With Trump and O’Leary, it could be a few long, painful years

They might have been tolerable in 44-minute doses, but full-on saturation could have a diluting effect on their appeal.

The abrasive in-your-face communications style of potential Conservative leader Kevin O’Leary, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, could wear thin quickly, argues Tim Powers. Photographs courtesy of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Gage Skidmore

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

January 25, 2017

OTTAWA—It could be a few long, painful years in North American politics with United States President Donald Trump and potential Conservative leader Kevin O’Leary. While it is quite possible they may have positive effects on their respective countries, their abrasive in-your-face style of communi...

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