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Conrad Black: A Tale of Two Countries: The Trajectory of Conservatism in Canada and US

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Conrad Black: A Tale of Two Countries: The Trajectory of Conservatism in Canada and US
Canadian and American flags are seen at the U.S.–Canada border in Pittsburg, N.H., on March 1, 2017. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images
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The following is a speech delivered by Conrad Black at the Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference 2023 in Ottawa on March 24, 2023.

I have been asked to give a summary of the development and current condition of conservatism in the United States and Canada. Please allow me to begin with a bit of historical interpretation. The nature of American and Canadian political society, including their somewhat different notions of conservatism, are derived from their early days.

Conrad Black
Conrad Black
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Conrad Black has been one of Canada’s most prominent financiers for 40 years and was one of the leading newspaper publishers in the world. He’s the author of authoritative biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Richard Nixon, and, most recently, “Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other,” which has been republished in updated form. Follow Conrad Black with Bill Bennett and Victor Davis Hanson on their podcast Scholars and Sense.
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