72nd Annual Conference
"Continentalism: What's in it for us?"

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Introduction

Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs (CIPA) is one of Canada's oldest and most influential public policy institutes. Its mission is to increase the awareness and understanding of domestic and international issues amongst people in Canada, through open and inclusive discussion, without advocacy or partisanship. (www.couch.ca)

The 72nd Annual Conference, "Continentalism: What's in it for us?," took place August 7 to 10, 2003 at Lake Geneva near Orillia. 2003 marks the 15th anniversary of the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Canada and the United States and the 10th year of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). 2003 also marks a time of heightened concern over border issues and national security. The Conference looked at not only the impact the FTA and NAFTA agreements have had on the partners but the overall impact that closer continental ties may have on our respective fiscal realities, culture, environments and national security objectives.

The subject matter of the 2003 Couchiching Conference was closely related to the EnviReform project's work to date, including the analysis of social and environmental impacts on Canadians of existing trade liberalization through the World Trade Organization, North American Free Trade Agreement and other regimes; exploration of new strategies for regulation and risk assessment, environmental information, standard-setting, voluntary activities, sustainability assessments of trade agreements; and the participation by civil society in international trade, finance and environmental institutions.

Key Couchiching Conference participants and speakers were interviewed by EnviReform project investigators. The purpose of these taped interviews was two-fold: firstly, to ensure a knowledge transfer between the interviewers and the interviewee on the project's findings to date and secondly, to elicit opinion and expertise from the interviewees and discussion group participants on areas that impact on the further work of this project.

Participants from EnviReform:

Professor Stephen Clarkson, University of Toronto
Professor Peter Hajnal, University of Toronto
Professor John Kirton, University of Toronto

Interviewees:

David Dodge
Governor of the Bank of Canada
www.bankofcanada.ca
Interview Formats for David Dodge: video, audio

Elizabeth Dowdeswell
President, Nuclear Waste Management Organization
www.nwmo.ca
Interview Formats for Elizabeth Dowdeswell: video, audio

Andrew Jackson
Senior Economist, Canadian Labour Congress
www.clc-ctc.ca
Interview Formats for Andrew Jackson: video, audio

Gordon McIvor
Vice President, Public and Government Affairs, Canada Lands Company Limited
www.clc.ca
Interview Formats for Gordon McIvor: video, audio

Bob Séguin
Deputy Minister (Acting), Ministry of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation, Government of Ontario
Interview Formats for Bob Séguin: video, audio

Group Discussion

#1, Professor Stephen Clarkson and discussion group participants
Interview Formats for Group Discussion #1: video, audio

#2, Professors Stephen Clarkson, John Kirton and discussion group participants
Interview Formats for Group Discussion #2: video, audio

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EnviReform gratefully acknowledges the funding of SSHRC
(Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada)

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