The unprecedented invocation of the Canadian Emergencies Act in response to the illegal occupation of Ottawa and blockades at border crossings has been a flashpoint in Canadian politics and serves as a reminder that Canada is not immune to global trends in democratic backsliding. Assessing the failures of leadership that led to this crisis can help to understand how to implement the necessary safeguards and avoid such a negative outcome in the future. Podcast host Geoff Dubrow joins former federal cabinet minister and MP Ross Reid as well as former Nova Scotia MLA Kevin Deveaux to discuss leadership failures, the Emergencies Act, and how to ‘do better next