Politics needs opponents, not enemies

The problem comes when when we start assuming that because someone belongs to another party, we already know what kind of person they are.
One of the strongest pieces of advice I can give to anyone working in politics is this: don't let your party decide whom you are allowed to like, writes Anthony Salloum. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
Opinion
BY ANTHONY SALLOUM
September 16, 2026

I spent 28 years working for the NDP, including 25 years on Parliament Hill. Before that, I was a Liberal. 

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