Colin Freeze, The Globe and Mail

Sponsored in part by the Centre for International Governance Innovation, The North America Works Conference in Kansas City took place from November 4-6, 2009. Bringing together well known academics and practitioners in the field, several sessions were held on topics such as borders, trade, transportation and other pressing issues involving Canada, the US, and Mexico. The conference featured Dr. Stephen Blank, Co-Chair of the North American Transportation Competitiveness Research Council who is also a CIGI Senior Fellow and a member of the Portal for North America's Steering Committee.

On Sunday, December 26, 2009, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigeria-born Al Queda operative was charged with the attempted destruction of a Detroit-bound airliner. The Associated Press has discovered that US Government officials were actually warned of Abdulmutallab's risk by his father a month before the planned attack.

Randy Boswell, Canwest News Service

Randy Boswell, Canwest News Service

Transport Canada

Canadian Press

Hugo de Grandpré, La Presse

Paul Waldie, Globe and Mail

Don Martin, Canwest News Service