“What would make Trump sit up, take notice and take us seriously? A concentrated effort to restore our economic usefulness.”
Not only is it unwise to further rile an egomaniac by calling him one, it looks weak to respond to a brewing development by perceiving it first as a major threat, rather than an opportunity. Part cliché. Mostly truism. It is said that there are no sure things in politics.
But, after his unprecedented victories in both New Hampshire and Iowa, Donald Trump locking up the Republican nomination looks pretty damn certain. Sadly, Canadians politicians have been trending down the former path this past week.
Jagmeet Singh described Trump as “vengeance-filled” and an “egomaniac.” Justin Trudeau opined about his “unpredictability.” Characterizations as profoundly unenlightening as they are unhelpful.
While those characterizations might well be true, not only is it unwise to further rile an egomaniac by calling him one, it looks weak to respond to a brewing development by perceiving it first as a major threat, rather than an opportunity.
For the rest of this column: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/how-canadian-politicians-should-prepare-for-a-second-trump-presidency/article_37790926-bc5a-11ee-8a33-736c19a786b3.html