Events
The Impact of Local Law Enforcement at the Canada-U.S. Border
June 14, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Stretching 5,525 miles, the Canada-United States border is the longest international boundary in the world. Every day, border officers from both nations inspect about a billion dollars in trade and hundreds of thousands of people in order to interdict harmful goods and persons at our shared crossing. However, the agencies in charge of the border and customs only have primary jurisdiction along the band that makes up the international boundary. Outside of that area, border security is left to other federal, state, and provincial police forces.
Chinese Investment in North American Energy
May 31, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:00am
As world energy demand soars, nations and corporations around the globe are seeking new resources and techniques for expanding energy production. The Canada Institute and the China Environment Forum will examine these potential issues and look towards the future of the Chinese-North American energy relationship.
Uninvited Guests: Invasive Species and the Threat to Ecosystems and Economies
May 08, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Experts agree that ongoing trade, habitat destruction, and climate change will exacerbate the threat posed by invasive alien species throughout Canada and the United States. The invasive species threat has immediate and long-term implications for the ecology, biodiversity, economic prosperity, human health, and national security of both countries.
Emerging Scarcity in a Land of Plenty: Water and Water Policy in Canada
April 17, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Canada is a state blessed with the world’s largest supplies of fresh water. While other natural resources (oil, grain, timber) figure largely in Canada’s economic and international profile, water is rapidly becoming recognized as a core of these other resource-based industries, and a resource that is increasingly challenged both in terms of supply and quality.
Director’s Forum with The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada
April 02, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:00pm
Whatever the final Keystone XL decision, Canada will still pursue new markets for its oil exports, especially Asia, Prime Minister Harper told a Wilson Center audience Monday. “Whatever the energy mix of the future—conventional and renewable—Canada will be a major provider,” he said.
Who “Owns” The Arctic?: An International and Interdisciplinary Conference [Chapel Hill, NC]
March 28, 2012 // 1:45pm — 6:45pm
The Wilson Center’s Canada Institute and Kennan Institute, with the Center for Canadian Studies at Duke University, joined UNC Chapel Hill’s Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies (CSEEES) to host Who “Owns” The Arctic?: An International and Interdisciplinary Conference on March 28, 2012 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The conference brought together policymakers, academics, students, and environmentalists to explore diverse issues related to Arctic resource and energy management from Russian, Canadian, American, and other perspectives.
So Canada Left Kyoto: Why? and What’s Next?
March 21, 2012 // 10:00am — 12:00pm
On December 12, 2011, Canada declared its intention to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol. The decision set off a variety of reactions towards Canada, a nation with a generally progressive environmental record. The Canada Institute has organized this event to evaluate the reasons why Canada chose to leave Kyoto, how Canada can move forward in being a responsible steward and what impact Canada’s decisions can have on international environmental governance in the future.
"Sharing Prosperity: Alberta on the World Stage" with the Honorable Alison Redford
March 07, 2012 // 12:00pm
On March 7, the Canada Institute and the Council of World Women Leaders hosted a private luncheon with the Honorable Alison Redford, premier of Alberta.
The Risk and Regulation of Deepwater Offshore Drilling
March 07, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Please join the Canada Institute for the U.S. launch of its 14th One Issue, Two Voices publication exploring the topic of offshore drilling risk and regulation in the United States and Canada.
The Risk and Regulation of Deepwater Offshore Drilling [Calgary]
March 06, 2012 // 7:00am — 8:45am
Please join the Canada Institute for the Canadian launch of its 14th One Issue, Two Voices publication exploring the topic of offshore drilling risk and regulation in the United States and Canada. Please note this event is in Calgary.
