The emergence of cross-border regions between Canada and the United States

The existence of cross-border regions requires new ways of thinking about policies and policy development that incorporate a regional lens and that recognize the greater level of cooperation and coordination that occurs at the regional level between Canada and the United States. [...] These comments focused on a number of themes that the PRI will investigate further: e.g., the industrial process of supply chains, the role of trade corridors in cross-border regions, the “border effect” within cross-border regions, a fuller examination of federal activities in cross-border regions, and the lessons learned from cross-border regions in Europe and along the US-Mexico border. [...] David Sprynczynatyk, of the North Dakota Department of Transportation, and Allan Robison, President and CEO of Reimer Express Lines, similarly underscored the importance of an efficient transportation network for the vitality and prosperity of a region. [...] For instance, improved transportation infrastructure and secure and efficient border services are vital to ensure the effectiveness of the Pacific Gateway Strategy, which was announced by the Government of Canada in October 2005 and reiterated in the federal budget in May 2006.6 o Improving Transportation Infrastructure In all roundtables, the transportation infrastructure between Canada and the U [...] Possible Government of Canada Actions Participants at the roundtables also recommen actions to fulfill the key national policy roles o o Recognize the Importance of Cross-Border Regio As a first priority, a large number of participan of Canada to publicly recognize the important organizations in a number of policy fields.