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.

Giving testimony before the Canadian Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, COA Vice President Eric Farnsworth discusses developments in Brazil and their implications for Canadian policy.

Climate change, oil and geopolitics in the Arctic Circle.

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico drew help from Canada, Mexico, and Brazil. Meanwhile, fears about the oil spreading into the Caribbean have prompted a quiet dialogue between the United States and Cuba.

During COA's 40th Washington Conference, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon discussed Canada's engagement in the Americas and regional economic integration, saying, "Protectionism is the single biggest threat to a thriving­­­ global economy, and free trade is the only viable alternative to protectionism."

The Winter Games draw questions about what bearing the Olympics will have on Vancouver’s economy. Local officials are banking on the Games to showcase the world’s most livable city in hopes of ushering along economic recovery.