Presidents of a Canadian & U.S. Association of CEOs Praise BTB, Offer Roadmap for Further Progress in Canada-U.S. Economic Relations

As noted by Beyond the Border Observer, leaders of two top business associations praise Beyond the Border and suggest steps Canada and the United States can take to improve their economic relationship.

Check out the full The Hill editorial by John Engler and John Manley here. 

 For a quick summary, read below or check out Beyond the Border Observer:

They [Engler & Manley]...stress that “a lot more needs to be done to transform bottlenecks at the border into gateways for the legitimate flow of people and goods.”

On the top of their list? “[S]tronger regulatory cooperation where it makes sense.”

And they also urge both nations “to move beyond pilot projects, feasibility studies, and regulatory reviews to fuller implementation – transforming words and good intentions into more concrete and longer-term action.

Finally, Engler and Manley urge the countries to move forward on important cross-border infrastructure projects, Keystone XL and a new bridge between Windsor and Detroit, and also impose deadlines for parts made in one country and assembled in the other to “travel without interruption… .”

Canada in the Pacific Century: The Canadian Council of Chief Executives Puts on a Stellar Discussion on Canada's Role in China-Heavy Global Economy

The Canadian Council of Chief Executives is hosting a conference on Canada's role in Asia, appropriately titled 'Canada in the Pacific Century.'  The event is wrapping up its two-day agenda with some great workshops.

Check out the live-stream here, and here's the schedule for the event.  I would recommend checking out the Anthony Germain hosted panel.

I'll try to get a hold of archives to give readers more digestible, written summaries of these presentations.

Update:  For a primer on Canada's Asia strategy, check out Securing Canada's Place in Asia, a 52-page August 2012 report from the Project of the National Conversation in Asia.  Don't have time for 52-pages?  Check out this brief summary of the report at Mondaq.com.  There's also this February 2012 report from the World Bank:  China 2030.  Check out the report's executive summary here.