By Andrew Shaw Last week, the Congressional Northern Borders Caucus held its kick-off event for the 113th Congress on the Beyond the Border (BTB) and Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) bilateral initiatives between the U.S. and Canada. The forum featured a diverse group of speakers, including Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Gary Doer, Department of Homeland… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Canada-U.S. Relations RSS FeedWith Congressional Inertia, President’s Scientific Advisors Offer Proposals for Addressing Climate Change
Posted in Canada-U.S. Relations, Climate, Energy Policy, Legislation (Federal)By Andrew Shaw On March 22nd, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (“Council”) released recommendations on how the Administration can address climate change in President Obama’s second term. The Council suggested that a carbon tax or cap-and-trade system would be a preferable policy for reducing greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions, but acknowledged that… Continue Reading
Aligning Standards: U.S., Canada Improve Regulatory Cooperation
Posted in Canada-U.S. Relations, TradeBy Emma Rigby Late last month, the U.S. and Canadian governments delivered on a promise to publish a progress report on efforts made to date to reform cross-border regulations. As part of the joint initiative, “Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council,” (RCC), launched in 2011 by President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the report… Continue Reading
“The End of the Beginning”: Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation On The Move
Posted in Canada-U.S. RelationsBy Scotty Greenwood Earlier today, two members of the Board of the Canadian American Business Council along with officials from the federal governments of Canada and the U.S. addressed a Wilson Center Canada Institute audience on the progress to date of the bilateral Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) process. Michael Fitzpatrick of GE and Kelly Johnston of Campbell’s Soup… Continue Reading
PNWER: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Plays Host To Important Bi-National Forum
Posted in Canada-U.S. RelationsBy Colin Robertson This week, I’m excited to be attending the 22nd Annual Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) Summit in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, one of Canada fastest growing cities. (I was honored to receive PNWER’s “Hot Potato Award” this year for helping to increase collaboration between U.S. and Canada organizations and stakeholders.) Founded in 1991, PNWER is an important… Continue Reading
Promoting U.S.-Canada Trade: Georgia Takes the Lead
Posted in Canada-U.S. Relations, Cross-border Investment, Governors, TradeBy Scotty Greenwood This week, the Governor of Georgia is promoting the state to its best customer and supplier – Canada. Rollin Downs from our Canada-U.S. team is helping the Governor’s team with aspects of the trade mission, which is still underway, starting in Montreal and heading west each day, until finally reaching Alberta’s oil… Continue Reading
Political ‘Odd Couple’ Provides Bipartisan Hope for Canadian Clean Energy
Posted in Canada-U.S. Relations, Energy PolicyBy Jon Sohn Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) On May 17th, the Senate Energy & Natural Resources… Continue Reading
The Northern Tiger: What the U.S. Could Learn From Canada
Posted in Budget, Canada-U.S. Relations, Cross-border Investment, Energy Policy, Infrastructure, TransportationBy Colin Robertson Today, the Aspen Institute‘s program on Manufacturing and Society in the 21st Century is releasing a timely new study focusing on how Canada has successfully addressed fiscal and competitiveness problems similar to those the U.S. is currently facing. With support from the Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE) and authored by Jeremy Leonard, the report describes how… Continue Reading
Canada, the “Oil Curse,” and a Third Way on the Oil Sands?
Posted in Canada-U.S. Relations, Energy PolicyBy Andrew Shaw Last week Alberta Premier Alison Redford referenced the “oil curse” in a speech at the Wilson Center. The “Oil Curse,” or “resource curse,” is a theory that energy-rich countries perform worse economically for a variety of reasons, including a lack of economic diversification, and mismanagement and corruption by government and energy companies…. Continue Reading
Swimming With Polar Bears and Other Arctic Challenges
Posted in Canada-U.S. Relations, Energy Policy, InfrastructureBy Scotty Greenwood On the heels of last week’s oil and gas meeting in Norway, in which the Norwegians and Russians worked on collaboration on issues in the Bering Sea, two other Arctic nations, Canada and the U.S., are gathering to talk about Arctic issues in a North American context. The Pacific NorthWest Economic Region… Continue Reading
The New NAFTA
Posted in Canada-U.S. Relations, Cross-border Investment, National Security & Defense, TradeBy Scotty Greenwood Those who follow trade policy are well aware of the example set by Canada, the United States, and Mexico over 20 years ago to facilitate commerce on our continent. More recently, Canada and the U.S. have been looking for ways to dust off and improve the commerce between the northern part of… Continue Reading
A View from Canada: People-to-People Ties Are the Heart of Our Connection
Posted in Canada-U.S. Relations, Cross-border Investment, TradeBy Colin Robertson Did you know that with nearly 20 million ‘visitations’ in 2010, Canada was the number one source of tourists for the United States and it is reckoned that they spent well over US$15 billion dollars during their visits? Canada is significantly ahead of Mexico (13 million) and is also #1 in terms of… Continue Reading