Archives: Podcast

Monday, December 20, 2010

Podcast: “Internet Privacy: views from Canada and Europe” by Colin Bennett

Professor Colin Bennett from the University of Victoria talks to Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue's Helen Morris about Internet Privacy in connection with the growth of social networking sites. Bennett was in Ottawa on December 1, 2010 to present the 2010 EU-Canada Public Lecture on "Internet Privacy - Positions and Conflicts: Views from... More

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Podcast: “Smart Grid, Renewables, Electric Mobility: When to use your dishwasher or recharge electric vehicles?” by Hartmut Schmeck

Listen to the podcast Dr. Hartmut Schmeck from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany spoke about "Smart Grid, Renewables, Electric Mobility: When to use your dishwasher or recharge electric vehicles?" Schmeck was at Carleton University on November 25, 2010 as part of the Centre for European Studies lecture series: Carleton German... More

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Podcast: “What would a Canada-EU trade deal mean for environmental regulation in Canada?” by Inger Weibust

Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue scholar Inger Weibust talks about what a Canada-EU trade deal would mean for Environmental regulation in Canada. Listen to... More

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Podcast: “The policy framework required to support sustainable architecture” by Monika Griefahn

Monika Griefahn, former Minister for Environment of Lower Saxony, Germany spoke to Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue's Helen Morris about the policy framework required to support sustainable architecture. Griefahn was brought to Carleton University by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung for the 2010 Idea Contest and Workshop  entitled Young Leaders... More

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Podcast: “Canada’s Missing Trade with the EU” by Louis Thériault

Listen to the podcast Louis Thériault, joined the Conference Board of Canada in 1997 where he specializes in product development and macro and micro economic analysis. Louis joined The Conference Board to launch the Metropolitan Outlook Service including a quarterly economic forecast for large Canadian urban centres. Louis is currently Director... More

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Podcast: “Labour impacts of a Canada-EU trade deal” by Teresa Healy

Listen to the podcast Teresa Healey, earned her doctorate in Political Science from Carleton University in 1999. She specializes in North American integration, labour, and public sector issues. Before coming to the Canadian Labour Congress as Senior Researcher, Healy worked in the Research Branch at the Canadian Union of Public Employees. Prior to... More

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Podcast: “The Canada-EU trade deal: impacts on public services, water, and democracy” by Larry Brown

Listen to Podcast Larry Brown, is President of the CCPA. He is also Secretary-Treasurer of the National Union of Public and General Employees since 1986. He holds political science and law degrees from the University of Saskatchewan which he has put to use as chair of PSI’s Public Sector Working Group and the National... More

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Podcast: “Environmental impacts of a Canada-EU trade deal” by Janet Eaton

Listen to the podcast Janet Eaton, PhD, has taught at several Nova Scotian universities including Dalhousie, St. Mary's, Mount Saint Vincent and most recently at Acadia where she offered courses on "Critical Perspectives on Globalization", "Environment and Sustainable Society", and "Community Political Power". From an early career as a marine... More

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Podcast: “Canada’s dysfunctional trade strategy and Canada-EU trade negotiations” by Hon. Peter Julian

Listen to the Podcast Hon. Peter Julian, MP (Burnaby-New Westminster) and NDP Critic on International Trade and Globalization. A former manual labourer, Peter returned to school later and became a financial administrator. Organizations that he led won consecutive Excellence in Business awards. Peter has been a strong critic of the dysfunctional... More

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Podcast: “Canada-EU CETA: public good or private interest?” by Scott Sinclair

Listen to the podcast Scott Sinclair is a senior researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, where he directs the centre’s Trade and Investment Research Project. Scott has written widely on trade policy, including Facing the Facts: A Guide to the GATS Debate (with Jim Grieshaber-Otto); and Putting Health First: Canadian Health... More

Friday, October 29, 2010

Podcast: “Europe, mobility and car-free areas” by Dr. Ulrike Reutter

Dr. Ulrike Reutter, head of research area: mobility, Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development, Dortmund, Germany spoke to Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue's Helen Morris about the policy requirements for car-free neighbourhoods. Dr. Reutter discussed the European experience of car-free areas and outlined aspects of Canadian cities... More

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Podcast: “The impact of social transfers on poverty reduction of immigrant groups in the EU” by Karen Robson

Karen Robson, Assistant Professor in Sociology at York University talks about the extent to which immigrant and non-immigrant children are poor across a wide range of rich nations. Robson discusses the impact of social transfers on poverty among households with children. This interview was conducted at the time of the EU Centres of... More

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