Love does not trump hate, but it should

Too often hates trumps love, but amidst all of the hate and conflict, we can and should strive to be better.

Still, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s successful advocacy of 'sunny ways,' in contrast to the dark negative tone of the Conservative federal leader Stephen Harper, offers a glimmer of hope in a world with a multitude of dark clouds on the horizon.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY ALAN WHITEHORN

November 21, 2016

KINGSTON, ONT.—In the recent American presidential election, a key slogan of Hillary Clinton’s campaign was “Love Trumps Hate." The message was clearly meant as a counterweight to the sexist, racist, jingoist, and, at times, vitriolic rants of billionaire-‘reality-TV’-star-turned-politicia...

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