Inside Policy Talks

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 Fellows Richard Shim...

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 and insight in...

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 a...

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 i...

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, particularl...

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 au...

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 glo...

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 mar...

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 t...

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 intell...

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, publi...

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 secu...

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 in...

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 $30...

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 Nati...

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 an...

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...

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...

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 Assis...

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...

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 U...

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 Cr...

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 poli...

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 re...

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?...