By 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
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Subscribe to Cross-border Investment RSS FeedThe 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
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