This summer, David Jacobson steps down from the position of U.S. ambassador to Canada, which he has held since 2009. A lawyer and big-dollar fundraiser for the U.S. President, Jacobson’s tenure was marked by progress between the two countries on border co-operation—and by the drawn-out controversy over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would bring oil-sands crude from Alberta to […]
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Exit interview with U.S. Ambassador David Jacobson – Canada, Uncategorized, World – Macleans.ca
Talking Keystone, Redford says Canada and U.S. share energy values – Business – CBC News
Alberta Premier Alison Redford says the United States and Canada share political and environmental values and must work together to become energy independent of those who do not. Redford, speaking to the Foreign Policy Association on Wednesday in New York, said until recently North American energy independence was wishful thinking. “We looked out at a world in which a significant […]
Energy Reality Check: Keystone Crude Won’t Be Exported – Forbes
In my previous post about the outlandish rhetoric that has sprung up around the Keystone XL pipeline project, one of the comments included this often-repeated claim: “The problem is none of the oil will stay in the U.S. It will be sold to the highest bidder.” First of all, the statement is simply wrong on its face. Exports of crude […]
Millionaires on the rise in North America
North America reclaimed the top spot with the most millionaires last year, as the world’s ultra-rich led the way in raising global wealth to a record high, according to a report by Cap Gemini and Royal Bank of Canada. People in North America with at least $1 million in investable assets climbed 11.5 percent to 3.73 million in 2012, regaining […]
Fear not the U.S. oil boom: Canada’s oil sands have an inside edge – The Globe and Mail
With U.S. energy production grabbing an enormous amount of attention these days, it is becoming easy for investors to take a pass on the Canadian oil sands. But don’t write off companies like Suncor Energy Inc. and Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. just yet: According to Standard & Poor’s, Canadian oil production still has a solid export market in the United […]
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