Political plague of populism sweeping across the United States is rolling our way

The question isn’t whether this sinister eclipse of democracy in the United States could happen here in Canada. It is already underway. 
A Freedom Convoy protester, pictured Feb. 12, 2022, in downtown Ottawa. Why did they keep everyone awake all night for over three weeks? They didn’t want to follow any mandates during a pandemic that has killed more than 40,000 Canadians and more than six million people worldwide.

HALIFAX—The political plague of populism is sweeping across the United States at an alarming rate.

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