Re-Imagining the Canada-United States Border: Designing Public Policy for an Uncertain Future

In Ottawa, on January 15-16, 2010, Fulbright Canada and Carleton University hosted an international conference entitled “RE-IMAGINING THE CANADA-UNITED STATES BORDER: DESIGNING PUBLIC POLICY FOR AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE”, which addressed the future public policy implications of political, economic, and security developments currently affecting the Canada-U.S. border. This was an important opportunity for scholars, policy-makers, and practitioners to discuss and evaluate changes in the way that the governments of Canada and the United States are working together (or not) on issues relating to their shared border, and develop new strategies that respond to the changing political and economic climate.  Conference participants used three lenses (economics, environment, and security) in plenary sessions and discussion groups to explore ways in which the two governments could move forward to facilitate the movement of people and goods while providing sufficient security.  (Please note that summaries of each conference session will be made available shortly.) 

The event was supported by a SSHRC Aid to Workshop and Conference in Canada grant, along with the Carleton University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Carleton University Vice President’s Office (Research and International), and Fulbright Canada.

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CONFERENCE AGENDA

From left to right: Michael Hawes (Executive Director, Fulbright Canada), Herb Gray (Chancellor, Carleton University), Simon Dalby (Professor, Carleton University), Daniel Giasson (Acting Vice-President, Strategy and Coordination Branch, Canada Border Services Agency), Viktor Konrad (Adjunct Research Professor, Carleton University)