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Pierre Trudeau, the Club of Rome, and the Degrowth of Canada

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Commencement Speech on Capitalist Democracy and Transformational Change

Christie Freeland's commencement speech at Northeastern University reflects on the current era as an inflection point, questioning the efficacy of capitalist democracy amidst global challenges like climate change. The chapter also explores the Canadian perspective on these issues, including the housing crisis, immigration policies, and the potential shift towards stakeholder capitalism, as well as the launch of the Convergence platform to streamline investments in emerging markets.

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