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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Canadian Embassy in D.C.BORDER MacKay wants military support for border agencies [Postmedia] Cocaine-stuffed pineapples seized [CBC] Canadian gets prison for gun smuggling [Billings Gazette] New book on Native people and US border [uanews.org] Security linked to economy: MacKay [ipolitics.ca] TRADE/ECONOMY Transcript of Harper’s speech to World Economic Forum [Postmedia News] Canadian investors more optimistic than Americans [Canada NewsWire]…
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From the Canada Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center: Dependent America? How Canada and Mexico Construct U.S. Power February 21, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:00am EVENT CO-SPONSORS: Mexico Institute with authors: Stephen Clarkson, professor of political economy, University of Toronto, and former senior fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center Matto Mildenberger, PhD student, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies discussants:…
BORDER New US plan to stop drug flow over northern border [AP] Lawmakers praise northern border drug strategy [Watertown Daily Times] Northern border drug strategy calls for more efficient wiretapping [fiercehomelandsecurity.com] Pastor: The road to Washington runs through Mexico [Toronto Star] TRADE/ECONOMY Obama ready to sign extension on softwood [Globe and Mail] RIM’s chiefs step…
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From the press release: International Trade Minister Ed Fast to Visit Washington, D.C., to Make Important Announcement January 20, 2012 - The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, will make an official visit to Washington, D.C., on January 23, 2012. Minister Fast will meet his counterpart, U.S. Trade…
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BORDER US-Canada border crossings up 5% [Detroit Free Press] Canadians get ‘gouged’ at Windsor border crossing [Windsor Star] Waiver to cross US border is not simple [Vancouver Sun] Baird: No threats to sovereignty in border plan [iPolitics] TRADE/ECONOMY Canada-US trade smaller than you think [iPolitics] Canada has less global trade presence than previously thought [CNW]…
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January 18, 2012 Statement by the Honourable Joe Oliver, P.C., M.P., Minister of Natural Resources, on the Keystone XL Pipeline OTTAWA — “We are obviously disappointed with today’s announcement regarding the Keystone XL pipeline. This project would create thousands upon thousands of jobs both in the US and Canada and would contribute to energy security in…
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January 18, 2012 Premier responds to U.S. decision on Keystone XL Edmonton… Premier Alison Redford issued the following statement in response to the U.S. State Department’s decision on the Keystone XL pipeline. “I am extremely disappointed with today’s decision by the State Department to reject the Keystone XL pipeline application. We believe the project provides the…
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Briefing on the Keystone XL Pipeline Special Briefing Kerri-Ann Jones Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Via Teleconference Washington, DC January 18, 2012 MODERATOR: Good afternoon. We’re pleased today to have Assistant Secretary Dr. Kerri-Ann Jones in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, who will…
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From a conference call with reporters yesterday with Asst. Secretary of State, Kerri-Ann Jones: QUESTION: Hi. Thank you for holding this call. TransCanada, in its statement today, said that they expect to – that they plan to reapply. And one of the things that they said is that they “expect a new application” – I’m…
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January 18, 2012 15:59 ET TransCanada Will Re-Apply for a Keystone XL Permit CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwire – Jan. 18, 2012) - TransCanada Corporation (TSX:TRP) (NYSE:TRP) (TransCanada) announced today it has received the U.S. Department of State’s decision that the Presidential Permit for Keystone XL has been denied. “This outcome is one of the scenarios we…
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