In wake of British MP killing, Canadian MPs say they’ve seen a dramatic escalation in ‘overall toxicity of politics’ here at home in recent years, and want to make it stop

From the 'echo chamber' of social media, to the isolation of individuals that has come with the COVID-19 pandemic, MPs from all sides of the political spectrum say they've noticed a deterioration of political discourse in recent years.

NDP MP Charlie Angus, left, Conservative MP Michael Cooper, Digital Government Minister Joyce Murray, and Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès. Ms. Mendès says that although Canada is a 'much more peaceful society than most,' it doesn’t mean that acts of violence against politicians can’t happen here as well. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Alexandra Mendès

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

October 21, 2021

Following the tragic killing of a British MP on Oct. 15 while meeting with his constituents, a number of MPs here at home say there has been a noticeable deterioration in political discourse in recent years, particularly on social media and as a function of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that “we’re...

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