On today's Global Exchange Podcast, we are joined by the Rt Hon. Brian Mulroney to answer the question “Is the world messier and meaner than usual, or is this complexity and confusion just the way it is?", reflect on his experience as the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, and more.

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Participant Bios:

- Rt Hon. Brian Mulroney: The 18th Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993.

Host Bio:

- Colin Robertson (host): Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Recommended Readings/Media:

- "The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz" by Eric Larson (https://www.amazon.ca/Erik-Larson-ebook/dp/B07TRVW6VX)

- "Truth Be Told: My Journey Through Life and the Law" by Beverley McLachlin (https://www.amazon.ca/Truth-Be-Told-Journey-Through-ebook/dp/B07PHGYG4Z)

- "Serge Savard, canadien jusqu'au bout" by Philippe Cantin (https://www.amazon.ca/Philippe-Cantin-ebook/dp/B07YVC7SN3)

- Master of Persuasion: Brian Mulroney's Global Legacy by Fen Osler Hampson (https://www.amazon.ca/Master-Persuasion-Mulroneys-Global-Legacy-ebook/dp/B073R1T2Y4/)

Recommended Links:

- "Brian Mulroney as a Master of Persuasion: A Discussion with Fen Hampson" [Global Exchange Podcast with Fen Osler Hampson] (https://www.cgai.ca/brian_mulroney_as_a_master_of_persuasion_a_discussion_with_fen_hampson)

- "Jean Chrétien on "It's a very different world that we're living at this time'" [Global Exchange Podcast with Jean Chrétien] (https://www.cgai.ca/jean_chretien_on_its_a_very_different_world_that_were_living_at_this_time)

- "Paul Martin on 'The G20 Today' [Global Exchange Podcast with Paul Martin] (https://www.cgai.ca/paul_martin_on_the_g20_today)

Recording Date: 11 June 2020

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Produced by Jay Rankin. Music credits to Drew Phillips.