And she has negotiated with foreign governments, like British Columbia, Alberta and the Yukon about things like a natural gas pipeline and for items like this from the Yukon’s Legislature’s Hansard [parliamentary version of the Congressional Record]:

Thursday, April 19, 2007
Hon. Mr. Fentie [the Premier]: Our [Yukon ] government also has a very close working relationship with Alaska, Alberta and British Columbia. In January, a delegation of Yukon government ministers met with their Alaskan counterparts to renew the positive working relationship with Governor Sarah Palin’s new administration.

Topics for discussion included large infrastructure projects, such as the Alaska Highway natural gas pipeline, the Alaska-Canadian rail link pre-feasibility study and the port access strategy study. Discussions were also held on tourism partnerships and renewal of the Alaska-Yukon Intergovernmental Relations Accord….

Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Hon. Mr. Kenyon [The Minister of Economic Development]: …Of interest to all Yukoners and potential interested folks across Canada, the United States and around the world is the Alaska-Canada rail link pre-feasibility study, which will be released soon, as well as the port access study. These studies are complete and we now are waiting for negotiations with our partner, the State of Alaska, so that this can be released jointly, since both funded it. For the information of the members opposite, who like to throw numbers out and hope that eventually they’ll have something in Hansard to point to that was accurate, the cost to the Yukon was approximately $2.35 million.

These studies were prepared jointly between the Yukon and Alaska governments with participation of the U.S. government, the Canadian government and good participation from the Province of British Columbia. I am pleased to say that I was in Victoria [B.C.'s capital] talking about this with the Department of Transport and the Minister of Transport and with the Premier, approximately a week ago. The Premier of the Yukon and Governor Palin are in discussions respecting a joint release now. Both studies are complete and we look forward to a release soon on that.

It is very good news. It gives a very broad look at the entire situation. The Alaska-Canada rail link pre-feasibility study includes technical and engineering, market and economic components that will help us plan future developments in transportation-dependent sectors of the economy.

Changes in the global economy are opening up many economic opportunities for Yukon, particularly in resource development. The study provides an opportunity to examine the long-term, multi-modal transportation development potential of Yukon and Alaska. In examining a range of routing options and phase-development scenarios, the study provides a foundation of information to guide the infrastructure development necessary to fully realize Yukon’s nature resource potential.

The port access study is grounded in economic realities and will provide enough objective and quantified information to enable public and private investors to take a serious look at developing port facilities and related transportation links….

It might not be negotiating SALT, but it’s more than a state senator and Chicago small-time municipal politician does.

andycanuck on August 29, 2008 at 2:14 PM

wow.. negotiating with Canada on one hand.. community agitating organizing on the other..
DaveC on August 29, 2008 at 2:25 PM

Well, to be fair, Dave, with only 30 million people in Canada that’s like negotiating with NYC (including agglomeration)–you know, something that Obama hasn’t done either! 8^)

andycanuck on August 29, 2008 at 3:12 PM