Election '21 - The role of foreign policy and development in the campaign with Julia Anderson from CanWaCH

Episode 6 August 27, 2021 00:35:16
Election '21 - The role of foreign policy and development in the campaign with Julia Anderson from CanWaCH
inFocus with David Coletto
Election '21 - The role of foreign policy and development in the campaign with Julia Anderson from CanWaCH

Aug 27 2021 | 00:35:16

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Show Notes

Foreign affairs and international development issues often take a back seat in federal election campaigns.

But this election began as the Taliban took control over Afghanistan and the world is still grappling with a global pandemic.

On this episode of inFocus, I’m joined by Julia Anderson, the CEO at the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health or CanWaCH for short. CanWaCH has over 100 members ranging from NGOs, academic institutions, health professional associations and individuals partnering to improve health outcomes for women and children in more than 1,000 communities worldwide. It has also been a client of mine for several years now.

We sat down as week two of the federal election campaign comes to an end to talk about international development, the global pandemic, and a fascinating research project CanWaCH commissioned to understand public attitudes surrounding foreign affairs and international development.

For more information about the deliberative polling we discussed, visit https://canwach.ca/foreign-policy-by-canadians-findings/

 

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