| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, April 8, 2017 | 9:00AM - 4:30PM | The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place |
An annual event, this conference examines the state of the union in Germany—Europe’s most consequential country—as well as the relationship between Germany and Canada.
The conference features expert panels that this year will examine the 2017 German federal elections, immigration in Germany and Canada, and populism in Europe and North America.
This event will be streamed live beginning at 9 a.m. at https://hosting2.desire2learncapture.com/MUNK/1/Live/403.aspx
Chair: Randall Hansen, University of Toronto
09:00 – 09:15
Welcome – Stephen J. Toope, Munk School of Global Affairs; Eugen Wollfarth, Minister of the Embassy of Germany, Ottawa; Michael Meier, Friedrich Ebert Foundation
09:15 – 10:00 Keynote Speech and Q&A
Dagmar Freitag, Member of the German Bundestag
10:00 – 11:30 Panel and Q&A: The 2017 German Federal Elections
Dagmar Freitag, Member of the German Bundestag
Prof. Eric Langenbacher, Georgetown University
Dr. Michael Petrou, Montreal Institute for Genocide & Human Rights Studies
Moderator: Veit Medick, Der Spiegel, Washington office
11:30 – 11:45 Coffee break
11:45 – 13:15 Panel and Q&A: Immigration in Canada and Germany
Nele Allenberg, Head of the Welcome Center for Immigrants Berlin
Birte Steller, Hamburg Agency for Labour, Social Issues, Family, and Integration
Prof. Jeffrey Reitz, Munk School of Global Affairs
Moderator: Marina Jimenez, Toronto Star
13:15 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 Panel and Q&A: Populism in Europe and North America
Bob Rae, former Premier of Ontario and Interim Leader, Liberal Party
Prof. Dr. Frank Decker, University of Bonn
Ryan Lenz, Southern Poverty Law Center
Moderator: Joanna Slater, The Globe and Mail
15:30 – 15:45 Closing remarks – Randall Hansen, University of Toronto
This event is co-sponsored by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung; the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies; the Munk School for Global Affairs; the Embassy and Consulates of the Federal Republic of Germany in Canada; and the German Academic Exchange Service
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