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In this new episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry discusses the the adaptation of continental defence to new missile threats with Peggy Mason, Sarah Mineiro, and Todd Sharp. 

This episode was made possible thanks to the support of the Department of National Defence’s MINDS Program

Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding and Boeing.

EPISODE NOTES: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/cdfai/pages/4819/attachments/original/1642532967/Missile_Defence_and_North_America.pdf?1642532967

Participants’ Bios:

Since June of 2014, Peggy Mason has been the President of the Rideau Institute, an independent think tank with a mandate to help revitalize Canada’s peacekeeping, diplomatic peacemaking and peacebuilding roles in the world, through inclusive multilateralism, strengthening the UN capacity for conflict prevention and peaceful conflict resolution and the progressive enhancement of international law. https://rideauinstitute.ca/governance/

Todd Sharp is an Integrated Air and Missile Defence Officer at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force for 33 years, acquiring over 5000 flying hours as an Air Navigator in Search and Rescue and Air Transport, and was Commanding Officer of 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron, in Comox BC. He completed his military career overseas, as the Air and Missile Defence Advisor to the Joint Canadian Delegation to NATO until 2018, and then joined NATO’s International Staff in the Defence Investment Division. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada, and holds a master’s degree in Defence Studies from King’s College London.

Sarah Mineiro is a Fellow at the Center for a New American Security and currently works at Anduril Industries as the senior director for space strategy. Sarah has worked within the national security and defense sector for over 15 years. Previously, Sarah was the Staff Lead for the Strategic Forces Subcommittee for the House Armed Service Committee (HASC). She led the Subcommittee’s legislative and oversight activities of all Department of Defense and Military Intelligence Program space programs, U.S. nuclear weapons, missile defense, directed energy, and hypersonic systems. Sarah was the senior legislative advisor to Ranking Member Mac Thornberry on all strategic forces issues. In this role she was the primary drafter and negotiator of the Space Force and Space Command legislation for the House Republicans. https://www.cnas.org/people/sarah-mineiro

Host Bio:

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

Recording Date: 4 Oct 2021

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

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle is joined by Sara Vakhshouri to talk energy security and energy transition in Sub-Saharan Africa, and what this could mean internationally.

Guest Bios:

- Sara Vakhshouri is Founder and President of SVB Energy International

Host Bio:

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

What is Sara reading?

Michio Kaku, "The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything"

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/54614037-the-god-equation

Recording Date: November 24, 2021

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Produced by Joseph Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

In the 62nd episode of Battle Rhythm, Stef and Steve talk about the Throne Speech, CAF’s domestic operations in BC and our upcoming events. Today’s feature interview is with feminist scholar and Year Ahead presenter, Megan MacKenzie [27:00]. This week’s RnR segment [54:45], where we will provide some levity in these trying times with entertainment reviews and suggestions; Hawkeye, Pig, the Beatles

In this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks with Michael Welsh, Patricia Fortier, and Dan Livermore about Canadian consular services.

Participant Biographies:

Patricia A Fortier is a retired Canadian diplomat.  She is currently on the board of a public Canadian mining company, a Fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Senior Fellow of the Graduate School of International Affairs at the University of Ottawa and on the board of the Canadian Retired Heads of Mission Association.

Daniel Livermore served with distinction for more than three decades in Canada's Public Service as a diplomat and specialist in international affairs.

Michael Welsh is a former Canadian Ambassador and a fellow at the University of Ottawa’s Centre of International Policy Studies

Host biography

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat, and Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, https://www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

R&R

Strengthening the Canadian Consular Service Today and For the Future by the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development – https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42-1/FAAE/report-21/

"Bring Me Back to Canada" by Human Roghts Watch – https://www.hrw.org/report/2020/06/29/bring-me-back-canada/plight-canadians-held-northeast-syria-alleged-isis-links#

An Audacious Suggestion for the new Minister of Foreign Affairs: Help Canadians by Dan Livermore, Gar Pardy, Michael Welsh – https://www.cips-cepi.ca/2021/11/08/an-audacious-suggestion-for-the-new-minister-of-foreign-affairs-help-canadians/

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/633983/the-thursday-murder-club-by-richard-osman/9781984880987

State of Terror by Louise Penny and Hillary Rodham Clinton – https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/State-of-Terror/Louise-Penny/9781982173678

Detained: Islamic Fundamentalist Extremism and the War on Terror in Canada by Daniel Livermore – https://www.mqup.ca/detained-products-9780773555099.php

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics – https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b077x8pc

Season in Hell: My 130 Days in the Sahara with Al Qaeda by Robert Fowler – https://www.harpercollins.ca/9781443402064/season-in-hell/

Unforgotten – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4192812/

Recording Date: 18 Nov 2021.

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

In this new episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry discusses the financial implications of continental defence modernization with retired Vice-Admirals Mark Norman and Darren Hawco, retired Colonel Dr. Ross Fetterly, and Dr. Binyam Solomon.

This episode was made possible thanks to the support of the Department of National Defence’s MINDS Program

Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding and Boeing.

EPISODE NOTES - https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/cdfai/pages/4819/attachments/original/1632423967/Fighter_Aviation_and_the_Defence_of_North_America.pdf?1632423967

Read Drs Fetterly and Solomon’s DRDC Report on Burden Sharing: https://cradpdf.drdc-rddc.gc.ca/PDFS/unc366/p813527_A1b.pdf

Participant’s Bio:

Darren Hawco is a retired naval officer with 36 years of service to Canada. The youngest of four boys, Hawco was born in Montreal where he was fortunate enough to grow up in a loving home, attending local primary and secondary schools prior to joining the Canadian Armed Forces through enrollment in the College Militaire Royale de St-Jean (CMR) regular officer training program.

Ross Fetterly retired in 2017 from the Canadian Forces after a 34-year career as the Royal Canadian Air Force’s director of air comptrollership and business management.  He previously served as the military personnel command comptroller, and in other senior positions with the Department of National Defence Assistant Deputy Minister (Finance).

A 39 year veteran of uniformed service to Canada, Mark Norman retired from the Royal Canadian Navy in the rank of Vice-Admiral in August of 2019 after a high-profile public legal challenge. He is now applying his energy and passion to new challenges. As a CGAI Fellow, Norman intends to explore naval strategy, maritime affairs, defence policy and procurement with particular interests in the Arctic and the South China Sea.

Dr. Binyam Solomon is Senior Defence Scientist at Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC). He is also an Adjunct Research Professor at Carleton University. Previous appointments include Chief Economist, Department of National Defence and acting Chief Scientist at the Centre for Operational Research and Analysis (DRDC). He has published extensively in economics, statistics, and defence topics. His research interests include political economy, aspects of national security, peacekeeping economics, and time series methods. Dr. Solomon holds a PhD in Defence Economics from the University of York, United Kingdom.

Host Bio:

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

Recording Date: 26 Jul 2021

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

On this special episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Monica Gattinger moderates a panel discussion with representatives from the Oil Sands Pathways to Net Zero Alliance to talk methods, motives, and meaning for getting Canada's oil sands projects to net zero emissions.

Guest Bios:

- Rhona DelFrari is Senior Vice President, Sustainability and Stakeholder Engagement and Chief Sustainability Officer at Cenovus Energy.

- Pam McIntyre is Senior Vice President, Safety and Risk Management and Innovation at Canadian Natural Resources.

- Martha Hall Findlay is Chief Sustainability Officer at Suncor Energy.

Host Bio:

- Monica Gattinger is a CGAI Fellow and the Director of Science, Society, and Policy at the University of Ottawa,

Recording Date: November 23rd, 2021.

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Produced by Joseph Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

Dans cet épisode de Conseils de sécurité, Thomas Juneau et Sarah-Myriam Martin Brûlé s'entretiennent avec deux représentants de l’Office de surveillance des activités en matière de sécurité nationale et de renseignement, Sophie Beecher, directrice générale de l'examen et Charles Fugère, avocat général principal et directeur général des services juridiques. Nos deux invités expliquent les activités de l'OSSNR, organisation créée en 2019 par le gouvernement fédéral. Ils décrivent les moyens déployés pour permettre à l'OSSNR d'accomplir son large mandat d’examen et d’enquête mais ouvrent également une fenêtre sur les défis inhérents à la mise en place de l'organisation.

In this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks with The Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien about his time in government and the current state of the world.

Participant Biographiy:

Jean Chrétien CC, PC, OM, QC, prime minister of Canada 1993–2003, lawyer, author, politician (born 11 January 1934 in Shawinigan, QC). Lawyer and longtime parliamentarian Jean Chrétien was Canada’s 20th prime minister. Early in his political career, Chrétien helped negotiate the patriation of the Canadian constitution as well as the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. As Prime Minister, he led the federal government to its first surplus in nearly 30 years.

Host biography

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat, and Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, https://www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

R&R

My Stories, My Times by Jean Chre2tien – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/678777/my-stories-my-times-volume-2-by-jean-chretien/9781039000971

Recording Date: 9 Nov 2021.

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

In this new episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry discusses the priorities for new Minister of National Defence Anita Anand with Dr. James Fergusson, Timothy Choi, and Charlotte Duval-Lantoine

Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding and Boeing.

R&R

The Fearless Organization by Amy Edmondson – https://fearlessorganization.com

All the Ships that Sail: A Study of Canada’s Fleets by Gordon F. Osbaldeston – https://books.google.ca/books/about/All_the_Ships_that_Sail_a_Study_of_Canad.html?id=HH_XSgAACAAJ&redir_esc=y

Stalin’s War: A New History of World War II by Sean McMeekin – https://www.nationalww2museum.org/about-us/notes-museum/stalins-war-new-history-world-war-ii

Participant’s Bio:

Dr. James Fergusson is a Professor in the Department of Political Studies, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies. He teaches a range of courses in the fields of international relations, strategic studies, Canada-US defence relations, and Canadian Foreign and Defence Policy. He recently completed a ten year appointment to the Defence Science Advisory Board, and a six year position as Honorary Colonel of the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Studies. He is currently the Honorary Colonel of 2 Canadian Air Division.

Timothy Choi is completing his Ph.D. at the University of Calgary's Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, where his dissertation is entitled, “Maritime Strategies of the North: The Seapower of Smaller Maritime Forces in an Era of Broadened Security.” It asks how the Danish, Norwegian, and Canadian maritime forces developed in response to the adoption and legitimization of the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone, and whether smaller forces have generalizable differences in such responses compared to larger ones. This has seen him sailing with Danish and Norwegian patrol vessels to gain deeper insights into the tactical level of peacetime naval activities. He is a former Smith Richardson Predoctoral Fellow at Yale University's International Security Studies, where he worked with Professor Paul Kennedy, and is also a Research Fellow at Dalhousie University's Centre for the Study of Security and Development. He serves on the editorial board of and is the photo editor at the Canadian Naval Review.

Charlotte is the Ottawa Operations Manager and a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. She completed a Master in Military History at Queen’s University, during which she started researching on the toxic culture of leadership in the Canadian Armed Forces during the 1990s and its impact on gender integration, which had started in 1989. She continues to study leadership and culture change issues in the military in her free time.

Host Bio:

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

Recording Date: 8 Nov 2021

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

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle is joined by Heather Ferguson to discuss how Ontario achieved one of the lowest carbon electrical grids in the world, and the prospect of a net zero grid.

Guest Bios:

- Heather Ferguson is Senior Vice President, Business Development, Strategy and Corporate Affairs at Ontario Power Generation.

Host Bio:

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

What is Heather reading?

Bill Browder, "Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Muder, and One Man's Fight for Justice" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22609522-red-notice

Recording Date: November 2, 2021

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Produced by Joseph Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.