With toxic, partisan mudslinging on both sides of the House, MPs are ‘unleashing a force’ they ‘may not be able to control,’ politicos warn

Politicians need to respect their profession the way the medical and legal communities do, or it will debase the entire system, says Donald Savoie. 'You could win power and destroy your profession. You need to be very careful.'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier. MPs of all parties should realize that in their quest of power, they must not begin to undermine public institutions, say political insiders.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

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BY ABBAS RANA

June 12, 2023

With the unprecedented rising threat of violence against politicians, MPs on both sides of the aisle need to be mindful in their use of negative tactics against each other on social media and in this artificial intelligence era as things could very quickly get out of control...

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