In this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson talks about the pressing foreign policy issues that should be discussed during this week’s debates.
Participants’ bios
Nic Moyer is CEO of Cooperation Canada
Ben Rowswell is President and Research Director of the Canadian International Council.
Trevor Kennedy is the Director of Trade and International Policy, Business Council of Canada.
Julia Anderson is the CEO for the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH).
Mark Agnew is the senior director of international policy at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
Robert Greenhill is Executive Chairman of the Global Canada Initiative.
Resources:
“Assessing Canada’s Global Engagement Gap” by Robert Greenhill and Margaret McQuillan – https://opencanada.org/canadas-global-engagement-gap/
“Why Africa? Building Canada’s economic ties to the world’s fastest-growing continent” by the Business Council of Canada – https://thebusinesscouncil.ca/visual_content/why-africa-building-canadas-economic-ties-to-the-worlds-fastest-growing-continent/
“Afghanistan: Looking Back to Move Forward” by Joe Ingram – https://www.cgai.ca/afghanistan_looking_back_to_move_forward
Letter to Leaders Debate Commission – https://cooperation.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Letter-for-Leaders-Debate-Committee-August-2021.pdf
Foreign Policy By Canadians by the Canadian International Council –– https://thecic.org/research/foreign-policy-by-canadians/
“Canada needs to reimagine a foreign policy” for a leaderless world by Ben Rowswell et al.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canada-needs-to-reimagine-a-foreign-policy-for-a-leaderless-world/
R&R
Ice and Water by John English – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/417258/ice-and-water-by-john-english/9780143190264
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste – https://thebookerprizes.com/books/shadow-king-by-maaza-mengiste
The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt – https://www.thecoddling.com/
The History of Canada in Ten Maps: Epic Stories of Charting a Mysterious Land by Adam Shoalts – https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/books/a-history-of-canada-in-ten-maps
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30659.Meditations
The Daily Stoic – https://dailystoic.com/
Ladyparts by Deborah Copaken – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/608181/ladyparts-by-deborah-copaken/
The Devil’s Trick: How Canada Fought the Vietnam War by John Boyko – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/606438/the-devils-trick-by-john-boyko/9780735278004
Host bio:
Colin Robertson is Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, https://www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson
Recording Date: 3 Sep 2021.
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