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Who Was Canada’s Richest Prime Minister?

Who Was Canada’s Richest Prime Minister?
(Clockwise from top) Former prime ministers Joe Clark, Paul Martin, John Turner, and Brian Mulroney as they mark the 150th anniversary of the first meeting of the first Parliament of Canada, in Ottawa on Nov. 6, 2017. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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The politics of envy, directing hatred towards the rich, sometimes called class warfare, remains a favourite wellspring of the left. In her book “The Politics of Envy,” American sociologist Anne Hendershott has written of its roots in the 1950s, why the young and naive are especially credulous towards its claims, and how social media has given it new life. As ex-Harper staffer Sean Speer observed at The Hub, it’s still common to hear the calumny that “Conservatives are for the rich.”
C.P. Champion
C.P. Champion
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C.P. Champion, Ph.D., is the author of two books, was a fellow of the Centre for International and Defence Policy at Queen's University in 2021, and edits The Dorchester Review magazine, which he founded in 2011.
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