The Canadian Taxpayers Podcast sat down with Dr. Saqib Qureshi who just released a book entitled Broken Contract.
Dr. Qureshi argues that our current democracy doesn’t give enough power for the people and makes bold recommendations to strengthen accountability.
Dr. Qureshi’s book, Broken Contract, is available at this LINK.
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