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 last met in July 2023 in conjunction with the Midwestern Legislative Conference Annual Meeting. It will meet again at the MLC Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio, on July 21-24.
2023 committee meeting agenda ยป
The CSG Midwest staff liaisons to the committee are Mitch Arvidson and Ilene Grossman.
An event for all legislators from the region's states and provinces
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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