Roy Norton
Global Fellow
Professional Affiliation
Fellow, Balsillie School of International Affairs/Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo
Expert Bio
Dr. Norton's final Canadian Foreign Service assignment - as Chief of Protocol of Canada - concluded in 2019 when he became a Diplomat-in-Residence at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, where he is now a (resident) Fellow. Earlier, he served as Canada鈥檚 Consul General in each of Chicago and Detroit and as Minister (Congressional & Public Affairs) at Canada's Embassy in Washington, D.C. In the Government of Ontario, he was Assistant Deputy Minister (International Relations) and President & CEO of Ontario Exports Inc. He worked in Canada鈥檚 Parliament for 8 years, and for 5 as Senior Policy Advisor to Canada鈥檚 Foreign Minister. He holds a Ph.D. (in International Relations) from Johns Hopkins University鈥檚 School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and Masters鈥 degree from SAIS, Harvard鈥檚 Kennedy School, and Carleton University in Ottawa. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order, and a Voluntary Presiding Officer at Canadian Citizenship Ceremonies.
Insight & Analysis by Roy Norton
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Less Together and More Apart? Canada, the US and the World under Trump 2.0
- By
- Deanna Horton and
- Roy Norton

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- Trade
Only Americans Can Convince President Trump That Tariffs Against Canada Are a Bad idea. They Have Many Reasons To Try!

- Article
- NAFTA/USMCA
NAFTA at 30: Canada Institute and Mexico Institute Experts Reflect

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- Global Alliances & Partnerships
Does Sikh Canadian Political Engagement Inoculate the Community Against Indian Government Demands That Canada Crack Down on 鈥淭errorism鈥?

- Article
- Global Alliances & Partnerships
Canada Institute Experts React to the India-Canada Dispute
- By
- Christopher Sands,
- Danielle Goldfarb,
- Richard Sanders,
- and 3 more

- Publication
Thinking Canada | Canada's Prime Ministerial Housing Crisis

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- Global Alliances & Partnerships
Canada can do more to support the U.S. in their special relationship
- By
- Deanna Horton and
- Roy Norton

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On the Canada-U.S. horizon: less 鈥榩apering-over鈥 (of irritants), more 鈥榩ushing back鈥
