A couple of University of Windsor political scientists will be among the headliners at a debate Thursday, entitled “Beyond Borders: Challenges and Opportunities of the Canada/US Relationship.”

Professor Steven Brooks will moderate as Bill Anderson, Ontario Research Chair in Cross-Border Transportation Studies, takes on David Dyment of Carleton University.

The event is coupled with a dinner for the Windsor-Essex branch of the Canadian International Council and starts at 6 p.m. September 27 at the Caboto Club, 2175 Parent Avenue at Tecumseh Road.

Dr. Anderson directs the Cross-Border Transportation Centre, which conducts research on the movement of goods and people across the Canada-US border and the economies of the border regions. Dr. Dyment is the author of Doing the Continental: A New Canadian-American Relationship and a researcher with Carleton’s Centre on North American Politics and Society.

Admission includes dinner and costs $25 for members of the council and $35 for non-members. Find more information, including an online registration form, on the council’s Web site.