House
Resolution
10
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
10
BY
BAXTER
A
Resolution
honoring
the
over
200
years
of
peace,
1
prosperity,
and
kinship
between
the
peoples
of
2
Canada
and
the
United
States,
and
recognizing
March
3
15,
2017,
as
Canada
Day
at
the
Iowa
Capitol.
4
WHEREAS,
Canada
and
the
United
States
share
a
5
5,500-mile
border,
the
world’s
longest
unmilitarized
6
border,
over
which
400,000
people
cross
between
the
7
countries
every
day;
and
8
WHEREAS,
our
two
nations
share
a
peaceful
and
9
democratic
heritage
which
spans
centuries;
and
10
WHEREAS,
with
these
shared
traditions,
values,
and
11
heritage
our
two
nations
have
fostered
one
of
the
most
12
successful
international
relationships
in
the
modern
13
world;
and
14
WHEREAS,
acting
as
partners
in
peace
and
allies
in
15
war,
for
over
100
years
Canada
and
the
United
States
16
have
stood
together,
promoting
mutual
prosperity
and
17
fighting
tyranny
and
terrorism
in
a
partnership
that
18
remains
resolute
today;
and
19
WHEREAS,
the
United
States
is
Canada’s
largest
20
export
market,
with
two-way
trade
in
goods
and
21
services
between
the
nations
totaling
almost
$700
22
billion
in
2015,
or
approximately
$1.9
billion
every
23
day,
reflecting
the
deep
integration
of
our
nations’
24
economies;
and
25
WHEREAS,
the
relationship
between
Canada
and
26
Iowa
is
equally
strong,
consisting
of
a
complex
and
27
growing
network
of
social,
economic,
and
even
familial
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ties;
and
1
WHEREAS,
it
is
estimated
that
over
100,000
jobs
2
in
Iowa
are
supported
by
trade
and
investment
with
3
Canada;
and
4
WHEREAS,
Canada
is
Iowa’s
top
export
market,
with
5
the
latest
estimates
of
Iowa
exports
to
Canada
valued
6
annually
at
$3.8
billion
and
the
latest
estimates
7
of
Iowa
imports
from
Canada
valued
annually
at
$2.8
8
billion;
and
9
WHEREAS,
Iowa
exports
to
Canada
include
steel
10
products,
oilseed
cake
and
meal,
organic
chemicals,
11
air
conditioning
and
refrigeration
units,
and
12
tractors,
while
Iowa
imports
include
natural
gas,
oils,
13
fertilizers,
live
animals,
and
steel
products;
NOW
14
THEREFORE,
15
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
16
the
House
of
Representatives
honors
the
relationships
17
between
the
peoples
and
the
governments
of
Canada,
18
the
United
States,
and
Iowa,
friends
and
neighbors
19
in
peace,
allies
in
war,
and
partners
in
economic
20
prosperity;
and
21
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
in
honor
of
our
strong
22
and
growing
relationship,
the
House
of
Representatives
23
recognizes
Wednesday,
March
15,
2017,
as
Canada
Day
at
24
the
Iowa
Capitol.
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