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Social Union Conference

The Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) is pleased to announce its participation in organising a conference in collaboration with the Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy (SIPP) on the Social Union Framework Agreement. The conference will be held in Regina, Saskatchewan, on February 3 and 4, 2000.

The conference, Perspectives and Directions: The Social Union Framework Agreement, will expand the debate on the benefits and the challenges that the agreement offers Canadians with regards to fiscal and social policy as well as to the Canadian federal system.

CONFERENCE AGENDA
(Tentative)

All events are open to the media

Thursday, February 3rd

9:00 am to 10:15 am

Session I (Plenary: Simultaneous Translation Provided)
The Policy Environment of the Social Union Framework Agreement

Speakers: David Cameron (University of Toronto) and Roger Gibbins (Canada West Foundation)
Discussant: Alain Gagnon (McGill University)
Chair: Howard Leeson (University of Regina)

10:30 am to 12:00 pm

Session II (Plenary: Simultaneous Translation Provided)
Ramifications of the Agreement for the Canadian Social Union and the Future of Fiscal Federalism

Speakers: Christopher Dunn (Memorial University) and Paul Hobson (Acadia University)
Discussant: Harvey Lazar (Queen's University)
Chair: John Allan (SIPP/University of Regina)

1:30 pm t o 2:45 pm

Session III (Plenary: Simultaneous Translation Provided)
Perspectives on the Social Union and the Framework Agreement: Devolution or Centralization?

Speakers: Thomas J. Courchene (Queen's University/IRPP Senior Scholar)
Discussant: Christian Dufour (l'École nationale d'administration publique)
Chair: Hugh Segal (IRPP)

3:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Session IV (Plenary: Simultaneous Translation Provided)
Reflections on Canadian Identities and Unity in the Context of the Social Union Framework Agreement

Speakers: Alain Noël (Université de Montréal), Samuel LaSelva (University of British Columbia) and Matthew Mendelsohn (Queen's University)
Discussant: Jane Jenson (Université de Montréal)
Chair: Patrice Dutil (IPAC)

6:00 pm FORUM DINNER

Speaker: Hugh Segal, President, Institute for Research on Public Policy

Friday, February 4th

9:00 am to 10:15 am

Session V(a) (Sectoral Panel)
Labour Markets and Labour Mobility

Speakers: Tom McIntosh (SIPP) and Ross Finnie (Queen's University)
Discussant: Alice Nakamura (University of Alberta)
Chair: Raymond Blake (SIPP/University of Regina)

9:00 am to 10:15 am

Session V(b) (Sectoral Panel: Simultaneous Translation Provided)
Health

Speakers: Pierre-Gerlier Forest (Université Laval) and Antonia Maioni (McGill University)
Discussant: Duane Adams (SIPP)
Chair: Steven Lewis

10:30 am to 12:00 pm

Session VI(a) (Sectoral Panel)
Post-Secondary Education

Speakers: Herman Bakvis (Dalhousie University)
Discussant: David Barnard (University of Regina)
Chair: Raynell Andreychuk (Senate of Canada)

10:30 am to 12:00 pm

Session VII(b) (Sectoral Panel: Simultaneous Translation Provided)
Social Assistance

Speakers: Gerard W. Boychuk (University of Windsor) and Jane Jenson (Université de Montréal)
Discussant: Jacqueline Ismael (University of Calgary)
Chair: Phillip Hansen (University of Regina)

1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Session VII (Plenary: Simultaneous Translation Provided)
Aboriginal Peoples and the Framework Agreement: Unique Challenges

Speakers: Mary Eberts, Michael Prince (University of Victoria) and Frances Abele (Carleton University)
Discussant: Gurston Dacks (University of Alberta)
Chair: Eber Hampton (SIFC)

3:30 pm, Regina Inn

Wrap Up Session (Simultaneous Translation Provided)

Rapporteur: Keith G. Banting (Queen's University)

In addition to IRPP and SIPP, the conference will benefit from the collaboration of the University of Regina, the University of Saskatchewan, the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, and Queen's University. Conference events will be held at the Regina Inn and Convention Centre, 1975 Broad Street, Regina.

Contact:
Graham Fox
Director of Communications
IRPP
(514) 985-2461