Derek H. Burney and Fen Osler Hampson seem to think so: Permitting the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline should have been an easy diplomatic and economic decision for U.S. President Barack Obama. The completed project would have shipped more than 700,000 barrels a day...
Canada
So it seems Quebec has started the Casserole Revolution. When I was growing up, casseroles were something I ate at hot dish night every Wednesday at our local Lutheran church..
Like any good American, this is my general understanding of Canada: But it turns out that far to the north, somewhere past the sea monsters, there is a place called.
Globe and Mail and the CBC calling a Conservative majority government, NDP not only official opposition (as widely predicted) but towards the top end of their range, Bloq wiped out. It even looks like the NDP will win my old riding, which used to have...
Excellent roundup of the 2011 election from Tom Slee. My additional comment is that the rise of the NDP/fall of the Liberals is another example of self-congratulatory liberal hawks being.
Another Tory minority looks increasingly likely in the Canadian elections, although the increase in NDP support that may or may not hold up makes things difficult to predict.
My understanding is that the election following the non-confidence vote that felled the Harper government is likely to produce yet another Harper minority government, so whether it will change anything is unclear. We'll see as polling data starts to emerge... ...however, a commenter notes that...
... just another immigrant trying to take a job away from a hard working American.
I'm currently in the UK doing some research at the National Archives, and I'm reminded that accidental finds are always more interesting that what you're actually looking for. Amidst the voluminous correspondence of the Viscount Trenchard, I came upon the following translation of a German...
Apparently, the Canadian health care system also works.
Backpackers: Stop wasting your time trying to memorize words like "Chretien", "Eh", "Ottawa", and "Harper".