A reflective time in the House that ended far too soon

This isn’t a call for politicians to consider their legacy in the everyday business of governing, nor is it for a toxic civility politics that obfuscates the truth in favour of respectability. It’s a mere plea for politicians to consider the gravity of their choices every day that they spend on the Hill. Treat your position with the solemnity that you treated that brief hour on a wintry Monday.

Editorial
March 25, 2024

Editorial | March 25, 2024

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