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Home My WebLink About3-18-25 - No. 11 1111,111 111111111 CITY OF! 41 `' CANADA NIAGARA FAIA The City of Niagara Falls, Ontario Resolution March 18, 2025 No. 11 Moved by: Councillor Pietrangelo Seconded by: Councillor Strange Re: Advancing A Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Strong Response to Trade War At the Corporation of the City of Niagara Falls Council meeting held on March 18, 2025, the Niagara Falls City Council passed a resolution to receive and support the correspondence received from the Town of Fort Erie pertaining to Advancing A Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Strong Response to Trade War. THAT Council RECEIVE and SUPPORT the resolution put forth by the Town of Fort Erie at their City Council meeting of February 24, 2025, in support of Advancing A Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Strong Response to Trade War. AND The Seal of the Corporation be hereto affixed. Carried Unanimously WILLIAM G. MATSON, CITY CLERK J ES M. DIODATI, MAYOR Niagaraa11s March 19, 2025 Jon Altenberg, President&CEO Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative P. O. Box 1332 New Lenox, IL 60451 admin@glslcities.Qrg Dear Mr. Altenburg: Re:Advancing A Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Strong Response to Trade War Please be advised the Municipal Council of the City of Niagara Falls at its meeting of March 18, 2025 received and supported correspondence that was received from the Town of Fort Erie, regarding the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities Initiative dated February 13, 2025 as follows: • Affirming its strong opposition to the blanket 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods entering the United States; • Expressing its solidarity with municipal and Indigenous governments across the Region that would be adversely impacted by these tariffs and their economic repercussions; • Expressing its solidarity with businesses across the Region that would be adversely be impacted by these tariffs; • Calling for a strong response to an eventual trade ware between the United States and Canada, including: • Calling on all States and Provinces in the Region, in collaboration with local governments,to take immediate and decisive action to oppose these tariffs, protect American and Canadian businesses and jobs and strengthen regional economic cooperation; • Encouraging the American and Canadian federal governments to consider relief measures for municipalities, as they develop assistance measures to protect workers, businesses and local economies from the impacts of a trade war; • Calling its Members to collaborate on strategies to mitigate economic damage from a trade war, protect against harmful federal actions and endorse this resolution; • Working with stakeholders from across the Region to explore the possibility of a Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Unity Summit to chart a path forward for securing our shared interest in maintaining and prosperous regional economy. Attached please find a copy of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities Initiative correspondence and resolution dated February 13, 2025. Upon receipt of this correspondence the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities Initiative will be collaborating all municipal correspondence and forwarding along to their Members, the Great Lakes Task Force in the U.S. Congress, the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Group of the CanadaUnited States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG), and the Governors and Premiers of the States and Provinces of the Region. CC'd: Niagara Region MPP's wgate_s-co@nd .on.c; JStevens-CO@ndp.on._ca; JBurch-QP@n_dp.on.ca; sam.00sterhoff@pc.o.la.org; Niagara Region MP's Vance.Badawey@parLgc.ca;tony.baldinelli@parl.gc.ca; Chris.Bittle@parl.gc.ca;dean allison@parl.gc.ca; Association of Municipalities of Ontario amo@amo.on.ca. **As noted above the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities Initiative will be collaborating all municipal correspondence and forwarding along as noted in the resolution. Thank you for attention to this matter. Sincerely, /6/k Bill Matson City Clerk " ONTARIO Legal and Legislative Services Our Focus:Your Future February 25, 2025 Jon Altenberg, President & CEO Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative P. O. Box 1332 New Lenox, II 60451 admin@glslcities.org Dear Mr. Altenburg: Re: Advancing A Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Strong Response to Trade War Please be advised the Municipal Council of the Town of Fort Erie at its meeting of February 24, 2025 received and supported correspondence from the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities Initiative dated February 13, 2025 as follows: • Affirming its strong opposition to the blanket 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods entering the United States; • Expressing its solidarity with municipal and Indigenous governments across the Region that would be adversely impacted by these tariffs and their economic repercussions; • Expressing its solidarity with businesses across the Region that would be adversely be impacted by these tariffs; • Calling for a strong response to an eventual trade ware between the United States and Canada, including: • Calling on all States and Provinces in the Region, in collaboration with local governments, to take immediate and decisive action to oppose these tariffs, protect American and Canadian businesses and jobs and strengthen regional economic cooperation; • Encouraging the American and Canadian federal governments to consider relief measures for municipalities, as they develop assistance measures to protect workers, businesses and local economies from the impacts of a trade war; • Calling its Members to collaborate on strategies to mitigate economic damage from a trade war, protect against harmful federal actions and endorse this resolution; .../2 Mailing Address: The Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie 1 Municipal Centre Drive, Fort Erie ON L2A 2S6 Office Hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Phone: (905)871-1600 FAX: (905)871-4022 Web-site: www.forterie.ca Jon Altenberg, President & CEO Page two • Working with stakeholders from across the Region to explore the possibility of a Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Unity Summit to chart a path forward for securing our shared interest in maintaining and prosperous regional economy. Attached please find a copy of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities Initiative correspondence and resolution dated February 13, 2025. Upon receipt of this correspondence the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities Initiative will be collaborating all municipal correspondence and forwarding along to their Members, the Great Lakes Task Force in the U.S. Congress, the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Group of the Canada- United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG), and the Governors and Premiers of the States and Provinces of the Region. Kind regards, Ashlea Carter, Acting Manager, Legislative Services/Town Clerk acarterforterie.ca AC:dlk Encl. C.C. Niagara Region MPP's waates-co(a ndp.on.ca:JStevens-CO@ndp.on.ca; JBurch-QP@ndp.on.ca; sam.00sterhoff@pc.ola.org Niagara Region MP's Vance.Badawey@parl.gc.ca; tony.baldinelli@parl.gc.ca; Chris.Bittle@parl.gc.ca; dean.allison@parl.gc.ca Association of Municipalities of Ontario amo@amo.on.ca **As noted above the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities Initiative will collaborating all municipal correspondence and forwarding along as noted in the resolution Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative„,dn1 P.O. Box 1332 I New Lenox, IL 60451 US February 13,2025 Subject:Advancing a Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Strong Response to Trade War dtcf:y GREAT LAKES AND ST.LAWRENCE L'ALLIANCE DES VILLES Advancing a Great Lakes-St.Lawrence Strong Response to Trade War Dear Members, The board of directors of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative adopted a resolution affirming our strong opposition to the blanket 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods entering the United States.We continue to urge both federal governments to work together to avoid any negative economic impacts from a potential trade war. In addition,our Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Strong resolution seeks to provide a roadmap for continued cross-border collaboration and support for cities across our region that would be negatively impacted by a trade war. Please review and consider adopting a similar resolution through your councils. STANDING GREAT LAKES-ST.LAWRENCE STRONG The economic engine of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Region supports over 50 million jobs that our residents count on. Our region therefore has the most to lose from a trade war and other economic policies that wilt reduce your capacity to deliver services for your residents, modernize your infrastructure, prepare for climate change, and build a sustainable economy. As a region,we need to work together, across borders,to advance common sense solutions and better ways of achieving our common goals. Let's stand united and be Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Strong.Join the conversation!Share your support on social media using#GLSLStrong and tag us(@GLSLcities)to show your commitment to protecting our region's economic and environmental future. Sincerely, Jon Altenberg, President&CEO • • . • D FEB 2 4 2025 BY COUNCIL GREAT LAKES AND ST. LAWRENCE ;i4;;W CITIES INITIATIVE „,.....) L'ALLIANCE DES VILLES DES GRANDS LACS ET DU SAINT-LAURENT Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Cities Initiative Adopted on February 6, 2025 Advancing a Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Strong Response to Trade War WHEREAS the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative values the strong economic and trade relationship between Canada and the United States, including the mutual benefits derived from a fair and open exchange of goods and services; AND WHEREAS the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Region ("Region") benefits in particular from a strong trade relationship between both countries, representing 50 percent of our countries'bilateral trade and supporting a$6 trillion USD/$8 trillion CAD regional economy; AND WHEREAS if the Region were its own country, it would be the third-largest economy in the world; AND WHEREAS the proposed 25 percent blanket tariffs on all Canadian goods imported by the United States could disproportionately harm businesses in the Region-both in Canada and the United States-Leading to increased costs, reduced competitiveness and potential job losses; AND WHEREAS countermeasures by the Canadian federal government will lead to a trade war,further contributing to American and Canadian job losses and reduced competitiveness for our Region; AND WHEREAS tariffs of this nature undermine the principles of free and fair trade and create uncertainty for local businesses that rely on cross-border trade; AND WHEREAS tariffs are likely to cause challenges to the integrated North American supply chain, leading to higher prices and less choice for American and Canadian consumers while resulting in a 1.6 percent decrease in U.S.gross domestic product(GDP) and a 2.6 decrease in Canadian GDP; AND WHEREAS collaboration and advocacy at all levels of government are essential to protecting our regional economy and supporting our businesses; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Cities Initiative affirms its strong opposition to the blanket 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods entering the United States; 1 N GREAT LAKES AND ST. LAWRENCE CITIES INITIATIVE ‘.4'---J L'ALLIANCE DES VILLES DES GRANDS LACS ET DU SAINT-LAURENT AND THAT the Cities Initiative expresses its solidarity with municipal and Indigenous governments across the Region that would be adversely impacted by these tariffs and their economic repercussions; AND THAT the Cities Initiative further expresses its solidarity with businesses across the Region that would be adversely impacted by these tariffs; AND THAT the Cities Initiative calls for a Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Strong response to an eventual trade war between the United States and Canada, including: • Calling on all States and Provinces in the Region, in collaboration with local governments,to take immediate and decisive action to oppose these tariffs, protect American and Canadian businesses and jobs and strengthen regional economic cooperation; • Encouraging the American and Canadian federal governments to consider relief measures for municipalities, as they develop assistance measures to protect workers, businesses and local economies from the impacts of a trade war; • Calling its Members to collaborate on strategies to mitigate economic damage from a trade war, protect against harmful federal actions and endorse this resolution; and • Working with stakeholders from across the Region to explore the possibility of a Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Unity Summit to chart a path forward for securing our shared interest in maintaining a strong and prosperous regional economy. AND THAT the Cities Initiative calls for this resolution to be shared with all Members of the organization, the Great Lakes Task Force in the U.S. Congress,the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Group of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG), and the Governors and Premiers of the States and Provinces of the Region. 2