Pam Damoff’s departure a canary in the coal mine on polarization

If this disenchanted MP has it right, in the caustic politics of polarization, only the fanatically partisan need apply.

Liberal MPs Pam Damoff, left, Francesco Sorbara and Salma Zahid. Damoff announced she would not run in the next election, citing misogyny, death threats, misinformation, disinformation, and the lack of civility. Politics is a place for bullies and belligerence, not public-spirited Canadians who want to serve their country, writes Michael Harris.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

May 6, 2024

HALIFAX—It wasn’t the biggest story coming out of Ottawa last week, but make no mistake about it, Pam Damoff’s decision to leave politics is a canary in the mine. The call to public service is losing its lustre.

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