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Hair on Fire

Toward a more balanced view of post-election Canada-U.S. relations

Thursday, October 24, 2024
3:00-4:00pm MT
Banff Room
Fairmont Palliser Hotel
133 – 9 Ave. S.W. Calgary

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The Canada-U.S. relationship has always been complex and occasionally difficult. Post November 5th it is poised to become more of each. Is this concern normal, pre-election hype from media over-saturated with U.S. content or is this time different and if so, how and what is at stake for Western Canada? Beyond a change in administration, how will changes in the Congress and Senate impact issues of importance to Western Canada?

The Canada West Foundation, in co-operation with the Calgary Consular Corps, is excited to host one of the most insightful and influential non-Canadian voices in Washington, D.C. on Canadian issues, Christopher Sands, Director of the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Canada Institute, as he discusses possible post-election scenarios and asks what will it mean for Canada – and how do we prepare?

This wide-ranging arm-chair conversation with CWF CEO Gary Mar will touch on:

  • The 2024 U.S. Elections: What happens next in the US and then in Canada
  • Great Power Conflicts: Risks and opportunities for Canada
  • Globalization Retreats to Regionalism: How Competitive is North America
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DISCUSSANTS

Dr. Christopher Sands
Director, Canada Institute, Woodrow Wilson Centre

Christopher Sands is Director of the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Canada Institute, the largest policy research program on Canada outside Canada and the leading source of scholarship on US-Canadian relations in Washington, DC. Dr. Sands previously directed applied policy research programs at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Hudson Institute and has published extensively over a career of more than 30 years in Washington think tanks.

Learn more about Chris’s take on Canada-US relations

The Ties and Knots that Bind the United States and Canada | Wilson Center
In the face of an election year, Christopher Sands looks at the state of U.S. Canda relations.

Trudeau’s Government Faces Potential Collapse as NDP Ends Two-Year Agreement

Watch this short video in which Christopher Sands, Director of the Canada Institute, provides insight on the significance of this decision and discusses what’s at stake for Trudeau’s government.

The Canusa Street Podcast | Wilson Center

Listen to Canusa Street: a podcast at the intersection of Canada-US relations hosted by Christopher Sands of the Wilson Center Canada Institute and Beth Burke of the Canadian American Business Council.

Hon. Gary Mar
President and CEO, Canada West Foundation

Hon. Gary Mar is an accomplished and respected leader with expertise in the Canada West Foundation’s key focus areas of resources, environment and economy, trade and trade infrastructure and skills, innovation and productivity. He was a member of Alberta’s Legislative Assembly where he held several cabinet portfolios and was Alberta’s Official Representative at the Canadian Embassy in Washington D.C and in Asia. Gary also has business experience in trade and investment and the oil and gas sector. In 2022, he was appointed a member and chair of the Council of the Alberta Order of Excellence and was also awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal for public service.