Could it be that a keystone belief and a bedrock of prosperity in Canada might disappear over the next two decades?For a long time, it has been assumed that whatever surplus oil and natural gas Canadians could produce would be gladly purchased by the United States. “Pump it and they will come” has been an underpinning reality for Canada’s economy. […]
Archive for June, 2013
Canada and America – true BFFs | Avenida América
Canada and the U.S. are friends. Not just NAFTA friends with mutual Bieber Fever but true BFFs these days (Border Friends Forever). So much so that they’re sharing intimate secrets in ways they never did before. They tell one another absolutely everything these days and are always by each other’s side. They’re not quite besties like Europe, but they’re close. […]
What Barack Obama’s climate-change strategy means for Canada: Walkom | Toronto Star
When U.S. President Barack Obama spelled out his plans to fight climate change this week, most Canadian attention focused on a proposed Alberta-to-Texas pipeline. Certainly, the Keystone XL heavy oil pipeline is important. Both proponents and opponents of the Alberta oil sands have much riding on whether it goes ahead. Obama’s deliberately opaque references Tuesday gave few real clues But […]
In Canada, Pipeline Remarks Stir Analysis – NYTimes.com
Perhaps it was his choice of words, but a small portion of President Obama’s speech about climate change on Tuesday has attracted a disproportionate amount of attention in Canada. At issue are his remarks about the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would send bitumen from Alberta’s oil sands to refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast. The pipeline requires presidential approval […]
College in Canada more appealing than ever for Americans?
As Canadian colleges cater to international students — for a variety of reasons — Americans are heading north for higher education. Since 2000, there has been a 50% increase in the number of U.S. students enrolling at Canadian colleges and universities When Alexie Rudman graduates from college in May 2015, the Rhode Island native is poised to find herself with […]
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