Heard On The Hill

Omer Aziz leaves PMO to focus on new book about fascism, Stephen King says the book ‘should be an alarm bell announcing that the American house is on fire’

Also: Minister LeBlanc and his Mexican counterpart will speak in Montreal next month, ex-Power Play host Don Martin shares good news about his health, and polling shows U.S. President Trump's popularity is taking a hit.

Omer Aziz, left, has recently left his communications role at the Prime Minister's Office to promote his latest book, Shadows of the Republic: The Rebirth of Fascism in America.Photograph and cover image courtesy of Broadleaf Books

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BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

April 27, 2026

Omer Aziz has been thinking about fascism for 10 years, and has spent the past five of those writing about it.

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