Exploring bad leadership and threats to democracy. Monday night in at VIU’s Malaspina Theatre, Michael Mackenzie, the university’s Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership will be giving a lecture called “Bad Leaders, Bad Followers: threats to democracy that we don’t talk enough about.” It’ll be followed by a panel discussion and Question and Answer where Mackenzie will be joined by Angus Reid Institute President Shachi Kurl, former Victoria mayor Lisa Helps, and radio host and former MLA Jas Johal. It’s part of VIU’s Engaged Citizen Speaker Series and is free for members of the public to attend. MacKenzie and Kurl spoke with Midcoast Morning ahead of the event.