The politics of the post-COVID era could lead anywhere

Where is Canadian political life headed in what appears to be a divisive, post-truth era in which traditional notions of policy may be drowned out by unending, deluded rage?

The general thinking has been that choosing chief trucker convoy apologist Pierre Poilievre as Conservative leader would be a huge gift for the Liberals. But that may prove fanciful, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

July 6, 2022

OTTAWA—Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s re-election told us a lot about the emerging post-COVID political landscape. Ford held onto his right-wing support and benefitted from general indifference among a large segment of the province’s voting public. In essence, provincial voters saw the ballot a...

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