{"id":7521,"date":"2024-09-03T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cabc.rahulpereira.com\/?page_id=7521"},"modified":"2025-09-12T19:38:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T19:38:39","slug":"timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cabc.co\/timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7521\" class=\"elementor elementor-7521\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42506f45 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"42506f45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-element-75032169 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"75032169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dbc52f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1dbc52f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Timeline of Recent US and Canada History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-29ee1459\" data-id=\"29ee1459\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf0466e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1cf0466e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d5d17e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54d5d17e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThese key events forever shaped the relationship between the neighboring nations.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1840bf2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1840bf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a100c9d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a100c9d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c5738bd\" data-id=\"7c5738bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-655cd6ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_cabc_timeline\" data-id=\"655cd6ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_cabc_timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start CABC Timeline -->\n<style>\/* widget: CABC Timeline *\/\n\n.cabc-timeline {\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: flex-start;\n}\n.cabc-timeline .cabc-timeline-dates {\n  width: 182px;\n  margin-right: calc((100vw \/ 12) + 40px);\n}\n@media only screen and (max-width: 768px) {\n  .cabc-timeline .cabc-timeline-dates {\n    width: 74px;\n    border-right: 1px solid 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class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">1949<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-container \" data-index=\"2\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">1957<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-container \" data-index=\"3\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">1965<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-container \" data-index=\"4\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">1972<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-container \" data-index=\"5\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">1980<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-container \" data-index=\"6\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">1987<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-container \" data-index=\"7\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">1992<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-container \" data-index=\"8\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">2005<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-container \" data-index=\"9\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">2011<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-container \" data-index=\"10\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">2016<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-container \" data-index=\"11\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">2017<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-container \" data-index=\"12\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">2018<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-container \" data-index=\"13\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">2020<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content\">\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  active\" data-index=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">April 4, 1949<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">NATO<\/div>\n        \t        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>The US and Canada are among the 12 founders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), one of the most successful military alliances in history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"2\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">August 1, 1957<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">NORAD<\/div>\n        \t        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>The Canadian and American governments announce the integration of their air-defence forces under a joint command, creating the North American Air Defense Agreement (NORAD), a shield under which the two countries operate to this day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"3\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">January 16, 1965<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">Auto Pact<\/div>\n        \t        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>Canada and the US sign the Auto Pact, eliminating all tariffs on new cars and automobile parts manufactured in either country. The historic trade treaty will last 36 years and accomplish full integration of the North American automotive industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"4\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">April 15, 1972<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement<\/div>\n        \t              <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-image\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cabc.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1972.webp\" \/>\n              <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>The US and Canada sign the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, which maintains integrity of the Great Lakes Basin ecosystem, with its shores in both nations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"5\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">January 28, 1980<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">Iran Hostage Crisis<\/div>\n        \t        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>Six American diplomats, who had escaped from the US embassy in Tehran when it was occupied by militant students on November 4, 1979, are spirited out of Iran carrying Canadian passports. They shelter in the Canadian embassy for 12 weeks, while a top-secret exfiltration plan\u2014coined the Canadian Caper\u2014is devised by Washington and Ottawa. Canadian ambassador to Iran Ken Taylor will later be awarded the US Congressional Gold Medal for his courageous role when Americans needed Canada most.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"6\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">March 1987<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">CABC<\/div>\n        \t              <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-image\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cabc.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1987.webp\" \/>\n              <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>The Canadian American Business Council (CABC) is formed, one year before the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) becomes a central issue in Canada\u2019s 1988 federal election campaign. The treaty becomes law shortly after Brian Mulroney wins re-election, having famously changed his mind and campaigned as a free trader.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"7\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">December 17, 1992<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">NAFTA<\/div>\n        \t        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>US President George H.W. Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, and Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari initial the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which expands the original Free Trade Agreement, bringing Mexico into the treaty. It is ratified in all three countries and passed into law a year later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"8\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">March 23, 2005<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">SPP<\/div>\n        \t        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>Canada, the US, and Mexico sign a new pact, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) for North America. The agreement grew out of the post-9\/11 restrictions and is designed to both ensure an unhindered flow of commerce and satisfy new security requirements. The Council was a champion of the agreement and instrumental in its creation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"9\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">February 4, 2011<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">RCC<\/div>\n        \t              <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-image\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cabc.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2011.webp\" \/>\n              <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>With urging from the Council and others, Obama and Harper create the United States-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC). The RCC has a mandate to promote trade-enabling regulatory harmonization. The initiative is reaffirmed in subsequent governments and is likely to become even more urgent in the economic recovery following the global pandemic of 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"10\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">March 10, 2016<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">Trudeau State Visit<\/div>\n        \t              <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-image\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cabc.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2016.webp\" \/>\n              <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>Justin Trudeau makes the first state visit to the White House by a Canadian leader in 19 years, a diplomatic mission made possible by mutual pledges to combat climate change. Trudeau and Obama later announce commitments to reduce planet-warming emissions of methane by 40-45 percent of 2012 levels by 2025. The Council members are invited to the official state welcome on the South Lawn of the White House and the luncheon, hosted by Secretary of State John Kerry in honor of Trudeau. The Council later hosts an after-party following the state dinner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"11\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">July 1, 2017<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">With Faith and Goodwill<\/div>\n        \t              <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-image\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cabc.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AB2_9444-scaled.webp\" \/>\n              <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>The Council publishes <em>With Faith and Goodwill<\/em>, a tribute to 150 years of US-Canada friendship through a collection of speeches, photographs, and essays from prime ministers and presidents throughout history. The Council\u2019s book tour included dialogues between President Bush and Prime Minister Harper, President Carter and Prime Minister Clark, President Clinton and Prime Minister Chretien, and a fireside chat at Chapters Books in Toronto with Heather Reisman, Scott Reid, and Prime Minister Martin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"12\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">November 30, 2018<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">USMCA<\/div>\n        \t        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>Following long months of negotiations, President Trump, Prime Minister Trudeau, and President Pena Nieto all sign a new trade agreement\u2014the NAFTA-replacing United States- Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)\u2014during the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires. Businesses with cross-border interests have stable new rules for years to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"13\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">May 21, 2020<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">COVID-19 Response<\/div>\n        \t        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>The Council leads a wide-ranging cross-border advocacy effort to ensure that the pandemic response is collaborative between Canada and the US, rather than competitive. This follows the successful effort to exempt Canada and Mexico from the US Defense Production Act invoked by President Trump to commandeer essential goods during the COVID-19 crisis, ensuring both countries receive life-saving equipment, even in the face of manufacturers being required to prioritize US customers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n        \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end CABC Timeline -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b8c48d9 elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b8c48d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-27d1cb0c\" data-id=\"27d1cb0c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6760fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6760fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThese key events forever shaped the relationship between the neighboring nations.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f1eb0d8 elementor-section-full_width 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class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">1980<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-container \" data-index=\"6\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">1987<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-container \" data-index=\"7\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">1992<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-container \" data-index=\"8\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">2005<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-container \" data-index=\"9\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">2011<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-container \" data-index=\"10\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">2016<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-container \" data-index=\"11\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">2017<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-container \" data-index=\"12\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">2018<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-container \" data-index=\"13\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year\">2020<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-year-line\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content\">\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  active\" data-index=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">April 4, 1949<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">NATO<\/div>\n        \t        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>The US and Canada are among the 12 founders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), one of the most successful military alliances in history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"2\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">August 1, 1957<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">NORAD<\/div>\n        \t        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>The Canadian and American governments announce the integration of their air-defence forces under a joint command, creating the North American Air Defense Agreement (NORAD), a shield under which the two countries operate to this day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"3\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">January 16, 1965<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">Auto Pact<\/div>\n        \t        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>Canada and the US sign the Auto Pact, eliminating all tariffs on new cars and automobile parts manufactured in either country. The historic trade treaty will last 36 years and accomplish full integration of the North American automotive industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"4\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">April 15, 1972<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement<\/div>\n        \t              <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-image\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cabc.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1972.webp\" \/>\n              <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>The US and Canada sign the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, which maintains integrity of the Great Lakes Basin ecosystem, with its shores in both nations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"5\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">January 28, 1980<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">Iran Hostage Crisis<\/div>\n        \t        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>Six American diplomats, who had escaped from the US embassy in Tehran when it was occupied by militant students on November 4, 1979, are spirited out of Iran carrying Canadian passports. They shelter in the Canadian embassy for 12 weeks, while a top-secret exfiltration plan\u2014coined the Canadian Caper\u2014is devised by Washington and Ottawa. Canadian ambassador to Iran Ken Taylor will later be awarded the US Congressional Gold Medal for his courageous role when Americans needed Canada most.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"6\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">March 1987<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">CABC<\/div>\n        \t              <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-image\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cabc.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1987.webp\" \/>\n              <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>The Canadian American Business Council (CABC) is formed, one year before the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) becomes a central issue in Canada\u2019s 1988 federal election campaign. The treaty becomes law shortly after Brian Mulroney wins re-election, having famously changed his mind and campaigned as a free trader.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"7\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">December 17, 1992<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">NAFTA<\/div>\n        \t        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>US President George H.W. Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, and Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari initial the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which expands the original Free Trade Agreement, bringing Mexico into the treaty. It is ratified in all three countries and passed into law a year later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"8\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">March 23, 2005<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">SPP<\/div>\n        \t        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>Canada, the US, and Mexico sign a new pact, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) for North America. The agreement grew out of the post-9\/11 restrictions and is designed to both ensure an unhindered flow of commerce and satisfy new security requirements. The Council was a champion of the agreement and instrumental in its creation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"9\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">February 4, 2011<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">RCC<\/div>\n        \t              <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-image\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cabc.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2011.webp\" \/>\n              <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>With urging from the Council and others, Obama and Harper create the United States-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC). The RCC has a mandate to promote trade-enabling regulatory harmonization. The initiative is reaffirmed in subsequent governments and is likely to become even more urgent in the economic recovery following the global pandemic of 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"10\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">March 10, 2016<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">Trudeau State Visit<\/div>\n        \t              <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-image\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cabc.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2016.webp\" \/>\n              <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>Justin Trudeau makes the first state visit to the White House by a Canadian leader in 19 years, a diplomatic mission made possible by mutual pledges to combat climate change. Trudeau and Obama later announce commitments to reduce planet-warming emissions of methane by 40-45 percent of 2012 levels by 2025. The Council members are invited to the official state welcome on the South Lawn of the White House and the luncheon, hosted by Secretary of State John Kerry in honor of Trudeau. The Council later hosts an after-party following the state dinner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"11\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">July 1, 2017<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">With Faith and Goodwill<\/div>\n        \t              <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-image\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cabc.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AB2_9444-scaled.webp\" \/>\n              <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>The Council publishes <em>With Faith and Goodwill<\/em>, a tribute to 150 years of US-Canada friendship through a collection of speeches, photographs, and essays from prime ministers and presidents throughout history. The Council\u2019s book tour included dialogues between President Bush and Prime Minister Harper, President Carter and Prime Minister Clark, President Clinton and Prime Minister Chretien, and a fireside chat at Chapters Books in Toronto with Heather Reisman, Scott Reid, and Prime Minister Martin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"12\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">November 30, 2018<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">USMCA<\/div>\n        \t        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>Following long months of negotiations, President Trump, Prime Minister Trudeau, and President Pena Nieto all sign a new trade agreement\u2014the NAFTA-replacing United States- Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)\u2014during the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires. Businesses with cross-border interests have stable new rules for years to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-container  \" data-index=\"13\">\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-date\">May 21, 2020<\/div>\n        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-title\">COVID-19 Response<\/div>\n        \t        <div class=\"cabc-timeline-content-text\"><p>The Council leads a wide-ranging cross-border advocacy effort to ensure that the pandemic response is collaborative between Canada and the US, rather than competitive. 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