Ryan Moffatt: Lots of Blame to Go Around for Crass Public Behaviour, but Legislation Is Not the Solution

Ryan Moffatt: Lots of Blame to Go Around for Crass Public Behaviour, but Legislation Is Not the Solution
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh rises during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on May 11, 2022. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
Ryan Moffatt
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Although the profanity and hostility directed at NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh by a small group of protesters in Peterborough last week was ugly and alarming, a share of the blame must be laid at the feet of federal leaders, who have repeatedly sought political capital through divisive rhetoric.

Ryan Moffatt
Ryan Moffatt
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Ryan Moffatt is a journalist based in Vancouver.
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