Maxime Bernier shutout is a good sign

The PPC could make a comeback. At the same time, there is indeed room for a civilized debate on immigration and values, provided that conversation remains 'civilized.' The nation I call home does not need some of the dog-whistle politics we see elsewhere.
People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier, pictured on Oct. 7, 2019, arriving at the English-language televised leaders' debate in Gatineau, Que. Despite the party’s inability to send a single MP to Ottawa it did garner just shy of 300,000 votes (1.6 per cent of the total votes cast).
OTTAWA—The recent Canadian federal election bucked Western trends by rejecting populism—and that is indeed a good thing If you have been following elections in several Western countries in recent years, you will have noticed a trend. Sev...

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