{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Leadership, Diplomacy, and Democracy with Lloyd Axworthy","description":"Host Sanjay Ruparelia and the Honourable Lloyd Axworthy sit to discuss Axworthy\u2019s life in politics, which culminated in his role as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Jean Chr\u00e9tien. Recorded just a day before the 2025 Ontario general election and eleven days ahead of the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, they also discuss how Canada\u2019s role on the global stage has evolved over the years and the future of Canadian politics.&amp;nbsp;  _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Show Notes: Host:  Sanjay Ruparelia, Jarislowsky Democracy Chair and Associate Professor of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University. Guest:&amp;nbsp;Lloyd Axworthy&amp;nbsp;is a Canadian politician, elder statesman and academic. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Jean Chr\u00e9tien. In 2000, he retired from politics, returning to western Canada, where he served as President of the University of Winnipeg for ten years. In December 2015 he was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada. He now chairs the World Refugee &amp;amp; Migration Council and lives with his wife Denise in Ottawa. Background Reading:&amp;nbsp; Lloyd Axworthy\u2019s  My Life in Politics ","author_name":"On the Frontlines of Democracy","author_url":"https:\/\/www.jarislowskydemocracychair.ca\/frontlines-of-democracy","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/35607175\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/810a0a\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/35607175"}