The rule of law, not the rule of claw, is what makes a democracy

A lot of work needs to be done to make sure that vigilante politics doesn’t take root here. A good start would be an all-party press conference where every Canadian political leader condemns the use of violence in our public life.

Justin Trudeau, left, and Jagmeet Singh must stop pussy-footing around with people who are thugs rather than protesters, and Pierre Poilievre should make clear to the forces on the extreme right of his base that violence can never be a legitimate political tool, writes Michael Harris.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

August 14, 2023

HALIFAX—Sometimes the future shows up in faraway places.

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