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Podcast: The LeDrew Three Minute Interview
Episode: Canada’s Leaders Compared to Rome’s Worst Emperors
Description: Stephen LeDrew is joined by Robin Bredin for a sharp and provocative discussion on political leadership in Canada - and why it has failed so badly.Drawing on history, classical references, and hard-earned political experience, Bredin compares modern Canadian leaders to figures from ancient Rome, examining hubris, detachment, and the dangers of leaders who believe they are above the people they govern.This episode explores how post-national thinking, performative politics, and moral grandstanding weakened national unity, why Canadians tolerated it for so long, and what happens when leadership becomes about image instead of...