Competition Bureau Concludes Examination Into Complaints About High Gasoline Prices
@ March 31, 2005 # No Comment Yet
No Evidence Of National Conspiracy By Gasoline Companies To Coordinate Price Increases
After a thorough examination, the
Competition Bureau has found that low inventories of gasoline in North America
and worldwide increases in the price of crude oil, the major cost component in
the price of gasoline, led to the rapid rise in retail gasoline prices in the
spring and [...]
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Canadian Cattlemen’s Association Announces Action Plan Priorities
@ March 28, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Canadian Cattlemen’s Association Seek Immediate Initiation of Dispute Settlement Proceedings
The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association has
approved a set of priority actions to ensure the immediate survival of
producers and long term strength of the Canadian cattle and beef industry.
Amongst the priorities are actions to increase slaughter capacity, increase
access to international markets, extend set-aside programs and expedite age
verification systems.
“Canadian [...]
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Crawford, Texas – Bush, Fox and Martin
@ March 23, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Summit Gives Slender Chance to Reverse Deteriorating U.S.-Canadian Relations
Today, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin and Mexican President Vicente Fox are meeting with President Bush at Baylor University and later at his Crawford, Texas ranch. In the first of what some hope to be regular scheduled meetings, Martin’s visit comes nearly one month after he made [...]
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A Romance Derailed
@ March 22, 2005 # No Comment Yet
U.S.-Mexican Border Security to be a Hot Topic during North American Summit
What was initially peddled as the Fox-Bush entente cordiale at the outset of both of their presidencies, was never more than a photo-op which only partially developed. What could have been a fruitful romance became a casualty of 9/11, when the border—which was intended [...]
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Any Discussion On Deeper Integration Or ‘NAFTA-Plus’ Is Premature
@ March 21, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Damage Done To Human Security By Nafta Should Be At The Top Of Their Agenda
On March 23rd NAFTA’s ‘three amigos’ will be meeting at the Bush ranch in Texas. Paul Martin, George Bush and Vicente Fox will take this opportunity to have a private discussion about actively promoting a deeper integration agenda for North America.
Issues [...]
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Labour to PM: “Just Say No!â€
@ March 21, 2005 # No Comment Yet
It’s Time To Stand Up For Canada, Not Gamble It Away
Today the Canadian Labour Congress called on the Prime Minister to make it crystal clear that the government of Canada rejects the deeper integration with the US proposed by a few corporate CEOs and his former cabinet colleague John Manley.
“Canadian working citizens need to hear [...]
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NIGHTMARE VISION OF NORTH AMERICA
@ March 19, 2005 # No Comment Yet
God Save Us From This…
By John Chuckman
March 19, 2005
John Manley, prominent Liberal politician in Canada, has shown a stunning lack of judgment in chairing a private group proposing a new security-economic regime for Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
One hopes the proposal is not a feeler for something quietly supported by Paul Martin’s government. [...]
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Canadian Cattlemen for Fair Trade Proceed with NAFTA Action for over $300 Million
@ March 17, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Canadian Cattlemen for Fair Trade Fight Back
Yesterday, the Canadian Cattlemen for Fair Trade (CCFT) took the next step in their action in response to the closure of the U.S border to live cattle.
The CCFT served the first five of over 100 Notices of Arbitration under Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). [...]
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Young Liberals Offer Challenge To Conservative Party
@ March 17, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Young Liberals Of Canada Ask Stephen “Mr Muzzle” Harper: “What Are You So Afraid Of?”
The Young Liberals of Canada have issued a challenge to Stephen “Mr. Muzzle” Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada to show the courage to let their young supporters to speak up and speak out.
“The Young Liberals challenge the Conservative Party [...]
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Canadian Forces Take To The Arctic To Enforce Canadian Sovereignty
@ March 17, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Arctic Sovereignty Patrol To Include Air Crash Exercise
The Canadian Forces will soon carry out a major sovereignty patrol in the high Arctic. During the patrol, the participating soldiers will conduct an emergency response exercise simulating an air crash in a remote area.
Held between March 31 to April 15 from the abandoned weather station at Isachsen [...]
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