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News
NAFTA: Is It Sustainable?
When Canada, Mexico, and the United States negotiated the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 12 years ago, it was greeted as the most ambitious and comprehensive trade deal ever signed but is it sustainable given the new trends in global trade governance? A March 13 conference, co-sponsored by the Center's Canada and Mexico Institutes, takes a closer look.
Trade, Policy Scholar Michael Hart named Fulbright - Woodrow Wilson Center Chair in Canada - U.S. Relations
Michael Hart, one of Canada’s leading scholars on trade policy, has been named the next Fulbright-Woodrow Wilson Center Chair in Canada-U.S. relations.
NAFTA at 10: Progress, Potential, and Precedents
Marking the 10th anniversary of this historic agreement, the Wilson Center convened a two-day conference to assess the impact of NAFTA, the lessons the agreement may hold for deepening North American ties and future trade agreements, and the international effort to “get globalization right.”
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Events
Buy American: Creating or Costing U.S. Jobs?
Tuesday, November 17 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Dawn Champney, President, Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association; Robert Baugh, Executive Director, Industrial Union Council, AFL-CIO; Jeffrey Schott, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics; Christopher Whatley, Director, Washington Office, The Council of State Governments
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Internet Piracy: Copyright Law in Canada and the United States
Wednesday, October 14 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Barry Sookman, Partner & Co-chair, Technology Law Group, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Toronto;
Eric J. Schwartz, Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, and Former Acting General Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office; Steven M. Tepp (moderator), Senior Counsel for Policy and International Affairs, U.S. Copyright Office
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Copyright Law in Canada and the United States:
The Digital Challenge
[Toronto]
Friday, September 25 2009, 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Barry Sookman, Partner & Co-chair, Technology Law Group, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Toronto;
Eric J. Schwartz, Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, Washington DC and former Acting General Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office
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Stable Banks, Stable Finance: Is the Canadian Experience a Model for the U.S.?
Tuesday, June 23 2009, 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Nick Le Pan, Former Canadian Superintendent of Financial Institutions, and Chair, Board of Directors, Canadian Public Accountability Board; Douglas J. Elliott, Fellow, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution; moderator David Biette, Director, Canada Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center
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Oil Security and Friendly Suppliers: Where Are We Now?
Thursday, May 14 2009, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Joseph Dukert, Independent Energy Consultant;
Duncan Wood, Director, Canadian Studies Program and Undergraduate International Relations Program, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México; Otavio Cintra, Senior Vice President, Downstream, Petrobras America, Inc.
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Canada Institute
Woodrow Wilson Center
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004-3027
Email: canada@wilsoncenter.org
Tel: 202/691-4270
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