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Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 4, 2026
Pierre Poilievre
In his convention speech, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre steered clear of commenting directly on the risks posed to Canada by separatists, laying the whole problem at the feet of the Liberals, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Amir Said
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 4, 2026
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 4, 2026
Pierre Poilievre
In his convention speech, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre steered clear of commenting directly on the risks posed to Canada by separatists, laying the whole problem at the feet of the Liberals, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Amir Said
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 28, 2026
Mark Carney and Donald Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump take media questions in the Oval Office on Oct. 7, 2025. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 28, 2026
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 28, 2026
Mark Carney and Donald Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump take media questions in the Oval Office on Oct. 7, 2025. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 21, 2026
Gregor Robertson
Housing Minister Gregor Robertson. The federal government will have to revolutionize the country’s notoriously unproductive homebuilding sector, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 21, 2026
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 21, 2026
Gregor Robertson
Housing Minister Gregor Robertson. The federal government will have to revolutionize the country’s notoriously unproductive homebuilding sector, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 14, 2026
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats may at times be just pressure tactics and it’s also possible he is going too far, even for today’s Americans, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 14, 2026
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 14, 2026
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats may at times be just pressure tactics and it’s also possible he is going too far, even for today’s Americans, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 17, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is dealing with a Rubik’s cube of provincial, financial, environmental, political, labour force, and Indigenous issues, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 17, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 17, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is dealing with a Rubik’s cube of provincial, financial, environmental, political, labour force, and Indigenous issues, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 10, 2025
Donald Trump
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, left, U.S. President Donald Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and Prime Minister Mark Carney participate in the FIFA World Cup drawing in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 10, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 10, 2025
Donald Trump
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, left, U.S. President Donald Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and Prime Minister Mark Carney participate in the FIFA World Cup drawing in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 3, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is seeking to lessen the binary choices on the environment and conventional energy development, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 3, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 3, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is seeking to lessen the binary choices on the environment and conventional energy development, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 26, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been going ahead with what has to be called a top-to-bottom renovation of Canada’s economic posture and place in the world, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 26, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 26, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been going ahead with what has to be called a top-to-bottom renovation of Canada’s economic posture and place in the world, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 19, 2025
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump recently broke with his usual patter by admitting tariffs may ‘in some cases’ drive up consumer prices, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 19, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 19, 2025
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump recently broke with his usual patter by admitting tariffs may ‘in some cases’ drive up consumer prices, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 12, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
If the turmoil in Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has reached the point where MPs who might be considering defecting are getting threats to destroy their futures, as has been widely reported, it’s obvious that the leader is in serious trouble, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 12, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 12, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
If the turmoil in Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has reached the point where MPs who might be considering defecting are getting threats to destroy their futures, as has been widely reported, it’s obvious that the leader is in serious trouble, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 4, 2025
The budget presented by Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne embodies a business-focused, expansionist strategy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 4, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 4, 2025
The budget presented by Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne embodies a business-focused, expansionist strategy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 29, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is well aware that in today’s social media-driven political ecosphere, outrage sells, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 29, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 29, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is well aware that in today’s social media-driven political ecosphere, outrage sells, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 22, 2025
Mark Carney
In his first budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney has on his shoulders a collective task that surpasses the long-term challenges undertaken by a single prime minister in decades, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 22, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 22, 2025
Mark Carney
In his first budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney has on his shoulders a collective task that surpasses the long-term challenges undertaken by a single prime minister in decades, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 15, 2025
As finance ministers, the likes of John Crosbie, left, Allan MacEachen, Jim Flaherty, and Chrystia Freeland all had to plant their respective governments’ flagpoles. Photographs courtesy of Library and Archives Canada and The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 15, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 15, 2025
As finance ministers, the likes of John Crosbie, left, Allan MacEachen, Jim Flaherty, and Chrystia Freeland all had to plant their respective governments’ flagpoles. Photographs courtesy of Library and Archives Canada and The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 8, 2025
Danielle Smith
Asking the Liberals to scrap one of their signature environmental policies is just a political stunt, but Alberta Premier Danielle Smith seems to see her move as a win-win, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 8, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 8, 2025
Danielle Smith
Asking the Liberals to scrap one of their signature environmental policies is just a political stunt, but Alberta Premier Danielle Smith seems to see her move as a win-win, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 1, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the UN General Assembly on Sept. 24. Photograph courtesy of the Office of the President of Ukraine
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 1, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 1, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the UN General Assembly on Sept. 24. Photograph courtesy of the Office of the President of Ukraine
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre faces a leadership review this winter, so we shouldn't assume he'll suddenly begin prioritizing moderate, incremental, and fact-based politics, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 24, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre faces a leadership review this winter, so we shouldn't assume he'll suddenly begin prioritizing moderate, incremental, and fact-based politics, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a housing announcement in Nepean, Ont., on Sept. 14. Carney has set out a roadmap for the biggest upheaval in this country’s economic life in many decades, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 17, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a housing announcement in Nepean, Ont., on Sept. 14. Carney has set out a roadmap for the biggest upheaval in this country’s economic life in many decades, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 10, 2025
Ken Dryden
As minister of social development, Ken Dryden laid the groundwork for the Liberals’ early learning and childcare plan, which was the most important Canadian social program since medicare, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 10, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 10, 2025
Ken Dryden
As minister of social development, Ken Dryden laid the groundwork for the Liberals’ early learning and childcare plan, which was the most important Canadian social program since medicare, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 3, 2025
It’s clear that U.S. President Donald Trump, right, has decided that it’s up to somebody else to confront Russian President Vladimir Putin’s obsession with wiping out Ukraine and other in eastern Europe, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 3, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 3, 2025
It’s clear that U.S. President Donald Trump, right, has decided that it’s up to somebody else to confront Russian President Vladimir Putin’s obsession with wiping out Ukraine and other in eastern Europe, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 30, 2025
Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The horrors being visited on the people of Gaza are one of the most grievous of the many atrocities consistent with a world increasingly steered by rights-ignoring leaders, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 30, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 30, 2025
Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The horrors being visited on the people of Gaza are one of the most grievous of the many atrocities consistent with a world increasingly steered by rights-ignoring leaders, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 23, 2025
Mark Carney
Unsurprisingly, with Ottawa’s negotiations with the U.S. taking place behind closed doors, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his ministers aren’t saying a lot about CUSMA’s status, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 23, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 23, 2025
Mark Carney
Unsurprisingly, with Ottawa’s negotiations with the U.S. taking place behind closed doors, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his ministers aren’t saying a lot about CUSMA’s status, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 16, 2025
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have finally changed his tune on the Russians because Russian President Vladimir Putin has run circles around the self-appointed great dealmaker, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 16, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 16, 2025
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have finally changed his tune on the Russians because Russian President Vladimir Putin has run circles around the self-appointed great dealmaker, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
Maninder Sidhu
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. The reordering of Canadian export options is taking place in a world of increasing anti-globalization, splintering trade frameworks, and deteriorating supply chains, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
Maninder Sidhu
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. The reordering of Canadian export options is taking place in a world of increasing anti-globalization, splintering trade frameworks, and deteriorating supply chains, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 2, 2025
Alex Benay, the associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada in whose lap this mess has landed, estimated on June 23 that the cost of fixing and replacing Phoenix would be $5.1-billion, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 2, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 2, 2025
Alex Benay, the associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada in whose lap this mess has landed, estimated on June 23 that the cost of fixing and replacing Phoenix would be $5.1-billion, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
It remains to be seen whether Prime Minister Mark Carney's government can make all this work in a timeframe that complies with his refreshing, unconventional campaign to rapidly bring the country together to start building a stronger, more independent economy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 25, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
It remains to be seen whether Prime Minister Mark Carney's government can make all this work in a timeframe that complies with his refreshing, unconventional campaign to rapidly bring the country together to start building a stronger, more independent economy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 18, 2025
Only five months into his new term, U.S. President Donald Trump has indeed moved quite a ways down the road to his own version of one-man rule, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 18, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 18, 2025
Only five months into his new term, U.S. President Donald Trump has indeed moved quite a ways down the road to his own version of one-man rule, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 18, 2021
Within the meeting’s limited prospects, Canada can still play a leadership role, writes Les Whittington. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will take an upgraded pledge by Canada to Glasgow and Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has been working with his German counterpart to convince wealthy nations to fulfill their promise to allocate $100-billion per year to developing countries. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 18, 2021
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 18, 2021
Within the meeting’s limited prospects, Canada can still play a leadership role, writes Les Whittington. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will take an upgraded pledge by Canada to Glasgow and Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has been working with his German counterpart to convince wealthy nations to fulfill their promise to allocate $100-billion per year to developing countries. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 13, 2021
How the Conservatives assess the 2021 campaign, their leader, and their raison d’être in the months ahead will have particular significance at a time when right-wing zealots of every variety are testing the boundaries of traditional democratic activity across the western world, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 13, 2021
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 13, 2021
How the Conservatives assess the 2021 campaign, their leader, and their raison d’être in the months ahead will have particular significance at a time when right-wing zealots of every variety are testing the boundaries of traditional democratic activity across the western world, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 6, 2021
Consistent with his small-government, libertarian convictions, Premier Jason Kenney appears destined to go down with the COVID ship in Alberta while in Ontario, Premier Doug Ford was accused of penny pinching during an emergency when it emerged that his government spent $5.6-billion less than proposed in its 2020 budget, including $3.5-billion less than planned on health care, even as COVID continued its damage, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 6, 2021
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 6, 2021
Consistent with his small-government, libertarian convictions, Premier Jason Kenney appears destined to go down with the COVID ship in Alberta while in Ontario, Premier Doug Ford was accused of penny pinching during an emergency when it emerged that his government spent $5.6-billion less than proposed in its 2020 budget, including $3.5-billion less than planned on health care, even as COVID continued its damage, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 29, 2021
A rally in Support of Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders marches in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2020. As the upsurge of far-right intolerance has evolved in Canada, Indigenous people experienced an increase in digital attacks and threats after the Wet’suwet’en Nation hereditary chiefs’ protest in B.C., writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 29, 2021
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 29, 2021
A rally in Support of Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders marches in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2020. As the upsurge of far-right intolerance has evolved in Canada, Indigenous people experienced an increase in digital attacks and threats after the Wet’suwet’en Nation hereditary chiefs’ protest in B.C., writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 22, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured on election night in Montreal. While the standings in the Commons should be settled for some time now in as much as forcing another election would be manifestly unpopular, Trudeau will confront a volatile political situation with big, potentially disruptive unknowns on legislative co-operation, the future of parties’ leadership, and evolving federal-provincial relations, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 22, 2021
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 22, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured on election night in Montreal. While the standings in the Commons should be settled for some time now in as much as forcing another election would be manifestly unpopular, Trudeau will confront a volatile political situation with big, potentially disruptive unknowns on legislative co-operation, the future of parties’ leadership, and evolving federal-provincial relations, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 16, 2021
The campaign is the most unfocused federal contest in recent memory. It has emerged as a mish-mash dominated by populist-style personal attacks, Trumpist extremism, reshuffled right-left political alignments, diminished commitments to the role of the federal government, and the weaponization of public health issues, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 16, 2021
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 16, 2021
The campaign is the most unfocused federal contest in recent memory. It has emerged as a mish-mash dominated by populist-style personal attacks, Trumpist extremism, reshuffled right-left political alignments, diminished commitments to the role of the federal government, and the weaponization of public health issues, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 13, 2021
Contrary to what Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, right, told the public during the Sept. 9 English-language leaders’ debate, there’s no evidence whatsoever of doing away with the capital gains tax break for residences in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal campaign proposals. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 13, 2021
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 13, 2021
Contrary to what Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, right, told the public during the Sept. 9 English-language leaders’ debate, there’s no evidence whatsoever of doing away with the capital gains tax break for residences in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal campaign proposals. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 9, 2021
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh are pictured during the Sept. 8 French-language leaders’ debate in Gatineau, Que. Singh says the NDP would find the money needed to help average people by increasing taxes on the wealthy. Of course, Singh neglects to mention that the Liberal government already did this, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 9, 2021
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 9, 2021
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh are pictured during the Sept. 8 French-language leaders’ debate in Gatineau, Que. Singh says the NDP would find the money needed to help average people by increasing taxes on the wealthy. Of course, Singh neglects to mention that the Liberal government already did this, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 8, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is now ‘offering a more convoluted stance that sounds good to the general public but which can clearly be construed as a dog whistle to sports shooters and collectors of assault weapons,’ according to gun control advocate Nathalie Provost. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 8, 2021
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 8, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is now ‘offering a more convoluted stance that sounds good to the general public but which can clearly be construed as a dog whistle to sports shooters and collectors of assault weapons,’ according to gun control advocate Nathalie Provost. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 2, 2021
Under Erin O’Toole, former prime minister Stephen Harper is back—at least when it comes to the package of ideas, many of them a decade or so old—the Conservative leader is presenting to voters, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 2, 2021
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 2, 2021
Under Erin O’Toole, former prime minister Stephen Harper is back—at least when it comes to the package of ideas, many of them a decade or so old—the Conservative leader is presenting to voters, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade