Commentary
Acts of violence in the form of rioting and looting have been erupting across the United States over the past six months, while the pandemic has exacerbated underlying tensions that have steadily escalated since the 2016 election. The anarchy unfolding on the front lines of this civil unrest is the result of an adoption of radical ideas that were once the antithesis of America’s promise of liberty. Although Canada may seem insulated from the more extreme expressions of this trend, we should be wary of the trials of our southern neighbour, bound as we are in proximity and ideology.
