Commentary
Although the profanity and hostility directed at NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh by a small group of protesters in Peterborough last week was ugly and alarming, a share of the blame must be laid at the feet of federal leaders, who have repeatedly sought political capital through divisive rhetoric.
These leaders have shown a profound lack of empathy for anyone who does not espouse their views. Justin Trudeau hurled the first stone when he labelled the vaccine hesitant as racists and misogynists. This was echoed in the government’s characterization of the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa. To use such pejoratives against one’s own citizens was an unnecessary and damaging insult that is now bearing some worrisome fruit.
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