Inside Policy Talks

Oct 31 2024 54 ep. 31 mins 11

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Inside Policy Talks is the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Ottawa's most influential public policy think tank. The Macdonald-Laurier Institute exists to make bad public policy unacceptable in our nations capital.

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The disturbing truth of Canada’s euthanasia program: Peter Copeland and Ramona Coelho

Oct 31 2024 18 mins

Welcome to Inside Policy, the flagship video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.In this episode, Peter Copeland, Deputy Director of MLI’s Domestic Policy Program, is joined by Senior Fellow Dr. Ramona Coelho, a family physician from London, Ontario, whose practice is dedicated to serving marginalized communities.Together, they discuss Dr. Coelho's recent work with Ontario

Using the Notwithstanding clause to fix our justice system: Peter Copeland and Ryan Alford

Oct 25 2024 37 mins

Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.In this episode, Peter Copeland, Deputy Director of MLI's Domestic Program, is joined by Ryan Alford, a professor of law and MLI Senior Fellow. They delve into the pressing issues surrounding mandatory minimums and the evolving landscape of criminal justice reform in Canada.They examine the

Double Trouble: Our fear of escalation makes the West look weak / Balkan Devlen with Edward Hunter Christie

Oct 24 2024 41 mins

Welcome to Double Trouble, a special foreign policy focused podcast series within MLI's Inside Policy Talks, to address the growing challenge of the Sino-Russian axis of authoritarianism facing the West.In this episode, MLI's Balkan Devlen sits down with Edward Hunter Christie, a senior research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs and former deputy head of NATO

Is Canada winning the fight against crime?: Peter Copeland and Dave Snow

Oct 16 2024 37 mins

Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.In this episode, Peter Copeland, Deputy Director of MLI's Domestic Program, is joined by Dave Snow, a professor of political science at the University of Guelph and MLI Senior Fellow, to explore the complexities of bail legislation and crime trends in Canada.Both discuss MLI's recently rele

The real story behind Canada's housing crisis: Peter Copeland and Matthew Spoke

Oct 10 2024 41 mins

Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.In this episode, Peter Copeland, Deputy Director of MLI's Domestic Program, is joined by Matthew Spoke, a Canadian tech entrepreneur and Founder of Moves, a fintech company for the gig economy, to discuss what lies at the root of Canada's current housing crisis.Both discuss how restrictive

Double Trouble: Looking at China from the Baltics, from economic opportunity to authoritarian challenge

Oct 10 2024 37 mins

Welcome to Double Trouble, a special foreign policy focused podcast series within MLI's Inside Policy Talks, to address the growing challenge of the Sino-Russian axis of authoritarianism facing the West.In this episode, MLI's Balkan Devlen sits down with Una Bērziņa-Čerenkova, political scientist and China scholar, to discuss the shifting attitudes towards China across the Balti

We must preserve safety and fairness in women's sport: Peter Copeland and Emma Hilton

Oct 03 2024 28 mins

Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.In this episode, Peter Copeland, Deputy Director of MLI's Domestic Program, interviews Emma Hilton, a leading expert on sex and sports, on the complexities of gender categories in athletic competition, particularly at the Olympics:What are the performance disparities between males and femal

Canada-US border security - A North American perspective: Alex Dalziel and Alan Bersin

Oct 02 2024 35 mins

Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.In this episode, Alex Dalziel sits down with Alan Bersin, a former Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security and Commissioner of the US Customs and Border Protection, to explore modern border management between the U.S. and Canada.They discuss how a trilateral, technology-driven approach to

The new censorship, professional regulators erode free speech: Peter Copeland and Christine Van Geyn

Sep 27 2024 35 mins

Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.In this episode, Peter Copeland, Deputy Director of MLI's Domestic Program, interviews Christine Van Geyn, Litigation Director for the Canadian Constitution Foundation, on the growing impact of regulatory creep on free expression in Canada:How are professional regulators limiting freedoms?

Double Trouble: Reflections from GLOBESEC

Sep 19 2024 25 mins

Welcome to Double Trouble, a special foreign policy focused podcast series within MLI's Inside Policy Talks, to address the growing challenge of the Sino-Russian axis of authoritarianism facing the West.In this episode, MLI senior fellows Jonathan Berkshire Miller, Marcus Kolga, and Alexander Lanoszka discuss their experience in Prague at a premier global security forum, GLOBESEC.