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In this new episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry discusses how the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces conduct gender-based analysis plus with Lisa Vandehei, the Executive Director for Gender Equality and Intersectional Analysis (DGEIA)

Participants Bios:

Lisa Vandehei is the Executive Director at the Department of National Defence’s Directorate for Gender Equality and Intersectional Analysis

Host Bio:

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

What Ms. Vandehei is reading:

“Robot Hugs”, https://www.robot-hugs.com/about/

Recording Date: 11 March 2021

This podcast 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. 

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

In the 44th episode of Battle Rhythm, Stef and Steve talk about the need for culture change within the Canadian Armed Forces, new appointments including the new VCDS and the one year anniversary of the COVID-19 Pandemic lockdown in Canada and its future implications. Today’s feature interview guest is Dr. Linna Tam-Seto [24:30], the CDSN’s first Postdoctoral Research Fellow. This week’s RnR segment [46:00], where we will provide some levity in these trying times with entertainment reviews and suggestions; Steve’s RnR picks for the week are:

1. Moxie – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6432466/

2. This is Spinal Tap – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088258/

3. Nancy Drew – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10313176/

This episode of The Global Exchange Colin Robertson discusses Chinese ambassador Cong Peiwu about the current state of Canada-China relations.

Participants Bio:

Cong Peiwu is a Chinese career diplomat. He was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Canada in 2019. http://ca.china-embassy.org/eng/dsxx/dsjl/t1701171.htm

Host bio:

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

What Ambassador Cong is reading:

Nanami Shiono, Rome’s Wars with Hannibal –The Story of the Roman People vol. II., https://www.amazon.com/Romes-Wars-Hannibal-Story-People-ebook/dp/B00JTTDQ6S  

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Recording Date: 5 March 2021.

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

In this new episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry is joined by Timothy Choi and Jeffrey Collins to discuss the reports from the Parliamentary Budget Office and the Office of the Auditor General on the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) and National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS)

Participants Bios:

Dr. Jeffrey (Jeff) F. Collins is a noted expert on Canadian defence procurement and defence policy. https://www.cgai.ca/jeffrey_collins

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.” https://www.cgai.ca/timothy_choi

Host Bio:

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

What Jeffrey Collins and Timothy Choi are reading:

Adam Higginbotham, Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster, https://www.cbc.ca/books/midnight-in-chernobyl-1.5399432

Jack Davy & Charlotte Dixon, Worlds in Miniature: Contemplating Miniaturisation in Global Material Culture, https://www.uclpress.co.uk/products/126128

Recording Date: 4 March 2021

This podcast 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. 

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

Title: Sustainable Development and Canada’s Energy Security

Energy Security3, released bi-weekly Thursday, is the CGAI’s podcast on all thing’s 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 episode, on the Energy Security3 Podcast, Kelly Ogle is joined by CGAI Fellow and Chairman of Capitalis Partners/Greentech Labs, Joseph Ingram, to discuss how sustainable development could affect Canada’s energy security.

Participant Bio:

-Joseph Ingram is a CGAI fellow and Chairman of Capitalis Partners/Greentech Labs (https://www.cgai.ca/joseph_ingram)

Host Bio:

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

What is Joseph Ingram reading?

Timothy Snyder, The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/570367/the-road-to-unfreedom-by-timothy-snyder/

Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War 1914 https://www.amazon.ca/Sleepwalkers-How-Europe-Went-1914/dp/0061146668

Recording Date: 21 January 2021

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

Pour ce dixième épisode de Conseils de sécurité, Sarah-Myriam et Thomas rencontrent Michelle Tessier, sous-directrice aux opérations au Service canadien du renseignement de sécurité. Nous discutons avec elle de l'adaptation du Service au cours des dernières années face à l'évolution de la menace posée notamment par l'ingérence étrangère, alors que l'extrémisme et le terrorisme continuent et se diversifient. Elle nous parle ensuite des bénéfices qu'apporte la diversité au sein d'une organisation comme le SCRS. Enfin, nous discutons de l'impact de la pandémie sur le travail du Service, et des leçons que le SCRS a apprises au cours de la dernière année.

This episode of The Global Exchange features two presentation from our Annual State of Trade Conference held virtually on February 9th, 2021. Stephen Tapp presents on the latest economic trends of the past year, and Deputy Minister John Hannaford outlined what role the government of Canada is taking to facilitate trade in the COVID era.

This podcast is made possible with the support of the Business Council of Canada, Earnscliffe Strategy Group, and Export Development Canada.

Participants Bio:

As the Deputy Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and Analysis Department at Export Development Canada, Stephen Tapp helps oversee EDC’s forecast and survey of Canadian exporters, briefs senior management on global trade developments, and helps guide corporate strategy. Before joining EDC, Stephen was a Research Director at the Institute for Research on Public Policy. His research was awarded the Doug Purvis prize for Canadian economic policy and has been published in academic journals, such as the Canadian Journal of Economics and Canadian Public Policy. 

On December 7, 2018, the Prime Minister appointed Mr. Hannaford as Deputy Minister of International Trade at Global Affairs Canada. Prior to taking this position, Mr. Hannaford was the foreign and defence policy adviser to the Prime Minister and Deputy Minister in the Privy Council Office. Mr. Before serving in the Privy Council Office, Mr. Hannaford extensively served in the foreign service. In addition to his work as a public servant, Mr. Hannaford has been an adjunct professor in both the Faculty of Law and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa. 

Host bio:

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

What Mr. Tapp and Deputy Minister Hannaford are reading:

Richard Davies, Extreme Economies, https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250170507

Isabel Wilkerson, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent, https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653196/caste-oprahs-book-club-by-isabel-wilkerson/

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Recording Date: 9 February 2021.

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

In this new episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to Yves Giroux, the Parliamentary Budget Officer, about his office’s latest report on the Canadian Surface Combatant.

Participant Bio:

Yves Giroux was appointed Parliamentary Budget Officer on September 4, 2018. He entered the federal public service in 1995. Over the course of his 24-year career, he assumed progressively senior level positions and increased responsibilities, joining the executive ranks in 2003. (https://www.pbo-dpb.gc.ca/en/about-the-pbo--a-propos-du-dpb)

Host Bio:

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

What Mr. Giroux is reading:

Phillip Kerr’s novels: http://philipkerr.org/

Recording Date: 26 Feb 2021

This podcast 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. 

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

In the 43rd episode of Battle Rhythm, Stef and Steve talk about the allegations of sexual misconduct against the former CDS, the NATO Defence Ministerial and the United States’ return to multilateralism. Today we have two feature interview guests from different ends of the partnership spectrum; Lcol Jamie Phillips [24:45], Commander of Operation PRESENCE- Mali, Task Force Bamako & guest interview with CDSN co-director, Dr. Andrea Charron & BrigGen Pete Fesler [35:20], Deputy Director of Operations, Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. This week’s RnR segment [50:00], where we will provide some levity in these trying times with entertainment reviews and suggestions; Steve’s RnR picks for the week are:

1. Flora & Ulysses – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8521736/

2. Good Hair - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1213585/

3. Mont Ste Marie – https://montstemarie.com/en/

On this episode of The Global Exchange is a panel from our Annual State of Trade Conference held virtually on February 9th, 2021. Colin Robertson speaks to the Trade Guys, Bill Reinsch and Scott Miller, on what Canada should expect from the Biden administration’s trade policies.

This podcast is made possible with the support of the Business Council of Canada, Earnscliffe Strategy Group, and Export Development Canada.

Participants Bio:

William Reinsch holds the Scholl Chair in International Business at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and is a senior adviser at Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP. Previously, he served for 15 years as president of the National Foreign Trade Council, where he led efforts in favor of open markets and sound international tax policy, among many issues. https://www.csis.org/people/william-alan-reinsch

Scott Miller is a senior adviser with the Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy, focusing on leadership development programs for public- and private-sector executives. From 2012 until 2017, he held the William M. Scholl Chair in International Business at CSIS. Mr. Miller is a member of the State Department’s Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy. https://www.csis.org/people/scott-miller

Host bio:

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

What the Trade Guys are reading:

Hilary Mantel, The Thomas Cromwell series– https://www.goodreads.com/series/75450-thomas-cromwell

Kevin Phillips, Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/130631/bad-money-by-kevin-phillips/

Kevin Phillips, 1775: A Good Year for Revolution – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/305216/1775-by-kevin-phillips/

The Global Exchange is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Subscribe to the CGAI Podcast Network on SoundCloud, iTunes, or wherever else you can find Podcasts!

If you like our content and would like to support our podcasts, please check out our donation page www.cgai.ca/support.

Recording Date: 9 February 2021.

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