Except when Canada was pursuing the free-trade agreement with the United States almost 30 years ago, there’s never been a time when the country’s trade negotiating agenda has been so highly charged. Not only are the Canada-European Union trade negotiations at a critical stage, there’s the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the continuing Canada-U.S. Beyond the Border (and regulatory co-operation) initiative and […]
Archive for June, 2013
Canada Confident Keystone XL Will Be Approved – ABC News
Canada’s natural resources minister said Tuesday he’s confident the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline project from Canada to Texas will be approved because it meets President Barack Obama’s requirement that it not lead to a significant increase in greenhouse gas emissions. Joe Oliver responded to Obama’s comments earlier Tuesday that the pipeline should be approved only if it does “not […]
Canada, U.S. fail to settle spat over Peace Bridge – The Globe and Mail
The small but bitter clash over the future of the second-busiest border crossing between the United States and Canada is set to continue, at least for now. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and Gary Doer, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., met for more than five hours on Saturday but did not reach an agreement on resolving the ongoing feud […]
Oh, Canada – By Andrew Nikiforuk | Foreign Policy
For decades, the world has thought of Canada as America’s friendly northern neighbor — a responsible, earnest, if somewhat boring, land of hockey fans and single-payer health care. On the big issues, it has long played the global Boy Scout, reliably providing moral leadership on everything from ozone protection to land-mine eradication to gay rights. The late novelist Douglas Adams […]
Canadian American Business Council To Participate In Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation Council Stakeholder Dialogue Session In Washington, D.C. – MarketWatch
The Canadian American Business Council (CABC), announced today its participation in the Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation Council Stakeholder Dialogues session taking place at the Canadian Embassy on Thursday, June 20th in Washington, D.C. It is open to the press. “A critical component of improving cooperation between the United States and Canada is aligning our regulatory approaches, wherever possible,” said Maryscott Greenwood […]
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