"Basically that is to co-ordinate efforts to create a smart border crossing whereby trucks carrying goods and products can clear customs in a much more efficient manner," he told reporters later.
"It goes further than that."
Officials with the Alberta government said the province aims to get the federal government to agree to harmonizing trade rules beyond the scope outlined in the North American free-trade agreement
A customs union could amount to a North American trading bloc with the rest of the world, which means economic integration beyond NAFTA and may include common labour, environmental and security standards.
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-own all sides.
so what do you propose?
He has no respect for the country, his own Albertans, and is a recovering alcoholic who should have been tossed aside long ago. Recovering alcoholics that are trying to change their life should be helped, but you can't help an alcoholic that doesn't want to change.
Many recovering alcoholics get a different slant on life when they stop drinking, so I suspect Ralphie probably never stopped, just hid it from view.
I come from a very violent alcoholic family and saw some extremely nasty things that affected me for the rest of my life, so take it from me, he hasn't changed.
It shows.
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"Arrogance is unacceptable. Do it to my face, and I will react" - Jim Callaghan
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Dave Ruston
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