On today's Defence Deconstructed Podcast, we welcome Ian Brodie to the show to discuss how election campaigns intersect with defence-related promises and defence policy in Canada.

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Bios:

Dave Perry - Senior Analyst and Vice President with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Ian Brodie - CGAI Program Director and an Associate Professor at the University of Calgary. From 2006 to 2008, Brodie worked as the Chief of Staff for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Related Links:

- "Strong, Secure, Engaged: A Two-Year Review" by David Perry [CGAI Policy Perspective] (https://www.cgai.ca/strong_secure_engaged_a_two_year_review)

- "People, Partisanship and Political Games: The Defence File" by Al Stephenson [CGAI Policy Perspective] (https://www.cgai.ca/people_partisanship_and_political_games_the_defence_file)

Book Recommendations:

Ian Brodie: "The Thomas Sowell Reader" by Thomas Sowell (https://www.amazon.ca/Thomas-Sowell-Reader/dp/0465022502)

Recording Date: May 13th, 2019

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Produced by Jared Maltais. Music credits to Drew Phillips.