{"id":2214,"date":"2017-03-14T23:40:29","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T03:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mds\/?post_type=cu_event&p=2214"},"modified":"2025-10-02T10:37:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T14:37:21","slug":"workshop-on-canadas-past-and-future-in-the-americas","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mds\/event\/workshop-on-canadas-past-and-future-in-the-americas\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop on Canada\u2019s Past and Future in the Americas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Latin America and the Caribbean constitute the starting ground for Canada\u2019s connections to the world beyond the United States, with much of our diplomacy, trade, investments and a significant part of our migratory flows linked to that region. This proposed workshop will provide a platform for discussion of our recent and current relations in the Americas, to inform academic and policy communities about the most pressing issues and to propose ways in which Canada can further contribute to human rights, governance, and inclusive and sustainable growth in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event will link recent and current policy questions with wider debates of common interest for Canada and Latin America, such as innovation and education, trade and regional value chains, migration, human security, green growth and climate change, and democratic governance and human rights in the Western Hemisphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The workshop will assemble a distinguished list of experts from across Canada, United States and Latin America with support from Carleton University and a series of institutional funders and private supporters. The proposed topics are: historical determinants of Canada\u2019s role in the Americas, bilateral and multilateral foreign policy relations, trade and investment relations, security issues, extractive industries, migration, human rights and democracy. Our panelists will come from or bring specific knowledge on aspects relevant to Canada from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Peru, and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Agenda  <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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March 27<\/strong>th<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

8:30 to 9:15am<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcoming Remarks <\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

\u2212 Isabelle B\u00e9rard<\/strong>, Director General for Central America and the Caribbean, Global Affairs Canada, Government of Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2212 Andr\u00e9 Plourde<\/strong>, Dean of the Faculty of Public Affairs, Carleton University (TBC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2212 Laura Macdonald<\/strong>, Department of Political Science, Carleton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2212 Markus Gottsbacher<\/strong>, Governance and Justice, International Development Research Centre<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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9:15-10:45am<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historical Perspectives on Canada\u2019s Relations with Latin America <\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

\u2212 Canadian Church Groups in Latin America and Civil Society Organizations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Catherine Legrand (McGill University, Quebec) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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–      Amigos extra\u00f1os: Canada and Cuba since 1959<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asa McKercher (Queen\u2019s University) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Mexico\u2019s History of Interactions with Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teresina Gutirrez Haces (Universidad Nacional Aut\u00f3noma de M\u00e9xico) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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10:45-11:00am<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting Break <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Concurrent Sessions 1 and 2 <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

11:00am-12:30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Session 1: Latin American and Caribbean Migration and Labour Issues in Canada <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

\u2212 Scales and Spaces of Action: International and Transnational Tensions around the Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program  <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christina Gabriel (Carleton University)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Gender Issues in Cross-Border Migration in North America<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marianne Marchand (Universidad de las Am\u00e9ricas, Puebla, Mexico) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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–     Title TBC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geraldina Polanco (Wilfrid Laurier University, Mexico) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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11:00am-12:30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Session 2: International Trade and Integration and Prospects for Development in the Americas <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 MERCOSUR \u2013 Possible Trajectories Post-Commodities Boom  <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juliana Peixoto (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales – Argentina) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Nothing but Chicken, Beans and Pork? Critically Examining Brazilian Exports in a Post-Commodity Boom Era<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sean Burges (Australia National University) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 The Pacific Alliance and the Andean Community: Some Connections  <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alan Fairlie Reinoso (Pontifica Universidad Cat\u00f3lica del Per\u00fa)  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Assessing Canadian Trade Policy and Performance towards Latin America and the Caribbean  <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andr\u00e9 Downs (Trade Research Services, Global Affairs Canada)  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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12:30 – 2:00pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lunch   (Speaker: Jennifer Loten, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the Organization of American States \u2013TBC) <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Concurrent Sessions 3 and 4 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2:00 – 3:30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Session 3: Energy Policies and Climate Change <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Energy Policies and Climate Change in North America: How Far South Is Canada Reaching?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Debora Van Nijnatten (Balsillie School of International Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University)  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Mexico\u2019s Energy Reform and its impact on North American energy markets  <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isidro Morales (Escuela de Gobierno y Transformaci\u00f3n P\u00fablica. Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey\/Director in Chief Latin American Policy) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 The effects of resource nationalism on democracy: The case of accountability in oil exporting countries in Latin America<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guillaume Fontaine (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Ecuador) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2:00 – 3:30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Session 4: Corporate Social Responsibility & Socio-Environmental Impacts of Extractives Industries  <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Non-Governmental Organizations and Extractive Industry Development in Latin America<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kalowatie Deonandan (University of Saskatchewan) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Assessing Uses of CSR Policies to Administer Conflicts in Mining<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul Haslam (University of Ottawa) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Perspectives on the Colombian Peace Process, and What it Means for Mining<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Viviane Weitzner (Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropolog\u00eda Social, CIESAS-DF) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Challenges Facing Canadian Mining Firms in Implementing Good Practices in Latin America  <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeffrey Davidson (CSR Counsellor, Global Affairs Canada) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3:30-3:45pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting Break <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Concurrent Sessions 5 and 6 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3:45pm – 5:15pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Session 5: Public Security and State Fragility<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Canadian Security and Rule of Law Cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean: In Whose Interest?  <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephen Baranyi (University of Ottawa)  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Violence in Latin America and Caribbean: Shifting from Punishment to Prevention  <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Irvin Waller (University of Ottawa)  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Comparative of Responses to Youth Violence in Central America and Mexico<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arturo Alvarado (Colegio de Mexico) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Post-Earthquake Haiti: Endless Political Transition and Continued Economic Hardship<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yasmine Shamsie (Wilfrid Laurier University) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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– Title TBC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monica Serrano (El Colegio de M\u00e9xico)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3:45pm – 5:15pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Session 6: Economic Development Policies and Extractive Industries  <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Canada: Tax Incentives, Mining Internationalization, and Foreign Policy <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paola Ortiz Loaiza<\/em> (University of Ottawa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Vulnerabilities to Corruption in the Mining Industry: Firm Size and Environmental Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael L. Dougherty (Illinois State University) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 The Political Economy of Post-Commodity Boom Latin America  <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramiro Albrieu (CEDES, Argentina) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Comparing Latin American Experiences in Mining and Development <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pablo Heidrich (Carleton University) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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March 28th <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concurrent Sessions 7 and 8 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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9:00 \u2013 10:30am<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Session 7: Human Rights\/Democracy\/Civil Society <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Indigenous Law, Gender, and Neoliberal State Restructuring in Oaxaca <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isabel Altamirano (University of Alberta)  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 From Pink Left to Hard Right? Experiences of Civil Society in South America<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marcelo Saguier (Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences, Argentina)  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Promoting Women’s Peace and Security in Central America and Mexico  <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rachel Vincent (Nobel Women\u2019s Initiative)  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 From Global Rights to Local Practices: Fostering Participation at the Micro-Level In Latin America  <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rene Urue\u00f1a Hernandez (Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia)  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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9:00 \u2013 10:30am<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Session 8: Political Dialogue: Reconstructing Bilateral and Multilateral Relations <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 James M. Lambert, Secretary for Hemispheric Relations, Organization of American States<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2212 Representative, Global Affairs Canada (TBC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Canada, Regional Multilateralism, and the Political Crises in Brazil and Venezuela  <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jean Daudelin (Carleton University)  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Beyond Visas: Mexico and Canada Relations in a New Phase<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laura Macdonald (Carleton University) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2212 Public Opinion Views of Canada in Latin America<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jorge Schiavon (CIDE, Mexico) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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10:30-10:45pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting Break <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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10:45 \u2013 12:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roundtable with Government, Private Sector and Civil Society <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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–      Ken Frankel<\/strong> (Canadian Council for the Americas) TBC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–      Julia S\u00e1nchez<\/strong> (Canadian Council for International Cooperation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–      Jen Moore<\/strong> (Mining Watch Canada)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–      Global Affairs Canada participant TBC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

–      Other participants TBC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Concluding Remarks and Discussion of Next Steps<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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