We invited veteran campaign manager Kareem Allam to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the ebb, flow, knowns and unknowns of running successful election campaigns.

We invited Krystle Wittevrongel, the Director of Research at the Montreal Economic Institute, to join me for a Conversation That Matters about healing our ailing health care system.

We invited Jock Finlayson to join us for a Conversation That Matters about Canada’s productivity crisis and why it matters.

We invited one of Canada’s leading advocates on behalf of vulnerable children, Cathy Peters, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about what we all need to know about child sex trafficking and how to stop it.

We invited Paul Evans, Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia, to join us for a Conversation That Matters on what happened between Canada and China and what is happening between us and India.

It has now been 7 years since Nour and her family arrived in Canada. We invited Nour Suliman to join us for a Conversation That Matters to share how life in her new home is unfolding.

We invited Christine Mallier, the sustainability manager at Petcurean, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about caring for our pets and our planet.

We invited Jock Finlayson to join us for a Conversation That Matters about BC’s economy – now and for the foreseeable future.

We invited Tony Pantages to join us for a Conversation That Matters about protecting wild salmon through the use of new tank materials and construction materials and processes.

We invited David Williams to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the bleak forecast of stagnation young Canadians will face over the course of their careers.

We invited Ken Coates to join us for a Conversation That Matters about Canadians need to turn our attention to the issues that are bubbling to the surface and could dramatically change our quality of life.

Stuart McNish invited Jeffery Simpson to join him for a Conversation that Matters about what Russia’s invasion is about and what it will mean to the world – and Canada.

Stuart McNish invited Bill Gallagher, the author of “Resource Requiem.” to join him for a Conversation that Matters about how we got to now and where we may or may not be able to go to.

Stuart McNish invited Jock Finlayson, the past Chief Economist at the Business Council of British Columbia, to join him for a Conversation That Matters about how Canada became a less attractive place to invest for international and domestic investors and why British Columbia is even less attractive.

We invited Yasir Naqvi to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the state of democracy in Canada, the ever-present threats and our responsibilities as citizens.

We invited Joanna Baron of the CCF to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the healthcare court case that will determine access to medical services in Canada.

We invited Sheila Watt-Cloutier to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the changes she has witnessed in the arctic.

We invited Nour Suliman to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the journey she and her family endured and the blessed miracle of Canada’s welcome.

We invited Jonathan Manthorpe to join us for a Conversation That Matters about our distorted view of our relationship with China and how we might get it on track to accurately reflect its true nature – that being, we are a pawn in China’s North American strategy and we own natural resources their overheated economy requires.

We invited DeSmog (now The Narwhal) Canada’s Editor-in-Chief, Emma Gilchrist to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the role of independent media in a democracy.