Canada and the United States : working together toward a greener world
Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and United States Secretary of Transportation, Mary E. Peters, announced yesterday that the two countries have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation aimed at improving motor vehicle fuel efficiency. Given the fact that Canada already has an agreement with automakers to increase fuel efficiency by 25 percent by 2010 and that it will cost less to reach this goal when the two neighbors fully harmonize their efforts and regulations, it's safe to assume that both deals will allow Canada to develop a solid policy on vehicle fuel efficiency.
