David Alward was back in New Brunswick in his new role as Canada’s Consul General to New England.
At a conference in Saint John, he spoke about the very important business relationship between Canada and the U.S.
.@CanCGBoston Consul General David Alward addresses #sjportdays breakfast noting close trade connections with New England #trade #canada pic.twitter.com/5lC6HkvFwl
— Port Saint John (@PortSaintJohn) June 6, 2017
He says about 9 million jobs in the United States depend directly on trade and investment with Canada.
Alward says last year Canada/U.S. bilateral trade exceeded 635 billion dollars representing almost two billion dollars worth of goods and services crossing the border every day..
A great visit to D.C. from the Council of the Federation w Premiers from 8 provinces & territories #Viewfrom501 #COF https://t.co/RB86vwgwHe pic.twitter.com/czXwaJwlHW
— Connect2Canada (@connect2canada) June 8, 2017
