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Minister Goodale meets with United States Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan

Canada’s Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale was in Washington, DC this week to meet with his U.S. counterpart, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan.  They discussed joint Canada-U.S. priorities that are fundamental to the security and prosperity of both nations, and agreed the Canada-U.S. border is sound, secure, and efficient.  They committed to continue […]

June 12, 2019

Canada’s Commitment to Monarch Butterfly Conservation

Monarch butterflies, known for their beautiful orange, black, and white wings, migrate 2,000 miles across Canada, the United States, and Mexico each year. Millions of monarch butterflies leave their summer homes in Canada and the United States to travel across North America to reach southwestern Mexico, where they stay for the winter (much like many […]

June 7, 2019

United in Defence: June 2019

In this week’s United in Defence, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members are working with U.S. women and men in uniform to keep us safe at home and abroad. Here are a few ways: Standing NATO Maritime Group Two Earlier in June, Commodore Josée Kurtz, a Canadian, assumed command of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two, part […]

June 7, 2019

Steel & Aluminum 232 Tariffs: China is a Big Winner on Exclusions

China – the very country at the root of the global steel and aluminum oversupply problem – has been one of the main beneficiaries of the Section 232 tariffs. 1 – The Department of Commerce has excluded far more metal from China than from allies like Canada – both in absolute terms and as a […]

April 12, 2019

Preclearance Agreement to Improve Flow of Trade and Travel

On March 16, 2015, Minister of Public Safety Steven Blaney and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced a new preclearance agreement. This agreement is deliverable through the Beyond the Border initiative, as a means to improve the flow of legitimate trade and travel, while continuing to enhance, and ensure border integrity and security. Every day […]

March 17, 2015

Nearly 9 million U.S. jobs depend on trade & investment with Canada

What if the world’s largest trading relationship between Canada and the United States ceased?  What would happen to the millions of U.S. jobs that depend on trade and investment with Canada?  Using this economic model, Victoria University Professor Peter Dixon recently released a study that examines the impacts on jobs in the United States if […]

December 15, 2014

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