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On Monday, October 27, 2008, in Ottawa, the Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute held its 7^th annual conference on foreign policy and defence issues. This year the conference explored four key areas of cross-border relations: territorial and resource issues; multilateral and unilateral relations and spheres of influence; North American defence issues; and border issues such as cross-border business, immigration, and intellectual property rights.

Former American Ambassador to Canada Paul Cellucci delivered one of the keynote speeches at the conference this year and he spoke about the U.S. election and how the North American Free Trade Agreement would be targeted by a Democratic majority which will change the relationship between the U.S. and Canada.