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This resolution recognizes and celebrates the deep, multifaceted relationship between Canada and Alaska, highlighting their shared history, economic interdependence, and strategic partnership. The resolution emphasizes their long-standing collaborative ties, including joint military service in multiple conflicts, shared defense agreements like NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command), and extensive economic interactions, with Alaska annually exporting $596 million and importing $753 million in goods from Canada. It specifically acknowledges the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) negotiated in 2018 as a critical framework for bilateral trade and recognizes the significant economic impact, with over 20,300 Alaska jobs dependent on trade and investment with Canada and 47 Canadian-owned companies employing 4,350 Alaskan residents. The resolution also underscores their shared Arctic interests, transportation links, and commitment to maintaining a strong, mutually beneficial relationship, explicitly opposing any restrictive trade measures that could harm their integrated economies and longstanding partnership.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Special Committee On Arctic Affairs (Senate)

https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=SJR9