In this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks to Madelaine Drohan, Anna Maria Tremonti, and Christopher Waddell about the status of Canadian coverage of international events.
Participants Bio:
Madelaine Drohan is a senior fellow at the Graduate School for Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa. She is an award-winning writer, editor, trainer and veteran journalist. During her career, she covered business and politics in Canada, Europe, Africa and Asia, culminating with a 13-year stint as Canada correspondent for The Economist. http://www.madelainedrohan.com
Anna Maria Tremonti is one of Canada’s most trusted journalists and well-known interviewers. For 17 years, she hosted The Current, CBC Radio’s flagship morning current affairs show—and the country’s most listened-to radio—with more than one million Canadians tuning in every day. There, she became known for creating meaningful dialogue that goes beyond the expected, leaving both the guest and the audience feeling they have been part of a real conversation. https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/bio/anna-maria-tremonti
Christopher Waddell is an associate professor and director of Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication in Ottawa. He also holds the school’s Carty Chair in Business and Financial Journalism. He is also a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. https://www.cgai.ca/christopher_waddell
Host bio:
Colin Robertson is a former diplomat, and Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, https://www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson
Read CGAI’s Policy Perspective on Canada-EU Relations, written by Fellow Bob Hage: https://www.cgai.ca/canada_and_the_european_union_a_new_transatlantic_alliance
R&R
Value(s): Building a Better World for All by Mark Carney – https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/values-building-a-better-world/9780771051555-item.html?ikwsec=Books&ikwidx=0#algoliaQueryId=a6c8ede687d09a5b5206e7dc9669ab32
A Most Beautiful Thing by Arshay Cooper – https://www.amostbeautifulthing.com/book/
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/609280/a-swim-in-a-pond-in-the-rain-by-george-saunders/
A Death in Cryptoland – https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/904-a-death-in-cryptoland
Exit Scam – https://www.exitscam.show
The Art of Nation-Building: Pageantry and Spectacle at Quebec’s Tercentenary by H.V. Nelles – https://www.amazon.ca/Art-Nation-Building-Pageantry-Spectacle-Tercentenary/dp/0802084311
Recording Date: 19 May 2021.
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Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.
