Claim: Ron Dart is one of the primary experts on the life and thought of both Stephen Leacock and Canadian philosopher and political commentator George Grant and is a board member of the Thomas Merton Society of Canada.
Evidence: He is one of the primary experts on the life and thought of both Stephen Leacock and George Grant and their place in the pantheon of traditional Canadian conservative thought. George Parkin Grant OC FRSC (1918–1988) was a Canadian philosopher and political commentator. He is a board member of the Thomas Merton Society of Canada and serves as the Canadian contact for the Evelyn Underhill Association and the Bede Griffiths Sangha.