The McGill Institute for the study of Canada is hosting a major conference on Canada-US relations Thursday and Friday. You can access a live webcast on their website.
Below is the list of speakers:
THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2011
(Hotel Omni Mont-Royal)
| 4:00 p.m. |
WORDS OF WELCOME |
| MASTER OF CEREMONIES |
Christopher Manfredi, Dean and Professor, Faculty of Arts, McGill University
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| Words of Welcome |
Antonia Maioni, Director, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
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| 4:15 p.m. |
OPENING ADDRESS
His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston,Governor General and Commander in Chief of Canada
INTRODUCED BY:Alex Paterson,Founding Co-Chair, Board of Trustees, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada
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| 5:00 p.m. |
PRESIDENTS & PRIME MINISTERS
VIDEO APPEARANCE: President George H.W. Bush,Forty-first President of the United States of America
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| MODERATORS |
L. Ian MacDonald, Editor-in-Chief, Policy Options, Institute for Research on Public Policy
Gil Troy, Professor, Department of History, McGill University
INTRODUCTION BY: The Honourable Charles R. Bronfman, Founding Co-Chair, Board of Trustees, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada
The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, Lawyer & Senior Partner, Ogilvy Renault
The Honorable James A. Baker, III, the 61st U.S. Secretary of State and 67th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
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FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2011
(Hotel Omni Mont-Royal)
| 8:45 a.m. |
WORDS OF WELCOME |
| MASTER OF CEREMONIES |
Christopher Manfredi, Dean and Professor, Faculty of Arts, McGill University
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| Words of Welcome |
Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University
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9:00 a.m.
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, Department of Finance Canada
INTRODUCED BY: Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University
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| 9:45 a.m. |
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS: MANAGING THE CANADA-U.S. RELATIONSHIP |
| MODERATOR |
The Honourable Pamela Wallin, Senator, The Senate of Canada
Gary Doer, Canadian Ambassador to the United States, The Embassy of Canada
David Jacobson, United States Ambassador to Canada, The Embassy of the United States of America
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| 11:15 a.m. |
SPECIAL PRESENTATION – Crossing Borders: A Survey of Public Opinion in Canada and the United States
Nik Nanos, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nanos Research
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| 1:30 p.m. |
ECONOMICS, TRADE AND INNOVATION |
| MODERATOR |
Derek H. Burney, former Canadian ambassador to the United States; Senior Strategic Advisor, Ogilvy Renault LLP; former President and Chief Executive Officer, CAE Inc
Sean Finn, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Services and Chief Legal Officer, CN; Former Chairman of the Quebec and Canadian Chambers of Commerce
The Honourable Frank McKenna, Deputy Chair, Toronto Dominion Bank Financial Group
Alvin Segal, Chairman and CEO, Peerless Clothing
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| 2:30 p.m. |
ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY |
| MODERATOR |
Velma McColl, Principal, Earnscliffe Strategy Group
Patrick Daniel, President and Chief Executive Officer, Enbridge Inc.
The Honorable Gordon Giffin, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge
Thierry Vandal, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hydro-Québec
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| 3:45 p.m. |
PREMIERS AND GOVERNORS |
| MODERATOR |
David Biette, Director, Canada Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
The Honourable Jean Charest, Premier of Québec, Canada
The Honorable Peter Shumlin, Governor of Vermont, United States of America
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Canadian Embassy in D.C.
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