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‘Growing political polarization will make it increasingly difficult to reach political consensus on our best paths forward’: Poloz 

The following is an excerpt from The Next Age of Uncertainty: How the World Can Adapt to a Riskier Future, by Stephen Poloz, a finalist for this year's Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, one of the best political books in the country.
Stephen Poloz, pictured on May 1, 2020, at a press conference on the Hill. 'Failing to meet this challenge is likely to strain many of the foundations we hold dear, placing extraordinary demands on our political leadership. Indeed, the next age of uncertainty will demand longer-term thinking not only by companies and individuals, but by governments, besides.'
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