On today's Defence Deconstructed Podcast, we feature a discussion with Eugene Lang and Ian Brodie about Canada's fiscal snapshot and the impacts that might have on the Government of Canada's finances, and particularly what that might mean for national defence.

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Participant Bios:

- Eugene Lang: CGAI fellow. Adjunct Professor, School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University, and Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute. He was chief of staff to two ministers of National Defence in the Chrétien and Martin governments and served as an official in the Department of Finance.

- Ian Brodie: Associate Professor at the University of Calgary and previously Program Director at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. He was chief of staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Host Bio:

- Dave Perry (host): Senior Analyst and Vice President with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Recommended Readings:

- "The World in Depression, 1929–1939" by Charles P. Kindleberger (https://www.amazon.ca/World-Depression-1929-1939/dp/0520275853)

- "The Death of Expertise: The Campaign against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters" by Tom Nichols (https://www.amazon.ca/Death-Expertise-Campaign-Established-Knowledge-ebook/dp/B01MYCDVHH)

Related Links:

- "RIP SSE: What the COVID-19 Pandemic Means for Defence Funding" [CGAI Policy Perspective] by Eugene Lang (https://www.cgai.ca/rip_sse_what_the_covid_19_pandemic_means_for_defence_funding)

Recording Date: 10 July 2020

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Produced by Jay Rankin. Music credits to Drew Phillips.