Can we build bridges between the political Right and Left? In a series we’re calling “Politics for the rest of us,” Brigitte Pellerin interviews ordinary but politically interested Canadians to explore whether it’s possible to escape the extremism that has seeped into public debate and find common ground. Today, meet a conservative who doesn’t fit the stereotype:
When you think of the typical right-winger, your mind might see a middle-aged Bible-thumper from rural Saskatchewan, or a suburban dot-com millionaire. Rarely do you visualize a young educated woman from downtown Toronto. And yet.
Freelance journalist Jess Morgan is 28 years old. […]
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