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John Robson: Political Resolutions for the New Year

John Robson: Political Resolutions for the New Year

Last updated: December 31, 2025 1:48 pm
By John Robson
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John Robson: Political Resolutions for the New Year

New Year’s fireworks explode above the waterfront in Toronto on Jan. 1, 2025. The Canadian Press/Laura Proctor

John Robson

12/30/2025|Updated: 12/30/2025

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Nearly 20 years ago I proposed a handy way to get rid of family and friends you didn’t like. It was a game called Robson’s Kith and Kin Kleanser that involved making New Year’s resolutions for other people, not yourself, in some variants anonymous, in others pointedly personal. And now, to get rid of politicians you don’t like, I propose making some New Year’s resolutions for them.

John Robson

John Robson is a documentary filmmaker, National Post columnist, senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation, contributing editor to the Dorchester Review, and executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. His most recent documentary is “The Environment: A True Story.”

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