Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan
September 28-29, 1999
Press Release
Conference
Agenda
Conference
Proceedings
Back to Self-Governance
at the Border
Rethinking the U.S.-Canada border must be a top priority for policy
makers as border crossings become clogged with increasing tourism, trade, and
commerce, local and federal officials from Canada and the United States agreed
at a conference in Windsor and Detroit last September. The two-day conference,
organized by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, brought together
approximately 100 local community and business leaders from across the entire
border, federal officials, academics, and local elected officials, including
the mayors of five border cities, Detroit, Windsor, Blaine, Sarnia and Ft. Erie.
Conference participants explored broadening local participation in decision
making on federal border policies and innovative means of managing the border.
Photo: Mayor Hurst of Windsor and Mayor Archer
of Detroit overlooking the Detroit River, which marks the Canada-US border
