Smith leads the way as the right challenges democratic norms in the post-COVID political wasteland

Alberta’s Sovereignty Act takes place against a backdrop of anger and grievance aimed at the Trudeau government that is largely based on myth.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her signature legislation are saying the province of Alberta does not have to comply with laws passed by the democratically chosen Members of Parliament, writes Les Whittington.The Hill Times file photograph

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

December 7, 2022

OTTAWA—COVID, social media, and imported extremist populism have created a post-truth political environment with the potential to reduce traditional public affairs to chaos and undermine Canada’s basic federal-provincial power-sharing arrangements.

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