The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) is pleased to host a conversation with Mr. Stephen Poloz, Special Advisor at Osler and former Governor of the Bank of Canada, on COVID-19 and global trade and, in particular, the challenges to the future of trade between Canada and Asia in the post-pandemic world.
The global pandemic has laid bare old weaknesses in the global trading system, strengthening the cause of trade restrictionists everywhere. Beyond the obvious preference to produce health-related products like PPE and vaccines domestically, the pandemic has created new geopolitical tensions that are likely to impinge on future trade arrangements. More fundamentally, growing income inequality is attracting political attention, and well-intentioned policies aimed at addressing that situation are likely to disrupt global supply chains. How can trade-reliant companies prepare themselves for the new normal?
Join Stephen Poloz in conversation with APF Canada President & CEO Stewart Beck for a wide-ranging discussion of future risks and opportunities.
Thursday, June 24th, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. PDT to 6:00 p.m. PDT | 8:00 p.m. EDT to 9:00 p.m. EDT
