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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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Illegal border crossings can no longer be overlooked

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The influx of mostly-Haitian asylum seekers across the Quebec border could hardly have come at a more delicate time. In the United States,
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 28, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets Syrian refugees upon arrival in Canada in late 2015. Despite his welcoming nature toward refugees, Trudeau's government needs to get the message out that those crossing the border illegally are not guaranteed asylum in Canada, writes Susan Riley. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Illegal border crossings can no longer be overlooked

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 28, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The influx of mostly-Haitian asylum seekers across the Quebec border could hardly have come at a more delicate time. In the United States,

Illegal border crossings can no longer be overlooked

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 28, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The influx of mostly-Haitian asylum seekers across the Quebec border could hardly have come at a more delicate time. In the United States,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets Syrian refugees upon arrival in Canada in late 2015. Despite his welcoming nature toward refugees, Trudeau's government needs to get the message out that those crossing the border illegally are not guaranteed asylum in Canada, writes Susan Riley. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Was Mulroney Trump before there was Trump? 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—When Peter C. Newman’s controversial and sensational book The Secret Mulroney Tapes: Unguarded Confessions of a Prime Minister was released in 2005, it created
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 14, 2017
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney and U.S. President Donald Trump. The similarities with Mr. Trump are vivid and unmistakable—far more so than the superficial likenesses between the U.S. president and long-gone Conservative leadership hopeful, Kevin O’Leary, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Was Mulroney Trump before there was Trump? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 14, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—When Peter C. Newman’s controversial and sensational book The Secret Mulroney Tapes: Unguarded Confessions of a Prime Minister was released in 2005, it created

Was Mulroney Trump before there was Trump? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 14, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—When Peter C. Newman’s controversial and sensational book The Secret Mulroney Tapes: Unguarded Confessions of a Prime Minister was released in 2005, it created
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney and U.S. President Donald Trump. The similarities with Mr. Trump are vivid and unmistakable—far more so than the superficial likenesses between the U.S. president and long-gone Conservative leadership hopeful, Kevin O’Leary, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Like a rolling stone, Trudeau continues to roll over opponents 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Freed from the tendentious and often tedious rituals of Question Period, Justin Trudeau appears to be having a wonderful summer. He is everywhere:
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 31, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured July 21, 2017, with is son Hadrian, and Liberal MPs Bernadette Jordan and MP Colin Fraser in Shelburne, N.S. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Like a rolling stone, Trudeau continues to roll over opponents 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 31, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Freed from the tendentious and often tedious rituals of Question Period, Justin Trudeau appears to be having a wonderful summer. He is everywhere:

Like a rolling stone, Trudeau continues to roll over opponents 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 31, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Freed from the tendentious and often tedious rituals of Question Period, Justin Trudeau appears to be having a wonderful summer. He is everywhere:
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured July 21, 2017, with is son Hadrian, and Liberal MPs Bernadette Jordan and MP Colin Fraser in Shelburne, N.S. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Trudeau’s second year: the cake is half-baked, but the icing is good 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Amid a cascade of half-measures, the Trudeau government wrapped up its second session last week with a decidedly mixed record. If you were
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 26, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, pictured with his wife Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, second right, Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef, left, International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, second left, and Women Deliver President and CEO Katja Iversen on the Hill on June 12. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau’s second year: the cake is half-baked, but the icing is good 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 26, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Amid a cascade of half-measures, the Trudeau government wrapped up its second session last week with a decidedly mixed record. If you were

Trudeau’s second year: the cake is half-baked, but the icing is good 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 26, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Amid a cascade of half-measures, the Trudeau government wrapped up its second session last week with a decidedly mixed record. If you were
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, pictured with his wife Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, second right, Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef, left, International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, second left, and Women Deliver President and CEO Katja Iversen on the Hill on June 12. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

We are not able to take your message at this moment, M. Couillard

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Justin Trudeau was undiplomatically curt, but quite correct in dismissing Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard’s recent, mystifying proposal that we revisit the divisive and
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 12, 2017

We are not able to take your message at this moment, M. Couillard

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 12, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Justin Trudeau was undiplomatically curt, but quite correct in dismissing Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard’s recent, mystifying proposal that we revisit the divisive and

We are not able to take your message at this moment, M. Couillard

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 12, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Justin Trudeau was undiplomatically curt, but quite correct in dismissing Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard’s recent, mystifying proposal that we revisit the divisive and

Is Trudeau’s climate plan up in smoke?

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Justin Trudeau’s signature climate strategy risks being shredded by two unforeseen developments—political upheaval in the western provinces and uncertainty about the future value
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 29, 2017
But, if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau drops his support for the Kinder Morgan pipeline, he risks gravely disappointing Rachel Notley, Alberta’s NDP premier and a fast political ally of Trudeau in a province where the Liberal name was toxic for decades, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Is Trudeau’s climate plan up in smoke?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 29, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Justin Trudeau’s signature climate strategy risks being shredded by two unforeseen developments—political upheaval in the western provinces and uncertainty about the future value

Is Trudeau’s climate plan up in smoke?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 29, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Justin Trudeau’s signature climate strategy risks being shredded by two unforeseen developments—political upheaval in the western provinces and uncertainty about the future value
But, if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau drops his support for the Kinder Morgan pipeline, he risks gravely disappointing Rachel Notley, Alberta’s NDP premier and a fast political ally of Trudeau in a province where the Liberal name was toxic for decades, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Stuck in heckle-town, apparently forever 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—You would think it was deliberate: the country’s federal politicians conspiring to actively discourage the sympathy and support of the people who elected
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 15, 2017
The daily, 45-minute verbal brawl has always been contentious, of course, but it seems unwatchably stupid and shrill of late, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Shruti Shekar

Stuck in heckle-town, apparently forever 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 15, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—You would think it was deliberate: the country’s federal politicians conspiring to actively discourage the sympathy and support of the people who elected

Stuck in heckle-town, apparently forever 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 15, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—You would think it was deliberate: the country’s federal politicians conspiring to actively discourage the sympathy and support of the people who elected
The daily, 45-minute verbal brawl has always been contentious, of course, but it seems unwatchably stupid and shrill of late, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Shruti Shekar

No competition for Trudeau, in a crazy political moment 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—After an extraordinarily eventful week in politics, we are down to two main choices: Justin Trudeau or the crazy people. One of the
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 1, 2017
Kevin O’Learyended his long-distance campaign for the Conservative Party leadership last week, after skipping almost every debate (but never missing a U.S. television gig). The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

No competition for Trudeau, in a crazy political moment 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 1, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—After an extraordinarily eventful week in politics, we are down to two main choices: Justin Trudeau or the crazy people. One of the

No competition for Trudeau, in a crazy political moment 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 1, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—After an extraordinarily eventful week in politics, we are down to two main choices: Justin Trudeau or the crazy people. One of the
Kevin O’Learyended his long-distance campaign for the Conservative Party leadership last week, after skipping almost every debate (but never missing a U.S. television gig). The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Our misfiring, cartoonish opposition: don’t Conservative, NDP MPs have anything better to do with their time? 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Just when you thought politics couldn’t get any more trivial, or annoying, up pops Conservative MP Tony “Gazebo” Clement in Question Period last
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 17, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured in this file photo at the National Press Theatre. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Our misfiring, cartoonish opposition: don’t Conservative, NDP MPs have anything better to do with their time? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 17, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Just when you thought politics couldn’t get any more trivial, or annoying, up pops Conservative MP Tony “Gazebo” Clement in Question Period last

Our misfiring, cartoonish opposition: don’t Conservative, NDP MPs have anything better to do with their time? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 17, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Just when you thought politics couldn’t get any more trivial, or annoying, up pops Conservative MP Tony “Gazebo” Clement in Question Period last
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured in this file photo at the National Press Theatre. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The baneful morality of the political ‘pivot’

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Our media culture is so drenched in cynicism that the most outrageous, even despicable, pronouncements—from Conservative leadership candidates, for instance—are treated as mere
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 3, 2017
Some of Conservative leadership candidates pictured at debate hosted by Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, including Chris Alexander, left, Maxime Bernier, Andrew Scheer, Erin O'Toole, Lisa Raitt, Andrew Saxton, Michael Chong, Brad Trost and Deepak Obhrai. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The baneful morality of the political ‘pivot’

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 3, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Our media culture is so drenched in cynicism that the most outrageous, even despicable, pronouncements—from Conservative leadership candidates, for instance—are treated as mere

The baneful morality of the political ‘pivot’

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 3, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Our media culture is so drenched in cynicism that the most outrageous, even despicable, pronouncements—from Conservative leadership candidates, for instance—are treated as mere
Some of Conservative leadership candidates pictured at debate hosted by Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, including Chris Alexander, left, Maxime Bernier, Andrew Scheer, Erin O'Toole, Lisa Raitt, Andrew Saxton, Michael Chong, Brad Trost and Deepak Obhrai. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Are pipelines a political pipe dream? 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—It is odd the way Canadian politicians—notably Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley—continue to promote oil pipelines as a key
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 20, 2017
Even the industry can see the writing on the wall and is making alternate plans, investments in renewables. Apart from the Trump blip, so is much of the developed world. As too often happens, Canada, now led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 13, sits on the sidelines and lets others take the risks—and reap the rewards. Photo courtesy of Donald Trump's Twitter

Are pipelines a political pipe dream? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 20, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—It is odd the way Canadian politicians—notably Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley—continue to promote oil pipelines as a key

Are pipelines a political pipe dream? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 20, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—It is odd the way Canadian politicians—notably Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley—continue to promote oil pipelines as a key
Even the industry can see the writing on the wall and is making alternate plans, investments in renewables. Apart from the Trump blip, so is much of the developed world. As too often happens, Canada, now led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 13, sits on the sidelines and lets others take the risks—and reap the rewards. Photo courtesy of Donald Trump's Twitter

We need to talk about Kevin 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Imagine, for a moment, prime minister Kevin O’Leary presenting his first Speech From the Throne, amid the smouldering ruins of politics as we
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 6, 2017
Imagine, for a moment, prime minister Kevin O’Leary, right, pictured with Deepak Obhrai, and Michael Chong, presenting his first Speech From the Throne, amid the smouldering ruins of politics as we know it.He’s not going to like it. First, the timing will be all wrong: mid-afternoon ratings suck. Second, the venue is too cramped, the decor too Victorian. There is no space for wandering around, with a cordless mic, while a spellbound audience applauds every cutting insult. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

We need to talk about Kevin 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 6, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Imagine, for a moment, prime minister Kevin O’Leary presenting his first Speech From the Throne, amid the smouldering ruins of politics as we

We need to talk about Kevin 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 6, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Imagine, for a moment, prime minister Kevin O’Leary presenting his first Speech From the Throne, amid the smouldering ruins of politics as we
Imagine, for a moment, prime minister Kevin O’Leary, right, pictured with Deepak Obhrai, and Michael Chong, presenting his first Speech From the Throne, amid the smouldering ruins of politics as we know it.He’s not going to like it. First, the timing will be all wrong: mid-afternoon ratings suck. Second, the venue is too cramped, the decor too Victorian. There is no space for wandering around, with a cordless mic, while a spellbound audience applauds every cutting insult. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

What is happening to the Conservative Party of Canada? 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The once-mainstream Conservative Party of Canada is in danger of turning into something ugly—a vehicle for intolerance, anger, harsh economic and social remedies,
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 20, 2017
Four Conservative leadership candidates Chris Alexander, Brad Trost, Kellie Leitch, and Pierre Lemieux showed up at an event last Wednesday in Toronto hosted by Ezra Levant and his website The Rebel Media, to attack motion M-103, the non-binding motion 'recognize the need to quell the increasing public climate of hate and fear' and 'condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination.' The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

What is happening to the Conservative Party of Canada? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 20, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The once-mainstream Conservative Party of Canada is in danger of turning into something ugly—a vehicle for intolerance, anger, harsh economic and social remedies,

What is happening to the Conservative Party of Canada? 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 20, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The once-mainstream Conservative Party of Canada is in danger of turning into something ugly—a vehicle for intolerance, anger, harsh economic and social remedies,
Four Conservative leadership candidates Chris Alexander, Brad Trost, Kellie Leitch, and Pierre Lemieux showed up at an event last Wednesday in Toronto hosted by Ezra Levant and his website The Rebel Media, to attack motion M-103, the non-binding motion 'recognize the need to quell the increasing public climate of hate and fear' and 'condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination.' The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Trudeau digging himself a hole, broken promise by broken promise 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The honeymoon—more like a fairytale, actually—is decidedly over. Given the continued excellence of Justin Trudeau’s hair and the mediocrity of alternative suitors, this
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 6, 2017
Despite his widely circulated tweet, boasting of Canada’s openness, Justin Trudeau is resisting opposition pressure to re-instate the wildly successful private sponsorship program, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau digging himself a hole, broken promise by broken promise 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 6, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The honeymoon—more like a fairytale, actually—is decidedly over. Given the continued excellence of Justin Trudeau’s hair and the mediocrity of alternative suitors, this

Trudeau digging himself a hole, broken promise by broken promise 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 6, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The honeymoon—more like a fairytale, actually—is decidedly over. Given the continued excellence of Justin Trudeau’s hair and the mediocrity of alternative suitors, this
Despite his widely circulated tweet, boasting of Canada’s openness, Justin Trudeau is resisting opposition pressure to re-instate the wildly successful private sponsorship program, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Politics in Canada, U.S. infiltrated by hucksters

  • OTTAWA—There have always been hucksters in political life, the Sen. Foghorns, Col. Blowhards and Capt. Windbags, who combine dubious accomplishments with inflated self-regard. They
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 23, 2017
Kevin O'Leary, like Donald Trump, is among the political 'hucksters' who are forcing their way into mainstream politics. Photograph by Valerie Caviness

Politics in Canada, U.S. infiltrated by hucksters

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 23, 2017
  • OTTAWA—There have always been hucksters in political life, the Sen. Foghorns, Col. Blowhards and Capt. Windbags, who combine dubious accomplishments with inflated self-regard. They

Politics in Canada, U.S. infiltrated by hucksters

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 23, 2017
  • OTTAWA—There have always been hucksters in political life, the Sen. Foghorns, Col. Blowhards and Capt. Windbags, who combine dubious accomplishments with inflated self-regard. They
Kevin O'Leary, like Donald Trump, is among the political 'hucksters' who are forcing their way into mainstream politics. Photograph by Valerie Caviness

Conservative leadership race portends a return to ugly 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The least edifying moment in an eventful week in the Conservative leadership campaign came in the form of a shame-free lie from Kellie
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 9, 2017
Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch, pictured in this file photo. Former cabinet colleagues, including Jason Kenney, are mystified by her sudden conversion to right-wing populism, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative leadership race portends a return to ugly 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 9, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The least edifying moment in an eventful week in the Conservative leadership campaign came in the form of a shame-free lie from Kellie

Conservative leadership race portends a return to ugly 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 9, 2017
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The least edifying moment in an eventful week in the Conservative leadership campaign came in the form of a shame-free lie from Kellie
Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch, pictured in this file photo. Former cabinet colleagues, including Jason Kenney, are mystified by her sudden conversion to right-wing populism, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tears are not enough, but they’re a start 

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—One of the unusual, and little-remarked, aspects of Justin Trudeau’s personality—and, perhaps, of his enduring political appeal—is his tendency to cry when he
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 19, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Dec. 12 in Ottawa, after leaving his press conference at the National Press Theatre. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Tears are not enough, but they’re a start 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 19, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—One of the unusual, and little-remarked, aspects of Justin Trudeau’s personality—and, perhaps, of his enduring political appeal—is his tendency to cry when he

Tears are not enough, but they’re a start 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 19, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—One of the unusual, and little-remarked, aspects of Justin Trudeau’s personality—and, perhaps, of his enduring political appeal—is his tendency to cry when he
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Dec. 12 in Ottawa, after leaving his press conference at the National Press Theatre. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau undoes own timid steps to sustainability, betrays promise to world

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—There is no doubt that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s approval of the twinning of the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline last week increases the
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 5, 2016
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just gave a major boost to the country’s largest carbon emitter, wrapped in pious environmental rhetoric, and accompanied by a few climate-friendly gestures, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau undoes own timid steps to sustainability, betrays promise to world

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 5, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—There is no doubt that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s approval of the twinning of the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline last week increases the

Trudeau undoes own timid steps to sustainability, betrays promise to world

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | December 5, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—There is no doubt that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s approval of the twinning of the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline last week increases the
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just gave a major boost to the country’s largest carbon emitter, wrapped in pious environmental rhetoric, and accompanied by a few climate-friendly gestures, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trump and Trudeau: double trouble on climate change

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The election of Donald Trump is not good news for the environment, but it doesn’t mean the end of progress and it certainly
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 21, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau keeps proclaiming that Canada can have environmental sustainability and more fossil fuel exports at the same time. So it's full steam ahead for oil pipelines, liquified natural gas plants, and continued $3.3-billion government subsidies to big oil, including new 'incentives' for PacificNorthWest’s proposed LNG project in northern British Columbia, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trump and Trudeau: double trouble on climate change

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 21, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The election of Donald Trump is not good news for the environment, but it doesn’t mean the end of progress and it certainly

Trump and Trudeau: double trouble on climate change

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 21, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The election of Donald Trump is not good news for the environment, but it doesn’t mean the end of progress and it certainly
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau keeps proclaiming that Canada can have environmental sustainability and more fossil fuel exports at the same time. So it's full steam ahead for oil pipelines, liquified natural gas plants, and continued $3.3-billion government subsidies to big oil, including new 'incentives' for PacificNorthWest’s proposed LNG project in northern British Columbia, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau’s experiment in Senate a step-by-step revolution

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has done what no one thought possible: turned the Senate of Canada into a potentially useful, and suddenly intriguing,
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 7, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who appointed Murray Sinclair to the Senate last March, has done what no one thought possible: turned the Senate of Canada into a potentially useful, and suddenly intriguing, institution, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau’s experiment in Senate a step-by-step revolution

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 7, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has done what no one thought possible: turned the Senate of Canada into a potentially useful, and suddenly intriguing,

Trudeau’s experiment in Senate a step-by-step revolution

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 7, 2016
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has done what no one thought possible: turned the Senate of Canada into a potentially useful, and suddenly intriguing,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who appointed Murray Sinclair to the Senate last March, has done what no one thought possible: turned the Senate of Canada into a potentially useful, and suddenly intriguing, institution, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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