Beyond Labels: Comparing Proposals for Closer Canada-U.S

This Backgrounder compares the substance of recent proposals for stronger Canada-U.S. economic relations. Despite different packaging and approaches, there is much consensus on both the need for a coherent strategy and its main substantive ele-ments. Future policy discussions should focus on a deeper substantive assessment of the desirability, feasibility and details of a set of possible Canada-U.S. initiatives