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"A New Bridge for Old Allies":
A Bold Look at Border Management

"With a recently re-elected Canadian Government and a newly elected US Administration, the opportunity is ripe for a fresh look at how we can facilitate productivity, investment, security and employment through better border management between Canada and the United States."
    A new report by the Canadian International Council's Working Group on Border Issues, chaired by Michael Kergin, Former Canadian Ambassador to the USA, "A New Bridge For Old Allies," aims to help inform and motivate a substantive debate on better management for the Canada-US border.
    The report asks: how can the United States and Canada protect each other from harm while maintaining their competitive edge and quality of life in an era of emerging economic and alarming global forces?
    Through an examination of border security, transportation corridors, and economic competitiveness and innovation, the Working Group recommends to the new administrations in Canada and the U.S. the establishment of a Permanent Joint Border Commission (PJBC), which would recommend policy initiatives as well as coordinate the implementation of new border measures.
• Download: "A New Bridge For Old Allies"
• Visit: Canadian International Council [online]
• Research:
     Smart Border Accord 2001
     Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)
     North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Canada's peace, order and unreliable government

Given the recent prorogation of Parliament, is the Canadian government "too sick to come out and play" with the new Obama administration? Christopher Sands, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, looks north in a recent op-ed for the National Post.
•Read the op-ed

North American Issues
and the Classroom

PNA has a growing collection of Building North America Teaching Resources. Discover: Remittances and Retailing Finance Opportunities in North America, by Angel Maass. 

Does North America Exist?

Is the continent containing the world's most powerful nation holding its own as a global region? Stephen Clarkson asks whether North America 'exists' in the sense that the EU has made Europe exist.
• Order: Does North America Exist?

Setting a Regional Agenda for Obama's Administration


In what turned out to be an historic election, Democratic candidate Barack Obama defeated John McCain to become the 44th president of the United States. "There's new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build, threats to meet and alliances to repair," Obama said. "The road ahead will be long, our climb will be steep."
      A regional agenda for Obama's administration has been mapped out by experts from across North America:   
• United States: A Vote for Change and U.S. Strategy for North American Integration
• Canada: Regionalization and Environmental Governance in North America:  Policy Challenges for the New Administration(s)
• Mexico: North American Economic Relations: The Challenges for the Next U.S. Administration

Due to the  failure, takeover and government bailouts of Wall Street giants,a $700 billion economic bailout package has been approved and signed into law by Washington. The financial crisis is not Wall Street's alone and has had an impact on the overall North American and global economies. World markets are failing and stocks continue to fall. The financial fate of Detroit's Big Three remains uncertain, while millions of jobs hang in the balance . Could the Great Depression happen again? How sound are North America's financial systems?
• Commentary: Global action offers shelter
• Commentary: The Detroit Three ... Two? or One?

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