Have Trudeau’s tactics torn us apart?

Divisive rhetoric that inevitably occurs during hard-fought election campaigns, might sting us, but they won’t destroy us.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, pictured at the Palais des congrès in Montreal on Oct. 21, 2019, after winning his second term in office. In a democracy, the side that loses today at least knows it can regroup and win tomorrow. So, yes, the tactics of democracy might divide us, but its ideals bind us together, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

October 28, 2019

OAKVILLE, ONT.—One of the ironies of the 2019 election is that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who pledged to end the politics of division in this country, managed to achieve a minority government victory precisely because he practised the politics of division. And, yes, make no mistake, despite h...

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