The Canada Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the U.S. Studies Program of the University of British Columbia will co-host an invitation-only forum on "NAFTA, Softwood, and U.S. Trade Policy" in Vancouver, BC.

8:20 a.m. Welcome
Jake Kerr, President, Lignum Investments and David Biette, Director, Canada Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Is NAFTA a Problem in Canada-U.S. Relations?
Chair: Colin Campbell, Canadian Research Chair in U.S. Government and Politics, University of British Columbia
• Gary Hufbauer, Institute for International Economics
• Jon R. Johnson, Goodmans LLP
• John Dickson, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, Ottawa

9:30 - 10:45 a.m. The Politics of U.S. Trade Policy
Chair: Paul Quirk, Phil Lind Chair in U.S. Politics and Representation, University of British Columbia
• Ira Shapiro, Greenberg Traurig LLP
• Robert Kyle, Hogan & Hartson LLP
• Timothy E. Punke, Preston Gates Ellis LLP

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The Softwood Challenge: Can We Move Forward?
Chair: Don Wright,
• Daowei Zhang, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University
• James A. Shepherd, President & CEO, Canfor Corporation
• Cornelis van Kooten, Department of Economics, University of Victoria

12:15 p.m. LUNCH PROGRAM

12:20 p.m. Introductions
Jake Kerr, President, Lignum Investments and David Biette, Director, Canada Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

1:00 p.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS: How important to the United States is its relationship with Canada?
Ed Gillespie, Quinn Gillespie & Associates LLC; former chairman, Republican National Committee

1:45 p.m. Closing Remarks