Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has told Iowa legislators that it’s important Canada and the United States enhance their trade relations, especially at a time when there is debate about the future of their relationship.
Wall was speaking in Des Moines to the state’s House of Representatives on the $1.4-trillion trade and investment relationship between the two countries and on the value of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
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Wall is in Iowa at the request of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after the premier offered Saskatchewan’s help to promote trade.
He said the Canada-U.S. trade relationship represents an integration of both nation’s economies and cited as an example Saskatchewan farmers who plant and harvest their crops using machinery manufactured in Iowa.
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Wall’s itinerary also included remarks to the Iowa Senate, meetings with Gov. Terry Branstad and a roundtable discussion with state agricultural organizations.