Renée Filiatrault has served three ministers of national defence for Canada. From 2009-2010 she served as a foreign service officer in Afghanistan with Task Force Kandahar. Renée is a regular commentator on defence and security matters with an emphasis on intervention and crisis management. She has appeared on CBC’s The National, Power & Politics and The Current, and CTV’s The National and Question Period. She has also contributed to Policy Options Magazine and been invited as a guest lecturer at McGill University and the Munk Centre for Global Affairs. Renée holds an Honours degree in Political Science from McMaster University and is accredited with Information Operations Battlefield Officer training with the Canadian Forces. Renée currently sits on the Advisory Board for the Network for Strategic Analysis, whose work focuses on multilateral defence cooperation and the future of capacity building. Renée has received the Operational Service Medal for South-West Asia, the General Service Medal for Afghanistan and was awarded the Commander Joint Task Force Afghanistan Commendation while in theatre.

Renée Filiatrault
Defence | Canada | Security | Afghanistan
Oil to Remain Above $80 Even With a Recession
by Business Desk (feat. Amrita Sen), Global Herald, July 5, 2022
Sweden, Finland entry to NATO ‘not done deal,’
by Heather Hiscox (feat. Andrew Rasiulis), CBC News, July 5, 2022
Exclusive-China plans $75 billion infrastructure fund to revive economy
by Xiangming Hou and Kevin Yao (feat. Amrita Sen), Reuters, July 4, 2022
The G-7 is considering a price cap on Russian oil. But energy analysts think it’s impossible
by Silvia Amaro and Sam Meredith (feat. Amrita Sen), CNBC, July 4, 2022
by Gabirel Friedman (feat. Brian Kingston), Saltwire, July 4, 2022
À long terme, l’avantage est toujours à la Russie
by Violette Cantin (feat. Ferry de Kerckhove), Le Devoire, July 4, 2022
by Michael Geist (feat. Michael Nesbitt), Law Bytes, July 4, 2022
by Alain Gravel (feat. Jean-Christophe Boucher), Ici Radio Canada, July 2, 2022
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by Mike Smyth (feat. Andrew Griffith), Global News, July 1, 2022
La place du Canada sur la scène internationale
by Hugo Lavoie (feat. Jocelyn Coulon), Tout un Matin, July 1, 2022
Supreme Court’s EPA ruling will not impact energy markets, says Energy Aspects’ Amrita Sen
by Squawk Box Staff (feat. Amrita Sen), CNBC, July 1, 2022
by John Ibbitson (feat. Rob Wright), The Globe and Mail, July 1, 2022
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by Editorial Staff (feat. Mark Norman), CTV News, June 30, 2022