Opinion Martin Regg Cohn: In attacking David Johnston, Pierre Poilievre borrows a disgraceful tactic from Donald Trump
Pierre Poilievre didn’t write that playbook. He borrowed it from Donald Trump.
Ah, you say, that was America in the Trump era. We take you now to the latest distortions and contortions in Canada’s democratic debate, where supposed conflicts are conflated and inflated — and not just by opposition politicians. It is also right up Trump’s alley, as we saw in the U.S. — supposedly putative “proof” of bias. In fact, political donations are a matter of public record, not some secret backroom deal — and they are so strongly encouraged in our democracy that they qualify for generous tax credits.
Whence does this conceit of political purity emanate? From Trump — the wizard of confusion, conflation and disruption — who knew how to play the game.
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