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Cascadia鈥檚 cultural diplomacy could be key legacy of FIFA 2026

The British royal鈥檚 words are a far cry from the cross-border rhetoric projected by the White House earlier this year, or the campaign slogans that came to define the recent Canadian federal election. They point to a relationship between Canada and the U.S. that continues to be steeped in mutual鈥

MAGA: protecting the homeland from Canadian bookworms

On the other, western, side of the continent, the Peace Arch Park, which straddles Washington State and British Columbia, was once a similar symbol of close relations. Since 2024 Canadians must check in with America鈥檚 border patrol to access the Washington side of the park. 

This Washington border county is desperate for Canadians

Canadian vehicle traffic entering the United States at Whatcom County鈥檚 three crossings fell by 65,000 in the first three weeks of March, about 42% lower than the same period a year ago and steeper than the 30% -drop in February, according to Western Washington University鈥檚 Border Policy鈥

Canadian Road Trippers Boycotting U.S. Could Mean A $4 Billion Economic Loss

Given the boycott, such an increase would be 鈥渁lmost impossible,鈥 Laurie Trautman, director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University, told Forbes.

Border-dwelling Americans worry about the fallout from a U.S.-Canada trade war

The trade dispute will have far-reaching spillover effects, from price increases and paperwork backlogs to longer wait times at the U.S.-Canada border for both people and products, said Laurie Trautman, director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington鈥

WA seeing fewer Canadians after Trump, tariffs and talk of 鈥51st state鈥

And while it鈥檚 impossible to blame that plunge entirely on politics, the timing is telling, says Laurie Trautman, director of 草榴社区's Border Policy Research Institute

Trump鈥檚 tariff threats stress WA鈥檚 Point Roberts

Laurie Trautman, director at the Border Policy Research Institute with Western Washington University, said it is difficult to tell what impacts the tariffs could have on border towns like Point Roberts because things have not been normal since COVID.

Borderlands anxiety prompts wider reflection on bioregionalism

Commentary by Journalism Professor Derek Moscato

There鈥檚 a lot of talk about Canada-U.S. relations these days, thanks mostly to President Donald Trump鈥檚 move to apply tariffs to exports from up north. Canada had already announced retaliatory measures by the time Trump and Canadian鈥

What a trade war with Canada could mean for Washington state

"The cost of goods will go up if tariffs are enacted. There is no doubt," said Dr. Laurie Trautman, director of the at Western Washington University. 

She says the economic impacts of the border battle would likely鈥

The U.S. is installing more rock barriers to target illegal border crossings. Will they work?

"My perspective is that much of what we see happening along the physical barrier is a little bit of political theatre," said Laurie Trautman, director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University.

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