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Canada looks abroad : the Atlantic Canadian perspective : One-day conference of the Halifax Branch of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs and the Halifax Dialogues Committee : [conference materials]

File contains conference materials for the one-day conference of the Halifax Branch of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs (CIIA) and the Halifax Dialogues Committee at Saint Mary's University on February 1, 2003, with the theme "Canada Looks Abroad: The Atlantic Canadian Perspective". Winham appeared as a panelist in the third plenary session on International Trade and Development. File includes research notes and correspondence.

Canada's access to U.S. markets : remarks to the Progressive Conservative National Caucus, St. John's, Newfoundland, September 9, 2003 : [manuscript and conference materials]

File contains the text of a speech delivered by Gilbert Winham at the Progressive Conservative National Caucus, at St. John's, Newfoundland, on September 9, 2003. The title of Winham's speech was "Canada's Access to U.S. Markets". File also includes meeting materials and correspondence between Winham and Gillian Rokosh, Marian Fernet, The Hon. J. Trevor Eyton, and Bill Robson.

Globalization : are national democracies relevant in a world of global governance? : [manuscript and correspondence]

File contains the text of an address given by Gilbert Winham at the President's Symposium at Dalhousie University on January 29, 2001, titled "Globalization: Are National Democracies Relevant in a World of Global Governance?" File also includes correspondence between Winham and William D. Coleman.

Institutional challenges arising from deepening Canada-US economic integration : [manuscript and conference materials]

File contains the text of a lecture delivered by Gilbert Winham at the CTPL Workshop on Canada/US Institutional Issues at Carleton University on September 22, 2003. The title of Winham's lecture was "Institutional Challenges Arising from Deepening Canada-US Economic Integration". File also includes handwritten notes from other lectures.

Lecture series on The Uruguay Round : The evolution of international trade agreements, The risk of breakdown in the international trade system, [and] The prospects for stability in the international trading system : the aftermath of the Uruguay Round : [manuscripts]

File contains the manuscripts of three lectures delivered by Gilbert Winham in winter 1991 as part of a lecture series on the Uruguay Round. The first lecture, delivered February 13, 1991, is titled "The Evolution of International Trade Agreements"; the second lecture, delivered March 13, 1991, is titled "The Risk of Breakdown in the International Trade System"; the final lecture, delivered April 3, 1991, is titled "The Prospects for Stability in the International Trading System: The Aftermath of the Uruguay Round".

Macdonald Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada

Subseries contains records created and collected by Gil Winham during his service on the Macdonald Royal Commission, which resulted in a recommendation that Canada enter into a free trade agreement with the United States. Record types include symposium and meeting agendas, minutes and notes; discussion papers; correspondence and memoranda; media releases and bulletins. Of note is a study on Canada-US sectoral trade written by Gil Winham, along with related records.

NAFTA at four : a Canadian perspective : [presentation notes]

File contains handwritten presentation notes compiled by Gilbert Winham for a lecture he delivered at El Colegio de México Centro de Estudios Internacionales during the "Evaluación del TLCAN a Cuatro Años de Distancia" conference in Miércoles on May 27, 1998. Winham's lecture was titled "NAFTA at Four : A Canadian Perspective". File also includes notes on Horacio Sobarzo's lecture "El TLCAN y el entorno macroeconómico en México".

Nova Scotia Adjustment Advisory Council

Subseries contains records created and collected by Gil Winham during his service as Chairman of the Nova Scotia Adjustment Advisory Council, which was established by Premier Buchanan to examine the province's capacity to adjust to the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement. Record types include correspondence; meeting agendas and minutes; research materials; background reports; media releases and newspaper clippings; manuscript drafts; and the final report.

Outline of a talk to 27 Chinese senior officials from the State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC) : [notes and correspondence]

File contains an online of a talk given by Gilbert Winham to 27 visiting senior officials from the Chinese State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC), at the Dalhousie Law School in Halifax on October 28, 2002. The topic covered international trade and law, antidumping and countervailing legislation, and trade dispute management. File also contains correspondence between Winham and Lei Yan, Artan Spahiu, and Winnie Fung.

Perspectives on a US-Canadian free trade agreement : the fourth annual workshop on US-Canadian relations : [conference materials]

File contains Gilbert Winham's conference materials for the meeting "Perspective on a U.S.-Canadian Free Trade Agreement: The Fourth Annual Workshop on U.S.-Canadian Relations", sponsored by the Centre for the Study of International Economic Relations of the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, April 4-5, 1986.

Process of international negotiation : problems and new approaches : [conference materials and correspondence]

File contains Gilbert Winham's conference materials for the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Working Meeting on the "Process of International Negotiation: Problems and New Approaches", held in June 1989. Winham served on a panel providing constructive criticism on a paper by Victor Kremenyuk titled "The Emerging System of International Negotiatons", as well as the exchange views on the directions of the PIN Project. File also includes correspondence between Winham, Robert H. Pry, Victor Kremenyuk, Gunnar Sjöstedt, and I. William Zartman.

Regime conflict in trade and environment : the Cartagena Protocol and the WTO : [conference materials and correspondence]

File contains Gilbert Winham's conference materials for the 42nd Annual Convention of the International Studies Association in Chicago in February 2001. File includes the abstract for a presentation given by Winham titled "Regime Conflict in Trade and Environment: The Cartagena Protocol and the WTO". File also includes a panel proposal abstract titled "The WTO/GATT Regime: Background and Contemporary Challenges". File includes correspondence between Winham, Mac Destler (about his time spent in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan), John S. Odell, and Judith Goldstein.

Regionalism and the evolving global trade system : [draft manuscripts]

File contains drafts of a typed lecture written by Gilbert Winham and delivered at the "Europe, North America and Asia Pacific: Cooperation or Conflict?" conference in Calgary, October 24-25, 1997. Winham's lecture was titled "Regionalism and the Evolving Global Trade System". File also includes correspondence between Winham and Donald Barry.

Report on the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA)

Subseries contains records created and collected by Gil Winham during his work as the research consultant for the Sub-committee on the Review of the Special Import Measures Act of the Standing Committee on Finance, for which he was responsible for drafting the Sub-committee report. Records include background papers; government reports; notes; correspondence; manuscript drafts; and a copy of the final report.

Research notes for preliminary program of the 2002 ISA Annual Convention : [notes and conference materials]

File contains Gilbert Winham's 2002 ISA Annual Convention conference materials. The conference took place in New Orleans, Louisiana in March 2002. Winham was one of the chairs of the preliminary program. Winham also served as a discussant for Erik Beukel's presentation "Trade Politics Between Materialist and Postmaterialist Values: Conflicts over the Trade and Environment Issue in WTO". File also includes correspondence between Winham and Suzanne Werner and David R. Davis.

The GATT Uruguay Round : further departures from the traditional model of international negotiations : [lecture outlines and notes]

File contains lecture notes for Gilbert Winham's presentation "The GATT Uruguay Round: Further Departures from the Traditional Model of International Negotiation", given at Simon Fraser University in October 2000, the Woodrow Wilson International Centre in November 2001, and the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution in March 2002.

The role of NAFTA dispute settlement in the management of Canadian, Mexican and US trade and investment relations : [conference materials and correspondence]

File contains the abstract of a presentation given jointly by Gilbert Winham and Gustavo Vega-Canovas at the Ohio Northern University Law Review Symposium in March 2002. The title of their presentation was "The Role of NAFTA Dispute Settlement in the Management of Canadian, Mexican and US Trade and Investment Relations". File includes correspondence between Winham, Glen A. Stewart, Pamela Lissner, Jason Grable, Richard C. Brooks Jr., and Howard Fenton.

The US-EU trade conflict over agricultural biotechnology : [manuscript and correspondence]

File contains a final draft of a paper presented by Gilbert Winham at the International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation : Emerging International Policy Issues, organized by the Center for International Development at Harvard University, the Belfer Center for Science and International Affiars, and the Asia Programs at the Center for Business and Government, in September 2002. The title of Winham's paper was "The US-EU Trade Conflict OVer Agricultural Biotechnology". File also conference materials, and correspondence between Winham, Derya Honca, and Frederique Santerre.

United States Department of Commerce New Steel Rail Except Light Rail

Subseries contains records created and collected by Gil Winham during his membership on dispute settlement panels under the Free Trade Agreement. The bulk of the records are related to a countervailing duty case launched by the US Department of Commerce against alleged subsidies given by the Canadian and Nova Scotia governments to Sysco Steel Corps. Records include questionnaires sent by the Department of Commerce to the Canadian governments and industry to gather information in connection with this case, which led the US to impose an additional duty of 113% on steel rails coming from Sysco.