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CIC Toronto: The Canada-US Relationship in Crisis: Options for Canada, with Heather McPherson

January 21, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST

The Canada-US Relationship in Crisis: Options for Canada

Featuring Heather McPherson MP (NDP)

Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM (EST)
Location: Center for Social Innovation (720 Bathurst St., Toronto)
Or virtual via Zoom

The Canadian International Council’s Toronto Branch is delighted to invite you to a hybrid discussion on The Canada-US Relationship in Crisis: Options for Canada, co-hosted with the Circle for Democratic Solidarity. This event will take place at the Center for Social Innovation at 720 Bathurst Street in Toronto, with a virtual option to attend via Zoom, as well.

The many abuses of Donald Trump’s first term in office led many to believe a second term would be disastrous for liberal democracy in the US and for democracies around the world. In his statements in the lead up to his second term, the returning President appears determined to confirm the worst fears.

Canadians approach Inauguration Day with trepidation. How will we protect our interests when our most important partner views Canada as a threat? How can we preserve our democratic system of government as the US embraces a very different set of values? How will we protect our economy now that the era of free trade has all but ended?

Against this backdrop, on the day after the US presidential inauguration, CIC Toronto and the Circle for Democratic Solidarity have invited leading figures in each of the major nationwide federal parties to present their views on the crisis in Canada-US relations. We begin with Heather McPherson, Foreign Affairs Critic for the NDP.

Tickets for in-person attendees will include two complementary drink tickets.

Click here to register.

Details

Venue

  • Center for Social Innovation (720 Bathurst St., Toronto)
  • 720 Bathurst Street
    Toronto, Ontario M5S 2R4 Canada     + Google Map

Organizers

  • CIC Toronto Branch
  • Circle for Democratic Solidarity