Former military officer, astronaut, engineer (and current Minister of Transport) Marc Garneau (@MarcGarneau) and I discuss the future of transportation, space, information flow in politics and what it means to be a liberal.

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Marc Garneau is a Canadian politician, an engineer, and former astronaut who holds the distinction of being the first Canadian in space. He is currently serving as the Canadian Minister of Transport.

This episode of The Knowledge Project was recorded in front of a live audience in Montreal, Canada at a Junto event. (You’ll hear bits of French from the audience questions here and there at the end, but the interview and Marc’s responses are predominantly in English.).

In this fascinating interview, we discuss:

What the future of transportation looks like (including self-driving cars and their second-order effects)
The effect that new technologies have on how governments invest in infrastructure
How truck and taxi drivers throughout the world will be impacted in the future
Marc’s experiences in space as the first Canadian to join three NASA expeditions
What it means to be a liberal in 2017, and how the political landscape is shifting
How we, as citizens, can judge the performance of an elected politician
How Marc ensures that he’s getting accurate information in a sometimes backward and messy political system

And so much more.

There’s so much to learn and think about in this discussion. Please enjoy!

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