U.S. urged to look to Canada and Mexico amid energy revolution – The Globe and Mail

Two American policy heavyweights think this is a moment when the United States can be persuaded to turn its focus to its North American neighbours, such as Canada.

Retired general David Petraeus and former World Bank president Robert Zoellick, who led a task force on the continent for the Council on Foreign Relations, argue that a North American energy revolution and major reforms in Mexico mean U.S. leaders should now have a political interest in embracing their neighbours.

U.S. Republicans are already clashing with President Barack Obama over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline – but Mr. Petraeus and Mr. Zoellick argue that’s just the tip of the cross-border North American issues that should feature in U.S. political debate

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