On this episode of The Global Exchange, Meredith Lilly speaks to Mary Lovely, Mark Warner, and Robert Asselin about the development of industrial policy in Western countries and the sister policy of friendshoring.

This episode is an extract from our Trade conference, which took place on March 29, 2023. It was made possible thanks to the support of our strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics, Davie Shipyard, and Pathways Alliance; our conference Bronze Sponsors UPS, Amazon, and Enbridge; as well as our organizing partner, the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University.

Participants' Bios

Dr. Mary Lovely is the Anthony M. Solomon Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute.

Mark Warner is a Canadian / U.S. lawyer who has practiced trade, investment and competition law in leading law firms in Toronto, New York, Washington, D.C and Brussels and as counsel to the OECD in Paris.

Robert Asselin is the Senior Vice President, Policy at the Business Council of Canada.

Host bio:

Dr. Meredith Lilly is an Associate Professor at Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs where she holds the Simon Reisman Chair in International Economic Policy. She also serves on the Canadian Global Affairs Institute's Advisory Council.

Recording Date: 29 March 2023.

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