The 2025 Conference

Liberal Democracy in the Rearview Mirror?

A Section 1 Conference in collaboration with with the Canadian International Council and Massey College. Leading experts address the crisis of democratic backsliding and the state of liberal constitutionalism at home and around the world.

Thomas Homer-Dixon (Executive Director, the Cascade Institute, Royal Roads University; Global Security Expert, Best-Selling Author)
“Defending Canadian Democracy: A strategic framework for revitalizing our society”.

Thomas Homer-Dixon's paper

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Peter L. Biro (Founder and President, Section1 and Massey College Senior Fellow.)
“From Liberal Democracy to Electoral Autocracy: On the rotten foundation of fabricated mandates to decommission accountable government”.

  • The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell (former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario)
  • Lucan Way, (U of T Political Science)
  • Michael Bonner (In Defense of Civilization)
  • Sanjay Ruparelia, (Jarislowsky Democracy Chair, Toronto Metropolitan University)
  • Sabine Anne Sparwasser (former German Ambassador to Canada)
  • Dennis Pilon (Chair, Department of Politics, Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University)
  • George Takach (Lawyer, author of Cold War 2.0)
  • Nicholas Rouleau (Constitutional litigator and CIC co-Chair)
  • Mendelsohn Aviv (immediate past ED and General Counsel, CCLA)
  • Sascha Priewe, (Director of Collections and Public Programs at the Aga Khan Museum)
  • Sabreena Delhon, (Executive Director, Samara Centre for Democracy)
  • Seána Glennon, (University of Ottawa Faculty of Law)
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