Canada's most renowned philosopher has seen it all — he's lived through most of the major transformative events of the last century. And yet, he still describes himself as "hopelessly optimistic." Charles Taylor speaks with Michael Enright about some of the big questions the pandemic has raised about the future and the way we live now — and how he finds reasons for hope in the social solidarity Canadians have shown, and the potential for shaking off our old dogmas and routines.