MPs worried by Trump’s rise, credit popularity to growing unrest in U.S.

Canadian politicians are watching the ongoing U.S. electoral race closely and say the level of support that has emerged for Republican front-runner Donald Trump is surprising, and cite a sense of unrest and 'malaise' among the American public for his popularity.

Conservative MP Dave Van Kesteren says while most politicians in Canada try not to offend anyone, the popularity of Donald Trump, shown, seems to increase every time he does something offensive.The Hill Times Photograph by Chelsea Nash

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

March 28, 2016

Canadian politicians are watching the ongoing U.S. electoral race closely and say the level of support that has emerged for Republican front-runner Donald Trump is surprising, and cite a sense of unrest and “malaise” among the American public for his popularity. “People [in the U.S.] are, t...

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