Canadian News
The latest news from and about Canadian issues.Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Illicit guns fuel Mexican drug wars.
The Chronicle Herald.CA, July 6, 2008 - “Illicit guns that make their way across the U.S. border into Canada are a serious problem but a relative nuisance compared with the desperate battle being fought on the U.S.-Mexico border, say officials. More than 4,000 people — including hundreds of police officers — have died in the last 18 months as the Mexican government battles the country’s powerful drug cartels. Border cities such as Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez have become virtual free-fire zones.” Read more.
Pembina Completes Horizon Pipeline On Schedule.
CNW Group, July 3, 2008 - “Pembina Pipeline Income Fund (TSX: PIF.UN) is pleased to report the successful completion of the Horizon Pipeline by its wholly owned subsidiary Pembina Pipeline Corporation (’Pembina’). Work on the $400 million project, which began in November 2006, was substantially completed on July 1, 2008, on schedule. Pembina acquired the Alberta Oilsands Pipe Line (’AOSPL’), now referred to as the Syncrude Pipeline, in late 2001 and since that time has spent over $600 million to expand its service offering in the Athabasca oil sands region.” Read more.
North America Doesn’t Exist.
IRC Americas Program, July 3, 2008 - “About every six months or so, the media provide a fleeting show of North American unity. Whether on the shores of the Mexican Caribbean, the forests of Quebec, or the hurricane-torn streets of New Orleans, the script is pretty much the same. It includes a lot of back-slapping and almost no public information. These encounters—the trilateral summits—would be imminently forgettable if not for what happens behind the photo ops.” Read more.
Saturday, July 05, 2008
NAFTA safe, U.S. envoy says.
Ottowa Citizen, July 5, 2008 - “Under bright, blue skies and lots of sun, U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins hosted his last Independence Day shindig in Canada with at least two messages for Canadians: Afghanistan is a marathon, not a sprint, and even a Democratic president, if elected, will see the benefits of NAFTA and won’t attempt to renegotiate it. During the event, which started at 4 p.m., the affable ambassador joked about hoping he’d get an invitation to next year’s party once he’s back in South Carolina.” Read more.
Friday, July 04, 2008
Number of American immigrants surging.
Vancouver Sun, July 4, 2008 - “Canada is experiencing a surge in immigrants from the United States, according to a Fourth of July analysis of demographic data that spotlights cross-border migration between the two countries—including the ‘province-size’ population of more than 850,000 Canadian-born residents of the U.S. The numbers, compiled by the Montreal-based Association for Canadian Studies to mark the U.S. Independence Day holiday, show the inflow of Americans during the 2001-2006 census period was nearly 39,000—well above the 24,155 during the previous five-year period and more than double the 18,770 who came to Canada between 1991 and 1996.” Read more.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Alberta premier defends oilsands development at U.S. governors’ meeting.
Westmount Examiner, July 1, 2008 - “Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach defended his province’s development of crude from Canada’s massive oilsands Tuesday as environmentalist complaints trailed him to the Western Governors’ Association meeting in Wyoming. Stelmach said he expects his province’s oil industry to be scrutinized because it’s the top source of imported crude oil to the United States. Alberta exported 1.35 million barrels of crude oil a day to the United States in 2006, making up 13 per cent of U.S. crude imports. ‘Being the No. 1 supplier to the United States, we expect that we’ll be drawing attention, simply as a result of that,’ Stelmach said.” Read more.
Border no barrier to many issues.
Calgary Herald, July 1, 2008 - “They may not know anything about equalization formulas or funding public medicine, but when it comes to energy, water and wildlife, the western U.S. governors share many issues with Alberta and other western provinces. ‘Geography defines the relationship,’ Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal said Monday.’And history defines the relationship in that the economies are much more interrelated. The economy of Wyoming is more related and more typical of the western provinces of Canada than we are the state of New York.’” Read more.
Pacific coastal states join B.C. in signing agreement to develop green strategies.
The Canadian Press, July 1, 2008 - “British Columbia has joined four U.S. states in signing the Pacific Coast Collaborative, an agreement to co-operate on green strategies along the Pacific coast. Premier Gordon Campbell announced the project on the second day of the annual Western Governors’ Association conference, held this year in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. ‘I believe that we will establish a legacy of engagement among the leaders that will lead to co-operative action on critical issues that face our region both now and in the future,’ Campbell said from Wyoming.” Read more.
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Border no barrier to many issues.
Calgary Herald, July 1, 2008 - “They may not know anything about equalization formulas or funding public medicine, but when it comes to energy, water and wildlife, the western U.S. governors share many issues with Alberta and other western provinces. ‘Geography defines the relationship,’ Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal said Monday. ‘And history defines the relationship in that the economies are much more interrelated. The economy of Wyoming is more related and more typical of the western provinces of Canada than we are the state of New York.’” Read more.
Premier says Canada has supported U.S. war efforts, so don’t snub Alberta oil.
The Canadian Press, June 28, 2008 - “Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach says Canada has “protected the backs” of Americans in several wars and U.S. politicians should consider this before rejecting what some are calling ‘dirty’ oil from the oilsands. ‘We’re protecting each other in the Middle East and Afghanistan,’ said the premier. ‘We’ve been together in both world wars. We’ve been good trading partners.’ Stelmach said that’s the message he’ll take to the annual meeting of western U.S. governors and premiers this weekend in Jackson Hole, Wyo. The U.S. government is currently drafting a law that could limit American agencies from using oilsands fuels because of the large volume of emissions created in their production.” Read more.
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