Article contentThe effects of the Capitol Hill riot in Washington, D.C., continue to reverberate more than two weeks later. They were the backdrop of President Joe Biden’s inaugural speech (“violence sought to shake the Capitol’s very foundation”) and have since led to growing calls to excommunicate the “far right” from Conservative politics in Canada. There mustn’t be tolerance for these forces in mainstream Canadian politics. Try refreshing your browser, or Sean Speer: There's a danger in trying to root out extremism from mainstream politics Back to videoBut we ought to be careful not to overreach, either. A much-needed push for more moderation, reason and dispassion cannot become an excuse for a top-down, anti-democratic homogenization of our politics.

Source: National Post January 23, 2021 11:02 UTC