Frank McKenna on Canada’s future and dealing with America

About this episode

Frank McKenna discusses the challenges Canada faces and the importance of education in shaping future leaders.

The challenges facing Canada are pretty enormous, from our aging population to trade issues changing the fabric of our economy. It's a hard time to be a young person thinking about the future. Canada's universities are at the center of this struggle to equip them with the skills they need. Host Amanada Lang talks to former N.B. premier and former ambassador to the U.S. Frank McKenna about his gift to St.FX University, creating future leaders, and managing Canada-U.S. relations.

People in this episode

Host: Amanada Lang

Guest: Frank McKenna

Topics covered

• Canada's future
• U.S.-Canada relations
• education
• trade issues
• youth challenges

Keywords

• Canada
• Frank McKenna
• Amanada Lang
• St.FX University
• U.S.-Canada relations
• trade issues
• youth
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: St.FX University

Places: Canada, U.S., New Brunswick

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