FAAE Committee News Release
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Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development |
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Comité permanent des affaires étrangères et du développement international |
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NEWS RELEASE
NORTH AMERICA: GIVING THE CONTINENT THE ATTENTION IT DESERVES
Ottawa, June 18, 2015 -
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development today presented a report entitled: North America: Giving the Continent the Attention it Deserves. The report is the result of the Committee’s study of North American integration and competitiveness in the context of the next North American Leaders’ Summit that will be hosted by Canada.
The report proposes topics for a focused agenda, with a view to laying the groundwork for a summit that the Committee hopes will be both ambitious and productive. The Committee believes that now is an opportune moment to take stock of relations between and among the three continental partners and neighbours.
Committee Chair Dean Allison noted that the Committee decided to finish its work before Parliament’s summer adjournment by examining issues close to home in recognition of the need “to consider actions that can be taken today to build the future that we want decades from now.”
The report identifies opportunities for further North American collaboration, and practical steps to enhance the competitiveness of the economies of the three North American countries.
Vice-Chair Marc Garneau emphasized that “No relationship is more important to Canada than that which we enjoy with our North American neighbours , the United States and Mexico. We must work together to maximize the benefits of that tripartite relationship for our mutual benefit”.
The Committee makes five recommendations to the Government of Canada. Among them, the Committee recommends that, during the next North American Leaders’ Summit, the Canadian government advocate for the creation of a North American strategy on standards. The Committee also recommends that the Government of Canada work to accelerate progress on initiatives that can enable the efficient and secure movement of people and goods.
The full text of the report is available on the Committee’s website.
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