Wynne’s Ford-as-Trump portrayal could backfire

Ontario Liberal leader Kathleen Wynne is trying to bait Doug Ford into acting like Donald Trump. But if he doesn’t, voters may sense her desperation and see through her self-interested motives.

If Ontario Liberal leader Kathleen Wynne can get Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford to make some nasty personal insults about her and her private life, her team will see that as their mission-accomplished moment rather than being crushed with disappointment, writes Tim Powers. It's all part of her plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photograph

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

April 25, 2018

OTTAWA—In politics, as in sport sometimes, a rally cry based around desperation can be a powerful motivational tool that changes a game or series. Many times we have heard an NHL hockey coach say of his players: “they have to play as if their backs are against the wall.” Then...

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