Trudeau’s potential populist problem

It’s easy to stereotype Justin Trudeau as a pampered, out of touch 'establishment elitist,' but Trudeau is also smart enough to see that potential danger.

A populist revolt could erupt in our country and the one political leader in Canada who understands this potential reality is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently at a Diwali event on the Hill, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

November 6, 2017

OAKVILLE, ONT.—Tempestuous, turbulent, and trenchant political warfare is seemingly the new normal in Western democracies these days, with one notable exception—Canada. Our country, relatively speaking, is an island of political tranquility. True, we have our problems; but the rapidly spreadin...

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