Shoes, socks, and Trump-style politics: Travers Debates a hoot and a half

Angus Reid Institute's Shachi Kurl and journalist Stephen Maher go head to head on Trump-style populism, while David Cochrane declares Prime Minister Justin Trudeau our sock philosopher.

Schachi Kurl, executive director, Angus Reid Institute, and award winning journalist Stephen Maher debate at the Annual Travers Debate in Ottawa on Oct. 18. The Travers debate is an annual fundraising event in support of the R. James Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY EMILY HAWS

October 23, 2017

Did you know that Jesus Christ and Mahatma Gandhi wore no socks? What about that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects Canadian democracy from populism? All this, and more, was discussed at this year’s Travers Debates.

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