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Keystone XL and the war on drugs | TheHill

No, the proposed Keystone XL pipeline will NOT carry black tar heroin. But whether you think that diluted bitumen from the Canadian oil sands is better or worse than heroin, there may be a lesson from the “war on drugs.” No, I haven’t been smoking anything, although this morning my hybrid did inhale gasoline and exhale CO2, some of whose carbon probably came from Alberta. As […]

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U.S. should copy Canada’s immigration policies: Guest opinion | OregonLive.com

Just like most Americans, I desperately want the laws of our nation to be respected. I want law and order to prevail. I also want all citizens to have reason to believe we will be rewarded if we follow the rules and respect the law.  This is why it is so important to pass effective immigration reform immediately. Currently, there […]

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Germany to Kill Canada-EU Trade Agreement, May Axe US-EU Deal Too

Germany is to scupper a free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada because the clauses giving legal protection to investors would give them too much power, according to a report in a leading Germany newspaper. The Canada deal is considered a template for the United States-EU free trade agreement, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), which is […]

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Keystone pipeline makes sense, says Canada’s U.S. ambassador | CTV News

United States ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman had little to say Tuesday about a possible decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project, but that didn’t stop Canada’s U.S. ambassador from bluntly stating there’s no proof that the pipeline shouldn’t be built. Gary Doer said all the evidence — environmental, economic, safety and scientific — supports a favourable decision by […]

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U.S. oil exports spike – and most of it comes to Canada | Globalnews.ca

Oil exports in the United States have hit a 15-year high, and most of that is getting shipped to Canada, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The increase in exports, which have more than doubled in the last year, comes thanks to the booming, oil-rich Bakken in the U.S. Midwest. But it may seem counter-intuitive that Canada, which […]

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