Workshop Agenda
March 14, 2005
Polaris Suite
The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
The focus of the workshop is bilateral national security collaboration between Canada and the United States. The meeting will assess the overall Canadian - U.S. security relationship and how it has changed following the events of 9/11. Two workshop sessions will examine the following topic areas: U.S.-Canadian bilateral national security structures and the maritime security mission; and border, transportation, and port security endeavors. In each case, session speakers will provide an overview of the organizations and programs as well as furnish a critical review of their successes together with the areas that need additional attention, highlighting the lessons learned, capability gaps, and what are the most promising options to enhance the security of Canada and the United States. Each session will consist of both Canadian and U.S. speakers with presentations followed by discussion and a question and answer period. In addition, the workshop will include both an opening address and a luncheon address. Concluding remarks will review the key themes of the workshop and the road ahead for Canadian-U.S. national security cooperation.
8:00 – 9:00 AM — Registration
9:00– 9:30 AM
Welcoming Remarks and Introduction
Dr. Robert L . Pfaltzgraff, Jr . , President, Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of International Security Studies, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Jon Allen, Minister (Political Affairs), Embassy of Canada in the United States
9:30 – 10:45 AM
Morning Session
U.S.-Canadian Bilateral National Security Structures and the Maritime
Security Mission
This session would include an examination of the Bi-National Planning Group (BPG), established in December 2002 to address shared post 9/11 security needs, and the North American Aerospace Defense Command ( NORAD), and their role in joint Canadian-U.S. security planning with a particular focus on bilateral maritime security arrangements. It would address the status and likely evolution of the BPG and NORAD, including the prospects for incorporating a joint maritime continental defense mission into the NORAD agreement that is due for renewal in 2006. The session would also look at U.S.-Canadian endeavors to defend against maritime threats including efforts to improve maritime awareness, surveillance, and warning capabilities, and to augment intelligence management and information sharing.
Speakers
Terry A. Breese , Director, Office of Canadian Affairs, Department of State
Dr. Stephen E. Flynn , Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
LTG Joseph Inge , USA, Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command
Rear-Admiral Ian D. Mack , Commander, Canadian Defence Liaison Staff, Canadian Defence Attaché, Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.
10:45– 11:00 Break
11:00– Noon
Morning Session Discussion
Noon – 1:00 PM
Luncheon and Address
Keynote Address
Kenneth Rapuano , Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, the White House
1:15 – 3:00 PM
Afternoon Session
Border, Transportation, and Port Security
This session would focus on issues and programs dealing with the security of the borders between Canada and the United States. It would examine joint activities designed to promote both national and economic security by making possible the secure flow of people and goods by alleviating congestion at key border crossing points and ports and by coordinating/sharing crucial information in the enforcement of these goals. These efforts include the Smart Border program, the Free and Secure Trade program, Integrated Border Enforcement Teams, and the Container Security Initiative. In addition, this session would assess the prospects for bilateral R&D in such areas as biometrics and cargo canister identification techniques.
Speakers
Alain Jolicoeur , President, Canada Border Services Agency
William Primosch , Director of International Business, National Association of Manufacturers
Jayson P. Ahern, Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
3:00 – 3:15 PM
Concluding Remarks
Optimizing Canadian-U.S. Security Collaboration: The Way Ahead
Jon Allen
Dr. Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr.