‘This is not normal’ and truth doesn’t stand a chance: a partial list in today’s politics

We are not immune from the new, more brazen amorality in Canada. Politics has always traded in half-truths, insinuation, cheap shots and ugly advertising.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Poilievre's campaign against the federal carbon tax exaggerates the impact of the levy on the cost of living, ignores the rebates to most families, and downplays the captains of industry who are amassing record profits while food banks are overwhelmed.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SUSAN RILEY

September 11, 2023

CHELSEA, QUE.—Perhaps the most memorable moment in last month’s debate among U.S.Republican presidential candidates—well, except for the front-runner—came from former New Jersey governor and Donald Trump factotum Chris Christie. Said Christie, referring to Trump’s ...

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