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A Canadian flag hangs from a parachutist as he lands ahead of the Canadian commemorative ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II “D-Day” Allied landings in Normandy, at the Juno Beach Centre near the village of Courseulles-sur-Mer, in northwestern France, on June 6, 2024. Lou Benoist/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Upon the approach of July 1, it is always a temptation to collapse into maudlin platitudes and wave the maple leaf flag around somewhat thoughtlessly.
Conrad Black has been one of Canada’s most prominent financiers for 40 years and was one of the leading newspaper publishers in the world. He’s the author of authoritative biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Richard Nixon, and, most recently, “Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other,” which has been republished in updated form. Follow Conrad Black with Bill Bennett and Victor Davis Hanson on their podcast Scholars and Sense.
