Irvin Studin is a Canadian academic, author, public intellectual, and former two-time all Canadian soccer player who is the editor-in chief of Global Brief Magazine and the President of the Institute of 21st Century Questions. He holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Schulich Busines School. He studied at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar earning a Master of Arts degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. He studied International Relations at the London School of Economics and has a PHD in Constitutional Law from Osgood Hall Law School where he earned the Governor General’s Gold Metal. 

We chat about Irvin’s professional soccer experience and how that influenced his academic pursuits. We discuss a number of topics such as the new strategic borders facing Canada in the 21st century and the importance of China. Why Canada needs a  population of 100 million. The 6 major crises facing Canada in the post pandemic world with a particular focus on the disintegrating education system in Canada.  We talk about the future of Canada in the 21st century, and Irvin discusses his thoughts on what being Canadian means to him.

Irvin Studin can be reached on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/irvin.studin, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/irvin-studin-28087b112/?originalSubdomain=ca.

Global Brief Magazine - https://globalbrief.ca/

Institute For 21st Century Questions - https://www.i21cq.com/

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