Media Advisory: U.S. and Canada Border Management Policy Presented by Christopher Sands at CIC Luncheon

TORONTO, ONTARIO, Jul 09 (MARKET WIRE) --
Christopher Sands, senior fellow of the Hudson Institute, and expert on
U.S. - Canada relations, is presenting policy recommendations from his
report "Toward a New Frontier: Improving the U.S. - Canada Border" during
an upcoming luncheon at the University Club of Toronto on July 13. The
event is co-sponsored by the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings,
the Canadian International Council (CIC) and The Centre for International
Governance Innovation (CIGI).

Drawing from a previous forum co-sponsored by the CIC and Brookings
Institution on the current challenges and opportunities faced by
U.S.-Canada border management, Dr. Sands has further developed analysis
and prescriptions for improved relations. Recent concerns for the auto
industry, "buy American" provisions in the U.S. stimulus bill and the
implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), call
for greater precision in the definition of border problems and a
decentralized process for addressing the varied and diverse challenges
faced.

Following Dr. Sand's presentation is a response panel and audience
discussion moderated by Stephen Crawford, deputy director of the
Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings. Panelists include: Stephen
Blank, co-chair of North American Transportation Competitiveness and CIGI
senior fellow; John Higginbotham, principal advisor on the Asia-Pacific
Gateway and Corridor Initiative and Margaret Kalacska, assistant
professor in the Department of Geography at McGill University and a
research fellow in border security with the Canadian International
Council.

Christopher Sands is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, where he
specializes in U.S.-Canada relations, as well as North American economic
integration. He is an adjunct professor in government at the American
University School of Public Affairs and a senior fellow in the American
University Center for North American Studies. He serves as a member of
the Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section of the North American
Competitiveness Council, organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to
consult with U.S. government officials in negotiations under the North
American Security and Prosperity Partnership. He also lectures at the
Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. Department of State and for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Admission is $25.00 for CIC members and CIGI guests and $35.00 for
non-members. To register, please call 416-946-7209 or visit:
www.canadianinternationalcouncil.org/calendar?event=%7B0e467a28-178e-4bdc-bbee-d
bea9e56dda%7D.

EVENT:
Toward a New Frontier: Improving the U.S. - Canadian Border

DATE:
Monday, July 13, 2009

TIME:
12:15 - 12:50 pm, Dr. Sands' presentation
12:50 -1:30 pm, response panel and audience discussion

LOCATION:
The University Club of Toronto
380 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario

The Canadian International Council (CIC) is a non-partisan, nationwide
council established to strengthen Canada's role in international affairs.
With 13 branches nationwide, the CIC seeks to advance research,
discussion and debate on international issues by supporting a Canadian
foreign policy network that crosses academic disciplines, policy areas,
and economic sectors. The CIC features a privately funded fellowship
program, supported by a network of issue-specific working groups.
Carefully selected CIC fellows focus on important foreign policy issues,
working out of universities and research institutions across the country.
The CIC was founded in 2007 by Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of RIM (Research In
Motion).

Contacts:
MEDIA CONTACT:
CIC
Neve Peric, Media Relations
519.885.2444, ext. 390
nperic@canadianinternationalcouncil.org

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