Members of the
Canada-U.S. IPG Attend PNWER’s 25th Annual Summit
From 12–16 July
2015, the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary
Group (IPG) was represented at the 25th annual summit of the Pacific
NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) by Senator Daniel Lang and Mr. Tarik Brahmi,
M.P. The meeting was held in Big Sky, Montana. Senator Lang, who chairs the
Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, spoke to participants
about the Committee’s recent report on countering the terrorist threat in
Canada.
During the
annual summit, a variety of topics of interest to both Canada and the United
States were discussed. These topics included transportation, invasive species,
education and workforce development, trade and economic development, cyber
security, disaster resilience, energy, agriculture, forestry, the environment,
mining, water, tourism, innovation and public-private partnerships.
PNWER, which
was created in 1991, is a statutory, bi-national public-private partnership
composed of five U.S. states – Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington –
and, in Canada, three provinces and two territories – Alberta, British
Columbia, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories and Yukon. Additional
information about PNWER can be found at: www.pnwer.org.
The IPG 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 IPG can be found at www.parl.gc.ca/iia/us.
It should be
noted that the views expressed in this news release are specific to the
Canadian Section of the IPG and, as such, may not reflect the views of our
United States counterparts.
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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