Leftist Policies Surge When the Centre Yields and the Right Retreats

Leftist Policies Surge When the Centre Yields and the Right Retreats
The Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Aug. 18, 2020. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
John Robson
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There is a remark attributed, somewhat dubiously, to future Allied Commander-in-Chief Ferdinand Foch at the First Battle of the Marne in 1914 that goes, “My centre is yielding. My right is retreating. Situation excellent. I am attacking.” But if he did not say it, Canada’s Liberals can as, awash in red ink, they prepare to unleash a green counterflood.

John Robson
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John Robson is a documentary filmmaker, National Post columnist, senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation, contributing editor to the Dorchester Review, and executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. His most recent documentary is “The Environment: A True Story.”
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