Something strange happening in Canadian politics

There is no telling what will happen if Justin Trudeau stumbles—as he inevitably will; as all long-serving prime ministers do, and Erin O’Toole may look benign in retrospect.

Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, PPC Leader Maxime Bernier, and Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole. Many voters would not want these harsh, angry men—no matter their politics—sitting on the local school board, never mind running the country, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SUSAN RILEY

January 17, 2022

CHELSEA, QUE.—Something strange has been happening in Canadian politics since the Trump contagion to the south. Voters elect a mostly reasonable, often affable, Member of Parliament only to discover, as they watch their MP climb the leadership ladder, that they are not so reasonable, not so affabl...

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