In 2020, Canada needs to push back against populism

More than a decade spent working in the borderlands between formal and informal politics has taught me that for democracy to endure, we need to redouble our commitment to citizens representing citizens.

Health Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured with Finance Minister Bill Morneau in November 2019, is tasked with implementing a national pharmacare program. The forthcoming plan will be informed by the testimony and report of 35 randomly selected Canadians who served on a national Reference Panel on Pharmacare, writes Peter MacLeod. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY PETER MACLEOD

January 22, 2020

Liberal democracies are entering this new decade under heavy strain. Virulent populism, weakened parties, and pervasive misinformation spread by social media are among the forces eroding confidence in the Western democratic consensus. The year 2020 must be the one that good governments recognize the...

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