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, shifting global alliances, a dangerous year ahead for Ukraine, and much more. The Macdonald-Laurier Institute gratefu...
Jan 23, 2025•35 min•Ep. 71
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 Nations Royalty is pioneering to transform the financial basis of indigenous involvement in the mining sector. He expl...
Jan 21, 2025•31 min•Ep. 70
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 sector, particularly in light of the tariff threats from President-Elect Donald Trump. Find Inside Policy Talks on YouT...
Jan 17, 2025•29 min•Ep. 69
Welcome to Inside Policy Talks , where we discuss the most pressing policy issues shaping Canada In 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 to a young audience in a positive and engaging way. Shepherd shares how the recent controversies surrounding Sir ...
Jan 14, 2025•27 min•Ep. 68
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 Russia's power globally. The Macdonald-Laurier Institute gratefully acknowledges the support of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftu...
Jan 09, 2025•33 min•Ep. 67
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's housing market, from the impact of record-high immigration levels and shifting population trends, to the role o...
Jan 07, 2025•44 min•Ep. 66
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 it is not, and the many prospects it has, both good and bad. Khurana delves into the great deal of warranted and unw...
Dec 19, 2024•51 min•Ep. 65
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," integrating intelligence into decision-making, and intelligence sharing outside the federal government. They explore th...
Dec 18, 2024•27 min•Ep. 64
Welcome to Inside Policy Talks , the flagship video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this special feature episode of Inside policy, Peter Copeland, Deputy Director in the domestic policy program here at MLI, is joined by Christopher Dummitt, Professor of History at Trent University, National Post columnist, and MLI Senior fellow, as well as Lindsay Shepherd, Researcher, Author, public intellectual and MLI contributor. In two separate segments, they discuss the state of intellectual...
Dec 13, 2024•30 min•Ep. 59
On December 3, 2024, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) hosted a live panel event in Calgary entitled: The challenge of China and Russia, in the Arctic and in our supply chains. The panel featured four of MLI's esteemed thought leaders: - Balkan Devlen, director of the transatlantic program (moderator) - Jonathan Berkshire Miller, director of foreign policy, national defence, and national security - Heather Exner-Pirot, director of natural resources, energy, and environment - Rob Huebert, sen...
Dec 12, 2024•59 min•Ep. 63
Welcome to Inside Policy Talks , the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute! In this episode, Ken Coates, Director of Indigenous Affairs at MLI, sits down with Karen Ogen-Toews, President and CEO of the First Nations LNG Alliance, and Dr. Matt Vickers, CEO of Northern Nations, and a long-time advocate for indigenous economic development. They discuss the growing involvement of indigenous communities in international business and trade. Ogen-Toews and Vickers share their experie...
Dec 11, 2024•55 min•Ep. 62
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 Aaron Gasch Burnett to discuss an innovative policy solution to fund Ukraine's war effort and reconstruction: confiscating the approximately $300 billion US of Russian assets frozen in G7 countries and give it to Ukraine. Western tax payers wou...
Dec 05, 2024•35 min•Ep. 61
Welcome to Inside Policy Talks , the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this episode, Ken Coates, Director of Indigenous Affairs at MLI, sits down with Tyee Hasheukumiss (Richard George), Ha’wiih (Hereditary Chief) of the Ahousaht Nation on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, to discuss the unique governance structure and economic development initiatives within First Nations communities on the West Coast. Hasheukumiss provides insight into the role of hereditary chiefs ...
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 60
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 Kristopher Kinsinger, an Ontario lawyer and civil liberties advocate, to discuss the pressing issues surrounding freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly in Canada. They delve into the legal framework and jurisprudence around our fundamental Charter rights, and highlight recent Supreme Court cases that...
Nov 19, 2024•48 min•Ep. 58
Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this episode, Alex Dalziel, Senior Fellow and National Security Project Lead at MLI, sits down with Jamie Tronnes, the Executive Director of MLI's Center for North American Prosperity and Security in Washington, DC. They dive deep into the pressing issues surrounding Canada's immigration policy and its impact on the Canada-U.S. border: What changes has Canada made to its immigration system in the wak...
Nov 15, 2024•19 min•Ep. 57
Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this episode, Alex Dalziel sits down with Jamie Ferrill, Head of Financial Crime Studies & Lecturer at the Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security, to tackle Canada’s growing challenges with transnational crime and money laundering. Ferrill explains how criminal networks exploit global trade routes and complex supply chains to shift massive illicit funds across borders and through Can...
Nov 05, 2024•33 min•Ep. 55
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’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Death Review Committee and the disturbing findings from its first report. They...
Oct 31, 2024•18 min•Ep. 54
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 implications of recent court rulings on mandatory minimums and the ongoing speculation regarding the use of the N...
Oct 25, 2024•38 min•Ep. 53
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's Innovation Unit, to discuss how the West's policy of fear and non-escalation projects weakness and places Europe...
Oct 24, 2024•41 min•Ep. 52
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 released Urban Crime Report, the implications of Bill C-48, which introduced a reverse onus for bail in specific case...
Oct 16, 2024•38 min•Ep. 51
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 land use policies, high development charges, and rent controls have driven up housing costs, while underscoring t...
Oct 10, 2024•41 min•Ep. 50
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 Baltic countries. In recent years, China has gone from being seen as an economic opportunity (one that the Balkans were in ...
Oct 10, 2024•37 min•Ep. 49
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 females in sports? Can testosterone suppression level the playing field? How are individual sports federations redefin...
Oct 03, 2024•28 min•Ep. 48
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 border security can bolster trade, combat illicit activities like fentanyl trafficking, and make North America mo...
Oct 02, 2024•36 min•Ep. 47
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? What are the implications for Canadians' rights? Can we reverse this trend? Like, review, comment, share, subscri...
Sep 27, 2024•35 min•Ep. 46
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. The Macdonald-Laurier Institute gratefully acknowledges the support of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Canada. Find Inside...
Sep 19, 2024•26 min•Ep. 45
Welcome to Inside Policy Talks , the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this episode, Alex Dalziel sits down with Dr. Todd Hataley to discuss the growing threat of transnational organized crime in Canada, the fentanyl crisis, and how Canada can better secure its border with the U.S. Find Inside Policy Talks on YouTube and wherever else you get your audio. Like, review, comment, share, subscribe!
Sep 06, 2024•27 min•Ep. 44
Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this episode you'll hear Balkan Devlen in conversation with Dr. Artis Pabriks, Minister of Defence and Deputy Prime Minister of Latvia, to discuss Canada-Latvia relations, with a focus on cooperation in the development of defence technologies, including drones. Find Inside Policy Talks on YouTube and wherever else you get your audio. Like, review, comment, share, subscribe!
Aug 15, 2024•27 min•Ep. 43
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, Benjamin Tallis joins Senior Fellow Balkan Devlen to discuss neo-idealism, an ideological framework by which western democratic nations can promote the fundamental values of freedom and democracy on the world stage and counter the forces of authoritarianism and tyranny. The Macd...
Aug 08, 2024•40 min•Ep. 42
Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this episode you'll hear Alexander Dalziel in conversation with Heather Exner-Pirot on the geopolitical implications of energy security, focusing on Canada's strategic position as a major energy producer and exporter. Find Inside Policy Talks on YouTube and wherever else you get your audio. Like, review, comment, share, subscribe!
Aug 02, 2024•29 min•Ep. 41
