Red Passport Podcast

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Red Passport Podcast

The Red Passport. The special passport used by Canadian diplomats accredited abroad or travelling from Ottawa on high-level business. Louise Blais, Jeremy Kinsman and Peter Donolo have all held the Red Passport at key moments in their careers - and in Canada's recent history. In every episode of the CIC's new podcast, they offer listeners their own "Red Passport", giving them an inside view how Canadian governments and policy makers try to steer our country through today's turbulent world - while advancing our interests, and keeping true to our values.

  1. It's Trump's World... We Just Live in It

    12/13/2024

    It's Trump's World... We Just Live in It

    It's been a month since Donald Trump's victory, and things aren't looking great for Canada. Louise, Jeremy and Peter discuss why - and what we can do about it. Meanwhile, as the overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria shows, new geopolitical opportunities and challenges continue to demand our attention. Photo by The Now Time on Unsplash

    37 min
  2. Special Guest: The Hon. Lloyd Axworthy

    10/27/2024

    Special Guest: The Hon. Lloyd Axworthy

    Hosts Jeremy Kinsman and Louise Blais talk with the Hon. Lloyd Axworthy about his new book, Canada's place in the world and Canada's relations with India.

    47 min
  3. Live from New York!

    09/24/2024

    Live from New York!

    No, not SNL, but this month's even longer running United Nations Annual General Assembly. And chances are - given the state of the world - that the critics will pan this year's version as much as they have the previous 78.  Why is that?  What value does the UN still have?  And what - if anything - can Canada do to help make it work better?

    41 min

  4. 09/03/2024

    The US Presidential Race Enters the Home Stretch.... and Where Is Canada?

    The conventions are over, and the US presidential election is three months away. The race has already been turned upside down once. Will events in Ukraine and the Middle East upend it again? Meanwhile, an internal memo from our country's Department of Global Affairs reveals the constraints that are holding Canada back on the international stage.

    46 min

  5. 08/02/2024

    How Canadians REALLY Feel About the War in Gaza

    How are Canadians feeling about the current conflict in the Middle East? Special guest Jon Allen, former Canadian Ambassador to Israel, joins Louise, Jeremy and Peter to discuss a new survey by the Environics Institute, in partnership with the CIC, that charts how Canadian attitudes on Israel and Palestinians have evolved over four decades. They also discuss the latest dramatic  developments in the US Presidential race.  A special thanks to Don Bourgeois for providing additional funding for the survey.

    51 min

  6. 07/12/2024

    Two Cheers for Democracy

    Just as the pundits are writing their epitaphs for democracy, two more parliamentary elections - in France and the UK - gave us some reason for optimism. And the NATO 75th Anniversary Summit in Washington brought some good news for the defense of democracy, while also underlining some pretty big challenges.

    40 min

  7. 06/28/2024

    Elections in Europe... Down with the Status Quo!

    The Year of the Election is turning into The Year of Living Dangerously for incumbent governments around the world.  What is going on?  Louise, Jeremy and Peter look at the votes in Europe - the recent EU Parliamentary elections and the upcoming general election in the UK, and France's snap parliamentary elections.  Are there common threads?  And what do they mean for Canada?

    25 min

  8. 06/06/2024

    From D-Day to Epic Fail?

    The "Allied" Leaders of 2024 meet in Europe to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day ... and at summits in Italy and Switzerland. They will turn their attentions to everything from the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, to Climate Change and the global economy. Can they show any of the determination and unity of that earlier era?

    36 min
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The Red Passport. The special passport used by Canadian diplomats accredited abroad or travelling from Ottawa on high-level business. Louise Blais, Jeremy Kinsman and Peter Donolo have all held the Red Passport at key moments in their careers - and in Canada's recent history. In every episode of the CIC's new podcast, they offer listeners their own "Red Passport", giving them an inside view how Canadian governments and policy makers try to steer our country through today's turbulent world - while advancing our interests, and keeping true to our values.

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