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

Trump Policies

*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.


 

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)

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.

Date

Monday, April 7, 2025

Time

09:00 - 17:00

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Salon Orange, Centre Pierre-Péladeau, UQAM
300, boul. De Maisonneuve Est
Montréal QC, CA
Free Registration

Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces / Le Ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces armées canadiennes