Today’s arrest of the mayor of Montreal, Michael Applebaum, on conspiracy and fraud charges, coming on the heels of Toronto’s mayor apparently smoking something he shouldn’t, is prompting some tut-tutting on the south side of the border. “The mayor of a Canadian city was arrested early this morning and it wasn’t even the guy who smoked crack on video,” Gawker […]
Archive for June, 2013
How strong is the economy Canada’s Mark Carney leaves behind? | Business | The Observer
Bob Robinson, the good-natured, broad-shouldered boss of Calgary construction firm Westcor, says: “If you can’t get a job in this city, you’re not trying.” Calgary is the Houston of Canada: a fast-growing city with a frontier atmosphere. The skyline is punctuated by glass and steel skyscrapers in which oil and gas executives plan multibillion-dollar investments against the distant backdrop of […]
5 reasons Canada lags on tax-haven crackdown – Canada – CBC News
When eight of the world’s wealthiest countries gather on Monday for their annual forum, this time in Northern Ireland, the meeting will focus on, among other things, offshore tax havens. The G8 summit on Monday and Tuesday comes nearly two months after what is believed to be the largest ever leak of data from offshore tax havens, most of it […]
Canada announces alignment of emissions standards with US – Autoblog
Peter Kent, Canada’s Environment Minister, has announced his country will adopt the United States Tier 3 emissions standards for passenger vehicles. Kent (shown above) says doing so will reduce air pollution from new vehicles by around 80 percent compared to the old Tier 2 standards currently in place. The Tier 3 standards will include tighter limits on the amount of […]
Council for North American Policy
49th North is a project of the Council for North American Policy The purpose of the Council for North American Policy is to foster an understanding of the contemporary political, social, and economic issues confronting the United States, Mexico, and Canada by increasing public awareness and appreciation of the joint trade potential and cooperation opportunities of the region and the importance of […]
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