{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/684c7e9c6770b65af405168c/68637282f1f2337369966d6c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Unprepared Are We?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/684c7e9c6770b65af405168c/1751347431898-a14c7011-25e4-46cd-a2c3-52761eeaeca8.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>A middle-aged graphic designer joins the Canadian Reserves, but her story reveals something bigger: our greatest friend and most important ally, the US, is now threatening our country. How prepared–or unprepared–are we to deal with this threat? <a href=\"https://www.stephenmarche.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen Marche</a> asks a range of Canadian leaders to grade our readiness – politically, economically, militarily. What are our strengths as a country? What are our weaknesses?</p><p><br></p><p>Featuring (<em>in order of appearance</em>): Beatrice Winny, <a href=\"https://www.yorku.ca/secretariat/membership/biography-gregory-sorbara/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Sorbara</a>, <a href=\"https://www.secordstrategies.ca\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa Macleod</a>, <a href=\"https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/journalism/research/journalist-in-residence.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Francine Pelletier</a>, <a href=\"https://www.standingbuffalodakotanation.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chief Rodger Redman</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.rosenbergresearch.com/about-us/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">David Rosenberg</a>, <a href=\"https://lagassep.com/about/ \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Philippe Lagassé</a></p><p><br></p><p>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Gloves Off with Stephen Marche "}