Inside Policy Talks

Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

In this episode you'll hear Aaron Wudrick in conversation with Kaveh Shahrooz on the shifting sides in the battle for free speech. 

"People need to understand why free speech is an important value. I would argue in fact that it is the most important value. It's the corrective to everything else that can go wrong in a society, you can fix anything else so long as you can talk about it," notes Kaveh.

Read Aaron and Kaveh's article for Inside Policy: https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/now-more-than-ever-we-must-resist-an-illiberal-turn-against-free-speech-kaveh-shahrooz-and-aaron-wudrick-for-inside-policy/

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On November 14, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute launched a new DC based initiative: the Center for North American Prosperity and Security or CNAPS (pronounced, 'synapse'). 

The launch event was cohosted with the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC.

Learn more at: CNAPS.org

Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

In this episode you'll hear Aaron Wudrick in conversation with Ryan Alford on the fraying foundations for free speech in Canada. Whether aimed at the Freedom Convoy or at pro-Hamas / pro-Palestine protestors, calls for censorship have come from actors across the political spectrum. Aaron and Ryan asks how we can establish lines that maximize freedom of expression but still protect individuals with legitimate concerns about violence.  

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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

In this episode you'll hear Balkan Devlen in conversation with Alexander Dalziel, and Henri Vanhanen on how Canada and other democratic nations should respond to the threat to critical undersea infrastructure from malicious global actors. 

Read Alexander and Henri's article for Inside Policy here: https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/undersea-under-threat/

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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

In this episode you'll hear Aaron Wudrick in conversation with Christian Leuprecht on his and Jamie Ferrill's new book Dirty Money: Financial Crime in Canada.

Available here: https://www.mqup.ca/dirty-money-products-9780228019053.php

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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. 

In this episode you'll hear Jonathan Berkshire Miller in conversation with Kaveh Shahrooz on Hamas' attack in Israel and the thread of antisemitism that runs from Iran to Hamas and other terrorist organizations.

Kaveh's article in the Globe and Mail can be read here: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-an-antisemitic-thread-runs-from-hamas-to-tehran/

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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

In this episode you'll hear Aaron Wudrick in conversation with Jon Hartley about his recent article for The Hub, Is the ‘New Ottawa Consensus’ killing our economy?.

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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

In this episode you'll hear Jonathan Berkshire Miller in conversation with Romanian Energy Minister, Sebastian Burduja. Romania serves as an energy hub for Ukraine, Moldova, and other partners, blunting Russia's capacity to use energy as a weapon. 

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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

In this episode you'll hear Balkan Devlen in conversation with Jonathan Berkshire Miller and Charles Burton about the recently announced public inquiry into foreign interference. Our expert panel analyses where the inquiry's mandate falls short and suggests how it might become effective in the task at hand. 

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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

In this episode you'll hear Aaron Wudrick in conversation with Patrice Dutil about his new book, Statesman, Strategists, and Diplomats: Canada's Prime Ministers and the making of foreign policy. 

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