Topics that will be covered during YTL23 are the following:

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Energy supply in a changing world:

The demand for new and cleaner energy sources hasincreased in recent years. Nevertheless, the Russian war on Ukraine has shown that societiesin the Western world are still highly dependent on fossil energy sources and a diversified supply chain is crucial. This tradeoff causes a lot of economic and political uncertainty but simultaneously also motivates well-established companies and founders to go new ways. We are going to shed light on the situation in Canada’s energy sector, what Germany can learn from it and where crucial developments are already in full swing. Especially the last few
months have shown that the bilateral relations between both countries were dominated by the issue of energy security.
 

Trade politics in a new environment:

International free trade agreements were long seen as a silver bullet to integrate the different world regions and fuel economic development. In the last decade, this view has changed significantly. Disrupted supply chains due to lockdowns, skepticism in the general public about new trade agreements (e.g. CETA, TPP) and offshoring of production have contributed to changed discussion which emphasizes more frequently the downsides of international trade. We want to explore whether the criticism is right,how the current situation of international trade is, and what the future of it looks like.
 

Canada’s society changing over time:

2023 marks several anniversaries that had and still have an impact on Canada’s society (e.g. 100 years of the William Treaty, 150 years of Treaty 3, and 100 years of the Chinese Immigration Act). We want to explore which impact these anniversaries still have on Canadian society and how multiculturalism in the country is lived nowadays. What can both countries can learn from each other but where there are also similarities will be a guiding motive throughout the tour.