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SUMMARY:Navigating Cross-Border Headwinds
At a Time of Unprecedented Strain
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a timely roundtable discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing Canada in its most important bilateral relationship, as U.S. trade wars and shifting global dynamics reshape the landscape. Bringing together leading voices from business, policy, and academia, this session hosted by the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, The Canadian Global Affairs Institute and the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary will have the Expert Group on Canada-US Relations dive deep into the future of cross-border ties.



Featured Participants:Thomas d’Aquino – Former CEO, Business Council of CanadaProfessor Meredith Lilly – NPSIA, Carleton UniversityMartha Hall Findlay – Director, School of Public Policy (SPP), University of CalgaryCarlo Dade – Director of International Policy, SPP, University of CalgaryProfessor Drew Fagen – Fulbright Fellow, Yale University and Munk School, University of TorontoTim Sargent – Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute, former Associate Deputy Minister of FinanceJohn Weekes – Former NAFTA negotiator; Canada’s Ambassador to the WTO



With opening and closing remarks from the Expert Group’s Co-Chairs:Hon. Perrin Beatty – Former Minister of National Defence and Foreign Affairs; Past CEO, Canadian Chamber of CommerceProfessor Fen Osler Hampson – NPSIA, Carleton University



Date: Friday, September 26, 2025Location: Resource Centre Board Room (NPSIA, Carleton University)Hybrid format – link available. NPSIA students are encouraged to attend in person.

Join: https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/99666398653
LOCATION:5320D Richcraft Hall, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6
URL:https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/99666398653
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