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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

Americans unwittingly elected their first anti-Canadian president in history

  • But it should be remembered that U.S. President Donald Trump is an aberration. With a change at the White House, Canada and the United
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 2, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump during a May 6, 2025, meeting in the Oval Office. Not long ago, the question of whether the U.S. is a friend or foe to Canada would have seemed preposterous, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Daniel Torok

Americans unwittingly elected their first anti-Canadian president in history

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 2, 2026
  • But it should be remembered that U.S. President Donald Trump is an aberration. With a change at the White House, Canada and the United

Americans unwittingly elected their first anti-Canadian president in history

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 2, 2026
  • But it should be remembered that U.S. President Donald Trump is an aberration. With a change at the White House, Canada and the United
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump during a May 6, 2025, meeting in the Oval Office. Not long ago, the question of whether the U.S. is a friend or foe to Canada would have seemed preposterous, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Daniel Torok

Carney did in Davos what other world leaders should be doing: rebuking the U.S. bully

  • U.S. President Donald Trump didn’t like what Mark Carney said in his speech in Davos. You can be sure that payback is coming. The
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 26, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 5, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the White House/photographer Daniel Torok

Carney did in Davos what other world leaders should be doing: rebuking the U.S. bully

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 26, 2026
  • U.S. President Donald Trump didn’t like what Mark Carney said in his speech in Davos. You can be sure that payback is coming. The

Carney did in Davos what other world leaders should be doing: rebuking the U.S. bully

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 26, 2026
  • U.S. President Donald Trump didn’t like what Mark Carney said in his speech in Davos. You can be sure that payback is coming. The
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 5, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the White House/photographer Daniel Torok

America lost justice when Renee Nicole Good was killed

  • U.S. President Donald Trump needs to disband ICE and hand over its obscene budget to local authorities. He needs to stop illegally sending the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 19, 2026
Renee Nicole Good, pictured seconds before she was shot three times by an ICE agent in Minnesota, Minneapolis, on Jan. 7, 2026. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

America lost justice when Renee Nicole Good was killed

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 19, 2026
  • U.S. President Donald Trump needs to disband ICE and hand over its obscene budget to local authorities. He needs to stop illegally sending the

America lost justice when Renee Nicole Good was killed

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 19, 2026
  • U.S. President Donald Trump needs to disband ICE and hand over its obscene budget to local authorities. He needs to stop illegally sending the
Renee Nicole Good, pictured seconds before she was shot three times by an ICE agent in Minnesota, Minneapolis, on Jan. 7, 2026. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The year of living dangerously: it’s here

  • For those who think it is over the top to even imagine that the U.S. might reduce Canada to a vassal state the way
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 12, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. This is the year that Trump and the GOP face a reckoning—the November mid-term elections. After a year of chaotic and calamitous governing, judgment day is fast approaching, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the White House/photographer Daniel Torok

The year of living dangerously: it’s here

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 12, 2026
  • For those who think it is over the top to even imagine that the U.S. might reduce Canada to a vassal state the way

The year of living dangerously: it’s here

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 12, 2026
  • For those who think it is over the top to even imagine that the U.S. might reduce Canada to a vassal state the way
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. This is the year that Trump and the GOP face a reckoning—the November mid-term elections. After a year of chaotic and calamitous governing, judgment day is fast approaching, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the White House/photographer Daniel Torok

One of the best things about Canada is we’ll never elect a Donald Trump

  • There's another difference between our two nations that would never empower a Trump, or an operation as corrupt as Fox News. Unlike far too many
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 22, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from members of the media aboard Air Force One en route to Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, for a rally on the economy on Dec. 9, 2025. Official White House photograph by Molly Riley

One of the best things about Canada is we’ll never elect a Donald Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 22, 2025
  • There's another difference between our two nations that would never empower a Trump, or an operation as corrupt as Fox News. Unlike far too many

One of the best things about Canada is we’ll never elect a Donald Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 22, 2025
  • There's another difference between our two nations that would never empower a Trump, or an operation as corrupt as Fox News. Unlike far too many
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from members of the media aboard Air Force One en route to Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, for a rally on the economy on Dec. 9, 2025. Official White House photograph by Molly Riley

Michael Harris: my personal wish list to Donald Trump

  • Donald Trump could very easily go down as the president who was the undisputed champion grifter in U.S. history, with him and his family adding billions
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 15, 2025
If U.S. President Donald Trump were Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol', then he should pay close attention to the three ghosts of Christmas, writes Michael Harris. Image courtesy of Pixabay/Tiburi

Michael Harris: my personal wish list to Donald Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 15, 2025
  • Donald Trump could very easily go down as the president who was the undisputed champion grifter in U.S. history, with him and his family adding billions

Michael Harris: my personal wish list to Donald Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 15, 2025
  • Donald Trump could very easily go down as the president who was the undisputed champion grifter in U.S. history, with him and his family adding billions
If U.S. President Donald Trump were Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol', then he should pay close attention to the three ghosts of Christmas, writes Michael Harris. Image courtesy of Pixabay/Tiburi

From Reagan’s ‘shining city,’ there’s now an ominous darkness in America under Trump’s lawless abuse of power

  • The current U.S. president likes to present himself as a champion of fighting crime, but his record paints a very different picture. This president
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 8, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. What America is offering the world under Trump’s administration is neither admirable, inspirational, nor defensible, writes Michael Harris. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

From Reagan’s ‘shining city,’ there’s now an ominous darkness in America under Trump’s lawless abuse of power

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 8, 2025
  • The current U.S. president likes to present himself as a champion of fighting crime, but his record paints a very different picture. This president

From Reagan’s ‘shining city,’ there’s now an ominous darkness in America under Trump’s lawless abuse of power

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 8, 2025
  • The current U.S. president likes to present himself as a champion of fighting crime, but his record paints a very different picture. This president
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. What America is offering the world under Trump’s administration is neither admirable, inspirational, nor defensible, writes Michael Harris. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Despite unimaginable losses, Putin continues his relentless push into eastern Ukraine, town by town, village by village, body by body

  • In the event that Ukraine falls and Russian President Vladimir Putin wins this ugly and illegal war, U.S. President Donald Trump and his country
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 1, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Despite unimaginable losses, Putin continues his relentless push into eastern Ukraine, town by town, village by village, body by body

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 1, 2025
  • In the event that Ukraine falls and Russian President Vladimir Putin wins this ugly and illegal war, U.S. President Donald Trump and his country

Despite unimaginable losses, Putin continues his relentless push into eastern Ukraine, town by town, village by village, body by body

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 1, 2025
  • In the event that Ukraine falls and Russian President Vladimir Putin wins this ugly and illegal war, U.S. President Donald Trump and his country
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Never have 10 words so disgraced the United States

  • Despite U.S. intelligence reports, Donald Trump claims Mohammed bin Salman didn’t know about Jamal Khashoggi's killing, and that the journalist was an 'extremely controversial'
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 24, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, hosted talks with Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 19, and defended the prince over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Photographs courtesy of Wikipedia Commons/Gage Skidmore

Never have 10 words so disgraced the United States

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 24, 2025
  • Despite U.S. intelligence reports, Donald Trump claims Mohammed bin Salman didn’t know about Jamal Khashoggi's killing, and that the journalist was an 'extremely controversial'

Never have 10 words so disgraced the United States

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 24, 2025
  • Despite U.S. intelligence reports, Donald Trump claims Mohammed bin Salman didn’t know about Jamal Khashoggi's killing, and that the journalist was an 'extremely controversial'
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, hosted talks with Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 19, and defended the prince over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Photographs courtesy of Wikipedia Commons/Gage Skidmore

America is getting to be a strange country

  • If Donald Trump has nothing to hide, if, in fact, he wanted to back up his claim that he neither participated in Jeffrey Epstein’s
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 17, 2025
Jeffrey Epstein, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

America is getting to be a strange country

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 17, 2025
  • If Donald Trump has nothing to hide, if, in fact, he wanted to back up his claim that he neither participated in Jeffrey Epstein’s

America is getting to be a strange country

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 17, 2025
  • If Donald Trump has nothing to hide, if, in fact, he wanted to back up his claim that he neither participated in Jeffrey Epstein’s
Jeffrey Epstein, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

D’Entremont’s defection, Jeneroux’s resignation cast a shadow over Poilievre’s leadership review in January

  • It's one thing that Pierre Poilievre continues to lag behind Mark Carney as the preferred choice for prime minister. But when a member of your own
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 10, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Chris d'Entremont, who crossed the floor from the Conservatives to the Liberals on Nov. 4, the same day the budget was released in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Stuart Benson

D’Entremont’s defection, Jeneroux’s resignation cast a shadow over Poilievre’s leadership review in January

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 10, 2025
  • It's one thing that Pierre Poilievre continues to lag behind Mark Carney as the preferred choice for prime minister. But when a member of your own

D’Entremont’s defection, Jeneroux’s resignation cast a shadow over Poilievre’s leadership review in January

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 10, 2025
  • It's one thing that Pierre Poilievre continues to lag behind Mark Carney as the preferred choice for prime minister. But when a member of your own
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Chris d'Entremont, who crossed the floor from the Conservatives to the Liberals on Nov. 4, the same day the budget was released in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Stuart Benson

Canada shouldn’t obsess so much about caving to a despot, especially when he’s clearly wrong

  • Much better to support leaders like Doug Ford when they are right—and stand up to the bully.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 3, 2025
Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan, pictured in 1987 in his anti-tariff address which was used in Doug Ford's ad, and U.S. President Donald Trump. Screen images courtesy NBC News

Canada shouldn’t obsess so much about caving to a despot, especially when he’s clearly wrong

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 3, 2025
  • Much better to support leaders like Doug Ford when they are right—and stand up to the bully.

Canada shouldn’t obsess so much about caving to a despot, especially when he’s clearly wrong

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 3, 2025
  • Much better to support leaders like Doug Ford when they are right—and stand up to the bully.
Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan, pictured in 1987 in his anti-tariff address which was used in Doug Ford's ad, and U.S. President Donald Trump. Screen images courtesy NBC News

Poilievre still isn’t selling hope, just nastiness

  • It may be true that Stephen Harper still supports the current Conservative leader. But his denials to one side, if Harper is having doubts about
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 27, 2025
Others have opined that there is somehow a constituency for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s policies. How does yours truly see it? Nastiness is not policy, nor will Canadians buy it, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre still isn’t selling hope, just nastiness

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 27, 2025
  • It may be true that Stephen Harper still supports the current Conservative leader. But his denials to one side, if Harper is having doubts about

Poilievre still isn’t selling hope, just nastiness

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 27, 2025
  • It may be true that Stephen Harper still supports the current Conservative leader. But his denials to one side, if Harper is having doubts about
Others have opined that there is somehow a constituency for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s policies. How does yours truly see it? Nastiness is not policy, nor will Canadians buy it, 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

  • 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
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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.
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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
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Our politics in Canada has suddenly contracted rabies

  • HALIFAX—When protesters come to the door of Liberal cabinet minister Sean Fraser’s constituency office, they usually get coffee, cookies, and conversation—no matter how controversial
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 14, 2022
Chaplains from the Billy Graham Evangelical Christian Society, pictured on the Hill on Feb. 10, 2022. This is no longer a question of jurisdiction. It is a matter of peace, order, and good government.  If things remain as they are, it will signal that disturbing the peace, disorder, and no government at all, are the new watch words as we all sink deeper and deeper into Trump World, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Our politics in Canada has suddenly contracted rabies

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 14, 2022
  • HALIFAX—When protesters come to the door of Liberal cabinet minister Sean Fraser’s constituency office, they usually get coffee, cookies, and conversation—no matter how controversial

Our politics in Canada has suddenly contracted rabies

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 14, 2022
  • HALIFAX—When protesters come to the door of Liberal cabinet minister Sean Fraser’s constituency office, they usually get coffee, cookies, and conversation—no matter how controversial
Chaplains from the Billy Graham Evangelical Christian Society, pictured on the Hill on Feb. 10, 2022. This is no longer a question of jurisdiction. It is a matter of peace, order, and good government.  If things remain as they are, it will signal that disturbing the peace, disorder, and no government at all, are the new watch words as we all sink deeper and deeper into Trump World, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Big difference between a protest and issuing an ultimatum

  • HALIFAX—Just two words for the mob holding Ottawa hostage: truck off. Everyone in this country believes in the right to protest. A protest allows
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 7, 2022
The so-called Freedom Convoy has turned into an occupation of the city of Ottawa, writes Michael Harris. For how long will this be allowed to go on? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Big difference between a protest and issuing an ultimatum

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 7, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Just two words for the mob holding Ottawa hostage: truck off. Everyone in this country believes in the right to protest. A protest allows

Big difference between a protest and issuing an ultimatum

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 7, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Just two words for the mob holding Ottawa hostage: truck off. Everyone in this country believes in the right to protest. A protest allows
The so-called Freedom Convoy has turned into an occupation of the city of Ottawa, writes Michael Harris. For how long will this be allowed to go on? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s the tyranny of the minority

  • HALIFAX—So the tyranny of the minority is behind the wheel and taking dead aim at Canadian democracy. As they say about the internet, it
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 31, 2022
The so-called 'Freedom Convoy' is reminiscent of the idiots who interfered with health-care workers by conducting their ignorant anti-vaccine, anti-masking protests outside hospitals—even when it meant endangering patients, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s the tyranny of the minority

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 31, 2022
  • HALIFAX—So the tyranny of the minority is behind the wheel and taking dead aim at Canadian democracy. As they say about the internet, it

It’s the tyranny of the minority

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 31, 2022
  • HALIFAX—So the tyranny of the minority is behind the wheel and taking dead aim at Canadian democracy. As they say about the internet, it
The so-called 'Freedom Convoy' is reminiscent of the idiots who interfered with health-care workers by conducting their ignorant anti-vaccine, anti-masking protests outside hospitals—even when it meant endangering patients, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A bad week for misbehaving political elites

  • HALIFAX—It was a bad week for misbehaving political elites. Take Jason Kenney, temporarily Alberta’s premier until next year’s election. He was already on a
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 24, 2022
In an 8-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court that Donald Trump had carefully stocked with conservative judges made a crucial ruling. The court rejected Trump’s bogus claim of executive privilege to hide the facts about Jan. 6 from Americans. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Commons Wikimedia

A bad week for misbehaving political elites

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 24, 2022
  • HALIFAX—It was a bad week for misbehaving political elites. Take Jason Kenney, temporarily Alberta’s premier until next year’s election. He was already on a

A bad week for misbehaving political elites

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 24, 2022
  • HALIFAX—It was a bad week for misbehaving political elites. Take Jason Kenney, temporarily Alberta’s premier until next year’s election. He was already on a
In an 8-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court that Donald Trump had carefully stocked with conservative judges made a crucial ruling. The court rejected Trump’s bogus claim of executive privilege to hide the facts about Jan. 6 from Americans. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Commons Wikimedia

In the long term, nothing raises a society’s morale like the facts

  • HALIFAX—Is there such a thing as too much reporting on big issues? Robin V. Sears, one of the keenest political observers around, recently published
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 17, 2022
Hill media, pictured scrumming Government House leader Mark Holland outside the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on Nov. 16, 2021. To all those journalists out there drilling down on the pandemic, keep drilling. It is a huge story, full of consequences for everyone. It may be tough to tell that story, it may bring down the mood of the country—temporarily. But in the long term, nothing raises a society’s morale like the facts, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In the long term, nothing raises a society’s morale like the facts

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 17, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Is there such a thing as too much reporting on big issues? Robin V. Sears, one of the keenest political observers around, recently published

In the long term, nothing raises a society’s morale like the facts

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 17, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Is there such a thing as too much reporting on big issues? Robin V. Sears, one of the keenest political observers around, recently published
Hill media, pictured scrumming Government House leader Mark Holland outside the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on Nov. 16, 2021. To all those journalists out there drilling down on the pandemic, keep drilling. It is a huge story, full of consequences for everyone. It may be tough to tell that story, it may bring down the mood of the country—temporarily. But in the long term, nothing raises a society’s morale like the facts, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Trump faithful continue to support the Big Lie, heart and soul

  • HALIFAX—U.S. President Joe Biden has finally delivered his Hail Mary speech. He is getting a lot of praise is some quarters, namely on CNN
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 10, 2022
Pro-Trump mob, pictured Jan. 6, 2021, before storming the Capitol Building on Capitol Hill. America is in a bloody-minded mood and the numbers show it. In the most recent CNN poll, just 21 per cent of Americans said they think their country is going in the right direction. More frightening than that, more than 60 per cent of Americans of both parties think that the loser in the 2024 presidential election will resort to violence, writes Michael Harris. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

The Trump faithful continue to support the Big Lie, heart and soul

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 10, 2022
  • HALIFAX—U.S. President Joe Biden has finally delivered his Hail Mary speech. He is getting a lot of praise is some quarters, namely on CNN

The Trump faithful continue to support the Big Lie, heart and soul

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 10, 2022
  • HALIFAX—U.S. President Joe Biden has finally delivered his Hail Mary speech. He is getting a lot of praise is some quarters, namely on CNN
Pro-Trump mob, pictured Jan. 6, 2021, before storming the Capitol Building on Capitol Hill. America is in a bloody-minded mood and the numbers show it. In the most recent CNN poll, just 21 per cent of Americans said they think their country is going in the right direction. More frightening than that, more than 60 per cent of Americans of both parties think that the loser in the 2024 presidential election will resort to violence, writes Michael Harris. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

There’s no such thing as easy money

  • HALIFAX—This is the season when the Commentariat holds the usual seance: looking into their crystal balls, and flagging the things to watch in 2022.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 29, 2021
What the Federal Reserve has been doing in recent years is the biggest story flying under the radar of mainstream media. The 'Fed' has made a massive intervention into the U.S. economy, without precedent in the country’s history. As reported in Politico, in the six years between 2008 (the year of the financial crisis/recession), and 2014, the Fed printed $3.5-trillion in new treasury bills—nearly triple the amount it had created in the first 95 years of its existence, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

There’s no such thing as easy money

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 29, 2021
  • HALIFAX—This is the season when the Commentariat holds the usual seance: looking into their crystal balls, and flagging the things to watch in 2022.

There’s no such thing as easy money

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 29, 2021
  • HALIFAX—This is the season when the Commentariat holds the usual seance: looking into their crystal balls, and flagging the things to watch in 2022.
What the Federal Reserve has been doing in recent years is the biggest story flying under the radar of mainstream media. The 'Fed' has made a massive intervention into the U.S. economy, without precedent in the country’s history. As reported in Politico, in the six years between 2008 (the year of the financial crisis/recession), and 2014, the Fed printed $3.5-trillion in new treasury bills—nearly triple the amount it had created in the first 95 years of its existence, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

My take on Canada’s federal political leaders right now

  • HALIFAX—Politics, like professional sports, is a bottom-line proposition. Only the winner gets to smoke the real cigar. And that means a lump of coal
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 22, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Dec. 14, 2021, will get a plump stocking and a stack of presents. As the winner in 2021, he gets to smoke the real cigar. But that doesn’t mean it will be a total Bing Crosby Christmas for Trudeau. He delivered for the party, but he didn’t deliver what it wanted most in an election that was the PM’s personal call—a majority, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

My take on Canada’s federal political leaders right now

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 22, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Politics, like professional sports, is a bottom-line proposition. Only the winner gets to smoke the real cigar. And that means a lump of coal

My take on Canada’s federal political leaders right now

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 22, 2021
  • HALIFAX—Politics, like professional sports, is a bottom-line proposition. Only the winner gets to smoke the real cigar. And that means a lump of coal
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Dec. 14, 2021, will get a plump stocking and a stack of presents. As the winner in 2021, he gets to smoke the real cigar. But that doesn’t mean it will be a total Bing Crosby Christmas for Trudeau. He delivered for the party, but he didn’t deliver what it wanted most in an election that was the PM’s personal call—a majority, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics is phony virtue signalling

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed that the decision not to send government officials to the 2022 Games reflects Canada’s 'deep concerns' about human rights
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 13, 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. With a million Uyghur Muslims in Chinese 're-education' camps, and horror stories of the mass rapes and forced labour of thousands of others, what more does it take for Canada to produce a robust response, writes Michael Harris. Wikimedia Commons photograph and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics is phony virtue signalling

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 13, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed that the decision not to send government officials to the 2022 Games reflects Canada’s 'deep concerns' about human rights

Canada’s diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics is phony virtue signalling

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 13, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed that the decision not to send government officials to the 2022 Games reflects Canada’s 'deep concerns' about human rights
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. With a million Uyghur Muslims in Chinese 're-education' camps, and horror stories of the mass rapes and forced labour of thousands of others, what more does it take for Canada to produce a robust response, writes Michael Harris. Wikimedia Commons photograph and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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