To stem populist tide, government must embrace engagement as the new normal

In Canada, there’s a 15 per cent gap between the trust levels displayed by elites and those of average citizens—double what it was last year.

Donald Trump takes the oath of office to become president of the United States on Jan. 20 with his wife Melania holding Bibles for him (one his mother gifted him, another used by president Abraham Lincoln) and other family members surrounding him.Instagram photograph by the White House

Opinion

BY ROBIN PREST, SEBASTIAN MERZ

January 25, 2017

The inauguration of Donald Trump on Jan. 20 is more than an American phenomenon. It is the latest episode in a larger story of democratic breakdown taking place across many of the countries that are Canada’s closest friends and allies. This statement is not partisan sentiment, but rather a reflec...

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