being native in canada, like i said, its like you're a second class citizen. and things are not going to change unless the government of canada recognizes our first nations rights and who we are. we can't just be bullied over anymore... >> being bullied, not being listened to, here's a legal standard grounded in the canadian constitution that's supposed to avoid these issues. when mining and energy companies want to carry out activity that stands to compromise an aboriginal or treaty right, like, for example, access to water or land, he crown has a "duty to consult" the first nations affected in proportion and to the extent that they will be impacted by the development. >> this is the new brunswick legislature, where the premier and the members of the legislature sit. in this part of canada, for practical purposes, this is the crown. >> there was no consultation before the government awarded swn licenses to explore 3 years ago. but since the deal was done, they say they've done more than required. >> we've had ongoing dialogue with chief and council - a lot of

and canada with the second in the fifth market of the u.s. and canada respectively.t to put it in perspective mexico is the first market for exports with arizona, california and texas. we are the second largest for all the 20 states. again to put the numbers in perspective, exports to mexico just from the u.s. were larger than exports to china and japan together. they were larger than germany france and the u.k. put together. that is a lot of work for which we have an opportunity to go. as we work with secretary kerry and minister baird we ain't we have to build on it to construct the idea for dynamic north america. north america is the single most important -- we are standing here before you today to explain about the dash the largest exporters of mass industries and we have therefore the obligation to review how the economic processes going in such a way as to remove any obstacles that create investment, economic prosperity to be a reality to the citizens. the commitment that we have agreed with today will allow us to develop an agenda to follow it through to have

in other words, canada, america's ten time ths the sizef canada. if canada chose to fight aness a guerilla war, you should put your money on canada. >> you're saying canada has much better chance than popular media says it does. >> an advantage, but not nearly as much of an advantage as we think. >> he's a man not known for keeping his opinions to himself. in a minute, charles barkley, talks to michael eaves. but a polarizing issue on sports. >> some of the greatest discrimination we've seen lately in american society has to do with gays and members. thissing past season, jason collins are came out as gay. you say you probably played with gay players. >> everybody has played with a gay player and everybody has worked with a gay person. i'm a big proponent of gay marriage. being black i'm really -- it sucks when racism reers its ugly head. you see it all the time. you see it all the time. i want to be inclusionary. if a guy is gay, i want nothing but the best for him. i was produced jason, you don't want anybody to have to hide their identity. >> ri

and canada is routed through detroit. from freight on trains to goods loaded on to trucks. >> when you see the trucks going from the united states into canada over the ambassador bridge this, is the busiest border crossing. it'sest made 25% of all trade between canada and the united states goes over this bridge. and detroit and windsor, canada. they buy supplies from manufacturers on both sides of the river. but which country gains the most from this trade across the border often has to do with which countries has the lower currency. >> if the canadian doctor continues to decline it will r e increase-- >> there is a real sense that detroit is turning a corner. >> this is our chance to kind of rise from the ashes and be stronger than ever. >> accept this weaker canadian dollar on the horizon means the city and michigan city will lose out on trade with its neighbor along the river, and americans go into canada to shop and do business. >> the city of detroit has far bigger problems. it declare bankruptcy and has debt, includ

hong kong first, canada second and the u.s. third. last year canada was sixth and the u.s. second. the bloomberg ranking used ecomic integration, startup costs, labor and material costs, transportation, inflation and corruption as well as the consumer base. boeing is hiring contract workers. wants to avoid manufacturing issues that could slow overall output of theigh- tech plane. boeing is hiring about 300 contract mechanics, part of an effort to increase production, and investors like the sound of that. the company's stock price rose sharply when theen news broke. amazon.com has found a way to make deliveries even faster. amazon has filed for a new patent for its anticipatory shipping. thonline giant will use a massive amount of data it collects. amazon knows about your searches, purchases and wish

the canada-china religion ship is quite deep -- the canada- china relationship is quite deep in all levels people level, university level, natural resources most prominent at the moment because canada is a resource-rich country. i think it is a great relationship. it can always be better. forums like this can strengthen the relationship between our country and china. chinese companies are interested in those natural resources in canada. we note china desperately needs them. many canadian companies must be interested in this part of the world. how deep is the opportunity here? >> i think it's huge. canada has tothat follow global trends. and right now, growth is in asia. growth used to be in the oyster in countries hit been out has moved to asia. so canadians -- growth used to be in the western countries. now it has moved to asia. canada is one of the most energy-rich nations in the world. but 100% of our exports go to the united states. yet most of the incremental amanda in the future will be here in asia. the challenge for canada's to diversify -- yet most of the incremental demand in the

and canada is routed through detroit. from freight on trains and goods on trucks. you see them going from the united states into canada over the ambassador bridge. this is the busiest border crossing between the two countries. 25% of all trade between canada and the united states goes over the bridge. the detroit three automakers have plants other side of the river. they by supplies from manufacturers. which country gains the most from the trade across the border has to do with which country has the lowest currency. >> if the canadian dollar declines it will reinvigorate in sourcing vehicles from canada. it will be a better buy with the u.s. dollar. >> much has been made about detroit's hardships, suffering a declining base and the financial woes. there's a sense that detroit is turning a corner. >> this is a chance to rise from the ashes and be stronger. >> the weaker canadian dollar on the horizon means the city and the michigan region may lose out on trade across the river. and more americans going into canada to shop and do business. >> the city of detroit has

and you look at in those substancsubstance instances, if merrick attacked canada and canada decided to fight a guerilla warfare, in response, i put my moneys on canada and you and i are canadians. the fact that america is larger and wealthier and has better weapons is an advantage but not nearly as much of afternoon advantage as we think. so if you think of you are canada and invaded by the united states, what weapons would you have? you would have the weapon of anger. you would be willing to fight for your own country in the way an invader wouldn't be invested in the invader. >> in the 1970s they were fighting a gur guerilla war. >> it makes you appreciate your strengths. that's throughout the book. understand i can't play by conventional rules, i have to change the rules. >> you even use the american revolution, as an example, where washington was succeeding, and when he switched to more conventional methods he nearly lost. >> the american revolution was nearly lost, because washington forgot who he was. what he was was, he was an insurgent. he had to fight by insurgent's rules, he d

united states and norway and denmark are very interested in exploiting these resources last month canada abruptly claims that it owned the north pole while the united states with its alaskan outpost has plans to boost its military there claiming it lacks operational experience and needs to police the thinning ice as it's replaced by fuel filled maritime traffic but that's not all. actually u.s. submarines are deployed not too far away off the norwegian coast it would take us missiles sixteen to seventeen minutes to get from there to moscow so we really hope that with all the things that have been happening in the world over the past few decades we have put the cold war confrontation behind us in all five countries bordering the arctic sovereignty rights to resources within two hundred nautical miles of their territorial waterways but a growing up a take for a bigger slice of the pie is what many fear can inevitably spark a twenty first century cold war in the frozen waters there are also unexplored resources that we don't know yet to which country belongs which could be of course of inte

including visitors to canada. and yet to c.b.c. analysts say these new documents show that airline passengers as a comedian airports are clearly in canada the c s e c issued a statement and response to the report saying that no canadians or foreign travelers were tracked no canadian communications were or are targeted collected or used and as the c.s.c. see faces tough questions the u.s. is beginning to take its own look at its own surveillance agency's defense secretary chuck hagel announced yesterday that president obama will nominate navy vice admiral mike rogers as the next director of the national security agency this is contrary to the white house appointed review panel's recommendation to place a civilian as the head of the n.s.a. the defense secretary also announced that richard ledgett a civilian has been selected to serve as the deputy director of the n.s.a. you might remember allegedly from an interview that aired on sixty minutes in december he was asked if the u.s. should strike a deal with edward sno

it is my favorite place in canada.ve there are tough, crazy bastards, and i admire them for it. toronto, vancouver, i love you, but not like montreal. why? i shall explain. all will be revealed. in the meantime, check this guy out. what's the post office's motto? neither rain nor sleet nor driving snow nor plague of locusts prevent the mail carrier from delivering my junk mail? >> here in montreal, the simple task of delivers the mail in winter comes with its own set of hurdles. icy hurdles. >> i got to ask, do you have special equipment for this? >> we've got slip-on boots. we do have our boots in the rain -- sorry, when it gets icy, with spikes on them. and then give us also slip-on spikes for when it's icy. >> any sort of city ordinance that you have to shovel or -- they're not penalized financially? >> no, nothing like that. >> any injuries in the line of duty? >> i've had several tumbles, one incident i was off for two months. i thought i broke my ankle. >> what's the most perilous aspect of the job? would it be d

it lies just beyond maine on canada's east coast.he world. twice a day like clock work, something strange happens. at high tide, the bay stills back into the mouth of the river against the current. a huge wave shoots back up the river for miles. a tidal bore, a phenomenon that happens only a few places on earth. >> the bore was famous back in the day. it would sweep boats away. and then in the 60s, they built this dam and stopped the flow. and the river turned into a stream. >> shallow, clogged with silt and polluted, the water is now dark brown, like a chocolate river. >> it was something out of a willie wonka fantasy. people lived there for 60 years and didn't put a toe in it. >> new brunswick removed the dam hoping the river would come back. but the locals think of the water as toxic. nobody swims there. so when these two california surfer dudes rocked up from the canadian border, the custom officials were skeptical. >> so what is this in the boot, eh? >> we're going to go swim a river wave in canada. seriously, don't lie to me. w

. >> we'll tell you about his crusade across canada. >>> plus a teacher strike that shut down thousandsf universities in nigeria is finally over. >> everyday... at the us - mexican border, someone dies... >> two hours in, we come up on a body >> now, in a breakthough television event, al jazeera america takes you beyond the debate. experience first hand the tragic journey of these migrants. >> a lot of people don't have a clue what goes on when you live near the border. >> six strangers with different points of view... >> i don't believe in borders... >> our government is alowing an invasion... >> get to experience illegal immigration. up close and personal... >> it's very overwhelming to see this many people that have perished... >> a lot of families that don't know where their babies went... >> i wanna make sure her life, it's remembered... >> what happens when lost lives are re-lived? >> the only way to find out is to see it yourselves... >> on... the borderland... only on al jazeer america >> hey guys wanna come to the united states? >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. here is a

small but rising amounts of crude are already being exported to canada, as i noted. it is permitted by statute. seen no crisis in gasoline prices here at home as a consequence of that. modernizing the export architecture would reduce volatility by making world energy markets more efficient. do not see a looming run on the crude oil bank out there. lifting the prohibition on crude oil exports will serve to increase domestic oil production , and the entry of this oil onto the global markets will put downward pressure on international prices. all things equal, this combination will help the american consumer. i want to be abundantly clear this morning. view, iss quo, in my not beneficial to the american people. need to actat we before the crude oil export ban causes problems in the u.s. oil production, which will raise prices and therefore hurt american jobs. the second principle i mentioned is doing no harm. it is important that we do not harm. these are the areas were regulatory review is already effectively streamlined. appearr, coyle exports to be keeping pace in wo

in canada, they can issue a cease trade order. view is that the shareholder should decide what happens with the company, were with the u.s. led the deal is that the board should decide. >> what else looks good, and is on your radar for this year? >> one of the companies that we are involved with right now is eopostale.l -- arial pos it is doing terrible, and is down. we think that the company should be sold, they are going to return around just going through a turnaround -- they are going through a turnaround. equitynow that private often looks to real estate targets as part of the education with the hope and a private equity firm will approach you and say that i realize this company could be run better, let's make a deal. >> we think the company should be sold, and the likely buyers would be pe firms or another retailer. sayingwent to activists sell yourself, or be taken private. does that public it thinks that obligate things -- complicate things? >> what we said was that we intend to nominate directors, and unless the company s

in canada they stopped building them back in the '60s. and one of the reasons for that of course is in canada there's no national highway program, no national transit program. so they spend things -- they spend their own money on what they think will add value to the cities. so all the cities in canada have good transit and somehow miraculously, all the roads connect between provinces without an interne interstate hy program. and in america, our roads don't work well in a crisis. >> how different as mayor norquist mentioned and even our north america neighbor, canada. >> i think that's an interesting question because we tend to think of the united states as the distinctis distinctively sun nation. that may be one of the ways the united states may or may not be exceptional. the first nation to reach a kind of suburban majority if you want to measure that. we urbanize a little later than our comparative industrialized countries and it was oant the 1920 -- only the 1920s that the majority of americans were living in cities. generation or so

into canada over this bridge. i'm in detroit, and across the river is windsor, canada. and they buy supplies for manufacturers on both sides of the river. but which country gains the most from this trade across the border often has to do with which country has the lower currency. >> if the canadian dollar continues to decline, it will reinvigorate interested and resourcing to dad because the enter buy will go further. >> suffering from a declining manufacturing base and the city's financial woes, but there is a real sense that detroit is turning a corner. >> this is our chance to rise from the ashes and be stronger than ever. >> reporter: the weaker canadian dollar on the rise may mean that the city may lose out on trait, and many canadians going in to shop and do business. >> you can watch "real money" with ali velshi right here on www.aljazeera.coonal jazeera am. and letters to jackie kennedy since jfk's assassination. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. here are your headlines this hour. the vatican being forced to deal with child sex abuse in the

[laughter] >> jon: what the (bleep) is going on in canada. >> bad boys of canada, justin bieber and robford. >> talking about justin bieber scandal. >> we love ford a little bit. >> you have rob ford and justin bieber in the same town. how are they going to management that? ♪ >> jon: it's a little joke. they are just a couple of playful scams accused of committing major felonies. it's not like they said things loudly in a post game sell bra tory interview. >> according to deadspin the day after sherman's interview the word thug was used 625 times on television. >> jon: he is a thug. the thugs are not dued accused of actual violent crimes it's the standford educated cornerback who talked too loud. i can't help ass ass don't wait for presidents' day to save on a new mattress. sleep train's presidents' day sale is on now. save up to $500 on beautyrest and posturepedic. get a sealy queen set for just $399. even get 3 years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. plus, free delivery, set-up, and removal of your old set. keep more presidents in your wallet. sleep train's presidents' day sale

yeah, it remain rhymes, and it's stirring up excitement around calgary, canada. the moose took refuge. the wildlife officers say the moose is about 2 years old, and in very good health. they plan on taking it away from the city to release it back in the wild. looks a little hungry. >>> a little bit. tony and stephanie are mixing up something healthy in the kitchen today. it's a salad with a twist. >> it's four bean salad. healthy, and delicious. now the beans that we have are red beans, kidneys, the difference in the red beans, and the chick peas. >> the other trick is to drain them and rinse them. the sodium in there is going to kill the flavor. >> i'm going to add a little bit of course salt, some dried oregano. >> adding chopped celery. >> all right. >> it's got a nice crunch. >> parsley. >> scallions. >> okay. >> some carrots, now we're going to squeeze some lemon on here. >> instead of balsamic for the acidity, we're going to add the lemons, and also -- >> a little bit of olive oil. >> that's right. >> rosemary. fresh oregano. >> beautiful. >> and we have so

team but can they stop rising in india and vows to fight for justice of the king is to bedok for canada coach of the seals america's first fatal cases they try that one but two s the woman dies after visiting beijing. athens provided the backdrop for the inauguration of the greek presidency the eu leaders of its government on the european commission takes on even if cautious assessment of the economy the greek prime minister said the six month period would be spent promoting economic revival pointing unemployment and strengthening social cohesion another. greece softer enormous factor prices is leaving the crisis behind he said europe is leading the crisis behind the cool soul problems are not sold yet and is still a multitude of heels as the greens would focus on trying to reconnect european citizens to be healed you. the commission president said despite the crisis he didn't think extreme is still popular spot these would win the european elections. well morning greece not slow the pace of reform he said people sacrifices have to play golf we do let's not forget that's not so much tim

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arctics natural wealth is still hidden five nations are leading the charge for its resources that's canada denmark norway russia and the united states the other arctic council members are finland iceland and sweden they're also trying to expand their influence in the region the organization also has twelve observers states most of them european but in may last year several key asian powers china india japan singapore and south korea established links to the club and the economic rise of asia of course means that its influence on what happens in the arctic could be crucial but as art is more important i have found out the battle for the region could take a dangerous turn. melting ice caps in the arctic have ignited a military build up over the world's smallest ocean and the riches buried beneath it the arctic circle is believed to contain thirty percent of the world's undiscovered natural gas and fifteen percent of its oil the future of the world economy to some extent is dependent on the arctic and i think you know russia and canada the united states and norway and denmark are very interes

[laughter] >> jon: what the (bleep) is going on in canada. >> bad boys of canada, justin bieber and rob ford. >> talking about justin bieber scandal. >> we love ford a little bit. >> you have rob ford and justin bieber in the same town. how are they going to management that? ♪ >> jon: it's a little joke. they are just a couple of playful scams accused of committing major felonies. it's not like they said things loudly in a post game sell bra tory interview. >> according to deadspin the day after sherman's interview the word thug was used 625 times on television. >> jon: he is a thug. the thugs are not dued accused of actual violent crimes it's the standford educated cornerback who talked too loud. i can't helptbut [cheers and applause] >> jon: welcome back. my guest tonight is the house minority leader and serves california's 12th district. please welcome back to the program nancy pelosi. [cheers and applause] thank you for joining us. how are you? >> i'm okay. >> jon: how are things? >> great. >> jon: how is your health care coverage? >> i'm covered. >> jon: could you get online are th

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united states and norway and denmark are very interested in exploiting these resources last month canada abruptly claims that it owned the north pole while the united states with its alaskan outpost has plans to boost its military there claiming it lacks operational experience and needs to police the thinning ice as it's replaced by fuel filled maritime traffic but that's not all. actually u.s. submarines are deployed not too far away off the norwegian coast it would take us missiles sixteen to seventeen minutes to get from there to moscow so we really hope that with all the things that have been happening in the world over the past few decades we put the cold war confrontation behind us in all five countries bordering the arctic sovereignty rights to resources. is within two hundred nautical miles of their territorial waterways but a growing opera type for a bigger slice of the pie is what many fear can inevitably spark a twenty first century cold war in the frozen waters there are also unexplored resources but we don't know yet to which country belongs which could be of course of inter

the body that was flown to canada has since cremated."et me ask you again as the family, judy let me start with you here, dow do you have legal representation to take the appropriate action given you've got to deal with saint martin and indeed with canadian authorities? >> we haven't gotten any legal representation. >> is the government helping you here? the u.s. government? >> the state department is. >> oh, yes, the state department has been helping us. the department -- the state department in curacao has been helping us. >> peter, finally, i hope you are given the right help. and if people who are watching who want to get involved in your story, i think it's an awful story to have happen to any family. i urge them to get in touch with you. peter let me have the final word with you. you didn't get the chance to say goodbye properly to your wife. how would you like her to be remembered? >> how would i like her to be remembered? >> how would you like your wife margaret to be remembered? >> oh, with love. she's such a loving woman. and it

actually, i know one dude from canada.hink it's a little hypocrite c for a lot of people to come down on him. i think he needs to lose a little weight. if he got rid of the socialist crap that brought them down. >> who do you compare lihim to, elliot spitzer. >> maybe to marion barry. he did do crack. >> he did. he was re-elected too, right? >> exactly. >> he said he'd rather have people not vote for him than not vote at all. i think he's lying. >> of course he's lying. any politician that says that is full of crap. right now he's america's mayor. i want him to be america's prime minister. i want him to go national and be america's prime minister. >> north american prime minister. >> it's like a typo that works. >> it's better than stop the gravy train because looking at him he didn't stop the gravy train. how about four more beards. >> i'd like to see who else is running. i'd like to see if there's any options. >> a little too thorough for me. i go with what i see. >> you don't need anybody else. >> they're all dancing an

united states and norway and denmark are very interested in exploiting these resources last month canada abruptly claims that it owned the north pole while the united states with its alaskan outpost has plans to boost its military there claiming it lacks operational experience and needs to police the thinning ice as it's replaced by fuel filled maritime traffic but that's not all. actually u.s. submarines are deployed not too far away off the norwegian coast it would take us missiles sixteen to seventeen minutes to get from there to moscow so we really hope that with all the things that have been happening in the world over the past few decades we put the cold war confrontation behind us in all five countries bordering the arctic sovereignty rights to resources within two hundred nautical miles of their territorial waterways but a growing opportunity for a bigger slice of the pie is what many fear can inevitably spark a twenty first century cold war in the frozen waters there are also unexplored resources that we don't know yet to which country belongs which could be of course of interes

this kid doesn't need to go to canada.eeds to go to a very good rehab, and people need to leave him alone. he needs about six or eight months off. >> they can also look at not just the charges they convict him up, but of the charges he admitted to, that he used prescription drugs and smoked pot. and they raided his house, and it does sound a lot like lindsay lohan with the mom enabling her. his dad is enabling him. >> you're nots supposed to take prescription drugs if you're under the influence of alcohol. >> all right, coming up, bob has vowed to get back in shape this year. you can smile, bob. he has been agreeing to a trainer and a new yoga class here in new york city might offer him another alternative. coed yoga in the nude. so will bob try that? find out next on "the five." [ male announcer ] what if a small company became big business overnight? ♪ like, really big... then expanded? ♪ or their new product tanked? ♪ or not? what if they embrace new technology instead? ♪ imagine a company's future with the future of tr

northwest passage across canada you're also going to have a route around twenty fifty straight across the top of the north pole so that means the countries in the cost of face each other across the north pole but only see what he's going to who was a record a few months of the year and that will introduce different perspectives different jorma trees you're going to see kind of the you know it was also venturing into the arctic so it's going to be an interesting situation going to be probably around twenty forty five twenty fifty people will be getting ready for that who will sit in the years leading up to the. u.s. winning actions were dealt another blow after u.s. forces reportedly killed eight civilians most of them children and in time of a nine to raid the incident has complicated washington's attempts to persuade kabul to sign a security deal with the u.s. they agreement would allow a portion of american troops to stay behind in the troubled country after the bulk of forces of withdrawals this yeah some experts say afghanistan should demand reparations from the u.s. and set of si

and keep bieber is trending in canada. a petition to the white house already has 3,000 signatures. deport justin bieber. >> he has privilege and thinks he is invincible. >> reporter: bieber is canadian and has a performer's visa. >> he has made an admission to drug use which could be problematic. i think the egging charge is a problem. vandalism is a crime involving moral. that could be a problem for him. >> reporter: he would have to be convicted first and he has the best lawyers money can buy. still, he may have some problems trying to renew his visa down the road. if he wants to apply for permanent residency, he has to be careful. >> reporter: the department of homeland security would have to move to deport him. he would have to undergo proceedings and that is if he is convicted of a felony. in los angeles, serene branson, kpix5. >> what is going on in the world? it is snowing like crazy in the east, we can't get rain. bieber is getting arrested. >> i don't think canada wants him. >> they stay to keep him. >> there is some trending going on. >> oh, justin bieber. >> so go, rain,

and canada. we are the second and the sixth largest markets of the u.s. and canada respectively.mexico is the first market for exports from arizona, california, and texas. we are the second largest export market for other 20 states. put the numbers in perspective, exports to mexico from the u.s. were larger than exports to china and japan together. they were larger than the sum of exports to germany, france, poland, and the u.k. put together. that is the platform on which we have an opportunity to build. i agree with secretary kerry and what the minister said that it is not necessary to reopen nafta, but we have to construct the idea of a dynamic north america. north america is the single most important block in the world today. the three economies standing before you today is about 1/ 3 of the world's economy. we are the largest exporters of most advanced industries. we have the obligation to review how the economic process is going in such a way as to remove any obstacles for trade, investment, and economic prosperity to be an advantage. what we agreed to today will allow us to