Don’t fall for Pierre Poilievre’s rants that Canada is broken — it’s an insult to Canadians – The Star
May 2, 2024
In Canada, political debate has not been about denigrating the country — until now. It has not been about adolescent vulgarisms in personal attacks — until now.
These are bitter days for those who believe in the essential role of a healthy American democracy on the global stage. Bitter, too, for a large majority of Americans.
For the rest of the world, terrifying.
For those who cannot digest America’s often irritating arrogance, excesses and even humiliating mistakes, there is one unavoidable reality they must face. A world where the United States is ruled by a corrupt autocrat determined to seek revenge on his enemies at home and around the world, would make today’s nightmares pale by comparison.
If the calamity of such a collapse came as a result of the collusion of its most powerful democratic institutions, the horror is only magnified. Yet that was what we saw at the nation’s highest court last week.
