From Question Period enthusiast to politically disengaged

Politics is no playground, to be sure. Party leadership races in the 1980s between Brian Mulroney and Joe Clark, John Turner and Jean Chrétien, were hotly contested races. But there was more cross-party cooperation then, and less of the relentless partisanship—and mistrust—that typifies politics today.

This is to say nothing of similar unsavoury activities by other cabinet colleagues, including Finance Minister Bill Morneau, and even Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who a few months ago attended a fundraiser with Chinese billionaires, one of whom is awaiting federal approval to start a new bank in Canada.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY EVAN SOTIROPOULOS

January 23, 2017

TORONTO—Many, many years ago, when I first dipped my foot in the whirlpool of Canadian politics, I became rather obsessed with federal Question Period. I eagerly awaited the 45-minute daily political sparring, especially on Wednesdays—caucus meeting day—when attendance in the House was high. ...

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