Bob Rae: Thoughts on tyranny, justice, sovereignty, and politics

Bob Rae: …we must not allow fear to prevent us from speaking publicly and acting effectively. There is nothing to be gained by pretending that the events taking place around the world, and decisions being taken in Washington and elsewhere, are somehow normal or business as usual.

When the president of the United States says “we can either do this (taking over Greenland) the nice way or the hard way” he is using the language of a Mafia don. The answer to this is not just words. It means building resilience, strengthening our economy and defences, working with other countries, and engaging candidly with Canadians about how much the world is changing…