🧵on U.S. dispute w/ Canada: It seems there are several under radar conflicts w/ Canada public is unaware of, i.e., fentanyl, limits U.S. banks, or issue I'm currently digging into, Boundary Waters Treaty, which governs how U.S. & Canada share waters along its 5,500 border. 1/
2/ That is both longest border shared by two countries in world, but 45% of border is water. The BWT created International Joint Commission which is charged w/ resolving or preventing conflict b/w U.S. & Canada re shared water.
3/ One huge success since adoption of BWT is vast imp. in water quality of Great Lakes. But in areas w/ shared borders, where water flows into CA, U.S. taxpayers pay cost. But where CA water flows to U.S., CA won't abide by BWT or pay $ to protect U.S. from population from CA.
4/ Here in MI, for instance, Enbridge’s Pipeline #5, crosses under Mackinac Straits. Pipeline carries heavy crude oil from Canada’s western provinces through MI & back, where processed into saleable products. So MI takes risk of leak, but CA gets majority of economic benefit.
5/ Similar issues in Southeast Alaska and British Columbia boundary where salmon rivers flow from Canadian Rockies into Alaska. Canada approving new mines in Canadian rivers, but risk from mining flows to U.S.
6/6 In short, many issues are "under the surface," literally between U.S. and Canada "fight." Still educating myself on other issues, but the more I learn the more I realize this isn't just a love of tariffs.
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