Why is it all about winning?

Canada faces big challenges and difficult choices, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer seem more interested in playing petty politics rather than the hard-nosed ability to spell out choices and persuade Canadians on the need for change in a much more difficult world.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being nasty, petty, and vindictive by refusing to allow a byelection so that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh can try for a seat in the House. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer appears to be launching a war against the media because he doesn’t like critical coverage and is jealous that the prime minister gets more coverage than he does, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

November 5, 2018

TORONTO—What is it that gets into our politicians? Is it all about winning? Do the means come to justify the ends? Maybe in a world where every politician feels the need to tweet, perhaps civil debate, mutual respect and democracy are diminished. Whatever it is, behaviour too often is shabby and s...

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