State Senator Patty Ritchie met recently with Canadian officials recently to discuss ways the two countries can work together to strengthen economies on both sides of the border. 

Joining Senator Ritchie at the meeting were representatives of Ontario and Quebec. Ritchie’s welcoming them to the Capitol builds upon her other efforts to strengthen the relationship between New York State and Canada.  Earlier this year, Senator Ritchie traveled to Canada’s capital to testify before the Canadian Parliament’s Senate Defense and Security Committee in support of a measure that would ease stringent reporting requirements for boaters and in turn, improve tourism and relations between both nations. 

(Attn. photo editors: Pictured from left to right in the above photo are Jean-Claude Lauzon (Delegate General of Québec in New York), Brad Duguid (Minister-Ministry of Economic Development and Growth), Senator Patty Ritchie, Dominique Anglade (Minister-Ministry of Economy, Science and Innovation), Michael Chan (Minister-Ministry of International Trade) and Monique Smith (Ontario’s Representative in Washington))