Since these documents may be long-winded and highly partisan, it may be difficult for the casual reader to find a real value in their digestion. Nevertheless, if you wish to dig deeper into this relationship, and discover what influential interest groups generally think and promote through their activities, you will be glad to find an exhaustive list of the recent reports that have been published concerning the state of our relationship. If you really want to go ahead and read them, there is one easy step you can take that will make your whole experience much more enjoyable and rewarding: Print a hard copy of the document instead of attempting to read it straight off from your computer monitor. The analysis done by each of these groups varies in tone and intensity, based on the general mindset of those that promoted these reports. Keep in mind that objectivity in the information age is an illusion: Everyone is subjective to some degree, and we must remember that the information we receive is moulded by this subjectivity. There is no such thing as "non-partisanship"; but many claim such objectivity nonetheless. I included the reports below on this page, because I think they may be useful for researchers, whether they be journalists or students, or simply passionate investigators of knowledge with nothing better to do. I saved you the worrisome trouble of having to search the internets for this information; I data-mined the online community for what is available, and this is everything I found.
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2005				Crossing the Line		Founded in 1985 to oppose the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, the Council of Canadians is a citizens' organization that advocates for progressive policies on behalf of its members across the country. The Council concentrates its advocacy around the core issues of fair trade, public health care and the right to water, but has recently focused on what it calls the deep integration of Canada with the United States.
2006				Canada-US Relations		The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is the public policy research arm of the United States Congress. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS works exclusively and directly for Members of Congress, their Committees and staff on a confidential, nonpartisan basis.
2007				Canada-US Relations		The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is the public policy research arm of the United States Congress. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS works exclusively and directly for Members of Congress, their Committees and staff on a confidential, nonpartisan basis.
2007				Canadian-American Relations in 2007		The Fraser Institute is conservative and libertarian think tank based in Canada which promotes free market principles. Its stated mandate is to advocate for freedom and competitive markets. It generally opposes public policy solutions based on government spending, taxes, deficits, and regulation. Some of the public policy stands taken by the Institute include: greater free trade throughout the world, privatization of various government services, the freedom to own and acquire firearms without controls, marijuana legalization, competition in primary schooling, and greater private sector involvement in the delivery of healthcare insurance and services. In terms of present hot topics in public policy, the Institute opposes government regulatory action as a possible solution to global warming.
2008				Building a Better North American Community		The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is a New-York based foreign policy membership organization. It publishes the bi-monthly journal Foreign Affairs. It has an extensive website, featuring links to its think tank, The David Rockefeller Studies Program, other programs and projects, publications, history, biographies of notable directors and other board members, corporate members, and press releases.
2008				Canada-US Relations		The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is the public policy research arm of the United States Congress. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS works exclusively and directly for Members of Congress, their Committees and staff on a confidential, nonpartisan basis.

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