Politicians already exploit the province's economic disparity, Graham Steele says

By Graham Steele, CBC News Posted: Nov 02, 2016 4:21 PM AT Last Updated: Nov 02, 2016 5:25 PM AT

So you think it couldn't happen here?

You think Nova Scotia is immune from the populist politics that has brought Donald Trump to within a hair of the White House?

No, we're not immune.

There is nothing that unusual about Trump. He uses old, well-worn political rhetorical tools. He taps into an American nativism that has deep roots.

What's different is that he recognizes no boundaries. To borrow a phrase from a recent piece by David Frum, Trump has knocked down all the usual guardrails that kept politicians within the bounds of decent democratic discourse.

The question is whether it could happen here in Nova Scotia.

I say yes.

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