Left: Lesley Jacobs<\/strong><\/p>\n \"The Canada-China Forum is the first of its kind and reflects a new initiative of the Government of Canada in the realm of recalibrating their relationship with China involving university-led research units,\" says political science Professor Lesley Jacobs, director of YCPPL.<\/p>\n \"Working with government officials in Canada and the Capital University of Economics and Business in Beijing, this event will bring together a 17-person Canadian delegation, including academics, senior government officials, representatives from human rights commissioners, and delegates from business, labour and NGOs, to provide a dynamic platform for an important comparative discussion of industrial relations and workplace rights with a view to relating these issues to international labour standards,\" says Jacobs.<\/p>\n In addition to Jacobs,\u00a0York Professor Lorne Foster, director of the\u00a0Master in Public Policy, Administration & Law program,\u00a0will also be a principal investigator on this project. Jacobs and Foster, along with political science Professor Daniel Drache and Patrick Monahan, York's vice-president academic & provost, are in Beijing for the forum. Monahan will make the welcoming remarks to the delegates gathered in Beijing.<\/p>\n Canada\u2019s ambassador to China, David Mulroney, along with a representative from the United Nations\u00a0International Labour Organization and various Chinese dignitaries, will also deliver speeches to forum delegates.<\/p>\n \"Being asked to lead such an event is a tremendous achievement for YCPPL and ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ,\" says Jacobs. \"It offers an opportunity to\u00a0demonstrate the dynamism and excellence of ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ researchers and their research.\"<\/p>\n YCPPL\u00a0encourages research on the role and impact of law in the formation and expression of public policy. More specifically, the\u00a0centre focuses on constitutional, institutional and legal aspects of the public policy, as well as the international and transnational dimensions of law and public policy.<\/p>\n