In 2019 the National Post commissioned a series on the state of conservatism in Canada and its future prospects. I was honoured to be asked to kick off the series, which I did with this piece.
“Modern conservatism springs, not from a central idea or policy, but from an emotional disposition. Conservatives are first and foremost grateful for what we as a society have.
“This gratitude arises from an awareness of where we have come from. Poverty, disease, ignorance and intolerance are humanity’s default condition. Only a handful of societies have, slowly and painfully, evolved the institutions and behaviours that allow people to escape these ills on a broad front.
“Canada is one of those nations.”
October, 2019
