Searching for consensus in a divided country

The reaction to the budget is all the more pertinent for the Liberals at a time when culture war issues are eclipsing already meagre policy-related consensus-building.

The response to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's latest attempt to balance the country’s priorities is a reminder of how divided Canadians have become along conservative versus progressive lines, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

April 5, 2023

OTTAWA—Sometimes people pull together in hard times, but the political fault lines in Canada only seem to be hardening in the tumultuous aftermath of the pandemic.

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