Council of the Americas submitted to the Office of the United States Trade Representative comments regarding Canada’s expression of interest in the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
The Canadian leader plans to deepen economic ties during visits to Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Honduras.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservatives snatched up a parliamentary majority during Canada’s May 2 election. The National Democratic Party cruised to second, winning the role of official opposition for the first time.
With Parliament dissolved after a no-confidence vote, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff are jockeying to win over disenchanted voters.
In a statement submitted to the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, COA voiced support for U.S. imports of Canadian oil and the construction of the appropriate infrastructure to facilitate the U.S.-Canada oil trade.
A “no confidence” vote set the wheels in motion for Canada’s fourth general election in seven years. The May 2 vote will determine whether Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative Party continues to run a minority government.
"As long as the United States needs oil and Canada needs a market, I think we have a match," writes COA's Nicole Spencer regarding the Canadian oil sands in Poder360.
