The small but bitter clash over the future of the second-busiest border crossing between the United States and Canada is set to continue, at least for now. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and Gary Doer, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., met for more than five hours on Saturday but did not reach an agreement on resolving the ongoing feud […]
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Oh, Canada – By Andrew Nikiforuk | Foreign Policy
For decades, the world has thought of Canada as America’s friendly northern neighbor — a responsible, earnest, if somewhat boring, land of hockey fans and single-payer health care. On the big issues, it has long played the global Boy Scout, reliably providing moral leadership on everything from ozone protection to land-mine eradication to gay rights. The late novelist Douglas Adams […]
Canadian American Business Council To Participate In Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation Council Stakeholder Dialogue Session In Washington, D.C. – MarketWatch
The Canadian American Business Council (CABC), announced today its participation in the Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation Council Stakeholder Dialogues session taking place at the Canadian Embassy on Thursday, June 20th in Washington, D.C. It is open to the press. “A critical component of improving cooperation between the United States and Canada is aligning our regulatory approaches, wherever possible,” said Maryscott Greenwood […]
Harmonizing Canada-U.S. trade regulations back on front burner
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 […]
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 […]
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