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ANALYSIS: Keystone, Canada and our “special friend” – how XL’s ultimate rejection was viewed by Canadians
By Shachi Kurl and Ian Holliday November 6, 2015 – U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision to reject on Friday the proposed Keystone XL pipeline between the Alberta oil sands and the American Gulf Coast may not have been a stunner –
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Canadians back normalization of U.S.-Cuba relations but fear it will wreck visiting the country for them
Canadians believe visiting Cuba will be worse than it is now if Americans start going too Nov 6, 2015 – As the United States continues to gradually thaw its once-frozen relations with Cuba, Canadians are overwhelmingly supportive, though they see
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Trans-Pacific Partnership: Canadians say trade deal is good for consumers, uncertain of impact on jobs, the economy
Canadian opinion dominated by uncertainty as full text of twelve-country agreement still under wraps October 22, 2015 – The Trans-Pacific Partnership – the 12-country trade agreement between nations along the Pacific Rim – will be among the first major foreign
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Election 2015: Canadians profess decline in international reputation in last decade by margin of 2:1
Yet Stephen Harper still seen as best leader to represent this country on the world stage September 28, 2015 – As Canada’s main political party leaders prepare to square off in a debate on foreign affairs and international issues, Canadians
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Canadians divided along political lines over whether to accept thousands of refugees in current crisis
Poll reveals schism between religious and non-religious Conservative Party supporters September 4, 2015 – With the Harper government under fire on the campaign trail for its reaction to the European migrant crisis and refugee policy in general, new data from
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Canadians have a more favourable view of their Supreme Court than Americans have of their own
Most find the current process for appointing justices unacceptable, however. August 17, 2015 – In the academic world, it’s known as the “courts/parliament trade-off:” people either believe one institution or the other should have the final say on contentious policy
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