THE GLOBAL EXCHANGE PODCAST

July 15, 2025

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On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Hon. Perrin Beatty, Vice-Admiral (Retd) Mark Norman, Vincent Rigby and Tim Sargent to discuss the risks and opportunities of the recently announced Canada-European Union Security and Defence partnership.

Guests:

• Hon. Perrin Beatty is a former Minister of National Defence, former President and CEO of CBC and former President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

• Vice-Admiral (Retd) Mark Norman served as the Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy and former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff.

• Vincent Rigby is a former National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister and is Slater Family Professor of Practice at McGill's Max Bell School of Public Policy.

• Tim Sargent served as Deputy Minister in several portfolios and is now Senior Fellow and Director of the Domestic Policy Program at the MacDonald-Laurier Institute.

Host:

• Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Reading Recommendations:

• The Allies Strike Back, 1941-1943 by James Holland
• The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
• On Freedom by Timothy Snyder