Meanwhile, on a planet far, far away

The enemy without—climate change, of course—is scratching at the window, unheard and ignored. In one way or another it’s coming for us all.

David Eby, left, Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau, Kamala Harris, David Rustad, Pierre Poilievre, and Danielle Smith. Politics is a thankless business, so perhaps we shouldn’t begrudge our leaders the fun they are having with issues like foreign interference, Trump’s admiration for Hitler, Rustad’s flirtations with crazy conspiracies, writes Riley. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr/British Columbia Government and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Neena Singhal

Opinion

BY SUSAN RILEY

October 28, 2024

CHELSEA, QUE.—The political scene today—on this continent, for sure—too often sounds like a high-volume donnybrook, a Wide World of Wrestling triple bill, featuring wild accusations, vulgar name-calling, mutinous plots, and dire threats against various minorities and �...

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