Webcast available: The Morning After: Implications of the U.S. Elections results for Canada-US Relations

U.S. voters pay scant attention to how their vote—for Congressman, Senator, Governor, or even President—will affect the USA’s relationship with its most important customer to the north. For Canadians, however, U.S. election outcomes can have a significant impact on their lives and livelihoods. So what’s in store for Canada after November 8th? Our two Washington-based experts, Laura Dawson and Chris Sands, shared their insights on the elections and issues going forward. The event was moderated by Deanna Horton, with an introduction by Prof. Rob Vipond, CSUS Director.

Watch webcast recording here: http://www.cpac.ca/en/programs/public-record/episodes/49545167

Laura Dawson is Director of the Canada Institute. Named one of Canada’s Top 100 foreign policy influencers by the Hill Times in 2014, Dawson is a speaker, writer, and thought leader on Canada-U.S., NAFTA, TPP, and international trade issues. Previously, she served as senior advisor on economic affairs at the United States Embassy in Ottawa and taught international trade and Canada-U.S. relations at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. Dawson continues to serve as Emeritus Advisor at Dawson Strategic, which provides advice to business on cross-border trade, market access and regulatory issues. She is a Fellow at the Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute, and serves on the board of the Council of the Great Lakes Region. Dawson holds a Ph.D. in political science.

Christopher Sands is currently a Senior Research Professor and Director of the Center for Canadian Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), a graduate division of Johns Hopkins University located in Washington, D.C. As well, he is the G. Robert Ross Distinguished Visiting Professor in the College of Business and Economics at Western Washington University, and a non-resident Senior Associate of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) where he directed research on Canada from 1995 until 2012. Dr. Sands was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University from 1999–2000. He holds an M.A. in international economics and a Ph.D. in political science from Johns Hopkins University.

Deanna Horton is a Fellow at the Munk School, focusing on interactive mapping projects. Previously a career foreign service officer, she was appointed as Ambassador of Canada to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 2008. In 2010, Horton returned to the Canadian Embassy in Washington as Minister (Congressional, Public and Intergovernmental Affairs). In Ottawa, she was a negotiator on the North American Free Trade Agreement. In 2004, she took a leave of absence from the government to join Sherritt International Corporation as Vice-President, Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs. Horton returned to the Department of Foreign Affairs in 2006, and served as Director of the Office of the Deputy Minister for International Trade. Horton received a MA in International Affairs at Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, and a Diploma in International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, Bologna Center.

Co-organized by the Centre for the Study of the United States, and the Munk School of Global Affairs, and sponsored by the U.S. Consulate General of Toronto.

Photos courtesy of Lisa Sakulensky Photography