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S8 Ep704: 16. Political Reconciliation and Legal Disorder in Canada Guest: Conrad Black Summary: Conrad Black critiques the recommendations of Justin Trudeau’s reconciliation policies. He warns that prioritizing original land titles over established property righ

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🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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16. Political Reconciliation and Legal Disorder in Canada Guest: Conrad Black Summary: Conrad Black critiques the recommendations of Justin Trudeau’s reconciliation policies. He warns that prioritizing original land titles over established property rights creates a state of legal disorder that threatens the legitimacy of Canadian national institutions.,, (16)

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Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. I'm John Bachelor. I welcome my colleague and friend, Conrad Black, distinguished

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biographer, writing his column at the National Post,

0:38.3

and helping me understand the Canadian culture, which has evolved in coterminous with the

0:43.7

American culture as colonies, once upon a time, of the British Empire. And today, it's quite

0:49.9

independent and all of the entanglements and transnational organizations of the 21st century.

0:55.9

But we're looking to the time before the colonies were organized in a sovereign fashion.

1:02.4

Because of a court case that came to my attention and a conversation with Mary and

1:08.0

Anastasia O'Grady of the Wall Street Journal court case is in British Columbia, Cowichan Tribes versus Canada.

1:16.5

And if I understand, this is about who has the original title of the land.

1:21.3

In this instance, 800 acres in what Richmond, British Columbia, south of Vancouver.

1:27.6

And the court's decision, vouchsafed by the premier of the province, is that the Cowichan

1:34.3

tribe has original title, and that those who own land or administer the land on

1:41.4

Cowichan land must acknowledge that when and if it happens. It hasn't

1:45.8

happened yet. But there is suggestion here that this is something that Canada itself is dealing

1:52.0

with across the country. Who is the original land, even to the point of making the allegation

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