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CIC-Saskatoon: Impacts of Trump’s Tariffs and Geopolitics on the Global Economy: Social Trust Perspectives
The Saskatoon branch of the Canadian International Council invites you an event on the following important international issue:
TOPIC: Impacts of Trump’s Tariffs and Geopolitics on the Global Economy: Social Trust Perspectives
SPEAKER: Dr Oh Yul Kwon, Simon Fraser University
DATE: Thursday, May 01, 2025
PLACE: Saskatoon Club, 417 21st Street East, Saskatoon
TIME: 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
~~~ This is the twentieth event of our 2024-25 program ~~~
[Come for the event, starts at 6:00 p.m.
For a fuller experience, come also to the 8:00 pm dinner. Read further below about joining the speaker for dinner.]
Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs since April 2 raised several pressing questions. In this presentation, our speaker offers reflections on the following key issues:
- Can the persistent US trade deficit be corrected?
- Will manufacturing return to the US?
- What are the inflationary implications?
- Is the US economy heading toward a recession?
- What is the outlook for the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency?
- How is Trump reshaping the geopolitical landscape?
- What are the consequences for trust in the U.S., in its trade policies, and global trade institutions? What are their economic implications?
For this and more, come to the Saskatoon Club this Thursday – and get ready for a bumpy ride!
About our speaker:
Professor Yul Kwon is currently an adjunct professor at the Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.
Professor Kwon has a very full resume, having worked for the Bank of Korea for three years and for the Department of Finance for the Government of Canada in Ottawa for five years. He served as a Commissioner of the Saskatchewan Securities Commission, a Board Member of the Korea Exchange Bank of Canada, Vice President of Net Five Telecom Corporation in Canada, and Director of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Dr. Kwon is a Professor Emeritus of both the University of Regina and Griffith University. At Griffith, he served as the Korean Foundation (endowed) Chair in Korean Studies and the Director of the Australian Centre for Korean Studies until his retirement in 2013. He currently works as an adjunct professor at the Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University.
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 (register by emailing dan.sutherland@canada.ca, deadline April 29)
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 at 8:00 p.m., also at the Saskatoon Club, for dinner with the speaker.
Prices for dinner with the speaker, followed by presentation
$20 – Students
$40 – Non-student CIC members
$50 – Nonmembers
Register for dinner with the speaker before April 29, 12:00 noon, by emailing dan.sutherland@canada.ca , indicating number of meals you are purchasing; payment can be made by e-Transfer or by payment by cheque (payable to “CIC-Saskatoon”) or cash at the door. 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.
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