PETERS – Could Canada be ripe for Trump’s brand of divisive politics?

Posted on January 22, 2017 in Columns, McQuarrie // 2 Comments

Will Trump-style politics come to Canada?

I AM FULLY willing to admit when I screwed up, and here is a pretty obvious example.

I had no inkling that Donald Trump could win the presidency.

I was fully confident that a candidate who was so contemptuous toward women, toward minorities, and toward the media could not possibly get the support necessary.

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2 Comments on PETERS – Could Canada be ripe for Trump’s brand of divisive politics?

Grouchy 1 // January 22, 2017 at 9:45 AM // Reply

The CPC is in sad shape if these are the best candidates they can find.

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Pierre // January 22, 2017 at 8:44 AM // Reply

James, as a media source you have the big responsibility to report the facts and tell the truth to avoid Trump-style divisiveness…are you fully committed?

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