Consulate Should Stay – Canadian Office Is Critical To The Needs Of Our Growing Cross-Border Trade

(The following editorial, featured at the top of editorial page of the Saturday, June 2 edition of The Buffalo News, offers one more take from our American neighbours on how wrong-headed it is for Canada’s Harper government to close the Canadian consulate office, located in Buffalo, New York and serving political and business leaders, and ordinary citizens on both sides of the border.

Niagara At Large is posting the first few paragraphs, followed by a link for the entire editorial from the last daily newspaper of any real quality and importance in our greater Niagara region. Now if we could only convince The Buffalo News to introduce a section on Niagara, Ontario news.)

From The Buffalo News Editorial Board

The closing of the Canadian consulate in Buffalo is a very troubling development.

The Canadian flag flies in front of Buffalo, New York’s city hall

President Obama’s effort to strengthen ties with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper manifested itself in the Harper-Obama Beyond the Border initiative, and now the implementation of that effort is at risk. This decision is extremely perplexing, to say the least.

The Buffalo Niagara Partnership, Western New York’s congressional delegation and everyone else upset by this decision are urging the Canadian government to reverse its course.

To read the full Buffalo News Editorial click on the following link and check out The Buffalo News regularly for more news and commentary on our greater Niagara region –   http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial-page/buffalo-news-editorials/article883975.ece  .

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