Bill Text: NY J02662 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 2662 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim February 10, 2020, as Canada Day in the State of New York

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 40-22)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-23 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [J02662 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J02662-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 2662

BY: Senator KENNEDY

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        February 11, 2020, as Canada Day in the State of New
        York

  WHEREAS,  New  York  and Canada share many additional deep economic,
historical, cultural and familial ties; and

  WHEREAS, New York and Canada share an international border measuring
445 miles in length with 17  international  border  crossings  including
three  of  the  United  States'  top  10  busiest  border  crossings and
featuring the important international trade  corridors,  the  Quebec-New
York Corridor, the Capitol Corridor, and Continental One, as well as the
busiest  crossing  between  Canada  and  the  United  States in terms of
passenger vehicles at the Peace Bridge; and

  WHEREAS,  The  New  York-Canada  partnership  boasts   the   largest
bilateral  tourism  industry in the United States with over 5.53 million
Canadians visiting  New  York,  accounting  for  over  $1.6  billion  in
vacation spending; and

  WHEREAS,  Canada  is  New  York's  primary export market, with $13.8
billion in exports and $30.7 billion in bilateral trade in 2018; and

  WHEREAS, This relationship has led to more than  700  Canadian-owned
companies operating in the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Those companies are responsible for more than 680,900 jobs
throughout the state, with average salaries of $57,030; and

  WHEREAS, Reflective of this strong  relationship,  when  the  Consul
General  of  Canada  in  New York State launched the Canadian Technology
Accelerator for digital media, 80 Canadian  companies  traveled  to  New
York   for   the   program  with  25  percent  of  program  participants
establishing a presence in the United States; and

  WHEREAS, The Government of Canada's Canadian Technology  Accelerator
program  helps  high-potential companies from Canada grow their business
in New York State; since its inception, the Consulate General of  Canada
has brought almost 250 start-ups to the fast-growing tech center that is
New   York,   leading   to   new  partnerships,  investment,  technology
collaboration and jobs, with at least 25 graduate companies  now  basing
their expanding US operations in New York; and

  WHEREAS,  In  1919,  Lieutenant  Colonel  John  A. Cooper opened the
Canadian Bureau of Information in Times Square to promote Canada -  U.S.
trade  relations;  this year, in 2020, the 101st Anniversary of Canada's
presence in New York will be celebrated; and

  WHEREAS,  The  United  States  and  Canada  share  a   long-standing
commitment to working together for our common defense and security; this
relationship  is  clearly  illustrated  through  the Eastern Air Defense
Sector, which is located in in  Rome,  New  York;  this  NORAD  division

houses  Canadians  and  Americans  who  stand  shoulder  to  shoulder as
brothers and sister in arms protecting the skies from attack; and

  WHEREAS,  Canada  and New York also share a commitment to diversity,
highlighting it as a source of strength and as a force that can vanquish
intolerance, hate, and radicalism both at home  and  across  the  globe;
this  shared  virtue  can  only  strengthen the already robust ties that
exist between Canadians and New Yorkers; and

  WHEREAS, New York and Canada are committed  partners  in  addressing
the   challenge   of  climate  change  and  creating  a  stronger,  more
sustainable economy through energy trade, shared innovation development,
and aligned policies and goals; and

  WHEREAS, The economies of Canada and New  York  are  tightly  linked
through  integrated  cross-border  supply  chains  that  keep  our firms
competitive; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize  Governor  Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim February 11, 2020, as
Canada Day in the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That copies of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
New York, and to Consul General Phyllis Yaffe of the  Consulate  General
of Canada in New York.