White House officials will be at the Canadian embassy on Thursday to discuss a joint Canada-United States initiative feared to be on life support in recent months — the Regulatory Co-operation Council, aimed at harmonizing trade regulations to ease cross-border trade between the world’s two biggest trading partners. Both Canadian and American stakeholders and business representatives, have been complaining for […]
Archive for June, 2013
Canadian GDP projections up as U.S. recovers – Winnipeg Free Press
An anticipated financial recovery south of the border is likely to help economic growth in Canada, economists said Wednesday, although the U.S. is likely to outpace its neighbour for the first time in years. RBC Economics raised its estimate for Canada’s 2013 economic growth to 1.9 per cent, from 1.8 per cent in March, citing an improving picture on trade […]
Exit interview with U.S. Ambassador David Jacobson – Canada, Uncategorized, World – Macleans.ca
This summer, David Jacobson steps down from the position of U.S. ambassador to Canada, which he has held since 2009. A lawyer and big-dollar fundraiser for the U.S. President, Jacobson’s tenure was marked by progress between the two countries on border co-operation—and by the drawn-out controversy over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would bring oil-sands crude from Alberta to […]
Talking Keystone, Redford says Canada and U.S. share energy values – Business – CBC News
Alberta Premier Alison Redford says the United States and Canada share political and environmental values and must work together to become energy independent of those who do not. Redford, speaking to the Foreign Policy Association on Wednesday in New York, said until recently North American energy independence was wishful thinking. “We looked out at a world in which a significant […]
Energy Reality Check: Keystone Crude Won’t Be Exported – Forbes
In my previous post about the outlandish rhetoric that has sprung up around the Keystone XL pipeline project, one of the comments included this often-repeated claim: “The problem is none of the oil will stay in the U.S. It will be sold to the highest bidder.” First of all, the statement is simply wrong on its face. Exports of crude […]
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