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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

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
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
There is mounting evidence that the MAGA movement, encouraged by U.S. President Donald Trump, is "headed to hell in a handbasket," writes Michael Harris. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

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

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

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

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

The never-ending new lows of Donald Trump

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

The never-ending new lows of Donald Trump

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

The never-ending new lows of Donald Trump

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney’s on the right side of history on Palestine

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

Carney’s on the right side of history on Palestine

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

Carney’s on the right side of history on Palestine

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It’s time to end Trump’s free ride

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

It’s time to end Trump’s free ride

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

It’s time to end Trump’s free ride

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

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

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

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

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As the world turns and burns, war is everywhere

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

As the world turns and burns, war is everywhere

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

As the world turns and burns, war is everywhere

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 26, 2025
  • War without end is also the story in Israel’s invasion of Gaza. Everyone knows the genesis of that conflict—the brutal slaughter by Hamas of 1,196
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. To Canada’s everlasting credit, Carney—in concert with other world leaders from the U.K. and France—injected a little Gandhi conscience into the ascendancy of violence in our world, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
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Mohammed bin Salman is no prince

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

Mohammed bin Salman is no prince

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

Mohammed bin Salman is no prince

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trump claims another victim: the Republican Party

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

Trump claims another victim: the Republican Party

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

Trump claims another victim: the Republican Party

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

Republicans hurry back to Trump

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

Republicans hurry back to Trump

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

Republicans hurry back to Trump

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

Another star appointment comes back biting

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

Another star appointment comes back biting

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

Another star appointment comes back biting

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

Could be a spring election

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

Could be a spring election

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

Could be a spring election

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Do politics better

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

Do politics better

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

Do politics better

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trump’s Idiocracy is in action

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

Trump’s Idiocracy is in action

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

Trump’s Idiocracy is in action

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

Toppling Trudeau: be careful what you wish for

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

Toppling Trudeau: be careful what you wish for

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

Toppling Trudeau: be careful what you wish for

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

Something is afoot in the Indigenous world

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

Something is afoot in the Indigenous world

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

Something is afoot in the Indigenous world

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

Trump’s end game will be grim

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

Trump’s end game will be grim

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

Trump’s end game will be grim

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How low will Trump go?

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

How low will Trump go?

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

How low will Trump go?

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

Trump’s worst is yet to come

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

Trump’s worst is yet to come

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

Trump’s worst is yet to come

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

America hurtles down an open elevator shaft during Trump presidency

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

America hurtles down an open elevator shaft during Trump presidency

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

America hurtles down an open elevator shaft during Trump presidency

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

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