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Cross-border collaboration forum at WWU on Oct. 24

The Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University is hosting a one-day policy forum to discuss the state of regional cross-border collaboration in three key sectors and to identify avenues to advance these efforts, as well as barriers that exist…

2018-10-11
NAFTA renegotiation outlook ‘changes with the wind’

A bi-national policy forum called the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region is hosting several…

2018-07-23
Historian André-Carl Vachon to discuss ethnic cleansing in Colonial Canada May 23 and 24 2017-05-10
BPRI to host “Continuing International Trade during the Trump Administration” Jan. 13 in Canada House 2017-01-05
Lisa Monchalin to Discuss 'The Colonial Problem' May 25 at WWU 2016-05-03
U.S. senators launch bid to divert container traffic from B.C. ports

The Port of Prince Rupert’s Fairview container terminal, which is operating beyond capacity, sends about 60 per cent of its import containers to U.S. destinations and senators from Washington state have launched a bid to slap a per-container fee on all that cargo.

American interests,…

2013-08-22
Falling Canadian Dollar Bears Watching Says Border Expert

The Canadian dollar -- affectionately known as the "loonie" -- is dropping in value. 

At the close of currency trading Monday, the Canadian dollar hit its lowest point in nearly two years in comparison to the U.S. dollar. If the trend continues, it'…

2013-06-28
Falling Canadian Dollar Bears Watching Says Border Expert

The Canadian dollar is dropping in value. At the close of currency trading Monday, the Canadian dollar hit its lowest point in nearly two years in comparison to the U.S. dollar. If the trend continues, it'll be cause for concern in border states.

2013-06-25
Paul Cellucci: A Forthright Friend of Canada

News that former Massachusetts Governor and U.S. Ambassador to Canada Argeo Paul Cellucci has died on Saturday following a brief and courageously public battle with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, called to mind the legacy of a man I came to know through his passion for Canada.

2013-06-12
Guest: Say no to a U.S.-Canada border-crossing fee

THE U.S. government has expressed interest in possibly instituting a new border-crossing fee at land borders. At this stage, the proposal is just a request by President Obama’s administration to study the effect of collecting a crossing fee for pedestrians and passenger vehicles along the…

2013-05-22
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