OP-ED: Democracy waning in Canada due to federal policies
Professor Lydia Miljan writes that while much attention has been paid to Donald Trump, Canada is also facing a democratic backsliding.
Author: Lydia Miljan
In How Democracies Die, Harvard political scientists Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt argue that while some democracies collapse due to external threats, many more self-destruct from within. Democratic backsliding often occurs not through dramatic coups but through the gradual erosion of insti…
