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On this episode of Energy Security Cubed, Kelly Ogle is joined by Greg McLean, Federal Conservative candidate for Calgary Centre and former Shadow Minister of Natural Resources, to talk about the Conservative vision for the future of Canada's energy systems.

Participant Bio:

- Greg McLean is the Federal Conservative candidate for Calgary Centre and former Shadow Minister of Natural Resources

Host Bio:

- Kelly Ogle (host) is the President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

What is Greg reading?

James Joyce, "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7588.A_Portrait_of_the_Artist_as_a_Young_Man

Recording Date: September 2, 2021

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

In the 56th episode of Battle Rhythm, Stef and Steve talk about personal lessons learned from 9/11 and Federal Election 2021.

Today’s feature interview guest is with Capstone Laureate, Donna Dupont [24:30].

This week’s RnR segment [45:00], where we will provide some levity in these trying times with entertainment reviews and suggestions; Steve’s RnR picks for the week are:

Only the Murders in the Building – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12851524/

Dug – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1537759/

Shang-Chi – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9376612/

In this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson talks about the pressing foreign policy issues that should be discussed during this week’s debates.

Participants’ bios

Nic Moyer is CEO of Cooperation Canada

Ben Rowswell is President and Research Director of the Canadian International Council.

Trevor Kennedy is the Director of Trade and International Policy, Business Council of Canada.

Julia Anderson is the CEO for the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH).

Mark Agnew is the senior director of international policy at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Robert Greenhill is Executive Chairman of the Global Canada Initiative.

Resources:

“Assessing Canada’s Global Engagement Gap” by Robert Greenhill and Margaret McQuillan – https://opencanada.org/canadas-global-engagement-gap/

 

“Why Africa? Building Canada’s economic ties to the world’s fastest-growing continent” by the Business Council of Canada – https://thebusinesscouncil.ca/visual_content/why-africa-building-canadas-economic-ties-to-the-worlds-fastest-growing-continent/

 

“Afghanistan: Looking Back to Move Forward” by Joe Ingram – https://www.cgai.ca/afghanistan_looking_back_to_move_forward

 

Letter to Leaders Debate Commission – https://cooperation.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Letter-for-Leaders-Debate-Committee-August-2021.pdf

Foreign Policy By Canadians by the Canadian International Council –– https://thecic.org/research/foreign-policy-by-canadians/

 

“Canada needs to reimagine a foreign policy” for a leaderless world by Ben Rowswell et al.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canada-needs-to-reimagine-a-foreign-policy-for-a-leaderless-world/

R&R

Ice and Water by John English – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/417258/ice-and-water-by-john-english/9780143190264

The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste – https://thebookerprizes.com/books/shadow-king-by-maaza-mengiste

The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt – https://www.thecoddling.com/

The History of Canada in Ten Maps: Epic Stories of Charting a Mysterious Land by Adam Shoalts – https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/books/a-history-of-canada-in-ten-maps

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30659.Meditations

The Daily Stoic – https://dailystoic.com/

Ladyparts by Deborah Copaken – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/608181/ladyparts-by-deborah-copaken/

The Devil’s Trick: How Canada Fought the Vietnam War by John Boyko – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/606438/the-devils-trick-by-john-boyko/9780735278004

Host bio:

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

Recording Date: 3 Sep 2021.

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

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, you'll hear a presentation from the Leader of the Official Oppostion Erin O'Toole, delivered as part of Canadian Defence Exchange, a one-day virtual event organized by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) on May 5, 2021.

Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. A strategic partner of the federal government’s National Shipbuilding Strategy, providing skilled, well-paying jobs that support Canada’s economic recovery.

Defence Deconstructed is also brought to you by Boeing.

Participant’s Bio:

Host Bio: O'Toole was born in Montreal and grew up in Port Perry and Bowmanville. O'Toole joined the Canadian Forces in 1991 and studied at the Royal Military College (RMC) until 1995. He was commissioned in Air Command[note 1] serving as an air navigator, eventually attaining the rank of captain. Following his active service, he received a law degree, practicing law for nearly a decade until he was elected as the member of Parliament (MP) for Durham in a 2012 by-election. In 2015, O'Toole briefly served as veterans affairs minister in the Harper government. In 2017, he ran for the party's leadership, finishing third to winner Andrew Scheer.

After Scheer resigned as leader in late 2019, O'Toole ran a successful leadership campaign, defeating former cabinet minister Peter MacKay in the 2020 leadership election. https://meet.erinotoole.ca

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

Recording Date: 5 May 2021

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

On this episode of Energy Security Cubed, Kelly Ogle is joined by John Carnegie of Energy Resources Aotearoa for a discussion on the energy security challenges facing New Zealand, including natural gas supply, wind intermittency, and the availability of hydro power.

Participant Bio:

- John Carnegie is the Chief Executive of Energy Resources Aotearoa

Host Bio:

- Kelly Ogle (host) is the President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

What is John reading?

Hilary Mantel, "The Mirror & the Light" - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54860229-the-mirror-the-light

Recording Date: August 24, 2021

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

Dans ce 19e épisode de Conseils de sécurité, Thomas Juneau et Sarah-Myriam Martin-Brûlé reçoivent Jocelyn Coulon, chercheur au Centre d’études et de recherches internationales de l’Université de Montréal (CÉRIUM). Il nous parle de son parcours professionnel et nous discutons de son analyse de l'évolution de la politique étrangère canadienne, sujet de deux de ses livres publiés récemment: "Un Selfie avec Justin Trudeau" et « Le Canada à la recherche d’une identité internationale », un recueil de textes écrit entre 2004 et 2020. Jocelyn Coulon y présente alors ses recommendations pour le prochain gouvernement.

In this episode of The Global Exchange, you will hear Winston Wen-yi Chen, followed by The Hon. John Manley, Meredith Lilly, VAdm (ret’d) Bruce Donaldson, and Maureen Boyd discuss Canada-Taiwan relations.

This episode is an extract from CGAI’s webinar on Canada-Taiwan relations, made possible thanks to the support of our strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics, and thanks to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office.

Read our Taiwan series: https://www.cgai.ca/2021_taiwan_series

Participants Bio:

Winston Wen-yi Chen assumed his duties as head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Ottawa in June 2018, becoming the tenth Representative in Canada since the Office was established in 1992. Previously, he served in Ottawa (1992-1996) when the office was first established and in Toronto as Director-General of TECO from 2011 to 2013.

 

The Honourable John Manley, P.C., O.C., is the chair of CGAI’s Advisory Council.  Mr. 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. An Officer of the Order of Canada, Mr. Manley has received honorary doctorates from Carleton University and the universities of Ottawa, Toronto, Western Ontario and Windsor. (https://www.cgai.ca/advisory_council#Manley)

Meredith Lilly is an Associate Professor at Carleton University where she holds the Simon Reisman Chair in International Affairs focused on trade policy. Dr. Lilly is a national award-winning researcher with extensive experience in public policy development and executive branch decision making. She previously served as Foreign Affairs and International Trade Advisor to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and oversaw within the Prime Minister’s Office the conclusion of Canada’s free-trade negotiations with the European Union, South Korea, and the Trans-Pacific Partnership among other files. Her current research is focused on international labour mobility and Canada-US trade relations. (https://www.cgai.ca/advisory_council#MeredithLilly)

Vice-Admiral (Retired) Bruce Donaldson served for 36 years in the Canadian Armed Forces as a Royal Canadian Naval Officer. Bruce was the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff from July 2010 until his retirement in September 2013. Since retiring from the CAF and relocating to Victoria BC, Bruce has worked with CFN Consultants, a leading consultancy firm specializing in defence and security issues. He is also one of two Board-appointed members of the Royal Roads University Board of Governors, and he chairs the Salvation Army Advisory Board in Greater Victoria. (https://www.cgai.ca/advisory_council#BruceDonaldson)

Maureen Boyd is the Founding Director of Carleton University’s Initiative for Parliamentary and Diplomatic Engagement, where she provides outreach and policy orientation to parliamentarians and diplomats, including orientation for newly elected Members of Parliament and annually for newly arrived diplomats to Canada. She is chair of the Parliamentary Centre and a member of the International Women's Forum and of Politics and the Pen. She is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal. (https://www.cgai.ca/maureen_boyd)

Host bio:

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

Recording Date: 17 August 2021.

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

In this new episode of Defence Deconstructed, we are sharing a presentation from Canada's Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan, delivered on May 5, 2021. This address to industry was part of the Canadian Defence Exchange, a one-day virtual event organized by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries.

Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. A strategic partner of the federal government’s National Shipbuilding Strategy, providing skilled, well-paying jobs that support Canada’s economic recovery.

Defence Deconstructed is also brought to you by Boeing.

Participant’s Bio:

Host Bio:

The Honourable Harjit Sajjan was first elected as Member of Parliament for Vancouver South in 2015.

Minister Sajjan immigrated to Canada from India with his family when he was five years old. He grew up in South Vancouver and benefitted from everything its diverse and culturally rich community has to offer.

Minister Sajjan has made serving others a cornerstone of his life. He has served as a former detective with the Vancouver Police Department, a former Lieutenant Colonel with the British Columbia Regiment, and a long-time advocate for youth education and mentorship programs.

For 11 years, Minister Sajjan was a member of the Vancouver Police Department, based primarily in South Vancouver. He completed his career as a detective with the gang crime unit. As a member of the British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught’s Own), he participated in four operational deployments—one to Bosnia and three to Afghanistan.

Minister Sajjan has lived in Vancouver for many years with his wife and two children. https://www.canada.ca/en/government/ministers/harjit-singh-sajjan.html

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

Recording Date: 5 May 2021

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

On this episode of Energy Security Cubed, Kelly Ogle is joined by Rystad Energy's Xi Nan to dig into the current status and future role of LNG in Asia's energy future, and to discuss hydrogen's potential in Asia.

Participant Bio:

- Xi Nan is Vice President of Gas and Power Markets at Rystad Energy’s Markets team.

Host Bio:

- Kelly Ogle (host) is the President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

What is Xi reading?

"Thinking, Fast and Slow", by Daniel Kahneman: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11468377-thinking-fast-and-slow

Recording Date: August 10, 2021

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

In the 55th episode of Battle Rhythm, Stef and Steve talk about Afghanistan hot-takes and consultations with CAF/DND on sexual misconduct reporting. Today’s feature interview

guest is with one of Canada's 100 most-powerful women, Lt.-Gen. Christine Whitecross [27:10].

This week’s RnR segment [52:10], where we will provide some levity in these trying times with entertainment reviews and suggestions; Steve’s RnR picks for the week are:

Restrepo: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1559549/

Shadows in the Cloud: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9691136/

White Lotus: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9691136/

Guest Biography:

Lieutenant-General (Retired) Chris Whitecross enrolled in the Canadian Forces in 1982, joining the Canadian Military Engineers. Successive postings have taken her from Germany to almost every province in Canada, notably to undertake a range of staff duties such as those of A4 Airfield Engineering Operations at 1 Canadian Air Division, Winnipeg; Executive Assistant to the Chief of the Air Staff at National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa; Director of Infrastructure and Environment Corporate Services for the Assistant Deputy Minister (Infrastructure and Environment); Joint Engineer, Canada Command; and Chief of Staff for Assistant Deputy Minister (Infrastructure and Environment).

Lieutenant-General Whitecross has also performed the duties of G1/G4 for the Force Engineers of the United Nations Protection Force (Yugoslavia) while deployed to the Former Republic of Yugoslavia; Wing Construction Engineering Officer, Greenwood; Commanding Officer, 1 Construction Engineering Unit, Moncton; Commander, Joint Task Force (North), Yellowknife; Deputy Commander, Canadian Operational Support Command, Ottawa; Deputy DCOS Communications, ISAF HQ, Kabul, Afghanistan; and Canadian Armed Forces Chief Military Engineer at National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa.

Lieutenant-General Whitecross has a Bachelor in Chemical Engineering from Queen's University and a Masters in Defence Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada. She is also a graduate of the Advanced Military Studies Course and the Command and Staff Course, both conducted at the Canadian Forces College. Awarded the Order of Military Merit at the level of Commander (CMM), she was also presented with the United States Defense Meritorious Service Medal (United States) for her service at ISAF HQ, and the Canadian Meritorious Service Medal for her service as the International Military Sports Council (CISM) Secretary General. Lieutenant-General Whitecross was named one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women of 2011 and then again in 2016, and she is the 2018 recipient of the CDAI Vimy Award. Also in 2018, the Canadian Prime Minister appointed her as a member of the G7 Gender Council during Canada’s G7 Presidency.

In February 2015, Lieutenant-General Whitecross was appointed Commander of the Canadian Forces Strategic Response Team on Sexual Misconduct, and assumed the duties as Commander, Military Personnel Command in June 2015 upon promotion to Lieutenant- General. In November 2016, Lieutenant-General Whitecross was appointed Commandant of the NATO Defense College in Rome, Italy. She retired in December 2020.

In retirement, Lieutenant-General Whitecross is committed to help develop and mentor future Canadian and Military leaders. She was appointed the first Senior Mentor for the Athena Network of the Royal Military College of Canada, and is active in offering personal mentoring to a number of junior and senior leaders.