The Emergence of Cross-Border Regions Between Canada and the United States:  Roundtable Synthesis Report of May 2006 is part of the Policy Research Initiative’s (PRI) research on the growing extent of various links between Canada and the United States, creating cross-border regional relationships, and the sub-national dimensions of North American economic integration.  PRI partnered with ACOA, Western Economic Diversification Canada, and Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions to conduct a series of regional roundtables between November 2005 and March 2006.  ACOA organized the Atlantic roundtable held in Sackville, New Brunswick, on March 3, 2006.  PRI officials stated that of the six roundtables conducted across the country in 2005 and 2006, the Atlantic roundtable was one of the most dynamic and engaging.