In Conversation with David Frum: Virtual Parliament & the State of Canadian Politics

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Published 2023-09-15

This is the fortieth episode of The Hub's bi-weekly series featuring Sean Speer in conversation with leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum. The two discuss the imminent return of the Canadian parliament and the costs and consequences of the ongoing practice of so-called "virtual parliament" including what it tells us about the state of Canadian politics.

The Hub Dialogues feature The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation.

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@grf15 9 months ago

I would have more sympathy for the idea of taking the power of appointing judges out of the hands of the PM, if there was any suggestion that the PM made poor choices. Currently, the PM solicits advice from a broad spectrum and appointments seldom are controversial. (Harper being the only example I can think of, he had considerable criticism for one of his proposed judges.) I have no objection to having MPs in Ottawa full-time. However, if they are trained seals, it makes no difference. If Frum thinks anything would change if Pierre P were the PM, he's seriously delusional.