Last Sunday Vice-Admiral Mark Norman provided me his speaking notes from Friday night at the Conference of Defence Associations in which he warns Canadians our way of life is under threat because successive federal governments have not treated Canadian national security and our ability to defend ourselves as seriously as we should. We discuss with Admiral Norman as Russia prepares to host a visit by China's president Xi beginning Monday.

Guest: Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. Former Commanding Officer, Royal Canadian Navy. Former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff.

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