Diplomatic Dispatch – Episode 7: Rebuilding Canada’s global leadership
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Canada has plenty of opportunities to show leadership on the international stage, says Peggy Mason, president of the Rideau Institute, an independent foreign policy and defence think tank. These include taking on a greater role – and not necessarily a military one – in UN peacekeeping operations, working on defending and strengthening international law, leading an international campaign to ban weapons in space and killer robots. But first, Ottawa needs to conduct a root-and-branch foreign policy review and reinvest massively in its diplomatic cadres, says Mason. Duration 22 minutes 13 seconds ListenEN_Interview_3-20200122-WIE30
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