October 4th, 2017,Chateau Laurier, Ottawa
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Summary
This spring the Trudeau government released Strong Secure Engaged Canada’s new defence policy. The Canadian Global Affairs Institute is hosting a one-day conference in Ottawa to examine some of the major changes resulting from this new policy with experts from the Government of Canada and non-governmental stakeholders. The conference focused on the changes proposed to the defence of Canada and North America, the new 20-year defence funding plan, Canada’s new defence capabilities and the creation of an innovative defence sector.
Program
09:15-09:30 Welcome Remarks
- Colin Robertson, Vice President, CGAI
09:30-10:45 “The Evolution in North American Defence Policy” Introductory Comments – MGen. W.F. Seymour, Chief of Staff, CJOC | Moderator – Lindsay Rodman, Fellow, CFR
- Dr. Andrea Charron, University of Manitoba
- Richard Fadden, former Deputy Minister, DND & former Director of CSIS
- Dr. Joel Sokolsky, Royal Military College of Canada
- Dr. Rob Huebert, University of Calgary
10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-11:45 “A Conversation About Capabilities”
- RAdm. Darren Hawco, Chief of Force Development, DND
- LGen. (ret'd) D. Michael Day, CGAI
11:45-13:00 Lunch Keynote, Jody Thomas, Senior Associate Deputy Minister, DND
13:10-14:15 “Canada's Future Defence Funding” Introductory Comments – BGen. Werner Liedtke, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, DND | Moderator – Dr. David Perry, Vice President, CGAI
- Dr. Ross Fetterly, Fellow, CGAI
- Dr. Craig Stone, Canadian Forces College
- Kevin Page, President & CEO, Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy
14:15-14:30 Coffee Break
14:30-15:45 “Creating An Innovative Defence Sector: New IDEaS and Approaches” Introductory Comments – Dr. Marc Fortin, Assistant Deputy Minister (Science & Technology), DND | Moderator – MGen. (ret'd) Doug Dempster, Telfer School of Management
- Dr. Craig Stone, Canadian Forces College
- Doug Berenson, Avascent
- Christyn Cianfarani, President & CEO, CADSI
15:45-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:00 Afternoon Keynote – The Hon. Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence
17:00-18:30 Reception
Videos
- PANEL 1: “The Evolution in North American Defence Policy”
- Harjit Sajjan on Canada’s New Defence Policy
- “A Conversation About Capabilities”
- “Lunch Keynote from Jody Thomas”
- PANEL 2: “Canada’s Future Defence Funding”
- PANEL 3: “Creating an Innovative Defence Sector: New IDEaS and Approaches”
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