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 New facility makes border crossing easier [WNYF TV - Watertown, NY] Dreaded grain pest discovered in Detroit inspection [Windsor Star] Canada Border Services stonewalls the public [Victoria Times Colonist] TRADE/ECONOMY A worrisome rise in US jobless claims [NY Times] Retailers decry cross-border shopping changes [The Epoch Times] Trade corridor a priority for cross-border partners…
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BORDER House GOP backs Homeland Security powers in border parks [LA Times] Baby on board? Not if car seat bought in US [CTV] Beyond the Border plan needs evidence-based public discussion [The Mark] Borderline Brouhaha [Peace Arch News] Man charged with 40 counts of child born caught at border [WTEV - Florida] Couple admits to…
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DIPLOMACY Baird: Canada frustrated by ‘radical environmentalists’ control over Washington [Foreign Policy] Baird and Clinton in Stanley Cup wager [CP] BORDER Budget: More than 1,000 jobs cut at Canada Border Service Agency [Toronto Star] Border staff cuts called direct attack on national security [Globe and Mail] NS drug dogs getting pink slips in job cuts [CBC] Lawsuit: US…
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BORDER GPS mishap lands immigrant smuggler at Canadian border [Fox] Partners or Frenemies? Obama jeopardizes relations with Canada & Mexico [Examiner] NAFTA partners boost trilateral relationship [Dissident Voice] McGill student’s run-in with US border agents prompts lawsuit [CP] TRADE/ECONOMY Fed survey finds US economy growing, hiring steady [AP] Texas lawmakers want US to include Mexico in…
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Bilateralist is heading to the beach. Regular posting will resume again on Wednesday April 11th.
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I posted at Macleans.ca about Harper’s comments on energy at Canada Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Center today. His bottom-line to the Washington audience seemed to be: 1) Canada’s primary interest is not contributing “North American energy self-sufficiency” but to diversifying markets for Canadian oil exports; 2) Canadian producers receive a discounted price for…
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THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release April 2, 2012 REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA, PRESIDENT CALDERÓN OF MEXICO, AND PRIME MINISTER HARPER OF CANADA AT JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE Rose Garden…
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Press release from federal and provincial privacy commissioners and ombudsmen issued as the North American leaders met today in Washington, DC to discuss among other things, cooperation on border security: Federal Privacy Commissioner of Canada Provincial Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia…
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JOINT STATEMENT BY NORTH AMERICAN LEADERS Washington, DC, April 2012 We, the Leaders of North America, met today in Washington, DC to advance the economic well-being, safety, and security of the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Rooted in deep economic, historical, cultural, environmental, and societal ties, North American cooperation enhances our ability to face global…
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Bon Après-Midi I would like to thank President Obama for hosting us today. J’aimerais également remercier le président Obama et le président Calderón pour une discussion fructueuse et utile. Canada places the highest value on the friendship and partnership among our three countries. We form one of the worlds largest free-trade zones, which has been…
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