Former Quebec Premier Jean Charest, along with former mayors, senators, artists, and business people, has co-signed an open letter urging the political class to address the growing incivility in Canada. The letter highlights the need for concrete action to improve public debate and expresses concern over the decreasing tolerance for differing opinions, especially regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Middle East.
QUEBEC — Former Quebec Premier Jean Charest is concerned about what he says has been a rise in incivility across Canada .
"The reaction is very strong. It stunned us. It surprised me a lot," he said."Some people are reacting poorly, seeing this call as a kind of call to silence, when that's not the case at all." Charest and his co-signatories warn that if nothing is done to"address urgently the rise of incivility," Canada's social fabric will be"torn apart, perhaps irreparably."
Former Gatineau mayor France Bélisle became one of the most high-profile officials to resign, saying in February she had been the victim of intimidation.
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