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On this episode of the Defence Deconstructed Podcast, David Perry talks to Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff, General Jonathan Vance.

Participant Bio:

- General Vance has deployed across the globe numerous times in the service of Canada, including two tours in Afghanistan as the Commander of Joint Task Force Afghanistan and Task Force Kandahar. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross twice, is a Commander of the Order of Military Merit, and was awarded the Mentioned-in-Dispatches for his leadership during peacekeeping operations in Croatia. (https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/organizational-structure/chief-defence-staff/cds-bio.html)

Host Bio:

- Dave Perry (host): Senior Analyst and Vice President with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (www.cgai.ca/david_perry)

Recording Date: 4 Nov 2020

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Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips

On this episode of the Energy Security3 Podcast, Kelly Ogle discusses with energy expert and CGAI fellow Dr. Richard Norris about the theory of peak oil demand.

Participant Bio:

- Dr. Richard Norris is a CGAI fellow, energy expert, and Managing Director at Pandreco Energy Advisors: https://www.cgai.ca/richard_norris

Host Bio:

- Kelly Ogle (host): President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (https://www.cgai.ca/staff#Ogle)

What Dr. Norris is reading:

1. Laurie Lee, Cider with Rosie, https://www.amazon.com/Cider-Rosie-Laurie-Lee/dp/1567923550

2. Daniel Yergin, The New Map, https://www.amazon.ca/New-Map-Energy-Climate-Nations/dp/1594206430/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=daniel+yergin+the+new+map&sr=8-1

3. Marc Conner, How to Read and Understand Shakespeare, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35909865-how-to-read-and-understand-shakespeare

Recording Date: 29 Oct 2020

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Produced by Seth Scott and Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

José Aranaz est Représentant et directeur au Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies au Droits de l’homme à Genève et ancien directeur du Bureau conjoint des Nations unies aux droits de l’Homme en République démocratique du Congo. Il a travaillé notamment au Soudan, en Iraq, en Bosnie, en Croatie, au Burkina Faso, au Burundi, au Guatemala, au Timor-Oriental et au Vénézuela. Nous discutons des défis liés à la promotion des droits humains, du rôle des autorités locales, des États-Unis, du Vénézuela, de l'Irak, de l'impact de la COVID et de l'avenir de la promotion des droits de la personne.

On today's Global Exchange Podcast, Colin Robertson talks to Hon. John Manley and Hon. Jean Charest about how Canada needs to prepare for the next U.S. administration.

Participants’ Bios:

- Hon. John Manley is a former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada. He was first elected to Parliament in 1988, and re-elected three times. From 1993 to 2003 he was a Minister in the governments of Jean Chrétien, serving in the portfolios of Industry, Foreign Affairs and Finance, in addition to being Deputy Prime Minister. (https://www.cgai.ca/advisory_council#Manley)

- Hon. Jean Charest is a Partner at McCarthy Tétrault. He provides invaluable expertise to the firm’s clients with his in-depth knowledge and experience with public policy, corporate Canada and international matters. As a strategic advisor with a unique perspective, he supports clients on complex transactions, projects and international mandates, as they navigate the global business environment. (https://www.cgai.ca/advisory_council#Charest)

Further on Canada and the U.S. elections:

- Colin Robertson, “Biden or More Trump: What Canadians Need to Know about the 2020 U.S. Elections,” https://www.cgai.ca/biden_or_more_trump_what_canadians_need_to_know_about_the_2020_us_election

What Hon. Jean Charest is reading:

- Louise Penny, All the Devils are Here, https://www.gamacheseries.com/all-the-devils-are-here/

What Hon. John Manley is reading:

- Chris Wallace with Mitch Weiss, Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World, https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Countdown-1945/Chris-Wallace/9781982143343

- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers/9781408855652-item.html?ikwid=harry+potter%3a+the+philosopher%27s+stone&ikwsec=Books&ikwidx=1#algoliaQueryId=fba2cd720ab06837f319f9a33b70bb41

Host Bio:

- Colin Robertson (host) is a former Canadian diplomat, now Vice President of and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

Recording Date: 30 Oct 2020

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Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips

On this episode of the Defence Deconstructed Podcast, David Perry talks to the Department of National Defence’s ADM Infrastructure and Environment, Rob Chambers, about the management of Canada’s defence buildings, greening initiatives, and indigenous relations.

Participant Bio:

- Robert Chambers has been appointed Assistant Deputy Minister (Infrastructure & Environment) in June 2019. He has been a federal public servant for 20 years, serving in the Privy Council Office, the Department of Finance, and Treasury Board. (https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/organizational-structure/assistant-deputy-minister-infrastructure-environment/biography.html)

Host Bio:

- Dave Perry (host): Senior Analyst and Vice President with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (www.cgai.ca/david_perry)

What Rob Chambers is reading:

- Robert J. Anderson and William A. Adams, Mastering Leadership: An Integrated Framework for Breakthrough Performance and Extraordinary Business Results: https://www.wiley.com/en-ca/Mastering+Leadership%3A+An+Integrated+Framework+for+Breakthrough+Performance+and+Extraordinary+Business+Results-p-9781119147190

- Gregory Kesler and Amy Kates, Leading Organizational Design: How to Make Organization Design Decisions to Drive the Results You Want: https://www.wiley.com/en-ca/Leading+Organization+Design%3A+How+to+Make+Organization+Design+Decisions+to+Drive+the+Results+You+Want-p-9780470589595

More on the Departmental Energy and Environment Strategy: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/reports-publications/dees.html

Recording Date: 22 Oct 2020

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Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips

In the 36th episode of Battle Rhythm, Stef and Steve discuss interference in the American election, sexual misconduct in the CAF, and costume ideas for Halloween. This week we have a new segment called ‘ask an expert’ where an expert will answer a question they are frequently asked, this week’s expert’s are Carmen Poulin & Lynne Gouliquer answering: "During the LGBT Purge Campaign in the military, was it worse for the gay women or gay men soldiers?" [19:20] Our feature interview guest is Luke Schleusener, Co-founder of Out in National Security.[36:00] This week’s RnR segment [1:02:15], where we will provide some levity in these trying times with entertainment reviews and suggestions; Steve’s RnR picks for the week are:

1.Crazyheads (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6038584/)

2. #Alive (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10620868/)

3. Happy Death Day (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5308322/)/ 2U (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8155288/)

4.The Sentinel (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635231/the-sentinel-by-lee-child-and-andrew-child/)

On today's Global Exchange Podcast, Colin Robertson talks to Dr. Jennifer Welsh and Robert Greenhill about Canada’s positioning in the world.

Participants’ Bios:

- Dr. Jennifer Welsh is the Canada 150 Research Chair in Global Governance and Security and Professor of political science at McGill University. (https://www.mcgill.ca/politicalscience/jennifer-welsh)

- Robert Greenhill is the Executive Chairman of the Global Canada Initiative and has combined a career in international business with a commitment to public policy. (https://igopp.org/en/igopp/board-of-directors/robert-greenhill/)

You can read Global Canada Initiative's pieces on reimagining Canada's place in the world here:

- “Reframing Canada’s Global Engagement: A Diagnostic of Key Trends and Sources of Influence”: https://global-canada.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/A-Diagnostic-of-Key-Trends-August-2020.pdf

- “Reframing Canada’s Global Engagement: Ten Strategic Choices for Decision-Makers”: https://global-canada.org/news/reframing-canadas-global-engagement-ten-strategic-choices-for-decision-makers/

What Dr. Jennifer Welsh is reading:

- Philip Cunliffe, The New Twenty Years’ Crisis: A Critique of International Relations, 1999-2019, https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-new-twenty-years-crisis-philip-cunliffe/1135252859

What Robert Greenhill is reading:

- James Daschuk, Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Indigenous Life, https://uofrpress.ca/Books/C/Clearing-the-Plains

Host Bio:

- Colin Robertson (host) is a former Canadian diplomat, now Vice President of and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

Recording Date: 19 Oct 2020

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Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips

On this episode of the Defence Deconstructed Podcast, David Perry talks to former military representative of Canada to NATO’s military committee, VAdm (ret’d) Darren Hawco about the Alliance and its strategic future.

Participant Bio:

- Vice-Admiral (retired) Darren Hawco is a retired naval officer with 36 years of service to Canada and now serves as executive advisor at Deloitte Canada. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/darren-hawco-60332754/?originalSubdomain=ca)

Host Bio:

- Dave Perry (host): Senior Analyst and Vice President with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (www.cgai.ca/david_perry)

What VADm (ret’d) Hawco is reading:

- Dan Heath, Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen (https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/upstream-the-quest-to-solve/9781982134723-item.html)

- Douglas B. Laney, Infonomics: How to Monetize, Manage,,and Measure Information as an Asset for Competitive Advantage (https://www.gartner.com/en/publications/infonomics)

More on Dynamic Mariner: https://mc.nato.int/media-centre/news/2020/nato-exercise-dynamic-mariner-brings-together-7-nato-nations

Recording Date: 6 Oct 2020

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Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips

New to the CGAI Podcast Network, Energy Security3 , released bi-weekly Thursday, is the CGAI’s podcast on all things energy security. Join our host Kelly Ogle as he and a diverse group of experts explore the three pillars that form the nexus of energy security in Canada: Energy, Economics, and Environment.

On this Inaugural episode of the Energy Security3 Podcast, Kelly Ogle talks to Donner prize winning author and CGAI Fellow Dennis McConaghy about his new book “breakdown” and whether a national consensus on pipelines is possible in Canada.

Participant Bio:

- Dennis McConaghy is a CGAI fellow, author, and former Executive Vice-President of TransCanada Corporation (now TC Energy): https://www.cgai.ca/dennis_mcconaghy

Host Bio:

- Kelly Ogle (host): President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (https://www.cgai.ca/staff#Ogle)

Recording Date: 15 Oct 2020

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Produced by Seth Scott and edited by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

Coordonnatrice spéciale adjointe, Coordonnatrice résidente et Coordonnatrice humanitaire au Bureau du Coordonnateur spécial des Nations Unies pour le Liban, Najat Rochdi a été notamment Conseillère principale auprès de l’Envoyé spécial pour la Syrie et directrice de « Peer to Peer » au Bureau des Nations Unies pour la coordination des affaires humanitaires (OCHA), à Genève, Représentante spéciale adjointe du Secrétaire général et Coordonnatrice résidente et humanitaire de la Mission de maintien de la paix des Nations Unies en République centrafricaine (MINUSCA) et Ambassadrice des Nations-Unies, coordinatrice humanitaire et représentante résidente du PNUD au Cameroun.

Dans cet épisode, Sarah-Myriam et Thomas discutent avac Najat de l'impact humanitaire des explosions au port de Beyrouth au mois d'août 2020, du rôle des jeunes, des entrepreneurs dans la reconstruction du pays, du danger de la désinformaiton, du rôle de l'ONU, de la politicisation de l'aide humanitaire, de l'importance de l'accès à la population, des défis humanitaires en afrique sub-saharienne et des leçons de épidémies passées, notamment de l'Ébola et du Choléra pour faire face à la pandémie actuelle.