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Tim Powers is vice-chairman of Summa Strategies and managing director of Abacus Data. He is a former adviser to Conservative political leaders.

Waiting to exhale

  • While the government certainly has the right to try to extend its useful life until October 2025, Canadians might like to hit the reset
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 11, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government screams exhaustion, and this current lethargy is crippling, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Waiting to exhale

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 11, 2024
  • While the government certainly has the right to try to extend its useful life until October 2025, Canadians might like to hit the reset

Waiting to exhale

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 11, 2024
  • While the government certainly has the right to try to extend its useful life until October 2025, Canadians might like to hit the reset
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government screams exhaustion, and this current lethargy is crippling, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Waiting to exhale

  • While the government certainly has the right to try to extend its useful life until October 2025, Canadians might like to hit the reset
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 11, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government screams exhaustion, and this current lethargy is crippling, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Waiting to exhale

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 11, 2024
  • While the government certainly has the right to try to extend its useful life until October 2025, Canadians might like to hit the reset

Waiting to exhale

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 11, 2024
  • While the government certainly has the right to try to extend its useful life until October 2025, Canadians might like to hit the reset
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government screams exhaustion, and this current lethargy is crippling, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Canadians buy the Liberals’ self-interested survival plan?

  • The Liberal government is well past the point of hoping that sprinkling a few bucks here and there will fix what ails both them
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 27, 2024
Ya’ara Saks
Ya’ara Saks
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks, centre, speaks at an announcement about the government’s sales tax holiday on essential items at Sherwood Deli in Ottawa on Nov. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Canadians buy the Liberals’ self-interested survival plan?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 27, 2024
  • The Liberal government is well past the point of hoping that sprinkling a few bucks here and there will fix what ails both them

Will Canadians buy the Liberals’ self-interested survival plan?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 27, 2024
  • The Liberal government is well past the point of hoping that sprinkling a few bucks here and there will fix what ails both them
Ya’ara Saks
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks, centre, speaks at an announcement about the government’s sales tax holiday on essential items at Sherwood Deli in Ottawa on Nov. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s ride out the Trump circus by giving him some mutually beneficial wins

  • Keep the incoming U.S. president focused on himself so that he stays away from things that could hurt us.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 20, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Canada should be taking another tack instead of reinvigorating the old cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations—chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland—from Trump’s first reign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s ride out the Trump circus by giving him some mutually beneficial wins

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 20, 2024
  • Keep the incoming U.S. president focused on himself so that he stays away from things that could hurt us.

Let’s ride out the Trump circus by giving him some mutually beneficial wins

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 20, 2024
  • Keep the incoming U.S. president focused on himself so that he stays away from things that could hurt us.
Chrystia Freeland
Canada should be taking another tack instead of reinvigorating the old cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations—chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland—from Trump’s first reign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Read the room. Know your audience. Get a grip

  • The Democrats got lost on a moral crusade as Trump successfully peddled shopping-channel solutions.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 13, 2024
Canadians looking for lessons from the contest between Donald Trump, left, and Kamala Harris should key in on the importance of acknowledging voters’ economic pain points, writes Tim Powers. White House photographs by D. Myles Cullen and Lawrence Jackson

Read the room. Know your audience. Get a grip

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 13, 2024
  • The Democrats got lost on a moral crusade as Trump successfully peddled shopping-channel solutions.

Read the room. Know your audience. Get a grip

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 13, 2024
  • The Democrats got lost on a moral crusade as Trump successfully peddled shopping-channel solutions.
Canadians looking for lessons from the contest between Donald Trump, left, and Kamala Harris should key in on the importance of acknowledging voters’ economic pain points, writes Tim Powers. White House photographs by D. Myles Cullen and Lawrence Jackson

Apocalyptic or appealing? Conservative policies not slotting into Liberal trap

  • As the Liberals push the narrative that Pierre Poilievre poses a threat to the country, the Conservatives are pushing out policy items that don’t
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 30, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced a new policy plank to scrap the GST on new homes sold for less than $1-million on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Apocalyptic or appealing? Conservative policies not slotting into Liberal trap

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 30, 2024
  • As the Liberals push the narrative that Pierre Poilievre poses a threat to the country, the Conservatives are pushing out policy items that don’t

Apocalyptic or appealing? Conservative policies not slotting into Liberal trap

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 30, 2024
  • As the Liberals push the narrative that Pierre Poilievre poses a threat to the country, the Conservatives are pushing out policy items that don’t
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced a new policy plank to scrap the GST on new homes sold for less than $1-million on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Where are the sharp edges in the Liberals’ Cotton Revolution?

  • Knives seem to have been replaced by quills in this gentle revolt to oust the prime minister.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 23, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
As a boxer, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau might be somehow disappointed that his timid opponents didn’t throw a real punch at him, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Where are the sharp edges in the Liberals’ Cotton Revolution?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 23, 2024
  • Knives seem to have been replaced by quills in this gentle revolt to oust the prime minister.

Where are the sharp edges in the Liberals’ Cotton Revolution?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 23, 2024
  • Knives seem to have been replaced by quills in this gentle revolt to oust the prime minister.
Justin Trudeau
As a boxer, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau might be somehow disappointed that his timid opponents didn’t throw a real punch at him, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is the Liberal ‘Light Brigade’ following their leader into disaster?

  • Are the Liberals content to walk into the political valley of Death as the Light Brigade did in Alfred Tennyson’s poem?
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 9, 2024
Ultimately, Liberal caucus members need to decide if they will be complicit in accepting the terms and conditions of an almost-certain political defeat, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is the Liberal ‘Light Brigade’ following their leader into disaster?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 9, 2024
  • Are the Liberals content to walk into the political valley of Death as the Light Brigade did in Alfred Tennyson’s poem?

Is the Liberal ‘Light Brigade’ following their leader into disaster?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 9, 2024
  • Are the Liberals content to walk into the political valley of Death as the Light Brigade did in Alfred Tennyson’s poem?
Ultimately, Liberal caucus members need to decide if they will be complicit in accepting the terms and conditions of an almost-certain political defeat, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This isn’t the halcyon era of heckling

  • We have moved from the days of parliamentary plays to an environment rife with true personal animus, and collective disdain.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 2, 2024
Conservative MP Garnett Genuis speaks in the House on Sept. 26. Parliament is meant to be passionate, but the personal attacks need to stop, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

This isn’t the halcyon era of heckling

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 2, 2024
  • We have moved from the days of parliamentary plays to an environment rife with true personal animus, and collective disdain.

This isn’t the halcyon era of heckling

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 2, 2024
  • We have moved from the days of parliamentary plays to an environment rife with true personal animus, and collective disdain.
Conservative MP Garnett Genuis speaks in the House on Sept. 26. Parliament is meant to be passionate, but the personal attacks need to stop, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

Setting the stage for a proper parliamentary rumble

  • Just like the wrestling pros, politicians on Parliament Hill are posturing for a prime position come election time.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 18, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Setting the stage for a proper parliamentary rumble

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 18, 2024
  • Just like the wrestling pros, politicians on Parliament Hill are posturing for a prime position come election time.

Setting the stage for a proper parliamentary rumble

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 18, 2024
  • Just like the wrestling pros, politicians on Parliament Hill are posturing for a prime position come election time.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Learning from Gaudreau

  • The deaths of hockey players Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau give us all the chance to reflect on how they brought people together during their
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 11, 2024
As we grieve the Gaudreaus, let us remember the simple lessons their lives taught us, and that they are transferable beyond the ice, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of CityNews

Learning from Gaudreau

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 11, 2024
  • The deaths of hockey players Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau give us all the chance to reflect on how they brought people together during their

Learning from Gaudreau

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 11, 2024
  • The deaths of hockey players Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau give us all the chance to reflect on how they brought people together during their
As we grieve the Gaudreaus, let us remember the simple lessons their lives taught us, and that they are transferable beyond the ice, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of CityNews

It’s the prime minister’s ship, and everyone is just along for the ride

  • It is hard to conceive that any other organization would mimic the approach of the current government to right its ship.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 28, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves the Liberal party caucus meeting in West Block on Sept. 27, 2023.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves the Liberal party caucus meeting in West Block on Sept. 27, 2023.
Perhaps Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his team have their path perfectly mapped out, but right now they look like their strategy is to put their heads in the sand and hope for the best, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s the prime minister’s ship, and everyone is just along for the ride

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 28, 2024
  • It is hard to conceive that any other organization would mimic the approach of the current government to right its ship.

It’s the prime minister’s ship, and everyone is just along for the ride

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 28, 2024
  • It is hard to conceive that any other organization would mimic the approach of the current government to right its ship.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves the Liberal party caucus meeting in West Block on Sept. 27, 2023.
Perhaps Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his team have their path perfectly mapped out, but right now they look like their strategy is to put their heads in the sand and hope for the best, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Remembering Chuck Strahl and his lessons of leadership

  • The late MP was a true model for how to be both a good family man, and a committed public servant.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 21, 2024
Chuck Strahl
Chuck Strahl
While he never sought the credit, Chuck Strahl was a key figure in ending the conservative wars of the 1990s and early 2000s, and putting conservatives on the path to one unified entity, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph

Remembering Chuck Strahl and his lessons of leadership

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 21, 2024
  • The late MP was a true model for how to be both a good family man, and a committed public servant.

Remembering Chuck Strahl and his lessons of leadership

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 21, 2024
  • The late MP was a true model for how to be both a good family man, and a committed public servant.
Chuck Strahl
While he never sought the credit, Chuck Strahl was a key figure in ending the conservative wars of the 1990s and early 2000s, and putting conservatives on the path to one unified entity, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph

Paris Olympics reaffirmed the power of sport

  • We should be thanking Canada's Olympians for the way they've lifted the country, and showed the true potency and goodness of the power of
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 14, 2024
The cost of hosting the games and the real day-to-day policy needs of people means we are unlikely to see an Olympics in Canada anytime soon. But the world still needs a platform to come together through sport for our collective betterment, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Paris Olympics reaffirmed the power of sport

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 14, 2024
  • We should be thanking Canada's Olympians for the way they've lifted the country, and showed the true potency and goodness of the power of

Paris Olympics reaffirmed the power of sport

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 14, 2024
  • We should be thanking Canada's Olympians for the way they've lifted the country, and showed the true potency and goodness of the power of
The cost of hosting the games and the real day-to-day policy needs of people means we are unlikely to see an Olympics in Canada anytime soon. But the world still needs a platform to come together through sport for our collective betterment, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Hold the hypocrisy: Canadian leaders not practising what they preach on political rhetoric

  • Playing people off of one another, and exploiting collective anxiety is a common practice among the major party leaders, and is tip-toeing to something
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 17, 2024
Pierre Poilievre and Justin Trudeau
Pierre Poilievre and Justin Trudeau
The calls from parties led by Conservative Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for ending violence and it having no place in our democracies will take likely take a back seat to whatever appears to be the best electoral strategy of the moment, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Hold the hypocrisy: Canadian leaders not practising what they preach on political rhetoric

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 17, 2024
  • Playing people off of one another, and exploiting collective anxiety is a common practice among the major party leaders, and is tip-toeing to something

Hold the hypocrisy: Canadian leaders not practising what they preach on political rhetoric

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 17, 2024
  • Playing people off of one another, and exploiting collective anxiety is a common practice among the major party leaders, and is tip-toeing to something
Pierre Poilievre and Justin Trudeau
The calls from parties led by Conservative Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for ending violence and it having no place in our democracies will take likely take a back seat to whatever appears to be the best electoral strategy of the moment, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Snap out of it: hair-trigger elections won’t save you

  • Strategy can’t outplay the public’s deeply entrenched, times-up temperament.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 10, 2024
Canadian political parties will find different lessons in the campaigns led by U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron, writes Tim Powers. 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Snap out of it: hair-trigger elections won’t save you

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 10, 2024
  • Strategy can’t outplay the public’s deeply entrenched, times-up temperament.

Snap out of it: hair-trigger elections won’t save you

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 10, 2024
  • Strategy can’t outplay the public’s deeply entrenched, times-up temperament.
Canadian political parties will find different lessons in the campaigns led by U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron, writes Tim Powers. 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

I know what political parties should do this summer

  • The Liberals need to show proof of life, the Conservatives need to stay vigilant, and the NDP have to show they matter.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 26, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh still have lots to do now that the House has risen for the summer, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

I know what political parties should do this summer

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 26, 2024
  • The Liberals need to show proof of life, the Conservatives need to stay vigilant, and the NDP have to show they matter.

I know what political parties should do this summer

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 26, 2024
  • The Liberals need to show proof of life, the Conservatives need to stay vigilant, and the NDP have to show they matter.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh still have lots to do now that the House has risen for the summer, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Action, not avoidance, necessary on foreign interference

  • Instead of fuelling chatter and wannabe Joe McCarthys, political leaders should be taking a united approach to addressing whatever security challenges we may be
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 19, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is doing nothing more than the bare minimum of public disclosure, and Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives have avoided digging their teeth into the NSICOP report in a constructive manner that could be constructive, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Action, not avoidance, necessary on foreign interference

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 19, 2024
  • Instead of fuelling chatter and wannabe Joe McCarthys, political leaders should be taking a united approach to addressing whatever security challenges we may be

Action, not avoidance, necessary on foreign interference

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 19, 2024
  • Instead of fuelling chatter and wannabe Joe McCarthys, political leaders should be taking a united approach to addressing whatever security challenges we may be
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is doing nothing more than the bare minimum of public disclosure, and Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives have avoided digging their teeth into the NSICOP report in a constructive manner that could be constructive, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The minister who cried capital gains

  • The feds are trying to weaponize the capital gains framework as some form of class warfare under the cover of a call for fairness.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 12, 2024
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s direction on the changes to the capital gains tax structure is facile at best, and deliberately divisive at worst, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The minister who cried capital gains

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 12, 2024
  • The feds are trying to weaponize the capital gains framework as some form of class warfare under the cover of a call for fairness.

The minister who cried capital gains

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 12, 2024
  • The feds are trying to weaponize the capital gains framework as some form of class warfare under the cover of a call for fairness.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s direction on the changes to the capital gains tax structure is facile at best, and deliberately divisive at worst, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Return of lost son a welcome symbol of selflessness

  • The repatriation of an unknown First World War soldier back to the Rock has been an impressive moment of unity.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 29, 2024
A Newfoundland Regiment soldier who died in France in 1916 was returned to his home province on May 25, the first time a sub-national government has ever brought an unknown soldier home. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Return of lost son a welcome symbol of selflessness

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 29, 2024
  • The repatriation of an unknown First World War soldier back to the Rock has been an impressive moment of unity.

Return of lost son a welcome symbol of selflessness

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 29, 2024
  • The repatriation of an unknown First World War soldier back to the Rock has been an impressive moment of unity.
A Newfoundland Regiment soldier who died in France in 1916 was returned to his home province on May 25, the first time a sub-national government has ever brought an unknown soldier home. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Never-changing playlist of political hits growing stale

  • Thoughtful, solution-based policy will be hard to find amid the main players’ established routine of combat.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 22, 2024
The Justin Trudeau-Pierre Poilievre tango doesn't have much room for much else, and that is not good for political discourse, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Never-changing playlist of political hits growing stale

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 22, 2024
  • Thoughtful, solution-based policy will be hard to find amid the main players’ established routine of combat.

Never-changing playlist of political hits growing stale

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 22, 2024
  • Thoughtful, solution-based policy will be hard to find amid the main players’ established routine of combat.
The Justin Trudeau-Pierre Poilievre tango doesn't have much room for much else, and that is not good for political discourse, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Rex Murphy: rollicking, rowdy, and uproarious

  • Commentator and writer Rex Murphy, who died on May 9, was the gold standard of no-holds-barred analysis.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 15, 2024
Rex Murphy’s passion for Newfoundland and Labrador, and Canada is something difficult to replicate, but crucial to emulate, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Rex Murphy: rollicking, rowdy, and uproarious

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 15, 2024
  • Commentator and writer Rex Murphy, who died on May 9, was the gold standard of no-holds-barred analysis.

Rex Murphy: rollicking, rowdy, and uproarious

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 15, 2024
  • Commentator and writer Rex Murphy, who died on May 9, was the gold standard of no-holds-barred analysis.
Rex Murphy’s passion for Newfoundland and Labrador, and Canada is something difficult to replicate, but crucial to emulate, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Poilievre’s clarion call to corporate Canada

  • While business has generally been complacent in political marketing, others have filled the void and taken greater control of the agenda.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 8, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is delivering a valuable message to the Canadian business community: if you want to move the policy needle, get more into the public selling and politicking of key agenda items, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s clarion call to corporate Canada

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 8, 2024
  • While business has generally been complacent in political marketing, others have filled the void and taken greater control of the agenda.

Poilievre’s clarion call to corporate Canada

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 8, 2024
  • While business has generally been complacent in political marketing, others have filled the void and taken greater control of the agenda.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is delivering a valuable message to the Canadian business community: if you want to move the policy needle, get more into the public selling and politicking of key agenda items, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The call of Canadian decency

  • Though not a politician, Bob Cole arguably had a more potent pulpit than many a frontbencher in the House of Commons.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 1, 2024
In this time of division, disrespect, and disruption, our nation is poorer without Saturday nights with hockey broadcaster Bob Cole, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of Sportsnet

The call of Canadian decency

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 1, 2024
  • Though not a politician, Bob Cole arguably had a more potent pulpit than many a frontbencher in the House of Commons.

The call of Canadian decency

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 1, 2024
  • Though not a politician, Bob Cole arguably had a more potent pulpit than many a frontbencher in the House of Commons.
In this time of division, disrespect, and disruption, our nation is poorer without Saturday nights with hockey broadcaster Bob Cole, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of Sportsnet

Time for some Liberal soul searching

  • The Liberals are getting to a place where they need to decide if they are going to stumble into an election walloping, or do
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 17, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has done a lot of good for the Liberal Party, but it feels like he has reached his best-before date, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for some Liberal soul searching

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 17, 2024
  • The Liberals are getting to a place where they need to decide if they are going to stumble into an election walloping, or do

Time for some Liberal soul searching

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 17, 2024
  • The Liberals are getting to a place where they need to decide if they are going to stumble into an election walloping, or do
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has done a lot of good for the Liberal Party, but it feels like he has reached his best-before date, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Are Canadians buying what the Liberals are selling in their pre-budget push?

  • The massive mountain the feds need to overcome for success is what seems to be an already deeply ingrained frustration with the prime minister,
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 10, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s myriad pre-budget announcements since the end of March haven’t immediately appeared to move the needle in his party’s favour, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Are Canadians buying what the Liberals are selling in their pre-budget push?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 10, 2024
  • The massive mountain the feds need to overcome for success is what seems to be an already deeply ingrained frustration with the prime minister,

Are Canadians buying what the Liberals are selling in their pre-budget push?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 10, 2024
  • The massive mountain the feds need to overcome for success is what seems to be an already deeply ingrained frustration with the prime minister,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s myriad pre-budget announcements since the end of March haven’t immediately appeared to move the needle in his party’s favour, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

The strong, public face of a personal pain

  • During the lead up to former prime minister Brian Mulroney’s funeral service, the strength and decency of his family were striking.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 27, 2024
The Mulroneys, including Ben, left, Nicolas, Mila, and Caroline, were profiles in courage through the various stages of saying goodbye to their patriarch, former prime minister Brian Mulroney, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The strong, public face of a personal pain

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 27, 2024
  • During the lead up to former prime minister Brian Mulroney’s funeral service, the strength and decency of his family were striking.

The strong, public face of a personal pain

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 27, 2024
  • During the lead up to former prime minister Brian Mulroney’s funeral service, the strength and decency of his family were striking.
The Mulroneys, including Ben, left, Nicolas, Mila, and Caroline, were profiles in courage through the various stages of saying goodbye to their patriarch, former prime minister Brian Mulroney, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s carbon-pricing obstinance may be too late to deliver

  • Canadians have been lectured by the Liberal government on carbon pricing, but rarely has the message been properly co-opted with a reminder of its
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 20, 2024
If Canadians still felt Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had the political capital he did when the carbon-pricing regime was introduced in 2016, his recent comments on ‘doing the right thing’ might have been viewed as admirable, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s carbon-pricing obstinance may be too late to deliver

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 20, 2024
  • Canadians have been lectured by the Liberal government on carbon pricing, but rarely has the message been properly co-opted with a reminder of its

Trudeau’s carbon-pricing obstinance may be too late to deliver

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 20, 2024
  • Canadians have been lectured by the Liberal government on carbon pricing, but rarely has the message been properly co-opted with a reminder of its
If Canadians still felt Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had the political capital he did when the carbon-pricing regime was introduced in 2016, his recent comments on ‘doing the right thing’ might have been viewed as admirable, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Investing in sport is a winning play

  • A functioning, healthy sport system is more important than ever in a time when the deliberate division of people and communities is far too
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 13, 2024
Sport and Physical Activity Minister Carla Qualtrough. The $104-million request from the sports sector is a small price to pay to help keep communities strong and encourage preventative wellness, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Investing in sport is a winning play

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 13, 2024
  • A functioning, healthy sport system is more important than ever in a time when the deliberate division of people and communities is far too

Investing in sport is a winning play

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 13, 2024
  • A functioning, healthy sport system is more important than ever in a time when the deliberate division of people and communities is far too
Sport and Physical Activity Minister Carla Qualtrough. The $104-million request from the sports sector is a small price to pay to help keep communities strong and encourage preventative wellness, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Investing in sport is a winning play

  • A functioning, healthy sport system is more important than ever in a time when the deliberate division of people and communities is far too
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 13, 2024
Sport and Physical Activity Minister Carla Qualtrough. The $104-million request from the sports sector is a small price to pay to help keep communities strong and encourage preventative wellness, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Investing in sport is a winning play

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 13, 2024
  • A functioning, healthy sport system is more important than ever in a time when the deliberate division of people and communities is far too

Investing in sport is a winning play

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 13, 2024
  • A functioning, healthy sport system is more important than ever in a time when the deliberate division of people and communities is far too
Sport and Physical Activity Minister Carla Qualtrough. The $104-million request from the sports sector is a small price to pay to help keep communities strong and encourage preventative wellness, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

For Mulroney, it was family and country first

  • Brian Mulroney wore so many hats, but I bet he would take great joy in being known as a loving father and husband.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 6, 2024
Then-prime minister Brian Mulroney, left, celebrates his 53rd birthday on Parliament Hill with sons Mark, Nicolas, Ben, and wife Mila in 1992. The Hill Times file photograph

For Mulroney, it was family and country first

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 6, 2024
  • Brian Mulroney wore so many hats, but I bet he would take great joy in being known as a loving father and husband.

For Mulroney, it was family and country first

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 6, 2024
  • Brian Mulroney wore so many hats, but I bet he would take great joy in being known as a loving father and husband.
Then-prime minister Brian Mulroney, left, celebrates his 53rd birthday on Parliament Hill with sons Mark, Nicolas, Ben, and wife Mila in 1992. The Hill Times file photograph

The road to climate hell is paved with muddled messaging

  • None of us is winning—and the planet certainly isn’t—when commentary veers all over the climate road.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 21, 2024
Steven Guilbeault.
Steven Guilbeault.
The reaction to Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault’s road-building comments demonstrates that the government’s main climate messenger is either dismissed as a messianic nut or politically naive, neither of which help advance a sensible, solution-oriented climate-change discourse, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The road to climate hell is paved with muddled messaging

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 21, 2024
  • None of us is winning—and the planet certainly isn’t—when commentary veers all over the climate road.

The road to climate hell is paved with muddled messaging

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 21, 2024
  • None of us is winning—and the planet certainly isn’t—when commentary veers all over the climate road.
Steven Guilbeault.
The reaction to Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault’s road-building comments demonstrates that the government’s main climate messenger is either dismissed as a messianic nut or politically naive, neither of which help advance a sensible, solution-oriented climate-change discourse, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Listen to those who’ve fought in the mental-health trenches on MAID

  • While we must absolutely be guided by physicians, mental health experts, researchers, and ethicists, among others, it is vital in these discussions to be
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 14, 2024
Some people have their lives ruined by decades-long struggles with their mental health, so why can’t we find a way to give them the opportunity to pursue medical assistance in dying, writes Tim Powers. Unsplash photograph by Nik Shuliahin

Listen to those who’ve fought in the mental-health trenches on MAID

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 14, 2024
  • While we must absolutely be guided by physicians, mental health experts, researchers, and ethicists, among others, it is vital in these discussions to be

Listen to those who’ve fought in the mental-health trenches on MAID

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 14, 2024
  • While we must absolutely be guided by physicians, mental health experts, researchers, and ethicists, among others, it is vital in these discussions to be
Some people have their lives ruined by decades-long struggles with their mental health, so why can’t we find a way to give them the opportunity to pursue medical assistance in dying, writes Tim Powers. Unsplash photograph by Nik Shuliahin

Distance from Trudeau an advantage for Liberals on the Rock

  • A winning strategy out East seems to include flushing the words ‘Liberal’ and ‘Liberal Party’ until the national mood on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 7, 2024
Newly elected Conception Bay East–Bell Island rep Fred Hutton, left, and Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey were able to shake off ties to the federal Liberals and take back a Progressive Conservative-held seat in a recent byelection. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/CBC NL

Distance from Trudeau an advantage for Liberals on the Rock

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 7, 2024
  • A winning strategy out East seems to include flushing the words ‘Liberal’ and ‘Liberal Party’ until the national mood on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Distance from Trudeau an advantage for Liberals on the Rock

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 7, 2024
  • A winning strategy out East seems to include flushing the words ‘Liberal’ and ‘Liberal Party’ until the national mood on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Newly elected Conception Bay East–Bell Island rep Fred Hutton, left, and Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey were able to shake off ties to the federal Liberals and take back a Progressive Conservative-held seat in a recent byelection. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/CBC NL

Apples to oranges

  • Given the current environment, a Liberal cry about Donald Trump’s political approach crippling Canada could have limited appeal.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 31, 2024
While there may be some broad comparisons that can be drawn in campaign tactics, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and former U.S. president Donald Trump are different, regardless of how the Liberals try to paint them with the same brush, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons photograph by Gage Skidmore

Apples to oranges

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 31, 2024
  • Given the current environment, a Liberal cry about Donald Trump’s political approach crippling Canada could have limited appeal.

Apples to oranges

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 31, 2024
  • Given the current environment, a Liberal cry about Donald Trump’s political approach crippling Canada could have limited appeal.
While there may be some broad comparisons that can be drawn in campaign tactics, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and former U.S. president Donald Trump are different, regardless of how the Liberals try to paint them with the same brush, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons photograph by Gage Skidmore

Readying the spring-sitting scorecard

  • The prime minister’s resilience, the opposition’s strategy, the U.S. election, and the Canadian economy make for interesting watching between now and June.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 24, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and former U.S. president Donald Trump will draw plenty of eyes over the next few months, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Readying the spring-sitting scorecard

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 24, 2024