Canadian Ambassador Speaks On Border Relations

According to Wilson, over 300,000 people cross the U.S.-Canada border every day and over $1.3 billion in trade is conducted in one 24-hour period. Ontario is New York State's top export market, consisting of 21 percent of New York's $8.6 billion total market. In 2006 alone, the cross-border trade has created 348,000 jobs in the state. Wilson stressed the importance of continuing interdependence between the two countries, an area hot topic with an upcoming mandate requiring passport identification at the border. "Canada, the U.S. and Mexico must work together to build on the complementary strengths for North American security and prosperity," Wilson said. http://spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=29134 [Editor's note: Let me stress that again: "Canada, the U.S. and Mexico must work together to build on the complementary strengths for North American security and prosperity," Wilson said. DrC]

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