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American expat profile: From U.S. draft resister to Canadian bureaucrat
June 12, 2009 – 8:22 am | Comments Off on American expat profile: From U.S. draft resister to Canadian bureaucrat
American expat profile: From U.S. draft resister to Canadian bureaucrat

In the 1960s and ’70s, during the Vietnam War, somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000 Americans came to Canada to escape the draft — and many of them stayed. The New York Times recently profiled one …

Marketing Canada to Americans
April 27, 2009 – 8:26 am | Comments Off on Marketing Canada to Americans
Marketing Canada to Americans

Canada — coming soon to a channel near you!

The Canadian government “has hired two former White House spokesmen to pitch Canada’s image to major American media outlets,” according to the Globe and Mail:

“A real border”
March 26, 2009 – 2:42 pm | Comments Off on “A real border”
“A real border”

It is a real border, and we need to address it as a real border.”

That’s what U.S. Homeland Security Janet Napolitano insisted about the U.S.-Canadian border at a Washington, D.C. conference on …

George Bush in Canada — Not the Obama love-in…
March 18, 2009 – 1:39 pm | Comments Off on George Bush in Canada — Not the Obama love-in…
George Bush in Canada — Not the Obama love-in…

Former President George W. Bush kicked off his post-presidential speaking career in Canada yesterday — at a $400-a-plate lunch in Calgary.

Although the Calgary Herald reported that his speech was warmly received, roughly 200 protesters

Should U.S. look to Canadian banks’ example?
March 2, 2009 – 10:52 am | Comments Off on Should U.S. look to Canadian banks’ example?
Should U.S. look to Canadian banks’ example?

Should the Canadian banking system be the model for a restructured financial system in the United States? Yes, argues Canadian journalist Theresa Tedesco in “The Great Solvent North,” her recent Op-Ed piece …