CAPITALISM & MORALITY: Calgary 2024
Speakers
Here are some of the finest minds to discuss the economics and philosophy of liberty.
Jayant Bhandari
Jayant is an investment advisor, particularly in the natural resource sector. He has written on political, economic and cultural issues for the Liberty magazine, the Mises Institute (USA), Mises Institute (Canada), Mises Institute (India), Casey Research, Acting Man, International Man, Mining Journal, Zero Hedge, Lew Rockwell, Fraser Institute, Le Québécois Libre, Mauldin Economics, Northern Miner, Mining Markets etc. He is a contributing editor of the Liberty magazine.
Clayton Reeder
Clayton Reeder is a corporate finance advisor based in Calgary. He has worked on more than 100 mergers & acquisitions transactions for mid-market companies. He has organized libertarian-themed events in Calgary for more than a decade and frequently lectures on economics, finance, and political philosophy. His articles frequently appear in Pipeline Observer, covering topics such as oil, pipelines, property rights, and indigenous issues. His family operates a farm in central Alberta. He is one of the organizers of the Capitalism & Morality event in Calgary.
Brian Giesbrecht
Brian Giesbrecht is a retired provincial court judge from Manitoba and Senior Fellow at the Frontier Center for Public Policy. He is well-known for presiding over the 1991 Lester Desjardins Inqujry, which revealed institutionalized child neglect in the welfare system. An expert in indigenous policy, he has written extensively about the Indian Act and Canada's residential school systems.
Jacques Boudreau
Retired actuary after a 38-year career in the life insurance industry, including 10-years as an Appointed Actuary for a medium size company in Oakville Ontario. Leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada since August of 2021, having run in five elections: three (3) times federally, and twice (2) at the provincial level.
Cory Morgan
Founder and former leader of the Alberta Independence Party Currently, columnist for Epoch Times, Western Standard and host of the Cory Morgan show. Author of The Sovereigntist's Handbook. Lifelong Albertan and a resident of Priddis, Alberta.
Micheal Wagner
He has written two books about the Alberta independence movement: Alberta: Separatism Then and Now and No Other Option: Self-Determination for Alberta. He has a BA (Honours) and MA in political science from the University of Calgary and PhD in political science from the University of Alberta. He and his wife Ivy have eleven children, and they have been home educating for over 25 years.
Fergus Hodgson
Fergus Hodgson is the director of Econ Americas, a financial and economic consultancy, and publisher of the Impunity Observer, a geopolitical intelligence service. Although based in Colorado, he was born in New Zealand to a Kiwi father and an Irish-Canadian mother from Calgary, Alberta. He holds an MBA in finance and a BA in economics, and he has passed the Series 65 investment-adviser exam. He is the author of Financial Sovereignty for Canadians, and his articles have appeared with academic journals such as Econ Journal Watch, think tanks such as the Fraser Institute, and popular outlets such as Fox News and the Epoch Times.
Brett Oland
Brett Oland is President & CEO of Bow Valley Credit Union. He foresees inevitable currency devaluation and has launched a gold-backed solution through Bow Valley Credit Union. Brett has served on the Board of Directors Credit Union Central of Alberta and the Bow Valley Credit Union and has worked as a chartered accountant in the banking industry for the last 20 years.
Darcy Gerow
Darcy Gerow is the host of the Darcy Gerow Podcast and organizer of Capitalism & Morality, Calgary. He has worked for the Libertarian Party of Canada and the People's Party of Canada.