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The Challenge in Washington: Governing by Leadership or Crisis

The Canada Institute at the Wilson Center and the Canada Institute on North American Issues hosted the first C. Warren Goldring Lecture on Canada-U.S. Relations with special guest speaker Leon Panetta, who addressed the topic of "The Challenge in Washington: Governing by Leadership or Crisis."

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Thursday
Feb. 5, 2004
5:30pm – 11:00pm ET

Overview

The Canada Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center and the Canada Institute on North American Issues proudly hosted the first C. Warren Goldring Lecture on Canada-U.S. Relations on February 5, 2004. Held alternately in Toronto and Washington, this lecture series promotes increased understanding of public policy decisions in both Canada and the United States.

Leon Panetta, a former White House Chief of Staff and current Director of the Panetta Institute for Public Policy, delivered the inaugural Goldring lecture. He was in Toronto to discuss: "The Challenge in Washington: Governing by Leadership or Crisis." Of special interest to his Canadian audience, Mr. Panetta explored the notion that leadership in a democracy demands taking risks to confront challenges, but partisanship and the struggle for political power have come to dominate policy decisions in Washington.

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Canada Institute

The mission of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute is to raise the level of knowledge of Canada in the United States, particularly within the Washington, DC policy community.  Research projects, initiatives, podcasts, and publications cover contemporary Canada, US-Canadian relations, North American political economy, and Canada's global role as it intersects with US national interests.  Read more

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