Canadian Public Policy: Public Policy

Northern Gateway Dept: 1 NORTHERN GATEWAY DISPUTE, according to Vancouver Sun. The Northern Gateway dispute makes clear the growing complexity of Canadian public policy. The western stalemate has even inspired discussions of new west-east energy linkages in Canada, revealing the national implications of regional discord. And that's why the Northern Gateway dispute is the top public-policy story of 2012 and this year vividly demonstrated the complexity and interconnectedness of public policy in our country. Here is the Public Policy Forum's top-10 list of Canadian public-policy stories of 2012. Environmental and energy policy issues are complicating the proposal to build an oil pipeline to the Pacific coast. And the tensions between British Columbia and Alberta have, for now, put an end to the previous optimism over policy collaboration in the New West Partnership. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.