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

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

Will the Harris bounce jump the border? If only

  • Kamala Harris hasn’t just revived a fretful Democratic Party, in the opening weeks of her presidential campaign, in her own country. Her arrival has
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 12, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris is like a breath of fresh air, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Will the Harris bounce jump the border? If only

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 12, 2024
  • Kamala Harris hasn’t just revived a fretful Democratic Party, in the opening weeks of her presidential campaign, in her own country. Her arrival has

Will the Harris bounce jump the border? If only

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 12, 2024
  • Kamala Harris hasn’t just revived a fretful Democratic Party, in the opening weeks of her presidential campaign, in her own country. Her arrival has
Kamala Harris
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris is like a breath of fresh air, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Pumping more oil while the house burns down: how long will the fantasy last?

  • Fossil fuels still hugely contribute to provincial coffers and the federal treasury, but too so would green energy alternatives if given a chance to
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 29, 2024
Last summer's forest fires in Alberta. With a few exceptions, our politicians are divided into two camps: the stout defenders of the oil and gas industry regardless of damage to the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions cause; or, those rhetorically committed to addressing climate change, but, maybe next decade, or in 2050. Photograph courtesy of Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc, DND Canada

Pumping more oil while the house burns down: how long will the fantasy last?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 29, 2024
  • Fossil fuels still hugely contribute to provincial coffers and the federal treasury, but too so would green energy alternatives if given a chance to

Pumping more oil while the house burns down: how long will the fantasy last?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 29, 2024
  • Fossil fuels still hugely contribute to provincial coffers and the federal treasury, but too so would green energy alternatives if given a chance to
Last summer's forest fires in Alberta. With a few exceptions, our politicians are divided into two camps: the stout defenders of the oil and gas industry regardless of damage to the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions cause; or, those rhetorically committed to addressing climate change, but, maybe next decade, or in 2050. Photograph courtesy of Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc, DND Canada

Who will be left standing in an uncertain political moment?

  • What does any leader do when the public mood is 'out with the old, in with the unthinkable'? And 'old' isn’t always a matter
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 15, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a bilateral meeting in Ottawa on March 24, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who will be left standing in an uncertain political moment?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 15, 2024
  • What does any leader do when the public mood is 'out with the old, in with the unthinkable'? And 'old' isn’t always a matter

Who will be left standing in an uncertain political moment?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 15, 2024
  • What does any leader do when the public mood is 'out with the old, in with the unthinkable'? And 'old' isn’t always a matter
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a bilateral meeting in Ottawa on March 24, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Happy Canada Day, everyone! Or is it?

  • This July 1 has some Canadians worried about the future and despondent about the present. 
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 1, 2024
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, pictured on the Hill on April 16, 2024, with some of his Conservative MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Happy Canada Day, everyone! Or is it?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 1, 2024
  • This July 1 has some Canadians worried about the future and despondent about the present. 

Happy Canada Day, everyone! Or is it?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 1, 2024
  • This July 1 has some Canadians worried about the future and despondent about the present. 
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, pictured on the Hill on April 16, 2024, with some of his Conservative MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Colonel Mustard with the knife in the Constituency? Maybe not

  • Elizabeth May's unexpected denouement left media, opposition parties, and the dysfunctional security apparatus looking like bit players in an Inspector Clouseau farce. The whole
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 17, 2024
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May told reporters last week that 'There is no list of MPs who have shown disloyalty to Canada,' but said one former unnamed MP was a willing tool of Beijing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Colonel Mustard with the knife in the Constituency? Maybe not

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 17, 2024
  • Elizabeth May's unexpected denouement left media, opposition parties, and the dysfunctional security apparatus looking like bit players in an Inspector Clouseau farce. The whole

Colonel Mustard with the knife in the Constituency? Maybe not

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 17, 2024
  • Elizabeth May's unexpected denouement left media, opposition parties, and the dysfunctional security apparatus looking like bit players in an Inspector Clouseau farce. The whole
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May told reporters last week that 'There is no list of MPs who have shown disloyalty to Canada,' but said one former unnamed MP was a willing tool of Beijing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hey, Liberals! Why be shy? Isn’t it time to refute the disinformation?

  • Any attempts to dispute the cascade of falsehoods on X, many emanating from Pierre Poilievre, have been late, fitful and lost amid the background
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 3, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on the Hill on April 16, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hey, Liberals! Why be shy? Isn’t it time to refute the disinformation?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 3, 2024
  • Any attempts to dispute the cascade of falsehoods on X, many emanating from Pierre Poilievre, have been late, fitful and lost amid the background

Hey, Liberals! Why be shy? Isn’t it time to refute the disinformation?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 3, 2024
  • Any attempts to dispute the cascade of falsehoods on X, many emanating from Pierre Poilievre, have been late, fitful and lost amid the background
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on the Hill on April 16, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Workin’ 9 to 5, that’s no way to make a livin’

  • Sending public servants into action to save a city from decades of bad urban planning is like dispatching the military to fill sandbags, or
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 13, 2024
Public Service Alliance of Canada president Chris Aylward during PSAC's picket line in Ottawa on April 19, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Workin’ 9 to 5, that’s no way to make a livin’

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 13, 2024
  • Sending public servants into action to save a city from decades of bad urban planning is like dispatching the military to fill sandbags, or

Workin’ 9 to 5, that’s no way to make a livin’

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 13, 2024
  • Sending public servants into action to save a city from decades of bad urban planning is like dispatching the military to fill sandbags, or
Public Service Alliance of Canada president Chris Aylward during PSAC's picket line in Ottawa on April 19, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Will Conservatives follow ‘Skippy’ over the cliff? 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—If Conservatives choose high-profile MP, Pierre Poilievre, as their new leader in June—and it would be rash to rule out the possibility— it
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 13, 2020
Conservative Finance Critic Pierre Poilievre, pictured on Aug. 26, 2019, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. If Conservatives choose the high-profile MP as their new leader in June—and it would be rash to rule out the possibility—it would be a victory for the worst kind of politics: divisive, negative and narrow, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Conservatives follow ‘Skippy’ over the cliff? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 13, 2020
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—If Conservatives choose high-profile MP, Pierre Poilievre, as their new leader in June—and it would be rash to rule out the possibility— it

Will Conservatives follow ‘Skippy’ over the cliff? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 13, 2020
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—If Conservatives choose high-profile MP, Pierre Poilievre, as their new leader in June—and it would be rash to rule out the possibility— it
Conservative Finance Critic Pierre Poilievre, pictured on Aug. 26, 2019, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. If Conservatives choose the high-profile MP as their new leader in June—and it would be rash to rule out the possibility—it would be a victory for the worst kind of politics: divisive, negative and narrow, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Frontier Mine emerges as the latest test of Trudeau’s climate credibility

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Apparently under the erroneous impression that he won the recent federal election, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney marched through the salons and wood-panelled political
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 16, 2019
This is awkward: Premier of Alberta Jason Kenney, pictured Dec. 10, 2019, meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in West Block in Ottawa on Dec. 10, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Frontier Mine emerges as the latest test of Trudeau’s climate credibility

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 16, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Apparently under the erroneous impression that he won the recent federal election, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney marched through the salons and wood-panelled political

Frontier Mine emerges as the latest test of Trudeau’s climate credibility

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 16, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Apparently under the erroneous impression that he won the recent federal election, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney marched through the salons and wood-panelled political
This is awkward: Premier of Alberta Jason Kenney, pictured Dec. 10, 2019, meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in West Block in Ottawa on Dec. 10, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Trudeau’s climate action match his rhetoric this time—or ever?

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—There are ominous signals from the new Trudeau government that federal action to curb climate change will not be accelerating any time soon—certainly
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 2, 2019
New Environment Minister John Wilkinson speaks of searching for technological innovation that will allow Canada to continue producing oil and gas, presumably indefinitely, in a way that is 'thoughtful and sensitive' to the troubled oil patch. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Trudeau’s climate action match his rhetoric this time—or ever?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 2, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—There are ominous signals from the new Trudeau government that federal action to curb climate change will not be accelerating any time soon—certainly

Will Trudeau’s climate action match his rhetoric this time—or ever?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 2, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—There are ominous signals from the new Trudeau government that federal action to curb climate change will not be accelerating any time soon—certainly
New Environment Minister John Wilkinson speaks of searching for technological innovation that will allow Canada to continue producing oil and gas, presumably indefinitely, in a way that is 'thoughtful and sensitive' to the troubled oil patch. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for Scheer to get another job 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer has apparently learned nothing from last month’s election results—neither humility, nor the urgent need for a different tone,
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 18, 2019
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer has apparently learned nothing from last month’s election results, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for Scheer to get another job 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 18, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer has apparently learned nothing from last month’s election results—neither humility, nor the urgent need for a different tone,

Time for Scheer to get another job 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 18, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer has apparently learned nothing from last month’s election results—neither humility, nor the urgent need for a different tone,
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer has apparently learned nothing from last month’s election results, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Jason Kenney is shooting off his foot, not just his mouth 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—The major obstacle to Alberta’s future well-being at the moment is not Justin Trudeau. It is Jason Kenney. The Alberta premier’s belligerent and
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 4, 2019
The major obstacle to Alberta’s future well-being at the moment is not Justin Trudeau. It is Jason Kenney, pictured on May 2, 2019, in the Prime Minister's Office in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Jason Kenney is shooting off his foot, not just his mouth 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 4, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—The major obstacle to Alberta’s future well-being at the moment is not Justin Trudeau. It is Jason Kenney. The Alberta premier’s belligerent and

Jason Kenney is shooting off his foot, not just his mouth 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 4, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—The major obstacle to Alberta’s future well-being at the moment is not Justin Trudeau. It is Jason Kenney. The Alberta premier’s belligerent and
The major obstacle to Alberta’s future well-being at the moment is not Justin Trudeau. It is Jason Kenney, pictured on May 2, 2019, in the Prime Minister's Office in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A merciful end to a fractious (but not all bad) election

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Let’s take a look at the sunny side of election 2019 now that it is coming to a merciful end. This could take
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 21, 2019
In fact, candidates from all parties—notably Michelle Rempel, Catherine McKenna and Lisa Raitt, but many others—threw themselves into campaigning with gusto and good cheer. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and files

A merciful end to a fractious (but not all bad) election

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 21, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Let’s take a look at the sunny side of election 2019 now that it is coming to a merciful end. This could take

A merciful end to a fractious (but not all bad) election

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 21, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Let’s take a look at the sunny side of election 2019 now that it is coming to a merciful end. This could take
In fact, candidates from all parties—notably Michelle Rempel, Catherine McKenna and Lisa Raitt, but many others—threw themselves into campaigning with gusto and good cheer. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and files

Elizabeth May’s dilemma 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—For a while, it looked as if this election might be the breakthrough Elizabeth May and her ardent Green Party supporters have been
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 7, 2019
Listen up, earthlings: Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, pictured on Sept. 12, 2019, in Toronto after taking part in the Maclean's CityTV leaders' televised debate. Absent proportional representation, the Green Party could significantly increase its popular vote, but end up with only a handful of seats. Apart from Vancouver Island and the Guelph area, the Green vote is scattered. Greens are cautiously hoping for 12 seats, which would give them official party status, but may have to settle for four, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Elizabeth May’s dilemma 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 7, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—For a while, it looked as if this election might be the breakthrough Elizabeth May and her ardent Green Party supporters have been

Elizabeth May’s dilemma 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 7, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—For a while, it looked as if this election might be the breakthrough Elizabeth May and her ardent Green Party supporters have been
Listen up, earthlings: Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, pictured on Sept. 12, 2019, in Toronto after taking part in the Maclean's CityTV leaders' televised debate. Absent proportional representation, the Green Party could significantly increase its popular vote, but end up with only a handful of seats. Apart from Vancouver Island and the Guelph area, the Green vote is scattered. Greens are cautiously hoping for 12 seats, which would give them official party status, but may have to settle for four, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s not about abortion: if you want a green outcome, don’t be distracted 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—For many voters, the most important question in the federal election that started last week is this: which party has the best plan
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 16, 2019
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, pictured on May 22, 2018, on Parliament Hill at a rally along with NDP MPs and activists to protest against the government's $4.5-billion bailout of the Trans Mountain pipeline. Despite Ms. May’s shaky campaign start—a Quebec candidate who favours independence; being forced to backtrack on the tricky question of whether Green MPs could advance anti-abortion motions (they can’t)—Ms. May is well-informed, consistent, and deadly serious about the need for radical action to arrest climate change. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s not about abortion: if you want a green outcome, don’t be distracted 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 16, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—For many voters, the most important question in the federal election that started last week is this: which party has the best plan

It’s not about abortion: if you want a green outcome, don’t be distracted 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 16, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—For many voters, the most important question in the federal election that started last week is this: which party has the best plan
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, pictured on May 22, 2018, on Parliament Hill at a rally along with NDP MPs and activists to protest against the government's $4.5-billion bailout of the Trans Mountain pipeline. Despite Ms. May’s shaky campaign start—a Quebec candidate who favours independence; being forced to backtrack on the tricky question of whether Green MPs could advance anti-abortion motions (they can’t)—Ms. May is well-informed, consistent, and deadly serious about the need for radical action to arrest climate change. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If anyone sees the NDP, ask them to call home

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Maybe a cash reward would help. The RCMP might be want to employ their sniffer dogs. A plea on social media could produce
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 2, 2019
New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with the media after caucus on Sept. 19, 2018. Mr. Singh and his party have struggled to force their way into the national conversation in the run up to the federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If anyone sees the NDP, ask them to call home

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 2, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Maybe a cash reward would help. The RCMP might be want to employ their sniffer dogs. A plea on social media could produce

If anyone sees the NDP, ask them to call home

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 2, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Maybe a cash reward would help. The RCMP might be want to employ their sniffer dogs. A plea on social media could produce
New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with the media after caucus on Sept. 19, 2018. Mr. Singh and his party have struggled to force their way into the national conversation in the run up to the federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carbon tax not the villain when gas prices spike

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—The federal carbon tax—a central actor in budding pre-election drama—is actually a bit player when it comes to its impact on the economy
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 5, 2019
The federal carbon tax is not exactly much-ado about nothing, but it's hardly worthy of the angry clamour on one side and the earnest panegyrics on the other, writes columnist Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carbon tax not the villain when gas prices spike

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 5, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—The federal carbon tax—a central actor in budding pre-election drama—is actually a bit player when it comes to its impact on the economy

Carbon tax not the villain when gas prices spike

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 5, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—The federal carbon tax—a central actor in budding pre-election drama—is actually a bit player when it comes to its impact on the economy
The federal carbon tax is not exactly much-ado about nothing, but it's hardly worthy of the angry clamour on one side and the earnest panegyrics on the other, writes columnist Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Foreign actors’ less threatening to elections than homegrown  

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—There is a bustling cottage industry in Ottawa intent on preventing “foreign actors” from subverting the Oct. 21 federal election. Security experts issue
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 22, 2019
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is doing a commendable job of emphasizing the threat of western Canadian separatism. Maxime Bernier is hard at work motivating xenophobes and angry white minorities. Justin Trudeau's Liberals are pouncing on, and magnifying, any whiff of social conservatism from Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s followers. And Mr.Scheer routinely accuses Mr. Trudeau of corruption, betrayal, and contempt for Alberta and its primary industry. Just another day in politics. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Foreign actors’ less threatening to elections than homegrown  

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 22, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—There is a bustling cottage industry in Ottawa intent on preventing “foreign actors” from subverting the Oct. 21 federal election. Security experts issue

‘Foreign actors’ less threatening to elections than homegrown  

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 22, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—There is a bustling cottage industry in Ottawa intent on preventing “foreign actors” from subverting the Oct. 21 federal election. Security experts issue
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is doing a commendable job of emphasizing the threat of western Canadian separatism. Maxime Bernier is hard at work motivating xenophobes and angry white minorities. Justin Trudeau's Liberals are pouncing on, and magnifying, any whiff of social conservatism from Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s followers. And Mr.Scheer routinely accuses Mr. Trudeau of corruption, betrayal, and contempt for Alberta and its primary industry. Just another day in politics. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

How about turning off the oil taps to China? 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Why are we so eager to sell Alberta bitumen to China when that country is treating Canada with such thuggish disdain? Why share
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 8, 2019
Why are we so eager to sell Alberta bitumen to China when that country is treating Canada with such thuggish disdain? Why share our resources with people who are holding two Canadians hostage—even confiscating veteran diplomat Michael Kovrig’s reading glasses last week, in a cruel turn of the screw—and also threatening key industries? Screen capture image courtesy of Global News

How about turning off the oil taps to China? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 8, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Why are we so eager to sell Alberta bitumen to China when that country is treating Canada with such thuggish disdain? Why share

How about turning off the oil taps to China? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 8, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Why are we so eager to sell Alberta bitumen to China when that country is treating Canada with such thuggish disdain? Why share
Why are we so eager to sell Alberta bitumen to China when that country is treating Canada with such thuggish disdain? Why share our resources with people who are holding two Canadians hostage—even confiscating veteran diplomat Michael Kovrig’s reading glasses last week, in a cruel turn of the screw—and also threatening key industries? Screen capture image courtesy of Global News

We know what the oil patch and its powerful friends want, but what about the rest of us? 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—If you’ve been following coverage of two important federal environmental bills, you can be forgiven for assuming that absolutely no one supports them.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 17, 2019
Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna does herself no favours by answering every criticism with an attack on the negligence of the Harper government, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We know what the oil patch and its powerful friends want, but what about the rest of us? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 17, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—If you’ve been following coverage of two important federal environmental bills, you can be forgiven for assuming that absolutely no one supports them.

We know what the oil patch and its powerful friends want, but what about the rest of us? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 17, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—If you’ve been following coverage of two important federal environmental bills, you can be forgiven for assuming that absolutely no one supports them.
Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna does herself no favours by answering every criticism with an attack on the negligence of the Harper government, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dangers ahead for Trudeau, if not all his fault 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has been delivering careful, moderate-sounding policy speeches for the last couple of weeks—in the latest, he tried to defuse
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 3, 2019
U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on May 30, 2019, on the Hill shortly before holding a joint press conference on the United States Mexico Canada Trade Agreement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dangers ahead for Trudeau, if not all his fault 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 3, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has been delivering careful, moderate-sounding policy speeches for the last couple of weeks—in the latest, he tried to defuse

Dangers ahead for Trudeau, if not all his fault 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 3, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has been delivering careful, moderate-sounding policy speeches for the last couple of weeks—in the latest, he tried to defuse
U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on May 30, 2019, on the Hill shortly before holding a joint press conference on the United States Mexico Canada Trade Agreement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Party leaders take on climate ’emergency,’ but climate loses 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—That wasn’t a climate emergency MPs were “debating” in the Commons last week—that was a political emergency. It wasn’t sparked by floods and
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 20, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Liberals and NDP introduced rival motions intended to show how seriously they take the looming climate catastrophe—but both were mostly booby-traps for the other parties, containing no serious, or novel, arguments, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Party leaders take on climate ’emergency,’ but climate loses 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 20, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—That wasn’t a climate emergency MPs were “debating” in the Commons last week—that was a political emergency. It wasn’t sparked by floods and

Party leaders take on climate ’emergency,’ but climate loses 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 20, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—That wasn’t a climate emergency MPs were “debating” in the Commons last week—that was a political emergency. It wasn’t sparked by floods and
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Liberals and NDP introduced rival motions intended to show how seriously they take the looming climate catastrophe—but both were mostly booby-traps for the other parties, containing no serious, or novel, arguments, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trading threats doesn’t advance trade in anything else

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is in danger of over-playing his hand again—an abiding problem—in accusing the prime minister of displaying “weakness around the
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 6, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured March 19, 2019, on the Hill. Mr. Scheer is in danger of over-playing his hand again—an abiding problem—in accusing the prime minister of displaying 'weakness around the world,' of doing 'absolutely nothing to stand up for Canada' and of 'backing down to Donald Trump, again and again,' writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trading threats doesn’t advance trade in anything else

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 6, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is in danger of over-playing his hand again—an abiding problem—in accusing the prime minister of displaying “weakness around the

Trading threats doesn’t advance trade in anything else

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 6, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is in danger of over-playing his hand again—an abiding problem—in accusing the prime minister of displaying “weakness around the
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured March 19, 2019, on the Hill. Mr. Scheer is in danger of over-playing his hand again—an abiding problem—in accusing the prime minister of displaying 'weakness around the world,' of doing 'absolutely nothing to stand up for Canada' and of 'backing down to Donald Trump, again and again,' writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This just in: carbon tax is not a cash grab, not a job-killer, and not an attack on Alberta

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—There will be lots of shouting and blaming in the wake of Jason Kenney’s unambiguous victory in Alberta last week. Much of the
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 22, 2019
United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney, pictured Aug. 23, 2018, in Halifax at the Conservative policy convention. There will be lots of shouting and blaming in the wake of Mr. Kenney’s unambiguous victory in Alberta last week, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

This just in: carbon tax is not a cash grab, not a job-killer, and not an attack on Alberta

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 22, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—There will be lots of shouting and blaming in the wake of Jason Kenney’s unambiguous victory in Alberta last week. Much of the

This just in: carbon tax is not a cash grab, not a job-killer, and not an attack on Alberta

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 22, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—There will be lots of shouting and blaming in the wake of Jason Kenney’s unambiguous victory in Alberta last week. Much of the
United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney, pictured Aug. 23, 2018, in Halifax at the Conservative policy convention. There will be lots of shouting and blaming in the wake of Mr. Kenney’s unambiguous victory in Alberta last week, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Doing politics not-so-differently 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—It turns out that Justin Trudeau is not such a big fan of “doing politics differently” after all. In fact, it is obvious
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 25, 2019
It turns out that Justin Trudeau is not such a big fan of 'doing politics differently' after all, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Doing politics not-so-differently 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 25, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—It turns out that Justin Trudeau is not such a big fan of “doing politics differently” after all. In fact, it is obvious

Doing politics not-so-differently 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 25, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—It turns out that Justin Trudeau is not such a big fan of “doing politics differently” after all. In fact, it is obvious
It turns out that Justin Trudeau is not such a big fan of 'doing politics differently' after all, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Team Trudeau out-played by its corporate pals 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—It became obvious last week that Prime Minister Trudeau’s office relentlessly—and improperly—pushed former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to get a second opinion on
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 11, 2019
In his testimony earlier last week before the Commons Justice Committee, Gerald Butts, pictured March 6, 2019, took up the refrain, insisting that, 'when 9,000 people’s jobs are at stake, it's a public policy problem.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Team Trudeau out-played by its corporate pals 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 11, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—It became obvious last week that Prime Minister Trudeau’s office relentlessly—and improperly—pushed former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to get a second opinion on

Team Trudeau out-played by its corporate pals 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 11, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—It became obvious last week that Prime Minister Trudeau’s office relentlessly—and improperly—pushed former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to get a second opinion on
In his testimony earlier last week before the Commons Justice Committee, Gerald Butts, pictured March 6, 2019, took up the refrain, insisting that, 'when 9,000 people’s jobs are at stake, it's a public policy problem.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The real scandal is yet to come 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—As of this morning, we have not heard former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s version of the scandal engulfing her prime minister and her
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 25, 2019
As of this morning, we have not heard former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s version of the scandal engulfing her prime minister and her party, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The real scandal is yet to come 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 25, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—As of this morning, we have not heard former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s version of the scandal engulfing her prime minister and her

The real scandal is yet to come 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 25, 2019
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—As of this morning, we have not heard former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s version of the scandal engulfing her prime minister and her
As of this morning, we have not heard former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s version of the scandal engulfing her prime minister and her party, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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