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Robin V. Sears

Contributing writer Robin V. Sears, a former national director of the NDP, is a principal of Earnscliffe Strategy Group. robin@earnscliffe.ca

It’s not about manners

  • OTTAWA—Imagine a new boss came into your workplace and introduced a “straight talk” policy enabling vicious and demeaning exchanges between colleagues. Or, as a
Opinion | BY ROBIN V. SEARS | July 9, 2018
The same challenges exist in Ottawa as a legacy of the heavy-boots-Harper approach to politics. Sadly, too much of the excessive spin and ‘announcement-itis' has been picked up, perhaps even accelerated, by the Trudeau team, writes Robin Sears. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s not about manners

Opinion | BY ROBIN V. SEARS | July 9, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Imagine a new boss came into your workplace and introduced a “straight talk” policy enabling vicious and demeaning exchanges between colleagues. Or, as a

It’s not about manners

Opinion | BY ROBIN V. SEARS | July 9, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Imagine a new boss came into your workplace and introduced a “straight talk” policy enabling vicious and demeaning exchanges between colleagues. Or, as a
The same challenges exist in Ottawa as a legacy of the heavy-boots-Harper approach to politics. Sadly, too much of the excessive spin and ‘announcement-itis' has been picked up, perhaps even accelerated, by the Trudeau team, writes Robin Sears. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Principle or power? The NDP’s eternal struggle

  • When it comes to opining about New Democrats or the Liberal Party, The Globe and Mail can usually be relied on to be snarky
Opinion | BY ROBIN V. SEARS | July 3, 2017
NDP leadership candidates pictured at a debate recently, including NDP MPs Peter Julian, Niki Ashton, Charlie Angus, Guy Caron, and NDP MPP Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Principle or power? The NDP’s eternal struggle

Opinion | BY ROBIN V. SEARS | July 3, 2017
  • When it comes to opining about New Democrats or the Liberal Party, The Globe and Mail can usually be relied on to be snarky

Principle or power? The NDP’s eternal struggle

Opinion | BY ROBIN V. SEARS | July 3, 2017
  • When it comes to opining about New Democrats or the Liberal Party, The Globe and Mail can usually be relied on to be snarky
NDP leadership candidates pictured at a debate recently, including NDP MPs Peter Julian, Niki Ashton, Charlie Angus, Guy Caron, and NDP MPP Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The mood of America: seldom so divided

  • An update to the most iconic bumper sticker of the past 50 years has already been spotted on American freeways: “Don’t Blame Me. You
Opinion | BY ROBIN V. SEARS | April 10, 2017
Donald Trump, pictured in the U.S. presidential campaign. Even if he is able to fend off the stench of collusion with Moscow successfully in the short term, the list of potential clashes involving conflict, dubious business partners, and the values of some of his closest advisers continues to grow. If Trump survives a full term, it is likely to be as disputatious and ugly a presidency as anyone has seen since the Nixon era, writes Robin Sears. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

The mood of America: seldom so divided

Opinion | BY ROBIN V. SEARS | April 10, 2017
  • An update to the most iconic bumper sticker of the past 50 years has already been spotted on American freeways: “Don’t Blame Me. You

The mood of America: seldom so divided

Opinion | BY ROBIN V. SEARS | April 10, 2017
  • An update to the most iconic bumper sticker of the past 50 years has already been spotted on American freeways: “Don’t Blame Me. You
Donald Trump, pictured in the U.S. presidential campaign. Even if he is able to fend off the stench of collusion with Moscow successfully in the short term, the list of potential clashes involving conflict, dubious business partners, and the values of some of his closest advisers continues to grow. If Trump survives a full term, it is likely to be as disputatious and ugly a presidency as anyone has seen since the Nixon era, writes Robin Sears. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Chance and change

  • OTTAWA—Like most Canadians, I grew up fascinated by America: its music, its movies, its wars, its politics. But overarching all that was our bemusement
Opinion | BY ROBIN V. SEARS | January 16, 2017
Donald Trump pictured during the U.S. presidential campaign. The Hill Times photograph courtesy of Matthew/Devin Dreeshen

Chance and change

Opinion | BY ROBIN V. SEARS | January 16, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Like most Canadians, I grew up fascinated by America: its music, its movies, its wars, its politics. But overarching all that was our bemusement

Chance and change

Opinion | BY ROBIN V. SEARS | January 16, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Like most Canadians, I grew up fascinated by America: its music, its movies, its wars, its politics. But overarching all that was our bemusement
Donald Trump pictured during the U.S. presidential campaign. The Hill Times photograph courtesy of Matthew/Devin Dreeshen
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