The dog-whistle problem works both ways, though. The froth stirred up by the Liberals to convince us of the absolute necessity for Motion M-103, for example, skews reality and lends to a preferential treatment narrative. It's interesting that the recent incident involving threats against Muslim students at Concordia University was at first argued by some to present a supposedly self-evident illustration of rampant mainstream Islamophobia, until, well, the police reportedly charged a person who came to Canada from Lebanon with mischief in the matter. All of a sudden the stern admonitions about Islamophobia relating to the incident suddenly disappeared from the media coverage. Funny that, eh? 

I too think Sanders was the legitimate populist in the recent U.S. election cycle. But the elites, and especially those in the supposedly progressive and tolerant Democratic party, sabotaged his candidacy. Don't they, too, deserve blame for Trump's ascendancy?