Hardtalk:
Canada and the Asia Pacific
October 24, 2022
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Richcraft Hall Atrium
Carleton University
About the Conference
This one-day, in person conference will bring together a diversity of voices seeking an independent foreign policy for Canada, one that is inclusive, identifies actual risks and challenges, and considers innovative agendas for peace and justice in Asia Pacific.
The Speakers
Yuen Pau Woo
Senator of Canada
Henry Yu
Professor, University of British Columbia; Principal, St. Johns College
Howard E. Grant
Executive Director, First Nations Summit; Former Executive Director, Musqueam Indian Band
Bianca Mugyenyi
Director, Canadian Foreign Policy Center
Carlo Dade
Director, Trade & Investment Centre
Gregory T. Chin
Associate Professor, York University; Senior Fellow, Johns Hopkins University; Mayling Global Scholar, London School of Economics; Co-director, Emerging Global Governance Project
Ke Wu
Professor, Polytechnique Montréal
Lin Cai
Professor, University of Victoria
Margaret Cornish
Professor, University of British Columbia; Former Canadian Foreign Services Officer
Stuart Trew
Senior Researcher, Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives
Gar Pardy
Former Diplomat, Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs
Moderators and Conference Organizers
John Price
Professor Emeritus, University of Victoria
David Carment
Professor, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs; Senior Fellow, Institute for Peace and Diplomacy
Yanling Wang
Professor & Associate Director (PHD Program), Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
Xiaobei Chen
Professor, Carleton University
Conference Program
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Registration
9:00 AM – 9:25 AM Words of Welcome
Speakers: Yanling Wang, Senator Yeun Pau Woo
9:25 AM – 10:45 AM Panel: China-Canada Relations and Anti-Asian Racism
Speakers: Lin Cai, Ke Wu, Henry Yu
Moderator: Xiaobei Chen
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Refreshment Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Key Note: “China – What it is and What it Might be”
Speaker: Gar Pardy
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:20 PM Round Table: The “Indo-Pacific Strategy”
Speakers: Margaret Cornish, Carlo Dade, Stuart Trew
Moderator: David Carment
2:20 PM – 2:40 PM Refreshment Break
2:40 PM – 4:00 PM Panel: Rethinking Canadian Foreign Policy
Speakers: Howard E. Grant, Bianca Mugyenyi
Moderator: John Price
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Closing Remarks: “Canada and the Asia Pacific or Indo Pacific – Looking Back, Looking Forward”
Speaker: Gregory T. Chin
The Venue
Richcraft Hall Atrium, Carleton University
Address: 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6
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In Attendance
Foreign policy professionals, diplomats, lawmakers and bureaucrats, think-tankers, students and business leaders are expected to attend the 2022 Canada-China Conference.
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