Moore Butts Conversation #15. Democracy versus Autocracy

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Moore Butts Conversation #15. Democracy versus Autocracy

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The latest version of our Moore Butts series has former Conservative cabinet minister James Moore, and former Trudeau principal secretary Gerald Butts on a topic of our times. Democracy versus autocracy -- why is it such an issue today, what are the real differences, and can democracies slide into autocracies without even realizing it?

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