# What Plan B? Reshaping Foreign Policy in the Wake of the Trump Administration’s Predatory Policies

> This conference, devoted to security and defence issues, will provide an opportunity to take stock of Canada's period of historic crisis

Source: https://ras-nsa.ca/en/event/what-plan-b-reshaping-foreign-policy-in-the-wake-of-the-trump-administrations-predatory-policies/
Modified: 2025-07-07

**This event will take place in French only.*

Conference organized jointly by the Institut d'études internationales de Montréal (IEIM), the Réseau d'analyse stratégique and Le Rubicon, as part of the Rendez-vous Gérin-Lajoie. This one-day conference, devoted to security and defence issues, will provide an opportunity to take stock of Canada's period of historic crisis, when its sovereignty is under direct threat.

A written summary of the event's proceedings and discussions is available [here](https://ras-nsa.ca/whats-plan-b-rebuilding-foreign-policy-in-response-to-the-predatory-policies-of-the-trump-administration/).

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**Preliminary program**

**8:30 am - Welcome**

**9:00 am - Opening Remarks**

- Justin Massie, Director, Department of Political Science (UQAM), Co-Director, Strategic Analysis Network (SAR), Le Rubicon
- François Audet, Director, IEIM

**9:15 am to 10:30 am - What Does Trump Want?**

Moderator: Justin Massie (UQAM)

- Karine Prémont (Université de Sherbrooke)
- Julien Toureille (Raoul-Dandurand Chair)
- Theodore McLauchlin (Université de Montréal)
- Henri-Paul Normandin (IEIM)

**10:30 am to 11:00 am - Coffee Break**

**11:00 am to 12:30 pm - What are the Options for Allies?**

Moderator: Laurent Borzillo (ÉNAP)

- Jean Crombois (American University in Bulgaria)
- Jonathan Paquin (Laval University)
- Chantal Lavallée (Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean)
- Frédéric Labarre (Royal Military College of Canada)

**12:30 to 1:30 pm - Lunch**

**1:30 to 3:00 pm - European Adaptation**

Moderator: Jonathan Paquin (Laval University)

- Laurent Borzillo (ÉNAP)
- Maud Quessard (IRSEM)
- Nicolas-François Perron (UQAM)

**3:00 pm to 3:30 pm - Coffee Break**

**3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Canadian Adaptation**

Moderator: Laura-Julie Perreault (La Presse)

- Stéphane Roussel (ÉNAP)
- Justin Massie (UQAM)
- David Morin (Université de Sherbrooke)
- Yan Cimon (Laval University)

**5:00 pm - Closing Remarks**

- Daniel Jean (former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister)

The event is free and open to the public and the entire university community - UQAM students in particular are invited to attend in large numbers.