Let’s hope Bernier gets the memo on how to talk about national security

We need all the candidates to address national security issues, like terrorism, in the campaign, but to do so in a sensible way. Canadians deserve a mature conversation on what is a real, albeit relatively small, threat.
People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier, pictured Oct. 10, 2018, shortly after completing the application with Elections Canada in Gatineau, Que., to formalize the People’s Party of Canada as federal political party.
OTTAWA—Third parties are an interesting bit of Canadian political history. I am not well-versed in the blood sport of politics and thus have no intention of pretending to be a pundit on these matters. What I do find intriguing, however, is how certain parties treat, or are seen to treat, matters r...

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