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EPISODE · Mar 18, 2018 · 24 MIN

Episode 28: Electoral interference and Russian aggression

from The West Block · host Global News / Curiouscast

With less than 18 months to the next federal election, Chief Political Correspondent David Akin asks Minister Scott Brison what the government is doing to protect the electoral system from foreign interference. Then Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institute evaluates The West's response to Russia. And we unpack the politics of the week that was. Guests: Scott Brison, President of the Treasure Board and Acting Minister of Democratic Institutions Michael O'Hanlon: National Security Analyst at the Brookings Institute Marie-Danielle Smith, National Post Yaroslav Baran, Earnscliffe Strategy   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With less than 18 months to the next federal election, Chief Political Correspondent David Akin asks Minister Scott Brison what the government is doing to protect the electoral system from foreign interference. Then Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institute evaluates The West's response to Russia. And we unpack the politics of the week that was. Guests: Scott Brison, President of the Treasure Board and Acting Minister of Democratic Institutions Michael O'Hanlon: National Security Analyst at the Brookings Institute Marie-Danielle Smith, National Post Yaroslav Baran, Earnscliffe Strategy   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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