On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, we make available the webinar CGAI held last week, Trump, Trade and Foreign Affairs. Featuring keynote speaker Bruce Stokes, and panelists Martha Hall Findlay, Louise Blais and Perrin Beatty PC OC, we discuss the ever-evolving relationship between the United States, Canada and the world.

For Bruce's keynote, please see PowerPoint slides on our website!

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Participants' bios

- Bruce Stokes is Visiting Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States

- Martha Hall Findlay is the Director of the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary

- Perrin Beatty PC OC is the former President & CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce

- Louise Blais is former Ambassador to the United Nations and Consul to Atlanta

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Host bio:

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

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Reading Recommendations:
- "The West Wing" TV Series
- "Abundance" by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson
- "The Fur Trade in Canada" by Harold Innis
- "Charter and Supplemental Charter of The Hudson's Bay Company" by Hudson's Bay Company

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Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll

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Recording Date: October 01, 2025

Release date:
October 06, 2025