On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Adam Chapnick, Raymond Blake and Ian Brodie to discuss Mark Carney's first year as Prime Minister.

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Participants' bios:

Adam Chapnick is Professor of Defence Studies at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto and co-author of Canada First, Not Canada Alone: A History of Canadian Foreign Policy

Ian Brodie is Professor of Political Science at the University of Calgary and Program Director for CGAI.

Raymond Blake is Professor of History at the University of Regina and Winner of the 2025 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing

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Host bio:

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

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Reading Recommendations:

- "Ice War Diplomat" by Gary Smith

- "Inside Snc-lavalin" by Lawrence Stevenson

- "Renegotiating the Bargain" by Rob Currie-Wood

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Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll

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Recording Date: March 19, 2026

Release date:

March 30, 2026