In this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson looks at the 2021 Federal Budget and what it means for Canadian foreign and development policy, as well as on trade.

Guest Bios

Nic Moyer is President and CEO of Cooperation Canada – https://cooperation.ca/about-us/#staff

Robert Greenhill is Executive Chairman of the Global Canada Initiative – https://globalcompact.ca/speakers-2/robert-greenhill/

Julia Anderson is the Chief Executive Officer for the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH) – https://www.csih.org/en/julia-anderson

Trevor Kennedy is the Director, Trade and International Policy for the Business Council of Canada – https://thebusinesscouncil.ca/about-us/staff-and-leadership/

Mark Agnew is the Vice President, Policy and International at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce – https://globalcompact.ca/speakers/mark-agnew/

Host bio:

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat, and Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, https://www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

Read more about the Budget:

“Cooperation Canada reacts to Budget 2021: A missed opportunity for Canada’s global engagement,” https://cooperation.ca/budget-2021-statement/

Business Council of Canada, “Budget 2021 is well-intentioned but government’s spending plans underscore need for strong economic growth,” https://thebusinesscouncil.ca/publication/statement-on-budget-2021/

“Canadian Chamber Budget 2021 analysis: many positives for business resilience and recovery, but managing fiscal uncertainty will be critical,” https://chamber.ca/news/canadian-chamber-budget-2021-analysis-many-positives-for-business-resilience-and-recovery-but-managing-fiscal-uncertainty-will-be-critical/

“Budget 2021: Key Highlights for CanWaCH Members and the International Development Sector,” https://canwach.ca/article/budget-2021-key-highlights-for-canwach-members-and-the-international-development-sector/

What the guests are reading:

Brian Mulroney, Memoirs – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/118546/memoirs-by-brian-mulroney/

Stephen Platt, Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China’s Last Golden Age, https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/221056/imperial-twilight-by-stephen-r-platt/

PG Wodehouse – https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7963.P_G_Wodehouse

Mark Carney, Value(s): Building a Better World for All, https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/669023/values-by-mark-carney/9780771051555

Samantha Power, The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42872088-the-education-of-an-idealist

Recording Date: 23 April 2021.

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