Join the Canadian International Council Halifax (CIC Halifax) and the American Chamber of Commerce in Atlantic Canada (AM-CHAM) for an Evening Talk and Reaction Panel with Dr. Christopher Sands, Director of the Canada Institute at the Wilson Center, Washington, DC, and leading Canadian experts on Canada-U.S. relations.

Our event on the U.S Presidential Election will feature a lead presentation by Dr. Chris Sands, a reaction panel, followed by a question-and-answer session. Our welcome reception is sponsored by Burnside Law Group. The event includes a finger foods buffet and a cash bar.

More About the Event

Keynote Speaker:
Our special guest is Dr. Christopher Sands, Director of the Wilson Center’s Canada Institute, a specialist on Canada, U.S.-Canadian relations, and North American economic integration. He is the co-host of the CAN-USA Street Podcast and a regular panelist on the Wilson Center’s Americas 360 Podcast. His most recent book, co-edited with David M. Thomas, is Canada and the United States: Differences That Count (Fifth Edition, University of Toronto Press, 2023). Dr. Sands is a Lecturer at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and directs the Hopkins Center for Canadian Studies. Although frequently mistaken for a Canadian, he was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan.

Featured Speaker: Christopher Sands

Panelists: Asa McKercher and Leah Sarson

Reaction Panel
Asa McKercher, (Ph.D., Cambridge) is Steven K. Hudson Research Chair in Canada-US Relations and Associate Professor in Public Policy and Governance at St. Francis Xavier University. Dr. McKercher is Editor of the International Journal and a well-known specialist in Canada-US relations, Canadian foreign policy, US foreign policy, and politics and culture in North America.

Leah Sarson, is Associate Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science and cross-appointed to the Law, Justice, and Society program. Dr. Sarson is Chair of the Dalhousie Centre for the Study of Security and Development, and her research focuses on Indigenous global politics, Canadian foreign policy, Arctic studies, and gender. She is an expert on North American and Arctic defence and security.
Our moderator will be Dr. Brian Bow, Professor of Political Science, Dalhousie University.
The American Presidential Election is fast approaching. Be sure to reserve your seat in advance because we expect a capacity crowd!

Organizer:
Canadian International Council, Halifax Branch, and American Chamber of Commerce/ Atlantic Canada.

Event Co-Chairs: Paul W. Bennett, CIC Halifax, and Derek Brett, AM-CHAM Atlantic Canada. Contact: (902) 233-2414 (Telephone) or halifax@thecic.org