Thursday Programme, Archives of Conference Webcast
The EnviReform project hosted its second annual conference entitled "Second Annual EnviReform Conference Hard Choices, Soft Law: Combining Trade, Environment, and Social Cohesion in Global Governance" in conjunction with the Canada Institute at the
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington DC. The proceedings on Thursday November 8 were videoconferenced, with excepts from Washington interacting in real time with those gathered in Toronto. Both days of the webcast of were from the Vivian & David Campbell Conference Facility at the Munk Centre for International Studies in Toronto.
Thursday, November 8, 2001, 8:30am - 12:30pm,
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Specific presenters and sessions titles are listed below .
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8:30 a.m - - Opening Remarks
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8:40 a.m - - Welcoming remarks
- Lee Hamilton, Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- David Biette, Director, Canada Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- Robert Vipond, Chair of the
Department of Political
Science and Director of the Study for the United States, University of
Toronto
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Louis Pauly, Director, Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto
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John Kirton, Principal Investigator, EnviReform Project, University of Toronto
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Session 1 - - Standard Setting for Sustainable Forestry
9:00 a. m. - - Opening remarks from the Chairs
- Chair, Toronto:
Alan Rugman, Oxford University, Indiana University
- Chair, Washington:
Geoffrey Dabelko, Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars
9:10 a. m.
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Steven Bernstein, University of Toronto and
Benjamin Cashore, Yale University
- "Non-State Global Governance: Is Forest Certification a Legitimate Alternative to a Global Forest Convention?"
- - - Presentation from Toronto (powerpoint presentation)
9:35 a. m.
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Tasso Azevedo, IMAFLORA
- "The Forest Stewardship Council: A Developing Country Perspective"
- - - Presentation from Toronto (powerpoint presentation)
10:00 a. m.
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Robin Broad, School for International Service, American University
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10:20 a. m. - - Questions and Answers from Toronto and Washington
10:30 a. m.
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Christopher Tollefson, University of Victoria
- "Forestry Standards and Indigenous Rights"
- - - Presentation from Toronto (powerpoint presentation)
10:55 a. m.
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Stephen Tullberg, Indian Law Resource Centre
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11:05 a. m. - - Questions and Answers from Toronto and Washington
11:15 a. m.
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George Hoberg, University of British Columbia
- "Harmonization in Sustainable Forestry Standard Setting"
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11:40 a. m.
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Ross W. Gorte, Congressional Research Service
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11:50 a. m. - - Questions and Answers from Toronto and Washington
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12:00 p.m. - - General Discussion from Toronto and Washington
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12:30pm - 5:00pm,
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Specific presenters and sessions titles are listed below .
12:30 p.m. - - Lunch
1:00 p.m. - - Keynote Address
- The Honourable Thomas A. Hockin, President and CEO
- The Investment Funds Institute of Canada, former Minister of International Trade, Canada
- - - Presentation from Toronto (text of keynote address)
Session 2 - - Standard Setting for Labour
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2:00 p.m.- - Opening remarks from the Chairs
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Chair, Toronto:
James Stanford, Canadian Auto Workers
- Chair, Washington:
Leslie Simon, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
2:10 p.m.
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Adelle Blackett, McGill University
- "Codes of Corporate Conduct and the Regulatory State in Developing Countries"
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2:35 p.m.
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Susan Aaronson, National Policy Association, and
Hugh Corbet, Cordell Hull Institute
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2:45 p.m. - - Questions and Answers from Toronto and Washington
2:55 p.m.
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Leah F. Vosko, York University
- "Standard Setting at the ILO: The Case of Contingent Work"
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3:20 p.m.
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Kimberly Ann Elliott, Institute for International Economics
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3:30 p.m. - - Questions and Answers from Toronto and Washington
3:40 p.m.
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Venkata Ratnam, International Management Institute, New Delhi
- "Social Dialogue and Voluntarism in International Labour Standard Setting in South Asia," co-authored with Anil Verma
- - - Presentation from Toronto
(powerpoint presentation)
4:05 p.m.
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Bama Athreya, International Labor Rights Fund
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4:15 p.m. - - Questions and Answers from Toronto and Washington
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4:25 p.m. - - General Discussion from Toronto and Washington
4:45 p.m.- - Concluding Remarks
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Lesley Simon, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
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5:00 p.m. - - End of session
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