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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A podcast to gather and connect the ideas of foreign affairs and international relations, covering the most - pressing global and regional issues in relates to democracy, geopolitics, international political economy, state-business relationship, global governance, and world youth trends.
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Join us for the Policy Talks series by Bharti Institute of Public Policy, ISB, where we bring you insightful conversations with some of the stalwarts who have influenced policy to discuss the latest developments in Indian policy and the challenges facing our country. Get a unique perspective on the issues that matter and understand the nuances of policymaking in India. Tune in every Tuesday for a new episode.
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RATIO will be hosting a series of Ratio Talks to encourage a conversation that brings together policy wonks, scientists, practitioners, philosophers, philanthropists, innovators, people facing down disadvantage, and others who will engage in a series of discussions that put relationships at the heart of public policy.
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EXTENDED CUT - The disturbing truth of Canada’s euthanasia program: Peter Copeland and Ramona Coelho
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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the flagship video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this extended episode, Peter Copeland, Deputy Director of MLI’s Domestic Policy Program, continues his conversation with Senior Fellow Dr. Ramona Coelho, a family physician from London, Ontario, whose practice largely serves marginalized communities. T…
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Canada’s struggle against transnational crime & money laundering: Alex Dalziel and Jamie Ferrill
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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 …
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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.…
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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 justic…
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Double Trouble: Our fear of escalation makes the West look weak / Balkan Devlen with Edward Hunter Christie
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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 Aff…
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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 Cana…
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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 c…
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Double Trouble: Looking at China from the Baltics, from economic opportunity to authoritarian challenge
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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 attitude…
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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…
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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 trilat…
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The new censorship, professional regulators erode free speech: Peter Copeland and Christine Van Geyn
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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 profess…
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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 premie…
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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 w…
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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…
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Double Trouble: Neo-Idealism, a new approach to geopolitics / Balkan Devlen and Benjamin Tallis
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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 n…
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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…
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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 Christian Leuprecht on the rise of financial crime in Canada and what our government should be doing about it. Find Inside Policy Talks on YouTube and wherever else you get your audio. Like…
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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 you'll hear transatlantic program director Balkan Devlen in conversation with MLI Senior Fellows Alexander Lanoszka and Richard Sh…
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Canada hangs its head in shame, NATO Summit Wrap-up: Brian Lee Crowley, Jamie Tronnes, Balkan Devlen
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In this special episode of Inside Policy Talks, Balkan Devlen sits down with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute's managing director Brian Lee Crowley and the Center for North American Prosperity and Security's (CNAPS') executive director Jamie Tronnes to discuss their experiences and impressions at the NATO Summit in Washington, D.C. In sum, Canada wa…
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On this episode of Inside Policy Talks, MLI's Balkan Devlen and Alexander Lanoszka are joined by Toms Rostoks, director of the Centre for Security and Strategic Research at the National Defense Academy of Latvia, to discuss their recent MLI report: Success assured? Appraising the Canadian-led Enhanced Forward Presence battlegroup in Latvia https://…
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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 you'll hear Balkan Devlen in conversation with Alexander Lanozska and Jonathan Berkshire Miller on their recent paper, Hard constr…
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On this episode of Inside Policy Talks, MLI senior fellows Alexander Dalziel, Balkan Devlen, and Jonathan Berkshire Miller walk through the NSICOP report on foreign interference, weighing in on where Canada needs to go from here. Like, share, subscribe, download!Por Macdonald-Laurier Institute
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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 you'll hear Balkan Devlen in conversation with Alex Dalziel on his new paper Eurasian North: The Geopolitics of Russia and China i…
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A small ally fights back against China and Russia’s threat to energy security / Jüri Seilenthal and Alex Dalziel
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Jüri Seilenthat, the director general for trade policy from the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, joined Alex Dalziel, MLI's National Security program lead, to discuss how Estonia is responding to Russia and China's threat to energy security. Like, share, subscribe, download!Por Macdonald-Laurier Institute
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On May 8, 2024, CNAPS senior fellows Jonathan Berkshire Miller and Balkan Devlen joined AEI senior fellow Colin Dueck to discuss the rift in Canada-US relations and areas Canada could step up to the plate as a partner and ally.Por Macdonald-Laurier Institute
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On this episode of Inside Policy Talks special guest Hillel Neuer (executive director, UN Watch) joins MLI senior fellow Casey Babb to discuss the desperate and unbalanced state of the U.N. after the October 7 attacks, anti-Israel prejudice in major institutions, and the global rise of antisemitism. Like, share, subscribe, download!…
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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the in-house podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this episode you'll hear Aaron Wudrick in conversation with Sydney Greenspoon, Jewish student leader within the University of Windsor's Law School, on the trials faced by Jewish students since the Oct. 7 terror attacks. Find Inside Policy Talks on Apple, Spo…
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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 you'll hear Balkan Devlen in conversation with George Takach on his book COLD WAR 2.0 Artificial Intelligence in the New Battle Be…
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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the in-house podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this episode you'll hear Jonathan Berkshire Miller in conversation with Stephen Nagy on his new book Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific Construct: https://novapublishers.com/shop/southeast-asia-and-the-indo-pacific-construct/ Find Inside Policy Talks on App…
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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 you'll hear Balkan Devlen in conversation with Elisabeth Braw on her book Goodbye Globalization: The return of a divided world. ht…
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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the in-house podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this episode you'll hear Aaron Wudrick in conversation with Mia Hughes on her research documenting how WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) undermined medical science. Like, review, comment, share, subscribe!…
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Introducing 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. The Macdonald-Laurier Institute gratefully acknowledges the support of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Canada. Find Inside Policy Talks on Apple, Spotif…
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Human Rights Tribunal has no business policing 'hate speech': Aaron Wudrick with David Thomas
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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the in-house podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this episode you'll hear Aaron Wudrick in conversation with David Thomas, former chair of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal and author of a recent National Post op-ed entitled: I chaired the Human Rights Tribunal. It has no business policing 'hate speech'. …
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Out of control immigration is breaking the Canadian social contract: Aaron Wudrick with Siavash Safavi
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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the in-house podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this episode you'll hear Aaron Wudrick in conversation with Siavash Safavi. "You come here for better opportunities. Why? Why is Canada able offer better opportunities for you?... it is because of these ideals that [Canada] has been built around," said Siava…
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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the in-house podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this episode you'll hear Aaron Wudrick in conversation with Christian Leuprecht discussing his recent article "Coalition Strategic Cyber Campaigns: Functional Engagement as Cyber Doctrine for Middle Power Statecraft" Canada is on a downward trend in our infl…
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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the in-house podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this episode you'll hear Aaron Wudrick in conversation with Kevin Bardosh of Collateral Global on his work to understand the harms of Covid policy, the politicization of science throughout the pandemic, and the ways in which Covid policy represented an unpre…
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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the in-house podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this episode you'll hear Aaron Wudrick in conversation with Michael Bonner on his new book, In defence of civilization: How the past can renew our present. Available here: https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/in-defense-of-civilization/ "What makes the s…
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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the in-house podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this episode you'll hear Jonathan Berkshire Miller in conversation with Dr. Casey Babb. "[UNRWA] was a noble organization with a clear, justifiable cause 75-or-so-years-ago. In the time since it has morphed into something far beyond that and has in a variety…
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In this episode of Policy Talks, Gurpreet Kaur Sapra, IAS, Secretary, Finance, Government of Punjab and Divisional Commissioner, Jalandhar, speaks with Dr Aarushi Jain, Policy Director, Bharti Institute of Public Policy, Indian School of Business. She highlights the success stories in health, education, and urban planning sectors in Punjab. She emp…
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The decline in the rule of law in Canada and the Israel-Gaza protests: Aaron Wudrick and Ryan Alford
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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the in-house podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this episode you'll hear Aaron Wudrick in conversation with Ryan Alford on the decline in the rule of law in Canada. "The key problem that we have is the notion that the boundaries for police enforcement are not consistent with uniform and neutral principles…
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In this episode of Policy Talks, Jiji Mammen, Executive Director and CEO, Sa-Dhan, speaks with Anjal Prakash, Clinical Associate Professor (Research), and Research Director, Bharti Institute of Public Policy, ISB. He speaks about India’s microfinance journey and lists out some challenges the country is facing in the sector.…
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In times of fintech & UPI, how to ensure financial inclusion for women: Swati Chowdhry, Policy Talks
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In this episode of Policy Talks, Swati Chowdhary, Director, Network Development and Banking, South Asia, Women’s World Banking, speaks with Dr Aarushi Jain, Policy Director, Bharti Institute of Public Policy, Indian School of Business. She traces the evolution of the microfinance sector in the last two decades, from traditional banking to digital s…
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Insider explains how Himachal is tackling climate change, driving growth: View from an IAS officer
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In this episode of Policy Talks, Dr Abhishek Jain, IAS, Secretary (Home, Information Technology, Finance, Planning & Statistics, Labour, and Employment), and Secretary to CM, Government of Himachal Pradesh, speaks with Anjal Prakash, Clinical Associate Professor (Research), and Research Director, Bharti Institute of Public Policy, Indian School of …
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‘In Richest Nations, Most Kids go to Govt Schools, but in India…’: Top Economist on Social Policy
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Policy Talks S2E3: In this episode of Policy Talks, Prof A K Shiva Kumar, Development Economist and a visiting professor at ISB & Harvard Kennedy School is in conversation with Dr Aarushi Jain, Policy Director, Bharti Institute of Public Policy, Indian School of Business. He lays out a post-pandemic social policy roadmap for India. He speaks specif…
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How to use open data in public policy: 'Balance privacy & development' | NASSCOM VP's insights
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In this episode of Policy Talks, we have a leading industry expert discussing future opportunities and challenges in leveraging open data for public policy. Ashish Aggarwal, Vice President, and Head of Public Policy, NASSCOM, is in conversation with Anjal Prakash, Clinical Associate Professor (Research), and Research Director, Bharti Institute of P…
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Who owns your data? Aadhaar’s ex-Mission Director speaks on public policy & tech | Policy Talks S2E1
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In the first episode of Policy Talks Season 2, R S Sharma, former Mission Director, UIDAI, speaks with Professor Ashwini Chhatre, Executive Director, Bharti Institute of Public Policy, Indian School of Business. He discusses the importance of data ownership, the principles of inclusivity, and the scalability of ideas. He also explains the nitty-gri…
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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the in-house podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this episode you'll hear Balkan Devlen in conversation with Darren McKee on his new book, Uncontrollable, The threat of artificial super intelligence and the race to save the world. Like, review, comment, share, subscribe!…
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Attitudes to immigration are reshaping political alignment: Aaron Wudrick with Eric Kaufmann
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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the in-house podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this episode you'll hear Aaron Wudrick in conversation with Eric Kaufmann on the rise of immigration as a central issue shaping political alignment in Canada and across the Western world. Like, review, comment, share, subscribe!…
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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this episode you'll hear Marcus Kolga in conversation with prominent political commentator and author David Frum. Marcus and David discuss everything from the rise of antisemitism in Canada to the fading support for Ukraine in parts of the GOP, to popul…
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Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, the premier video podcast of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In this episode you'll hear Aaron Wudrick in conversation with Kaveh Shahrooz on the shifting sides in the battle for free speech. "People need to understand why free speech is an important value. I would argue in fact that it is the most important value. …
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