<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:small"><span id="m_-482059935394599458gmail-docs-internal-guid-a854f3e9-7fff-696e-2036-8b14ecd6b8f7"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Greetings! </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap">The Center for the Study of Canada at SUNY Plattsburgh invites you to the Conversations on Canada (part 1 of 2) Fall 2021 Series virtual presentation:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Solo Canada? The 2021 Election's Implications for Canadian Foreign Policy” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Wednesday, October 6 from 2:00 to 3:15 pm</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Overview: The 2021 Canadian election included debates over just a few international relationships and issues, mainly China, climate change, and the evacuation of Kabul. On these issues and more, the relationship with the United States is important: border restrictions, COVID, Buy American provisions, USMCA implementation, Enbridge Line 5, and the extradition of Meng Wanzhou. On a growing range of issues Canada is looking for a partnership with the United States, but Canadians increasingly wonder if they are talking to themselves and if Americans are listening.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> <br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Speaker: Dr. Christopher Sands is the Director of the Canada Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Adjunct Professor at the Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> <br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Moderator: Dr. Christopher Kirkey, Director, Center for the Study of Canada and Institute on Québec Studies, SUNY Plattsburgh</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> <br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To join-Zoom connection available through registration: </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/CanadaConversationOctober6" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://tinyurl.com/CanadaConversationOctober6</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap">The Conversations on Canada series addresses current issues central to a fuller understanding of Canadian society.  </span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rUqSSnRgNnkKGxenYKeIE8OZjZiFquQf/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">See attached poster</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and past series presentations on YouTube. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We look forward to your involvement! Thank you for your interest.</span></p></span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;font-size:14px;line-height:18px;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase"><div style="font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px;font-weight:400;text-transform:none"><div style="font-size:14px;line-height:18px;margin:0px;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase">AMY SOTHERDEN</div><div style="line-height:18px;margin:0px">(She, Her, Hers)</div><div style="line-height:18px;margin:0px">Assistant Director</div><div style="line-height:18px;margin:0px">Center for the Study of Canada & Institute on Québec Studies</div><div style="line-height:18px;margin:0px">201 133 Court Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 <br><span style="display:inline">(o) </span><a href="tel:+1-518-564-2385" title="Office Phone Number" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(200,16,46);line-height:18px;display:inline;margin:0px" target="_blank">518-564-2385</a></div><a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu" title="SUNY Plattsburgh Link" style="color:rgb(200,16,46);background-color:transparent;line-height:18px;display:block;margin:0px;font-weight:bold" target="_blank">plattsburgh.edu</a></div><img src="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/_images/about/suny-plattsburgh-email-logo.png" width="200" height="40" alt="SUNY Plattsburgh Logo" style="vertical-align:middle;border-style:none;margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-family:Lato,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;display:block"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>