<div dir="ltr">Greetings:<div><br></div><div>The Center for the Study of Canada and Institute on Quebec Studies at SUNY Plattsburgh is pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative for the 2020-21 academic year titled, "Conversations on Canada". This initiative consists of monthly presentations on current issues central to a fuller understanding of Canadian society. Each conversation will take place via Zoom. Registration details for each session, along with a brief abstract and short bio for each presenter, will be emailed to you as we move closer to the date of each presentation.</div><div><br></div><div>Highlights of the fall presentations are included below. Please mark your calendars:</div><div><br></div><div>Date:        Thursday, September 24, 2020</div><div>Time:        3:30-4:30 p.m.</div><div>Speaker:  Dr. Chris Kirkey, Director, Center for the Study of Canada & Institute on</div><div>                   Quebec Studies</div><div>Title:         "Why is Donald Trump Mad at Canada?: Understanding American Foreign</div><div>                  Policy toward Canada"</div><div><br></div><div>Date:          Tuesday, October 13, 2020</div><div>Time:          3:30-4:30 p.m.</div><div>Speaker:     Mr. Andre Picard, Reporter & Columnist, The Globe and Mail</div><div>Title:            "The Pandemic Experience: How Do Canada and the U.S. Compare?</div><div><br></div><div>Date:           Thursday, November 12, 2020</div><div>Time:           3:30-4:30 p.m.</div><div>Speaker:     Dr. Debra Thompson, Associate Professor/Political Science, McGill University</div><div>Title:            "The Black Experience in Canada: Race, the State, and The Persistence of<br></div><div>                     Social Inequality"</div><div><br></div><div>We thank you, in advance, and look forward to providing you with a rewarding learning experience. </div><div><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 Plattsburgh Logo" width="196" height="42" style="border-style:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;max-width:100%;height:auto;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;padding:0px;margin:10px 0px 0px;font-family:AvenirLT-Medium,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px"></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);f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