Toronto, July 22 - Cross-border investment disputes have supplanted trade disputes as the main focus of legal actions under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), according to a study released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In "Trend Spotting: NAFTA Disputes After Fifteen Years,"  author Lawrence Herman finds a growing number of these investment disputes entail challenges by American investors against Canada's provincial, as opposed to federal, laws and regulations.

It has been nearly two years since the 2008 US Congressional election which saw the Democrats take control of Congress and Barack Obama claim the presidency over the Republican Party which had been in power for the previous eight years. This November's mid-term elections will offer the Republicans and Tea Party supporters the opportunity to reclaim some power in the US. Primaries have already begun throughout the country and a variety of issues which are sure to take centre stage in the lead up to November have started affecting election results.

In the Summer 2010 Border Policy Brief released by the Border Policy Research Institute (BPRI), cross-border travel is reexamined in light of the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 and the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), a US law that requires travelers to have passports when travelling to the US. Changes in cross-border trends at both the Canada-US and US-Mexico borders are analyzed to determine which factors more greatly affected travel.

Public Safety Minister Toews and Secretary Napolitano announce new cooperative initiatives to combat threats and expedite travel and trade Washington, D.C., July 13, 2010 - Today, Canada's Public Safety Minister, Vic Toews and U.S.

It first started with Arizona's immigration law S.B. 1070 and now other states are also contemplating the implementation of similar immigration measures. However, the US Justice Department has now joined in filling a suit against Arizona and its Governor Janice Brewer. This all began back in late April when Arizona passed S.B. 1070 which allows law enforcement officials to question a person's immigration status if there is ‘reasonable suspicion' that he/she may be in the country illegally.

President Obama Provides Progress Report on National Export Initiative, Announces Members of the President's Export Council   (Washington, DC - July 7, 2010) Goal of doubling exports over five years to support millions of American jobs is on track WASHINGTON, DC - Today, President Barack Obama will provide a progress report on the National Export Initiative (NEI), which shows that the President's goal of doubling exports and supporting several million new jobs over five years is on track, and that exports in the first four months of 2010 grew almost 17 percent from the same period last year. S

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 27, 2010 Remarks by President Obama at G-20 Press Conference in Toronto, Canada Intercontinental Hotel, Toronto, Canada 6:03 P.M.

In March 2010, a two-day "North American Futures" conference was organized in Berkeley by the University of California at Berkeley, and the University of British Columbia with leading scholars, practitioners and media commentators to examine current public policy and political issues. Keynote remarks by two top former ambassadors, Thomas Pickering (US) and Allan Gotlieb (Canada) provided an overview of the relationship and significant points for moving forward between Canada, the US and Mexico.

From financial reform to climate change to maternal health, this weekend's G8 and G20 summits will cover a seemingly disparate agenda of current issues that are affecting countries around the world. Tying them together is the need for a stable global economy and potentially preventing any concrete achievements are countries' individual agendas. Coming to the table with somewhat different objectives, having faired differently over the past two years, are the host country Canada and their southern neighbour, the US.