The silence of the House speaks volumes

The House of Commons is for everyone, so why should Black Canadians hear anti-Blackness that goes unremarked?

Unlike other instances of unparliamentary language in the House of Commons, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s Sept. 18 misspeak was ignored by his parliamentary colleagues and members of the press gallery, which sends a message, writes Erica Ifill.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ERICA IFILL

September 20, 2023

OTTAWA—For this week’s column, I was going to write something disparaging about Justin Trudeau, until Pierre “Hold My Beer” Poilievre came through, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, with a stunner of a

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