Defence & Security

Climate Change and Our Planet

With an Abacus Data survey showing that 33 percent of Canadians worry about climate change every day and the federal government having set a goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, Before the Bell assembled a panel of stakeholders and experts to discuss the challenges associated with combatting climate change in Canada.

Dialling In On Defence Procurement

Two years after the release of the federal government’s Strong, Secure, Engaged – Canada’s Defence Policy, Before the Bell gathered a panel of industry and government stakeholders to assess where Canada stands. The discussion focused largely on Canada’s embattled procurement system.

BEFORE THE BELL ANNOUNCES SPEAKER LINEUP FOR ITS EDITION ON DEFENCE

Minister of National Defence the Hon. Harjit Sajjan MP headlines Before the Bell program discussion. Before the Bell host Catherine Clark and special guest co-host David Akin, announce the guest lineup for the next program on National Defence in Canada. The show is Tuesday, May 28 at 8:00 am at the National Arts Centre. Catherine and David’s guests on

Greater transparency required to protect privacy in the digital age

With a renewed focus on digital privacy in the wake of the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica data scandal, Before the Bell talked to experts and stakeholders about privacy and security in the digital age. They discussed where Canadians stand on these issues, both from a legal perspective and a cultural one, and the degree to which citizens’ perceptions of their own privacy have not kept pace with the ways in which that privacy is being violated, commoditized and redefined.