Constitutionalism: Lessons from Canada | Conrad Black

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    “Constitutionalism: Lessons from Canada”
    Conrad Black
    Publisher, Businessman, and Author
    This speech was given on September 13, 2023, during a Hillsdale College Constitution Day Celebration.
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    Hillsdale College is an independent institution of higher learning founded in 1844 by men and women “grateful to God for the inestimable blessings” resulting from civil and religious liberty and “believing that the diffusion of learning is essential to the perpetuity of these blessings.” It pursues the stated object of the founders: “to furnish all persons who wish, irrespective of nation, color, or sex, a literary, scientific, [and] theological education” outstanding among American colleges “and to combine with this such moral and social instruction as will best develop the minds and improve the hearts of its pupils.” As a nonsectarian Christian institution, Hillsdale College maintains “by precept and example” the immemorial teachings and practices of the Christian faith.
    The College also considers itself a trustee of our Western philosophical and theological inheritance tracing to Athens and Jerusalem, a heritage finding its clearest expression in the American experiment of self-government under law.
    By training the young in the liberal arts, Hillsdale College prepares students to become leaders worthy of that legacy. By encouraging the scholarship of its faculty, it contributes to the preservation of that legacy for future generations. By publicly defending that legacy, it enlists the aid of other friends of free civilization and thus secures the conditions of its own survival and independence.
    The College also considers itself a trustee of our Western philosophical and theological inheritance tracing to Athens and Jerusalem, a heritage finding its clearest expression in the American experiment of self-government under law.
    By training the young in the liberal arts, Hillsdale College prepares students to become leaders worthy of that legacy. By encouraging the scholarship of its faculty, it contributes to the preservation of that legacy for future generations. By publicly defending that legacy, it enlists the aid of other friends of free civilization and thus secures the conditions of its own survival and independence.

Komentáře • 313

  • @waynesimmonds9646
    @waynesimmonds9646 Před 7 měsíci +63

    Thank god for those few who have the balls to speak truth.
    If it hurts, too bad, just listen.

    • @HavingFunYet-zc8wb
      @HavingFunYet-zc8wb Před 6 měsíci

      Please stop .. The man gave up his Canadian citizenship t be come Brit Lord [ Traitor ] .. worse a monarchist ..believes i RIGHTS by BLOOD
      this is some thing you scrape off your shoe ..

    • @HavingFunYet-zc8wb
      @HavingFunYet-zc8wb Před 6 měsíci +1

      Question what do Monarchist , Zionist , Bandara and Classic NAZI ?
      Answer Rights by blood

    • @chrisgreene2623
      @chrisgreene2623 Před 6 měsíci

      Depends if you are so insular and parochial you take at face value he is speaking the truth

  • @bearowen5480
    @bearowen5480 Před 7 měsíci +44

    I went to Hillsdale's site to hear Lord Black's speech in its entirety. It was a virtuoso performance from beginning to end. Even if one were disinterested in the topic, which I am not, this man's incomparable command of the English language would still be mesmerizing. It was a pure joy to listen to even though he annunciated themes which are deeply troubling to both Americans and Canadians. Well done, Lord Black. I eagerly look forward to your future lectures on important topics of our times.

    • @franciscafazzo3460
      @franciscafazzo3460 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Sounds like a bag of wind

    • @mattplaschka1873
      @mattplaschka1873 Před 6 měsíci +2

      The title “Lord” is not recognized in Canada.

    • @canoeman1961
      @canoeman1961 Před 6 měsíci +1

      This man could recite a phonebook and still be interesting.

    • @markmckaig2168
      @markmckaig2168 Před 6 měsíci +1

      More like Ex convict Conrad Black

    • @t.b.g.504
      @t.b.g.504 Před 6 měsíci

      @@mattplaschka1873 Due to that Nickle Resolution, unfortunately.

  • @katherinejaconello7334
    @katherinejaconello7334 Před 6 měsíci +28

    This lecture by Mr. Black boosted my morale. I have taken all the online Constitution courses at Hillsdale College over the last few years. I would like to do one on Canada presented by Conrad Black. I am Canadian.

    • @omegaman7377
      @omegaman7377 Před 6 měsíci

      The latest studies of the Covid vaccines will had the opposite effects. The Canadian Constitution is a big piece garbage. Trudeau had proved it. I'm sure the people dying of cancers are happy to learn the action of governement was inconstitutionnal.

    • @lc3853
      @lc3853 Před 6 měsíci

      Black is a convicted fraud.

    • @TheVeritas2100
      @TheVeritas2100 Před 6 měsíci

      ditto

  • @AMG-BENZ-1
    @AMG-BENZ-1 Před 6 měsíci +15

    As a French Canadian, I salute Lord Black’s profound respect for all Canadians and especially our French roots. We’ve always strived to protect our native language through several Provincial legal steps. Vivre le Québec libre!

  • @aljorgy2310
    @aljorgy2310 Před 6 měsíci +5

    Thanks Conrad, you are one of the best Canada can offer !! 😊

  • @CliffBronson1212
    @CliffBronson1212 Před 7 měsíci +35

    Appreciate/respect/admire Mr. Black's intelligence 🦉

    • @paulyarek
      @paulyarek Před 6 měsíci +2

      He is a slime

    • @CliffBronson1212
      @CliffBronson1212 Před 6 měsíci

      @@paulyarek Edithhhhh! Get me a bearrr, would yah huhh? 😁💚

    • @SeptemberChild1835
      @SeptemberChild1835 Před 3 měsíci

      Conman is quite intelligent for a felon. He is certainly more intelligent than his fellow felon friend Don The Con.

  • @marcdb1412
    @marcdb1412 Před 6 měsíci +18

    I am reading your books about the History of Canada, in three books, Thank you so much for such presentation. I think such books should be used in the Universities as History lessons. Thank Sir for your excellent work.

    • @techapps2
      @techapps2 Před 6 měsíci

      D the day h off for CG h high get to h off FG hurryf test off the s egg hutch feet j Fox

    • @robm9581
      @robm9581 Před 6 měsíci

      Lol convicted criminal, man who gave up citizenship to be a lord, what a joke of a human

    • @gillesblanchard1699
      @gillesblanchard1699 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Oh! It is like reading history in Poutine's history books or the right in the USA!

    • @marcdb1412
      @marcdb1412 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@gillesblanchard1699 I'm sorry Gilles, what is the Poutine's history book? Sorry for not knowing it.

  • @PeterQuentercrimsonbamboo
    @PeterQuentercrimsonbamboo Před 7 měsíci +19

    Fabulous… but why cut his speech short ?

    • @zakstev
      @zakstev Před 6 měsíci +1

      I asked the same question. Maybe it exists elsewhere...does anybody know the answer?

  • @brndxt
    @brndxt Před 6 měsíci +8

    Excellent talk 👍👍
    I am a Canadian who came from Hong Kong and Asia, where totalitarian regimes still reign.
    1) The West, with its ideas of liberty, freedom, and democracy, is under attack from without e.g. 🐼🐻‍❄️ and from within e.g. wokes.
    2) To the US, 🐼🐻‍❄️ wish to see you ☠️. And 🐻‍❄️, the weaker link, also wishes to see 🐼⚔️🦅.
    Just watch the Putin's interview with Carlson. He says 🐼 is your biggest enemy, while not untrue, he is manipulating the US audience, seeking to deflect attention on his own invasion into Ukraine and Eastern Europe.
    3) Infantization: While wokes cover various topics, their roots are the same, communism. And communism preys on the young minds, preferably young and immature minds.
    4) Covid, Wuhan Lab, and WHO: Black is correct. And at some point in future history, those who intentionally perpetuated the virus should be denounced, similar to the Numerberg trials.
    5) CCP: Never mean well. Trust them at your own peril. And kick their illegally operated police and intelleligence stations in the US and Canada out. Same for the Confucius schools, which aren't teaching Confucius anyway.
    6) Do watch the Hillsdale clip on China and Elite Captures.
    The West needs to choose between Having Spine and Being $pineless.

  • @Saratogan
    @Saratogan Před 7 měsíci +21

    Love the Twain comment; "Wagner's music is not as bad as it sounds." Lord Black's erudition is at least as good as it sounds.

  • @efrianlavine850
    @efrianlavine850 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Isn't it lovely to listen to somebody with such a generous command of the language.

  • @senorjp21
    @senorjp21 Před 6 měsíci +18

    Love him or hate him, Black is an astounding history scholar

    • @gillesblanchard1699
      @gillesblanchard1699 Před 6 měsíci

      and is also an staunching criminal lacking morals!

    • @brustar5152
      @brustar5152 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Scholar my arse! He's just parroting a variety of historical narratives written by far better people such as Pierre Berton.

    • @kenf8378
      @kenf8378 Před 6 měsíci +1

      He had lots of time to study while he sat in the slammer.

    • @kenf8378
      @kenf8378 Před 5 měsíci

      only if you happen to believe his version of Canada's history.

    • @SeptemberChild1835
      @SeptemberChild1835 Před 3 měsíci

      @@brustar5152 Yes, I agree!! 😃👍👍

  • @mikefarmer4748
    @mikefarmer4748 Před 7 měsíci +12

    He hit the nail on the head about the sad state of affairs here in blue jurisdictions. The law abiding are persecuted and prosecuted while crime is legal and criminal are virtuous victims.

  • @myleghurts3546
    @myleghurts3546 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Mr. Black, thank you for telling us what we've known for 380 years.

    • @RaisinBran-ir4iq
      @RaisinBran-ir4iq Před 2 měsíci

      As an American, this was a new perspective on the views held by our neighbor to the North. I greatly appreciated it.

  • @d46512
    @d46512 Před 6 měsíci +11

    Where's the rest of this talk? 🇨🇦 EDIT: Link in the video description

    • @love_4_life865
      @love_4_life865 Před 6 měsíci

      Try the website. You may need to register to gain access. Not sure if a small fee is entailed? I don’t recall paying a fee but I know I registered a while ago and get their news bulletin by regular mail which are always have incredible articles!

    • @love_4_life865
      @love_4_life865 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Wait….I just discovered that you only need to click on the “more” tab and you can click to watch the entire video. 👍

  • @SteveBene
    @SteveBene Před 7 měsíci +17

    Blessings from Montreal Canada

    • @pool2587
      @pool2587 Před 6 měsíci

      Chilliwack,Cascadia

  • @RaisinBran-ir4iq
    @RaisinBran-ir4iq Před 2 měsíci

    A little late to Lord Black's presentation, but as an American, this was very interesting. Hearing about our revolution through a Canadian perspective was a great history lesson. Like any country, our history of a particular event is shaded toward American views, so I really enjoyed learning something new.

  • @MrCanadave
    @MrCanadave Před 5 měsíci +1

    Conrad Black is a great Canadian

    • @SeptemberChild1835
      @SeptemberChild1835 Před 3 měsíci

      Conman Black is a great Canadian - Fraud and Felon! 😃😃😃

  • @jeanmorin3247
    @jeanmorin3247 Před 6 měsíci +7

    Conrad Black I used to hate your guts as a condescending and pretentious multimillionnaire with a too big mouth... until I read your biography of FDR. Since then I just shut up and gave you your fair space. The book just had to come from an immensely talented biographer. I am looking forward to your Duplessis, of which I heard comments that match those made about FDR. OK. I'm listening now.

    • @Kenny-re8ko
      @Kenny-re8ko Před 6 měsíci +1

      Try reading his book on Trump, I dare you. It got him a pardon.

  • @dabrack9350
    @dabrack9350 Před 7 měsíci +14

    Franklin got the French to join the Revolutionaries in part by giving the army his invention of lightning rods. French armories had been exploding when struck by lightning at an alarming rate and the rods cut those losses. Then the army helped convince the King to help the Americans.

    • @rickarmstrong4704
      @rickarmstrong4704 Před 6 měsíci +2

      That is still diplomacy is it not?

    • @dabrack9350
      @dabrack9350 Před 6 měsíci +3

      @@rickarmstrong4704 Of course it is. Franklin was on a diplomatic mission to get French support for the Americans and used all the tools available including making himself a celebrity in Paris salons as well as entertaining the influential ladies of society.

  • @honahwikeepa2115
    @honahwikeepa2115 Před 6 měsíci +6

    I think that New Zealand and Australia could have this conversation. The obvious difference between them are the Anthems.

  • @ragingchimera8021
    @ragingchimera8021 Před 6 měsíci +1

    30 years ago this man destroyed independent journalism in Canada. He is no hero, he is the reason we no longer have newsrooms and quality unbiased journalism in Canada.

  • @waynemullally6423
    @waynemullally6423 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Canada, not as bad as it sounds. That should be on a billboard on the 401 as you enter Ontario from Quebec

  • @honahwikeepa2115
    @honahwikeepa2115 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Personal peace and affluence as Francis A Schaeffer put it.

  • @b.alexanderjohnstone9774
    @b.alexanderjohnstone9774 Před 7 měsíci +10

    Brilliant stuff - only quibble is that it was Durham report, surely, not any farcical Canadian rebellion that won self-government for you (and for us here in Australia too. We had some drunks carrying on at gold mines, but it was by Act of the parliament at Westminster, signed by Victoria, 1900, that gave us what Canada, the senior Dominion, already had: self-government in all things but foreign affairs). No revolution required. London seemingly learned its lesson from the folly of America circa 1776 - the only time we have ever learned from history, that I can think of. All of which should make it easier to undo the mistake of parting and restablish the empire! It was a suggestion made by Hong Kong street protesters and the idea really grows ...

    • @craigyirush3492
      @craigyirush3492 Před 6 měsíci

      Why do you think Durham wrote his report?

    • @pool2587
      @pool2587 Před 6 měsíci

      Yeah William Lyon Mackenzie,eh❤

  • @tdwebste
    @tdwebste Před 6 měsíci +9

    You forget that Canada was transformed with the 1982 constitution in ways most don't realize!

    • @scytale6
      @scytale6 Před 6 měsíci +3

      It was a terrible thing. We need our old system back.

    • @whodarboilebamnames3990
      @whodarboilebamnames3990 Před 6 měsíci +3

      It's insane how much of our constitutional text which is still in effect is just ignored by our judges, and how section one is used to limit rights and freedoms stated in older still in effect constitutional documents.
      It also massively expanded the power judges have, it's been filled with activists since day 1 chosen by Pierre Trudeau. Plus Trudeau now has loaded the federal court system with left wing activist judges, same with the senate.
      Plus the 1982 constitution is used as a censor to prevent mention of the older texts and to refuse to look at issues using text with tradition and history. The court system ruled that assisted suicide needs to be expanded, but the clearly stated right for Canadians to bear arms, which is specifically defended by many Canadians in parliament such as John A. Macdonald, and part of the (classical) liberal british culture of bearing arms is not a right since 2000.
      The 1982 constitution was a Trojan horse, and it needs to be replaced asap.

    • @scytale6
      @scytale6 Před 6 měsíci

      @@whodarboilebamnames3990 There shouldn't be a constittution. These types of decisions are legislative in nature and should be made by politicians who are members of political parties. that's the only way for a voter to know which parties to support.

    • @gillesblanchard1699
      @gillesblanchard1699 Před 6 měsíci

      @@scytale6 and what would be the "old system"?

    • @scytale6
      @scytale6 Před 6 měsíci

      @@gillesblanchard1699 British Parliamentary Democracy - the only system that works.

  • @OldCanadianguy953
    @OldCanadianguy953 Před 6 měsíci +30

    As a born Canadian now middle aged and having witnessed much, I can confidently state that Canada would be much better off without Quebec. All that Quebec has given the free world is poutine and the Trudeau family, neither of which are good for you.

    • @user-fe6km7gw8m
      @user-fe6km7gw8m Před 6 měsíci

      What's wrong with Poutine? As far as Trudeau being from Quebec, it's certainly not Quebec's fault. Pricks come from many provinces and countries in the world.

    • @rboddington
      @rboddington Před 6 měsíci +1

      Even separatist premiere Jaques Parizeau called Quebec a "pain the neck" for Canada.

    • @markanthony3275
      @markanthony3275 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Exactement! Uh...I mean...Exactly! LOL!

    • @olivierlemire-osborne1110
      @olivierlemire-osborne1110 Před 6 měsíci

      The Trudeau family is the product of the Canadian regime and elites to stop Quebec to gain independence. This is not a product of Quebec independent movement or a product close to the idea of an independent Republic. France and the French Republic is much more the model of the independent movement in Quebec and Trudeau father ideas on multiculturalism and individuals rights are clearly British. I think it's fair to say that Trudeau family legacy is a product of the Liberal anglosaxons ideas today and it's evolution today.

    • @vincentlefebvre9255
      @vincentlefebvre9255 Před 6 měsíci

      Dear ignorant supremacist a majority of patent pending in Canada were created by Québécois in Canada. Yes over 50%. Then explain me why hundred of thousands of hypocrit anglophones did manifest for Québec to remain in Canada during the 1995 referendum. Québec is being flooded by countless false refugees causing insane inflation. And all is being said in the roc is that we are racist ? Bankers and economists say that it's really causing inflation. The roc is only emotional when talking about Québec.

  • @Brutal_truthus
    @Brutal_truthus Před 6 měsíci +2

    Ole Connie is as pompus as they come, a brilliant wordsmith. His fans are usually sheeple who want to appear smart

  • @JamesThompson-vs4kg
    @JamesThompson-vs4kg Před 6 měsíci +2

    We need change in Canada in our political system our justice system etc

    • @noneofyourbusiness3553
      @noneofyourbusiness3553 Před 6 měsíci +1

      I agree as a Canadian. In my opinion, if we do not receive recall and accountability in those that occupy public office, this country is destined to a pretty sticky situation. The only question is when. There are aspects of our American's cousin's system that we would be well to approximate here.

    • @meagainandagain5756
      @meagainandagain5756 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@noneofyourbusiness3553Have you not heard of Trump?

  • @04eire
    @04eire Před 6 měsíci +1

    watch the full speech. It's important.

  • @jz5005
    @jz5005 Před 6 měsíci +6

    While it’s easy to dislike the Lord, it undeniable that he has a rare set and depth of abilities and has lived a fascinating life.

    • @sonnylambert4893
      @sonnylambert4893 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Why easy? Too white, male, patriarchal? Lol

    • @jz5005
      @jz5005 Před 6 měsíci

      @@sonnylambert4893Is it outlandish there could be reasons some people may not like others, aside from the immutable groups to which they belong?
      I didn’t even say I don’t like him. But I acknowledge many don’t. He’s certainly arrogant, ethically challenged, abandoned his Canadian citizenship just to get a title, and takes joy in commonly using words most don’t know exist. Is it shhhocking that not everyone admires those sorts off qualities?

    • @SeptemberChild1835
      @SeptemberChild1835 Před 3 měsíci

      A self-centred, self-absorbed disdainful life of a felon. Just like his dear fellow felon friend Don The Con.

  • @steveburton5825
    @steveburton5825 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Unfortuately Conrad recomended Canadians vote for Trudeau over the best PM we have had in 100 years, Stephen Harper bringing 8 years of Canada at its peak to 8 years of misery.

    • @jaysonkmendoza
      @jaysonkmendoza Před 6 měsíci

      Stephen Harper was not a great PM but neither was he a bad one. He did have a vision and strategy which is something many PM's don't do. However, he struggled with the implementation constantly since he was not great at politics in that he had trouble getting people to see his viewpoints and willingly work for him and often needed to resort to coercive forces. He also struggled with populism because he believed in it, yet it caused many of his policies to fail at implementation or enduring the times because of the resistance they faced from both changing times and people who just didn't like him. If a PM was to be chosen as the best in the last 100 years I would think Brian Mulroney would be it since he was ambitious, charismatic, and focused. He was not dissuaded by the hard issues facing Canada and did what was best for Canada in the long run instead of what was popular now. Even though he only succeeded in half of them, they were transformational to Canada. NAFTA transformed our economy and made us prosper. The hated GST made our tax system more efficient than the tax it replaced and provided a lot of windfall along with NAFTA in the mid 90's to get our budget on track and powered our economy far into the 2000's. The acid rain treaty was one of the most ambitious environmental policies of the day and exists until today. That is a true leader. Someone who rises above the normal expectations of government and provides clear direction, even if its unpopular, and has the ability to build a team that sells that vision and makes it a reality that can endure time. Stephen Harper, Jean Cretien, and all the others after couldn't hold a candle to that. Stephen Harper's biggest surviving legacy will likely be the National Shipbuilding Program which has endured both parties in office and will likely become embedded into the maritime culture forevermore.

    • @bunkerhill4854
      @bunkerhill4854 Před 6 měsíci

      Agreed, Harper was not a great PM. It follows that his legacy - as foreshadowed by you - will not be great either! The National Shipbuilding Strategy announced in 2008 has only 2 of the smallest ships in service. The announced ice breakers, frigates, and fleet support ships are still on the drawing boards. The available new ships, while useful, are not adequate to patrol the arctic properly. The projected delivery of the last vessel is (optimistically) in the 2070s. Projected name: HMCS Harper’s Fairy. Some legacy!

    • @jaysonkmendoza
      @jaysonkmendoza Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@bunkerhill4854 Actually I think it's going to be a mixed bag. It will be hated by most Canadians and Governments over time because it will be impossible to kill and during peacetime we all know Canadians would rather offload security onto someone else to pay. However, it will be a lasting boon for the Atlantic provinces and likely help them become world-class shipbuilders as the expertise builds over generations due to the program. It will likely result in Canada being more prepared for conflict and a stronger deterrent in the future since these programs tend to become politically important due to regional dependence on the program and it forces them to order ships and invest in R&D indefinitely. Those ships will look useless in peacetime but maintain potency for wartime and give the Government options to project power if necessary.
      I think you and many Canadians have unreasonable expectations for the program's first decade, especially considering the circumstances. As I said earlier there exists almost no instance where the first three ships of a new class are flawless. In other countries like the USA and Britain, they don't focus too much on those flaws and see it as part of the expected process. Yes, they do have bad press as issues pop up, but they normally endure because it is normal. Canada in particular is a newbie in this area and never maintained such an industry, so was always going to be harder to build this capability and that will mean more costs and delays. Finally, the fact that the procurement department is bottlenecking the process because they remain at half the size required as a deliberate government policy makes the situation much much worse since they are not timely in evaluating proposals or dealing with vendors. This makes the process take longer, and the LARGEST risk to the cost of any capital project is how long the project takes. Canada's poor emphasis on procurement is a willing choice to make these projects double or triple in price for the same outcome.

  • @maureyrca
    @maureyrca Před 6 měsíci +2

    Very good...now what about the Constitution?

  • @graciousgreek
    @graciousgreek Před 6 měsíci +7

    It's time to have a serious discussion about a new continental order.

    • @the_Kurgan
      @the_Kurgan Před 6 měsíci +3

      What do you mean? A new continental order? I'm guessing that you're either American or Canadian. I'm curious which. If you are Canadian I'd say it's an even bet that you're an Albertan. I'm an Albertan by the way.

    • @graciousgreek
      @graciousgreek Před 6 měsíci

      @@the_Kurgan Before I answer, how much are you willing to bet?

    • @the_Kurgan
      @the_Kurgan Před 6 měsíci +3

      @graciousgreek
      I'd go as high as a free weekend stay in tho hometown of Nickleback.

    • @graciousgreek
      @graciousgreek Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@the_Kurgan Ha! Guess I'll have to take it. I'm from Toronto.

    • @pool2587
      @pool2587 Před 6 měsíci

      Yes

  • @obhytheophanous7348
    @obhytheophanous7348 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Great 👍👍👍

  • @commercialfishingnet2188
    @commercialfishingnet2188 Před 6 měsíci +6

    Canada would have been swept up by the American if it wasn't for First nations to side with the British, not once has he mentioned how First Nations played a part in forming this land you call Canada, not once did he talk about how agreements that were made with First Nations in the forming of Treaties, We as First Nations still have a say in your Constitution and let's not forget that, still the same old Colonization of thinking...

    • @avroarchitect1793
      @avroarchitect1793 Před 6 měsíci +5

      you actually have more say in it than any other group of canadian citizens do. You have treaties that override the law the rest of us are bound by. Quite the priveledged position politically.

    • @meagainandagain5756
      @meagainandagain5756 Před 6 měsíci

      ⁠@@avroarchitect1793Sure, take all of their rights and freedoms away from them for over a hundred years, and then try to make up for it once they have been politically and socially alienated. Seems, the charter was the least we could do.

  • @misterparadise9542
    @misterparadise9542 Před 6 měsíci

    Wonderful!

  • @louiskelemen8867
    @louiskelemen8867 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Oh God! This high winded guy is still around. Canada may not be a dramatic country, but he sure is.

  • @guineveregruntle6746
    @guineveregruntle6746 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Very interesting

  • @zakstev
    @zakstev Před 6 měsíci +1

    Outstanding and fascinating, many thanks, Lord Black! But I was expecting more, like a Part II of your dissertation.

  • @jvc43523
    @jvc43523 Před 7 měsíci +3

    👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @dy6682
    @dy6682 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Lord Black ? Good to see you again. How is Barbara doing ?

  • @ohyaldi
    @ohyaldi Před 6 měsíci

    He was granted a peerage in 2001 and because of the Nickle Resolution, which bans British honours for Canadian citizens, gave up his Canadian citizenship in order to accept the title

  • @6663000
    @6663000 Před 6 měsíci +1

    great

  • @mariemacavoy1979
    @mariemacavoy1979 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Mr. Black?…..wasnt he jailed for fraud? He’s the guy to follow?

    • @johnhart3480
      @johnhart3480 Před 6 měsíci +2

      he has a prison record

    • @RaisinBran-ir4iq
      @RaisinBran-ir4iq Před 2 měsíci

      "Show me the man and I'll show you the crime."
      -Andrey Vyshinsky during Stalin's USSR

  • @danieldydzak691
    @danieldydzak691 Před 5 měsíci

    Black paid a big price in going to jail. But he is a brilliant person with interesting views and understands canada

  • @just-me-where-ever-ek8kp
    @just-me-where-ever-ek8kp Před 6 měsíci +3

    Good ole Conny, haven’t heard from you in a while!
    Sarcasm out……

    • @ianmacdonald9635
      @ianmacdonald9635 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Egad, don’t encourage him!

    • @niningsetia4213
      @niningsetia4213 Před 6 měsíci +1

      😢😢😢😢😢🎉🎉😂

    • @niningsetia4213
      @niningsetia4213 Před 6 měsíci +1

      😮😮

    • @yesh3279
      @yesh3279 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@niningsetia4213 Every time I hear people like Mr. Black speak on anything ( appropriating a George Carlin Line : It induces an involuntary
      Protein spill in me !)😚

    • @pool2587
      @pool2587 Před 6 měsíci

      Jean Chretien ,Royalty,well I've never been to Davos,but the times they are a changing, Ludlow massacre,woody Guthrie, William Lyon Mackenzie King,Ivy Lee,Adolph Hitler,Donbass

  • @carolecarolas
    @carolecarolas Před 6 měsíci +1

    Isn't he the guy Trump pardoned? Here's a wikipedia clip: " In 2007, he was convicted on four counts of fraud in US District Court in Chicago. While two of the criminal fraud charges were overturned on appeal, a conviction for felony fraud and obstruction of justice was upheld in 2010 and he was re-sentenced to 42 months in prison and a fine of $125,000. In 2019, then-president Donald Trump granted him a presidential pardon.[3][4]" So the saying that a leopard can't change it's spots comes to mind. Sorry. And the saying Birds of a feather flock together, makes sense of Trump pardoning Black. Though his speech was eloquent, I just can't bring myself to respect this man.

  • @russianstronglikebull7695
    @russianstronglikebull7695 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I agree Canada isn't dramatic, they call The United States, The Excited States of America.

    • @RaisinBran-ir4iq
      @RaisinBran-ir4iq Před 2 měsíci

      As an American, I can sincerely say you nailed it.

  • @dalisemeyers620
    @dalisemeyers620 Před 6 měsíci

    The native treaties and all the related land issues and people and territorial tensions is real Canada.

  • @ldpv
    @ldpv Před 6 měsíci +2

    It strikes me that I haven’t heard a single opinion even slightly in favor of a negotiated solution for the war :(

  • @user-ye9vz1er3p
    @user-ye9vz1er3p Před 6 měsíci +2

    Didn’t he give up his Canadian citizenship. How dare he speak of Canada

  • @nozrep
    @nozrep Před 6 měsíci +2

    who is this guy? I was mad at first. But I calmed down real quick and started laughing when I realize he is just, super, super boring, but also with a really dry sense of humor and so he throws in super subtle jokes to break up the boredom. And so I am converted and I love him.

  • @GivathBrenner
    @GivathBrenner Před 6 měsíci +4

    The man cheated on his exams when he attended a private boys school in Ontario. Nothing has changed.

    • @TBonerton
      @TBonerton Před 6 měsíci +2

      Trudeau wore black face so many times he can't remember. Are we done dredging up the past yet?

    • @RaisinBran-ir4iq
      @RaisinBran-ir4iq Před 2 měsíci

      @@TBonerton I have one better: Trump has an unpaid parking ticket from 1978. The horror!

  • @smartypantsinc.gameon6978
    @smartypantsinc.gameon6978 Před 7 měsíci +7

    ❤🇨🇦❤️

  • @peterm4475
    @peterm4475 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Is this the same Conrad Black who was jailed for fraud?

  • @user-ed4tq3vu3f
    @user-ed4tq3vu3f Před 6 měsíci +1

    is it 'sir' conrad black now,or "goodly knight of the round table"?after he got out of the american prison,the only title i'm aware of is "criminal"

  • @davidfoster3427
    @davidfoster3427 Před 6 měsíci +5

    Trump pardoned this LOS, enough said.

  • @kevint1910
    @kevint1910 Před 6 měsíci +4

    The issue with the governments of the former members of the UK is that they are still the same governments that were members of the UK and no amount of plastering over with constitutions or bills of rights can alter the fundamental governmental culture. The US constitution works (to the extent it does) because it is the document that founded and justifies the government as opposed to a bunch of pretty words drafted and resolved by a government post hoc. the difference may seem small but it makes the document superior to those who happen to occupy the positions of power at any one time , they have no older traditions to call on no previous presidencies to quote it is just we the people contract in hand holding those in power to account (at least in theory)

    • @rogerdorsey7823
      @rogerdorsey7823 Před 6 měsíci +1

      SO WHAT HAPPENED TO TRADITION???

    • @AMG-BENZ-1
      @AMG-BENZ-1 Před 6 měsíci +4

      And that gave you Trump…

    • @Bunnyroo7
      @Bunnyroo7 Před 6 měsíci +3

      This shows a fundamental misunderstanding of constitutional law in the Commonwealth Realms as well as the United States. Canada, Australia and New Zealand evolved along British lines, becoming gradually more autonomous before, by the 1980s, cutting the final constitutional links with the United Kingdom. That there are, obviously, more cultural, legal and political similarities between the four biggest realms than with the United States is obvious. It is also, perhaps, we there is a greater sense of community and fellowship shared by people from those countries. Canada developed a distinct form of parliamentary democracy based on its distinct set of circumstances. Australia, in turn, borrowed heavily from the Canadian model and even took some inspiration from the American. New Zealand is the odd one out as it was originally supposed to integrate into the Australian federation, but by the time Australia got to becoming a federation, New Zealand had already become too well established and distinct. The United States, for its part, borrowed heavily from the British tradition. It even passed an act of reception absorbing all English law and legal precedent to that point. Its power structure is essentially that of 18th century Britain and has become fossilised as such. Until the 1850s, the United States still looked to case law in Canada, the UK, New Zealand and Australia. That the Commonwealth Realms retained their monarchy papers over the fact that, in reality, they have diverged at least as much as the Republic of Ireland.

    • @meagainandagain5756
      @meagainandagain5756 Před 6 měsíci

      US constitution needs to be revamped, to keep up with the changing times. Canada has done that.

    • @Bunnyroo7
      @Bunnyroo7 Před 6 měsíci

      @@meagainandagain5756It really doesn't. The US Constitution can be amended when necessary.

  • @ValidatingUsername
    @ValidatingUsername Před 6 měsíci

    If you don't draw relevance all the way back to the Magna Carta then you don't know where the legal structures and framework comes from.

  • @devdroid9606
    @devdroid9606 Před 6 měsíci

    Lord Black.

  • @peterjaniceforan3080
    @peterjaniceforan3080 Před 6 měsíci

    Lord Black please❗️

  • @mrg8255
    @mrg8255 Před 7 měsíci +2

    This guy is one of our so called elites.

    • @stratcaptain66
      @stratcaptain66 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Yes an elitist charged with obstruction of justice, a dethroned media mogul, now making his rounds on the comedy circuit. He’ll never be for the common man.

  • @richardmiddleton4634
    @richardmiddleton4634 Před 6 měsíci

    I don't want to hear a word this wretched robber-baron has to say. He revolts me.

  • @patricktruelove464
    @patricktruelove464 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Lessons from self-infatuated ex-con.

  • @donmc1950
    @donmc1950 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Conrad Black has a very selective view of Canadian history. He characterizes the Freedom Trucker convoy that took over Ottawa for 3 weeks 2 years ago as harmless protest. From his priveledged home in Toronto it may have appeared that way, but the residents in Ottawa who had to endure the 3 weeks of horn honking and truck fumes and occupation of their streets it was far from peacefull.

    • @terrymckenzie8786
      @terrymckenzie8786 Před 6 měsíci

      He has his knickers in a knot because Trudeau and Singh brought dental and pharmacy care to the commoners. Much to good for them . This piece of trash was willing to give up his Canadian citizenship for being able to be called Lord Black, then wanted it back when he faced jail time. The on,y thing I will remember about this pompous ass, is he went to jail, and has a criminal record record.

    • @dreamweaver1603
      @dreamweaver1603 Před 6 měsíci

      Well, it was a better protest than rioting and arson like the BLM protests in the United States. At least the trucker convoy inspired every country in the west to lift the Covid lockdowns. Sure, they punished the truckers and pretended it had nothing to do with the convoy, but the threat of a United States trucker convoy in Washington DC caused the lifting of all sorts of Covid lockdown rules and sanctions. They just pretended it was because the science changed. Give the Canadian truckers their due.

  • @saddlelac
    @saddlelac Před 6 měsíci +2

    I’m not disputing his intelligence but he stole Canadians money

  • @HopeLaFleur1975
    @HopeLaFleur1975 Před 6 měsíci +5

    Canada needs to be a Republic! That was the problem!! loyalists!! Keeping ties with the Monarchy!!
    We never had systemic rascism. Nor slavery. Every nation has slaves! So Americans are to me much more smarter than Canadians. They know how to guard Freedom! Canada has loyalty to Kings. And therefore needs to learn!

    • @AMG-BENZ-1
      @AMG-BENZ-1 Před 6 měsíci +1

      What a bozo you are.

    • @brustar5152
      @brustar5152 Před 6 měsíci

      Yet Canada is rated as being in the top ten freest nations while the U.S. ..- . . well it isn't. All agencies and orgs. with the acknowledged creds to measure freedoms, from individual through to economic put it far above the U.S. sooooo, Americans it would seem, are not "more smarter" 😉

    • @artukmi91
      @artukmi91 Před 6 měsíci +2

      You clearly don’t know the history of westminister parliamentary system, it’s a history of reducing the power of the monarch, however having a monarch makes a country more stable

    • @kenf8378
      @kenf8378 Před 6 měsíci

      Don't tell me that Americans with their system of electing government is better or smarter. In the last 50 years, only a couple of times has the President been elected by winning the popular vote. 6 or 7 states decided the election with the electoral college. And now Trump is attempting a comeback. If he wins, watch what happens to freedom then, when he suspends the Constitution, with the help of his traitors he placed on the supreme Court.

    • @terrymckenzie8786
      @terrymckenzie8786 Před 6 měsíci +1

      The ties to the Monarchy has 0 power sharing what so ever. You got your knickers in a knot for nothing. Good luck with the slavery thing.

  • @user-tz2ep5yg5v
    @user-tz2ep5yg5v Před 6 měsíci

    Who , made , who.? 😮 Black Is Back or Back Is Black .? 🎉 AC/DC

  • @matthewsalkeld5326
    @matthewsalkeld5326 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Ontario grew a lot of Tobacco and had more than 4500 farms. Tobacco is not tropical. Neither is cotton since it grows in the Carolinas.

  • @kforest2745
    @kforest2745 Před 6 měsíci +9

    Is it only I or is it strange that he sees himself fit to represent ethics

    • @danielbicknell1483
      @danielbicknell1483 Před 6 měsíci +4

      Guilty of obstruction of justice.

    • @kforest2745
      @kforest2745 Před 6 měsíci +5

      @@danielbicknell1483 yeah I know I’m aware he has a criminal past so why he’s out in society speaking is a fkn joke

    • @danielbicknell1483
      @danielbicknell1483 Před 6 měsíci

      @@kforest2745 seems to be the fad these days, Guillbeault, Trudeau, Singh etc. the fact that it is apparent yet Canadians aren't concerned is what bothers me. Where did the morals go?

    • @kforest2745
      @kforest2745 Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@danielbicknell1483 people make their own beds don’t concern yourself with what others do all you have to do is fkn reject it

    • @danielbicknell1483
      @danielbicknell1483 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@kforest2745 ? My reply is literally rejecting it.

  • @williamrallis83
    @williamrallis83 Před 6 měsíci

    Get rid of the
    not withstanding clause
    and
    replace it with the American
    second amendment

  • @merlinwizard1000
    @merlinwizard1000 Před 7 měsíci

    3rd, 15 February 2024

  • @geralddejong3384
    @geralddejong3384 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Comrad Conrad kindly helped himself to the pension dollars of Dominion Store workers.

  • @davebaker489
    @davebaker489 Před 6 měsíci +3

    This guy's 1st name should be a giveaway CON. He's conned many folk of their money. Don't be fooled by this grifter. Research him 1st.

    • @davebaker489
      @davebaker489 Před 6 měsíci

      Although I agree I did not write this.

  • @lenenglish-ui9by
    @lenenglish-ui9by Před 6 měsíci

    the queen used the french in article 59/23 to insure the constitution was disputed thereby making it null n void

  • @casiandsouza7031
    @casiandsouza7031 Před 6 měsíci

    I believe the French world is in West Africa.

  • @KH4444444444N
    @KH4444444444N Před 6 měsíci

    🇺🇲🇨🇦🇺🇲

  • @jasonhopper2680
    @jasonhopper2680 Před 6 měsíci +4

    This guy may have ruined more families in the newspaper industry than any other in history

  • @bodgitscarper5353
    @bodgitscarper5353 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Question: Has not, the Canadian Prime Minister proven the Canadian constitution is not worth the paper it is written on?

    • @rboddington
      @rboddington Před 6 měsíci

      Toilet paper has more value in Canada.

    • @markanthony3275
      @markanthony3275 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Closet communist, Pierre Trudeau, deliberately made it vague...so it was always in need of interpretation , by Liberal friendly judges on Canada's Supreme Court. I saw the documentary of the attempt to get enough premiers to sign the Charter so that it could become the law of the land. The only bright spot was Alberta premier Lougheed who insisted on the "Notwithstanding clause" , or he wouldn't sign on and there would be no deal, which greatly angered Trudeau. To date, it seems that only Quebec uses this provision...I hope the prairie provinces start using it to protect themselves from federal overreach.

    • @meagainandagain5756
      @meagainandagain5756 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@rboddingtonSays somebody who has never read it.

  • @carmenlajoie2719
    @carmenlajoie2719 Před 6 měsíci

    State media in China & Russia have amazing journalists did you know poverty alleviation completed. CGTN The Point-Hub-Heat, Einar Tangan-Martin Jacques-Lijinjing-Tian Wei. Reporterfy Media-Cyrus Janssen. RT International Africa Summit-SPIEF 2023-BRF, 90% countries trading with Russia

  • @derekbentley334
    @derekbentley334 Před 7 měsíci

    Natural Order. For those believing in God.

  • @jambrenn7843
    @jambrenn7843 Před 6 měsíci

    Conrad Black would be better off giving lessons in US criminal law and how to arrange and buy a pardon from Trump.

  • @mrg8255
    @mrg8255 Před 7 měsíci +5

    Canadians can’t afford to trash Americans. We are a country of fake celebrity admirers.
    We fall for anyone who seems to be a celebrity. Present speaker an example.

  • @danielbicknell1483
    @danielbicknell1483 Před 6 měsíci +4

    I find it troubling so many feign over an intellectually speaking man convicted of mail fraud and obstruction of justice. He has done prison time and should not be speaking to anyone.

    • @commercialfishingnet2188
      @commercialfishingnet2188 Před 6 měsíci

      That's what he learned in prison, now seeing how stupid most Canadians are for voting idiot like Trudeau in, why not give it try 😂 see how many intellectual people will fall his opinions 😅

  • @user-ez3il1yy6i
    @user-ez3il1yy6i Před 6 měsíci +2

    Convicted Felon And Strip Of The Order Of Canada ... Mr. Conrad Black . 🤣😅😂

  • @RoadTraveler
    @RoadTraveler Před 7 měsíci

    Bump

  • @richardarmitage5976
    @richardarmitage5976 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Canada did not treat former American slaves more or less as equals!!!!!!

  • @jafo766
    @jafo766 Před 6 měsíci

    IT'$ BUMFCUKVILLE.........THE GR8 CANADIAN HOCKEY TOWN !

  • @nozrep
    @nozrep Před 6 měsíci

    2:20; i don’t feel like the Bill of Rights is vague, as an American. But I am also that sort of person and I probably wouldn’t be watching a video like this otherwise, anyway. I’d be in the libtard wokester bubble otherwise, probably, if I was going along with the idea that the Bill of Rights and natural rights and inalienable rights, given me by Jesus at my birth, are, somehow vague

  • @pool2587
    @pool2587 Před 6 měsíci

    How about that Prince Harry?

  • @ErnestLauzon
    @ErnestLauzon Před 6 měsíci

    Wasn't Conrad Black in prison for a while ?

  • @dalisemeyers620
    @dalisemeyers620 Před 6 měsíci

    They mad be thought of a faddish or whetever but they are going to solve the housing problem and be a supernatural place hopefully and America cant secure their own borders and students need another perspective next lecture so they learn about politics etc..

  • @pool2587
    @pool2587 Před 6 měsíci

    Pig war

  • @yessir5510
    @yessir5510 Před 7 měsíci

    Who is this guy?

    • @SARWSiddiqui
      @SARWSiddiqui Před 7 měsíci +6

      A convicted criminal who did time for fraud.

    • @pragmaticpoet
      @pragmaticpoet Před 7 měsíci +5

      ​@@SARWSiddiquiI'm glad someone said it 👌

    • @festeCanuck
      @festeCanuck Před 7 měsíci +3

      Lord Black of Crossharbour, Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great

    • @galerussell1710
      @galerussell1710 Před 7 měsíci +4

      He was a significant media baron and author .

    • @marcmaren1986
      @marcmaren1986 Před 6 měsíci +7

      Conrad Black a Canadian had a media empire before being charged and convicted in the US for some reason. I can’t remember what. About 10 years ago? At the time I figured he deserved it but after hearing other reports it sounded trumped up. Watching the political landscape these days I can totally believe it. He spent 2 or 3 years in jail that apparently many people before and after him had done, but,his politics did not help him. Sound familiar? Hope that gives you some background or context.

  • @philmacgregor1374
    @philmacgregor1374 Před 6 měsíci

    An Excon speaking for Canada ,,,,what a joke

    • @thomdrolet2624
      @thomdrolet2624 Před 6 měsíci

      We are currently being governed by a criminal.

  • @RandyLaye
    @RandyLaye Před 6 měsíci +1

    One lesson is don’t vote for Trudeau or the Liberal regime.

    • @meagainandagain5756
      @meagainandagain5756 Před 6 měsíci +1

      A dissatisfied,discontent who blames your government for your life when you don’t know who else to blame. Step down from your truck, read a book and realize that you could never run a country.

  • @user-lz7bt5id7e
    @user-lz7bt5id7e Před 6 měsíci

    Conrad Black,,,,being a NDP supporter I’m no fan. But he was a fluent speaker albeit confusing in the delivery at times. Some funny moments in here I must admit ❤

    • @margyeoman3564
      @margyeoman3564 Před 6 měsíci

      Wordsmith-wise, Black is self-taught, maybe a bit of help from Barbara later on.

  • @Gertrude12345
    @Gertrude12345 Před 6 měsíci

    Sorry but Canada has absolutely no business trying to give other any lessons, considering the incompetence of its politicians....

    • @meagainandagain5756
      @meagainandagain5756 Před 6 měsíci

      People complain about their politicians no matter where they live. Remember don’t talk about religion, politics… and now COVID.

  • @DavidDeshane-ic4cg
    @DavidDeshane-ic4cg Před 6 měsíci +4

    Black should still be in prison.