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Meredith LILLY

Associate professor & Simon Reisman Chair in International Affairs, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs

Dr. Meredith Lilly is an associate professor and holder of the Simon Reisman Chair in International Affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University. She is a national award-winning researcher with extensive experience in public policy development and executive branch decision making. She previously served as Foreign Affairs and International Trade Advisor to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and oversaw within the Prime Minister’s Office the conclusion of Canada’s free-trade negotiations with the European Union, South Korea, and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, among other files. Her current research focuses on international labour mobility and Canada-US trade relations. She is also a frequent media commentator on North American trade relations and the US Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA).


Meredith Lilly est professeure agrégée et titulaire de la chaire Simon Reisman en affaires internationales à la Norman Paterson School of International Affairs de l’Université Carleton. Chercheuse primée à l’échelle nationale, elle possède une vaste expérience en élaboration de politiques publiques et dans les processus de prise de décisions du pouvoir exécutif. Auparavant, elle a été conseillère en Affaires étrangères et Commerce international auprès du premier ministre canadien Stephen Harper et a supervisé, au sein du cabinet du premier ministre, la conclusion des négociations de libre-échange du Canada avec l’Union européenne, la Corée du Sud et le Partenariat transpacifique, entre autres dossiers. Ses recherches actuelles portent sur la mobilité internationale de la main-d’œuvre et les relations commerciales canado-américaines. Elle est aussi souvent commentatrice des relations commerciales nord-américaines et de l’Accord Canada-États-Unis-Mexique (USMCA) dans les médias. 

 

My Sessions

Opening Plenary Day 1: Setting the tone: What should Canada’s foreign policy agenda be?

Room 118

As part of its contribution to the Summit on Canada’s Global Leadership, the Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC) convened Canadian foreign policy thought leaders to form an advisory committee to create a Vision Statement for an ambitious and impactful Canadian foreign policy agenda. This short paper encompasses all facets of Canada’s international engagement and serves as a reflection piece […]

Diplomacy Humanitarian Aid Security Trade
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Linking Democracy, Diplomacy and Security – An Opportunity for Canada?

Room 118

Register for this session   Since the early 1990s, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC) has advocated for providers of official development assistance to take into consideration the impact of non-aid policies on development outcomes, since these policies, in areas such as diplomacy or security, can (and almost always do) […]

Diplomacy Security
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