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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trump’s peace plan still has to fly

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

Trump’s peace plan still has to fly

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

Trump’s peace plan still has to fly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The never-ending new lows of Donald Trump

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

The never-ending new lows of Donald Trump

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

The never-ending new lows of Donald Trump

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney’s on the right side of history on Palestine

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

Carney’s on the right side of history on Palestine

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

Carney’s on the right side of history on Palestine

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It’s time to end Trump’s free ride

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

It’s time to end Trump’s free ride

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

It’s time to end Trump’s free ride

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

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

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

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

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As the world turns and burns, war is everywhere

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

As the world turns and burns, war is everywhere

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

As the world turns and burns, war is everywhere

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney pulls off mission impossible

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

Carney pulls off mission impossible

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

Carney pulls off mission impossible

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

Carney steps into the fray

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

Carney steps into the fray

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

Carney steps into the fray

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

Farewell to the old order

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

Farewell to the old order

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

Farewell to the old order

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • HALIFAX—Depending on who you believe, Ottawa’s approval of the Bay du Nord oil development off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador is either a
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 11, 2022
Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault, pictured Oct. 27, 2021, even peered into the future and concluded the project 'is not likely to cause significant environmental effects.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bay du Nord is either a triumph or an act of immoral madness

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 11, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Depending on who you believe, Ottawa’s approval of the Bay du Nord oil development off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador is either a

Bay du Nord is either a triumph or an act of immoral madness

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 11, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Depending on who you believe, Ottawa’s approval of the Bay du Nord oil development off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador is either a
Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault, pictured Oct. 27, 2021, even peered into the future and concluded the project 'is not likely to cause significant environmental effects.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Biden faces perfect political storm

  • HALIFAX—Joe Biden is facing his 80th birthday this year, and the perfect political storm. It takes what used to be a mortgage payment to
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 4, 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured. If, after grand jury testimony, which is ongoing, Hunter Biden is indicted, the Trump conspiracy machine will be jump-started into overdrive, which will be a problem for Joe Biden. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Biden faces perfect political storm

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 4, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Joe Biden is facing his 80th birthday this year, and the perfect political storm. It takes what used to be a mortgage payment to

Biden faces perfect political storm

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 4, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Joe Biden is facing his 80th birthday this year, and the perfect political storm. It takes what used to be a mortgage payment to
U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured. If, after grand jury testimony, which is ongoing, Hunter Biden is indicted, the Trump conspiracy machine will be jump-started into overdrive, which will be a problem for Joe Biden. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

What red line could Putin cross that would result in a forceful response from NATO or the United States?

  • HALIFAX—There is something hollow and terrible about the leader of the Western World calling Vladimir Putin a war criminal, and then watching from the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 28, 2022
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, pictured March 3, 2022. Screen capture image courtesy of France 24

What red line could Putin cross that would result in a forceful response from NATO or the United States?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 28, 2022
  • HALIFAX—There is something hollow and terrible about the leader of the Western World calling Vladimir Putin a war criminal, and then watching from the

What red line could Putin cross that would result in a forceful response from NATO or the United States?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 28, 2022
  • HALIFAX—There is something hollow and terrible about the leader of the Western World calling Vladimir Putin a war criminal, and then watching from the
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, pictured March 3, 2022. Screen capture image courtesy of France 24

If the West won’t war with Russia now, then when?

  • HALIFAX—Don’t poke the bear. In a nutshell, that has been the West’s ostensible approach to Russia’s sad and sickening invasion of Ukraine, now entering
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 21, 2022
The West claims to take a cautious approach towards engaging with Russia. 'Don't poke the bear.' But how is the U.S. President Joe Biden calling Vladimir Putin a 'war criminal' not poking the bear? That same message is pictured here, at a pro-Ukraine protest outside of the Russian embassy in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

If the West won’t war with Russia now, then when?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 21, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Don’t poke the bear. In a nutshell, that has been the West’s ostensible approach to Russia’s sad and sickening invasion of Ukraine, now entering

If the West won’t war with Russia now, then when?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 21, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Don’t poke the bear. In a nutshell, that has been the West’s ostensible approach to Russia’s sad and sickening invasion of Ukraine, now entering
The West claims to take a cautious approach towards engaging with Russia. 'Don't poke the bear.' But how is the U.S. President Joe Biden calling Vladimir Putin a 'war criminal' not poking the bear? That same message is pictured here, at a pro-Ukraine protest outside of the Russian embassy in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Charest’s the adult version of a leadership candidate

  • HALIFAX—Has the Conservative Party of Canada learned anything from three consecutive defeats at the hands of Justin Trudeau? That is the question. If it
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 14, 2022
Former Quebec premier Jean Charest, pictured May 8, 2018, already chosen a nice slogan for a party inured to losing: 'Built to win,' writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Charest’s the adult version of a leadership candidate

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 14, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Has the Conservative Party of Canada learned anything from three consecutive defeats at the hands of Justin Trudeau? That is the question. If it

Charest’s the adult version of a leadership candidate

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 14, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Has the Conservative Party of Canada learned anything from three consecutive defeats at the hands of Justin Trudeau? That is the question. If it
Former Quebec premier Jean Charest, pictured May 8, 2018, already chosen a nice slogan for a party inured to losing: 'Built to win,' writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The soul of the West hangs in the balance, as Russia bombs Ukraine

  • HALIFAX—Ukraine’s pop-star president, the guy in the T-shirt, says if Ukraine goes down, it’s not just the end of one country. It is the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 7, 2022
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, pictured March 3, 2022, says if Ukraine goes down, it’s not just the end of one country. It is the end of the world. It is true that war leaders deal in hyperbole, but Zelensky has a point. As he said, Ukraine is the border between the civilized world, and what used to be known as the evil empire; between democracy and brutal dictatorship. Screen capture image courtesy of France24

The soul of the West hangs in the balance, as Russia bombs Ukraine

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 7, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Ukraine’s pop-star president, the guy in the T-shirt, says if Ukraine goes down, it’s not just the end of one country. It is the

The soul of the West hangs in the balance, as Russia bombs Ukraine

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 7, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Ukraine’s pop-star president, the guy in the T-shirt, says if Ukraine goes down, it’s not just the end of one country. It is the
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, pictured March 3, 2022, says if Ukraine goes down, it’s not just the end of one country. It is the end of the world. It is true that war leaders deal in hyperbole, but Zelensky has a point. As he said, Ukraine is the border between the civilized world, and what used to be known as the evil empire; between democracy and brutal dictatorship. Screen capture image courtesy of France24

The United States is not coming to Ukraine’s rescue

  • HALIFAX—Former Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko has described Vladimir Putin in a nutshell. “He’s just simply mad. He’s just simply crazy. He’s just simply evil
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 28, 2022
Vladimir Putin, right, has been watching the U.S. closely in order to time his invasion of Ukraine while America is divided and distracted, argues Michael Harris. The two leaders are pictured here at a 2021 meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The United States is not coming to Ukraine’s rescue

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 28, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Former Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko has described Vladimir Putin in a nutshell. “He’s just simply mad. He’s just simply crazy. He’s just simply evil

The United States is not coming to Ukraine’s rescue

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 28, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Former Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko has described Vladimir Putin in a nutshell. “He’s just simply mad. He’s just simply crazy. He’s just simply evil
Vladimir Putin, right, has been watching the U.S. closely in order to time his invasion of Ukraine while America is divided and distracted, argues Michael Harris. The two leaders are pictured here at a 2021 meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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

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