Canadian Parliamentarians
Meet With Southern State Legislators
From 18–22 July 2015, Senator David Wells,
Vice-Chair led a delegation from the Canadian Section of the Canada–United
States Inter-Parliamentary Group to the 69th annual meeting of the Council of
State Government’s Southern Legislative Conference (SLC). The other delegates
were Senator Jane Cordy, Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette and Ms. Libby Davies,
M.P. The meeting was held in Savannah, Georgia.
“I know I speak on behalf of the delegation in
saying that we were very pleased to be able to attend this important
conference,” said Senator Wells. “Among the 15 SLC states, 11 have Canada
as their primary foreign export market, so it was great to be able to speak to
state legislators about how Canada and their states are currently working
together, and efforts that would enhance our bilateral relationship.”
Senator Wells concluded: “As well, many of the
policy sessions were focused on areas where Canada and the United States are
experiencing similar challenges, such as attracting new farmers, ensuring that
people have the skills that employers need, and ensuring effective and
efficient supply chains. Certainly, it is important that our countries continue
to work together in finding solutions to these and other challenges.”
Founded in 1947, the Southern Legislative
Conference includes state legislators from 15 southern states. Its mission
is to foster and encourage intergovernmental cooperation among member states.
Information about the SLC can be found at www.slcatlanta.org.
The views expressed in this news release are
specific to the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States
Inter-Parliamentary Group and, as such, may not reflect the views of our United
States counterparts.
The Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group
aims to find points of convergence in respective national policies, to initiate
dialogue on points of divergence, to encourage the exchange of information and
to promote better understanding among legislators on shared issues of concern.
Additional information on the Group can be found at www.parl.gc.ca/iia/us.
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For further
information:
Hon. Janis Johnson, Senator, Co-Chair
Canada–U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group - 613-943-1430
Mr. Gord Brown, M.P., Co-Chair
Canada–U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group - 613-992-8756
Mrs. Miriam Burke, Association Secretary
Canada–U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group - 613-944-4238