Bill Text: NY K00552 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 14, 2022, as Canadian-American Heritage Day in the State of New York
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-11)
Status: (Passed) 2022-02-14 - adopted [K00552 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-K00552-Introduced.html
Assembly Resolution No. 552 BY: M. of A. Jones MEMORIALIZING Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 14, 2022, as Canadian-American Heritage Day in the State of New York WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 14, 2022, as Canadian-American Heritage Day in the State of New York, in celebration of this great Empire State's long-standing economic and cultural relationship with Canada; and 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 many important international trade corridors, including the Quebec-New York Corridor, the Capitol Corridor, and Continental One, as well as the second-busiest crossing between Canada and the United States at the Peace Bridge; and WHEREAS, Canada is New York's primary export market, with $13.9 billion in goods exports and over $30 billion in bilateral trade in 2020; and WHEREAS, This relationship has led to 690 Canadian-owned companies operating in the State of New York employing 49,683 New Yorkers; and WHEREAS, The economies of Canada and New York are tightly linked through integrated cross-border supply chains that keep our firms competitive; and WHEREAS, Canada and the United States' mutual security and prosperity rely upon these predictable and secure trading relationships; and WHEREAS, The United States and Canada share a long-standing commitment to working together for our common defense and security and the continuation of this successful relationship through the North American Aerospace Defense Command, NORAD, is paramount to the future security of the people of the United States and Canada; this includes the NORAD subordinate sector command the Eastern Air Defense Sector, in Rome, New York; and WHEREAS, The United States and Canada have a shared commitment to protecting the health and well-being of Americans and Canadians and have agreed through a joint roadmap to strengthen comprehensive and cross-sectoral efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic, collaborate on public health responses, and build resilience against future outbreaks; and WHEREAS, The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the need of our cross border relationship; throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of Canadian healthcare workers have crossed the border daily to work in New York State hospitals and medical facilities and our truckers have ensured we have had food on our tables and goods on our shelves, a testament to the deep ties between our two communities; and WHEREAS, Canada and New York also share a commitment to equity, inclusion, and 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; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 14, 2022, as Canadian-American Heritage Day in the State of New York; and be it further RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of New York; and Acting Consul General Khawar Nasim of the Consulate General of Canada in New York.