News from the North
Congress may have recessed for the summer, but we are still here in DC. It’s a little #toohot for our Canadian sensibilities, making us think wistfully about the Arctic (more below). But, there’s still work to be done with Americans to keep us healthy, safe, and prosperous. Read on to find out how.
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Lowering U.S. Prescription Drug Prices Requires a Made-in-the-USA Solution
On both sides of the border, Canadians and Americans alike worry about the rising costs of prescription drugs. As several states take steps to allow drug imports from Canada, it is important to recognize the Canadian market, while safe and secure, is too small to make a real impact on U.S. drug prices. To put this in perspective, the U.S. consumes 44% of the global prescription drug supply, compared to Canada’s just 2%. The market in Florida alone is almost the same size as all of Canada’s. Read more.
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United in Defence
Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members have been working with American women and men in uniform to keep us safe at home and abroad throughout July. This month, we saw a change of command (hockey sticks were obviously involved) at the Canadian Detachment of NORAD’s Eastern Air Defense Sector. A Canadian also became Chair of the Women, Peace, and Security Chiefs of Defence Netowrk in support of a UN resolution requiring, among other things, UN member states to promote women’s participation in peace processes. Finally, CAF members participated in a weeklong cybersecurity exercise in Suffolk, Virginia with their “Five Eyes” partners from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Read more and follow @cafinus for the latest.
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Women Deliver in Atlanta
Building on Women Deliver, the world’s largest gathering on gender equality held earlier this summer in Vancouver, Canada’s Consul General in Atlanta Nadia Theodore hosted a panel of millennial women entrepreneurs working to make their communities and the world better. Referencing themes from Vancouver, she urged the crowd to “consider ways to accelerate progress toward inclusion, diversity, gender equality and women’s empowerment for communities that lack our privileges.” Read more about the panelists and their work. |
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Cooperation in the Arctic
Deputy Ambassador Kirsten Hillman participated in a panel discussion on the “State of Arctic Diplomacy” hosted by the US Arctic Research Commission and the Wilson Center’s Polar Institute. She explained Canada’s Arctic foreign policy is based on a vision of a stable, secure, rules-based region, with dynamic economic growth, vibrant Northern communities and healthy and productive ecosystems. In following the examples of the first peoples’ of our North, we are committed to working together with our partners to ensure a strong, successful, and sustainable Arctic for the future. Read more about her remarks. |
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Learn more about events in Washington, DC and your community across the United States throughout August.
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