More on the Culture Wars, the Charter and Moral Leadership
A friend responded to my previous blog on the culture wars and the silence of centrist and centre-left politicians on moral issues. His view has significant merit: he argues that many “social liberals” believe that they effectively won the “culture war” when Canada patriated the Constitution with a new Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This … Read more
The Canadian Culture Wars
Susan Riley adds a valuable perspective on the current war about who started the culture war in Canada. A case can be made, I think, that we Canadians are massively ambivalent about how much moral content we want in our politics. We have prided ourselves on the pragmatism of our politics. Our politicians, especially when … Read more
