Senators go to Canada to meet PM Carney, smooth Trump tariff, 51st-state tensions

Senators go to Canada to meet PM Carney, smooth Trump tariff, 51st-state tensions

A bipartisan group of senators, led by North Dakota Republican Kevin Cramer and New Hampshire Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, recently traveled to Ottawa, Ontario, to help ease rising tensions between the U.S. and Canada.The quintet, which also included Sens. Peter Welch, D-Vt., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., was photographed glad-handing Prime Minister Mark Carney, a liberal who had been aided in his election over conservative favorite …

Will Trump chatter about Canada cool NH’s summer tourism? - NH Business Review

When it comes to summer tourists coming to New Hampshire from Canada, is there a chill in the air because of White House jabs about tariffs and making our northern neighbor the 51st state? State officials don’t think so. They think the state’s critical summer season can weather the political tension created by President Donald Trump. “I think in general, whether you’re talking commercial or leisure travel trends, or any of those sorts of things,…