Could socialists and populists unite?

The Conservatives and NDP lack a common anti-establishment ideological 'radicalism' that could form the basis of a parliamentary partnership.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Keep in mind that the views of the populist right and of the socialist left do, in fact, overlap on many issues, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

August 3, 2023

OAKVILLE, ONT.—If superhero movies have taught me anything, it’s that we live in a “multiverse,” which theoretically means there exists an infinite number of parallel universes, including an infinite number of parallel Canadas.

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