“Democracy can fail anywhere, at any time, in any society” - Gatineau, Canada, 19 May 2004

In recent years, a number of democracies have been failing around the world, contributing to global instability and conflict. The Aga Khan discussed the ways in which democracy can be strengthened in this speech at the Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference on 19 May 2004 in Gatineau, Canada. Click here to read the speech.