“Michael is one of Canada’s most experienced and insightful experts on international trade,” remarked Robson.
January 18, 2016 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the re-appointment of Michael Hart, former Simon Reisman Chair in Trade Policy at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, as a Research Fellow.
“Michael is one of Canada’s most experienced and insightful experts on international trade,” remarked Robson. “We are glad to have his advice as we continue our work on ensuring Canadians benefit from global opportunities.”
Michael Hart retired in 2015 from Carleton University. He held the Fulbright-Woodrow Wilson Center Visiting Research Chair in Canada-US Relations from 2004 to 2005. Concurrently, he was also a Scholar-in-Residence in the School of International Service and a Senior Fellow in the Center for North American Studies at American University in Washington.
He is a former official in Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, where he specialized in trade policy and trade negotiations. He was involved in the Canada-US Free Trade Negotiations, the North American Free Trade Negotiations and various GATT, textile, and commodity negotiations.
He was founding director of Carleton’s Centre for Trade Policy and Law and stepped down in September 1996 after a second term as director.
He holds an MA from the University of Toronto in medieval history and is the author, editor, or co-editor of more than a dozen books and numerous articles and chapters in books on international trade and public policy issues.
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