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Conrad Black: The Rise and Fall of the Liberals’ Political Fortunes Over Recent Decades

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Conrad Black: The Rise and Fall of the Liberals’ Political Fortunes Over Recent Decades
A stagehand works on the stage in between presenters at the 2023 Liberal National Convention in Ottawa on May 4, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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For the first time since the last days of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s tenure over 40 years ago, there was widespread curiosity in Canada—until this Monday—about whether the incumbent prime minister would retire voluntarily or otherwise, or lead his party into another general election later this year.

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.