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The mission of the CIC is to promote an understanding of international affairs and Canada’s role in a changing world by providing Canadians with a non-partisan, nationwide forum for informed discussion, analysis and debate. Accordingly, the cornerstone of the CIC’s work is our events program. The CIC national office and our branches hold more than 150 events per year in cities across the country. In particular, our branch events give members an opportunity to directly engage with global issues that often intersect with local concerns. The CIC also supports events outside of Canada, often in partnership with other global think tanks, that can introduce Canadian perspectives to global audiences. CIC events take on many different forms, from academic lectures and panel discussions to town hall meetings and pub nights. Please consult our events calendar for a listing of CIC-organized and sponsored events.

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CIC Saskatoon: Trump’s Take on Tariffs and What Has Canada Lost Through the Demise of Rules-based International Trade?

September 21 @ 6:00 am - 7:30 pm CST

The Saskatoon branch of the Canadian International Council invites you to our next event, free of charge and open to the public, on the following important international issue:

 

TOPIC: Trump’s Take on Tariffs and What Has Canada Lost Through the Demise of Rules-based International Trade?

SPEAKER: William Kerr

DATE: Monday, September 21, 2026

PLACE: Saskatoon Club, 417 21st Street East, Saskatoon

TIME: 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

~~~ This is the second event of our 2026/27 program ~~~

[Read further below about the option for joining the speaker for dinner after the talk.]

 

In this time of trade disputes with Canada’s neighbour to the south, our awareness of tariffs and their impact – on businesses and on people – becomes even more heightened.What is the way forward? Is there a way forward?  Join us as longtime friend of CIC William Kerr comes back to the CIC stage to provide a unique analysis of the intentions of our…partner…and give us a view of the increasingly turbulent that lies ahead for Canada.

 

About our speaker:

 

William A. Kerr is University Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Saskatchewan. He retired from the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics in 2024. He has a PhD in Economics and Agricultural Economics from UBC. His research focuses on topics in international food and agricultural trade – trade agreements, trade negotiations and trade disputes. He has published over 300 refereed journal articles and 29 books including A Guide to the Global Business Environment (Edward Elgar, 2014). Handbook on International Trade Policy (Edward Elgar 2007) and Food Security – Availability, Income and Productivity (Edward Elgar, 2023). He is a Fellow of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society.

 

 

Itinerary:

5:30 p.m. Doors open

6:00 p.m. Public presentation – free and open to the public

7:30 p.m. Event concludes

8:00 p.m. Dinner with the speaker (RSVP by email to dan.sutherland@canada.ca)

9:30 p.m. Dinner concludes

 

DINNER WITH THE SPEAKER:

Want to find out even more about the issues, and discuss them with the speaker and other internationalists? Consider buying a dinner ticket and joining us after the talk, at 8:00 p.m., also at the Saskatoon Club.

 

Register for dinner before noon on Thursday, September 17 by emailing dan.sutherland@canada.ca , indicating the number of seats you wish to purchase. Pay for meals by e-transfer.

 

Prices for dinner with the speaker, following presentation

$20 – Students

$40 – All other CIC members

$50 – Non-members

Register for dinner with the speaker before September 17, 12:00 noon. Dinner registrants will be expected to pay even if they cannot or do not attend. Persons with dinner reservations who cannot attend are encouraged to find someone else to take their place.

 

We hope you can make it!

 

Yours in service,

Dan Sutherland, Programming Chair

Canadian International Council – Saskatoon Branch

Details

Venue

  • Saskatoon Club
  • 417 21st Street East
    Saskatoon, SK S7K 0C5 Canada     + Google Map

Organizer

  • CIC Saskatoon Branch