From 28–30
September 2014, Mr. Gord Brown, M.P., Co-Chair and the Honourable Wayne Easter,
P.C., M.P., Vice-Chairrepresented
the Canadian Section of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group
(IPG) at the fall meeting of the Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance
(Can/Am BTA) in Washington, D.C. Mr. Brown and Mr. Easter addressed
the meeting’s participants. The delegation was accompanied by Ms. June
Dewetering, Senior Advisor to the Canadian Section.
THE EVENT
The Can/Am BTA
holds two meetings each year: in the spring in Ottawa and in the fall in
Washington, D.C. As a coalition of businesses, public-sector organizations and
individuals with an interest in bilateral trade and tourism, its mission is to
maximize commercial activity and ensure continued growth in cross-border trade,
as well as efficient and productive border-crossing capabilities.
Attendees at
the event included private-sector representatives involved in a number of
tourism, transportation and trade-related activities, as well as
representatives of a variety of U.S. and Canadian federal departments.
DELEGATION OBJECTIVES
FOR THE EVENT
The Canadian
Section of the IPG has a long association with the Can/Am BTA, and members of
the Canadian Section sometimes attend both its fall and its spring meetings.
Given the Can/Am BTA’s focus, attendance at the meetings provides members of
the Canadian Section with an important opportunity to gain insight about
problems being experienced by businesses and individuals in respect of trade
and tourism, as well as about efforts and actions by governments in both
countries to address these problems.
At this meeting,
Mr. Brown and Mr. Easter benefitted from their interaction with private- and
public-sector organizations and individuals who deal with border issues on a
daily basis. Attendance at the Can/Am BTA meetings also provides the Canadian
Section with an opportunity to inform others about the range of actions taken
by it in respect of shared bilateral goals, especially through the invitation
that is typically given to the Canadian Section’s Senate and House of Commons
Co-Chairs and/or Vice-Chairs to make remarks about the Canadian Section’s
activities and priorities.
ACTIVITIES DURING THE
EVENT
Members of the
Canadian Section were able to speak with attendees about the problems being
encountered at Canada’s shared border with the United States, and to share information
about the efforts being taken by them to ensure the existence of an efficient,
cost-effective and secure common border. The Canadian Section’s House of
Commons Co-Chair, Mr. Gord Brown, M.P., spoke about the Canadian Section’s
activities since the Can/Am BTA’s spring meeting, while Mr. Easter discussed
the Canadian Section’s upcoming activities.
Sessions with the following titles were held:
·Customs and Border Protection: Trade Relations,
Expediting Low-Risk, Beyond the Border CBP Priorities and Initiatives
·International Trade Data System, Partner
Government Agencies and Single Window Initiative
·Federal Highway Administration: Transportation
& Border Related Priorities/Initiatives
·The Canadian Perspective
·Field Operations: Customs and Border Protection
– Overview of new CBP initiatives, U.S. Canada Border Issues and Priorities
·View from Alberta: Alberta Update – Including
Oil Sands, Energy Market Access and Insight
·View from the Hill and White House on
Canada/U.S.
·A Border Crossing Environmental Status – New
Reality
·BTB Perimeter Action Plan: View from Can/Am BTA
·Canada/U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group:
Observations and Priorities
·View from Congress: Issues Affecting the
U.S./Canada Border
·Canada/U.S. Insights: Issues, outlook, impacts,
upcoming U.S. midterm election and its implications on Canada.
This report
summarizes presentations at the meeting, including the remarks made by
Mr. Brown and Mr. Easter.
CUSTOMS AND BORDER
PROTECTION: TRADE RELATIONS, EXPEDITING LOW-RISK, BEYOND THE BORDER CBP
PRIORITIES AND INITIATIVES
Gil Kerlikowske, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
·The trade and tourism relationships between
Canada and the United States are important to both countries.
·Canada and the United States, including the
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP), are good partners; that said,
the CBSA and the CBP need resources in order to “do their job.”
·While security is “at the core” of the CBP’s
activities, it is recognized that the security focus has two “prongs”: security
against threats to the United States; and economic security.
·The CBP is working hard to identify “smart” ways
of operating, and of moving goods and people more quickly, efficiently,
cost-effectively and securely.
·The CBP has “lots of boots on the ground,” and
they are in many locations.
·The Global Entry program now has more than 1
million members, and Global Entry kiosks have been used on more than 9 million
occasions.
·In terms of moving goods and people, technology
should be used to the greatest extent possible.
·There are 10 Centers of Excellence and Expertise
(CEE), although some are not yet operational.
·Global supply chains are increasingly complex,
and if someone has seen one supply chain, that person has seen one supply
chain.
·U.S. leadership is needed regarding the
harmonization of rules and regulations; it is important that the United States
work with other countries and in a manner that is not perceived as “the heavy
hand of the United States.”
·In February 2014, the single window initiative
designed to streamline the export/import process in the United States was
created by Executive Order.
·While the Beyond the Border (BTB) Action Plan
has resulted in some key accomplishments, a number of issues require work,
including privacy rights in Canada and the United States.
·The United States is facing “dire consequences”
regarding infrastructure funding.
·Cargo pre-inspection pilot projects under the
BTB Action Plan are currently being evaluated and “lessons learned” are being
identified.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
DATA SYSTEM, PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND SINGLE WINDOW INITIATIVE
Brenda Smith, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
·Deadlines in relation to Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) start in 2015; two key dates are 1 May 2015, which is the
deadline for the advance filing of electronic export and import manifest data,
and 1 November 2015, which is the date by which all data associated with the
release of cargo must be transmitted through ACE-enabled systems.
·The Obama administration’s focus on economic
prosperity and jobs, and the role that trade facilitation plays in those two
areas, has been transformative.
·The single window initiative, which exists as a
result of a February 2014 Executive Order, presents significant opportunities
to examine what is done, how it is done and why it is done; in particular, the
focus is automation of the trade process and harmonized requirements across
federal agencies.
·The goal is good, fast, risk-based decisions
about people and goods.
·Of almost 50 partner government agencies (PGAs),
between 12 and 15 are key because they make decisions about cargo at the United
States’ borders.
Tim Skud, U.S. Department of the Treasury
·In terms of operationalizing the International
Trade Data System (ITDS), the goal is an electronic filing option for more than
140 import forms and more than 40 export forms.
·People are seeking reduced transaction costs at
the United States’ shared borders.
·The ITDS eliminates redundancies; as a number of
forms request some of the same information, the focus should be on submitting
“marginal” or “extra” information, as required.
·Hopefully, the ITDS will lead to two outcomes:
more effective enforcement at the border, so that legitimate trade flows more
easily; and more successful rates of interdiction.
·The World Customs Organization has a model for
the electronic processing of shipments, and international standards in this
regard should be adopted.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY
ADMINISTRATION: TRANSPORTATION & BORDER-RELATED PRIORITIES/INITIATIVES
Greg Nadeau, U.S. Federal Highway Administration
·The U.S. Department of Transportation takes the
Canada-U.S. relationship very seriously; the two countries have the most
important trading relationship in the world, and they share a interest in
perimeter security and economic competitiveness.
·The United States needs infrastructure –
including along the Canada-U.S. border – to support a growing population and an
expanding economy; in particular, a long-term infrastructure investment plan is
needed to connect America and to connect America with its allies.
·Innovation should be a focus in order that
investments in infrastructure last as long as possible.
·The Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work
with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and
Communities throughout America Act – or GROW AMERICA Act – would provide $302
billion in spending over four years for surface transportation, and would build
the foundation for a growing economy; the proposed legislation is a “bridge” to
where the United States “needs to go,” including in relation to a long-term and
sustainable infrastructure funding plan.
·At present, the United States is 27th
worldwide in terms of the proportion of gross domestic product invested in
infrastructure; at one point, the country was ranked 7th, if not
higher.
·In the United States, there must be a commitment
to long-term rebuilding of the nation’s infrastructure as a foundation for the
future.
·Strategic investments are needed in highways,
bridges, ports and airports to ensure that goods and people can be moved
efficiently and safely.
·A North American transportation system is
needed.
·The BTB Action Plan was a catalyst for
cooperative and innovative initiatives, including the border wait times
initiative.
·A waiver from Buy American requirements
regarding steel and iron has been gained in relation to the construction of the
new international crossing at Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario; such a
waiver is a rare occurrence.
·President Obama’s 2010 National Export
Initiative (NEI) provided a focus on strategic gateways and trade corridors;
exports create jobs.
THE CANADIAN
PERSPECTIVE
Gilles Gauthier, Canadian Embassy
·Initiatives that would make the economic
relationship a “success story” for both nations should be supported; these
initiatives include the Keystone XL pipeline.
·Many Americans, including policy makers, do not
know that Canada is the United States’ largest trading partner.
·Implementation of the BTB and Regulatory
Cooperation Council Action Plans will enable Canada and the United States to
increase trade while respecting security imperatives.
·Canada and the United States are in the “home
stretch” regarding a comprehensive agreement in relation to pre-clearance.
·The NEXUS program now has more than 1 million
members.
·Canada and the United States are focused on
reducing border wait times, ensuring that risks are properly assessed, and
facilitating the movement of legitimate goods and people across the shared
border.
·A North American transportation plan would
facilitate the movement of goods and people within the continent.
·In both Canada and the United States, there are
new requirements in relation to the transportation of petroleum products.
·Significant progress is being made regarding the
construction of the new crossing at Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario,
which will be overseen by an independent board; Buy American requirements in
relation to the steel used in the crossing’s construction are being waived.
·At present, a number of irritants exist between
Canada and the United States, including: the United States’ country-of-origin
labelling requirements, which are inconsistent with an integrated livestock
market in North America; the proposed increase in the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) fees, which
would disproportionately affect trade with Canada; and Buy American provisions,
which were contained in 163 bills in the last Congress.
FIELD OPERATIONS:
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION – OVERVIEW OF NEW CBP INITIATIVES, U.S. CANADA
BORDER ISSUES AND PRIORITIES
John Wagner, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
·The goal of the CBP is to move people and goods
across the United States’ borders more quickly, efficiently and safely.
·The Global Entry program is expected to have 2
million members by the end of December 2014, and Global Entry kiosks have been
used on more than 11 million occasions.
·The NEXUS program has more than 1 million
members.
·Travellers should be “separated” or “segregated”
on the basis of risk analysis and “facilitating documents.”
·Passenger travel to the United States continues
to increase.
·Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism,
which has existed since November 2001 and is designed to secure supply chains,
is one of the oldest trade initiatives; secure supply chains “bolster”
economies.
·The CBP is working with PGAs to streamline
duplicative processes.
·Businesses seek clarity and consistency.
·The 10 CEEs, which are focused on specific
sectors, are important for reasons that include the protection of intellectual
property rights, import safety, commercial fraud and anti-dumping.
·The BTB Action Plan’s early accomplishments are
continuing, and lessons are being learned through evaluation of pilot projects;
working is ongoing in relation to pre-clearance, integrated cargo security,
in-transit shipments and making information about wait times publicly
available.
VIEW FROM ALBERTA:
ALBERTA UPDATE – INCLUDING OIL SANDS, ENERGY MARKET ACCESS AND INSIGHT
Rob Merrifield, Government of Alberta
·Canada and the United States have the world’s
greatest trade relationship and many integrated supply chains; as the world is
unstable, it is important that this relationship not be taken for granted.
·Canada and the United States have the two
richest middle-classes in the world, and the two countries can “do better
together” than when they take actions independently.
·Developed countries should help developing
countries become independent in terms of energy and food.
·The province of Alberta has abundant energy and
other natural resources.
·The delays in approving the Keystone XL pipeline
seem to be linked to “politics,” rather than to the pipeline itself; at
present, 84 pipelines cross the Canada-U.S. border.
·Pipelines are the safest and most
energy-efficient method of transporting hydrocarbons.
·Energy is not an end in itself, but rather a
catalyst for productivity and opportunity.
·Current polls suggest that more Americans than
Canadians support the Keystone XL pipeline.
·When the United States buys Canadian oil, $0.90
of every $1 goes back into the U.S. economy, an amount that exceeds the $0.33
in relation to Saudi Arabian oil.
·Energy independence is critical, but energy
output needs to be increased in an environmentally responsible manner.
·The province of Alberta has a carbon tax; the
revenue associated with that tax is placed in an environmental fund.
·Alberta’s oil companies are “massively”
competitive with each other; that said, they share technology that leads to
cleaner air, land and water, as well as reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
·The United States’ country-of-origin labelling
requirements are an example of protectionism, and they are inconsistent with
the country’s international trade obligations; the United States’ reputation is
being hurt by its failure to respect World Trade Organization decisions.
·The comprehensive economic and trade agreement
reached between Canada and the United States makes NAFTA “look like a relic.”
VIEW FROM THE HILL AND
WHITE HOUSE ON CANADA/U.S.
Peter Friedmann, Lindsay Hart LLP
·The U.S. Congress passed few bills prior to
leaving Washington, D.C. on 19 September 2014 to begin campaigning and
fundraising in states and Congressional districts prior to the mid-term
elections in November 2014; a limited number of Congressional districts are “in
play.”
·When Congress returns for a “lame duck session,”
the focus may include the following: passing the federal budget; finalizing a
transportation bill; reauthorizing funds for the Export-Import Bank of the
United States; voting on U.S. engagement in Syria; considering whether trade
promotion authority will be given to the President; and addressing inversions,
perhaps through reform of the U.S. tax code.
·The outcomes of the mid-term elections in the
United States will affect the United States’ relationship with Canada, and the
outcomes in the U.S. Senate will be particularly important.
·Impediments to the economic relationship between
Canada and the United States are not the result of one private-sector interest
seeking an advantage over another private-sector interest, but rather of
decisions made by the Executive Branch in the United States; examples include
the proposed increase in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s APHIS fees and
the United States’ country-of-origin labelling requirements.
·Regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
negotiations, the United States and Canada have different priorities, but the
two countries “are in the same boat” in terms of their concerns about Japan.
AIR PASSENGER
PROCESSING: AUTOMATED PASSPORT CONTROL, eTA/ESTA DEBACLE, SECURITY SCREENING
Gerry Bruno, Vancouver Airport Authority
·Many BTB initiatives are completed or are
nearing completion, and consideration is now being given to “BTB 2.0.”
·Approximately 25-30% of cargo, by value, enters
North America by air; as well, foreign tourists generally enter by air.
·Airports have two borders that happen to be co-located.
·Border and security challenges are “major
hassles” for air travellers.
·Key BTB objectives include eliminating
duplicative efforts by Canada and the United States, and implementing
pre-clearance for all modes of transportation.
·Opportunities exist in relation to greater
automation, electronic travel authorization and improved security screening.
·BTB 2.0 should focus on eliminating duplicative
security screening for transborder passengers, establishing a single window for
electronic travel authorization/electronic system for travel authorization
(eTA/ESTA), harmonizing eligibility and processes, and making it easier for
legitimate travellers to cross the shared border.
Kevin Burke, Airports Council International
·Regarding the air mode of transportation, key
priorities include harmonization, reciprocity and airport financing.
·Travellers should be provided with tools to ease
and expedite the travel experience.
·Productive relationships with regulators are
needed in order to resolve problems that arise.
·The BTB Action Plan enhances security and trade
facilitation, and improves the travel experience.
·Redundancy, which is costly, should be reduced.
·The focus should be building on existing
risk-based initiatives.
NORTH AMERICA TRADE
CORRIDORS COUNCIL
Bruce Agnew, Cascadia Center
·The “story” of North America in terms of trade
corridors is the story of Mexico’s emergence as an “economic power,” in respect
of which the energy reforms in Mexico are key.
Leslie Blakey, Coalition for America’s Gateways & Trade Corridors
·The energy “boom” is placing demands on, and
creating opportunities for, transportation.
·North American “dynamics” include: population
growth and demographic change; low-cost energy and raw materials; supply chain
efficiency and freight mobility; large and growing consumer markets;
environmental sustainability; social justice issues; and education in science,
technology, engineering and mathematics, as well as workers trained in these
areas.
·There is general agreement that NAFTA has
“worked,” and the three NAFTA countries continue to “make things” together.
·A long-term vision for freight mobility, energy
and the environment is needed.
A BORDER CROSSING
ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS – NEW REALITY
Ron Rienas, Buffalo & Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority
·Efforts are being made to reduce diesel
emissions at border crossing points, and many of the new trucks have technology
that results in reduced emissions.
·Truck traffic between Canada and the United
States has declined over the last 15 years, and car traffic has been declining
since 1999.
·Infrastructure at border crossing points may be
sufficient, but inadequate staffing may lead to congestion.
BTB PERIMETER ACTION
PLAN: VIEW FROM CAN/AM BTA
Jim Phillips, Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance
·With a number of accomplishments realized as a
result of the BTB Action Plan, the focus is shifting to BTB 2.0 and Beyond BTB
2.0.
·It is expected that the December 2014 progress
report in relation to the BTB Action Plan will identify action items that have
been completed and the activities that are required to complete remaining
action items.
·Threat and risk assessments by mode of
transportation should occur.
·“Big data” should be available in a form that
enables predictive analysis.
·The goal should be seamless management of the
shared border.
CANADA/U.S.
INTER-PARLIAMENTARY GROUP: OBSERVATIONS AND PRIORITIES
Gord Brown, Canadian House of Commons
·While some members of the Canadian Section of
the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG) were attending the
Can/Am BTA’s Ottawa meeting in May 2014, other members were at the annual
conference of the Southeastern United States-Canadian Provinces (SEUS-CP)
Alliance; with its typical focus on trade and investment, conference
participants attended business-to-business meetings and discussed three issues
that will benefit North American businesses: new technologies that can
facilitate cross-border trade; cleantech; and advanced manufacturing.
·The Canadian Section’s next activity occurred in
early June 2014, when Canada hosted the IPG’s annual meeting in Ottawa, with
six Canadian Senators, seven members of the House of Commons, five U.S.
Senators and four members of the U.S. House of Representatives attending; the
annual meeting involved plenary sessions on three topic areas: water and
energy; international affairs; and trade.
·Following the IPG’s annual meeting, members of
the Canadian Section attended the summer conference of the Western Governors
Association (WGA); roundtable discussions were held on a number of topics,
including some that are also of interest to Canada, such as drought, flooding,
water, oil and gas, fires, endangered species and invasive plant species.
·In July and August 2014, delegations from the
IPG’s Canadian Section attended the national and regional meetings of the
Council of State Governments (CSG), and had an opportunity to speak at the
collaborative meeting between CSG-National and CSG-WEST; in particular, an IPG
Vice-Chair spoke twice at that meeting: about emergency preparedness and
response; and about selected Arctic issues.
·At the Midwestern and Eastern CSG meetings,
members of the Canadian Section supported their provincial counterparts as
resolutions were discussed; at the Eastern Regional Conference meeting, a
resolution urged the federal governments in the United States and Canada to
reach agreement on permanent truck cargo pre-inspection and pre-clearance
operations at the Peace Bridge, with the extension of both to other major truck
freight crossings, while a resolution urging reconsideration of the proposed
fee increases by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s APHIS, as well as a
continued movement to pre-clearance inspections and other measures based on a
reasonable risk assessment, was introduced at the Midwestern CSG meeting.
·Members of the Canadian Section also attended
the National Conference of State Legislatures, which always has presentations
on a very broad range of public policy issues; one of the Canadian Section’s
Vice-Chairs made a presentation about the energy relationship shared by Canada
and the United States, and about the safe movement of hydrocarbons.
·In July and August 2014, the Canadian Section’s
members attended the national meeting of governors, and the regional governors’
meetings in the Northeast and South; opportunities to speak with state
governors are invaluable, as members are able to talk about the nature and
scope of the relationship between Canada and the particular states, and to
highlight bilateral trade, tourism and other relevant issues.
·Members of the Canadian Section attended the
summer meeting of the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region; two delegates provided
remarks, with one focusing on the safe movement of hydrocarbons, and the other
speaking about the negative effects of protectionism and the various ways in
which it manifests itself, including through Buy American provisions.
Wayne Easter, Canadian House of Commons
·One of the first activities on the Canadian
Section of the IPG’s future agenda is a meeting with the United States’
ambassador to Canada, Ambassador Bruce Heyman; the Canadian Section generally
tries to meet with the United States’ ambassador to Canada periodically in
order to discuss bilateral issues, both areas where the countries can work
together – or work more closely together – and where the two nations need to
resolve differences of opinion, such as with – for example – the Buy American
provisions that harm Americans because of their impact on supply chains, and
the country-of-origin labelling requirements that are inconsistent with the
North American livestock market.
·NAFTA is celebrating its 20th
anniversary this year and, perhaps because of this anniversary, some
commentators and analysts are discussing whether it is time to revitalize
trilateralism; members of the U.S. House of Representatives will be hosting
their Mexican counterparts in Washington in December 2014, which may present
the Co-Chairs of the Canadian Section with an opportunity to explore whether a
trilateral format – a Canada–United States–Mexico inter-parliamentary group –
would be beneficial.
·At the Can/Am BTA’s May 2014 meeting in Ottawa,
it was indicated that the Canadian Section had a meeting with Nevada Governor
Brian Sandoval – incoming chair of the WGA – in spring 2014 when he led a trade
mission to Canada; at that meeting, Governor Sandoval agreed that the Canadian
Section’s House of Commons Co-Chair would be able to speak at the WGA’s winter
meeting.
·The final two activities in which the Canadian
Section may participate before the Can/Am BTA’s meeting in Ottawa in May 2015
is the February 2015 meeting of the National Governors Association, to be
followed by meetings with federal legislators on Capitol Hill; Congressional
visits held shortly after U.S. elections enable members of the Canadian Section
to begin a dialogue with newly elected members about the IPG and about the
Canada-U.S. relationship.
VIEW FROM CONGRESS:
ISSUES AFFECTING THE U.S./CANADA BORDER
Representative Bill Huizenga, U.S. House of Representatives
·The United States’ northern border with Canada
is often “undercast” in its performance – including in relation to security –
and its importance to the United States.
·Conversations between federal legislators in the
United States and Canada are facilitated by the Canada-United States IPG, which
had a very successful annual meeting in June 2014 in Ottawa.
·Discussions are occurring about the possibility
of a meeting among federal legislators from the United States, Canada and
Mexico.
Representative Bill Owens, U.S. House of Representatives
·The relationship that the United States has with
Canada is very important to U.S. border communities, in part because of
resulting economic development opportunities.
·There are great opportunities for business
activity on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border associated with increased
involvement in supply chains.
·NAFTA has a very positive impact in all three
NAFTA countries, but there is some question about how NAFTA “goes forward” in
light of the TPP negotiations, the comprehensive economic and trade agreement
between Canada and the European Union (EU), and trade negotiations between the
United States and the EU.
·In the context of the trade relationship between
Canada and the United States, which has an estimated annual value of $1.3
trillion, the investment in infrastructure can be characterized as “peanuts.”
·A fluid, yet secure, border between the United
States and Canada is needed.
CANADA/U.S. INSIGHTS:
ISSUES, OUTLOOK, IMPACTS, UPCOMING U.S. MIDTERM ELECTION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
ON CANADA
David Wilkins, Nelson Mullins
·The United States and Canada have the best
relationship in the world; the outcomes of the November 2014 mid-term elections
in the United States will affect that relationship.
·The November 2014 elections will decide whether
the Democrats or Republicans will control the U.S. Senate and House of
Representatives during the last two years of the Obama administration; the
outcomes of the Senate elections are especially important.
·The incumbent President’s approval rating
affects his party’s electoral outcomes.
·Voters use the mid-term elections to register
their approval or disapproval of the President.
·Voters do not like the U.S. Congress, but they
like their Congressional representative.
Respectfully submitted,
Hon. Janis G.
Johnson
Senator, Co-Chair
Canada-United States
Inter-Parliamentary Group
Gord Brown, M.P.
Co-Chair
Canada-United States
Inter-Parliamentary Group