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Susan Riley is a veteran political columnist and regular contributor to The Hill Times.

This is a wake-up call for Canada’s slumbering corporate class

  • The question: is corporate Canada ready to do its part? It certainly won’t refuse emergency funding to see it through the current uncertainty. But
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the House of Commons for Question Period on Oct. 1, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This is a wake-up call for Canada’s slumbering corporate class

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 20, 2025
  • The question: is corporate Canada ready to do its part? It certainly won’t refuse emergency funding to see it through the current uncertainty. But

This is a wake-up call for Canada’s slumbering corporate class

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 20, 2025
  • The question: is corporate Canada ready to do its part? It certainly won’t refuse emergency funding to see it through the current uncertainty. But
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the House of Commons for Question Period on Oct. 1, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finally, the left fights back

  • Whatever the outcome of the NDP leadership campaign, Avi Lewis is a lively, intelligent player who could bring confidence and colour to a lustreless
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 6, 2025
Avi Lewis, left, pictured in Ottawa in 2016, could bring some life back into the NDP, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times file photograph

Finally, the left fights back

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 6, 2025
  • Whatever the outcome of the NDP leadership campaign, Avi Lewis is a lively, intelligent player who could bring confidence and colour to a lustreless

Finally, the left fights back

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 6, 2025
  • Whatever the outcome of the NDP leadership campaign, Avi Lewis is a lively, intelligent player who could bring confidence and colour to a lustreless
Avi Lewis, left, pictured in Ottawa in 2016, could bring some life back into the NDP, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times file photograph

Mark Carney and the politics of subtlety

  • Mark Carney appears open to changing details, if not his overall direction, in the face of pushback, and that direction is not dictated by
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 22, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney appears to be following a different course. And, so far, it is winning him popular support. Rather than engaging in a constant game of one-upmanship, making new enemies and fuelling old divisions, he is getting things done—getting things launched, at least, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mark Carney and the politics of subtlety

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 22, 2025
  • Mark Carney appears open to changing details, if not his overall direction, in the face of pushback, and that direction is not dictated by

Mark Carney and the politics of subtlety

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 22, 2025
  • Mark Carney appears open to changing details, if not his overall direction, in the face of pushback, and that direction is not dictated by
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney appears to be following a different course. And, so far, it is winning him popular support. Rather than engaging in a constant game of one-upmanship, making new enemies and fuelling old divisions, he is getting things done—getting things launched, at least, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s leading AI-generated politician is back

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is unlikely to offer any serious, fact-based critiques of the government’s shortcomings. He's a glib man, playing in the shallows,
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 25, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and wife Anaida, left, celebrate winning the byelection in Battle River–Crowfoot, Alta., on Aug. 18. Screenshot courtesy of X

Canada’s leading AI-generated politician is back

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 25, 2025
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is unlikely to offer any serious, fact-based critiques of the government’s shortcomings. He's a glib man, playing in the shallows,

Canada’s leading AI-generated politician is back

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 25, 2025
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is unlikely to offer any serious, fact-based critiques of the government’s shortcomings. He's a glib man, playing in the shallows,
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and wife Anaida, left, celebrate winning the byelection in Battle River–Crowfoot, Alta., on Aug. 18. Screenshot courtesy of X

In the midst of a national climate crisis, Carney’s government falls silent

  • The words 'climate change' have barely passed Carney’s lips, nor did they feature in communiqués from June's G7 summit in Alberta. It has been
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 11, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney enters The Office of the Prime Minister in downtown Ottawa on Aug. 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney enters The Office of the Prime Minister in downtown Ottawa on Aug. 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney enters the Prime Minister's Office in downtown Ottawa on Aug. 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In the midst of a national climate crisis, Carney’s government falls silent

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 11, 2025
  • The words 'climate change' have barely passed Carney’s lips, nor did they feature in communiqués from June's G7 summit in Alberta. It has been

In the midst of a national climate crisis, Carney’s government falls silent

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 11, 2025
  • The words 'climate change' have barely passed Carney’s lips, nor did they feature in communiqués from June's G7 summit in Alberta. It has been
Prime Minister Mark Carney enters The Office of the Prime Minister in downtown Ottawa on Aug. 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney enters the Prime Minister's Office in downtown Ottawa on Aug. 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

  • Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Mélanie Joly, right, who was then foreign affairs minister, met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Joly, now industry minister, is the federal lead on the auto file. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 14, 2025
  • Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 14, 2025
  • Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Mélanie Joly, right, who was then foreign affairs minister, met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Joly, now industry minister, is the federal lead on the auto file. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

Canadians are offering Carney a lot of rope in these early days

  • The message seems to be 'trust me'—and so far, most Canadians are inclined to. Besides, a honeymoon is not the time for awkward questions.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is still doing well in public opinion polls, despite some of his controversial and contentious moves, so far, Susan Riley writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians are offering Carney a lot of rope in these early days

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 30, 2025
  • The message seems to be 'trust me'—and so far, most Canadians are inclined to. Besides, a honeymoon is not the time for awkward questions.

Canadians are offering Carney a lot of rope in these early days

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 30, 2025
  • The message seems to be 'trust me'—and so far, most Canadians are inclined to. Besides, a honeymoon is not the time for awkward questions.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is still doing well in public opinion polls, despite some of his controversial and contentious moves, so far, Susan Riley writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney has energy to burn, that’s a problem

  • The federal government’s legislation encouraging the building of pipelines comes as wildfires in parts of British Columbia and Manitoba force residents to flee their
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, Ont. on May 20, 2025, to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, Ont. on May 20, 2025, to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s his recent talk of 'decarbonized oil' deals a near-fatal blow to climate hopes for his new government. No one who is serious about fighting climate change would parrot this ludicrous talking point, drawn directly from the oil and gas sector’s well-funded marketing department, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney has energy to burn, that’s a problem

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 16, 2025
  • The federal government’s legislation encouraging the building of pipelines comes as wildfires in parts of British Columbia and Manitoba force residents to flee their

Carney has energy to burn, that’s a problem

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 16, 2025
  • The federal government’s legislation encouraging the building of pipelines comes as wildfires in parts of British Columbia and Manitoba force residents to flee their
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, Ont. on May 20, 2025, to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s his recent talk of 'decarbonized oil' deals a near-fatal blow to climate hopes for his new government. No one who is serious about fighting climate change would parrot this ludicrous talking point, drawn directly from the oil and gas sector’s well-funded marketing department, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hurricane Carney blows into town

  • Mark Carney is also, at this early stage, a conundrum: a man who speaks in giant steps, but promises pragmatism.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa to attend the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa to attend the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Senate of Canada Building in Ottawa to attend the Throne Speech on May 27, 2025. He is so extraordinarily ambitious for this country, so focused, deliberate, and determined to do big things in record time, that it seems churlish to doubt him, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hurricane Carney blows into town

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 2, 2025
  • Mark Carney is also, at this early stage, a conundrum: a man who speaks in giant steps, but promises pragmatism.

Hurricane Carney blows into town

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 2, 2025
  • Mark Carney is also, at this early stage, a conundrum: a man who speaks in giant steps, but promises pragmatism.
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa to attend the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Senate of Canada Building in Ottawa to attend the Throne Speech on May 27, 2025. He is so extraordinarily ambitious for this country, so focused, deliberate, and determined to do big things in record time, that it seems churlish to doubt him, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney era begins: will the low-drama prime minister’s promise of ‘harmony and hard’ work prevail?

  • We will soon see how Carney manages in the fiery pit of partisan politics. Unfortunately, that pit is unavoidable. It is part of democracy,
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 25, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in West Block on May 21, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney era begins: will the low-drama prime minister’s promise of ‘harmony and hard’ work prevail?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 25, 2025
  • We will soon see how Carney manages in the fiery pit of partisan politics. Unfortunately, that pit is unavoidable. It is part of democracy,

Carney era begins: will the low-drama prime minister’s promise of ‘harmony and hard’ work prevail?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 25, 2025
  • We will soon see how Carney manages in the fiery pit of partisan politics. Unfortunately, that pit is unavoidable. It is part of democracy,
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in West Block on May 21, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Carney bow, bribe, and buckle to win over Danielle Smith? We know how that ends

  • Maybe, if this summer’s wildfires and other disruptions become bad enough, they will refocus public attention on climate and Mark Carney’s new government will
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 19, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
It took Alberta Premier Danielle Smith a nano-second (after her 'positive' first conversation with the new prime minister), to trash some of his new cabinet choices, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Carney bow, bribe, and buckle to win over Danielle Smith? We know how that ends

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 19, 2025
  • Maybe, if this summer’s wildfires and other disruptions become bad enough, they will refocus public attention on climate and Mark Carney’s new government will

Will Carney bow, bribe, and buckle to win over Danielle Smith? We know how that ends

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 19, 2025
  • Maybe, if this summer’s wildfires and other disruptions become bad enough, they will refocus public attention on climate and Mark Carney’s new government will
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
It took Alberta Premier Danielle Smith a nano-second (after her 'positive' first conversation with the new prime minister), to trash some of his new cabinet choices, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida arrive at the federal leaders' debate in Montréal, Que., on April 17, 2025. How our new political era unfolds largely depends on Poilievre's strategy, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida arrive at the federal leaders' debate in Montréal, Que., on April 17, 2025. How our new political era unfolds largely depends on Poilievre's strategy, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre: we’re just not that into him

  • Pierre Poilievre’s polished daily performances continue to be, primarily, laments for the sorry state of the country, extended complaints about the 'lost Liberal decade,'
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 14, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured March 4, 2025, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre: we’re just not that into him

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 14, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre’s polished daily performances continue to be, primarily, laments for the sorry state of the country, extended complaints about the 'lost Liberal decade,'

Poilievre: we’re just not that into him

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 14, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre’s polished daily performances continue to be, primarily, laments for the sorry state of the country, extended complaints about the 'lost Liberal decade,'
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured March 4, 2025, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bread, not circuses: dwindling appetite for politics as usual is helping Carney

  • If polls and general chatter are accurate, voters may be ready for more content, less contempt.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured March 23, 2025, after holding a press conference outside Rideau Hall in Ottawa after dissolving Parliament and calling an election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bread, not circuses: dwindling appetite for politics as usual is helping Carney

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 31, 2025
  • If polls and general chatter are accurate, voters may be ready for more content, less contempt.

Bread, not circuses: dwindling appetite for politics as usual is helping Carney

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 31, 2025
  • If polls and general chatter are accurate, voters may be ready for more content, less contempt.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured March 23, 2025, after holding a press conference outside Rideau Hall in Ottawa after dissolving Parliament and calling an election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s Tory now?

  • There is a new Liberal in town, a blue-suit Liberal, and all these ordinary concerns—although climate change is hardly trivial—seem to be set aside
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 17, 2025
Newly elected party leader Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal Party caucus meeting in West Block on March 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Newly elected party leader Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal Party caucus meeting in West Block on March 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Newly elected party leader Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal Party caucus meeting in the West Block on March 10, 2025. You don’t need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. In Canada, it is blowing right, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s Tory now?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 17, 2025
  • There is a new Liberal in town, a blue-suit Liberal, and all these ordinary concerns—although climate change is hardly trivial—seem to be set aside

Who’s Tory now?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 17, 2025
  • There is a new Liberal in town, a blue-suit Liberal, and all these ordinary concerns—although climate change is hardly trivial—seem to be set aside
Newly elected party leader Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal Party caucus meeting in West Block on March 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Newly elected party leader Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal Party caucus meeting in the West Block on March 10, 2025. You don’t need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. In Canada, it is blowing right, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump is coming: quick, build a pipeline!

  • Donald Trump is an all-purpose distraction, a threat on so many fronts, that concern about climate has been temporarily pushed aside. But people still
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 3, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Liberal leadership front-runner Mark Carney, picture in Montreal on Feb. 25, 2025. Dubbed 'Carbon-Tax Carney' by the Conservatives, Carney has rejected the consumer-based carbon tax that the Liberal government adopted, but failed to sell, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump is coming: quick, build a pipeline!

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 3, 2025
  • Donald Trump is an all-purpose distraction, a threat on so many fronts, that concern about climate has been temporarily pushed aside. But people still

Trump is coming: quick, build a pipeline!

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 3, 2025
  • Donald Trump is an all-purpose distraction, a threat on so many fronts, that concern about climate has been temporarily pushed aside. But people still
Mark Carney
Liberal leadership front-runner Mark Carney, picture in Montreal on Feb. 25, 2025. Dubbed 'Carbon-Tax Carney' by the Conservatives, Carney has rejected the consumer-based carbon tax that the Liberal government adopted, but failed to sell, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The battle to be Canada’s flag-bearer

  • Canadians will continue to boycott U.S. products, cancel trips down south, drop Netflix, Amazon, and Apple TV subscriptions, and wait for someone to lead
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 17, 2025
The race to be our national flag-bearer is tightening. Mark Carney, left, comes across as a sober, able, low-key manager, but he needs to turn up the volume. Pierre Poilievre is a snappy, energetic communicator, but he needs to tone down the hatred, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, illustration by Neena Singhal

The battle to be Canada’s flag-bearer

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 17, 2025
  • Canadians will continue to boycott U.S. products, cancel trips down south, drop Netflix, Amazon, and Apple TV subscriptions, and wait for someone to lead

The battle to be Canada’s flag-bearer

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 17, 2025
  • Canadians will continue to boycott U.S. products, cancel trips down south, drop Netflix, Amazon, and Apple TV subscriptions, and wait for someone to lead
The race to be our national flag-bearer is tightening. Mark Carney, left, comes across as a sober, able, low-key manager, but he needs to turn up the volume. Pierre Poilievre is a snappy, energetic communicator, but he needs to tone down the hatred, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, illustration by Neena Singhal

Trump defends continent’s sacred right to choke on our own smoke

  • A triumphant U.S. president set out a damaging and costly scenario last week: the reversal of all attempts to stop climate change and a
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 27, 2025
Donald Trump doesn't care about climate change, but Canada does have one important card to play. We could significantly reduce the 100-per-cent tariff it imposed on Chinese-made electric vehicles, and induce China to build some of their EV cars here, to get a toehold on a huge continent market, writes Susan Riley. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Trump defends continent’s sacred right to choke on our own smoke

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 27, 2025
  • A triumphant U.S. president set out a damaging and costly scenario last week: the reversal of all attempts to stop climate change and a

Trump defends continent’s sacred right to choke on our own smoke

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 27, 2025
  • A triumphant U.S. president set out a damaging and costly scenario last week: the reversal of all attempts to stop climate change and a
Donald Trump doesn't care about climate change, but Canada does have one important card to play. We could significantly reduce the 100-per-cent tariff it imposed on Chinese-made electric vehicles, and induce China to build some of their EV cars here, to get a toehold on a huge continent market, writes Susan Riley. Image courtesy of Pixabay

The race is on! Let it be merciful

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Here is the choice facing the federal Liberal Party in this moment of national peril—and it needs to decide, pronto. In broad strokes:
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 13, 2025
The Liberals' placeholder candidate cannot be the genial Dominic LeBlanc, newly-minted finance minister and beloved party veteran, who has taken himself out of contention so he can attend to the business of the nation, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The race is on! Let it be merciful

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 13, 2025
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Here is the choice facing the federal Liberal Party in this moment of national peril—and it needs to decide, pronto. In broad strokes:

The race is on! Let it be merciful

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 13, 2025
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Here is the choice facing the federal Liberal Party in this moment of national peril—and it needs to decide, pronto. In broad strokes:
The Liberals' placeholder candidate cannot be the genial Dominic LeBlanc, newly-minted finance minister and beloved party veteran, who has taken himself out of contention so he can attend to the business of the nation, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s isolation and arrogance will be his undoing

  • Did Freeland's firing expose Trudeau as a fake feminist? To some, this is an irrefutable fact, but Trudeau has also humiliated male ministers, including
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 17, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau addresses Liberal Party supporters at a Laurier Club fundraiser at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on Dec. 16, 2024. There is something to be said for rising above the political weather bomb that hit the Hill this week, and 'reflecting' as Trudeau apparently assured his shell-shocked caucus that he would, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s isolation and arrogance will be his undoing

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 17, 2024
  • Did Freeland's firing expose Trudeau as a fake feminist? To some, this is an irrefutable fact, but Trudeau has also humiliated male ministers, including

Trudeau’s isolation and arrogance will be his undoing

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 17, 2024
  • Did Freeland's firing expose Trudeau as a fake feminist? To some, this is an irrefutable fact, but Trudeau has also humiliated male ministers, including
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau addresses Liberal Party supporters at a Laurier Club fundraiser at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on Dec. 16, 2024. There is something to be said for rising above the political weather bomb that hit the Hill this week, and 'reflecting' as Trudeau apparently assured his shell-shocked caucus that he would, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Are we happy? Are we supposed to be?

  • Economic gears have been grinding in unsettling ways since the pandemic, there are no quick fixes, and the first responsibility of any government should
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 9, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, in announcing her government’s two-month GST holiday on certain goods and a $250 check for working Canadians in the spring—referred to the 'vibe-session,' a newly-coined phrase that refers to the divide between complicated economic reality and the way people are feeling. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Are we happy? Are we supposed to be?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 9, 2024
  • Economic gears have been grinding in unsettling ways since the pandemic, there are no quick fixes, and the first responsibility of any government should

Are we happy? Are we supposed to be?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 9, 2024
  • Economic gears have been grinding in unsettling ways since the pandemic, there are no quick fixes, and the first responsibility of any government should
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, in announcing her government’s two-month GST holiday on certain goods and a $250 check for working Canadians in the spring—referred to the 'vibe-session,' a newly-coined phrase that refers to the divide between complicated economic reality and the way people are feeling. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Breaking: the CBC and our link to public broadcasting?

  • If this is public broadcasting’s last chance to save itself, it needs to move fast—and the majority of Canadians who, polls say, still support
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 25, 2024
CBC
CBC
More urgent than anything is the potential loss of CBC News. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is convinced—as have all Conservative leaders before him—that CBC reporters favour Liberals, and universally betray a socially liberal bias, writes Susan Riley.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Breaking: the CBC and our link to public broadcasting?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 25, 2024
  • If this is public broadcasting’s last chance to save itself, it needs to move fast—and the majority of Canadians who, polls say, still support

Breaking: the CBC and our link to public broadcasting?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 25, 2024
  • If this is public broadcasting’s last chance to save itself, it needs to move fast—and the majority of Canadians who, polls say, still support
CBC
More urgent than anything is the potential loss of CBC News. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is convinced—as have all Conservative leaders before him—that CBC reporters favour Liberals, and universally betray a socially liberal bias, writes Susan Riley.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump, Trudeau and an ominous thunder

  • Donald Trump’s return will only make things worse. He's called climate change 'a scam,' EVs useless, and boasted that America 'has more liquid gold
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 11, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
The good news is that Donald Trump, pictured, will be gone for good in four years. It will be up to the next U.S. government to repair the devastation he leaves, or not, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Trump, Trudeau and an ominous thunder

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 11, 2024
  • Donald Trump’s return will only make things worse. He's called climate change 'a scam,' EVs useless, and boasted that America 'has more liquid gold

Trump, Trudeau and an ominous thunder

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 11, 2024
  • Donald Trump’s return will only make things worse. He's called climate change 'a scam,' EVs useless, and boasted that America 'has more liquid gold
Donald Trump
The good news is that Donald Trump, pictured, will be gone for good in four years. It will be up to the next U.S. government to repair the devastation he leaves, or not, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Meanwhile, on a planet far, far away

  • The enemy without—climate change, of course—is scratching at the window, unheard and ignored. In one way or another it’s coming for us all.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 28, 2024
David Eby, left, Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau, Kamala Harris, David Rustad, Pierre Poilievre, and Danielle Smith. Politics is a thankless business, so perhaps we shouldn’t begrudge our leaders the fun they are having with issues like foreign interference, Trump’s admiration for Hitler, Rustad’s flirtations with crazy conspiracies, writes Riley. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr/British Columbia Government and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Neena Singhal

Meanwhile, on a planet far, far away

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 28, 2024
  • The enemy without—climate change, of course—is scratching at the window, unheard and ignored. In one way or another it’s coming for us all.

Meanwhile, on a planet far, far away

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 28, 2024
  • The enemy without—climate change, of course—is scratching at the window, unheard and ignored. In one way or another it’s coming for us all.
David Eby, left, Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau, Kamala Harris, David Rustad, Pierre Poilievre, and Danielle Smith. Politics is a thankless business, so perhaps we shouldn’t begrudge our leaders the fun they are having with issues like foreign interference, Trump’s admiration for Hitler, Rustad’s flirtations with crazy conspiracies, writes Riley. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr/British Columbia Government and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Neena Singhal

Can we talk about Poilievre? Whether his harshness is impulsive or strategic, it’s invidious

  • Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair, who faced Poilievre in the Commons for 10 years, recalled: 'He has only one pitch: a hardball to the
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 14, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, is the latest public figure to face Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s lacerating criticism, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Can we talk about Poilievre? Whether his harshness is impulsive or strategic, it’s invidious

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 14, 2024
  • Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair, who faced Poilievre in the Commons for 10 years, recalled: 'He has only one pitch: a hardball to the

Can we talk about Poilievre? Whether his harshness is impulsive or strategic, it’s invidious

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 14, 2024
  • Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair, who faced Poilievre in the Commons for 10 years, recalled: 'He has only one pitch: a hardball to the
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, is the latest public figure to face Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s lacerating criticism, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

A diverse menu, but nothing appeals

  • The ideal prime minister would be someone with no political baggage, no embarrassing internet history, no ideological quirks, with razor-sharp debating skills, a sense
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 30, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. After years on the fringes of every consequential election in this country, perhaps the moment has finally come for 'none-of-the-above,' writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

A diverse menu, but nothing appeals

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 30, 2024
  • The ideal prime minister would be someone with no political baggage, no embarrassing internet history, no ideological quirks, with razor-sharp debating skills, a sense

A diverse menu, but nothing appeals

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 30, 2024
  • The ideal prime minister would be someone with no political baggage, no embarrassing internet history, no ideological quirks, with razor-sharp debating skills, a sense
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. After years on the fringes of every consequential election in this country, perhaps the moment has finally come for 'none-of-the-above,' writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trade policy: where ideological purity goes to die

  • Protectionism is having a moment in the face of the off-shoring of jobs, shrinking middle-class incomes, growing inequality, and soaring corporate profits.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 26, 2024
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to follow the United States in placing a punishing tariff on affordable Chinese EVs, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade policy: where ideological purity goes to die

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 26, 2024
  • Protectionism is having a moment in the face of the off-shoring of jobs, shrinking middle-class incomes, growing inequality, and soaring corporate profits.

Trade policy: where ideological purity goes to die

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 26, 2024
  • Protectionism is having a moment in the face of the off-shoring of jobs, shrinking middle-class incomes, growing inequality, and soaring corporate profits.
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to follow the United States in placing a punishing tariff on affordable Chinese EVs, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Trudeau’s promises, promises, promises 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—All politicians make promises, but those who survive know which ones to break. Justin Trudeau, who remains extremely popular after one year in
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 24, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 2, 2016 on Parliament Hill at a vigil for murdered and missing indigenous women and girls, is on dangerous ground when it comes to abandoning, nuancing or side-stepping his heartfelt promises to First Nations—not to fix everything overnight, but to deal with them respectfully, nation to nation, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau’s promises, promises, promises 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 24, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—All politicians make promises, but those who survive know which ones to break. Justin Trudeau, who remains extremely popular after one year in

Trudeau’s promises, promises, promises 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 24, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—All politicians make promises, but those who survive know which ones to break. Justin Trudeau, who remains extremely popular after one year in
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 2, 2016 on Parliament Hill at a vigil for murdered and missing indigenous women and girls, is on dangerous ground when it comes to abandoning, nuancing or side-stepping his heartfelt promises to First Nations—not to fix everything overnight, but to deal with them respectfully, nation to nation, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau’s tough talk on climate turns to timid tokenism 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—In the long, vainglorious history of politicians over-promising and under-delivering, the new Liberal carbon tax is in a class of its own. It
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 10, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently in Ottawa. It makes the Commons endorsement of the Paris climate accord last week a particularly cynical act—a soothing fiction, a pretence of concern, an empty gesture, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau’s tough talk on climate turns to timid tokenism 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 10, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—In the long, vainglorious history of politicians over-promising and under-delivering, the new Liberal carbon tax is in a class of its own. It

Trudeau’s tough talk on climate turns to timid tokenism 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 10, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—In the long, vainglorious history of politicians over-promising and under-delivering, the new Liberal carbon tax is in a class of its own. It
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently in Ottawa. It makes the Commons endorsement of the Paris climate accord last week a particularly cynical act—a soothing fiction, a pretence of concern, an empty gesture, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

You are getting sleepy, very sleepy—every time Trudeau speechifies 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Behind the scenes, various reports suggest, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not the amiably vague politician he appears to be in many public
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 26, 2016

You are getting sleepy, very sleepy—every time Trudeau speechifies 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 26, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Behind the scenes, various reports suggest, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not the amiably vague politician he appears to be in many public

You are getting sleepy, very sleepy—every time Trudeau speechifies 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 26, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Behind the scenes, various reports suggest, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not the amiably vague politician he appears to be in many public

Trudeau will have to defeat himself 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—As if he doesn’t have enough on his plate, Justin Trudeau is clearly going to have to engineer his own, eventual defeat. There
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 12, 2016
As if he doesn’t have enough on his plate, Justin Trudeau is clearly going to have to engineer his own, eventual defeat. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Trudeau will have to defeat himself 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 12, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—As if he doesn’t have enough on his plate, Justin Trudeau is clearly going to have to engineer his own, eventual defeat. There

Trudeau will have to defeat himself 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 12, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—As if he doesn’t have enough on his plate, Justin Trudeau is clearly going to have to engineer his own, eventual defeat. There
As if he doesn’t have enough on his plate, Justin Trudeau is clearly going to have to engineer his own, eventual defeat. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New, younger government puts fitness on display

  • OTTAWA—They run. They cycle. They swim. They stage spontaneous pushup challenges among themselves. “They” are Justin Trudeau’s amazing, cross-fit cabinet—an inspiration to some, no
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 29, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto jog on the bridge behind Parliament Hill on June 28. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

New, younger government puts fitness on display

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 29, 2016
  • OTTAWA—They run. They cycle. They swim. They stage spontaneous pushup challenges among themselves. “They” are Justin Trudeau’s amazing, cross-fit cabinet—an inspiration to some, no

New, younger government puts fitness on display

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 29, 2016
  • OTTAWA—They run. They cycle. They swim. They stage spontaneous pushup challenges among themselves. “They” are Justin Trudeau’s amazing, cross-fit cabinet—an inspiration to some, no
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto jog on the bridge behind Parliament Hill on June 28. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Political leader wanted, no experience desired 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—What an odd state of affairs—so many enticing political jobs on offer and so few attractive (sane, even) candidates. Leaders, or would-be leaders,
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 11, 2016
Meanwhile, the federal NDP may want to file a missing persons report on Tom Mulcair, pictured campaigning in the last federal election in New Brunswick. Their placeholder leader has been barely visible recently, notably missing Barack Obama’s historic address to Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Political leader wanted, no experience desired 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 11, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—What an odd state of affairs—so many enticing political jobs on offer and so few attractive (sane, even) candidates. Leaders, or would-be leaders,

Political leader wanted, no experience desired 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 11, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—What an odd state of affairs—so many enticing political jobs on offer and so few attractive (sane, even) candidates. Leaders, or would-be leaders,
Meanwhile, the federal NDP may want to file a missing persons report on Tom Mulcair, pictured campaigning in the last federal election in New Brunswick. Their placeholder leader has been barely visible recently, notably missing Barack Obama’s historic address to Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau still can do no wrong, or, better yet, he can get away with it 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—It is hard to argue with a 56 per cent approval rating, so why not simply concede that Justin Trudeau’s spring-green government is
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 27, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured last week in Ottawa. It is hard to argue with a 56 per cent approval rating, so why not simply concede that Mr. Trudeau’s spring-green government is doing something right? But there have been other badly mangled files—electoral reform, assisted dying, the Saudi armoured vehicle purchase—but none have, so far, sparked widespread outrage, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade

Trudeau still can do no wrong, or, better yet, he can get away with it 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 27, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—It is hard to argue with a 56 per cent approval rating, so why not simply concede that Justin Trudeau’s spring-green government is

Trudeau still can do no wrong, or, better yet, he can get away with it 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 27, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—It is hard to argue with a 56 per cent approval rating, so why not simply concede that Justin Trudeau’s spring-green government is
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured last week in Ottawa. It is hard to argue with a 56 per cent approval rating, so why not simply concede that Mr. Trudeau’s spring-green government is doing something right? But there have been other badly mangled files—electoral reform, assisted dying, the Saudi armoured vehicle purchase—but none have, so far, sparked widespread outrage, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade

Advice for the NDP: go green, or go home 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The federal New Democrats have more than a year to find a leader, but they should start courting Avi Lewis right away. And
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 13, 2016
The federal New Democrats have more than a year to find a leader, but they should start courting Avi Lewis right away. And urging him to learn French. Photograph courtesy of Avi Lewis' Twitter handle

Advice for the NDP: go green, or go home 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 13, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The federal New Democrats have more than a year to find a leader, but they should start courting Avi Lewis right away. And

Advice for the NDP: go green, or go home 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 13, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The federal New Democrats have more than a year to find a leader, but they should start courting Avi Lewis right away. And
The federal New Democrats have more than a year to find a leader, but they should start courting Avi Lewis right away. And urging him to learn French. Photograph courtesy of Avi Lewis' Twitter handle

Justin Trudeau’s moment of truth coming in December

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—An issue that will be the first real test of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s credibility was elbowed aside recently by a trivial dust-up
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 30, 2016
There is no win/win here. Trudeau either believes climate change is an urgent crisis, requiring immediate change, or a political problem to be managed. Smart money is on option two, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake wrihgt

Justin Trudeau’s moment of truth coming in December

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 30, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—An issue that will be the first real test of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s credibility was elbowed aside recently by a trivial dust-up

Justin Trudeau’s moment of truth coming in December

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 30, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—An issue that will be the first real test of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s credibility was elbowed aside recently by a trivial dust-up
There is no win/win here. Trudeau either believes climate change is an urgent crisis, requiring immediate change, or a political problem to be managed. Smart money is on option two, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake wrihgt

Please, not the bad old days again—not yet 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Sadly, it is slipping away—the new, gentler tone in our federal politics, the refreshing absence of bile, the welcome moments of inter-party collaboration,
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 16, 2016
With every passing week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals look more wily, the Conservatives more whiny, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Please, not the bad old days again—not yet 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 16, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Sadly, it is slipping away—the new, gentler tone in our federal politics, the refreshing absence of bile, the welcome moments of inter-party collaboration,

Please, not the bad old days again—not yet 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 16, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Sadly, it is slipping away—the new, gentler tone in our federal politics, the refreshing absence of bile, the welcome moments of inter-party collaboration,
With every passing week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals look more wily, the Conservatives more whiny, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau flirts with betrayal and political backlash 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.–Is the Northern Gateway pipeline dead, or isn’t it? The fact that people are asking raises serious doubts about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 2, 2016
The fact that people are asking raises serious doubts about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s honesty, not to mention his environmental cred. The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau flirts with betrayal and political backlash 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 2, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.–Is the Northern Gateway pipeline dead, or isn’t it? The fact that people are asking raises serious doubts about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s

Trudeau flirts with betrayal and political backlash 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 2, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.–Is the Northern Gateway pipeline dead, or isn’t it? The fact that people are asking raises serious doubts about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s
The fact that people are asking raises serious doubts about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s honesty, not to mention his environmental cred. The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright

A modified ‘leap’ could vault the NDP back into contention

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Far from dooming the federal NDP to the margins of political life, the Leap Manifesto—or, at least, its central idea—could save the social
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 18, 2016

A modified ‘leap’ could vault the NDP back into contention

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 18, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Far from dooming the federal NDP to the margins of political life, the Leap Manifesto—or, at least, its central idea—could save the social

A modified ‘leap’ could vault the NDP back into contention

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 18, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Far from dooming the federal NDP to the margins of political life, the Leap Manifesto—or, at least, its central idea—could save the social

Reality threatens Liberal honeymoon, but it isn’t over yet

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The Liberal government avoided a damaging rift with one of its friendliest constituencies—Canadians who have enthusiastically rallied to sponsor Syrian refugees—by suddenly reversing
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 4, 2016
Justin Trudeau mishandled a delicate issue last week when he tried to explain why unemployed oil sector workers in Edmonton are not eligible for enriched EI benefits, while their colleagues in Calgary are. Sounding more like Harper than the Care Bear, Trudeau said it was a matter of 'cold, hard mathematics.' The Hill Times photograph Jake Wright

Reality threatens Liberal honeymoon, but it isn’t over yet

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 4, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The Liberal government avoided a damaging rift with one of its friendliest constituencies—Canadians who have enthusiastically rallied to sponsor Syrian refugees—by suddenly reversing

Reality threatens Liberal honeymoon, but it isn’t over yet

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 4, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The Liberal government avoided a damaging rift with one of its friendliest constituencies—Canadians who have enthusiastically rallied to sponsor Syrian refugees—by suddenly reversing
Justin Trudeau mishandled a delicate issue last week when he tried to explain why unemployed oil sector workers in Edmonton are not eligible for enriched EI benefits, while their colleagues in Calgary are. Sounding more like Harper than the Care Bear, Trudeau said it was a matter of 'cold, hard mathematics.' The Hill Times photograph Jake Wright

U.S. conservatives crank up the vitriol, Canadians turns down volume 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—As American conservatism becomes more narrow, ridiculous and mean, Conservative leaders here appear to be mellowing—except for Preston Manning, but more on him
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 21, 2016

U.S. conservatives crank up the vitriol, Canadians turns down volume 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 21, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—As American conservatism becomes more narrow, ridiculous and mean, Conservative leaders here appear to be mellowing—except for Preston Manning, but more on him

U.S. conservatives crank up the vitriol, Canadians turns down volume 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 21, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—As American conservatism becomes more narrow, ridiculous and mean, Conservative leaders here appear to be mellowing—except for Preston Manning, but more on him

Friendlier first ministers, but mission failure on climate

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Justin Trudeau’s showpiece first ministers’ conference on climate change ended last week in unanimity on one point, at least: none of our intrepid
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 7, 2016
More pipelines will sustain, if not actually boost, activity in the Fort McMurray area, where production is already scheduled to double by 2020, despite slumping oil prices, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Friendlier first ministers, but mission failure on climate

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 7, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Justin Trudeau’s showpiece first ministers’ conference on climate change ended last week in unanimity on one point, at least: none of our intrepid

Friendlier first ministers, but mission failure on climate

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 7, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Justin Trudeau’s showpiece first ministers’ conference on climate change ended last week in unanimity on one point, at least: none of our intrepid
More pipelines will sustain, if not actually boost, activity in the Fort McMurray area, where production is already scheduled to double by 2020, despite slumping oil prices, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Mulcair may survive, but for how long? 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Politics is a cruel and unusual business. It squanders too much attention on colourful clowns. It prefers charm, or novelty, to depth and
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 22, 2016
The reason Tom Mulcair's NDP failed was a lack of originality, hope and daring—in their campaign iconography and in their message, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Mulcair may survive, but for how long? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 22, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Politics is a cruel and unusual business. It squanders too much attention on colourful clowns. It prefers charm, or novelty, to depth and

Mulcair may survive, but for how long? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 22, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Politics is a cruel and unusual business. It squanders too much attention on colourful clowns. It prefers charm, or novelty, to depth and
The reason Tom Mulcair's NDP failed was a lack of originality, hope and daring—in their campaign iconography and in their message, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau can’t have it both ways on pipelines: or can he?

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—When it comes to pipelines—and particularly Energy East—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau keeps insisting he wants to get Alberta’s chief resource to international markets,
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 8, 2016

Trudeau can’t have it both ways on pipelines: or can he?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 8, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—When it comes to pipelines—and particularly Energy East—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau keeps insisting he wants to get Alberta’s chief resource to international markets,

Trudeau can’t have it both ways on pipelines: or can he?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 8, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—When it comes to pipelines—and particularly Energy East—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau keeps insisting he wants to get Alberta’s chief resource to international markets,

Venting is not a military strategy

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The armchair generals have been in high dudgeon lately, condemning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his insufficiently bellicose reaction to recent terror attacks,
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 25, 2016
Photograph courtesy of DND, Combat Camera

Venting is not a military strategy

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 25, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The armchair generals have been in high dudgeon lately, condemning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his insufficiently bellicose reaction to recent terror attacks,

Venting is not a military strategy

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 25, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The armchair generals have been in high dudgeon lately, condemning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his insufficiently bellicose reaction to recent terror attacks,
Photograph courtesy of DND, Combat Camera

Why are we still suckers for the siren call of tax cuts?

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—I don’t know about you, but I am having trouble imagining how I am going to spend my federal income tax windfall. Multiply
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 11, 2016

Why are we still suckers for the siren call of tax cuts?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 11, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—I don’t know about you, but I am having trouble imagining how I am going to spend my federal income tax windfall. Multiply

Why are we still suckers for the siren call of tax cuts?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 11, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—I don’t know about you, but I am having trouble imagining how I am going to spend my federal income tax windfall. Multiply

When it comes to law-making, experts need not apply

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—There is something ragged and rushed about so much Conservative legislation—the anti-terror bill, approved last week, being the latest example. It is odd
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 3, 2015

When it comes to law-making, experts need not apply

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 3, 2015
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—There is something ragged and rushed about so much Conservative legislation—the anti-terror bill, approved last week, being the latest example. It is odd

When it comes to law-making, experts need not apply

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 3, 2015
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—There is something ragged and rushed about so much Conservative legislation—the anti-terror bill, approved last week, being the latest example. It is odd

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