The revelation that an L.A. arson suspect entered the U.S. after losing an asylum bid in Canada has focused attention on stringent policies that could force more immigrants to seek refuge in the U.S. The Douglas border crossing in Canada, near Washington state. (Richard Lam, Canadian Press / January 15, 2012) By Kim Murphy, Los […]
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) He Can’t Help Himself Obama would rather pander than win. Fred Barnes August 1, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 43 The path to ratification by Congress was greased after President Obama renegotiated trade treaties with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama. Obama would supply Democratic votes. Republicans were already on board,
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VIDEO – TAREK FATAH SPEAKS OUT TO CANADIANS ON THE THREAT OF RADICAL MUSLIMS Read More »
JULY 21, 2011 Liberals up there listened to voters, and their economy is now growing faster than ours. By FRED BARNES EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE:As America struggles over spending and debt, Canadians watch with wonderment. A new book, “The Canadian Century: Moving Out of America’s Shadow,” points to a role reversal—a strong Canada and a
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JULY 7, 2011 Jobs in the Pipeline The EPA tries to scuttle oil transport from Canada’s tar sands. With 9.1% unemployment and gasoline prices in the stratosphere, President Obama must sometimes wish that some big corporation would suddenly show up and offer a shovel-ready, multibillion-dollar project to create 100,000 jobs and reduce U.S. reliance on
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JULY 2, 2011 By ALAN CULLISON MOSCOW—Russia plans to deploy two army brigades in the north to defend its interests in the Arctic regions, where governments citing climate change have made competing claims over natural resources. Russia’s defense minister said officials haven’t yet worked out the details of troops or weaponry, but that the brigades,
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Are they now the natural governing party of Canada? Fred Barnes May 16, 2011, Who’s the most powerful conservative leader in the Americas, north and south? That may sound like a trick question, but it’s not. The answer is Stephen Harper, the Canadian prime minister who triumphed last week
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MAY 4, 2011 The country skipped the housing bust and its budget is headed toward balance. Voters liked it. By DAVID GRATZER In the winter of 1997, two Canadian conservatives wrote a stark essay arguing that conservative governance was an unlikely prospect for their country. The governing Liberal Party was the most electorally successful party
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NEWS&OBSERVER Tue, Feb 15, 2011 MASSENA, N.Y. Border Patrol agent Glenn Pickering slowed his rumbling snowmobile to a stop and eyed two trails of churned-up snow running down a riverbank. They were snowmobile tracks leading out onto the ice of the frozen St. Lawrence River that runs between upstate New York and Canada. At night
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