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Ep. 40 – Why MLI Chose Xi Jinping as Policy-Maker of the Year with Charles Burton and Brett Byers

December 31, 2019
in Foreign Affairs, China: The dragon at the door, Latest News, Foreign Policy, Multimedia, Podcasts, Indo-Pacific, Charles Burton
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Every year, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute names the person or institution that has had the greatest impact—for good or ill— on Canadian public policy as Canada’s Policy-Maker of the Year.

In this special episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Communications Manager Brett Byers was joined by MLI Senior Fellow Charles Burton to discuss why the Institute named Chinese Communist Party General-Secretary, Xi Jinping, as our 2019 Policy-Maker of the Year.

Though his influence and his impact on public policy is hardly in the best interests of Canadians, few can deny that Xi Jinping has forced more policy responses on Canada than anyone else.

Tags: Charles BurtonXi JinpingDragon at the DoorForeign AffairsBrett ByersChinaPolicy Maker of the Year

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