Floor crossers and pardons contributing to political cynicism

Floor crossers and pardons contributing to political cynicism

Excusing Canadians and Americans for having a higher-than-normal level of cynicism about politics these days may be in order. In the United States, thanks to a constitutional power granted the president at the beginning of the Republic, recent presidents have used pardons to make political statements, clear family and friends, and pay off political favours. The pardons issued at the end of the Biden Administration and during the first year of Tr…