On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Aaron Shull and Vincent Rigby to discuss Canada's national security: what it entails, what we expect from it, and what aspects must evolve to meet the demands of today's political landscape.

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Participants' bios

- Aaron Shull is Managing Director & General Counsel at The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).

- Vincent Rigby was the former National Security intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister and the Slater Family Professor of Practice with McGill University’s Max Bell School of Public Policy.

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Host bio:

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

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Reading Recommendations:

- "On Tyranny" by Timothy Snyder

- "On Freedom" by Timothy Snyder

- "The Appeal" by John Grisham

- "Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius

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Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll

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Recording Date: June 3, 2025

Release date:

June 16, 2025