LINKS April 20, 2011

BORDER

Remove labour mobility barriers in North America, say groups [Canadian HR Reporter]

Woman hoping to regain baby wins one battle [Ottawa Citizen]

Bill Ayers again excluded from Canada [Inside Higher Ed]

DIPLOMACY

Gary Mar’s favourite places in Washington, DC [Calgary Herald]

Why PJ Crowley went rogue [Politico]

TRADE

Stabenow seeks big hikes in fees on Canadian trash [Detroit Free Press]

The pros and cons of buying a car in the US [Metro News]

Canada reviews expiring dumping duties on hot-rolled steel [steelmarketupdate.com]

Canada Wheat Board v US [leagle.com]

MILITARY

US is losing a savvy leader in Afghan war effort [Washington Post]

Canadian trainers expected to land in three Afghan cities: envoy [Embassy mag]

Libya says Gaddafi’s role negotiable [Washington Post]

Officials: US to give Libyan rebels non-lethal aid [AP]

France and Italy will also send advisers to Libya rebels [NY Times]

 

 

ENERGY

Wilkins: Obama not slick on Canadian oil sands [QMI]

Keystone XL pipeline eminent domain lawsuits filed in South Dakota rise to nearly a dozen [AP]

Landowners, TransCanada clash over pipeline work [Billings Gazette - Montana]

Land lawsuits rise for pipeline [Argus Leader - Sioux Falls, SD]

Weaning ourselves off of  oil sands with sustainable transportation [Minnesota Daily]

Critics: State Dept’s latest oil pipeline review ‘superficial’ [Solve Climate News]

Image of oil-covered bird in Liberal campaign ad renews battle over oil sands growth [Calgary Herald]

President blocking oil pipeline [Post-Journal - Jamestown, NY]

Liepert: Athabasca plan is based on consultation [Calgary Herald]

Leaders’ knowledge dominates oil sands dialogue: report [Fort McMurray Today]

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LINKS April 19, 2011

BORDER

Border delays cost Canada $30 billion a year [Globe and Mail]

Border delay prompts 911 call [Chilliwack Progress - BC]

Mich. official big on new bridge — ‘I do believe it will happen,’ says Lt. Gov [Windsor Star]

Sen. Schumer to border patrol: delays in Canadian trains hurting upstate business [Empire State News - NY]

Schlafly: Moving toward a North American Union [The Moral Liberal]

DIPLOMACY

He’s done working for Obama. Now he may challenge him for the presidency. [NY Times]

TRADE

Beating the cross-border tax rap [advisor.ca]

The two economic strikes working against Canada [The Gazette - Montreal]

Canada and US similar on debt, but only one faces credit rating warning [CP]

Geithner tries to reassure investors on US credit [NY Times]

What’s the debt ceiling? And why is everyone in Washington  talking about it? [Washington Post]

If you’re considering doing business in Canada, pay attention to taxes [Maine Biz]

POLITICS

Americans pick up on some of the quirks of the Canadian election campaign [Canada Politics]

MILITARY

Talks on US presence in Afghanistan after pullout unnerve region [NY Times]

Taliban targets defense ministry, 2 killed in suicide attack [Washington Post]

Libya vows to fight any foreign troops on its soil, rebuffs EU proposal [Washington Post]

ENERGY

New roadblock for Imperial [Calgary Herald]

New tar sands land use plan is mainly a PR ploy [NRDC.org]

Montana judge allows Exxon test module to proceed, stops construction of big rig turnouts [Billings Gazette]

Judge stops construction of big rig turnouts in Montana [Missoulian]

Roadblocks stymie massive oil sands load [CBC]

The Court and global warming [NY Times]

May tells Albertans: You’re greener than you think [Edmonton Journal]

Welcome to the era of ‘extreme energy‘ [CNN]

Alberta’s oil ‘matriarch’ takes trouble in stride [CNN]

RBS oil sands investments ‘not sound’, say greens [The Guardian - UK]

Letter: Pipeline will help cause of energy security [Gainesville Sun - FL]

Canada must defend oil brand [Winnipeg Free Press]

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LINKS April 18, 2011

April 18, 2011
By Luiza Ch. Savage

BORDER

Harper highlights human smuggling as a campaign issues [canoe.ca]

Schumer: do train border screening in Montreal [Adirondack Daily Enterprise]

DIPLOMACY

Anti-abortion Tory candidate calls Obama worst US president, biggest liar [CP]

Evans not interested in Alberta’s DC posting [inews880.com - Edmonton]

Alberta must look abroad to strengthen economy, says Mar [Lethbridge Herald]

Mar emphasizes experience in PC leadership chase [Fort Saskatchewan Record]

TRADE

Inflation in China poses big threat to global trade [NY Times]

US-Canada price gap defies easy answers, experts say [CP]

Canucks slow to bargain hunt: experts [CTV]

Survey: Canadian tourism growing in North Country [Post Star - Glens Falls, NY]

MILITARY

We can’t eliminate danger in Afghanistan: Harper [Toronto Star]

Gaddafi’s son: We’ll deal with terrorists first and then talk reform [Washington Post]

Rebels flee key Libyan town, blame NATO [NY Times]

US and allies seek refuge for Qaddafi [NY Times]

ARCTIC

Harper, Ignatieff duel over Western Arctic [Toronto Star]

Study finds Canada’s Arctic coastline eroding faster than anywhere else [CP]

ENERGY

Keystone pipeline faces new issues in report draft [Argus Leader - Sioux Falls, South Dakota]

Is this the REAL NAFTA superhighway? [Salon]

Feds give positive eco-review to Canadian pipeline [USA Today]

Environmental review affirms safety of Canada-US pipeline [Wall Street Journal]

Enviros blast updated review of major pipeline project [The Hill]

US State Dept gives qualified thumbs up to oil sands pipeline [Postmedia News]

US sets course to approve Keystone XL pipeline [Globe and Mail]

US tips CAPP to Canuck oil [Calgary Sun]

Canadian firm to probe Utah oil sands [AP]

Oil sands’ champion has ‘bitumen in veins’ [Calgary Herald]

Hawn attacks Liberals’ proposed cap-and-trade [CTV]

Liberals’ green ideas will lose Alberta votes: analyst [CTV]

Trump says he’d get OPEC to cut oil prices [Politico]

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