True north: What’s next for Canada–US relations?

Dan Burritt is the host and producer of CBC Vancouver News at 11 PM. He has reported on a wide range of breaking and in-depth news stories in the region, and has an extensive background in election coverage. Prior to joining CBC in 2012, he spent six and a half years as a radio reporter. He received the Broadcast Performer of Tomorrow award from the BCAB (British Columbia Association of Broadcasters) in 2010 and a Jack Webster Award nomination for his Chuck Davis Tribute. Burritt spent considerable time writing, reporting, and hosting at UBC’s student newspaper and radio station before pursuing his career further by enrolling at BCIT.

Dr. Justin Bull is a lecturer at the UBC Sauder School of Business. He also leads the Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) and Master of Health Leadership and Policy (MHLP) in the UBC Faculty of Applied Science. He focuses on economic reconciliation, and he is a committed board member supporting the Tla’amin Nation and Nak’azdli First Nation with their economic development strategies. He volunteers as a lead moderator with Creative Destruction Lab and as advisor to the non-profit AdvantageBC. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations (2005) and a PhD in Wood Science (2015) from UBC.

Dr. Michael Devereux is an international macro economist and a professor at the Vancouver School of Economics at UBC, where he has been since 1992. He previously held positions at the University of Toronto and Queen’s University. He specializes in international macroeconomics and finance, and his work is driven by practical issues of policy making in open economies. Recently, he examined tariff determination in a global macroeconomy context. He has published extensively in top economics journals, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and received the 2010 CEA Rea Prize. He actively collaborates with researchers across Canada, the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

Dr. Terri Givens earned her Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Stanford University and her Master of Arts and PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles. As a professor at University of Texas at Austin (2003-2015), she founded the Center for European Studies and was Vice-Provost for Undergraduate Curriculum and International Affairs. At McGill University, she was the Provost’s Academic Lead and Advisor for the Action Plan to Address Anti-Black Racism (2021-2023) and Associate Dean for EDI in the Faculty of Arts. Her research examines comparative politics in Europe and the US, including immigration policy, racial politics, and anti-discrimination policy. She has authored and edited numerous books and articles on these subjects.