Come on! Dial down the nonsense in the House before it’s too late

Every time a charge is made that a Canadian MP supports terrorism, or backs an authoritarian, land-grabbing regime, or is a traitor, a tyrant, or a dictator, the social fabric tears that little bit more. Come on.

MPs might be comfortable treating debates as a game for which there are no consequences. But what they are saying to their supporters and to voters is downright dangerous.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY EDITORIAL

December 4, 2023

Politicians don’t have to like their political opponents, but they should at the very least acknowledge that they’re all in the job for the same reason.

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