Budget Bill and Gary Doer

Gary Doer: "We expect a roller-coaster here and we expect setbacks," Gary Doer said in an interview, according to CTV. Soon, Doer said, there will be more occasions to discuss the long-delayed Alberta-to-Texas pipeline. He said there already talk in Washington of attaching a pipeline provision to a big infrastructure or budget bill. It could be a lot more difficult for the president to veto that kind of legislation and - Canada ambassador to the U.S. predicts a wild ride ahead in the Keystone XL debate, with this week presidential veto of a pro-pipeline bill just one more twist in the journey. He said lawmakers will probably move on to other issues for a while, then return to Keystone. Congress is in a dispute over immigration rules -- which has gotten so bitter that it prompted a standoff that could throttle funding after this week to the Department of Homeland Security. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.