Waterloo, Ontario – May 14, 2009 – Chantal Blouin, a foreign policy specialist, will give a talk at The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) on May 20, as part of CIGI’s ongoing Signature Lecture Series.
In recent years, the Canadian government has set the Americas as a foreign and trade policy priority. Yet, it has not provided many details on its specific strategies. During her talk, titled Canadian Foreign Policy in the Americas: Building on our Strengths, Dr. Blouin will discuss how Canada can successfully position itself as a leader in the Americas, particularly from an extractive industries perspective, and the opportunities it could bring.
Dr. Blouin is a senior research associate at Carleton University’s Centre for Trade Policy and Law, a policy research centre at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, and one of several academics chosen by the CIC to contribute new perspectives leading to debate and discussion in vital areas of Canadian foreign policy.
A question-and-answer session follows the lecture which is co-presentation by CIGI and CIC.
EVENT:
Canadian Foreign Policy in the Americas: Building on our Strengths
DATE:
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
TIME:
7:00 – 9:00 pm, lecture followed by a Q&A session
LOCATION:
Atrium
The Centre for International Governance Innovation
57 Erb Street West, Waterloo, Ontario
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Neve Peric
Media Relations Director
CIGI
[email protected]
Phone: 519.885.2444, ext. 390
The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is an independent, nonpartisan think tank that addresses international governance challenges. Led by a group of experienced practitioners and distinguished academics, CIGI supports research, forms networks, advances policy debate, builds capacity, and generates ideas for multilateral governance improvements. Conducting an active agenda of research, events and publications, CIGI's interdisciplinary work includes collaboration with policy, business and academic communities around the world. CIGI was founded in 2002 by Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of RIM (Research In Motion), and collaborates with and gratefully acknowledges support from a number of strategic partners, in particular the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario. For more information, please visit www.cigionline.org.
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