should both be answering serious questions substantively before Canadians go to the polls on Oct. 21, and the televised leaders' debates do not offer the best format for that to happen, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

We need something better than televised leadership debates, we need content

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 9, 2019
  • HALIFAX—When political spin machines meet the public’s legitimate need to know, the winner is usually confusion. That is especially true in an election cycle.

We need something better than televised leadership debates, we need content

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 9, 2019
  • HALIFAX—When political spin machines meet the public’s legitimate need to know, the winner is usually confusion. That is especially true in an election cycle.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer should both be answering serious questions substantively before Canadians go to the polls on Oct. 21, and the televised leaders' debates do not offer the best format for that to happen, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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