An exclusive chat with Pierre Poilievre; a battle over maple syrup; Canada’s inflation rate keeps climbing
| Why the working class embraced right-wing populism | What is wrong with the working class? That question has been furiously debated among left-leaning intellectuals since the days of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. It has been asked with increasing urgency in the 21st century, as the migration of anti-elite populism from its original home on the left side of the political spectrum to the right has accelerated, hitting a crescendo in 2016 with the election of Donald Trump in the U.S. and the triumph of Brexit in the U.K. The short answer usually on offer is: culture. Can the left win them back? | |