Hold the hypocrisy: Canadian leaders not practising what they preach on political rhetoric

Playing people off of one another, and exploiting collective anxiety is a common practice among the major party leaders, and is tip-toeing to something worse.

The calls from parties led by Conservative Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for ending violence and it having no place in our democracies will take likely take a back seat to whatever appears to be the best electoral strategy of the moment, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

July 17, 2024

OTTAWA—The aftermath of the assassination attempt on former United States president Donald Trump—officially the Republican nominee for his old job—is sadly reminiscent of what we normally hear following mass shootings.

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