I am amazed that the Globe (and other outlets) keep giving space to this guy. He's not some kind of wise elder statesman. He's a failure. Why should we listen to him?
This navel-gazing from the media about "populism"  is getting boring, too. Part of the population  is stupid, that's all it is. 
Preston Manning wanted to turn Stornoway into a bingo hall, and lots of people thought that was a good idea.