Antidote to a polarizing election: let’s work together to bridge the divides

This election surfaced tensions that come from economic angst, racism aimed at immigrants and refugees, and a rise in populism.

Climate protesters, pictured on Sept. 27, 2019, on the Hill. Minority government can be viewed as challenging, but here’s the advantage: it necessitates compromise in order to make government work. Canadians really want government to work—not just for ourselves, for all of us.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DEBBIE DOUGLAS, CHRIS FRIESEN, STEPHAN REICHHOLD, SAROSH RIZVI, AND KATIE ROSENBERGER

October 28, 2019

What can we conclude from a federal election that resulted in a minority government reflecting stark regional and, in some cases, urban/rural divides? That we need to work together to bridge those divides. And with a minority government, we’ve all been given a golden opportunity to do just that....

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