Just a few short hours after the last two American Presidents discussed Canada-US relations at a ground-breaking event at the Toronto Convention Centre, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Robert Brown, appears in the Wall Street Journal with an opinion piece on reducing trade barriers.
Prime Minister Brown makes a irrefutable argument against protectionism.
At Friday’s event with US Presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush, there was very little discussion about the recent protectionist measures south of the Canada-US border. Both Presidents commented on the special nature of the US-Canadian relationship, but the economy and current trade concerns were barely touched. Read a National Post article on the event here.
One interesting development, with today as the day when all people entering the US by land or sea will require a passport, enhanced driver’s license or a NEXUS card, neither former President appeared to know of the new security requirement!
Photo courtesy: National Post
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