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Ahead of the inauguration of U.S. President Trump, The Globe and Mail hosted an event in Toronto to focus on the changes ahead for Canada and other nations.
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From trade deals and tariffs to the economy, protectionism and geopolitics, journalists, diplomats and political analysts discussed potential actions by the new U.S. administration and how Canada might respond.
David Walmsley, editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail, opened the event with insights on how a Trump administration might change bilateral relations.
Nathan VanderKlippe, international correspondent with The Globe and Mail then led a panel discussion for a deeper dive. The panel included John Yang, anchor with PBS News Weekend and national correspondent with PBS News Hour; Jonathan Hartley, senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and Janice Stein, founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and the University of Toronto.
Following the panel, Robert Fife, Ottawa bureau chief with The Globe and Mail hosted an interview focused on tactics for Canada to respond to potential new tariffs and trade threats, and to support U.S.-Canada cooperation.
Laura Dawson, executive director with Future Borders Coalition participated in the interview, along with Colin Robertson, vice president and fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.
As talk of new U.S. import tariffs as high as 25 percent dominated the news in the lead-up to inauguration, business and industry leaders began to formulate plans of action. Rita Trichur, senior business writer and columnist with The Globe and Mail moderated a panel discussion to explore proactive strategies to protect key Canadian sectors.
The panel included Murad Al-Katib, president, CEO and board member with AGT Food and Ingredients Inc.; Jill M. Hurley, senior director of global trade consulting, United States, with Livingston International; Brenda Swick, partner with the international trade group of Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP; and François Desmarais, vice president, trade and industry affairs with the Canadian Steel Producers Association.
To conclude the program David Frum, social and political commentator and staff writer at The Atlantic participated in a fireside chat with David Shribman, executive editor (emeritus) with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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