For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Hon. Lloyd Axworthy and Hon. Allan Rock and Michael Manulak about how Canada should frame next year’s G7 in Kananaskis, Alberta.

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Participants' bios

- Lloyd Axworthy is a former president of the University of Winnipeg and Director and CEO of the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to secure the Land Mines Treaty, part of the Human Security agenda that he shepherded as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

- Allan Rock is President Emeritus of the University of Ottawa, and a former Professor in its Faculty of Law. He previously served as a member of Parliament holding various cabinet positions including Justice and Attorney General, Health and Industry. Allan also served as our Ambassador to the UN.

- CGAI Fellow Michael Manulak is assistant professor at NPSIA. He previously served in government, negotiating proliferation issues at DND.

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Host bio:

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson //

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Read & Watch:

- "Autocracy, Inc.", by Anne Applebaum: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725302/autocracy-inc-by-anne-applebaum/

- "An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s", by Doris Kearns Goodwin: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/An-Unfinished-Love-Story/Doris-Kearns-Goodwin/9781982108663

- "My Life in Politics", by Lloyd Axworthy: https://www.amazon.ca/Lloyd-Axworthy-My-Life-Politics/dp/1998365077

- "The Better Part of Valour: Essays on Canadian Diplomacy", by John W. Holmes: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1w6tg1n

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Recording Date: October 7, 2024.