Pod Bless Canada

In this episode, Shuvaloy Majumdar is joined by Dr. Stephen Blank, a senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, D.C., and former Professor of Russian National Security Affairs at the US Army War College. Majumdar and Blank discuss the nature of and rationale behind the multidimensional threat posed by Russia to the West.

In this episode, Ken Coates is joined by Guy Lonechild, Indigenous leader and CEO of First Nations Power Authority (FNPA). FNPA's mandate is to support and derisk the development of First Nations-led renewable energy projects. Coates and Lonechild discuss how groups like FNPA create new opportunities for Indigenous communities to contribute significantly to decision making and productivity in Canada's growing renewable energy sector.

In this episode, Brian Lee Crowley is joined by Dwight Newman, MLI Munk Senior Fellow for Constitutional Law, to discuss the current status of the Trans Mountain Pipeline and negotiations between Kinder Morgan and the Canadian Government. Dwight's deep constitutional expertise is applied to questions around British Columbia's legal position for challenging the construction of the pipeline. The conversation also touches broadly on themes of federalism, Indigenous rights, interprovincial trade, and the implications of legal uncertainty for Canada's investment climate.

MLI Munk Senior Fellow for Foreign Policy Shuvaloy Majumdar discusses Canadian national security and interests with Ward Elcock, former special advisor to the Privy Council Office and CSIS director.

MLI Munk Senior Fellow for Foreign Policy Shuvaloy Majumdar discusses the Sino-Indian rivalry in the Indo-Pacific and beyond with Dr. Mohan Malik, professor in Asian security at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu.

Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley and Ryerson University's Patrice Dutil discuss Canada's history and its impact on the current political agenda on the latest episode of Pod Bless Canada.

Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley and J. Michael Cole, Senior Fellow at the China Policy Institute discuss Taiwan, China, and how the two play a role in Canada's interests.

MLI's Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley and Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer discuss public attitudes, the Canadian business community and its role in political decision making in Canada.

MLI's Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley and Munk Senior Fellow Ken Coates discuss the issues facing Indigenous People and the Natural Resource Economy.

MLI's Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley and Munk Senior Fellow Shuvaloy Majumdar discuss Prime Minister Trudeau's upcoming trip to India and the Canada-India relationship at large.