Former Top Civil Servant Asks Who Is ‘Looking Out for Canada’s Interests’ Amid Turmoil in Ottawa

Former Top Civil Servant Asks Who Is ‘Looking Out for Canada’s Interests’ Amid Turmoil in Ottawa
Storm clouds pass by the Peace Tower and Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Aug. 18, 2020. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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A former clerk of the Privy Council and vice-chair of BMO Financial Group has written an op-ed questioning who in Parliament will stick up for Canada’s interests against the incoming U.S. administration, as Ottawa remains in political turmoil.

“The government has squandered our fiscal advantage, hollowed out our military, shattered our immigration system and shown little interest in our anemic productivity while economic, geopolitical and security threats to Canada rise to DEFCON levels,” Kevin Lynch wrote in a column published in The Globe and Mail on Jan. 2.