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Michael Harris

Michael Harris is a writer, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. He was awarded a doctor of laws for his “unceasing pursuit of justice for the less fortunate among us.” His nine books include Justice Denied, Unholy Orders, Rare Ambition, Lament for an Ocean and Con Game. His work has sparked four commissions of inquiry and three of his books have been made into movies. His book on the Harper majority government, Party of One, was a No. 1 bestseller. Follow Michael Harris on Twitter at @HarrisAuthor

Poilievre continues to place Trudeau on Canada’s ‘most unwanted’ list and his strategy appears to be working

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 4, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured, has opened a new 'American card' front in his crusade to paint Justin Trudeau as a feckless, spoiled brat, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 4, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 4, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured, has opened a new 'American card' front in his crusade to paint Justin Trudeau as a feckless, spoiled brat, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 27, 2023
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at the Conservative caucus meeting in the West Block on Nov. 1, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 27, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 27, 2023
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at the Conservative caucus meeting in the West Block on Nov. 1, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 20, 2023
For weeks now, poll numbers for Justin Trudeau, left, have resembled the heart monitor of a patient on his way out. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is riding an anti-Trudeau tide that may well lead to political fortune, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 20, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 20, 2023
For weeks now, poll numbers for Justin Trudeau, left, have resembled the heart monitor of a patient on his way out. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is riding an anti-Trudeau tide that may well lead to political fortune, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 13, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has been told that only 45 per cent of the government’s carbon reduction plans had implementation deadlines.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 13, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 13, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has been told that only 45 per cent of the government’s carbon reduction plans had implementation deadlines.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 6, 2023
If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were to resign, the clear advantage the official opposition now enjoys in the polls would be at risk, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 6, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 6, 2023
If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were to resign, the clear advantage the official opposition now enjoys in the polls would be at risk, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 30, 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pictured in Canada in 2012, could opt for a more targeted approach to taking out Hamas that would avoid the territory becoming a killing field beyond imagination, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 30, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 30, 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pictured in Canada in 2012, could opt for a more targeted approach to taking out Hamas that would avoid the territory becoming a killing field beyond imagination, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 23, 2023
U.S. journalist Walter Cronkite conducts an interview in Hue, near the border of North Vietnam and South Vietnam, in 1968. Great journalists like him covered war not as proponents of one side or the other, but as the ones writing the first rough draft of history, writes Michael Harris. Wikimedia Commons photograph by National Archives and Records Administration
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 23, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 23, 2023
U.S. journalist Walter Cronkite conducts an interview in Hue, near the border of North Vietnam and South Vietnam, in 1968. Great journalists like him covered war not as proponents of one side or the other, but as the ones writing the first rough draft of history, writes Michael Harris. Wikimedia Commons photograph by National Archives and Records Administration
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 16, 2023
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said the death match between Israel and Hamas will get worse before it gets better, and that one of her key objectives is to speak to all parties in the conflict, including neighbouring countries, to find a way to de-escalate a confrontation, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 16, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 16, 2023
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said the death match between Israel and Hamas will get worse before it gets better, and that one of her key objectives is to speak to all parties in the conflict, including neighbouring countries, to find a way to de-escalate a confrontation, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 9, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India on Feb. 23, 2023. Trudeau hasn’t told Canadians what the evidence is in this case that he says points to the involvement of the Indian government. If there is a smoking gun, why hasn’t it been acted on? Photograph courtesy of Narendra Modi's Twitter account
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 9, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 9, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India on Feb. 23, 2023. Trudeau hasn’t told Canadians what the evidence is in this case that he says points to the involvement of the Indian government. If there is a smoking gun, why hasn’t it been acted on? Photograph courtesy of Narendra Modi's Twitter account
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 2, 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has enough on his plate, without having to worry about whether some of his key backers are about to run out on him, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 2, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 2, 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has enough on his plate, without having to worry about whether some of his key backers are about to run out on him, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 25, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh face different hurdles as Parliament returns, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 25, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 25, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh face different hurdles as Parliament returns, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 18, 2023
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre at the party's policy convention in Québec City on Sept. 8, 2023. His party has learned nothing from the pandemic, nothing from its support of the disastrous Freedom Convoy, and nothing from the sick excesses of Trumpian politics it seems so hell-bent to emulate, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 18, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 18, 2023
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre at the party's policy convention in Québec City on Sept. 8, 2023. His party has learned nothing from the pandemic, nothing from its support of the disastrous Freedom Convoy, and nothing from the sick excesses of Trumpian politics it seems so hell-bent to emulate, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 11, 2023
It is time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to realize that Conservative Leadership Pierre Poilievre is a politician the way that Ty Cobb and Pete Rose were baseball players: all in and playing for keeps. He won’t beat himself, you will have to beat him, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 11, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 11, 2023
It is time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to realize that Conservative Leadership Pierre Poilievre is a politician the way that Ty Cobb and Pete Rose were baseball players: all in and playing for keeps. He won’t beat himself, you will have to beat him, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 28, 2023
Every new twist and turn in the melodrama that is former U.S. president Donald Trump gives Americans another reason to lose trust in their institutions.  Wikimedia Commons photograph by Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 28, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 28, 2023
Every new twist and turn in the melodrama that is former U.S. president Donald Trump gives Americans another reason to lose trust in their institutions.  Wikimedia Commons photograph by Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 21, 2023
The Conservative Party is hoping that money and marketing can make leader Pierre Poilievre electable in a way in which his record does not, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 21, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 21, 2023
The Conservative Party is hoping that money and marketing can make leader Pierre Poilievre electable in a way in which his record does not, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 14, 2023
Justin Trudeau, left, and Jagmeet Singh must stop pussy-footing around with people who are thugs rather than protesters, and Pierre Poilievre should make clear to the forces on the extreme right of his base that violence can never be a legitimate political tool, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 14, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 14, 2023
Justin Trudeau, left, and Jagmeet Singh must stop pussy-footing around with people who are thugs rather than protesters, and Pierre Poilievre should make clear to the forces on the extreme right of his base that violence can never be a legitimate political tool, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 7, 2023
For the first time in history, Donald Trump is not only increasing his lead in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination based on multiple criminal indictments, but he's also successfully fundraising from them. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 7, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 7, 2023
For the first time in history, Donald Trump is not only increasing his lead in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination based on multiple criminal indictments, but he's also successfully fundraising from them. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 31, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters at Rideau Hall after he shuffled his cabinet on July 26, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 31, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 31, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters at Rideau Hall after he shuffled his cabinet on July 26, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 24, 2023
What no one wants to say out loud is that a significant number of U.S. voters is really what makes former president Donald Trump possible—no matter what he does, writes Michael Harris. Wikimedia Commons photograph by Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 24, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 24, 2023
What no one wants to say out loud is that a significant number of U.S. voters is really what makes former president Donald Trump possible—no matter what he does, writes Michael Harris. Wikimedia Commons photograph by Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 17, 2023
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may end up with the dead man’s hand, despite his successes so far, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 17, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 17, 2023
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may end up with the dead man’s hand, despite his successes so far, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 10, 2023
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2018. The situation in Australia gives reason to think that the web giants might blink on the Online News Act, writes Michael Harris. Wikimedia Commons photograph by Anthony Quintano
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 10, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 10, 2023
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2018. The situation in Australia gives reason to think that the web giants might blink on the Online News Act, writes Michael Harris. Wikimedia Commons photograph by Anthony Quintano
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 3, 2023
CTV Ottawa reporter Glen McGregor, left, and bureau chief Joyce Napier were among many journalists let go by Bell Media on June 14. Instead of cuts, Bell might have considered investing more in their trusted journalists, writes Michael Harris. Photo courtesy of Twitter, and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 3, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 3, 2023
CTV Ottawa reporter Glen McGregor, left, and bureau chief Joyce Napier were among many journalists let go by Bell Media on June 14. Instead of cuts, Bell might have considered investing more in their trusted journalists, writes Michael Harris. Photo courtesy of Twitter, and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 26, 2023
Geoffrey Stevens, pictured, was there to help Michael Harris navigate through some very big and complicated stories at The Globe and Mail, Harris writes. Photograph by McGill-Queen's University Press
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 26, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 26, 2023
Geoffrey Stevens, pictured, was there to help Michael Harris navigate through some very big and complicated stories at The Globe and Mail, Harris writes. Photograph by McGill-Queen's University Press
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 19, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Donald Trump. The consequences of the former U.S. president's approach have been catastrophic for the Republican Party, but the Conservative Party of Canada seem transfixed by his 2016 victory, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph by Gage Skidmore/Flickr
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 19, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 19, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Donald Trump. The consequences of the former U.S. president's approach have been catastrophic for the Republican Party, but the Conservative Party of Canada seem transfixed by his 2016 victory, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph by Gage Skidmore/Flickr
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 12, 2023
Cringeworthy: U.S. President Joe Biden, left, visits Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on July 15, 2022. The guy who said he was going to turn Saudi Arabia into a 'pariah' state greeted MBS in his palace with a fist bump. And he left Riyadh without any help in reducing high oil prices.  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 12, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 12, 2023
Cringeworthy: U.S. President Joe Biden, left, visits Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on July 15, 2022. The guy who said he was going to turn Saudi Arabia into a 'pariah' state greeted MBS in his palace with a fist bump. And he left Riyadh without any help in reducing high oil prices.  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 5, 2023
Canadians have come to expect 'National Inquirer'-style politics out of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, but more is expected of Jagmeet Singh and the NDP, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 5, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 5, 2023
Canadians have come to expect 'National Inquirer'-style politics out of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, but more is expected of Jagmeet Singh and the NDP, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 29, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, has called for NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to force a public inquiry into foreign interference, but Singh should think twice about the request, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 29, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 29, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, has called for NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to force a public inquiry into foreign interference, but Singh should think twice about the request, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 22, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. I don’t think the prospect of losing for Trudeau will be worse than walking away from a fight with a man and a party whose politics and philosophy he so profoundly rejects, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 22, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 22, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. I don’t think the prospect of losing for Trudeau will be worse than walking away from a fight with a man and a party whose politics and philosophy he so profoundly rejects, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 15, 2023
Donald Trump seems to demonstrate the bizarre assertion that political lying is okay, mostly because it often works, writes Michael Harris. Photograph by Gage Skidmore/Commons Wikimedia
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 15, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 15, 2023
Donald Trump seems to demonstrate the bizarre assertion that political lying is okay, mostly because it often works, writes Michael Harris. Photograph by Gage Skidmore/Commons Wikimedia
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 1, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. For Poilievre to drone on about Trudeau’s real and imagined elitist excesses is a bit rich for a guy who is reputedly worth $5-million, and who lives in a taxpayer-provided mansion with servants, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 1, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 1, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. For Poilievre to drone on about Trudeau’s real and imagined elitist excesses is a bit rich for a guy who is reputedly worth $5-million, and who lives in a taxpayer-provided mansion with servants, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 24, 2023
By writing the biggest cheque in U.S. history in a defamation suit, Fox News hosts Laura Ingraham, left, Sean Hannity, and Tucker Carlson were spared their moment of truth in front of the country, writes Michael Harris. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 24, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 24, 2023
By writing the biggest cheque in U.S. history in a defamation suit, Fox News hosts Laura Ingraham, left, Sean Hannity, and Tucker Carlson were spared their moment of truth in front of the country, writes Michael Harris. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 17, 2023
Freedom Convoy supporters, pictured Jan. 29, 2022 on the Hill. It's good for democracy to debate the issues. But 'Fuck Trudeau' signs, like 'Fuck Biden' signs and 'Fuck Ford' signs, put up by fanatical supporters incited by relentless personal attacks on political leaders, are not the way to conduct a democracy, writes Michael Harris.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 17, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 17, 2023
Freedom Convoy supporters, pictured Jan. 29, 2022 on the Hill. It's good for democracy to debate the issues. But 'Fuck Trudeau' signs, like 'Fuck Biden' signs and 'Fuck Ford' signs, put up by fanatical supporters incited by relentless personal attacks on political leaders, are not the way to conduct a democracy, writes Michael Harris.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 10, 2023
Former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured in this file photo, was indicted on March 30 by a Manhattan grand jury for his alleged role in hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels. He faces 34 charges of falsifying business records and was arraigned in New York City on April 3. His next in-person hearing is Dec. 4 in New York City. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 10, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 10, 2023
Former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured in this file photo, was indicted on March 30 by a Manhattan grand jury for his alleged role in hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels. He faces 34 charges of falsifying business records and was arraigned in New York City on April 3. His next in-person hearing is Dec. 4 in New York City. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 3, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured, has a popularity problem, which is fuelling the opposition's tactic of besmirching the prime minister rather than scrutinizing the government’s record, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 3, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 3, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured, has a popularity problem, which is fuelling the opposition's tactic of besmirching the prime minister rather than scrutinizing the government’s record, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 27, 2023
Consider the stunning developments in U.S. politics in reaction to the multiple criminal investigations into former president, and now presidential candidate, Donald Trump, left. Meanwhile, Benjamin Netanyahu, right, became the first PM in Israeli history to be indicted while in office. Photographs courtesy of Flickr/Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 27, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 27, 2023
Consider the stunning developments in U.S. politics in reaction to the multiple criminal investigations into former president, and now presidential candidate, Donald Trump, left. Meanwhile, Benjamin Netanyahu, right, became the first PM in Israeli history to be indicted while in office. Photographs courtesy of Flickr/Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 20, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Incumbent governments are not just incompetent boobs who are mucking things up and ought to be shown the door. They are now the 'enemy,' who must not only be replaced, but wiped out, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and illustration by Neena Singhal
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 20, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 20, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Incumbent governments are not just incompetent boobs who are mucking things up and ought to be shown the door. They are now the 'enemy,' who must not only be replaced, but wiped out, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and illustration by Neena Singhal
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 13, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and then-U.S. president Donald Trump in 2019. Trump traded the NATO alliance for a relationship with Putin, the butcher of Ukraine, writes Michael Harris.   Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 13, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 13, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and then-U.S. president Donald Trump in 2019. Trump traded the NATO alliance for a relationship with Putin, the butcher of Ukraine, writes Michael Harris.   Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons