93. Closing Night: True Patriot Love with Carol Off

Come together with other engaged readers and thinkers at this year’s closing night event, where we’ll consider who we are as Canadians, where we’re going, and why Canada is seen by many as a beacon of hope in an age of cynicism. In True Patriot Love, former CBC Radio host Carol Off draws on both personal experiences and national history to reveal a hopeful portrait of our collective identity. Off also wrote the foreword for a forthcoming republication of The Vanishing Country by the late author and activist Mel Hurtig. Originally published in 2002, Hurtig’s book is a trailblazing record of the alarming “sellout” of Canada to the USA. Off speaks with David Moscrop, editor of this new edition, about how lessons from the crises of the past sixty years have prepared Canadians to seize the current moment to become a more mature and sovereign country.

Presented in partnership with Canada’s National Observer.

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David Moscrop

DAVID MOSCROP is a politics writer, commentator, and podcast host. A contributing writer for The Walrus, his work has also appeared in publications including The Globe and Mail, The Washington Post, The Toronto Star, Time Magazine, The New Statesman, and The Guardian. He holds a PhD in political science from the University of British Columbia and is currently an editor at McClelland & Stewart. He lives in Ottawa.

Carol Off

CAROL OFF spent almost sixteen years co-hosting the multi-award-winning CBC radio program, As It Happens. Her books include the number one bestseller At a Loss for Words: Conversations in an Age of Rage and All We Leave Behind: A Reporter’s Journey into the Lives of Others, winner of the British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction.