# Canada’s Strategic Autonomy in the 21st Century

> The launch conference for the Strategic Analysis Network 3.0 will be held in a hybrid format on September 14, 2026, at UQAM. This event will bring together academic researchers and experts to discuss Canada’s strategic autonomy and examine models inspired by other countries.

Source: https://ras-nsa.ca/en/event/canadas-strategic-autonomy-in-the-21-st-century/
Modified: 2026-09-09

*This event will be held in French and recorded for later viewing*

**Canada’s Strategic Autonomy in the 21st Century**

**13:15 — Welcoming & registration**

*Registration and coffee*

**13h45 — Opening remarks: Launch of the Strategic Analysis Network 3.0**

[**Justin Massie**](https://ras-nsa.ca/en/expert/justin-massie/), Professor, Department of Political Science, UQAM; Director, Strategic AnalysisNetwork

**14:00 — Panel 1 — Canada’s Strategic Autonomy in the 21st Century: A Roadmap**

**Presentation of the Study, available [here](https://ras-nsa.ca/en/canadas-strategic-autonomy-in-the-21st-century-a-roadmap/)**

[**Philippe Lagassé**](https://ras-nsa.ca/en/expert/philippe-lagasse/), Professor, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University

[**Justin Massie**](https://ras-nsa.ca/en/expert/justin-massie/), Professor, Department of Political Science, UQAM

**Comments**

**Siobhan Harty**, Visiting Scholar, Max Bell School of Public Policy, McGill University

[**LGen (ret.), Yvan Blondin**](https://ras-nsa.ca/en/expert/lieutenant-general-yvan-blondin/), Former Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force

**[Jeffrey Collins](https://ras-nsa.ca/en/expert/jeffrey-f-collins/)**, Director, Palmer Institute for Canadian Leadership

**Moderator** : **Mathieu Carbasse**, Journalist, *Le Devoir*

**15:30 — Break**

**15:45 — Panel 2 : Strategic Autonomy Elsewhere: What Models for Canada?**

*How have other states—large and small, allies and partners—defined and operationalized their strategic autonomy? What lessons, transposable or not, can Canada draw from them?*

[**Chantal Lavallée**](https://ras-nsa.ca/en/expert/chantal-lavallee/), Associate Professor and Director of CRITIC, Royal Military College Saint-Jean

[**Frédéric Mérand**](https://ras-nsa.ca/en/expert/frederic-merand/), Professor, Department of Political Science, and Scientific Director of CÉRIUM, Université de Montréal

[**Jean-François Bélanger**](https://ras-nsa.ca/en/expert/jean-francois-belanger/), Assistant Professor, Institute for Military Operations, Royal Danish Defence College

**[Nicolas-François Perron](https://ras-nsa.ca/en/expert/nicolas-francois-perron/)**, Emerging Scholar, Strategic Analysis Network, UQAM

**Moderator** : Emmanuelle Rousseau, Professor, Department of Political Science, UQAM

**17:00 — Closing remarks**

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