Mission to Washington, D.C. 2010

The Council of the Federation conducted a mission to Washington, D.C. on February 19-21, 2010. The mission focused on trade and border issues, as well as on energy and the environment.

Saskatchewan, Ontario, Québec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, Alberta, and Newfoundland and Labrador were represented in the mission.

The centrepiece of the mission was a joint meeting between Premiers and Governors on February 20 as part of the National Governors Association Winter Meeting. This was the first-ever meeting of the Council of the Federation and its counterpart organization in the U.S., the National Governors Association. Premiers also met with members of the Obama Administration, as well as representatives of leading think tanks.

For more information, please access the following documents:
February 20, 2010 Premiers Wrap Up Successful Mission to Washington D.C.
February 20, 2010 Governors and Premiers to Work Together for Enhanced Economic Growth
February 19, 2010 Productive Meetings Mark First Day of Premiers’ Mission to Washington D.C.
February 9, 2010 Premiers Head to Washington, D.C. as part of Council of the Federation Mission
 
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Letter:
Following the joint meeting, Premier Brad Wall, Chair of the Council of the Federation, and Governor Jim Douglas, Chair of the National Governors Association, wrote to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Barack Obama. See text of this letter.
 
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The Canadian delegation meets with Lisa Jackson,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator.		 Members of leading think tanks participate in roundtable
discussions, including (L-R) Chris Sands, Hudson Institute;
Scotty Greenwood, Canadian American Business Council;
and David Biette, Woodrow Wilson Center.
   
   

Premiers and Governors gather at the historic joint session, held as part of the 2010 NGA Winter Meeting.
   
   
Premiers Ghiz, Selinger, Dexter and McGuinty meet with
U.S. Governors.
Premiers Ghiz, McGuinty, Wall, Charest, Dexter, Selinger
and Graham, and Iris Evans, Alberta Minister of International
and Intergovernmental Relations, gather on the terrace of the
Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
   
   
Premier Brad Wall is joined by Vermont Governor Jim
Douglas, Chair of the National Governors Association, and
Gary Doer, Canada’s Ambassador to the United States,
at the Canadian Embassy.

Premiers Wall and Graham are joined by California
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and former U.S.
Ambassador to Canada, David Wilkins.