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Premiers put weight behind push for U.S.-Canada trade deal

C anada's premiers have embarked down the rocky road toward a new U.S.-Canada trade deal, signalling that they would open their markets to the United States in return for exemptions from Buy American policies. The premiers, meeting in Regina, endorsed ...

From BRIAN LAGHI, Globe and Mail,  7 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Gordon Campbell,  Stephen Harper,  Felipe Calderon,  Jean Charest

Saskatchewan warms to Obama climate plan

C anada's second-largest producer of greenhouse gases says it's interested in adopting Barack Obama's plan to cut emissions. Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, whose energy-rich province is opposed to so-called “cap-and-trade” regimes toward bringing down ...

From BRIAN LAGHI, Globe and Mail,  7 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Congress

Premiers take aim at U.S. ‘Buy America' policies

Canadian premiers hiked their rhetoric this morning against U.S. Buy America policies, pledging to equip Prime Minister Stephen Harper with provincial backing for his meeting with Barack Obama next week. Premiers entered their second day of meetings ...

From BRIAN LAGHI, Globe and Mail,  6 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Stephen Harper,  Jean Charest,  Felipe Calderon,  Gordon Campbell

Premiers split on how to change EI

C anada's premiers are split over how best to change the qualification period for employment benefits, with the nation's largest province arguing for a one-size-fits-all scheme that eliminates all regional disparities, at least during the recession. ...

From BRIAN LAGHI, Globe and Mail,  6 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Michael Ignatieff,  Jean Charest

Premiers sound alarm on flu threat

P remiers and aboriginal leaders are urging swift and deep co-operation among all levels of government to deal with a flu threat that one leader says is careening toward Canada like a “truck coming around a corner.” Provincial and territorial leaders ...

From BRIAN LAGHI, Globe and Mail,  5 Aug 2009

Premiers take on thorny issue of EI overhaul

The Harper government is expected to face increased pressure to adopt more uniform qualifying standards for employment insurance when the premiers emerge from a meeting Wednesday in Regina. A proposal from the western premiers to replace regional ...

From BRIAN LAGHI, Globe and Mail,  4 Aug 2009
Related Topics: UK Conservative Party,  Michael Ignatieff

Canadians want oil sands production cut

Provincial premiers will meet in Regina this week amid new poll results that show a majority of Canadians think oil sands production should be cut as Canada grapples with reducing greenhouse gases. The poll, conducted for the group Environmental ...

From BRIAN LAGHI, Globe and Mail,  2 Aug 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  Jean Charest

Harper's communications chief leaving PMO

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From BRIAN LAGHI, Globe and Mail,  28 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Stephen Harper

Harper's communications chief resigns

S tephen Harper will head into a potential fall election without the man who helped shape his government's message during the last vote. Kory Teneycke, the Prime Minister's director of communications, announced Tuesday that he will leave the position as ...

From BRIAN LAGHI, Globe and Mail,  28 Jul 2009
Related Topics: UK Conservative Party,  In Style,  Mike Harris,  Preston Manning,  Jim Prentice

With eyes on fall vote, Tories tutored in electioneering

Federal Conservatives will gather in Ottawa Monday for training sessions as party officials prepare for the possibility of a fall election. The meetings coincide with the annual mid-summer meeting of the Tory caucus, where the party's MPs and senators ...

From BRIAN LAGHI, Globe and Mail,  26 Jul 2009
Related Topics: UK Conservative Party,  Michael Ignatieff,  Pierre Poilievre

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