Let’s deal with the bad, but never forget the good that sport can bring

It is important to remember the power for good that sport has. It is already built for driving optimism about potential, overcoming the odds, and building a strong foundation for our society.

Liberal and Conservative MPs face off in a charity match to support the Terry Fox Foundation at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Feb. 16, 2017. Sport is vital to the fabric of this country, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

March 29, 2023

OTTAWA—The afterglow of U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit remains strong for many in Ottawa. It is comical how gaga people in political circles in the nation’s capital get when a Democratic president comes town. My old geezer cynicism aside, there is something likeable ...

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