On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Kate Todd discusses developments in the Red Sea with David Perry and Noah Bonis-Charancle.

Then, David Perry chats with Simon Page, Assistant Deputy Minister Defence and Marine Procurement at Public Services and Procurement Canada from our November 29th, 2023 Procurement Conference. This conference was made possible thanks to the support of the Department of National Defence’s MINDS program, our strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics, Irving Shipbuilding and Hanwha Defence; Gold Sponsor Raytheon Technologies, Silver Sponsors CAE, L3Harris Technologies, and Seaspan; and Bronze Sponsors Thales and Microsoft.

Guest bios:

Noah Bonis-Charancle is a Toronto-based lawyer at Gardiner Roberts and is a former Navigation Officer for The Royal Canadian Navy – https://grllp.com/profile/NoahBonis-Charancle

Simon Page is the Assistant Deputy Minister Defence and Marine Procurement at Public Services and Procurement Canada – https://www.canada.ca/en/public-services-procurement/corporate/transparency/briefing-materials/2023-minister-transition-book-1/biographies.html#a11

Host bio

Kate Todd is CGAI's 2023-24 Women in Defence and Security Fellow – https://www.cgai.ca/katherine_todd

Dr. David Perry is the President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/David_Perry

Recording Date: 4 Jan 2024/ 29 Nov 2023

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Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips