הפודקאסטים הטובים ביותר ב-Macdonald Laurier Institute (2024)

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The Gouzenko Affair: Russia's Cold War Information & Influence Operations 24:08

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In this episode, we’ll look at Russia’s historic information and influence operations in the western world and specifically Canada, with renowned historian Professor Amy W. Knight who is described by the New York Times as the world’s foremost scholar on the KGB. We’re going to step back to 1945 when a soviet military intelligence cipher clerk, Igor…

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Pod Bless Canada Ep. 80 - Competition Policy with Aaron Wudrick and Jack Mintz 15:48

1y ago15:48

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This episode features Macdonald-Laurier Institute distinguished fellow Jack Mintz in conversation with Aaron Wudrick, domestic policy director on the possibility of changes to Canada's competition law. Proposed changes to Canada's competition law might not make headlines but it will absolutely effect Canadian consumers. Despite what some policy mak…

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Pod Bless Canada Ep. 79 - 'Internet Regulation' in Bill C-11 and C-18, Aaron Wudrick and Peter Menzies 26:03

1+ y ago26:03

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This episode of Pod Bless Canada features Domestic Policy director Aaron Wudrick in conversation with Macdonald-Laurier Institute senior fellow Peter Menzies to discuss Bill C-11 and Bill C-18, both of which are before Canada's parliament. They discuss the legislations' misguided attempts to protect Canadian content and how the bills pose a real th…

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Talkin’ in the Free World with Hillel Neuer 51:39

2y ago51:39

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Hillel Neuer has made a career out of giving a voice to the voiceless; his leadership in fighting for human rights, justice, and peace has been internationally lauded. Now, as the Executive Director of UN Watch, Neuer is focused on keeping the United Nations honest and ensuring that the international body is held accountable to its founding princip…

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Azar Nafisi on Freedom vs. Totalitarian Instincts 44:38

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Azar Nafisi, who is the critically acclaimed author of Reading Lolita in Tehran, a New York Times bestseller that is published in thirty-two languages. Nafisi reflects on the effect of education, ideology, and the corporate mentality on the preservation of democracy, focusing particularly on political divides in the US. Mariam and Azar dive into th…

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Pod Bless Canada EP. 78 - From Impossible War to Improbable Peace with Devlen and Muzergues 42:33

2y ago42:33

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Was Russia’s most recent invasion of Ukraine an aberration, or a predictable phenomenon? Balkan Devlen sits down with author Thibault Muzergues to discuss his recently published book “War in Europe? From Impossible War to Improbable Peace” and how Russia’s attacks are changing European attitudes regarding continental security. They also discuss why…

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Olga Tokariuk with Updates on the War in Ukraine 30:52

2y ago30:52

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Independent Ukrainian journalist Olga Tokariuk joins us today to discuss her wartime journalism, stories coming from the frontline, the greater meaning of Ukraine’s fight for freedom and democracy, and to debunk Russia’s narratives about Ukraine.על ידי Mariam Memarsadeghi

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Nury Turkel on the Uyghur Genocide 49:05

2+ y ago49:05

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Nury Turkel, author of No Escape: The True Story of China’s Genocide of the Uyghurs, speaks to us today about China’s use of technology in the Uyghur genocide and the threat of such technologies to global democracy and freedom. Turkel highlights what the international community needs to do to support the Uyghur people and hold authoritarians to acc…

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Danielle Pletka on Pro-Democracy Foreign Policy 29:28

2+ y ago29:28

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This program was originally recorded as Democracy Matters on April 22, 2022. Danielle Pletka joins us today to discuss how the US can institute a Pro-Democracy foreign policy, which she argues has been lacking. Danielle Pletka is a distinguished senior fellow in foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where sh…

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Jamie Kirchik on the Risk of a Dark Age for Democracy 47:49

2+ y ago47:49

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This program was originally recorded as Democracy Matters on March 25, 2022. "The End of Europe" author Jamie Kirchick on rising threats to freedom in democracies.על ידי Mariam Memarsadeghi

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Pod Bless Canada EP. 77 - "In Defence of Wealth" with Aaron Wudrick and Derek Bullen 32:05

2+ y ago32:05

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Inequality makes it easy for many politicians and activists to cast the wealthy as villains who make our society worse. But is this the right way to think about wealth and inequality? MLI Domestic Program Director Aaron Wudrick is joined by Derek Bullen is Founder and CEO of S.i. Systems and the author of the new book "In Defence of Wealth." Bullen…

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Pod Bless Canada EP. 76 - Putin's War of Aggression Against Ukraine with Devlen and Shelest 28:09

2+ y ago28:09

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After months of military build up and threats, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a war of aggression against Ukraine. MLI Senior Fellow Balkan Devlen is joined by Hanna Shelest, the Director of Security Programmes at Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” and Editor-in-Chief at UA: Ukraine Analytica, to discuss the situation on the ground…

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Pod Bless Canada EP. 75 - The worrying standard applied to the truckers with Wudrick & Parker 32:19

2+ y ago32:19

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The Freedom Convoy received quick and heavy condemnation and backlash from Canadian politicians and media when it arrived in Ottawa earlier this year. Though criticism was certainly merited, did the vitriol of the response go too far? In the latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Domestic Policy Program Director Aaron Wudrick was joined by Stuart …

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Eli Lake on Tactics for Countering Russia 41:26

2+ y ago41:26

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This program was originally recorded as Democracy Matters on February 24, 2022. Eli Lake joins Mariam Memarsadeghi to discuss how the West can stand up to Russian aggression and stand up for its core values on the international stage. Eli Lake is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering national security and foreign policy. He was the senior national…

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Pod Bless Canada Ep. 74 - Global Energy Security with Wudrick, Exner-Pirot & Kucharski 23:31

2+ y ago23:31

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The world needs a reliable and affordable supply of energy not just for economic prosperity, but for national security as well. As both geopolitical tensions and energy prices rise globally, Canada has failed to become a global energy leader. MLI Domestic Policy Program Director Aaron Wudrick is joined by MLI Senior Policy Analyst Heather Exner-Pir…

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Bill Browder on Holding Oligarchs to Account 30:22

2+ y ago30:22

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This program was originally recorded as Democracy Matters on February 8, 2022. Mariam Memarsadeghi interviews Bill Browder, author of Red Notice, investor, and anti-corruption activist, to discuss the role of sanctions in influencing oligarchs. Mr. Browder was the largest foreign investor in Russia until 2005, when he was denied entry to the countr…

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Kaveh Shahrooz on the Nefarious Influence of Iran’s Regime 37:22

3y ago37:22

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This program was originally recorded as Democracy Matters on November 1, 2021. Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow Kaveh Shahrooz on how a prison massacre was formative to his worldview and his career in pursuit of human rights, about the nefarious influence of Iran's regime in the free world, the downing of flight PS752, Oberlin College's em…

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Alireza Nader on Holding Iran Accountable for Human Rights Abuses 33:48

3y ago33:48

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This program was originally recorded as Democracy Matters on October 28, 2021. Iran expert Alireza Nader joins Mariam Memarsadeghi to discuss what democracies must do to hold the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps accountable for its global terror and crimes against humanity. Mr. Nader was an International Policy Analyst at the Rand Corporation and …

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Ep. 72 – Understanding Vaccine Passports with Aaron Wudrick, Dr Martha Fulford, and Dr Shawn Whatley 42:18

3y ago42:18

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The concept of vaccine passports, which would entail providing proof of COVID-19 vaccination to gain access to normally accessible venues and services, has ignited a fierce debate in Canada. What are the benefits and trade offs associated with the policy? Would it successfully encourage vaccine uptake among those hesitant to get their jabs? What un…

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Ep. 71 - Fighting Back Against Global Hostage-Taking with Sarah Teich and Ai-Men Lau 15:54

3y ago15:54

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September 4th, 2021 marks a grim anniversary for Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor; it is their 1000th day of arbitrary detention at the hands Chinese authorities, as part of the regime's retaliation for the lawful arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. Canada's lack of action in response to Beijing's hostage-taking has signaled to the international co…

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Ep. 70 - The Deterioration of Parliament with Jonathan Malloy and Aaron Wudrick 23:29

3y ago23:29

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In many ways, the COVID-19 pandemic has served as a test of resilience for Canada's Parliamentary system. One illustrative example would be the case of the firing of two scientists from the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. In order to prevent the release of documents related to these firings, the federal government took the extraordina…

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Ep. 69 - Combatting Foreign Intimidation Against Canadians with Kolga, Lin, and Shahrooz 31:29

3y ago31:29

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Foreign regimes, particularly China, Russia, and Iran, are engaged in efforts to threaten and intimidate critics and activists around the world, including in Canada. However, despite this clear threat posed by foreign actors against Canadians, the federal government has failed to meaningfully act to address this coercion. To discuss this issue and …

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Ep. 68 - Happy Canada Day with Aaron Wudrick, Ken Coates, and Christopher Dummitt 17:48

3y ago17:48

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Happy Canada Day! While this greeting might seem like standard fare on July 1st, there are growing calls by a vocal minority to stop celebrating Canada Day (and indeed, Canada more generally). In this latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Domestic Policy Program Director Aaron Wudrick spoke with Professors Ken Coates and Christopher Dummitt to ma…

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Ep. 67 Managing COVID isn't "economy vs. health, it's health vs. health": Dr. Whatley & Dr. Fulford 40:29

3+ y ago40:29

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In the latest episode of MLI's Pod Bless Canada, MLI Senior Fellow Dr. Shawn Whatley speaks with Dr. Martha Fulford, associate professor of infectious diseases at McMaster University, about how Canadian policy makers have handled the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Fulford describes a mindset that has taken hold and has not evolved since the early days of t…

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Ep. 66 - Why a Canadian Presence in Eastern Europe Matters with Balkan Devlen & Christian Leuprecht 32:45

3+ y ago32:45

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In the latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Senior Fellows Balkan Devlen and Christian Leuprecht discuss Canada's presence in Eastern Europe and Canadian contributions to NATO missions in the region.Devlen and Leuprecht go on to discuss why a Canadian presence in Eastern Europe matters, and what can we learn from missions like the Enhanced Forwa…

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Ep. 65 - The Importance of the Oil Sands with Philip Cross and Aaron Wudrick 11:13

3+ y ago11:13

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As blue-collar work is being devastated, Canada’s natural resource sector continues to be a pillar of stability and opportunity in the economy. On the latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Domestic Policy Program Director Aaron Wudrick and MLI Munk Senior Fellow Philip Cross discuss Cross' latest paper titled “A national project: How oil sands in…

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Ep. 64 - UNDRIP Bill fails to address Indigenous Issues: Chris Sankey, Melissa Mbarki & Ken Coates 25:32

3+ y ago25:32

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The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) has many valuable and vital elements. It outlines a range of rights and standards to provide measures of social, economic and cultural justice to Indigenous peoples. However, the federal government's proposed legislation to implement UNDRIP is unacceptably vague, noncommitt…

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Ep. 63 - Where Hong Kong Stands Now with Sharon Hom, Alvin Y.H. Cheung, and Ai-Men Lau 38:28

3+ y ago38:28

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Beijing's sweeping overhaul of Hong Kong's electoral system has further crushed democractic hopes in Hong Kong. The new measures, which by passed Hong Kong's legislature, aims to ensure the majority of the city's lawmakers will be selected by a reliably pro-Beijing committee. The Hong Kong government has also announced more electoral system changes…

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EP. 62 - DisinfoWatch with Marcus Kolga and Ai-Men Lau 27:12

3+ y ago27:12

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Launched in 2020, DisinfoWatch is the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s new COVID-19 and foreign disinformation monitoring and debunking platform. During the COVID pandemic, it has become increasingly evident that western democratic societies are more exposed to malign foreign and domestic actors seeking to confuse and polarize our societies through co…

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Indigenous Prosperity at a Crossroads: An MLI Conversation with Boomer Desjarlais 13:56

3+ y ago13:56

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This podcast is part seven of MLI’s ongoing series, titled "Indigenous Prosperity at a Crossroads," which features interviews with Indigenous community and business leaders who are on the forefront of economic reconciliation, particularly with respect to Indigenous rights and interests in the natural resource economy. This series goes beyond the he…

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Indigenous Prosperity at a Crossroads: An MLI Conversation with Esther Peterson 12:47

3+ y ago12:47

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This podcast is part six of MLI’s ongoing series, titled "Indigenous Prosperity at a Crossroads," which features interviews with Indigenous community and business leaders who are on the forefront of economic reconciliation, particularly with respect to Indigenous rights and interests in the natural resource economy. This series goes beyond the head…

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Ep. 61 - The COVID Misery Index with Rick Audas and Ai-Men Lau 19:51

3+ y ago19:51

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A year has passed since the COVID-19 pandemic hit Canada with full force, and the results are in on how severely the impact of the virus has been felt in this country compared to similar advanced economies. But how does Canada compare to the rest of the world?The Macdonald-Laurier Institute launched the COVID Misery Index this week and is based on …

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Ep. 60 – Understanding Russia’s anti-democracy crackdown with Marcus Kolga and Vladimir Ashurkov 18:57

3+ y ago18:57

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The world has followed closely the attempted assassination via poisoning, recent arrest, and now conviction of Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny. With thousands of Russian citizens having taken to the streets to protest the corrupt and authoritarian rule of President Vladimir Putin, many have asked whether countries like Canada will d…

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Ep. 59 – Indo-Pacific Trade & Economy: Viewpoint from Japan with Jonathan Miller & Tomoaki Ishigaki 22:16

3+ y ago22:16

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Spanning from the West coast of the Americas to the East shores of Africa, the Indo-Pacific region contains four of the world’s five largest economies and accounts for over half of global GDP. Of those economies, few are as large and share as many values as Japan. Japan and Canada continue to share many interests in the region, and both leaders rec…

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Ep. 58 - Canada and the Indo-Pacific with Jonathan Berkshire Miller and Brett Byers 24:52

3+ y ago24:52

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In an effort to improve Canada’s approach to the Indo-Pacific region, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute has launched a dedicated “Canada and the Indo-Pacific Initiative.” To discuss this important new project, MLI Communications Manager Brett Byers was joined by Senior Fellow and Director of MLI’s Indo-Pacific Program, Jonathan Berkshire Miller.Mille…

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Ep. 57 - The Future of Brexit with Blair Gibbs and Shuvaloy Majumdar 34:39

3+ y ago34:39

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In the latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Senior Fellow and Foreign Policy Program Director Shuvaloy Majumdar is joined by Blair Gibbs, former advisor to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, to discuss the future of Brexit.על ידי Macdonald-Laurier Institute

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Ep. 56 - Combatting Information Warfare with a Resilient Society 41:36

3+ y ago41:36

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In the latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Senior Fellow Balkan Devlen is joined by fellow MLI Senior Fellow Marcus Kolga and Elisabeth Braw, Visiting Fellow at the American Entreprise Institute, to discuss countering information warfare from hostile foreign states with a resilient society.על ידי Macdonald-Laurier Institute

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Ep. 55 - Indigenous Prosperity at the Crossroads with Ken Coates and Karen Ogen-Toews 23:14

4y ago23:14

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This episode of Pod Bless Canada continues our ongoing series that examines Indigenous prosperity at the crossroads. Particularly, MLI is seeking to amplify the voices of Indigenous leaders and entrepreneurs who are on the frontline of economic reconciliation, often by way of securing meaningful partnerships for their communities in the natural res…

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Ep. 54 - Canadians are just waking up to a new Indigenous reality with Ken Coates and JP Gladu 25:12

4y ago25:12

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In this episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Munk Senior Fellow Ken Coates was joined by and JP Gladu, one of Canada’s foremost Indigenous entrepreneurs. Coates and Gladu cover a wide range of issues, particularly looking at how new, meaningful partnerships with Indigenous people in the natural resource sector serve as the frontline of economic reconci…

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Ep. 53 - Greek-Turkish Tensions in the Mediterranean with Balkan Devlen and Dimitrios Triantaphyllou 43:01

4y ago43:01

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In the latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Senior Fellow Balkan Devlen is joined by Dimitrios Triantaphyllou, the Director of the Centre for International and European Studies. Devlen and Triantaphyllou discuss the tensions between Greece and Turkey which has been exacerbated by the global pandemic . Some are worried there may be a military con…

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Ep. 52 - The Silent Invasion of our Academic Institutions with Chemi Lhamo and Ai-Men Lau 33:12

4y ago33:12

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This episode of Pod Bless Canada features a conversation between MLI’s communication officer Ai-Men Lau and Chemi Lhamo. Lhamo, an outspoken Tibetan activist and former president of the University of Toronto Scarborough student president, found herself in the middle of a political firestorm. But it wasn't the usual dirty politics that can accompany…

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Ep. 51 - Standing up for freedom and democracy in Tibet with Sherap Therchin and Ai-Men Lau 21:29

4y ago21:29

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This episode of Pod Bless Canada features a conversation between MLI’s communication officer Ai-Men Lau and Sherap Therchin. Therchin is the executive director of the Canada Tibet Committee, an organization that promotes human rights and democratic freedoms in Tibet.Therchin and Lau discuss the recent motion that was passed by the Special Committee…

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Ep. 50 - Exploring China and Iran's COVID-19 Liabilities with Sarah Teich and Shuvaloy Majumdar 25:57

4y ago25:57

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This episode of Pod Bless Canada features a conversation between MLI’s Director for the Centre for Advancing Canada’s Interests Abroad, Shuvaloy Majumdar, and Sarah Teich, a Canadian attorney and consultant who is the author of the Institute’s most recent paper titled “Not Immune – Exploring liability of authoritarian regimes for the COVID-19 pande…

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Ep. 49 - Dissecting Russia's Disinformation with Michael Weiss and Marcus Kolga 35:15

4y ago35:15

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Like other authoritarian regimes, the Russian government has taken full advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to spread disinformation. However, while the crisis may serve as a convenient backdrop for Moscow’s campaigns of disinformation, this is only a small part of a much larger trend. To make sense of this situation, MLI Senior Fellow Marcus Kolga …

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Ep. 48 - Have We Lost Hong Kong? With Davin Wong, Alex Lee, and Ai-Men Lau 33:27

4+ y ago33:27

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In this latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Communications Officer Ai-Men Lau was joined by Alex Lee and Davin Wong from Alliance Hong Kong Canada (ACHK) to discuss the recent turbulent events in Hong Kong as a result of China's proposed the controversial National Security Law. Davin Wong is the Director of Youth Engagement and Policy Initiativ…

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Ep. 47 - Canada's Brain Waste Problem: How Canada has Overlooked Immigrant Doctors 28:01

4+ y ago28:01

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In this latest of episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Communciation Officer Ai-Men Lau was joined by Robert Falconer, a reserach associate at the School of Public Policy, University of Calgary. Falconer is a leading expert on refugee, immigration, and border policy with a specific focus on the inclusion of immigrants in the economy, healthcare system,…

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Ep. 46 - The Philosophy of a Pandemic with Balkan Devlen and David Manheim 41:08

4+ y ago41:08

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In this latest of episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Senior Fellow Balkan Devlen was joined by David Manheim, a post-doc at the University of Haifa in the Health and Risk Communication Research Center. Manheim has done extensive work in terms of modeling risk across a wide variety of domains. Both he and Devlen are superforecasters with the Good Judg…

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Ep. 45 - The Natural Resource Economy in Turmoil with Jack Mintz and Ai-Men Lau 27:54

4+ y ago27:54

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In this latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Communications Officer Ai-Men Lau was joined by MLI Distinguished Fellow Dr. Jack Mintz to discuss the problems facing Canada's natural resource sector, particularly in Alberta. In their discussion, Dr. Mintz reflects on the turmoil facing the industry, particularly as a result of an ongoing oil price…