We invited Lech Walesa to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the current prospects for peace, leadership, democracy, and the challenges facing the world today.

We invited veteran campaign manager Kareem Allam to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the ebb, flow, knowns and unknowns of running successful election campaigns.

We invited John Rapley to join us for a Conversation That Matters about Canada's shrinking reputation internationally.

We invited Professor Dennis Pilon to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the way in which we choose our government and whether the system needs to be reformed.

We invited Kristjan Hebert to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the myriad ways in which agriculture benefits the environment and how farmers are constantly striving to improve best practices.

We invited Ken Coates to join us for a Conversation That Matters about Canadians need to turn our attention to the issues that are bubbling to the surface and could dramatically change our quality of life.

We invited Diane Francis to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the devastating consequences of Russia’s irredentism toward Ukraine and throughout the remainder of the former Soviet Union.

Stuart McNish invited Aaron Hughes, the author of “10 Days That Shaped Modern Canada” to join him for a Conversation That Matters about why we need to understand what we, as a country, have become and the connection between now and then.

Stuart McNish invited Steve Killelea the CEO of the Institute of Economics and Peace to join him for a Conversation That Matters about the troubling and deteriorating trend, its economic impacts, and what can be done.

Stuart McNish invited Mark Lowcock, the author of “Relief Chief: A Manifesto for Saving Lives in Dire Times” to join him for a Conversation That Matters about our collective responsibility to care for others in times of crisis.

We invited Dr Augusto Lopez-Claros to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the steps needed to have a serious debate about global order that will ensure sustainability, international peace and security.

Stuart McNish invited William Binney to join him for a Conversation that Matters about your loss of privacy, both in Canada and the United States.

Stuart McNish invited Jeffery Simpson to join him for a Conversation that Matters about what Russia’s invasion is about and what it will mean to the world – and Canada.

Stuart McNish invited Dr Robert Lustig, the author of “The Hacking of the American Mind”, to join him for a Conversation that Matters about how you’ve been manipulated into believing that you can be happy by buying pleasure.

Stuart McNish invited Professor Barry Cooper to join him for a Conversation That Matters about Alberta’s mistreatment by Ottawa from the moment it was created to now.

We invited Yasir Naqvi to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the state of democracy in Canada, the ever-present threats and our responsibilities as citizens.

We invited Paul Hinman, the leader of the Wildrose Independence Party to join us for a Conversation That Matters about why he says the time to act is now.

Daphne Caruana Galizia is the posthumous co-winner of the Peter A. Allard Award For International Integrity, which was awarded in Vancouver on October 21, 2020. We invited her son Matthew to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the unveiling of corruption and the high price Daphne paid for her brave pursuit of the truth.

Thanks to the support of the Allard Prize for International Integrity, we were able to arrange an online interview with Jeffrey Sterling for a Conversation That Matters about the overwhelming need to protect the brave women and men who simply can not turn their heads away from an injustice.

We invited Shauna Sylvester of the Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the state of democracy in Canada.