“We’re in history,” Bob Rae reminds us. In this podcast it is my privilege to speak with the Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations about his life as a reformer in politics. Former interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and NDP Premier of Ontario, Rae knows more than most about the need to continually reform our imperfect institutions. We speak about his unlikely affinity with the thought of Edmund Burke, the dangers of theoretical politics, the responsibility of multilateralism, the long-term impacts of COVID-19, the future of climate change action and justice for the Rohingya in Myanmar. At a time when world leaders are facing unprecedented challenges, Bob Rae is a reminder of what thoughtful and humane reform leadership can be.