On today's Global Exchange Podcast, Colin Robertson talks to Meredith Lilly, Ian Brodie, Peter Donolo, and Peter Van Praagh about the latest Speech from the Throne.

Participant Bio:

- Meredith Lilly is an Associate Professor at Carleton University, the Simon Reisman Chair in International Affairs, and a member of CGAI’s Advisory Council (https://www.cgai.ca/meredith_lilly)

- Ian Brodie is an Associate Professor of Political Science and former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper (https://irpp.org/people/ian-brodie/)

- Peter Donolo is Vice Chair at Hill+Knowlton Canada and a CGAI fellow. One of his most notable roles was as a director of communications to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien (https://www.cgai.ca/peter_donolo)

- Peter Van Praagh is the Founding President of the Halifax International Security Forum. (https://halifaxtheforum.org/peter-van-praagh/)

Host Bio:

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

Recommended Readings:

- John Le Carré, Our Kind of Traitor, https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/308055/our-kind-of-traitor-by-john-le-carre/

- D.C. Watts, How War Came: The Immediate Origins of the Second World War,

https://www.amazon.com/How-War-Came-Immediate-Origins/dp/039457916X

- Sven Beckert, Empire of Cotton: A Global History, https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/10461/empire-of-cotton-by-sven-beckert/

- Mara Hvistendahl, Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys Over Girls, and the Consequences of a World Full of Men:

https://www.marahvistendahl.com/unnatural-selection

- Robert B. Zoellick, America in the World: A History of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy:

https://www.amazon.ca/America-World-History-Diplomacy-Foreign-ebook/dp/B082HLQ677

- Frederik Logevall, JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956:

https://www.amazon.com/JFK-Coming-American-Century-1917-1956/dp/0812997131

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Recording Date: 24 September 2020.

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