LINKS July 30, 2012

DIPLOMACY

Protesters greet premiers meeting with US governors [CBC]

Canadians love Democrats, but Republicans friendlier [CP]

BORDER

NY border to be focus of congressional hearing Monday [AP]

US man gets 3 years for gun smuggling [CBC]

US study of Canadian ports both applauded and panned [CP]

US agency questions Canadian port security [CP]

US official slams port report [CP]

Last unmanned border crossing closes between QC and VT [The Gazette]

TRADE/ECONOMY

 Alberta’s economy shows no sign of slowing down [inews880]

S&P cuts ratings on seven Canadian banks [CP]

US securities regulator alleges insider trading ahead of China’s Nexen bid [Reuters]

DEFENSE

Syria expanded chemical weapons supply with Iran’s aid [Washington Post]

Romney on Iran: ‘Any and all measures’ [Washington Post]

Panetta says Assad hastening own demise [AP]

ENERGY

BC premier’s standoff with Alberta derails chance for national energy strategy [Postmedia News]

Leave Alberta out of BC’s pipeline demands: Redford [Globe and Mail]

 Enbridge to replace leaky Wisconsin oil pipeline Monday [Reuters]

 TransCanada gets key go-ahead for southern leg [Washington Post]

Canada’s oil, the world’s carbon [NY Times]

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LINKS July 26, 2012

BORDER

American agency poised to criticize Canada for luring cargo from US ports [CP]

Costly Canadian border bottlenecks frustrate Minnesota businesses [Star Tribune]

Immigration crackdown in upstate New York [nacla.org]

Top Ten customs-related issues facing Canadian importers [Financial Post]

NEXUS program lifts residency requirement [Delta Optimist]

New NEXUS lane open in BC [Marketwire]

TRADE/ECONOMY

Latest Canadian export to Main Street USA: Joe Fresh [Wall Street Journal]

Drought to drive up food prices next year, US says [NY Times]

Fed sees benefits and risks in new moves [NY Times]

US Senate passes bill to keep tax cuts for middle class [Washington Post]

DEFENSE

 Canada open to boosting Syrian humanitarian aid [CBC]

Baird rejects military intervention in Syria [Globe and Mail]

Al Qaeda taking deadly new role in Syria’s conflict [NY Times]

Ignatius: The “day after” in Syria [Washington Post]

ENERGY

Keystone XL foes protest on anniversary [Omaha World-Herald]

Montana congressmen push Obama on Keystone XL [Missoulian]

US Senate GOP plan new push to approve Keystone XL, expand offshore drilling [The Hill]

TransCanada urged to “Go East” [Financial Post]

Republicans, Nexen, and Keystone XL [Macleans.ca]

BC calls on Alberta, Ottawa to join pipeline talks [Globe and Mail]

 More weather extremes leave parts of US grid buckling [NY Times]

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Video: Canada and the Presidential Race

March 27, 2012
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A web video is available of the panel discussion I participated in along with former Canadian ambassador to Washington, Michael Kergin, and Globe and Mail columnist Jeffrey Simpson, on March 13 at the Centre for International Policy Studies at the University of Ottawa. The video is here.

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Senate energy chair: Climate change real, not man made

February 8, 2011
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What a difference an election makes. Last year, Canada’s effort to promote oil sands exports and the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline kept running into the high-profile opposition of the then-chairman of the powerful Senate Energy and Commerce Committee, Henry Waxman, a California Democrat, who was a long-time critic of the oil sands and…

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Jim Carrey on explaining Canada to Americans

February 6, 2011
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httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ic3xNfEP_o

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2010 Winter Olympics: Crosby’s gold medal OT goal in USA-Canada hockey

February 6, 2011
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httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muLw-_oSlNE February 28, 2010.

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Obama’s first foreign trip: Visit to Ottawa February 2009

February 6, 2011
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Harper Obama meeting 2009-09-16

February 6, 2011
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httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V345L0QHKkY President Obama and Prime Minister Harper of Canada talk to the press on September 16, 2009 after meetings about ongoing economic recovery efforts.

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Calderon, Harper, and Obama press conference 2009-08-10

February 6, 2011
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httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecV7qIiTMpw President Obama, President Calderon of Mexico and Prime Minister Harper of Canada hold a joint press conference at the Cabanas Cultural Center in Guadalajara, Mexico. August 10, 2009.

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Harper-Obama press conference 2011-02-04

February 6, 2011
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httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=preIE7u3nsY Joint press conference with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Barack Obama at the White House, February 4, 2011.

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Tom Brokaw explains Canada to Americans

February 6, 2011
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httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV_041oYDjg A short film by NBC that aired on Feb. 12th, 2010,  prior to the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver .

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South Park: “Blame Canada”

February 6, 2011
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httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAYMJnO9LBQ The classic bilateral number from the 1999 movie “South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut”

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