Jaden Braves

"The defining struggle of this century is not only between democracy and authoritarianism. It is between systems that allow truth to surface and systems that are built to suppress it. Repressive systems depend on fear, opacity, and the careful management of what people are allowed to see. Free societies depend on trust, accountability, and the belief that citizens and institutions are strong enough to face the truth. 

The world I want to live in is one where power is more visible, institutions are more accountable, and societies are less willing to accept confusion as the normal condition of public life. Too often, crises are not invisible. They are ignored, misunderstood, or explained away until the cost of action becomes unbearable. I believe democratic societies must become more serious about understanding the forces beneath political life: trust and distrust, fear and confidence, grievance and legitimacy, prosperity and insecurity, social cohesion and decay. These are not abstractions. They are the conditions that determine whether institutions endure or fail."

Jaden Braves is the Founder and CEO of Young Politicians of Canada. Braves is also Director of Intelligence for Canadian Defence Coalition. He serves as a Fellow for Section1 and a Researcher at the Centre for the Future of Democracy at the University of Cambridge. Jaden was the youngest Federal Councillor elected in Canada and is a recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal.