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

It’s time to end Trump’s free ride

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

It’s time to end Trump’s free ride

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

It’s time to end Trump’s free ride

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

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

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

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

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As the world turns and burns, war is everywhere

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

As the world turns and burns, war is everywhere

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

As the world turns and burns, war is everywhere

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney pulls off mission impossible

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

Carney pulls off mission impossible

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

Carney pulls off mission impossible

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

Carney steps into the fray

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

Carney steps into the fray

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

Carney steps into the fray

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

Farewell to the old order

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

Farewell to the old order

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

Farewell to the old order

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney is clearly the most qualified candidate to take on Trump  

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

Carney is clearly the most qualified candidate to take on Trump  

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

Carney is clearly the most qualified candidate to take on Trump  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

April could be the cruelest month for Poilievre

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

April could be the cruelest month for Poilievre

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

April could be the cruelest month for Poilievre

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

For Carney and Poilievre, it’s go time

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

For Carney and Poilievre, it’s go time

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

For Carney and Poilievre, it’s go time

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

Trump’s word = the square root of bugger all

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

Trump’s word = the square root of bugger all

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

Trump’s word = the square root of bugger all

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

Trump sinks to new low with AI-generated Gaza video

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

Trump sinks to new low with AI-generated Gaza video

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

Trump sinks to new low with AI-generated Gaza video

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

Trump sides with Putin, a murderous dictator

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

Trump sides with Putin, a murderous dictator

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

Trump sides with Putin, a murderous dictator

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We can no longer trust America

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

We can no longer trust America

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

We can no longer trust America

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Even Jesus must be shaking his head

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

Even Jesus must be shaking his head

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

Even Jesus must be shaking his head

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

Danielle Smith puts oil and gas before country

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

Danielle Smith puts oil and gas before country

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

Danielle Smith puts oil and gas before country

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

Trump overdoses on unlimited power

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

Trump overdoses on unlimited power

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

Trump overdoses on unlimited power

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

Like it or not, the die is cast

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

Like it or not, the die is cast

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

Like it or not, the die is cast

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • HALIFAX—Watching the official opposition benches, it looked like a meeting of the Freedom Caucus south of the border, held under a full moon after
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 29, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, pictured Nov. 18, 2021, argues that without a live, in-person Parliament, he won’t be able to hold the government to account. If what he means by holding the government to account, is slagging Justin Trudeau, and turning the House of Commons into a rhetorical Pier 9 brawl, nothing will be lost by going virtual. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This is not the time for the Conservatives to bury their heads in the sand

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 29, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Watching the official opposition benches, it looked like a meeting of the Freedom Caucus south of the border, held under a full moon after

This is not the time for the Conservatives to bury their heads in the sand

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 29, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Watching the official opposition benches, it looked like a meeting of the Freedom Caucus south of the border, held under a full moon after
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, pictured Nov. 18, 2021, argues that without a live, in-person Parliament, he won’t be able to hold the government to account. If what he means by holding the government to account, is slagging Justin Trudeau, and turning the House of Commons into a rhetorical Pier 9 brawl, nothing will be lost by going virtual. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On big issues like land claims, Canada litigates rather than reconciles with First Nations, or sends in the RCMP

  • HALIFAX—So they honoured Indigenous singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte Marie with a new stamp. So the prime minister says the Indigenous file is still his most
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 22, 2021
Wet’suwet’en land defenders, pictured on Feb. 7, 2020, marching in downtown Ottawa. The confrontation is over an unwanted pipeline crossing Wet’suwet’en territory, just as it was the first time when Indigenous people across the country blocked roads and railways to show their support, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On big issues like land claims, Canada litigates rather than reconciles with First Nations, or sends in the RCMP

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 22, 2021
  • HALIFAX—So they honoured Indigenous singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte Marie with a new stamp. So the prime minister says the Indigenous file is still his most

On big issues like land claims, Canada litigates rather than reconciles with First Nations, or sends in the RCMP

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 22, 2021
  • HALIFAX—So they honoured Indigenous singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte Marie with a new stamp. So the prime minister says the Indigenous file is still his most
Wet’suwet’en land defenders, pictured on Feb. 7, 2020, marching in downtown Ottawa. The confrontation is over an unwanted pipeline crossing Wet’suwet’en territory, just as it was the first time when Indigenous people across the country blocked roads and railways to show their support, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Erin O’Toole: no path to victory

  • HALIFAX—Sooner or later, Erin O’Toole is going to have to admit that his stroll down the left bank of Canada’s political canal is a
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 15, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole has faced down attacks on his leadership from within the party since he led the Tories to a second-place finish in the Sept. 20 election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Erin O’Toole: no path to victory

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 15, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Sooner or later, Erin O’Toole is going to have to admit that his stroll down the left bank of Canada’s political canal is a

Erin O’Toole: no path to victory

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 15, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Sooner or later, Erin O’Toole is going to have to admit that his stroll down the left bank of Canada’s political canal is a
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole has faced down attacks on his leadership from within the party since he led the Tories to a second-place finish in the Sept. 20 election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kenney puts his province behind the eight-ball

  • HALIFAX—If premier Jason Kenney runs true to form, he will soon be calling a press conference to accuse the countries attending COP26 of being
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 8, 2021
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, pictured in Ottawa on Sept. 18, 2020, after a meeting of Canada’s premiers to discuss the federal government's support to provinces during the ongoing COIVD crisis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kenney puts his province behind the eight-ball

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 8, 2021
  • HALIFAX—If premier Jason Kenney runs true to form, he will soon be calling a press conference to accuse the countries attending COP26 of being

Kenney puts his province behind the eight-ball

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 8, 2021
  • HALIFAX—If premier Jason Kenney runs true to form, he will soon be calling a press conference to accuse the countries attending COP26 of being
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, pictured in Ottawa on Sept. 18, 2020, after a meeting of Canada’s premiers to discuss the federal government's support to provinces during the ongoing COIVD crisis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s no longer Sunny Ways

  • HALIFAX—In a recent speech to Dutch Parliamentarians at The Hague, Justin Trudeau took on a new persona; Cassandra. No longer the Ambassador of Sunny
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 1, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in the cavernous Sir John A. Macdonald Building, once the Bank of Montreal, on Oct. 26, 2021, flanked by his newly appointed cabinet and taking questions from the media. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s no longer Sunny Ways

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 1, 2021
  • HALIFAX—In a recent speech to Dutch Parliamentarians at The Hague, Justin Trudeau took on a new persona; Cassandra. No longer the Ambassador of Sunny

Trudeau’s no longer Sunny Ways

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 1, 2021
  • HALIFAX—In a recent speech to Dutch Parliamentarians at The Hague, Justin Trudeau took on a new persona; Cassandra. No longer the Ambassador of Sunny
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in the cavernous Sir John A. Macdonald Building, once the Bank of Montreal, on Oct. 26, 2021, flanked by his newly appointed cabinet and taking questions from the media. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s in charge of the Conservatives?

  • HALIFAX—Last week, the Conservative Party of Canada demonstrated once more why it is lost in the political wilderness. And no, that is not a
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 25, 2021
Conservative Whip Blake Richards, pictured on Oct. 5, 2021, outside the Sir John A. Macdonald Building where the Conservatives held a six-hour caucus meeting to talk about the election. Last week, he offered the same double talk to justify this silly, reflexive opposition to mandatory jabs. Everyone who is able to should get vaccinated, he said, but no one should be forced to. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Who’s in charge of the Conservatives?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 25, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Last week, the Conservative Party of Canada demonstrated once more why it is lost in the political wilderness. And no, that is not a

Who’s in charge of the Conservatives?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 25, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Last week, the Conservative Party of Canada demonstrated once more why it is lost in the political wilderness. And no, that is not a
Conservative Whip Blake Richards, pictured on Oct. 5, 2021, outside the Sir John A. Macdonald Building where the Conservatives held a six-hour caucus meeting to talk about the election. Last week, he offered the same double talk to justify this silly, reflexive opposition to mandatory jabs. Everyone who is able to should get vaccinated, he said, but no one should be forced to. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Tories must move on from O’Toole

  • HALIFAX—And so it begins. The reality check for the Conservative Party of Canada. Instead of rising, the CPC is now a political phoenix sinking
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 18, 2021
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole has come under fire from some party members after he failed to make gains in last month's election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Tories must move on from O’Toole

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 18, 2021
  • HALIFAX—And so it begins. The reality check for the Conservative Party of Canada. Instead of rising, the CPC is now a political phoenix sinking

Tories must move on from O’Toole

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 18, 2021
  • HALIFAX—And so it begins. The reality check for the Conservative Party of Canada. Instead of rising, the CPC is now a political phoenix sinking
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole has come under fire from some party members after he failed to make gains in last month's election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Gratitude is pretty hard to find in a world so full of sorrows, but there’s this

  • HALIFAX—Gratitude is pretty hard to find in a world so full of sorrows. These days, it is more common to be aggrieved than thankful.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 11, 2021
Two journalists Dimitry Muratov and Maria Ressa have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, usually reserved for over-rated politicians and heads-of-state. Ressa runs a news website, Rappler, in the Philippines, and has dared to report factually on the dreaded regime of Roberto Duterte. Muratov, a newspaperman, faced the same mortal dangers as Ressa, having to report on the often homicidal regime of Russia’s leader, now effectively a mob boss, Vladimir Putin. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Gratitude is pretty hard to find in a world so full of sorrows, but there’s this

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 11, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Gratitude is pretty hard to find in a world so full of sorrows. These days, it is more common to be aggrieved than thankful.

Gratitude is pretty hard to find in a world so full of sorrows, but there’s this

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 11, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Gratitude is pretty hard to find in a world so full of sorrows. These days, it is more common to be aggrieved than thankful.
Two journalists Dimitry Muratov and Maria Ressa have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, usually reserved for over-rated politicians and heads-of-state. Ressa runs a news website, Rappler, in the Philippines, and has dared to report factually on the dreaded regime of Roberto Duterte. Muratov, a newspaperman, faced the same mortal dangers as Ressa, having to report on the often homicidal regime of Russia’s leader, now effectively a mob boss, Vladimir Putin. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

If Conservatives keep O’Toole as leader, more conservative voters will move to Bernier

  • HALIFAX—The most spectacular self-immolation of Election 2021 was Annamie Paul and the Green Party; but the more consequential one belongs to Erin O’Toole. The
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 4, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured Sept. 29, 2021, at a ceremony on the eve of the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Parliament Hill. Should O’Toole resign, then the coming leadership review could be rescheduled as a leadership race. That would almost guarantee a return to the party’s social conservative roots, and certainly a watering down of O’Toole’s progressivism. Why? Because the CPC bench is full of political skaters of that persuasion, and almost no left-wingers, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

If Conservatives keep O’Toole as leader, more conservative voters will move to Bernier

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 4, 2021
  • HALIFAX—The most spectacular self-immolation of Election 2021 was Annamie Paul and the Green Party; but the more consequential one belongs to Erin O’Toole. The

If Conservatives keep O’Toole as leader, more conservative voters will move to Bernier

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 4, 2021
  • HALIFAX—The most spectacular self-immolation of Election 2021 was Annamie Paul and the Green Party; but the more consequential one belongs to Erin O’Toole. The
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured Sept. 29, 2021, at a ceremony on the eve of the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Parliament Hill. Should O’Toole resign, then the coming leadership review could be rescheduled as a leadership race. That would almost guarantee a return to the party’s social conservative roots, and certainly a watering down of O’Toole’s progressivism. Why? Because the CPC bench is full of political skaters of that persuasion, and almost no left-wingers, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Suzuki urges Liberals to double-down on climate change fight

  • HALIFAX—When Jonathan Wilkinson gets back to work, and assuming he is still federal environment minister, there will already be an important letter sitting on
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 27, 2021
Environmental activist David Suzuki urged Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson to step up his government's efforts to fight climate change, and to try and bring opposition parties onboard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Suzuki urges Liberals to double-down on climate change fight

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 27, 2021
  • HALIFAX—When Jonathan Wilkinson gets back to work, and assuming he is still federal environment minister, there will already be an important letter sitting on

Suzuki urges Liberals to double-down on climate change fight

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 27, 2021
  • HALIFAX—When Jonathan Wilkinson gets back to work, and assuming he is still federal environment minister, there will already be an important letter sitting on
Environmental activist David Suzuki urged Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson to step up his government's efforts to fight climate change, and to try and bring opposition parties onboard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nonsense election call could overshadow Liberal record

  • HALIFAX—Jody Wilson-Raybould may have made the definitive statement on Canadian politics and election 2021 when she said this to me the other day: “I
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 20, 2021
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, pictured during a campaign stop in Kanata, Ont. Mr. Trudeau called an early election amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and is seeking to return to Parliament with a majority government. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Nonsense election call could overshadow Liberal record

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 20, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Jody Wilson-Raybould may have made the definitive statement on Canadian politics and election 2021 when she said this to me the other day: “I

Nonsense election call could overshadow Liberal record

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 20, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Jody Wilson-Raybould may have made the definitive statement on Canadian politics and election 2021 when she said this to me the other day: “I
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, pictured during a campaign stop in Kanata, Ont. Mr. Trudeau called an early election amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and is seeking to return to Parliament with a majority government. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

O’Toole offers classic suck-and-blow solution to Canada’s gun laws

  • HALIFAX—Forget the leaders’ English language debate, unless snark-fests turn your crank. If you really want to know what’s inside Erin O’Toole, the Conservative leader
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 13, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, pictured on Sept. 7, 2021, at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa after releasing his party's platform to the media. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

O’Toole offers classic suck-and-blow solution to Canada’s gun laws

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 13, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Forget the leaders’ English language debate, unless snark-fests turn your crank. If you really want to know what’s inside Erin O’Toole, the Conservative leader

O’Toole offers classic suck-and-blow solution to Canada’s gun laws

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 13, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Forget the leaders’ English language debate, unless snark-fests turn your crank. If you really want to know what’s inside Erin O’Toole, the Conservative leader
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, pictured on Sept. 7, 2021, at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa after releasing his party's platform to the media. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Voters should look carefully before swapping Trudeau for O’Toole

  • HALIFAX—So Justin Trudeau has apparently morphed into Prince Not So Charming. And Erin O’Toole, unknown to most Canadians until recently, is waiting in the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 6, 2021
Erin O'Toole's Conservative Party is leading in some recent national opinion polls at the midway point of the federal election campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Voters should look carefully before swapping Trudeau for O’Toole

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 6, 2021
  • HALIFAX—So Justin Trudeau has apparently morphed into Prince Not So Charming. And Erin O’Toole, unknown to most Canadians until recently, is waiting in the

Voters should look carefully before swapping Trudeau for O’Toole

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 6, 2021
  • HALIFAX—So Justin Trudeau has apparently morphed into Prince Not So Charming. And Erin O’Toole, unknown to most Canadians until recently, is waiting in the
Erin O'Toole's Conservative Party is leading in some recent national opinion polls at the midway point of the federal election campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Questions linger after Afghans abandoned

  • HALIFAX—History is rife with dark coincidence. None is darker than this one: Donald Rumsfeld, president Bush’s secretary of defence, was laid to rest in
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 30, 2021
The last Canadians involved in the Nato training mission in Afghanistan board an American Chinook helicopter in Kabul on March 12, 2014. Canada and the United States' other allies are wearing part of the blame for the chaos in Afghanistan that was caused by the U.S. deal with the Taliban, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Armed Forces/Cpcl Patrick Blanchard

Questions linger after Afghans abandoned

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 30, 2021
  • HALIFAX—History is rife with dark coincidence. None is darker than this one: Donald Rumsfeld, president Bush’s secretary of defence, was laid to rest in

Questions linger after Afghans abandoned

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 30, 2021
  • HALIFAX—History is rife with dark coincidence. None is darker than this one: Donald Rumsfeld, president Bush’s secretary of defence, was laid to rest in
The last Canadians involved in the Nato training mission in Afghanistan board an American Chinook helicopter in Kabul on March 12, 2014. Canada and the United States' other allies are wearing part of the blame for the chaos in Afghanistan that was caused by the U.S. deal with the Taliban, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Armed Forces/Cpcl Patrick Blanchard

Call a debate on climate change

  • HALIFAX—Last week, journalism Professor Sean Holman of Mount Royal University in Calgary published a lengthy piece in The Tyee about the poor coverage afforded
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 23, 2021
Hundreds gather on Parliament Hill to call the government to take action on climate change on May 3, 2019. The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued an urgent report about the changing climate earlier this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Call a debate on climate change

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 23, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Last week, journalism Professor Sean Holman of Mount Royal University in Calgary published a lengthy piece in The Tyee about the poor coverage afforded

Call a debate on climate change

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 23, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Last week, journalism Professor Sean Holman of Mount Royal University in Calgary published a lengthy piece in The Tyee about the poor coverage afforded
Hundreds gather on Parliament Hill to call the government to take action on climate change on May 3, 2019. The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued an urgent report about the changing climate earlier this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Any lessons learned as the U.S. faces another Saigon moment in Afghanistan?

  • HALIFAX—In the current frenzy over the 2021 election, it is oddly appropriate for a moment of reflection. The country is, after all, about to
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 16, 2021
U.S. Army Capt. Kevin Mercer, the officer in charge of the 205th Corps Training Team, observes as an Afghan National Army trainer adjusts the sight on an M-16 rifle in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Jan. 23, 2008. With just 75,000 battle-hardened fighters, the Taliban is going through the national army like a hot knife through butter, writes Michael Harris. U.S. Navy photograph by Petty Officer 1st Class David M. Votroubek

Any lessons learned as the U.S. faces another Saigon moment in Afghanistan?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 16, 2021
  • HALIFAX—In the current frenzy over the 2021 election, it is oddly appropriate for a moment of reflection. The country is, after all, about to

Any lessons learned as the U.S. faces another Saigon moment in Afghanistan?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 16, 2021
  • HALIFAX—In the current frenzy over the 2021 election, it is oddly appropriate for a moment of reflection. The country is, after all, about to
U.S. Army Capt. Kevin Mercer, the officer in charge of the 205th Corps Training Team, observes as an Afghan National Army trainer adjusts the sight on an M-16 rifle in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Jan. 23, 2008. With just 75,000 battle-hardened fighters, the Taliban is going through the national army like a hot knife through butter, writes Michael Harris. U.S. Navy photograph by Petty Officer 1st Class David M. Votroubek

Election 2021 won’t be pay TV worthy

  • HALIFAX—Try as some might—including pollsters, consultants, ex-politicians, and ever-infernal party “insiders,” Election 2021 will not be an item for pay TV. Which is to
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 9, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 30, 2021, talking to people at an affordable housing development in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Election 2021 won’t be pay TV worthy

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 9, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Try as some might—including pollsters, consultants, ex-politicians, and ever-infernal party “insiders,” Election 2021 will not be an item for pay TV. Which is to

Election 2021 won’t be pay TV worthy

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 9, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Try as some might—including pollsters, consultants, ex-politicians, and ever-infernal party “insiders,” Election 2021 will not be an item for pay TV. Which is to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 30, 2021, talking to people at an affordable housing development in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

So far, the fight against COVID-19 has not recognized the danger of the threat every country on Earth is facing

  • HALIFAX—The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the Batmobile of history into reverse. It is suddenly 1925 again. That of course was the year that Christianity
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 2, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Marcron, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. No leader in the Western World, including Mr. Trudeau, has insisted people be vaccinated. They recognize that the world now faces a pandemic of the unvaccinated—and rag the puck rather than act. They argue they must seek a balance between security and freedom. Mr. Macron has talked about a 'summer of mobilization' against the pandemic. The French know the world is in for a bad fall. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia and Flickr and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

So far, the fight against COVID-19 has not recognized the danger of the threat every country on Earth is facing

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 2, 2021
  • HALIFAX—The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the Batmobile of history into reverse. It is suddenly 1925 again. That of course was the year that Christianity

So far, the fight against COVID-19 has not recognized the danger of the threat every country on Earth is facing

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 2, 2021
  • HALIFAX—The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the Batmobile of history into reverse. It is suddenly 1925 again. That of course was the year that Christianity
U.S. President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Marcron, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. No leader in the Western World, including Mr. Trudeau, has insisted people be vaccinated. They recognize that the world now faces a pandemic of the unvaccinated—and rag the puck rather than act. They argue they must seek a balance between security and freedom. Mr. Macron has talked about a 'summer of mobilization' against the pandemic. The French know the world is in for a bad fall. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia and Flickr and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Trump hasn’t gone away at all

  • HALIFAX—Finally, someone has compared Donald Trump to the person whose political instincts he so closely mirrors: Adolph Hitler. And the person who made that
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 19, 2021
Former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured. If Joe Biden doesn’t go to the wall to pass overriding federal legislation guaranteeing the right to vote to every American, it really won’t matter what else he accomplishes. Biden will simply be remembered as the president who presided over the demise of American democracy. And who knows, maybe the man who paved Donald Trump’s way back to the White House, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia/Gage Skidmore

Trump hasn’t gone away at all

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 19, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Finally, someone has compared Donald Trump to the person whose political instincts he so closely mirrors: Adolph Hitler. And the person who made that

Trump hasn’t gone away at all

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 19, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Finally, someone has compared Donald Trump to the person whose political instincts he so closely mirrors: Adolph Hitler. And the person who made that
Former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured. If Joe Biden doesn’t go to the wall to pass overriding federal legislation guaranteeing the right to vote to every American, it really won’t matter what else he accomplishes. Biden will simply be remembered as the president who presided over the demise of American democracy. And who knows, maybe the man who paved Donald Trump’s way back to the White House, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia/Gage Skidmore

Tokyo Olympic Games a really bad idea, city under COVID-19 state of emergency

  • HALIFAX—A few weeks ago, I wrote that holding the Tokyo Olympic Games was always a bad idea. I was wrong. It is far worse
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 12, 2021
These Games amount to premeditated stupidity by governments that makes a complete mockery of their attempt to fight COVID-19 with reason and scientific fact at home. Image courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Tokyo Olympic Games a really bad idea, city under COVID-19 state of emergency

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 12, 2021
  • HALIFAX—A few weeks ago, I wrote that holding the Tokyo Olympic Games was always a bad idea. I was wrong. It is far worse

Tokyo Olympic Games a really bad idea, city under COVID-19 state of emergency

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 12, 2021
  • HALIFAX—A few weeks ago, I wrote that holding the Tokyo Olympic Games was always a bad idea. I was wrong. It is far worse
These Games amount to premeditated stupidity by governments that makes a complete mockery of their attempt to fight COVID-19 with reason and scientific fact at home. Image courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

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