AK HJR11

Alaska Legislature recognizes and honors the relationship with Canada, Alaska's only neighbor, sharing 1,538 miles of the U.S.-Canada border

Alaska annually exports $596 million in goods to Canada and imports $753 million from Canada; more than 20,300 Alaska jobs rely on trade and investment with Canada, and 47 Canadian-owned companies employ 4,350 Alaskans

Legislature expresses concern over potential Canadian threats to shut down roads into Alaska, including the Alaska-Canada Highway, and opposes restrictive trade measures or tolls that would harm integrated economies

Resolution acknowledges shared military defense partnerships through NORAD (since 1958), NATO (since 1949), and the Permanent Joint Board on Defense (since 1940), with Alaska's NORAD region commanded jointly by American and Canadian officers

Copies to be sent to President Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and various U.S. and Canadian defense and diplomatic officials