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Mexico eyes foreign investment as Senate approves energy reform bills – The Globe and Mail

The Mexican Congress is moving quickly to enact legislation that will drive massive reform in the country’s energy sector, and create both opportunities and challenges for Canadians producers and service providers in the industry. The Senate this week passed four sweeping bills that overhaul the national oil company, Pemex, and the state-owned power company, CFE, and set up regulatory bodies […]

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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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NAFTA turns 20: Mexico is pact’s biggest winner – Canada – CBC News

Ross Perot may have had it right after all about who would win under NAFTA. The North American Free Trade Agreement was an important step for all three members, but the evidence points to Mexico — at the time the weak sister in the group that included two G7 economies, the United States and Canada — as by far the […]

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Why Canada and the U.S. Should Merge, Eh? – WSJ.com

When Americans think about Canada they usually think of us as the nice, predictable guy next door who never plays his stereo too loud. Even Rob Ford, clean image. But Americans shouldn’t just think more about Canada. They should consider building on the two countries’ free-trade deal and forming a more perfect North American union. It is past time for the […]

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By the Numbers: How important is trade with Mexico & Canada to the United States? – Council for North American Policy | Council for North American Policy

One of the best way to understand the importance of trade with Mexico and Canada to the United States’ economy is to put in on perspective to the total trade with the rest of the world. via By the Numbers: How important is trade with Mexico & Canada to the United States? – Council for North American Policy | Council […]

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