RSSAs a result of the national elections on October 14th, the Conservative Party and its often-stumbling leader, Stephen Harper, continue to hold office after a 37-day presidential campaign. Harper’s re-election was accompanied by a somewhat stronger and more broad-based, if still minority delegation[...]
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Games eroding Beijing’s historic face
Rosie DiManno’s article provides an ominous warning as to how the Olympics can negatively impact a host city. As it prepares for the 2010 Games, Vancouver would be wise to learn from Beijing’s mistakes. So far, however, it appears intent on repeating them: long-time residents of historic[...]
Obama On NAFTA: Name This “Change We Can Believe In”
The truths and fictions surrounding Obama’s rhetoric on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and why getting back to basics is the real change America may be looking for: With the election season in full force, it is once again time for political squabbling to break out as candidat[...]
July 21st, 2008 - 11:32 am § in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Front Page, Mexico, Press Releases, Uruguay
The Hemisphere’s State of Same-Sex Partnership Recognition: Canada Very Much in the Lead
Gay couples are rejoicing in California, where they have recently obtained the right to marry, but in other parts of the Western Hemisphere, same-sex partnership-recognition is more of a dream than a reality. In Latin America, the historical influence of traditional rigid Catholic values toward gen[...]
Skilled Labor: Outdated Immigration Policy Threatens U.S. Economic Well-Being
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• U.S. losing the race for talented immigrants
• Washington must update immigration policy to allow more skilled immigrants to work in the U.S.
Canadian Prime Minister Apologizes for “Sad Chapter in Canadian History”
On Wednesday, June 11, 2008, Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized in the House of Commons for the harm inflicted by these schools on their students. The gesture is part of a larger compensation project undertaken in 2005 called the Common Experience Payments through which former students may rec[...]
One of History’s Great Atrocities: The Corporate Theft of the Public’s Natural Right to Water
Alternative Strategies: South Africa's Water Policy
Andrea Arango's article, entitled Alternative Strategies: South Africa's Water Policy, will be issued on Thursday, May 1st. This COHA publication is another in the organization's contribution t[...]
The Secret Aspects of NAFTA
Colombia deserves a cold handshake rather than a warm abrazo from the Bush Administration
President Bush has set the proposed, FTA to Congress for legislative action. He stressed the fact that Colombia is a good friend and that on[...]
December 4th, 2007 - 8:08 am § in Canada, In the News
Bush cites Harper on free trade…sort of
Brings PM into debate on Colombia; U.S. Congress approves treaty with Peru Tim Harper WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON–George W. Bush trotted out Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper yesterday to convince Democrats of the need for a free trade pact with Colombia. It is not the first time Bush has en[...]