Canada has a very different political culture than the United States, molded more along the line of Great Britain’s than the more free-wheeling and aggressive US style.
I’m not a huge fan of parliamentary systems, but I admit that something warms the more intellectual side of my heart when I see a debate in Canada or the UK. The thrust and parry, the quick wit, and the testing of intellects are fun to watch.
One-on-one interviews are also different, although less so. The expectation that politicians speak in a bit more depth and with a lot more restraint is deeply ingrained, although in recent years the limits have loosened and politics have gotten to be more pugilistic.
Pierre Poilievre thrives in Canada’s political culture in a way that few conservatives ever have. While the effeminate-looking, blackface wearing, virtue-signaling Justin Trudeau has…
