Conservatism at the Crossroads

On the Frontlines of Democracy presents: "Conservatism at the Crossroads", in partnership with The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Toronto Metropolitan University and CBC Radio Ideas. 

Marci McDonald, renowned journalist, the winner of nine National Magazine Award gold medals, and the author of two political best-sellers, Yankee Doodle Dandy: Brian Mulroney and the American Agenda and The Armageddon Factor: the Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canada.

Urz Heer, Conservative party stalwart who made headlines in 2015 as a critic of the party and the broader vision being pushed by some that she sees as exclusive, xenophobic, and Islamophobic. 

Sam Routley, PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of Western Ontario, researching contemporary conservative politics.

and moderated by CBC Radio Ideas host, Nahlah Ayed - award-winning foreign correspondent, journalist, and author of A Thousand Farewells (2012) and The War We Won Apart (2024).