MPs and Senators resume ‘far more influential’ in-person outreach with U.S. counterparts after COVID break

Over meetings with 11 U.S. Senators, a six-person parliamentary delegation restarted Congressional dialogue on the bilateral relationship, trade disputes, and defence co-operation.

The Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group travelled to Capitol Hill to hold meetings with 11 U.S. Senators from May 23 to 26. The delegates included co-chair and Conservative Senator Michael L. MacDonald, left, Conservative MP Lianne Rood, Bloc MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, ISG Senator Rosa Galvez, co-chair and Liberal MP John McKay, and Liberal MP Vance Badawey. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/John McKay

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BY NEIL MOSS

June 1, 2022

For the first time in more than three years, the parliamentary group tasked with keeping its eyes on the Canada-U.S. relationship travelled south to Capitol Hill last week, looking to heat up a relationship that has been left to "cool" over the course of the pandemic. The six-person Canada-United S...

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