We now have a polarized two-party system, like the United States. And unlike Canadian federal politics, where Conservatives, Liberals, New Democrats, Bloc Québécois and Greens compete for votes.

Masks, lockdowns and social distancing: Rarely has government policy polarized society as it did during the COVID-19 pandemic. What can be done to heal social rifts and be better prepared?

About six-in-ten voters who belong to a union identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party, while about four-in-ten associate with the GOP. Americans’ grim political mood and desire for change ...