It’s time to double down on our efforts to counter violence and polarization in Canada

Tackling polarization and xenophobia requires a non-partisan, depoliticized and evidence-based approach.

Police remove Freedom Convoy protesters from downtown Ottawa on Feb. 17, 2022. Social polarization, xenophobia, and a growing openness to the use of violence as a means of solving disputes have the ability to undermine our social cohesion, our faith in our political systems and institutions, and—rarely—generate divisive acts of violence.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JOHN MCCOY AND DAVID O’BRIEN

February 26, 2024

Three overlapping issues have coalesced and formed a growing threat to democratic countries. Social polarization, xenophobia, and a growing openness to the use of violence as a means of solving disputes together have the ability to undermine our social cohesion, our faith in...

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