Awash in lies and the politics of hate, U.S. drives home the risks to 21st century democracy

Among the lessons for Canada in this capstone of Trump’s destructive tenure is the danger of coddling good old (white) boys.

The U.S. debacle should drive home the need for Canadians to be more vigilant about their public affairs and the information flows that undergird them, writes Les Whittington.Flickr photograph by Brett Davis

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

January 13, 2021

OTTAWA—Among the many disturbing images of the right-wing crazies rampaging through the U.S. Capitol was that of the man nonchalantly walking along with a large Confederate flag over his shoulder. Then there were the rioters wearing anti-Semitic slogans too vile to be repeated. And the deranged QA...

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