Building a better bilateral relationship with Washington
Recently we learned that President Barack Obama will be hosting Prime Minister Trudeau at the White House in March for a visit and dinner. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone.
The time has come for a Great Lakes Economic Strategy and Foreign Trade Zone
The United States (U.S.) and Mexico are partnering to create cross-border economic strategies, such as the Cali-Baja Bi-National Mega Region. Baltic countries are joining forces to develop a macro-regional economic strategy.
New Report: Vital Capital
State and Provincial Governments in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Region must deepen and accelerate investments in public infrastructure
Vital Capital
Using Alternative Procurement and Financing Models to Capitalize on the ‘Infrastructure Moment’ in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Region This paper identifies and analyzes existing and emerging models of alternative financing for infrastructure in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Region, particularly in partnership with the private sector, and explores opportunities for cross-border collaboration on […]
Council of the Great Lakes Region Welcomes Ontario Government’s Decision to Refurbish Bruce Power’s Nuclear Reactors
Toronto, Ontario, December 3, 2016 – Home to 107 million people and responsible for US$5.8 trillion in economic activity in 2014, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Region’s prosperity and competitiveness is fuelled by affordable – and increasingly cleaner – energy like nuclear power.
Are we ready for the Paris Climate Summit? A cleaner, more efficient way of moving freight in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Region
The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Region, spanning the provinces of Ontario and Quebec and eight American states, from New York to Minnesota, is an economic juggernaut, with an estimated USD$5.8 trillion in economic activity in 2014 according to the most recent report on the region’s economy released by BMO Financial Group at the Great Lakes Economic […]
Lyle McCoy Appointed Senior Advisor to the Council of the Great Lakes Region
The Council of the Great Lakes Region announced today that it has appointed Lyle McCoy, recently retired as the head of the U.S. Public Finance and Infrastructure Capital Markets groups of BMO Capital Markets, as a senior advisor to the Council effective immediately.
Council of the Great Lakes Region Establishes Border Issues Work Group
September 11, 2001 was a sea change event that forever altered the processes and operations of the shared United States (U.S.)-Canada land border. Immediately following that catastrophic event, security trumped trade activities.
Driving Economic Growth & Keeping the Air Clean
This report takes an in-depth look at nuclear energy in the eight states and two provinces that make up the region
Report highlights nuclear energy’s positive impact on clean air, jobs in the Great Lakes Region
Former United States Senator and Governor of Indiana Evan Bayh will assist in the release of a collaborative report that highlights the environmental and economic benefits of nuclear energy on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Region.