Defending democracy and confronting aggressors

If all we offer up as a nation is lofty words and stirring phrases about why democracy is so important, then we condemn ourselves to a role as spectators in what will be a defining question of the 21st century.

Canada needs to match our words with action. The mandate letters for Defence Minister Anita Anand and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will set the tone, but the prime minister must lead the charge, writes David Pratt. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DAVID PRATT

December 17, 2021

OTTAWA—Very few in Canada would argue with a recent Globe and Mail editorial that, “It’s never a bad time to fight for democracy.” Democracy, even among some of our so-called NATO allies, is hanging by a thread. It must be vigorously defended. An important question not addressed by...

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