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The Open Canada Podcast

Mar 29, 2023

On this episode, Ruth discusses with Ambassador Catherine Stewart, Canada's Ambassador for Climate Change, on Canada's action plan for combatting the climate crisis. The Ambassador shares insights on the government's National Adaptation Strategy and the plan for engaging multi-level collaborators and actors on...


Mar 29, 2023

Ruth speaks with Daniel Bernhard, CEO of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, on Canada’s immigration statistics, focusing on a recent report by Statistics Canada on the dwindling uptake in citizenship by recent immigrants and newcomers to Canada. Daniel discusses how Canada can learn from its past successes...


Mar 8, 2023

Ruth speaks with a researcher who studies the way global crises intersect.

Professor Thomas Homer-Dixon is the executive director of the Cascade Institute at Royal Roads University. His studies look at the “polycrisis,” looking to find what common threads can be found across multiple serious global problems. Climate...


Mar 6, 2023


In this episode, Ruth speaks with a leader looking to make the world embrace diversity.

Meredith Preston McGhie is the secretary general for the Global Centre for Pluralism, and has worked for decades in Africa and Asia on the frontlines of diplomacy in some of the world's most troubled regions. She’s looking to...