Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1316 - Backsliding of Democracy in the Western World with Peter Biro

Brian interviews Peter Biro. Peter is the Founder and President of SECTION 1. He is a passionate advocate for democracy, civil liberties, human rights, civic engagement, wildlife conservation and animal welfare. He is a lawyer, educator, writer, businessman and community leader and is Chief Executive Officer of Newcon Optik, a world leader in the design and manufacture of electro-optic equipment. He is a Senior Fellow of Massey College, a Centre Associate at the University of British Columbia Centre for Constitutional Law and Legal Studies, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), Chair Emeritus and Past-Chair of the Jane Goodall Institute, and Chair of the Advisory Board of RightBlue Labs Inc., oa “AVAIL”. Peter talks about “From Liberal Democracy to Electoral Autocracy After Trump”. He offers reflections on this stage of Democratic backsliding in the US and elsewhere in the western world.