Immigration: National Sovereignty

Trade Relationship Dept: The caution is no surprise. The two countries are determined to avoid the sort of controversy that scotched a similar undertaking a few years ago, according to Calgary Herald. But the need to protect the Canada-U.S. trade relationship in the face of growing security strictures on the American side has persisted and ottawa and Washington are taking a decidedly lowkey approach this summer as they pursue a perimeter security deal aimed at boosting bilateral trade. Back then, the Security and Prosperity Partnership, a "three amigos" effort with Mexico to harmonize regulations and standards, crashed and burned after Canadian and American lobbies complained about threats to national sovereignty and independence. As reported in the news.
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