Our discordant debates damage democracy

Bottom line is, antagonistic political debates are here to stay. If you disagree with me on this, please feel free to 'destroy' me on YouTube.

Wouldn’t it be a great idea if Justin Trudeau, Erin O’Toole, Yves-François Blanchet, Jagmeet Singh, and Amita Kuttner got together once in a while just to have a friendly televised conversation, asks Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

January 20, 2022

OAKVILLE, ONT.—If there’s anything certain in this world, it’s that conflict and politics go together like Justin Trudeau and cute socks. In fact, as much as we might hate to admit it, people who inhabit the political world enjoy watching ideological opponents take rhetorical swipes at each o...

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