Sean Speer on how governments can get stuff done

On lists of influential people to watch, Sean Speer is often described as a guide, an influencer and a conservative who is committed to policy. He was senior economic adviser to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Today, he’s an editor-at-large at The Hub, the conservative leaning news and opinion website. And he’s a leading thinker on the ideas behind conservatism as a political movement. He talks to host Edward Greenspon about what’s driving political instability in the world and breaks down the increasingly pressing question of state capacity.

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