Bring faith back into Canadian politics

Jimmy Carter’s speech, as Delacourt points out, was 'prescient' in predicting the rise of Donald Trump. While his warnings about public confidence in government were not heeded, let us not ignore his references to faith, because it is faith that ultimately underpins and influences our thoughts and actions, whether we have it or not.
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, pictured in the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library in 2011.
TORONTO—I recently attended a leadership workshop where a guest speaker spoke about the importance of listening, supporting her point by articulating that “God” gave us two ears, but only one mouth, so that we would listen more, and talk less. It was quite a surprise to hear that word, God...

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