To launch Toronto Star Live @ Soulpepper — a new series bringing together Star journalists and newsmakers on stage — acclaimed journalist and former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland joins Star business columnist Adam Radwanski on Oct. 19 for a timely conversation about the future of democracy, Canada’s place in it, and what comes next.
Freeland has negotiated with heads of state, navigated periods of extraordinary political and economic upheaval, and sat across the table from some of the most powerful — and least predictable — figures in the world. What happens when the alliances that democracies relied on start to crack? How should Canada respond when powerful countries — including its closest neighbours — become unreliable partners? In a world shaped by the contest between people and plutocrats, democracy and dictatorship, what does it mean to stand firm?
