In a world of increasing disparity, it is time for new leaders to come forward

If there is a reckoning for this increasing cycle of disparity, it will not be pretty. Instead of awaiting economic catastrophe or class war, governments in the West should collaborate.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Associate Finance Minister Mona Fortier, centre, are pictured at the Dec. 17, 2019 meeting of provincial finance ministers in Ottawa. Governments in the West should collaborate to ensure fairer rates of taxation for the wealthy, the elimination of offshore tax havens, and incentives for domestic investment, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

January 22, 2020

OTTAWA—The passing of former cabinet minister John Crosbie has been the opportunity for much nostalgia, especially among those who knew him best. My sympathies to his family and friends, who were legion: he was both a great Newfoundlander and a great Canadian. I had the opportunity to interview C...

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