The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Gil Kerlikowske as commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Kerlikowske has served the Obama administration as director of National Drug Control since 2009. For nine years prior to that, he was chief of police in Seattle...
Canada’s economy is performing slightly above forecasts, but there are new storm clouds in Eastern Europe and emerging markets.
For that reason, the Bank of Canada on Wednesday again kept its trendsetting interest rate on hold.
Importers of minerals from conflict zones will be able to certify their goods have not financed warlords under a European scheme proposed on Wednesday, which would also help manufacturers show products are free of 'blood metals'.
Much of the gold, tantalum, tin and tungsten used in electronics and lighting is mined in areas of civil conflict in Africa.
The American Meat Institute (AMI) and the Canadian Meat Council (CMC) submit this letter in response to an invitation for comments from the U.S. and Canadian Governments in the above-referenced notice to hear public views on progress to-date with the Regulatory Cooperation Council and how best to address regulatory divergence between our two governments moving forward.
The following has been updated and is available on the CBSA website:
Memorandum D8-3-11 - Tariff Item 9832.00.00 Coffins or Caskets
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d8/d8-3-11-eng.html
