Midwest-Canada Relations
Created in 1991, the Midwestern Legislative Conference Midwest-Canada Relations Committee ensures that the perspective of state and provincial legislators is presented to federal officials. It does so through meetings with officials in Washington, D.C., and Ottawa as well as with policy resolutions and occasional letters and public comments. Another mission of this committee is to provide a cross-border forum for dialogue and information sharing. To that end, it organizes legislative exchanges between state and provincial legislators. Legislators from the Midwestern states and four Canadian provinces serve on the committee.
The committee officers for 2023-2024 are Manitoba Minister Kelvin Goertzen and Michigan Rep. Amos O’Neal, co-chairs; and North Dakota Rep. David Monson, and Ontario MPP Ernie Hardeman, co-vice chairs.
The MLC Midwest-Canada Relations Committee will next meet in conjunction with the 2024 Midwestern Legislative Conference Annual Meeting, which will be held July 21-24 in Columbus, Ohio. A preliminary committee agenda is now available:
The CSG Midwest staff liaison for the committee is Mitch Arvidson.
The committee last met at the 2023 MLC Annual Meeting in Detroit.
This two-part webinar will explore some of the work of Alberta's Ministry of Indigenous Relations. This includes the province's work on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People, as well as efforts to protect and return Indigenous remains and property. There will be time for questions after each part of the webinar. The presenters will be Kylie Beutel, Manager of the Indigenous Women's Initiatives Division; Jodi Lane, Manager of Indigenous Programs; Rissa Reist, Senior Policy Analyst with the Indigenous Women's Initiatives Division; and Jill Westergard, Indigenous Programs Advisor.
Read MoreIn conjunction with the 78th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Legislative Conference (MLC), the MLC Midwest-Canada Relations…
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Read MoreIn conjunction with the 77th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Legislative Conference (MLC), the MLC Midwest-Canada Relations Committee…
Read MoreAn event for all legislators from the region's states and provinces
Read MoreIn conjunction with the 76th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Legislative Conference (MLC), the MLC Midwest-Canada Relations Committee…
Read MoreThis session focused on how federal, state, provincial, and local governments can improve the response to…
Read MoreCo-hosted by the MLC Economic Development Committee and the MLC Midwest-Canada Relations Committee
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