Apples to oranges

Given the current environment, a Liberal cry about Donald Trump’s political approach crippling Canada could have limited appeal.

While there may be some broad comparisons that can be drawn in campaign tactics, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and former U.S. president Donald Trump are different, regardless of how the Liberals try to paint them with the same brush, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons photograph by Gage Skidmore

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

January 31, 2024

OTTAWA—Are you tired of all the nasty in politics? Nasty for the sake of nasty, as if somehow that is how problems will get solved: by brutalizing a person’s character and reputation, instead of just a forceful critique of their ideas. Well, even though you, me, and a fe...

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