Backing blithely into the storm

Canadians need to look at their real options as they strive for a better future, not tolerate or come out in favour of policies that run counter to their own basic interests.

Quebec Premier François Legault, left, Alberta United Conservative Party leadership front-runner Danielle Smith, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are championing self-defeating causes, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

October 5, 2022

OTTAWA—In a season of confusion, denial, and self-defeating causes, the man who will be leading Quebec again has been a standout. Last week, while campaigning for re-election, Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault let it be known what he thinks of immigrants. He told the Montreal Cham...

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