This is the thirty-sixth episode of The Hub’s bi-weekly series featuring Sean Speer in conversation with leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum. The two discuss recent criticism that Canada is a “free rider” on global defence and security issues, including the factors behind the country’s underinvestment in these areas and their consequences.
You can listen to this episode of Hub Dialogues on Acast, Amazon, Apple, Google, Spotify, and YouTube. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation.
David Frum is a leading author, journalist, public intellectual, and staff writer at the Atlantic. He previously worked as a speechwriter for former President George W. Bush and chaired for the think tank Policy Exchange.
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