The "security trumps privacy" talk reminds me of "security trumps trade" talk in 2001/02. Took more than a decade to change approach. - posted on 07/06/2013 13:01:15
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Nebraska’s Republican governor, Dave Heineman, has written to President Barack Obama opposing the proposed route of the Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska and asking Obama to deny the presidential permit for the process. In a letter dated today, says he is opposed to the pipeline crossing the Ogallala Aquifer, and says he “disagrees” with the…
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The Canada Institute at The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Is the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline in the National Interest? September 22, 2011 // 8:30am — 12:00pm EVENT CO-SPONSORS: Environmental Change and Security Program The proposed Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline would bring an estimated 700,000 barrels per day of oil from Alberta to U.S. delivery points of Cushing,…
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars – Washington, DC Border Security Challenges After 9/11: A Conversation With Three Commissioners of U.S. Customs and Border Protection September 09, 2011 // 11:00am — 12:00pm Commissioner Alan Bersin of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) joins former commissioners Robert Bonner and Ralph Basham in a discussion of border security since 9/11.…
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters will be hosting the inaugural Canada/U.S. Manufacturing Summit in Montreal no September 12th and 13thwhere the leaders of the BBWG and RCC will be providing updates on negotiations and engaging in a dialogue with participants over priorities for action. In addition, there will be a number of private sector speakers, high level government officials,…
Unlike the US government, which made the letters and comments it received from its consultations on regulatory harmonization public, the Canadian government decided to keep them private. Instead, it has compiled its own summary of what officials heard from their public consultations on perimeter security and regulatory harmonization ahead of the release in late-September of a…
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From the press release: For Immediate Release Gander focus of U.S. 9/11 awards gala (Gander, NL – August 30, 2011) – The Town of Gander will receive a special award in Washington, D.C., as part ofThe 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Summit: Remembrance, Renewal, Resilience, billed as the Washington event commemorating the 2001 terrorist attacks. Taking place September 8, the…
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From State’s website: Special Briefing Kerri-Ann Jones Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Via Teleconference Washington, DC August 26, 2011 MR. TRAN: Good afternoon. We are pleased today to have Assistant Secretary Dr. Kerri-Ann Jones of the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs here to discuss the…
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From my post last week at Maclean’s.ca: The State Department today issued its final Environmental Impact Statement concerning TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to the Gulf Coast. (Available for download here.) While this is only one step in the review process that will lead to a decision on whether or not State grants a…
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BORDER Don’t sell out sovereignty for border deal, Canadians tell Harper [Toronto Star] Baird promises Canadian sovereignty ‘will not be compromised’ by border deal [National Post] Canadian border guard tells lesbians to fill out separate forms [xtra.ca] Cross-border policing concerns some Canadians: report [CP] Canada-US border talks raise privacy concerns [CBC] Automakers applaud progress on…
The State Department today issued its final Environmental Impact Statement concerning TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to the Gulf Coast. (Available for download here.) While this is only one step in the review process that will lead to a decision on whether or not State grants a permit — a decision that will be…
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