Diplomacy

US, Mexico and Canada, the world’s dynamic region | Regional Voices | The Olympian

Even with all of our domestic concerns, it’s a big world out there, and America must keep at least one eye focused beyond our borders. But maybe not as far beyond, says a new report from the Council on Foreign Relations. The U.S. could do itself a world of good by deepening its integration and cooperation among its closest neighbors, […]

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Poll finds Canadians, Americans moving apart – The Globe and Mail

Canadians and Americans continue to drift apart, souring a relationship that’s likely to get worse as long as Prime Minster Stephen Harper and President Barack Obama remain in power, according to a leading Canadian pollster. “More of the same,” a relationship adrift, said Nik Nanos, chairman of Nanos Research, adding: “We won’t get a reset until Obama and Harper are […]

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U.S. foreign relations scorecard: Burkina Faso: 2 Canada: 0

We’re the world’s largest trading partners, with the world’s longest border, a common heritage, an extensive security and military alliance and neighbours for more than two centuries.So, guess how many times elected politicians from Washington visited Canada on bilateral, government-to-government business last year?Zip. Zero. Nada. Rien.Not that those working on Capitol Hill don’t like to travel. U.S. senators and congressmen […]

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Politics is the biggest obstacle on Canada-U.S. energy front – Canada – CBC News

The strained relationship between Canada and the United States over energy policy is likely to get worse before it gets better, with a decision on Keystone XL likely to politically strain relations between the two countries regardless of whether U.S. President Barack Obama gives the pipeline project the go-ahead or not. That’s one of several findings by pollster Nick Nanos […]

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U.S. looking at Canada guest-worker program as model

Guillermo Hernandez Alcantar could provide a window into the future of migrant workers in the United States. He had arrived in Canada from Mexico three days before. The journey brought him hundreds of miles north on the guarantee of work and stability — to pick the grapes that locals will not. He came as a legal guest worker. “Right now, […]

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