We don’t need Brexit or Trump to make Canadian politicians up their games

Be wary of old prisms and assumptions when looking at things political these days.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May—pictured in Ottawa in March—has a lot to smile about. Her party gained its second seat in the House following a May 6 by-election, and a recent Abacus poll shows 40 per cent of Canadians would consider voting for the party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

May 8, 2019

OTTAWA—If you didn’t believe it before, you should know there is some sort of political turbulence or disruption at play in the land. How long lasting it may be and how dramatic is still to be determined, but one thing is certain: if you're an incumbent, it's a time for nail biting. All the rec...

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