Found the September edition of Fraser Forum in the mailbox today and in it is a candid interview with Fraser's just-retired executive director Michael Walker. (PDF file) There are few people in this country for whom I have a greater amount of admiration than Michael Walker, who started the Fraser from nothing in 1974. The conservative movement in Canada would not be anywhere near where it is today without his tireless leadership.
The most interesting part of the interview is where Walker talks about what has surprised him over the past 30 years. I particularly like: "The lack of a sense of fairness on the part of lefties who regularly scheduled debates, radio programs, or coverage of events in which the representation of views was so skewed toward their side of the debate (and this from people whose battle cry was “fairness for all”). He also noted that he was surprised that both Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney knew nothing about economics.
The whole interview is worth reading. Great to hear Walker is staying on to head the Fraser Institute's foundation. This country needs him.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 9:32 PM
