<div dir="ltr">Greetings:<div><br></div><div>I write with one last reminder of Part Two of our Three-Part "<i>Conversations on Canada</i>" Series. This presentation will feature Dr. Kevin McMahon, the John R. Reitemeyer Professor of Political Science and Director of the Graduate Program in Public Policy at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. Details for this event follow:</div><div><br></div><div>Presentation Title:</div><div>"<i>What if the U.S. Had Canada's Notwithstanding Clause? Constitutional Lessons from the North</i>"</div><div><br></div><div>Overview:</div><div>Canada's Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms includes a provision--known as the Notwithstanding Clause--that empowers the federal parliament and provincial legislatures to essentially ignore a ruling from the Supreme Court. This concept is largely foreign to the United States. But what if the U.S. had such a clause in its Constitution? We'll consider this idea and in the process explore Canada's constitutional politics.</div><div><br></div><div>Presenter's Short Bio:</div><div>Dr. Kevin J. McMahon is the John R. Reitemeyer Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Graduate Program in Public Policy at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. He has written two award-winning books on the U.S. presidency and the political origins and consequences of Supreme Court decisions. In 2005, he spent a semester at the University of Montreal as a Fulbright Distinguished Research Chair.</div><div><br></div><div>Presentation Date and Time:</div><div>Monday, April 5, 2021</div><div>2:00-3:15 p.m.</div><div><br></div><div>Please register for this talk by April 5 via the below link:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://tinyurl.com/CanadaConversationApril5" target="_blank" style="color:blue;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:18.6667px">tinyurl.com/CanadaConversationApril5</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>To view (and share) our Marketing Flyer, please click on the link below:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XAvrwthVcUtXWvx1SxwsL62ewNjNW62v/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XAvrwthVcUtXWvx1SxwsL62ewNjNW62v/view?usp=sharing</a><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px;margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">CHERICE GRANGER</span></p><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;display:inline-block;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word">Center for the Study of Canada/ & Institute on Quebec Studies</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word">206 133 Court Street</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word">Plattsburgh, NY 12901</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word"><span style="background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word">(o) </span><a href="tel:+1-518-564-5823" title="Office Phone Number" style="background-color:transparent;line-height:inherit;color:rgb(200,16,46);background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;margin-bottom:0px;display:inline" target="_blank">518-564-5823</a></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word"><span style="background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word">(f) </span><a href="tel:+1-518-564-2112" title="Fax Phone Number" style="background-color:transparent;line-height:inherit;color:rgb(200,16,46);background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;margin-bottom:0px;display:inline" target="_blank">518-564-2112</a></div><a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/" title="State University of New York at Plattsburgh Link" style="background-color:transparent;line-height:inherit;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;margin-bottom:0px;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(200,16,46)" target="_blank">plattsburgh.edu</a></div><br style="background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:AvenirLT-Medium,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px;margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><img src="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/_images/about/suny-plattsburgh-email-logo.jpg" alt="State University of New York at Plattsbu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