On today's Global Exchange Podcast, Colin Robertson talks to Hon. John Manley and Hon. Jean Charest about how Canada needs to prepare for the next U.S. administration.

Participants’ Bios:

- Hon. John Manley is a former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada. He was first elected to Parliament in 1988, and re-elected three times. From 1993 to 2003 he was a Minister in the governments of Jean Chrétien, serving in the portfolios of Industry, Foreign Affairs and Finance, in addition to being Deputy Prime Minister. (https://www.cgai.ca/advisory_council#Manley)

- Hon. Jean Charest is a Partner at McCarthy Tétrault. He provides invaluable expertise to the firm’s clients with his in-depth knowledge and experience with public policy, corporate Canada and international matters. As a strategic advisor with a unique perspective, he supports clients on complex transactions, projects and international mandates, as they navigate the global business environment. (https://www.cgai.ca/advisory_council#Charest)

Further on Canada and the U.S. elections:

- Colin Robertson, “Biden or More Trump: What Canadians Need to Know about the 2020 U.S. Elections,” https://www.cgai.ca/biden_or_more_trump_what_canadians_need_to_know_about_the_2020_us_election

What Hon. Jean Charest is reading:

- Louise Penny, All the Devils are Here, https://www.gamacheseries.com/all-the-devils-are-here/

What Hon. John Manley is reading:

- Chris Wallace with Mitch Weiss, Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World, https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Countdown-1945/Chris-Wallace/9781982143343

- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers/9781408855652-item.html?ikwid=harry+potter%3a+the+philosopher%27s+stone&ikwsec=Books&ikwidx=1#algoliaQueryId=fba2cd720ab06837f319f9a33b70bb41

Host Bio:

- Colin Robertson (host) is a former Canadian diplomat, now Vice President of and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

Recording Date: 30 Oct 2020

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