TORONTO, January 31, 2002 -- The September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and Pentagon signalled sweeping changes to Canada’s own domestic and international security policies, ranging from the Canadian government’s anti-terrorism legislation to sending Canadian combat-ready troops into Afghanistan.

To offer insight into these changes and how they represent a shift away from traditionally held principles in Canada’s foreign and security policy, York University’s Centre for International and Security Studies (YCISS) is presenting a conference, Peacekeeping or Gatekeeping? Canadian Security Policy after September 11, on Thursday, Feb. 7 and Friday, Feb. 8.

"While a tension has long existed between Canada’s role as a ‘helpful fixer’ on the international stage and its role as a staunch US ally, these issues have become even more salient in the aftermath of September 11," says Prof. David Mutimer, YCISS acting director. "How, for example, does Canada's participation in the 'war on terrorism' fit with its carefully cultivated image as international peacekeeper? Similarly, what do changes in Canada's relationship with the United States mean for Canada's role as a 'middle power' in what seems to be an increasingly complex world? Presenters at the conference will attempt to address these questions and others."

The annual YCISS conference provides a showcase for the work of scholars and researchers at the centre, and brings together some of Canada’s leading experts to examine relevant issues in international and security studies.

The conference, will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday and 9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Friday, 305 York Lanes, York University, 4700 Keele Street.

A complete conference agenda is attached.

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For further information, please contact:

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The 9^th Annual YCISS Conference
Peacekeeping or Gatekeeping? Canadian Security Policy after September 11
York Centre for International and Security Studies, York University, Toronto
February 7-8, 2002, Room 305 York Lanes

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2002

9:30 - 9:45 a.m. WELCOME

9:45 - 11:30 a.m. Panel 1: THE FUTURE OF HUMAN SECURITY

• Kyle Grayson, The Life and Times of Human Security
• Annette Ittiq, Humanitarians or Warriors? Canadian Foreign Policy after September 11
• Frédérick Guillaume-Dufour, From the "Genocide Convention" to the Rome Statute: Canada’s Foreign Policy - Ambivalence Between "Little Brother" and Multilateralism

1 - 3 p.m. Panel 2: THE POLITICS OF GATEKEEPING

• Sharryn Aiken, Minding the Border, Securing the Nation
• Reg Whitaker, So What’s New? Refugee Policy after 9/11
• Audrey Macklin, Lawmaking and Judging in the Shadow of 9/11: The Anti-Terrorism Act and Suresh
• Howard Adelman, Security and Immigration/Refugee Policy Post 9/11 Terrorism

3:15 - 5 p.m. Panel 3: HOMELAND DEFENCE AND SECURITY PERIMETERS I

• Wesley Wark, Challenges for the Canadian Security and Intelligence Community, Post-September 11
• Elizabeth Dauphinée, Now I See in a Mirror, Dimly: Expatriate Reflections on Homeland Security
• Stéphane Roussel, From Kingston to Pearl Harbour: The Pre-9/11 Roots of the North American Security Perimeter

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2002

9:15 - 10:45 a.m. Panel 4: HOMELAND DEFENCE AND SECURITY PERIMETERS II

• Hepzibah Muñoz-Martinez, Economic Integration, Security, and Resistance: The North-American Bloc after September 11^th
• Martin Shadwick, Re-Configuring the Canadian Military in a Post-9/11 World
• Stanley Cohen, The Need to Balance Freedom and Security in Bill C-36

11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Panel 5: THE POLITICS OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE

• Cristina Masters, (De)fending Missiles and Masculinity: Identity (In)Security and BMD
• David Mutimer, Just When You Would Least Expect it.... The Astonishing Survival of Missile Defence
• Ernie Regehr, Demand-side Responses to Ballistic Missile Proliferation

1:30 - 3 p.m. Panel 6: WHAT DOES SECURITY MEAN AFTER SEPTEMBER 11^th?

• Michael Dartnell, 9/11 and the Changing Face of Conflict: Terrorism and Globalization
• Herman Kraft, Redefining ASEAN: Back to the Future?
• Ryerson Christie, Terror, Homeland Defence, and the Reinvigorated Discourse of Territoriality

3 - 3:15 p.m. CLOSING STATEMENT AND WRAP-UP