CDSN Podcast Network

In the fourth episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 3, Steve is joined by our new co-host and former CDSN postdoc, Dr. Thomas Hughes. Steve & Thomas discuss the motivations and implications behind a new allowance for Permanent Residents to join the Canadian Armed Forces, Hungary votes Sweden into being a NATO member & Canadian based company starts supplying drones to Ukraine. Today's feature interview...

Pour ce nouvel épisode,  Sarah-Myriam Martin-Brûlé et Colonel Marie-Christine Harvey reçoivent l'Inspecteur David Shane, responsable des communications et porte-parole du Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM). L'Inspecteur Shane raconte son parcours dans la police et en tant que réserviste de l'Armée canadienne.  Ils discutent de l’évolution du travail des policiers, des défis que posen...

In the third episode of our third season, hosts Steve and Linna discuss Trump's threats on the safety of NATO allies, Minister Joly's launch of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children and the facts behind the National Summit on Combatting Auto Theft. Colonel Retired Petr Tichý is the program director at the NATO Future Forces International Exhibition. He is an experienced...

In the kick off episode of Season 4, The Resilience Plus Podcast team sat down with RMC alumni and Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Colonel Jeremy Hansen.  Colonel Hansen joined us from Houston Texas where he is currently training for his role in the historic Artemis II mission to the moon.  His perspective on resilience is all about acknowledging the areas that need to be resolved, accepting what...

In the second episode of our third season, hosts Steve & Artur discuss implications for Trump's win in New Hampshire Primary, the federal ruling on inappropriate use of the Emergency Act in Ottawa and domestic political pressure to increase the role of the Canadian Armed Forces in Disaster Response requires culture change and more money for CAF personnel; plus Steve and Arthur set the bar for civi...

C'est le 4e vendredi du mois et comme d'habitude, notre équipe du balado Résilience Plus, dirigée par le Dr Meaghan Wilkin, vient de publier un tout nouvel épisode pour vous ! Rendez-vous sur notre page Moodle ou rejoignez notre groupe privé exclusif sur Facebook pour écouter la conversation enrichissante entre Élof Maxime Bélanger-Vaillancourt, Ambassadeur du programme Résilience Plus, et l'émine...

In the first episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 3, with co-host Anessa Kimball, Professor at Université Laval. Steve & Anessa discuss Sweden in Latvia, CAF sexual misconduct reporting increases for men and General Eyre's retirement announcement. Today's feature interview is with Brigadier-General Errington, Strategic Joint Staff Director General Plans. For more information on culture change in the C...

Pour ce 42ième épisode, Marie-Christine Harvey et Sarah-Myriam Martin-Brûlé reçoivent la Colonel Véronique Gervais, Commandante de la Force Opérationnelle CALUMET en Égypte. Elles discutent du parcours de la Colonel, du mandat de l'Opération CALUMET et de l'impact du conflit entre Israël et le Hamas. Colonel Gervais revient sur les points communs/distincts entre ses déploiements en Bosnie et en Af...

Pour ce 41ième épisode, Sarah-Myriam Martin-Brûlé et Marie-Christine Harvey reçoivent Sébastien Carrière, ancien Ambassadeur du Canada en Haïti, Chef du Protocole du Canada et Représentant personnel du Premier ministre du Canada pour la Francophonie. Ils discutent de son parcours, de l’évolution du rôle du Canada dans des dossiers aussi variés que  les mines Antipersonnel, les relations commercial...

In the thirty-fourth episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 2, with co-host Anessa Kimball, Professor at Université Laval. Steve & Anessa discuss the infamous legacy of Henry Kissinger, F-35 procurement and interoperability and new allegations of a toxic workplace at CSIS. Our feature interview is with Lama Mourad, who will be joining us as a panel moderator for the Year Ahead on Dec 7th. Lama is an ass...

Welcome to the first episode of the Field Report's Spotlight Series, brought to you by the students of the 2023 NATO Field School. The Spotlight Series will shine a light on key issues and threats in the landscape of security and defence through expert analysis and in-depth discussions. In today's episode, Zander van Asperen is joined by Azaly Addam, Pyper Lane, Alexa Maierle, and Mackenzie Nauss...

Pour ce 40ième épisode, Sarah-Myriam et Marie-Christine reçoivent Guillaume Darmé, Coordonnateur du Renseignement pour les Opérations de Maintien de la Paix de l'Organisation des Nations Unies.  Guillaume Darmé raconte son parcours et l’origine de l'unité du renseignement dans les OMP, les besoins pour lesquels son équipe a été conçue et sa mise en place.  Il explique l'évolution du mandat du rens...

In the thirty-third episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 2 with co-host Linna Tam-Seto, Assistant Professor Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy within the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Steve and Linna discuss CAF members access to benefits, the repercussion of burn pits and supressing lessons learned from Afghanistan. Our guests are the 2019 Peace with...

"Resilience Plus” is a unique, evidence-based, bilingual program at RMC and RMC Saint-Jean hosted by Dr. Meaghan Wilkin. Building Resilience, Driving Success, Promoting Excellence Vision: Building resilience through education, training, and research Mission: Empowering individuals to maximize their productivity and effectiveness, through the effective pursuit of personal and professional goals. We...

Pour ce nouvel épisode, Artur et Sarah-Myriam reçoivent la Colonel Marie-Christine Harvey. La Colonel Harvey nous parle de son parcours, des défis liés aux postes qu'elle a occupés, notamment comme instructeur et lors de commandement d'opérations domestiques et internationales. Elle démantèle des mythes liés à l'armée et nous explique en quoi les Forces Armées canadieenne se distinguent des autres...

In the thirty-second episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 2 with co-host Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot, Director of @UCalgary’s Centre for Military, Security & Strategic Studies, and co-director of the CDSN. Steve & Erin discuss an increase in hate crimes across Canada, the war in Israel/Gaza & sexual misconduct in Latvia. Today's feature interview is en francais with Conseils de sécurité hosts Sarah-Myria...

In this instalment of The Field Report, we discuss the Vilnius Summit, where the NATO Field School was the Canadian institutional partner at the NATO Public Forum, an event taking place on the sidelines of the NATO Summit. Dr Alexander Moens, our NATO Field School Director, and Dr Toms Rostoks, Director of the Centre for Security and Strategic Research at the Latvian National Defence Academy, both...

In the thirty-first episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 2 with co-host Linna Tam-Seto, Assistant Professor Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy within the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Steve and Linna discuss her presentation on how men exposed to sexual trauma in the military access support services for that trauma at CIMVHR, the Meeting of MINDS even...

In the thirtieth episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 2, with co-host Anessa Kimball, Associate Professor at Université Laval. Steve & Anessa discuss Anessa’s research at the NATO Centers for Excellence in Europe, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the potential cut in the defense budget, Low artillery supplies and Europe’s perception of Canada’s NATO 2% commitment. For our feature interview, Steve spe...

In the twenty-ninth episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 2, with co-host Artur Wilczynski, retired DG of Foreign Intelligence Operations Canada and Senior Fellow GPSIA, University of Ottawa. Steve & Artur discuss Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s revelation of intelligence that the government of India was involved in the murder of a prominent British Columbia Sikh leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, on Canadi...

In this installment of The Field Report, we take you to Madrid, Spain, the host city of the 2022 NATO Summit. Leading up to and during the summit, 2022 Field School alumna, Miriam Hadjeres Montero, worked for the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in support of the event. Miriam is joined by fellow 2022 NATO Field School alumna and 2023 NATO Field School Intern, Amy Topshee, to di...

In the twenty-eighth episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 2 with co-host Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot, Director, Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies at University of Calgary. Steve & Erin discuss the public inquiry into foreign election interference and its new commissioner Quebec Court of Appeal Justice Marie-Josée Hogue, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to Asia for the ASEAN summit,...

Rhoda Reddock is a sociologist and development studies scholar with expertise in a range of areas including feminist and gender studies, and critical race and ethnic studies. With an academic career spanning many years she is a former deputy campus principal of The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus, and head of the Centre (now Institute) for Gender and Development Studies and lec...

In the twenty-seventh episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 2 with co-host Linna Tam-Seto, Assistant Professor Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy within the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Steve & Linna discuss the just ended Summer Institute, the Canadian Armed Forces changing housing benefits for troops, a Survey about the Canadian public’s perception...

Welcome to the first episode of the Field Report, brought to you by the students and staff of the NATO Field School at Simon Fraser University. In each episode, you'll hear from our team, as well as security and defence experts and practitioners on what we've been about to learn about security and defence while in the field. In this first episode of the Field Report, we travel to Calgary, Alberta,...