Kirsten Hillman and Harry Lightsey | This Week in South Carolina | Stories | June 25, 2024 [Video]

Economic Partnership Between Canada, The United States, and South Carolina

Canadian Ambassador to the United States, Kirsten Hillman, sat down with Host Gavin Jackson to discuss the economic relationship between the U.S. and Canada.

Hillman’s visit to South Carolina is part of an initiative by Canadian leaders to meet with members of Congress, state governors, and local business leaders to emphasize Canada’s importance to their southern neighbors. Hillman, along with Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Trade Minister Mary Ng, have been traveling across the U.S. in recent months ahead of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election.

“It’s a very strategic relationship,” Hillman says about the partnership between Canada and South Carolina. “The things we are doing together are related to the economy of the future.”

Hillman shared that this growth is expected to come from investments in forestry, solar manufacturing, the battery supply chain, automotive, and automotive parts. She notes that …