Understanding Canada: Challenges Facing an Evolving Trade Relationship between the US and Canada
Canadians Dissecting Canadian Challenges
Understanding the complexities of core issues facing Canadians today can be a difficult, and quite frankly overwhelming, task to take on individually. In the age of social media, it’s becoming near impossible to isolate facts – emotions dominate conversation, extremism echo chambers are becoming louder, and traditional news sources are becoming increasingly partisan.
If you're someone who seeks to build a better future, you will require clear information & unbiased facts to make the best decisions on what we do next.
Understanding Canada is a biweekly reading group in Toronto hosted by Build Canada designed to provide you with exactly that. Each session, interested minds gather to read & review Canadian reports & papers on policy, cultural, and economic challenges.
Together, we will investigate the deepest problems facing our country, comprehend the seemingly indigestible webs of information surrounding them, and craft new perspectives.
We encourage individuals of many backgrounds to attend this event. The more diverse the audience, the better the experience.
Season 1 // Session 1: Challenges Facing an Evolving Trade Relationship between the US and Canada
In this session, we will dive into the crucial challenges facing Canada-U.S. trade (namely tariffs), how they will transform our economy, and explore key decisions in the next 5 years that will shape our relationship with a changing United States.
This Session's Reading
This week we will read the following paper together in-session.
Cirano: Canada-U.S. Trade in a Globalized Economy: Elasticities, Asymmetries, and Policy Imperatives
Published by Cirano, Authored by Thierry Warin
Recommended Supplementary Readings
Feel free to explore these on your own time, even better if you read them in preparation for our time together.
Schedule
5:30 PM: Doors Open
6:00 PM: Session Begins
8:00 PM: Open Floor
8:30 PM: Doors Close
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