Inside Policy Talks

Jan 30 2025 72 ep. 33 mins 10
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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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US-Canada defense and security cooperation in the Trump era: Balkan Devlen, Jamie Tronnes, Richard Shimooka, and Alexander Lanoszka

Jan 30 2025 35 mins  
Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, where we discuss the ideas and policies shaping Canada today!In this episode, a panel of MLI experts discuss the defense and security aspects of the Canada-U.S. relationship in the aftermath of the Trump presidency. Transatlantic Program Director Balkan Devlen is joined by Jamie Tronnes, Executive Director of MLI's DC office, as well as Senior Fellow

Breaking the cycle: Peter Copeland and Marcell Wilson

Jan 28 2025 50 mins  
Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, where we discuss the ideas and policies shaping Canada today!Peter Copeland, Deputy Director of Domestic Policy at MLI is joined by Marcell Wilson, founder and head of the One by One Movement, a groundbreaking organization dedicated to preventing violence and helping people transition out of gang life.Marcell brings a wealth of personal experience an

Navigating 2025, foreign policy in the year ahead: Double Trouble with Balkan Devlen and Jonathan Berkshire Miller

Jan 23 2025 34 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, hosts Balkan Devlen and Jonathan Berkshire Miller look at the year ahead in foreign policy and global security. They talk about Trump's return to the Whitehouse, sh

Empowering First Nations' economic growth in Canada: Ken Coates and Kody Penner

Jan 21 2025 31 mins  
Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, where we discuss the most pressing policy issues shaping Canada's indigenous economic development!In this episode, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Indigenous Affairs Program Director, Ken Coates, is joined by Kody Penner, Vice President of Corporate Development for Nations Royalty. Penner provides valuable insights on the innovative model that Nati

Tariffs, Trump, and the Canadian oil and gas sector: Heather Exner-Pirot and Lisa Baiton

Jan 17 2025 28 mins  
Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Please like, comment, share, and subscribe!In this episode, Heather Exner-Pirot, MLI's director of energy, natural resource, and environment, sits down with Lisa Baiton, President and CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, to discuss the future of Canada's oil and gas sect

Reclaiming Sir John A. Macdonald for the next generation: Patrice Dutil and Lindsay Shepherd

Jan 14 2025 27 mins  
Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, where we discuss the most pressing policy issues shaping CanadaIn this episode, Patrice Dutil, a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, sits down with Lindsay Shepherd, the author of the new children's book "A Day with Sir John A."Shepherd discusses her motivation for writing the book, which aims to introduce Canada's first Prime Minister

Russia after the fall of Assad: Balkan Devlen, Alexander Lanoszka, and Richard Shimooka

Jan 09 2025 32 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, host Balkan Devlen sits down with MLI Senior Fellows Alexander Lanoszka and Richard Shimooka to discuss the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and the decline of Rus

Can Canada still build affordable homes?: Tim Sargent and Aled Ab Iorweth

Jan 07 2025 44 mins  
Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, where we discuss the most pressing policy issues shaping Canada.In this episode, Tim Sargent, Director of the Domestic Program at MLI, is joined by Aled ab Iorweth, Deputy Chief Economist with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC,) a leading voice in housing policy and economics.Together, they dive deep into the challenges facing Canada'

The promise and peril of the AI Revolution: Peter Copeland and Ryan Khurana

Dec 19 2024 51 mins  
Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, 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 Ryan Khurana, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation and Machine Learning Lead at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE). Together, they discuss first what it is and what

Does Canada's lack of an "Intelligence Culture" put us at risk?: Alexander Dalziel and Michelle Tessier

Dec 18 2024 27 mins  
Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the flagship podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this episode, Senior Fellow Alexander Dalziel explores intelligence in Canadian policy-making with Michelle Tessier, a former Deputy Director of Operations at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). The discussion highlights challenges in developing an "intelligence culture," inte